Presto
Issue: 1927 2159 - Page 13
December 17, 1927
P R E S T O-TI M E S
FAIRBANKS PIANO PLATES
Product of Foundries of Fairbanks Co., Springfield,
O., Possesses Desirable Qualities.
The importance of the piano plate is acknowledged
by every manufacturer of pianos. The good plate
provides basic dependence for imparting the charac-
ter of rigidity in the construction of the instrument.
In the American piano industry the piano plates made
by the Fairbanks Company, Springfield, Ohio, are
considered a potent means towards attaining the
character of sturdiness and durability for pianos. It
is a selection prompted by distinctive qualities in the
Fairbanks plates which manufacturers believe to be
essential to the production of high-class pianos.
Fairbanks piano plates are particularly desirable
because they conform to the requirements of the
exacting piano manufacturer and are made from the
finest materials by the most skillful workmen. It is
admitted by dealers, piano makers and piano owners
of a discriminating kind that a Fairbanks p 1 ate in a
piano is a prime factor in dependable construction.
INCREASE IN VIOLIN SALES
Satisfactory Feature of Musical Merchandise Busi-
' :
ness Reported From All Sections.
Reports from the musical merchandise trade dis-
close the fact that the violin is experiencing a revival
in sales, with the result that dealers are giving in-
creased attention to the condition of their violin
stocks. The observant dealers are making the most
of the revival by stocking violins of varied character
to suit different tastes and price requirements.
The stimulation in violin sales is, in a measure, due
to the publicity given to the old-time fiddling contests
which have been featured all over the country by
newspapers desirous to participate in popular move-
ments conducive to an increase in their subscription
lists.
It is considered natural that the interest in the old-
time fiddling should change to a desire in the public
for violin music of a higher kind. It was an oppor-
tunity the music dealer and the music teacher were
quick to see and both have been active in diverting
the aspirations of the prospects to the considerations
MERITS OF FINDLAY TRUCKS
of the large assortment of violin music available to
the pupil. And of course the reawakened interest in
the violin provides a splendid opportunity for the Great Aids to Music Merchants Made by Self-Lifting
musical merchandise trade. It means additional sales
Piano Truck Co., Admitted by Movers.
and, as a rule, sales easily made when the dealer has
a complete stock.
The progressive piano dealer and piano mover is
The Badger Radio Corp,. Burlington, Wis., has naturally interested in every means that will make
labor easier and less expensive, and make service as
been opened by Simon and Joe Holtz.
good as possible. The mover who economizes time
and thereby lessens the overhead in his business,
takes advantage of every device for facilitating work.
For that reason the observant ones recognize the
value of the Selpo trucks, made by the Self-Lifting
Piano Truck Co., Findlay, Ohio. They are clever
devices designed and built by practical men and ac-
cepted by the most experienced movers in the coun-
try. The Selpo trucks are admitted to be up-to-date
devices for the use of the piano mover. The Selpo
trucks are complete and sturdy, with a frame that is
cross braced and riveted so it cannot rock.
The competent piano mover who works with a
213 East 19th Street, New York
dependable hoist like those made and sold by the
Self-Lifting Piano Truck Co., Findlay, Ohio, realizes
the danger he avoids by its use. The devices are of
the kind which have the element of safety to recom-
SOLE AGENTS FOR
mend them, an argument that appeals to the humane
and careful dealer unwilling to take chances with
less dependable hoisting devices.
It is an admitted fact among wise music merchants
that practical piano moving equipment increases the
selling power of their stores. The Self-Lifting Piano
Truck Co. makes dependable piano moving contriv-
ances which are used by large moving firms and
many progressive piano houses throughout the coun-
try. The company makes end trucks, sill trucks,
overs and special straps, as well as dependable hoists.
Philip W. Oetting &
Son, Inc.
Weickert Hammer
and Damper Felts
Grand and
Upright Hammers
Made of Weickert Felt
FINE ACTION BUSHING CLOTHES, ETC.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
LYON & HEALY SAXOPHONE.
Recently, a music house in Vienna, Austria, heard
of the Lyon & Healy new model saxophone, "Artist
Series," and wrote to the Chicago music company for
full particulars. The Austrian concern in question is
one of the largest retail establishments in the world.
Such recognition speaks well for American-made in-
struments and reflects highly upon the great reputa-
tion this particular instrument is rapidly acquiring.
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
PIANOS
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
M r i U
Y H R \C
45th St., 10th Ate. & W 46th. 11E* VV
1 VlXlV
OFFICE.
4S7 W> 45th
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
&,„,
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturers of
FiNDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT, Prea.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT. Sec. & Treas.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
of
High Qrad&
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
-
-
OHIO
XH E CO MSTOCK, C H E NET" Y & CO.
