Presto
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PRESTO-TIMES
October 8, 1927
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
FINE PERIOD TONKBENCHES
Line of Tonk Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Provides
Strong Selling Arguments in Sales Talks.
There was a time when even customers particular
in the form and finish of the piano they decided upon,
were more or less indifferent as to the appearance of
the piano stool or bench. Now that is all changed.
The piano customer who has the taste and discrim-
ination to select a Period model piano is not likely
to be indifferent to the model of the bench. Indeed,
it is safe to expect he or she to demand a bench of
the period style to correspond with the instrument.
Many dealers believe that the appearance of the
bench of the correct model and following the finish
of the piano, helps the sale of the latter.
That is also the belief of such alert bench manu-
facturers as the Tonk Manufacturing Co., 1912 Lewis
street, Chicago, and with a Pacific Coast factory at
4627 East 50th street, Los Angeles. The company
has prepared special illustrated folders on Period
Tonkbenches describing a line exact in every archi-
tectural requirement. The Period styles in Tonk-
benches are opportunities for the dealer desirous of
interesting buyers of a desirable kind. Every bench
provides an argument in the sales talk of the piano
merchant.
IRISH FOLK MUSIC VERY OLD
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Francis O'Neiil, Former Chief of Police, and Collec-
tor of Folk Tunes, Writes About Them.
Practically all existing Irish music may be classed
as folk music, writes Francis O'Neill. Music mixed
in every ceremonial of the ancient Irish. In their
sun worship the song of praise and thanksgiving was
raised to the giver in their opinion of fruits, and
regulator of the seasons. At funerals the voice of
lamentation was vented in modulated cadences. In
the battle the harper led on the warrior hosts. At
the festive board, and in the banquet hall, there also
the voice of music stimulated the joyous passions.
Folk music, as the name implies, is the music of
the people; the true national melodies which are asso-
ciated with all the activities of their lives. From the
cradle to the grave, from lullabies to laments, folk
tunes have been handed down traditionary from one
generation to another for centuries and long before
being interpreted into musical notations.
In contemplating the renown of Irish music, and
the celebrity of Irish musicians for at least a thou-
sand years prior to the last few generations, the
mind naturally reverts to the bards who for ages
exercised such dominant influence on Irish art and
learning.
This favored class, recruited from the most illus-
trious families in the nation, constituted an aristoc-
racy of intellect, being entitled to wear six colors in
their costume, and ranking next to royalty itself,
which wore but seven.
With the gray dawn of legendary history they
Crossman Lumber
Company
Choice Lower Michigan
End Dried White Maple
Quartered Maple
Wide Maple
All thicknesses
Grand Rapids, Michigan
make their first appearance, and they continued to
exercise their peculiar sway in uninterrupted succes-
sion down to the days of Turlogh O'Carolan, who
died in the year 1738
CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION.
The Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia has an-
nounced a world-wide competition for composers of
chamber music and offers $10,000 in prizes. The
first prize will be $5,000, the second $3,000 and the
third $2,000. The contest is limited to compositions
of chamber music far three, four, five or six pieces
and the piano may be considered as one instrument.
Any composer may submit more than one piece and
may be awarded more than one prize. The contest
closes on December 31, 1927, and applicants are asked
to submit their work, with a nom de plume only,
sending in name and address in a separate envelope
to the Musical Fund Society, 407 Sansom street, Phil-
adelphia, Pa. The judges are to be announced by the
society before the closing date.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS — PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
TUNERS AND REPAIRERS
Our new Illustrated Catalogue of Piano
and Player Hardware, Felts and Tools
is now ready. If you haven't received
your copy let us know.
1305-09 North 27th St.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wanted: Young Men!
—to become specialists in a field which will
ll not
only pay them exceptionally well but which
will give them social standing and prominence! 1
O young men iookinfj for such an opportunity wi
have an unusual offer. Kight now in numberless
T
Cities and towns intheUniied States, there is a sreat
shortage of piano experts, technicians and tuners.
The few masters there are, are earning large salaries
for this exceptionally pleasant work. Their time is
theirown. They meet the best peo-
l
d
establish a wealthy clien-
pl
FREE
n fit y.m for this profession
tel
ately 12 short weeks' time!
ok- in L
let which tells all ll
Now don't say you are not a muBician!
about our practical Y o u ,)„„.£ ne ,.& t<) De . j n f a( . t . 60 per
end thorough train- e e n t o f <)ur B , R ,l U i,tes never took a music
injr.course, feend lesson Anil now they are. earning from
$250 to $5U0 a monthl
f the rut. MakpTplaci! for yo'urs.lf among the
bestpeople. Our complete course in our new $8B,-
000.00 laboratory fits you for a real pnying pro-
fession. You can doit. Others hiive with nobetter
barkingthun you have. Fin.i out the facts anyway.
POLK COLLEGE OF PIANO TUNING
Polk Building. OactlO
La Port., Ind.
of Piano Tuning. La Porte. Ind.
