Presto
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PRESTO
the unit system, each individual note being a com-
plete working unit in itself. All these units are in-
terchangeable and easily removable from' the instru-
ment. As most of the work on these units is done
on automatic machinery, they are made with a pre-
cision so necessary to insure uniformity of operation
New Booklet of Premier Grand Piano Cor- and durability of structure.
How the reroll pneumatic accomplishes its impor-
poration Filled with Valuable Information
tant work, the unit drawer in its relation to the piano
for Dealer, Salesman and Owner.
action, the care of the pneumatic action, control of
The "Premiera" Reproducing Grand, made by the key action, the expression device, manual control,
Premier Grand Piano Corp., 510 to 532 West 23rd tube connections are other topics that make the book-
street, New York City, is fully described in a new let interesting and useful to dealers, repairmen, tuners
booklet recently issued for the use of dealers. "The and owners of the Premiera.
Simplest Things Are Greatest" is a phrase printed on
the flyleaf, which puts into words a main purpose of
the "Premiera" manufacturers. "The instrument,"
says the foreword, "is the result of painstaking care
on our part to present to the discriminating public,
the finest and yet simplest reproducing piano that our
Max J. De Rochemont and Mark P. Campbell on
years of experience enable us to create."
Schedule for Trade Talks at Llandudno.
Continuing, the foreword says: "The object of
At the convention of the British Music Industries
this treatise on the Premiera Reproducing Grand is
to enable the reader to thoroughly understand the Association, which will be held at Llandudno, Wales,
May 19 to 23, the American industry and the Music-
various devices used in its structure, so that adjust-
ments or repairs can be made quickly and intelli- Industries Chamber of Commerce will be well repre-
sented.
gently.
Max J. de Rochemont, vice-president of the Laf-
"This book will be found invaluable to salesmen in
pointing out the superior qualities of the Premiera, fargue Company and vice-president of the National
and also of equal value to tuners and technicians who Piano Manufacturers' Association, and Mark P.
will find every detail of its structure and its adjust- Campbell, president of the Brambach Piano Company
ment fully described. We suggest that tuners and and treasurer of the Music Industries Chamber of
technicians keep a copy of this catalog in their kits." Commerce, will address the delegates to the conven-
The roll operating devices are described in manner tion in regard to conditions in the music industry in
so simple that every Premiera owner is enabled to the United States.
avoid trouble or correct it if it should occur.
It is also announced that a third representative of
How the tracking device operates is told in a simple the American music industry, Edmund Gram, former
manner free from technicalities. In the Premiera the president of the National Association of Music Mer-
automatic tracking device is positive, accurate and chants, will be present at Llandudno during the
trouble-proof, and rarely, if ever, are any adjustments convention.
required.
The simple but effective methods of lubrication em-
TREATY WITH AUSTRIA.
ployed in the Premiera are told in a special page with
President
Coolidge has signed a proclamation pro-
accompanying illustration.
for a reciprocal copyright arrangement of a
This part of the action is the source of all the viding
comprehensive kind with Austria which affords pro-
energy expended in the operation of the various de- tection
there for playerpianos, phonographs and parts
vices; accordingly everything possible has been done of
musical
which reproduce music auto-
to make all the working parts as perfect and perma- matically. instruments
It also gives protection in Austria for
nently lubricated as possible.
American music compositions, written work, etc.,
The electric motor is the finest that can be made,
with the reciprocal features.
and is equipped with liberal oil cups which hold
enough lubrication to last from 9 to 12 months under
BUYS KANSAS STORE.
ordinary use. It is suspended in a manner which in-
The E. M. Chappell Music Co., Concordia, Kan.,
sures against any vibration inherent in the motor
being transmitted to the piano. The vacuum pump is has been acquired by purchase by E. F. Boxell and
equipped with the finest bearings possible and grease W. F. Fannen an dwill be operated in the future by
cups of ample size are provided, to insure proper them under the name of the Concordia Music Co.
lubrication at all times. The belt tightener is easily Mr. Boxell is an experienced tuner and repair man,
available for quick adjustment by simply turning a and comes from Topeka, where he owned a music
store. Mr. Fannen formerly operated a music store
wing nut.
The functions of the governor or tempo box are in Tecumseh, Nebr.
explained by text and an enlightening diagram.
The operation of the reroll pneumatic is also made
W. L. Lloyd, director of the city band of Sparta,
clear. Illustrations and diagrams make the reader
Wis., has opened a music store at 115 West Oak
familiar with the pneumatic action which is built on
street, Sparta.
PREMIERA REPRODUCING
GRAND IS DESCRIBED
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS
TO ADDRESS BRITISH ASSN.
BALDWIN GRAND FOR COLLEGE
"Built on Family Pride"
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
Becker Bros.
Manufacturer a of
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Warerooms
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
A Baldwin grand style K has been bought for and
In addition, a Baldwin upright and three Elling-
installed in the College of the Holy Name,- Lake ton uprights were purchased for the various studio
Merritt, Oakland, Calif., one of the largest and most •rooms to be used in class work and for personal in-
prominent educational institutions on San Francisco struction.
Bay. The college is situated among ideal surround-
The accompanying cut shows the extensive charac-
ings, and offers unequalled opportunities for mental,
ter of the institution. The upper cut gives a view
physical and musical growth and development. The
of the administration building, college departments
Baldwin grand occupies a prominent place on the building and auditorium. In the lower cut the Bald-
stage of the auditorium, where it will be used in all win grand is shown on the stage of the auditorium.
concerts and recitals.
This Trade Mark la cast
In the plate and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all infrlngeri
will be prosecuted. Beware
cf imltationa such as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann & Son. and also
Shuman,
as
all
stencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing; a name In
Imitation
of
the
name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of th» law.
