Presto
Issue: 1930 2250 - Page 10
September, 1930
PRESTO-TIMES
10
JURY OF AWARDS, WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, 1893
Detroit, August 25, 1930.
Editor Presto-Times:
Dear Sir:
I was greatly interested in the historical picture you
ran in the August number of Presto-Times showing
the faces of men I knew in 1915. Now 1 am going
back of that time by twenty-two j ears to ask you if
you can furnish pictures of E. P. Carpenter, Brattle-
their accessories, known as group 158. If you can do
this you will oblige me and some of my old friends
wry much. If you can furnish me any print or copy
with these facts 1 will be glad to recompense you for
it.
Yours truly,
JOHN SMITH.
In answer, Presto-Times regrets that it has not sep-
arate photographs of these two gentlemen, but we do
To Repair Men,
Tuners, and Re*
pair Departments:
COMSTOCK-
CHENEY
Products
are Used by Piano
Manufacturers
Everywhere
W
HEN most conscientious
piano repair men and tun-
ers select parts with a view to
getting- the best possible tonal
and mechanical results, they
turn very naturally to the house
of
THE COMSTOCK-CHENEY & CO.
STANDING IX THE BACK ROW, REAPING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. MAX SCI ILF] >MA YEIt, STTTTGART,
GERMANY- I)R HFGH A. CLARKE. PHILADELPHIA: PROF. V. ,T. HLAVAC. ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA; F.
F CARPENTER, HRATTLEBORO, VT. SITTING. LF.FT TO RIGHT: DR. FLORENCE ZIEGFELF), CHICAGO;
GEORGE STECK, N E W YORK.
horo, Vt., and George Steck, New \ ork, who were
memhers of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
]ury of Awards in the section of pianos, organs and
WEAVER CO.'S 85TH
SEMIANNUAL DIVIDEND
This Company's Financial Record a Tribute to the
Stability of the Piano Business.
The board of directors of the Weaver Piano Co.,
Inc., held their semi-annual meeting in the executive
oHices of the company, York, Pa., last month. Presi-
dent W. S. Bond presided. Treasurer Walter L.
Bond's report showed that the company is in sound
financial condition. The 85th semi-annual dividend
was declared and paid immediately. The company
has an unbroken dividend record dating back to 1890.
In all these forty years, there lias been a dividend
declared and paid at least once in every six months.
In a letter accompanying the dividend checks to
the stockholders, Treasurer Walter L. Bond says:
"We are hopeful of the future. The piano is still the
fundamental instrument of all music. No child can
be said to be fully educated without some piano in-
struction."
This financial record of the Weaver Piano Co. is
a tribute to the stability of the piano business. In
few other industries will one find companies with such
splendid records.
The officials of the Weaver Piano Co. attribute this
success to the loyalty of Weaver dealers, the high
duality of the Weaver product, the Weaver plan of
financing, and the basic merchandising policy of the
Weaver Co., founded on the fact that "no education
is complete without some piano instruction.'
J ^
'
I
have their pictures in the accompanying group, which
we show here—all being members of the Jury of
Awards for pianos, organs and their accessories.
FEAST OF SONG AT CHICAGO.
What the Chicago Tribune described as "the might-
iest throng attracted by any cultural event of modern
times" was the crowd in attendance at Soldiers Field,
Chicago, on the night of August 23 to hear the music
of 1,500 musicians, all specially trained for the big-
occasion. That 150,000 persons got inside the Sta-
dium, while 20,000 to 24,000 more milled about the
outside unable to enter, showed that Chicago is in-
tensely musical; that this great central metropolis
is eager about the things of culture, despite the lies
that have been so freely printed and broadcast to the
world about the "toughness" of Chicagoans. Most of
the tough people living and practicing thuggery in
Chicago are aliens who have fled from other lands
with sheriffs at their heels, or who have penitentiary
records at home. It is a safe estimate that 95 per cent
of the people of Chicago like music, good books, and
are lovers of civilized home environment. The ma-
jority of them dislike "rotten" movies and have no
patience with wise-crackers, inane magazines or un-
progressive neighbors. The great city is looking up
and forward in preparation for entertaining the world
at its Century of Progress world's fair in 1933—in
music as in everything else. The Chicago Tribune,
which sponsored and put' on this greatest musical
event, is entitled to the gratitude of the citizens for
such a vast undertaking.
The Silvester Music House, 5H Front street, Wor-
cester, Mass., is having good trade these days in ban-
jos, mandolins, guitars, violins and other stringed
instruments. Daniel Silvester is proprietor.
whose products have won a
reputation for excellence that
safeguards pianos in which
they are used. The quality line
comprises keys, actions and
hammers for all types of
pianos.
Since the early days of piano
manufacturing, A m e r i c a n
piano makers have made
the presence of Comstock-
Cheney parts in their products
a major selling" point, and have
depended on them to retain
their beauty or utility. The
same high standards are em-
ployed in the production of
parts for repair work. Why not
get your repair supplies from a
house whose supremacy in its
line will enable you to achieve
uniformly good results and, in
addition, will reflect its excel-
lence and prestige on your
work ?
Keys, Actions and Hammers
Furnished Complete
Ivory Cutters Since 1834
THE COMSTOCK-
CHENEY & CO.
