Presto
Issue: 1927 2126 - Page 21
April 30, 1927.
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PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
player and for Western Electric Styles A and G,
orchestrions there are fifteen new rolls provided.
Seven snappy rolls in the list are for Seeburg
Style X, Xpression pianos. These rolls will not play
Emile Berliner, at Seventy-five, Particularly Proud of
on any other Seeburg instrument excepting the Style
Microphone's Encouragement of Music.
X, also adapted for Apollo X.
The fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the
Five rolls included in the May bulletin are suitable
microphone was celebrated April 14. On that date in for Seeburg Orchestrions Styles J and H, New
1877, Emile Berliner, a young German immigrant, Styles W and M, S and R, and pipe organ-orchestra,
filed his application for a patent on the microphone. and Celesta De Luxe pipe organ. These rolls will
His first crude instrument, constructed from a small play all orchestrion effects, except organ, on Styles
toy drum, a steel dress button, and a needle, had
M, S and R organ.
actually talked. The microphone of today, as used
Twenty-four new hand-played organ rolls of excep-
both in the telephone transmitter and in radio broad- tional merit are presented for use with Seeburg Ce-
casting, is merely a refinement of the loose contact lesta De Luxe pipe organ and Styles S, M, R, T, V
principle applied by Berliner.
and A Deluxe, pipe organ orchestras.
While the use of his microphone by telephone com-
panies made Berliner rich—and multiplied conversa-
tion in the United States many fold—it is in its appli-
cation 'to radio broadcasting that the inventor finds
his greatest pride.
Twenty-three Communities Voted in the Affirmative
"Music," he declares, "is one of the finest of mental
and Sixteen Against the Tax.
and spiritual foods. If the mind is pleasurably exer-
The municipal levy of not exceeding two mills for
cised by the harmonious vibrations of songs, dance,
rhythms, stirring marches, and inspiring overtures, support of town bands, authorized by the Illinois
freer circulation, better health, greater activity, and state legislature, was submitted at a score of towns
in the state last week, at municipal elections, with the
more smiles will be the result in our daily lives."
Although Berliner also is the father of the disc majority of communities voting for the tax. The
talking machine, it is his oldest child, "Mike," that is money will be available for the organization, mainte-
nance and support of town bands and has been
his chief pride.
authorized in Rochelle, Lexington, Waynesville,
Kankakee, Pekin, Oregon, Fairbury, Leroy, Chenoa,
Batavia, Wheaton, Braidwood, Arcola, Hillsboro,
Chrisman, Fithian, Knoxville, Abingdon, Pontiac, For-
rest, Altamont and Roanoke.
Bulletin for May Just Out Lists Big Collection of
It was defeated in Jacksonville, Mt. Morris. Clin-
Music for Coin Operated Instruments.
ton, Forreston, Joliet, Lockport, Champaign, Tuscola,
The Automatic Music Roll Company, 1510 Dayton Paris, Ridgefarm, Sidney, Milford, Hoopeston, Mon-
street, Chicago, has issued its new bulletin for May mouth. Galva and Barrington.
which includes music for the following coin operated
The store of the Phillips Music Co., Morganstown,
instruments:
Standard 65-Note Rewind Coin-Operated Electric W. Va.. was burned in a recent fire which destroyed
Pianos (using 3v^-inch cores)—American, Carleton, almost the entire business district.
Casino, Chicago Electric. Coinola A, C and Cupid,
Colonial, Cote, Cremona, Eberhardt, Electra, Empress
65-note. Engelhardt, Eusymphonic, Harwood, Heller,
Howard, Jewett, Lehr, Marquette, Midget Orchestra,
Monarch, National 20R, Nelson-Wiggen Style 1-2-3-4,
Originators, Operators, A. C. and Cupid, Presburg,
Price & Teeple. Rand, Regina, Reichard, Schaeffer,
Seeburg A. B, C, E. F, K, L and PGA, Starr, Tang-
ley Calliaphone, Tangley Calliope, Victor, Violo-
Choice Lower Michigan
phone, Western Electric A, C, X and J, and all styles
of Seeburg organs, orchestrions and pianos.
End Dried White Maple
The new May rolls also are suitable for the follow-
Quartered Maple
ing instruments (using 3-inch cores): Anderson,
Ariston, Armstrong, Autoelectrola, Billings, Con-
Wide Maple
eertrola. Decker Bros.. Electratone, Evans, Haines,
Ideal, Wilson, Wm. A. Johnson, Kibby, King, Krei-
All thicknesses
ter, Netzow, Reed, Rhapsodist, Schulz, Standard F
and GR, Waltham, Watson.
Eighteen new rolls are provided in the bulletin
for all standard 65-note rewind, coin-operated pianos
and also Seeburg Styles A, B. C, E, F, K, PGA
and L.
For Seeburg Styles G, KT Special, E Special, or-
chestrions and Styles P, Q and W motion picture
'MIKE'S" INVENTOR REJOICES
ILLINOIS TOWN BANDS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
NEW AUTOMATIC MUSIC ROLLS
Crossman Lumber
Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer
Practice Keyboards
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Felts
Grand and Upright Ham-
merm Made of Weickert Felt
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
and Damper
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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21
PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
player and for Western Electric Styles A and G,
orchestrions there are fifteen new rolls provided.
