Presto
Issue: 1928 2204 - Page 18
October 27, 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
18
The Background
of
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
PRESTO-TIMES WANT ADVS.
A BUNCH OF USED PIANOS
FOR SALE
Two Grands: Steinway (Ebony)
Brambach (Mahogany)
Five Uprights : Norris, Kimball, Hamilton,
Hallet & Davis, Russell.
Three of these practically new.
Bargain for the entire lot or
separately. Address
"BARGAIN", Box No. 1. Care Presto-
Times, Chicago.
THE NEW
CAPITOL
WORD ROLLS
JUST RELEASED.
5104—Down By the Old Front Gate—Fox Trot
5102—Dream House—Fox Trot
5101—Etiquette Blues—Fox Trot
5093 F'rinstance—Fox Trot
5090 Good Night—Waltz
5098—I Get the Blues When It Rains—Fox Trot
5094—I Must Be Dreaming—Fox Trot
5088 I Tore Up Your Picture—Marimba Waltz
5092 I'd Like to Ride Away to a Little Hide-
Away
5089—I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom
Again
5097 I'm Winging Home—Fox Trot
5100 Just A Little Bit o' Driftwood—Fox Trot
5086 Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky—
Fox Trot
5082 Little Mother—Waltz
5099 Love Affairs—Fox Trot
5085 My Heart Keeps On Speaking of Love—
Fox Trot
5095 Old Pals Are the Best Pals After A l l -
Fox Trot
5087 Rag Doll—Fox Trot
5081 Rosette—Waltz
5103 She's A Great, Great Girl—Fox Trot
5106 Six Feet of Earth (Make Us All of One
Size)
5091 The Dance of the Blue Danube—Fox Trot
5096 Whisper Sweet and Whisper Low—Fox
Trot
5105 When You're Smiling—Fox Trot
5084 You Can't Blame Me For That—Fox Trot
Extra Choruses
A Longer Roll
Seventy-five cents
Printed Words
PIANO SALESMAN WANTED.
PIANO SALESMAN WANTED to work out of our fac-
tory. An unusual opportunity for an ambitious, enter-
prising man. A sample line of new goods and entire
second-hand reserve stock from which to work. A d -
dress "R. J. C.," Cable Piano Co., Wabash and Jack-
son Blvd., Chicago.
SEEBURG ELECTRICS FOR SALE.
MUST SELL. Write or wire best cash offer.
Seven
Style " L " pianos and one Style " K " with Xylophone.
Take one or all. Like new. Also one Mills Violana
Virtusse. Schneider Music Co., Vincennes, Ind.
SALES HEAD WANTED.
WANTED—An optimistic, energetic, director of
retail
sales. A man who can keep salesmen busy and suc-
cessfully direct their efforts. A fine position for such
a man in a large city. Address " K , " care PRESTO-
TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
OUTSIDE SALESMAN WANTED.
EXPERIENCED cutside piano salesman wanted. Must
be able to work country trade, selling pianos and
phonographs. Address "R. W. H.," Box 28, care
PRESTO-TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, III.
MANAGER—Experienced piano salesman to manage one
of our Illinois branch stores. Married man, 30-36,
competent as closer, as well as a searchei 1 —out of
business. Familiarity with canvass system essential.
State age, experience and state where made success-
ful record.
Apply, letter only, R. J. C., General
Manager, Cable Piano Co., 301 S. Wabash Ave.,
Chicago, III.
WANTS WHOLESALE POSITION.
WHOLESALE selling position wanted in Kansas, Okla-
hona, Texas and Missouri territory for strong gen-
eral line of standard make pianos (consignment line
preferred) by man with more than 15 years' experi-
ence in the business. Large volume of business guar-
anteed with proper co-operation. A1 references, photo
and all information immediately available upon re-
quest. Wire or write via ail mail. " W . D. T.," 643
West 60th St., Los Angeles, Cal.
ORGANS FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—Twenty good house organs. Price $5.00 each
on our floor. Address "ZZ," care PRESTO-TIMES,
Chicago.
POSITION WANTED
By man capable of managing general music business or
piano manufacturing seeks position. Extensive ex-
perience in retail, wholesale and manufacturing lines
with important music houses. First-class references.
Address "Manager," Box 8, PRESTO-TIMES.
ATTENTION, PIANO MANUFACTURERS!
WANTED—To get in touch with piano factory making
low price pianos for retail trade. All answers treated
in strict confidence.
Address
"Dealer,"
Box 8,
PRESTO-TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
PIANO LOADER WANTED.
WANTED—Used Bowen piano loader for Model 1915 Ford
wanted. State lowest price. Cranston's Piano Store,
DeWitt, Iowa.
daily newspapers this week. The ad carries the re-
production of a check for $88,150.32 paid for Majestic
radios by Foster & Waldo. The check, according to
the statement in the ad, is for "one month's pur-
chases (September) of Majestic super-dynamic radios.
