March 31, 1928
P R E S T O-T I M E S
The Background
of
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
PRESTO TIMES WANT ADVS.
MANAGER SEEKS POSITION
Piano store manager seeks position in West. Now em-
ployed. Has been successful in present connection.
Address Box 321, PRESTO-TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn
St., Chicago.
TUNER WANTS POSITION.
POSITION WANTED—By first-class tuner and reproducer
expert with sales abi'ity. Will locate anywhere and
can start immediately.
Excellent references (late
leading English fir.n). Address "Tuner," Box 7-7,
PRESTO-TIMES.
SALES MANAGER WANTS POSITION.
WANTED—Position as manager or sales manager. Can
furnish A1 reference in regard to abiiity, honesty and
character. 15 years' experience as salesman, manager
and owner. 40 years of age. Married. One child.
Desire to make change on or before April 1, 1928.
Address " J , ' 1 care PRESTO-TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn
St., Chicago.
ADOPTS STANDARD LABEL
THE NEW
CAPITOL
WORD ROLLS
MARCH R E L E A S E S .
1956 A Kiss Before Dawn, Marimba Ballad.
1985—Changes—Fox Trot.
1964 Don't Forget When Summer Rolls B y -
Fox Trot.
1966 Go Home and Tell Your M o t h e r - F . T
1972 Golden Gate—Fox Trot.
1980 Henry's Made a Lady Out of Lizzie—
Fox Trot.
1954 Hollywood Rose—Fox Trot.
1955 1 Can't Believe That You're in Love
With Me.
1960 I'm Making Believe That I Don't C a r e -
Waltz.
1978 I'll Think of You—Fox Trot.
1974—I'm Walking On Air—Fox Trot.
1962 Indian Cradle Song—Fox Trot.
1959 In Old Manila—Fox Trot.
1963 It's In the Bag—Fox Trot.
1975 Lonesome Waltz—Waltz.
1982 Love Baby—Fox Trot.
1967 Mine All Mine—Fox Trot.
1969 Mother of Mine 1 Still Have You—F. T.
1976 My Ohio Home—Fox Trot.
1981 [Oh, Dem] Golden Slippers—Fox Trot.
1977 Old Fashioned Locket—Fox Trot.
1968 Russian Doll—Fox Trot.
1979 Sorry—Fox Trot.
1984 Sunshine—Fox Trot.
1971 That Saxophone Waltz.
1983 The Grass Grows Greener—Fox Trot.
1987 The Man 1 Love—Fox Trot.
1953 Whole World Is Waiting—Marimba Bal-
lad.
1957 There Ain't No Land Like D i x i e l a n d -
Fox Trot.
1970 There Must Be Somebody Else—F. T.
1965 Tie Your Troubles to the Tail of a K i t e -
Fox Trot.
1986 What Do You Say—Fox Trot.
1973 What'll You Do—Fox Trot.
1958 You Can Tell Her Anything—Fox Trot
Extra Choruses
A Longer Roll
Seventy-five cents
Printed Words
Hand Played
Made of the best materials
obtainable.
Will please your trade and
double your sales.
Quality and price make
Capitol rolls the deal-
er's best profit producer
in a roll department.
Capitol Roll & Record Co.
721 N. Kedzie Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
(Formerly Columbia Music Roll Co.)
Committee of National Association of Musical
Instrument and Accessories Manufacturers
Approves of System Recently Adopted.
J'he Standardization Committee, National Associa-
tion of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manu-
facturers, of which Henry C. I.omb is chairman, pre-
sented a report last week.
"The National Association of Musical Instrument
and Accessories Manufacturers has put its stamp of
approval on standardization by the adoption of quality
standards for one of its principal products, the ukulele,
and its program calls for the extension of this work
to the other members of the group of fretted instru-
ments, viz., the guitar, mandolin and banjo," says
the report.
"The outward symbol for thus subscribing to these
principles is the 'Standard Approved' label adopted
some time ago, which is intended to be affixed to such
instruments or other products of the industry as pass
the tests prescribed by the Association. It is to be
STORE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—Established music store in heart of Cali-
fornia. Stock and fixtures invoice about $10,000. Every-
thing ideal for successful operation. Store has never
failed to make money. Ill health reason for selling.
Address "G. V., Box 1 , " '/« PRESTO-TIMES, 417 S.
Dearborn St., Chicago.
STORE FOR SALE.
Music store for sale in thriving northwest city. Annual
business, $60,000, $8,000 last year. Invoice, $10,000.
Address Box Q, <•/, PRESTO-Tl M ES, 417 S. Dearborn
St., Chicago.
WANTS OUTSIDE MANAGER.
Experienced piano salesman wanted. Must be a strong
closer and capable of handling outside men. Name
references and experience. Kreiter Piano Co., Mil-
waukee, Wis.
AN OPPORTUNITY.