Seven snappy rolls in the list are for Seeburg
Style X, Xpression pianos. These rolls will not play
Emile Berliner, at Seventy-five, Particularly Proud of
on any other Seeburg instrument excepting the Style
Microphone's Encouragement of Music.
X, also adapted for Apollo X.
The fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the
Five rolls included in the May bulletin are suitable
microphone was celebrated April 14. On that date in for Seeburg Orchestrions Styles J and H, New
1877, Emile Berliner, a young German immigrant, Styles W and M, S and R, and pipe organ-orchestra,
filed his application for a patent on the microphone. and Celesta De Luxe pipe organ. These rolls will
His first crude instrument, constructed from a small play all orchestrion effects, except organ, on Styles
toy drum, a steel dress button, and a needle, had
M, S and R organ.
actually talked. The microphone of today, as used
Twenty-four new hand-played organ rolls of excep-
both in the telephone transmitter and in radio broad- tional merit are presented for use with Seeburg Ce-
casting, is merely a refinement of the loose contact lesta De Luxe pipe organ and Styles S, M, R, T, V
principle applied by Berliner.
and A Deluxe, pipe organ orchestras.
While the use of his microphone by telephone com-
panies made Berliner rich—and multiplied conversa-
tion in the United States many fold—it is in its appli-
cation 'to radio broadcasting that the inventor finds
his greatest pride.
Twenty-three Communities Voted in the Affirmative
"Music," he declares, "is one of the finest of mental
and Sixteen Against the Tax.
and spiritual foods. If the mind is pleasurably exer-
The municipal levy of not exceeding two mills for
cised by the harmonious vibrations of songs, dance,
rhythms, stirring marches, and inspiring overtures, support of town bands, authorized by the Illinois
freer circulation, better health, greater activity, and state legislature, was submitted at a score of towns
in the state last week, at municipal elections, with the
more smiles will be the result in our daily lives."
Although Berliner also is the father of the disc majority of communities voting for the tax. The
talking machine, it is his oldest child, "Mike," that is money will be available for the organization, mainte-
nance and support of town bands and has been
his chief pride.
authorized in Rochelle, Lexington, Waynesville,
Kankakee, Pekin, Oregon, Fairbury, Leroy, Chenoa,
Batavia, Wheaton, Braidwood, Arcola, Hillsboro,
Chrisman, Fithian, Knoxville, Abingdon, Pontiac, For-
rest, Altamont and Roanoke.
Bulletin for May Just Out Lists Big Collection of
It was defeated in Jacksonville, Mt. Morris. Clin-
Music for Coin Operated Instruments.
ton, Forreston, Joliet, Lockport, Champaign, Tuscola,
The Automatic Music Roll Company, 1510 Dayton Paris, Ridgefarm, Sidney, Milford, Hoopeston, Mon-
street, Chicago, has issued its new bulletin for May mouth. Galva and Barrington.
which includes music for the following coin operated
The store of the Phillips Music Co., Morganstown,
instruments:
Standard 65-Note Rewind Coin-Operated Electric W. Va.. was burned in a recent fire which destroyed
Pianos (using 3v^-inch cores)—American, Carleton, almost the entire business district.
Casino, Chicago Electric. Coinola A, C and Cupid,
Colonial, Cote, Cremona, Eberhardt, Electra, Empress
65-note. Engelhardt, Eusymphonic, Harwood, Heller,
Howard, Jewett, Lehr, Marquette, Midget Orchestra,
Monarch, National 20R, Nelson-Wiggen Style 1-2-3-4,
Originators, Operators, A. C. and Cupid, Presburg,
Price & Teeple. Rand, Regina, Reichard, Schaeffer,
Seeburg A. B, C, E. F, K, L and PGA, Starr, Tang-
ley Calliaphone, Tangley Calliope, Victor, Violo-
Choice Lower Michigan
phone, Western Electric A, C, X and J, and all styles
of Seeburg organs, orchestrions and pianos.
End Dried White Maple
The new May rolls also are suitable for the follow-
Quartered Maple
ing instruments (using 3-inch cores): Anderson,
Ariston, Armstrong, Autoelectrola, Billings, Con-
Wide Maple
eertrola. Decker Bros.. Electratone, Evans, Haines,
Ideal, Wilson, Wm. A. Johnson, Kibby, King, Krei-
All thicknesses
ter, Netzow, Reed, Rhapsodist, Schulz, Standard F
and GR, Waltham, Watson.
Eighteen new rolls are provided in the bulletin
for all standard 65-note rewind, coin-operated pianos
and also Seeburg Styles A, B. C, E, F, K, PGA
and L.
For Seeburg Styles G, KT Special, E Special, or-
chestrions and Styles P, Q and W motion picture
'MIKE'S" INVENTOR REJOICES
ILLINOIS TOWN BANDS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
NEW AUTOMATIC MUSIC ROLLS
Crossman Lumber
Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer
Practice Keyboards
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Felts
Grand and Upright Ham-
merm Made of Weickert Felt
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
and Damper
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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).