Presto
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April 11, 1925
PRESTO
(WAY! Old ideas—old prejudices! Away with any belief that the Grand type
of instrument is not adapted to satisfactory playing by foot pedals! The
Grand piano, long mute to all except those able to play by hand, or to
electrical control, now reveals its beauties of tone, touch and personal control to
the multitudes, through the new Gulbransen Registering Grand*
After witnessing attempted player Grand development for years, the trade had
come to this conclusion: "If anyone can build a 'player* Grand with the right pedal
'feel' Gulbransen can do it." And Gulbransen has done it!
The skill and experience which years ago gave the Gulbransen leadership in the
upright "player" field, have developed a Grand thoroughly satisfactory in perform-
ance, enhanced by a beautiful Grand tone.
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In oApril ^lational oAdvertising
The Saturday Evening Post of April 18th and a list of agricultural mediums will
give the public our first news of the Gulbransen Registering Grand* We will ex-
tend an invitation to inspect it at the stores of our dealers.
Will you be ready to take advantage of the interest created, by having a Gulbransen
Grand display? Remember that your cus-
tomers who are owners of upright Gul-
Quality ConSlru&ion
bransens as well as new prospects, will ex-
The pin-block, that most vital part of a piano,
pect to find the instrument in your store. is built up of eight alternate layers of rock
Qulbransen Qrand
Length 5 feet 4 inches
National Selling Price Branded
on Every Instrument
maple, thoroughly dried and carefully glued*
It is perfectly fitted against a two-inch flange on
the plate. This holds the pin-block in place and
prevents it from twisting or splitting.
Pin'block (a) thoroughly dried and carefully glued, showing also
heavy metal flange (bi against which it is fitted
Registering Grand - - $1275
Playable by hand and roll
Regular Grand - - '
$785
Playable by hand only
Registering and
Reproducing Grand - $1625
Playable by hand, by roll
and electrically
The back is made of five heavy posts, and
where they join, they are anchored to a metal
plate which is braced against a flange on the
piano plate proper. This reinforces the piano
plate, helps maintain the "crown" of the sound-
board and helps keep the piano in tune. Six
nose-bolts through the piano plate hold it
firmly in position.
The inside rim is constructed of eleven layers
of poplar, and the outside rim of seven layers
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April 11, 1925
PRESTO
(WAY! Old ideas—old prejudices! Away with any belief that the Grand type
of instrument is not adapted to satisfactory playing by foot pedals! The
Grand piano, long mute to all except those able to play by hand, or to
electrical control, now reveals its beauties of tone, touch and personal control to
the multitudes, through the new Gulbransen Registering Grand*
After witnessing attempted player Grand development for years, the trade had
come to this conclusion: "If anyone can build a 'player* Grand with the right pedal
'feel' Gulbransen can do it." And Gulbransen has done it!
The skill and experience which years ago gave the Gulbransen leadership in the
upright "player" field, have developed a Grand thoroughly satisfactory in perform-
ance, enhanced by a beautiful Grand tone.
<
In oApril ^lational oAdvertising
The Saturday Evening Post of April 18th and a list of agricultural mediums will
give the public our first news of the Gulbransen Registering Grand* We will ex-
tend an invitation to inspect it at the stores of our dealers.
Will you be ready to take advantage of the interest created, by having a Gulbransen
Grand display? Remember that your cus-
tomers who are owners of upright Gul-
Quality ConSlru&ion
bransens as well as new prospects, will ex-
The pin-block, that most vital part of a piano,
pect to find the instrument in your store. is built up of eight alternate layers of rock
Qulbransen Qrand
Length 5 feet 4 inches
National Selling Price Branded
on Every Instrument
maple, thoroughly dried and carefully glued*
It is perfectly fitted against a two-inch flange on
the plate. This holds the pin-block in place and
prevents it from twisting or splitting.
Pin'block (a) thoroughly dried and carefully glued, showing also
heavy metal flange (bi against which it is fitted
Registering Grand - - $1275
Playable by hand and roll
Regular Grand - - '
$785
Playable by hand only
Registering and
Reproducing Grand - $1625
Playable by hand, by roll
and electrically
The back is made of five heavy posts, and
where they join, they are anchored to a metal
plate which is braced against a flange on the
piano plate proper. This reinforces the piano
plate, helps maintain the "crown" of the sound-
board and helps keep the piano in tune. Six
nose-bolts through the piano plate hold it
firmly in position.
The inside rim is constructed of eleven layers
of poplar, and the outside rim of seven layers
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).