New Cataloffue on Request.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
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PRESTO
the unit system, each individual note being a com-
plete working unit in itself. All these units are in-
terchangeable and easily removable from' the instru-
ment. As most of the work on these units is done
on automatic machinery, they are made with a pre-
cision so necessary to insure uniformity of operation
New Booklet of Premier Grand Piano Cor- and durability of structure.
How the reroll pneumatic accomplishes its impor-
poration Filled with Valuable Information
tant work, the unit drawer in its relation to the piano
for Dealer, Salesman and Owner.
action, the care of the pneumatic action, control of
The "Premiera" Reproducing Grand, made by the key action, the expression device, manual control,
Premier Grand Piano Corp., 510 to 532 West 23rd tube connections are other topics that make the book-
street, New York City, is fully described in a new let interesting and useful to dealers, repairmen, tuners
booklet recently issued for the use of dealers. "The and owners of the Premiera.
Simplest Things Are Greatest" is a phrase printed on
the flyleaf, which puts into words a main purpose of
the "Premiera" manufacturers. "The instrument,"
says the foreword, "is the result of painstaking care
on our part to present to the discriminating public,
the finest and yet simplest reproducing piano that our
Max J. De Rochemont and Mark P. Campbell on
years of experience enable us to create."
Schedule for Trade Talks at Llandudno.
Continuing, the foreword says: "The object of
At the convention of the British Music Industries
this treatise on the Premiera Reproducing Grand is
to enable the reader to thoroughly understand the Association, which will be held at Llandudno, Wales,
May 19 to 23, the American industry and the Music-
various devices used in its structure, so that adjust-
ments or repairs can be made quickly and intelli- Industries Chamber of Commerce will be well repre-
sented.
gently.
Max J. de Rochemont, vice-president of the Laf-
"This book will be found invaluable to salesmen in
pointing out the superior qualities of the Premiera, fargue Company and vice-president of the National
and also of equal value to tuners and technicians who Piano Manufacturers' Association, and Mark P.
will find every detail of its structure and its adjust- Campbell, president of the Brambach Piano Company
ment fully described. We suggest that tuners and and treasurer of the Music Industries Chamber of
technicians keep a copy of this catalog in their kits." Commerce, will address the delegates to the conven-
The roll operating devices are described in manner tion in regard to conditions in the music industry in
so simple that every Premiera owner is enabled to the United States.
avoid trouble or correct it if it should occur.
It is also announced that a third representative of
How the tracking device operates is told in a simple the American music industry, Edmund Gram, former
manner free from technicalities. In the Premiera the president of the National Association of Music Mer-
automatic tracking device is positive, accurate and chants, will be present at Llandudno during the
trouble-proof, and rarely, if ever, are any adjustments convention.
required.
The simple but effective methods of lubrication em-
TREATY WITH AUSTRIA.
ployed in the Premiera are told in a special page with
President
Coolidge has signed a proclamation pro-
accompanying illustration.
for a reciprocal copyright arrangement of a
This part of the action is the source of all the viding
comprehensive kind with Austria which affords pro-
energy expended in the operation of the various de- tection
there for playerpianos, phonographs and parts
vices; accordingly everything possible has been done of
musical
which reproduce music auto-
to make all the working parts as perfect and perma- matically. instruments
It also gives protection in Austria for
nently lubricated as possible.
American music compositions, written work, etc.,
The electric motor is the finest that can be made,
with the reciprocal features.
and is equipped with liberal oil cups which hold
enough lubrication to last from 9 to 12 months under
BUYS KANSAS STORE.
ordinary use. It is suspended in a manner which in-
The E. M. Chappell Music Co., Concordia, Kan.,
sures against any vibration inherent in the motor
being transmitted to the piano. The vacuum pump is has been acquired by purchase by E. F. Boxell and
equipped with the finest bearings possible and grease W. F. Fannen an dwill be operated in the future by
cups of ample size are provided, to insure proper them under the name of the Concordia Music Co.
lubrication at all times. The belt tightener is easily Mr. Boxell is an experienced tuner and repair man,
available for quick adjustment by simply turning a and comes from Topeka, where he owned a music
store. Mr. Fannen formerly operated a music store
wing nut.
The functions of the governor or tempo box are in Tecumseh, Nebr.
explained by text and an enlightening diagram.
The operation of the reroll pneumatic is also made
W. L. Lloyd, director of the city band of Sparta,
clear. Illustrations and diagrams make the reader
Wis., has opened a music store at 115 West Oak
familiar with the pneumatic action which is built on
street, Sparta.
PREMIERA REPRODUCING
GRAND IS DESCRIBED
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS
TO ADDRESS BRITISH ASSN.
BALDWIN GRAND FOR COLLEGE
"Built on Family Pride"
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
Becker Bros.
Manufacturer a of
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Warerooms
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
A Baldwin grand style K has been bought for and
In addition, a Baldwin upright and three Elling-
installed in the College of the Holy Name,- Lake ton uprights were purchased for the various studio
Merritt, Oakland, Calif., one of the largest and most •rooms to be used in class work and for personal in-
prominent educational institutions on San Francisco struction.
Bay. The college is situated among ideal surround-
The accompanying cut shows the extensive charac-
ings, and offers unequalled opportunities for mental,
ter of the institution. The upper cut gives a view
physical and musical growth and development. The
of the administration building, college departments
Baldwin grand occupies a prominent place on the building and auditorium. In the lower cut the Bald-
stage of the auditorium, where it will be used in all win grand is shown on the stage of the auditorium.
concerts and recitals.
This Trade Mark la cast
In the plate and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all infrlngeri
will be prosecuted. Beware
cf imltationa such as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann & Son. and also
Shuman,
as
all
stencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing; a name In
Imitation
of
the
name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of th» law.
New Cataloffue on Request.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).