Presto
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October, 1931
PRESTO-TIMES
SPINET GRAND WINS MANY FRIENDS
SUPERHETERODYNES
" R a d i o without the service
headache"
NEW
GULBRANSEN
Model 235
10 - Tube
(Four
'35 Vari-mu, two
'47 Pentode in
push
pull).
Superheterodyne.-
C o m p e n s at ing
Dynamic Speak-
e r.
Tuning
Meter, Automatic
Volume Control,
F u l l - floating
Variable C o n -
densers,
Power
Switch.
No
"blasting," no
fading, no cross-
talk, Price, less
tubes, $97.50.
NEW MATHUSHEK CREATION MEETS WITH GREAT FAVOR IN CHICAGO
AS EVIDENCED BY SUBSTANTIAL SALES
The Spinet model Mathushek Grand, now one of
the regular line of instruments of the Bissell-Wei-
sert Piano Co., Chicago, is a distinct feature in the
beautiful salesrooms at 540 North Michigan avenue,
located in the Diana Court of the Michigan Square
Building.
The instrument has attracted unusual attention, not
only because of its novel form and construction, but
its fine tone qualities appeal to those of musical talent
and appreciation. The Spinet Grand was exhibited
at the association meeting in Chicago in June, at-
tracting much attention, and since that time has been
enjoying an excellent sale all over the country, as not
only has it caught the eye of Chicago's socially prom-
inent people but its tone has captivated them and, of
course, with all this the novel appearance of the
instrument has played its part, too.
At the time of the exhibit in Chicago many thought
that the Mathushek company had harked back to the
days of the square piano, but they found their mis-
take. It is distinctly a Mathushek product in every
sense of the word, and as a work of art fitting into
artistic homes is ideal. Indeed, it meets a demand
among decorators and designers, many of whom from
time to time throughout the country have gone to
much trouble to secure spinets in order to complete
some special decorative schemes they have been work-
ing out. It is bound to become popular, and it seems
that the Mathushek company have struck an excellent
lead.
The Spinet Grand includes among other things the
Mathushek patent tuning pin construction, full iron
plate, linear bridge. The depth is two feet, ten inches;
height, three feet, one inch, and width four feet, eleven
inches. The net weight is 415 pounds.
The presence of the Mathushek Spinet Grand in
the sumptuous display rooms of the Bissell-Weisert
organization makes a very happy combination, for the
Chicago concern is one of the most beautiful estab-
lishments of the country and the new instrument
finds there a fitting home.
EVERYWHERE WELCOMED
MANTEL
RECEIVER
Model 130
Seven - tjube Super-
heterodyne (two '35
Vari-mus, one '47
Pentode). 10 kilo-
cycle
separation.
Large enough to in-
sure excellent tone.
Finest cabinet work.
Price,
less
tubes,
$58.00.
CONSOLE
RECEIVER
Model 135
Seven - tube
Super-
heterodyne,
same
chassis as Model 130,
in beautifully de-
signed cabinet, 40"
high. 2 to 4 micro-
volt sensitivity per
m e t e r . No t u b e
noises or cross-talk.
Price,
less
tubes,
$68.00.
first year of the establishment of this bureau, some-
thing like four years ago, less than fifty pupils en-
The little Schulz Marionette is making permanent
rolled for piano class instruction in the Toronto
friends everywhere. Following an unmistakable trend,
its diminutive size enables it to be placed anywhere, schools and about 1,700 in the entire Dominion of
in the corner of a parlor, a library or studio, just as Canada that year. Now there are about 12,000 pupils,
its exquisite beauty and tonal quality make it wel- practically all piano class pupils, in the Toronto
come. The instrument is at home in the music-room schools and about 40,000 throughout all of Canada.
