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PRESTO TIMES WANT ADVS
PRESTO-TIMES CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS reach thctsrnds of music dealers in all the important
centers in the United States. Have you anything you want to buy or rell, barter or trade? Do you want a
job in the music industry, buy a store or sell the store you own? Put - n ad in this column and you will get
plenty of action. The readers of this paper sell hundreds of thousands of copies of sheet music. They also
buy new and used musical merchandise of every description. These classified ads are low in price. All copy
received is subject to the approval of the publisher.
Each ad is payable cash with order.
RATES: Regujar advertisements 10c per word. Ads less than fourteen words are charged at $1.40. Count
each abbreviation as one word. Count address as part of ad. Inch rates upon application. Ads received for
three issues without change of copy subject to 10% discount. Proof copy sent without charge.
Established 1884
PRESTO-TIMES
Phone Harrison 0234
417 South Dearborn Street, Chicago
The American Music Trades Journal
Wholesale Traveler Wants Position
Man well-acquainted in the piano trade who has been
associated with the piano business all his life, and of a
music trade family, is open for a position. Learned the
piano trade in a factory, then was a piano traveler for
sixteen years; understands wholesaling and retailing.
Not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; hard
worker, and hard times do not worry him. Can give bond
or any references required.
Wants western and south-
western territory. Address, "West and Southwest," care
Presto-Times.
POSITIONS WANTED
POSITION [>1OSIRKI>—Advertiser desires to connect
with piano house as manager of a store or as special
salesman and closer. Has had wide experience with very
successful results. Addivss "Successful,' care of PRES-
TO-TIMES.
POSITION WANTED—Eastern representation. Pi;,no
.nan of wide acquaintance and experience desires to rep-
resent West or Middle West manufacturers in 11:" East
with headquarters at New York. Would also consider r e -
tail proposition in New York City. Best of references.
Care of Box 100A, Presto-T'mes.
SALESMAN AND MANAGER desires to connect with
active piano manufacturing concern. Can produce results
and is willing to give one month's free service to prove
ability. Heady to demonstrate sales and managerial abil-
ity and invites correspondence. Address "Salesman-Man-
ager." care of PRESTO-TIMES.
PIANO MAN desires permanent connection with relia-
ble concern. Knows retail business and advertising. Ca-
pable of handling department or store. Work inside or
out. Now manager department. Experience from can-
vasser. Age 26. Married. American. Can furnish Toncl
and Al references. Address "Box 21-26," care PRESTO-
TIMES.
PIANO MAN of middle age who has traveled and made
good customers in every State of the Union would like
to associate with reliable piano manufacturer. Has good
and valuable clientele and can bring good results for a
reliable piano. Address Reliable, Box 21, care Presto-
Times.
HELP WANTED
Made to Order—Repaired
CLARK ROLL SPECIALS
The Clark Orchestra Roll Co. l)c Kalb. 111.. ; n-
nounce a special list of dS-note rewind rolls for elec-
tric pianos, which are adapted to play the following'
instruments: American, Anderson, Ariston, Arm-
strong, Auto-Electrola, Banjo-O-Grand, Capitol.
Carelton, Chicago Electric, Coinola A and C, Colonial.
Concertrola, Cote, Cremona Styles 1, 2. 3, (J. A-Art,
B-Art, C-Art Cupid, Danc-O-Grand, Decker Bros.,
Eberhart, Electrotone, Empress A, Englehardt, Eu-
symphonie, Evans, Haines, Heller, Howard, Ideal,
Wm. A. Johnson, Kibby, King, Kreiter, Marquette,
Monarch, National Calliope, New-Tone Air Calliope,
National 20-R, Nelson-Wiggen. Netzow, Niagara
Midget Orchestra, Originators, Pian-O-Grand, Pres-
burg, Price & Teeple, Rand. L. Reed, Regina, Reich-
ard, Tangley Air Calliope, Seeburg A, B, C, D, E.
F, K, PGA, and L, Staud-Tangley, Calliaphone. Vic-
tor, Violiphone, Walthani. Wartield. Watson, West-
ern Electric Styles, A, C, X, Lawison.
WANTED—Piano salesman to take charge of branch
store in city about hundred miles from Chicago. Nation-
ally known manufacturers with complete line and ample
capital. Man must be experienced and able to dig up
business on the outside, as there will be few drop-ins.