And Piano Man Among the Four Feels Unnatural on This in no wise alters the ratio of six buyers for
Parade on Monday.
each Majestic that can be produced from now until
In his "Business Philosophy" featured in the Chi- Christmas."
cago Daily News, William Feather writes this:
NEW LOUD SPEAKERS' USE.
"Moralists have a hard time explaining such contra-
dictory incidents as this:
Loud speakers have been called upon to help main-
"Every Saturday night four husincss men meet for tain order in the Prussian Diet, according to a report
dinner and bridge. Once a^week for three years they to the New York Times. When leather-lunged Com-
have played cards from dessert time until 2 or 3 munists and the ultra-reactionary voelkisch broke
j in the morning. One is treasurer of a bank. The
loose neither the police nor bell-ringing nor the plead-
second is the owner of a piano company. The third ing of the chairman were able to restore quiet in the
is president of a bakery. The fourth is head of a Diet halls, so now multipowered loud speakers have
bond house of some prominence. Fast friends though been installed and a mere whisper by the chairman
they are, they exchange rough names across the table
resounds like mighty peals of thunder above, below
if the cards go against them. They chew tobacco. and around the Deputies' seats. The noise is so deaf-
They use coarse language such as teamsters and ening that human ears are unable to stand the strain
bargemen speak. All the repressed poison which civ- for more than a few seconds.
ilization and the restraint of their business inter-
course has choked up within them they let loose
INCREASED SHEET MUSIC EXPORTS.
during this lengthy session.
A substantial increase in the foreign sales of sheet
"Next morning they take their children to Sunday music is indicated by statistics published by the De-
school."
partment of Commerce covering exports in the first
four months of this year. Tn the months of January,
BIG MAJESTIC PURCHASE.
February, March and April, 1927, these exports were
The Foster & Waldo Piano Co., Minneapolis, Minn., $107,409, while in the same months of this year the
is an active representative of the Majestic radio set total was $124,018. These exports included music in
and the fact is made clear in a page ad in Minneapolis the sheet and bound in books.
QUARTET ACTS NATURAL
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT
THE KOHLER INDUSTRIES
of NEW YORK
Hand Played
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
M
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.
'anufacturing
for the
trade
Upright and Grand Pianos Player Pianos
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Reproducing Pianos
De Luxe Player Actions
Standard Player Actions
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Reproducing Actions
Expression Player Actions
Piano Hammers
Bass Strings
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service Departments
Capitol Music Roll Co.
721 N. Kedzie Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
(Formerly Columbia Music Roll Co.)
San Francisco Office
458 Phelan Building
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222
KIMBALLL
BUILDING
CHICAGO
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PRESTO-TIMES
18
The Background
of
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
PRESTO-TIMES WANT ADVS.
A BUNCH OF USED PIANOS
FOR SALE
Two Grands: Steinway (Ebony)
Brambach (Mahogany)
Five Uprights : Norris, Kimball, Hamilton,
Hallet & Davis, Russell.
Three of these practically new.
Bargain for the entire lot or
separately. Address
"BARGAIN", Box No. 1. Care Presto-
Times, Chicago.
THE NEW
CAPITOL
WORD ROLLS
JUST RELEASED.
5104—Down By the Old Front Gate—Fox Trot
5102—Dream House—Fox Trot
5101—Etiquette Blues—Fox Trot
5093 F'rinstance—Fox Trot
5090 Good Night—Waltz
5098—I Get the Blues When It Rains—Fox Trot
5094—I Must Be Dreaming—Fox Trot
5088 I Tore Up Your Picture—Marimba Waltz
5092 I'd Like to Ride Away to a Little Hide-
Away
5089—I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom
Again
5097 I'm Winging Home—Fox Trot
5100 Just A Little Bit o' Driftwood—Fox Trot
5086 Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky—
Fox Trot
5082 Little Mother—Waltz
5099 Love Affairs—Fox Trot
5085 My Heart Keeps On Speaking of Love—
Fox Trot
5095 Old Pals Are the Best Pals After A l l -
Fox Trot
5087 Rag Doll—Fox Trot
5081 Rosette—Waltz
5103 She's A Great, Great Girl—Fox Trot
5106 Six Feet of Earth (Make Us All of One
Size)
5091 The Dance of the Blue Danube—Fox Trot
5096 Whisper Sweet and Whisper Low—Fox
Trot
5105 When You're Smiling—Fox Trot
5084 You Can't Blame Me For That—Fox Trot
Extra Choruses
A Longer Roll
Seventy-five cents
Printed Words
PIANO SALESMAN WANTED.
PIANO SALESMAN WANTED to work out of our fac-
tory. An unusual opportunity for an ambitious, enter-
prising man. A sample line of new goods and entire
second-hand reserve stock from which to work. A d -
dress "R. J. C.," Cable Piano Co., Wabash and Jack-
son Blvd., Chicago.
SEEBURG ELECTRICS FOR SALE.
MUST SELL. Write or wire best cash offer.
Seven
Style " L " pianos and one Style " K " with Xylophone.
Take one or all. Like new. Also one Mills Violana
Virtusse. Schneider Music Co., Vincennes, Ind.