The course for this class instruction as carried on
of a fine home or in the corner of a fraternity house
and hardly a dealer has placed an order without fol- through the organization of which Mr. Bohne is
lowing it up with repeats. See the Marionette pic- president, is for two years, after which the pupils
ture first inside cover of this issue of Presto-Times. are turned over to private teachers, conservatories,
and other means of carrying forward their instruction
and the percentage of those who continue their studies
The first of a series of six talks by opera authori- after the two-year term in class instruction, is quite
ties was given October 15th at Hartman's Auditorium. large, probably 85 per cent.
The speaker was Mr. Frank St. Leger, one of the
At the present time only the piano and violin are
conductors of the Chicago Civic Opera. His subject taught in the schools under the auspices of this bu-
was, "Opera and Its Origin." These talks will con- reau. The executive committee of the Canadian
tinue up to the last week in October, and other noted
Bureau for the Advancement of Music, numbering
speakers will give talks on different phases of Grand
from fourteen to twenty persons, is made up in
Opera.
part of one member from each music industry and
musical institution. Each of the nine piano manu-
A correspondent writing to Presto-Times from To- facturing concerns of Canada has a representative on
ronto, Canada, says of the activities of the Canadian this committee or its board of control, as do other
Bureau for the Advancement of Music that during the music industries.
AMJSIC PRINTERS
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
PRINT ANYTHING IN MUSIC
Write or wire for
full particulars
G
BY ANY PROCESS
SEND FOR QUOTATION AND SAMPLES
NO ORDER TOO SMALL TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
Co
816 N. Kedzie Ave.
Chicago, III.
THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PRINTER V E S T OF NEW YORK AND
THE LARGEST ENGRWING DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED I87
THE
OTTO
S O N
CO.,INC.
OHIO.
CINCINNATI,
PRE-EMINENT IN QUALITY
n n
ELEGANT IN DESIGN—PERFECT IN CONSTRUCTION
The Schumann Trade
Mark
Dealers are invited to investigate the new process of construction recently developed in the manufacture of
THE SCHUMANN
PIANO
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
SCHUMANN
PIANO
COMPANY,
ROCKFORD, ILL.
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October, 1931
PRESTO-TIMES
SPINET GRAND WINS MANY FRIENDS
SUPERHETERODYNES
" R a d i o without the service
headache"
NEW
GULBRANSEN
Model 235
10 - Tube
(Four
'35 Vari-mu, two
'47 Pentode in
push
pull).
Superheterodyne.-
C o m p e n s at ing
Dynamic Speak-
e r.
Tuning
Meter, Automatic
Volume Control,
F u l l - floating
Variable C o n -
densers,
Power
Switch.
No
"blasting," no
fading, no cross-
talk, Price, less
tubes, $97.50.
NEW MATHUSHEK CREATION MEETS WITH GREAT FAVOR IN CHICAGO
AS EVIDENCED BY SUBSTANTIAL SALES
The Spinet model Mathushek Grand, now one of
the regular line of instruments of the Bissell-Wei-
sert Piano Co., Chicago, is a distinct feature in the
beautiful salesrooms at 540 North Michigan avenue,
located in the Diana Court of the Michigan Square
Building.
The instrument has attracted unusual attention, not
only because of its novel form and construction, but
its fine tone qualities appeal to those of musical talent
and appreciation. The Spinet Grand was exhibited
at the association meeting in Chicago in June, at-
tracting much attention, and since that time has been
enjoying an excellent sale all over the country, as not
only has it caught the eye of Chicago's socially prom-
inent people but its tone has captivated them and, of
course, with all this the novel appearance of the
instrument has played its part, too.
At the time of the exhibit in Chicago many thought
that the Mathushek company had harked back to the
days of the square piano, but they found their mis-
take. It is distinctly a Mathushek product in every
sense of the word, and as a work of art fitting into
artistic homes is ideal. Indeed, it meets a demand
among decorators and designers, many of whom from
time to time throughout the country have gone to
much trouble to secure spinets in order to complete
some special decorative schemes they have been work-
ing out. It is bound to become popular, and it seems
that the Mathushek company have struck an excellent
lead.
