Presto
Issue: 1931 2263 - Page 1
PRESTO TIMES
Established 1884-THE
NUMBER 2263
AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE JOVRNAL-^tabiished
Entered as second class matter Jan. 29, 1896, at
Post Office, Chicago, under act of Mar. 3, 1879.
CHICAGO, ILL., NOVEMBER, 1931
issi
Published by Presto Publishing
Co., 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
46TH YEAR
Study of Child at the Piano by Anton Bruehl
CHILDREN TRIUMPHANT
. . . turbulent, lovable,
soft-haired! They have tossed aside their
dolls and pop-guns and, with the crisp,
new shout of youth upon their lips, they
stride confidently along to their victory
over life. This is the gay parade of the
children whose parents have sent them
into the world well equipped.
They know how to swim and play and
ride . . . how to meet and deal with
those about them . . . and they have
enjoyed a sound introduction to the in-
spiring world of literature and art. For
generations, the Steinway, in both Europe
and America, has been the medium through
which countless of their number have
HERE THEY COME
T H E
I N S T R U M E N T
inferior pianos. From the first moment,
they may march with the best, trium-
phant, in possession of a superb work of
tasted the first, sustaining sweets of mu- art in polished woods and ivory that will
sic, of an art that knows no boundaries, serve two or three generations . . .
no nationalities, no language. It has entertaining their friends, decorating
helped to develop in them a colorful their homes and imbuing them with the
talent that attracts other accomplished spiritual force of culture.
people; and at the same time it has placed
at their disposal an ever-fertile means to
A new Steinway Upright piano can be
bought for a total as low as O / 3
The beautiful, rugged Steinway, per-
A new Steinway C / 1
Baby Grand at I
sonal choice of virtually every great mu-
sician from Liszt to Rachmaninoff, the
preferred instrument of the cultured fam-
balance in
\\J/°
three years
ily, is easily within reach of even those
children whose parents enjoy but modest Used pianos accepted in partial exchange. If there
is no Steinway dealer near you, write for informa-
incomes. There is no need for them to tion to Steinway & Sons, Steinway Hall, 109 West
57th Street, New York.
risk the distortive influences lurking in
O
F T H E
I M M O R T A L S
STEINWAY
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Established 1884-THE
NUMBER 2263
AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE JOVRNAL-^tabiished
Entered as second class matter Jan. 29, 1896, at
Post Office, Chicago, under act of Mar. 3, 1879.
CHICAGO, ILL., NOVEMBER, 1931
issi
Published by Presto Publishing
Co., 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
46TH YEAR
Study of Child at the Piano by Anton Bruehl
CHILDREN TRIUMPHANT
. . . turbulent, lovable,
soft-haired! They have tossed aside their
dolls and pop-guns and, with the crisp,
new shout of youth upon their lips, they
stride confidently along to their victory
over life. This is the gay parade of the
children whose parents have sent them
into the world well equipped.
They know how to swim and play and
ride . . . how to meet and deal with
those about them . . . and they have
enjoyed a sound introduction to the in-
spiring world of literature and art. For
generations, the Steinway, in both Europe
and America, has been the medium through
which countless of their number have
HERE THEY COME
T H E
I N S T R U M E N T
inferior pianos. From the first moment,
they may march with the best, trium-
phant, in possession of a superb work of
tasted the first, sustaining sweets of mu- art in polished woods and ivory that will
sic, of an art that knows no boundaries, serve two or three generations . . .
no nationalities, no language. It has entertaining their friends, decorating
helped to develop in them a colorful their homes and imbuing them with the
talent that attracts other accomplished spiritual force of culture.
people; and at the same time it has placed
at their disposal an ever-fertile means to
A new Steinway Upright piano can be
bought for a total as low as O / 3
The beautiful, rugged Steinway, per-
A new Steinway C / 1
Baby Grand at I
sonal choice of virtually every great mu-
sician from Liszt to Rachmaninoff, the
preferred instrument of the cultured fam-
balance in
\\J/°
three years
ily, is easily within reach of even those
children whose parents enjoy but modest Used pianos accepted in partial exchange. If there
is no Steinway dealer near you, write for informa-
incomes. There is no need for them to tion to Steinway & Sons, Steinway Hall, 109 West
57th Street, New York.
risk the distortive influences lurking in
O
F T H E
I M M O R T A L S
STEINWAY
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).