I me a copy of your free booklet,
ea of becoming a professional
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Practice Keyboards
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englevscod Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
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
LATES
F A I R B A N K S H*Ji°£
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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PRESTO-TIMES
October 8, 1927
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
FINE PERIOD TONKBENCHES
Line of Tonk Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Provides
Strong Selling Arguments in Sales Talks.
There was a time when even customers particular
in the form and finish of the piano they decided upon,
were more or less indifferent as to the appearance of
the piano stool or bench. Now that is all changed.
The piano customer who has the taste and discrim-
ination to select a Period model piano is not likely
to be indifferent to the model of the bench. Indeed,
it is safe to expect he or she to demand a bench of
the period style to correspond with the instrument.
Many dealers believe that the appearance of the
bench of the correct model and following the finish
of the piano, helps the sale of the latter.
That is also the belief of such alert bench manu-
facturers as the Tonk Manufacturing Co., 1912 Lewis
street, Chicago, and with a Pacific Coast factory at
4627 East 50th street, Los Angeles. The company
has prepared special illustrated folders on Period
Tonkbenches describing a line exact in every archi-
tectural requirement. The Period styles in Tonk-
benches are opportunities for the dealer desirous of
interesting buyers of a desirable kind. Every bench
provides an argument in the sales talk of the piano
merchant.
IRISH FOLK MUSIC VERY OLD
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Francis O'Neiil, Former Chief of Police, and Collec-
tor of Folk Tunes, Writes About Them.
Practically all existing Irish music may be classed
as folk music, writes Francis O'Neill. Music mixed
in every ceremonial of the ancient Irish. In their
sun worship the song of praise and thanksgiving was
raised to the giver in their opinion of fruits, and
regulator of the seasons. At funerals the voice of
lamentation was vented in modulated cadences. In
the battle the harper led on the warrior hosts. At
the festive board, and in the banquet hall, there also
the voice of music stimulated the joyous passions.
Folk music, as the name implies, is the music of
the people; the true national melodies which are asso-
ciated with all the activities of their lives. From the
cradle to the grave, from lullabies to laments, folk
tunes have been handed down traditionary from one
generation to another for centuries and long before
being interpreted into musical notations.
In contemplating the renown of Irish music, and
the celebrity of Irish musicians for at least a thou-
sand years prior to the last few generations, the
mind naturally reverts to the bards who for ages
exercised such dominant influence on Irish art and
learning.
This favored class, recruited from the most illus-
trious families in the nation, constituted an aristoc-
racy of intellect, being entitled to wear six colors in
their costume, and ranking next to royalty itself,
which wore but seven.
With the gray dawn of legendary history they
Crossman Lumber
Company
Choice Lower Michigan
End Dried White Maple
Quartered Maple
Wide Maple
All thicknesses
Grand Rapids, Michigan
make their first appearance, and they continued to
exercise their peculiar sway in uninterrupted succes-
sion down to the days of Turlogh O'Carolan, who
died in the year 1738
CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION.
The Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia has an-
nounced a world-wide competition for composers of
chamber music and offers $10,000 in prizes. The
first prize will be $5,000, the second $3,000 and the
third $2,000. The contest is limited to compositions
of chamber music far three, four, five or six pieces
and the piano may be considered as one instrument.
Any composer may submit more than one piece and
may be awarded more than one prize. The contest
closes on December 31, 1927, and applicants are asked
to submit their work, with a nom de plume only,
sending in name and address in a separate envelope
to the Musical Fund Society, 407 Sansom street, Phil-
adelphia, Pa. The judges are to be announced by the
society before the closing date.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS — PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
TUNERS AND REPAIRERS
Our new Illustrated Catalogue of Piano
and Player Hardware, Felts and Tools
is now ready. If you haven't received
your copy let us know.
1305-09 North 27th St.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wanted: Young Men!
—to become specialists in a field which will
ll not
only pay them exceptionally well but which
will give them social standing and prominence! 1
O young men iookinfj for such an opportunity wi
have an unusual offer. Kight now in numberless
T
Cities and towns intheUniied States, there is a sreat
shortage of piano experts, technicians and tuners.
The few masters there are, are earning large salaries
for this exceptionally pleasant work. Their time is
theirown. They meet the best peo-
l
d
establish a wealthy clien-
pl
FREE
n fit y.m for this profession
tel
ately 12 short weeks' time!
ok- in L
let which tells all ll
Now don't say you are not a muBician!
about our practical Y o u ,)„„.£ ne ,.& t<) De . j n f a( . t . 60 per
end thorough train- e e n t o f <)ur B , R ,l U i,tes never took a music
injr.course, feend lesson Anil now they are. earning from
$250 to $5U0 a monthl
f the rut. MakpTplaci! for yo'urs.lf among the
bestpeople. Our complete course in our new $8B,-
000.00 laboratory fits you for a real pnying pro-
fession. You can doit. Others hiive with nobetter
barkingthun you have. Fin.i out the facts anyway.
POLK COLLEGE OF PIANO TUNING
Polk Building. OactlO
La Port., Ind.
of Piano Tuning. La Porte. Ind.
I me a copy of your free booklet,
ea of becoming a professional
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Practice Keyboards
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englevscod Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
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
LATES
F A I R B A N K S H*Ji°£
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).