Music store for sale in town of 9,000 inhabitants. Bus-
iness established twenty years. Only music store for
miles in northe?stern Iowa. For particulars address
"H.
M. H.," care PRESTO-TIMES office, 417 S.
Dearborn St., CMicago, III.
earnestly hoped that the use of this lahel will receive
proper support hy the members.
"The importance of the standard label from the
sales-promotional point of view is apparent. As time
goes on, the buying public is becoming more and
more critical and exacting in its scrutiny of the mer-
chandise that is being offered. The days of bom-
bastic advertising and high-sounding claims that do
not square with the facts are ncaring their end. The
people are demanding 'value received' for their money.
There is no better way to gain their confidence and to
hold it than by making goods up to definite standards
approved by competent authority and then submit-
ting them for certification in the manner proposed.
By so doing, the musical merchandise industry will
greatly enhance its standing in the business world,
will permanently eradicate inferior merchandise and
will assure itself of increasingly profitable opera-
tion."
ORGANIZE VIOLOPHON, INC.
Announcement was made in New York financial
circles last week of the formation of Violophon, Inc.,
to market a musical instrument imported from Switz-
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT.
erland. Officers of the corporation, organized in New
CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY T H E
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. 24, 1912,
York state, are Douglas G. Bonner, president and
of PRESTO-TIMES, published weekly at Chicago, ill., treasurer; Charles W. Homier, secretary. The instru-
for April 1. 1!)28.
State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss.—Before me, a ment is a violin with a diaphragm and horn attach-
notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid, ment to enlarge the volume of sound while preserv-
personally appeared F. D. Abbott, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the
business manager of Presto-Times and that the following
is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true state-
ment of the ownership, management (and if a daily
paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication
for the date shown in the above caption, required by the
At-t of August 21. 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal
Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse side of
this form, to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
tor, managing editor and business manager are:
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 417 S. Dearborn St.
Kditor—Frank D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
Managing Editor—J. Fergus O'Ryan, 417 S. Dearborn
St.
Business Manager—F. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of
individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and
the. names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
ing 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock) —
F. D. Abbott. 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
—to become specialists in a field which will not
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other
only pay them exceptionally well but which
security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
giye them social standing and prominence!
r will
total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are:
T K O young men looking: for such an opportunity we
J. have an unusual offer. Right now in numberless
(If there are none, so state.)—None.
cities and towi s in the United States, *here is a (treat
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the
shortage of piano experts, technicians and tuners.
names of the owners, stockholders and security holders,
The few masters there are, are earning larp;e salaries
if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
for tnl3 exceptionally pleasant work. Their time is
their own. Th^y meet the best peo-
curity holders as they appear upon the books of the
m establish a wealthy elien-
company, but also, in cases where the stockholder or se-
pie
FREE
m fit ytm for thia profession
curity holder appears upon the books of the company as
fel<
nately 12 short weeks' time!
trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the
'.A which telli
N o w don>t
are not „ m u s i c j a n !
person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting
about our
ou d.in'i need to be. In fact. 60 per
Kh train ent of our e, a.luates never took a music
is given also that the said two paragiaphs contain state-
!. fcend i essor , And now they are earning from
ments embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
$250 to $500 a month!
the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold-
Thia is the opportunity you are looking for. Pull yourself out
'I the rut. Make a place for yourself among the
ers and security holders who do not appear upon the
bestpeople.
Our complete course in our new $86,-
books of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi-
.00.00 laboratory fits you for a real pnyinir pro-
ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner;
fession. You can doit. Others have wfth notetter
backing than you have. Find out the facts anyway.
and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
POLK COLLEGE OF PIANO TUNING
person, association or corporation has any interest di-
lldlng.Depi.lO
La Porte, Ind.
rect or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
ties than as so stated by him.
Piano TuninK, La Porte. Ind.
l'olk Coll
e a copy of your free booklet,
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO..
of becoming a professional
Per F. D. ABBOTT.
Sworn to and subscribed before mo this 23rd day of
March, 1928.
Bessie K. Ferguson. Notary Public.
(My commission expires Oct. 16, 1930.)
Wanted. Tfoung Men!
REPEAT ORDERS FROM DEALERS
PROVE THE SALE OF THESE SONGS
"CAROLINA" (I'm Coming Back to You).
"SUPPOSING" (Catchy Novelty Song).
"YES,
DREAMS COME TRUE" (Waltz
Ballad).
"MEMORIES DREAM" (Waltz Ballad).
"YOUR ARMS ARE HOME SWEET HOME
TO ME."
"WE DON'T K N O W WHERE WE'RE
GOING."
"THE MAN THAT CATCHES M E MUST
HAVE THE GOOD HARD CASH."
Write for Our "Special Introductory Rates."
J. S. UNGER MUSIC HOUSE, Publishers
READING,
PENNSYLVANIA
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract.bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
TTILLI^ITIJ
Epworth
William. Pianos,
i a n o 8 «nd Orjtans
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