IVORYTON, CONN.
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PRESTO-TIMES
10
JURY OF AWARDS, WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, 1893
Detroit, August 25, 1930.
Editor Presto-Times:
Dear Sir:
I was greatly interested in the historical picture you
ran in the August number of Presto-Times showing
the faces of men I knew in 1915. Now 1 am going
back of that time by twenty-two j ears to ask you if
you can furnish pictures of E. P. Carpenter, Brattle-
their accessories, known as group 158. If you can do
this you will oblige me and some of my old friends
wry much. If you can furnish me any print or copy
with these facts 1 will be glad to recompense you for
it.
Yours truly,
JOHN SMITH.
In answer, Presto-Times regrets that it has not sep-
arate photographs of these two gentlemen, but we do
To Repair Men,
Tuners, and Re*
pair Departments:
COMSTOCK-
CHENEY
Products
are Used by Piano
Manufacturers
Everywhere
W
HEN most conscientious
piano repair men and tun-
ers select parts with a view to
getting- the best possible tonal
and mechanical results, they
turn very naturally to the house
of
THE COMSTOCK-CHENEY & CO.
STANDING IX THE BACK ROW, REAPING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. MAX SCI ILF] >MA YEIt, STTTTGART,
GERMANY- I)R HFGH A. CLARKE. PHILADELPHIA: PROF. V. ,T. HLAVAC. ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA; F.
F CARPENTER, HRATTLEBORO, VT. SITTING. LF.FT TO RIGHT: DR. FLORENCE ZIEGFELF), CHICAGO;
GEORGE STECK, N E W YORK.
horo, Vt., and George Steck, New \ ork, who were
memhers of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
]ury of Awards in the section of pianos, organs and
WEAVER CO.'S 85TH
SEMIANNUAL DIVIDEND
This Company's Financial Record a Tribute to the
Stability of the Piano Business.
The board of directors of the Weaver Piano Co.,
Inc., held their semi-annual meeting in the executive
oHices of the company, York, Pa., last month. Presi-
dent W. S. Bond presided. Treasurer Walter L.
Bond's report showed that the company is in sound
financial condition. The 85th semi-annual dividend
was declared and paid immediately. The company
has an unbroken dividend record dating back to 1890.
In all these forty years, there lias been a dividend
declared and paid at least once in every six months.
In a letter accompanying the dividend checks to
the stockholders, Treasurer Walter L. Bond says:
"We are hopeful of the future. The piano is still the
fundamental instrument of all music. No child can
be said to be fully educated without some piano in-
struction."
This financial record of the Weaver Piano Co. is
a tribute to the stability of the piano business. In
few other industries will one find companies with such
splendid records.
The officials of the Weaver Piano Co. attribute this
success to the loyalty of Weaver dealers, the high
duality of the Weaver product, the Weaver plan of
financing, and the basic merchandising policy of the
Weaver Co., founded on the fact that "no education
is complete without some piano instruction.'
J ^
'
I
have their pictures in the accompanying group, which
we show here—all being members of the Jury of
Awards for pianos, organs and their accessories.
FEAST OF SONG AT CHICAGO.
What the Chicago Tribune described as "the might-
iest throng attracted by any cultural event of modern
times" was the crowd in attendance at Soldiers Field,
Chicago, on the night of August 23 to hear the music
of 1,500 musicians, all specially trained for the big-
occasion. That 150,000 persons got inside the Sta-
dium, while 20,000 to 24,000 more milled about the
outside unable to enter, showed that Chicago is in-
tensely musical; that this great central metropolis
is eager about the things of culture, despite the lies
that have been so freely printed and broadcast to the
world about the "toughness" of Chicagoans. Most of
the tough people living and practicing thuggery in
Chicago are aliens who have fled from other lands
with sheriffs at their heels, or who have penitentiary
records at home. It is a safe estimate that 95 per cent
of the people of Chicago like music, good books, and
are lovers of civilized home environment. The ma-
jority of them dislike "rotten" movies and have no
patience with wise-crackers, inane magazines or un-
progressive neighbors. The great city is looking up
and forward in preparation for entertaining the world
at its Century of Progress world's fair in 1933—in
music as in everything else. The Chicago Tribune,
which sponsored and put' on this greatest musical
event, is entitled to the gratitude of the citizens for
such a vast undertaking.
The Silvester Music House, 5H Front street, Wor-
cester, Mass., is having good trade these days in ban-
jos, mandolins, guitars, violins and other stringed
instruments. Daniel Silvester is proprietor.
whose products have won a
reputation for excellence that
safeguards pianos in which
they are used. The quality line
comprises keys, actions and
hammers for all types of
pianos.
Since the early days of piano
manufacturing, A m e r i c a n
piano makers have made
the presence of Comstock-
Cheney parts in their products
a major selling" point, and have
depended on them to retain
their beauty or utility. The
same high standards are em-
ployed in the production of
parts for repair work. Why not
get your repair supplies from a
house whose supremacy in its
line will enable you to achieve
uniformly good results and, in
addition, will reflect its excel-
lence and prestige on your
work ?
Keys, Actions and Hammers
Furnished Complete
Ivory Cutters Since 1834
THE COMSTOCK-
CHENEY & CO.
IVORYTON, CONN.
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).