IVORYTON, CONN »
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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P R E S T O-TI M E S
FAIRBANKS PIANO PLATES
Product of Foundries of Fairbanks Co., Springfield,
O., Possesses Desirable Qualities.
The importance of the piano plate is acknowledged
by every manufacturer of pianos. The good plate
provides basic dependence for imparting the charac-
ter of rigidity in the construction of the instrument.
In the American piano industry the piano plates made
by the Fairbanks Company, Springfield, Ohio, are
considered a potent means towards attaining the
character of sturdiness and durability for pianos. It
is a selection prompted by distinctive qualities in the
Fairbanks plates which manufacturers believe to be
essential to the production of high-class pianos.
Fairbanks piano plates are particularly desirable
because they conform to the requirements of the
exacting piano manufacturer and are made from the
finest materials by the most skillful workmen. It is
admitted by dealers, piano makers and piano owners
of a discriminating kind that a Fairbanks p 1 ate in a
piano is a prime factor in dependable construction.
INCREASE IN VIOLIN SALES
Satisfactory Feature of Musical Merchandise Busi-
' :
ness Reported From All Sections.
Reports from the musical merchandise trade dis-
close the fact that the violin is experiencing a revival
in sales, with the result that dealers are giving in-
creased attention to the condition of their violin
stocks. The observant dealers are making the most
of the revival by stocking violins of varied character
to suit different tastes and price requirements.
The stimulation in violin sales is, in a measure, due
to the publicity given to the old-time fiddling contests
which have been featured all over the country by
newspapers desirous to participate in popular move-
ments conducive to an increase in their subscription
lists.
It is considered natural that the interest in the old-
time fiddling should change to a desire in the public
for violin music of a higher kind. It was an oppor-
tunity the music dealer and the music teacher were
quick to see and both have been active in diverting
the aspirations of the prospects to the considerations
MERITS OF FINDLAY TRUCKS
of the large assortment of violin music available to
the pupil. And of course the reawakened interest in
the violin provides a splendid opportunity for the Great Aids to Music Merchants Made by Self-Lifting
musical merchandise trade. It means additional sales
Piano Truck Co., Admitted by Movers.
and, as a rule, sales easily made when the dealer has
a complete stock.
The progressive piano dealer and piano mover is
The Badger Radio Corp,. Burlington, Wis., has naturally interested in every means that will make
labor easier and less expensive, and make service as
been opened by Simon and Joe Holtz.
good as possible. The mover who economizes time
and thereby lessens the overhead in his business,
takes advantage of every device for facilitating work.
For that reason the observant ones recognize the
value of the Selpo trucks, made by the Self-Lifting
Piano Truck Co., Findlay, Ohio. They are clever
devices designed and built by practical men and ac-
cepted by the most experienced movers in the coun-
try. The Selpo trucks are admitted to be up-to-date
devices for the use of the piano mover. The Selpo
trucks are complete and sturdy, with a frame that is
cross braced and riveted so it cannot rock.
The competent piano mover who works with a
213 East 19th Street, New York
dependable hoist like those made and sold by the
Self-Lifting Piano Truck Co., Findlay, Ohio, realizes
the danger he avoids by its use. The devices are of
the kind which have the element of safety to recom-
SOLE AGENTS FOR
mend them, an argument that appeals to the humane
and careful dealer unwilling to take chances with
less dependable hoisting devices.
It is an admitted fact among wise music merchants
that practical piano moving equipment increases the
selling power of their stores. The Self-Lifting Piano
Truck Co. makes dependable piano moving contriv-
ances which are used by large moving firms and
many progressive piano houses throughout the coun-
try. The company makes end trucks, sill trucks,
overs and special straps, as well as dependable hoists.
Philip W. Oetting &
Son, Inc.
Weickert Hammer
and Damper Felts
Grand and
Upright Hammers
Made of Weickert Felt
FINE ACTION BUSHING CLOTHES, ETC.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
LYON & HEALY SAXOPHONE.
Recently, a music house in Vienna, Austria, heard
of the Lyon & Healy new model saxophone, "Artist
Series," and wrote to the Chicago music company for
full particulars. The Austrian concern in question is
one of the largest retail establishments in the world.
Such recognition speaks well for American-made in-
struments and reflects highly upon the great reputa-
tion this particular instrument is rapidly acquiring.
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
PIANOS
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
M r i U
Y H R \C
45th St., 10th Ate. & W 46th. 11E* VV
1 VlXlV
OFFICE.
4S7 W> 45th
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
&,„,
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturers of
FiNDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT, Prea.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT. Sec. & Treas.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
of
High Qrad&
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
-
-
OHIO
XH E CO MSTOCK, C H E NET" Y & CO.
IVORYTON, CONN »
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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).