The Spinet Grand includes among other things the
Mathushek patent tuning pin construction, full iron
plate, linear bridge. The depth is two feet, ten inches;
height, three feet, one inch, and width four feet, eleven
inches. The net weight is 415 pounds.
The presence of the Mathushek Spinet Grand in
the sumptuous display rooms of the Bissell-Weisert
organization makes a very happy combination, for the
Chicago concern is one of the most beautiful estab-
lishments of the country and the new instrument
finds there a fitting home.
EVERYWHERE WELCOMED
MANTEL
RECEIVER
Model 130
Seven - tjube Super-
heterodyne (two '35
Vari-mus, one '47
Pentode). 10 kilo-
cycle
separation.
Large enough to in-
sure excellent tone.
Finest cabinet work.
Price,
less
tubes,
$58.00.
CONSOLE
RECEIVER
Model 135
Seven - tube
Super-
heterodyne,
same
chassis as Model 130,
in beautifully de-
signed cabinet, 40"
high. 2 to 4 micro-
volt sensitivity per
m e t e r . No t u b e
noises or cross-talk.
Price,
less
tubes,
$68.00.
first year of the establishment of this bureau, some-
thing like four years ago, less than fifty pupils en-
The little Schulz Marionette is making permanent
rolled for piano class instruction in the Toronto
friends everywhere. Following an unmistakable trend,
its diminutive size enables it to be placed anywhere, schools and about 1,700 in the entire Dominion of
in the corner of a parlor, a library or studio, just as Canada that year. Now there are about 12,000 pupils,
its exquisite beauty and tonal quality make it wel- practically all piano class pupils, in the Toronto
come. The instrument is at home in the music-room schools and about 40,000 throughout all of Canada.
The course for this class instruction as carried on
of a fine home or in the corner of a fraternity house
and hardly a dealer has placed an order without fol- through the organization of which Mr. Bohne is
lowing it up with repeats. See the Marionette pic- president, is for two years, after which the pupils
ture first inside cover of this issue of Presto-Times. are turned over to private teachers, conservatories,
and other means of carrying forward their instruction
and the percentage of those who continue their studies
The first of a series of six talks by opera authori- after the two-year term in class instruction, is quite
ties was given October 15th at Hartman's Auditorium. large, probably 85 per cent.
The speaker was Mr. Frank St. Leger, one of the
At the present time only the piano and violin are
conductors of the Chicago Civic Opera. His subject taught in the schools under the auspices of this bu-
was, "Opera and Its Origin." These talks will con- reau. The executive committee of the Canadian
tinue up to the last week in October, and other noted
Bureau for the Advancement of Music, numbering
speakers will give talks on different phases of Grand
from fourteen to twenty persons, is made up in
Opera.
part of one member from each music industry and
musical institution. Each of the nine piano manu-
A correspondent writing to Presto-Times from To- facturing concerns of Canada has a representative on
ronto, Canada, says of the activities of the Canadian this committee or its board of control, as do other
Bureau for the Advancement of Music that during the music industries.
AMJSIC PRINTERS
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
PRINT ANYTHING IN MUSIC
Write or wire for
full particulars
G
BY ANY PROCESS
SEND FOR QUOTATION AND SAMPLES
NO ORDER TOO SMALL TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
Co
816 N. Kedzie Ave.
Chicago, III.
THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PRINTER V E S T OF NEW YORK AND
THE LARGEST ENGRWING DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED I87
THE
OTTO
S O N
CO.,INC.
OHIO.
CINCINNATI,
PRE-EMINENT IN QUALITY
n n
ELEGANT IN DESIGN—PERFECT IN CONSTRUCTION
The Schumann Trade
Mark
Dealers are invited to investigate the new process of construction recently developed in the manufacture of
THE SCHUMANN
PIANO
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
SCHUMANN
PIANO
COMPANY,
ROCKFORD, ILL.
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).