SALES HEAD WANTED.
WANTED—An optimistic, energetic, director of
retail
sales. A man who can keep salesmen busy and suc-
cessfully direct their efforts. A fine position for such
a man in a large city. Address " K , " care PRESTO-
TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
OUTSIDE SALESMAN WANTED.
EXPERIENCED cutside piano salesman wanted. Must
be able to work country trade, selling pianos and
phonographs. Address "R. W. H.," Box 28, care
PRESTO-TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, III.
MANAGER—Experienced piano salesman to manage one
of our Illinois branch stores. Married man, 30-36,
competent as closer, as well as a searchei 1 —out of
business. Familiarity with canvass system essential.
State age, experience and state where made success-
ful record.
Apply, letter only, R. J. C., General
Manager, Cable Piano Co., 301 S. Wabash Ave.,
Chicago, III.
WANTS WHOLESALE POSITION.
WHOLESALE selling position wanted in Kansas, Okla-
hona, Texas and Missouri territory for strong gen-
eral line of standard make pianos (consignment line
preferred) by man with more than 15 years' experi-
ence in the business. Large volume of business guar-
anteed with proper co-operation. A1 references, photo
and all information immediately available upon re-
quest. Wire or write via ail mail. " W . D. T.," 643
West 60th St., Los Angeles, Cal.
ORGANS FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—Twenty good house organs. Price $5.00 each
on our floor. Address "ZZ," care PRESTO-TIMES,
Chicago.
POSITION WANTED
By man capable of managing general music business or
piano manufacturing seeks position. Extensive ex-
perience in retail, wholesale and manufacturing lines
with important music houses. First-class references.
Address "Manager," Box 8, PRESTO-TIMES.
ATTENTION, PIANO MANUFACTURERS!
WANTED—To get in touch with piano factory making
low price pianos for retail trade. All answers treated
in strict confidence.
Address
"Dealer,"
Box 8,
PRESTO-TIMES, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
PIANO LOADER WANTED.
WANTED—Used Bowen piano loader for Model 1915 Ford
wanted. State lowest price. Cranston's Piano Store,
DeWitt, Iowa.
daily newspapers this week. The ad carries the re-
production of a check for $88,150.32 paid for Majestic
radios by Foster & Waldo. The check, according to
the statement in the ad, is for "one month's pur-
chases (September) of Majestic super-dynamic radios.
And Piano Man Among the Four Feels Unnatural on This in no wise alters the ratio of six buyers for
Parade on Monday.
each Majestic that can be produced from now until
In his "Business Philosophy" featured in the Chi- Christmas."
cago Daily News, William Feather writes this:
NEW LOUD SPEAKERS' USE.
"Moralists have a hard time explaining such contra-
dictory incidents as this:
Loud speakers have been called upon to help main-
"Every Saturday night four husincss men meet for tain order in the Prussian Diet, according to a report
dinner and bridge. Once a^week for three years they to the New York Times. When leather-lunged Com-
have played cards from dessert time until 2 or 3 munists and the ultra-reactionary voelkisch broke
j in the morning. One is treasurer of a bank. The
loose neither the police nor bell-ringing nor the plead-
second is the owner of a piano company. The third ing of the chairman were able to restore quiet in the
is president of a bakery. The fourth is head of a Diet halls, so now multipowered loud speakers have
bond house of some prominence. Fast friends though been installed and a mere whisper by the chairman
they are, they exchange rough names across the table
resounds like mighty peals of thunder above, below
if the cards go against them. They chew tobacco. and around the Deputies' seats. The noise is so deaf-
They use coarse language such as teamsters and ening that human ears are unable to stand the strain
bargemen speak. All the repressed poison which civ- for more than a few seconds.
ilization and the restraint of their business inter-
course has choked up within them they let loose
INCREASED SHEET MUSIC EXPORTS.
during this lengthy session.
A substantial increase in the foreign sales of sheet
"Next morning they take their children to Sunday music is indicated by statistics published by the De-
school."
partment of Commerce covering exports in the first
four months of this year. Tn the months of January,
BIG MAJESTIC PURCHASE.
February, March and April, 1927, these exports were
The Foster & Waldo Piano Co., Minneapolis, Minn., $107,409, while in the same months of this year the
is an active representative of the Majestic radio set total was $124,018. These exports included music in
and the fact is made clear in a page ad in Minneapolis the sheet and bound in books.
QUARTET ACTS NATURAL
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT
THE KOHLER INDUSTRIES
of NEW YORK
Hand Played
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
M
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.
'anufacturing
for the
trade
Upright and Grand Pianos Player Pianos
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Reproducing Pianos
De Luxe Player Actions
Standard Player Actions
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Reproducing Actions
Expression Player Actions
Piano Hammers
Bass Strings
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service Departments
Capitol Music Roll Co.
721 N. Kedzie Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
(Formerly Columbia Music Roll Co.)
San Francisco Office
458 Phelan Building
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222
KIMBALLL
BUILDING
CHICAGO
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).