Presto
Issue: 1929 2223 - Page 19
March 15, 1929
19
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
corner construction making their unusually good
benches even sturdier and better looking than ever
before.
"The new Overtoil K.D. No. 520 which, by the way,
Recent Issue of Tonk Topics Has Articles
is offered w T ith an upholstered top and also with Louis
with Pictures Showing Rigid Con-
XVI legs, plain or upholstered for Period Style
struction of K.D.'s.
pianos.
"No. 520 conies 18^ inches high for small uprights Expressions of Confidence in Future of the
The merits of the Overtoil K.D. bench is the sub-
l
ject of an interesting article appearing in the March- and grands—\9 / 2 inches high for regular uprights
Music Trade by Both Manufacturers
and
players.
The
top size is 14x34 inches."
April issue of Tonk Topics, the widely read house
and Dealers, Signifies the Stimulus
organ of the Tonk Manufacturing Company, 1912
of a Hopeful Spirit.
PIANO CLUB STAG PARTY.
Lewis street, Chicago.
In the new Overtoil K.D. bench, the music trade
The Piano Club of Chicago will give a big mem-
By HENRY MACMULLAN.
has found superior workmanship and sturdy construc- bership drive Stag Party Thursday, March 21, at
One of the good signs in the piano business of New
tion. Illustrations showing the all-steel corner ac- Maillards in the Strauss Building. In order to make
company the articles from which the following is it easy for the members to bring guests, the price York is the return of confidence among both manu-
excerpts:
of tickets will be $1.50 per plate, the net cost. The facturers and dealers. There are a number of men
"Because of their outstanding style, their superior entertainment will be furnished by one of Chicago's here who believe that the piano has entered upon a
workmanship, and above all because of their sturdy prominent music concerns and will be of a character new period which makes them look back on the past
construction Overtoil K.D.'s have been and are the never before attempted. The $5 membership rate as an unstable period. They are getting over their
fastest selling knocked down benches on the market. went into effect with the meeting March 11. Co- pessimism; they are beginning to lose respect for the
"Just before the S. E, Overtoil Company consoli- operating with President Hoover in his request for petty acumen that sees difficulties.
Piano Trade in Adjustment Period.
dated its piano bench interests with Tonk Manufac- citizen observance of the Eighteenth Amendment,
turing Company they perfected a brand new, all-steel the Stag Party will be dry.
Piano manufacturers are watching the developments
in the trade with eagle eyes to discern what is hap-
pening or going to happen in it, according to some of
the Bronx manufacturers. Among these is Henry
Christman, head of the Christman Piano Company,
997-601 East 137th street, Bronx, New York, whose
business is going pretty strong, considering all the
conditions, and whose Studio Grand instruments are
Station WGBF, Evansville, Indiana, has
becoming more popular every day. Trade has im-
installed a Chickering Grand, Style 1, in the
proved since the first of February, Mr. Christman
studio, and A. A. Klamer, a well known
said. A piano manufacturing acquaintance of Mr.
piano man of the Harding & Miller Com-
Christman's, whose factory is also in ttfie Bronx and
pany, handled the business. More and more
who has a love for statistics, told Mr. Christman on
stations are installing the Chickering for
February 28 that whereas there were some 200 firms
their exacting concert programs. Chickering
manufacturing pianos a few years ago the number,
& Sons has recently put on the market
through mergers and what not, has been reduced to
eight new handsome models, which have
less than fifty, thirty-nine to be exact, as Mr. Christ-
been styled after the latest ideas in piano de-
man is quoted saying.
sign. The Chickering factory is the oldest
devoted to piano manufacturing in America,
Ludwig & Co.'s Travelers Hustling.
having more than a hundred years of piano
A. B. Furlong is in the South at the present time
building experience behind it. The Harding
in the interests of Ludwig & Co., East 135th and
Miller Organization is the sole distributor of
136th streets and Willow avenue, New York; and
the Chickering in Evansville.
Frank E. Edgar started on February 28 for a trip
MERITS OF OVERTON K. D.'S
SIGNS OF SPRING
IN NEW YORK TRADE
CHICKERING FOR
RADIO STATION
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
PIANOS
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
45th St.. 10th A»•. &W46lh
NF\V
Y O R K
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICE.
457 W. 45th Street
Write for catalog and prices for End Trucks, SiL
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Liftinff PianoTruck Co,
Manufacturers of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOI.DT. P-reo.
W. A. BRBCKWOLDT. Sec. ft Trea«
THE: O S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
of
Might
Grade
PIANO 1 PLATE :s
-
SRRIISIGRIELD
OHIO
XH E CO MSTOCK, C H E N E 1 Y
IVORYTON, CONN »
& CO.
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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19
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
corner construction making their unusually good
benches even sturdier and better looking than ever
before.
"The new Overtoil K.D. No. 520 which, by the way,
Recent Issue of Tonk Topics Has Articles
is offered w T ith an upholstered top and also with Louis
with Pictures Showing Rigid Con-
XVI legs, plain or upholstered for Period Style
struction of K.D.'s.
pianos.
"No. 520 conies 18^ inches high for small uprights Expressions of Confidence in Future of the
The merits of the Overtoil K.D. bench is the sub-
l
ject of an interesting article appearing in the March- and grands—\9 / 2 inches high for regular uprights
Music Trade by Both Manufacturers
and
players.
The
top size is 14x34 inches."
April issue of Tonk Topics, the widely read house
and Dealers, Signifies the Stimulus
organ of the Tonk Manufacturing Company, 1912
of a Hopeful Spirit.
PIANO CLUB STAG PARTY.
Lewis street, Chicago.
In the new Overtoil K.D. bench, the music trade
The Piano Club of Chicago will give a big mem-
By HENRY MACMULLAN.
has found superior workmanship and sturdy construc- bership drive Stag Party Thursday, March 21, at
One of the good signs in the piano business of New
tion. Illustrations showing the all-steel corner ac- Maillards in the Strauss Building. In order to make
company the articles from which the following is it easy for the members to bring guests, the price York is the return of confidence among both manu-
excerpts:
of tickets will be $1.50 per plate, the net cost. The facturers and dealers. There are a number of men
"Because of their outstanding style, their superior entertainment will be furnished by one of Chicago's here who believe that the piano has entered upon a
workmanship, and above all because of their sturdy prominent music concerns and will be of a character new period which makes them look back on the past
construction Overtoil K.D.'s have been and are the never before attempted. The $5 membership rate as an unstable period. They are getting over their
fastest selling knocked down benches on the market. went into effect with the meeting March 11. Co- pessimism; they are beginning to lose respect for the
"Just before the S. E, Overtoil Company consoli- operating with President Hoover in his request for petty acumen that sees difficulties.
Piano Trade in Adjustment Period.
dated its piano bench interests with Tonk Manufac- citizen observance of the Eighteenth Amendment,
turing Company they perfected a brand new, all-steel the Stag Party will be dry.
Piano manufacturers are watching the developments
in the trade with eagle eyes to discern what is hap-
pening or going to happen in it, according to some of
the Bronx manufacturers. Among these is Henry
Christman, head of the Christman Piano Company,
997-601 East 137th street, Bronx, New York, whose
business is going pretty strong, considering all the
conditions, and whose Studio Grand instruments are
Station WGBF, Evansville, Indiana, has
becoming more popular every day. Trade has im-
installed a Chickering Grand, Style 1, in the
proved since the first of February, Mr. Christman
studio, and A. A. Klamer, a well known
said. A piano manufacturing acquaintance of Mr.
piano man of the Harding & Miller Com-
Christman's, whose factory is also in ttfie Bronx and
pany, handled the business. More and more
who has a love for statistics, told Mr. Christman on
stations are installing the Chickering for
February 28 that whereas there were some 200 firms
their exacting concert programs. Chickering
manufacturing pianos a few years ago the number,
& Sons has recently put on the market
through mergers and what not, has been reduced to
eight new handsome models, which have
less than fifty, thirty-nine to be exact, as Mr. Christ-
been styled after the latest ideas in piano de-
man is quoted saying.
sign. The Chickering factory is the oldest
devoted to piano manufacturing in America,
Ludwig & Co.'s Travelers Hustling.
having more than a hundred years of piano
A. B. Furlong is in the South at the present time
building experience behind it. The Harding
in the interests of Ludwig & Co., East 135th and
Miller Organization is the sole distributor of
136th streets and Willow avenue, New York; and
the Chickering in Evansville.
Frank E. Edgar started on February 28 for a trip
MERITS OF OVERTON K. D.'S
SIGNS OF SPRING
IN NEW YORK TRADE
CHICKERING FOR
RADIO STATION
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
PIANOS
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
45th St.. 10th A»•. &W46lh
NF\V
Y O R K
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICE.
457 W. 45th Street
Write for catalog and prices for End Trucks, SiL
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Liftinff PianoTruck Co,
Manufacturers of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOI.DT. P-reo.
W. A. BRBCKWOLDT. Sec. ft Trea«
THE: O S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
of
Might
Grade
PIANO 1 PLATE :s
-
SRRIISIGRIELD
OHIO
XH E CO MSTOCK, C H E N E 1 Y
IVORYTON, CONN »
& CO.
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).