Wonderful field tor ambitious salesman who is able to
meet the highest class prospects and is willing to work.
State experience in full.
Address "Manager Branch
Store," care of Presto-Times.
BUSH & LANE BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
The bankruptcy proceedings recently started in tie
case of the Bush & Lane Piano Co., Holland, Mich,
is in the United States District Court. The com-
pany's attorneys set forth the firm's liabilities at
$220,333.71 and assets $166,207.72. The action was
duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Bush
POSITION WANTED—Piano tuner, all around mechan-
ic, wants steady position. Will go anywhere; south pre- & Lane Co., when Arthur A. Morris, the president of
ferred. Address Box 102A, Presto-Times.
the company, was empowered to start the proceed-
ings and surrender the corporation's property for the
Would you like to represent a new line of merchandise
benefit of creditors.
for your territory? Why not advertise your desire in the
Creditors Diekema, Cross & Ten Cate and Charles
classified section of PRESTO-TIMES?
H. Mitchell, attorneys, represent the tirm.
STREET ORGAN MEN LOSE TRADE
MUSIC PRINTING
of Every Description and by
Any Process
is done at reasonable prices, by experts at
ZIMMERMAN'S
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
Print Anything in Music
ACCORDIONS
November, 1931
I M E S
The Largest Music Printer West of New
York and the Largest Engraving Depart-
ment in the United States.
Many of the Foremost Artists Are
Using Our Instruments
Established 1876
Ask about our Accord! ans for Beginners
The Otto Zimmerman & Son Co.,
—> More than 40 Years at it <—
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Street organ grinders seem to be passing out with
the result that the street organ manufacturers are
suffering accordingly. A paper calls attention to a
street organ grinder who used to take in live to
twenty dollars a day and now is lucky if he gets in
two dollars.
HIGH GRADE
KEY RECOVERING
WITH IVORINE
52 Super grade heavy tops for
grands
$8.00
52 Standard weight tops
7.00
52 Plain tops
6.50
52 Imitation old ivory, fine joh
6.00
Fronts polished free.
Write for full particulars and for samples
Note 5% reduction on all repair work.
Cash with order.
Incorporated
MCMACKIN PIANO SERVICE
1719-21 Mondamin Ave.
Des Moines Iowa
R. CARBONARI & SONS
760
Taylor
Street
CHICAGO
GENERAL PIANO KEY
REPAIRING
24-HOU R
SERVICE
RECOVERING
BUSHING
FRONTS
SHARPS
IVORY REPAIR WORK
PLAYER ACTIONS
REPAIRED
STRIKING PNEUMATICS
Air Motors, Governors, Etc., Recovered
E. A. BOUSLOG, Inc.
2106 Boulevard Place
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
THE FAMOUS
CLARK
ORCHESTRA ROLLS
of De Kalb, Illinois
The Best for Automatic Playing Pianos
Organs and Orchestrions
Whether you sell automatic playing in-
struments or not, it will pay you to
handle and be able to furnish
CLARK ORCHESTRA ROLLS
Monthly bulletins of new records. Write
for lists, folders and FULL PARTICU-
LARS.
Clark Orchestra Roll Company
Manufacturer! — Originators — Patentees
De Kalb, Illinois
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
A Remarkable Value
in Both Quality and
Price.
Get in Touch with the
Makers. Address
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
PIANO GO.
NEW CASTLE,
Indiana, U. S. A.
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PRESTO TIMES WANT ADVS
PRESTO-TIMES CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS reach thctsrnds of music dealers in all the important
centers in the United States. Have you anything you want to buy or rell, barter or trade? Do you want a
job in the music industry, buy a store or sell the store you own? Put - n ad in this column and you will get
plenty of action. The readers of this paper sell hundreds of thousands of copies of sheet music. They also
buy new and used musical merchandise of every description. These classified ads are low in price. All copy
received is subject to the approval of the publisher.
Each ad is payable cash with order.
RATES: Regujar advertisements 10c per word. Ads less than fourteen words are charged at $1.40. Count
each abbreviation as one word. Count address as part of ad. Inch rates upon application. Ads received for
three issues without change of copy subject to 10% discount. Proof copy sent without charge.
Established 1884
PRESTO-TIMES
Phone Harrison 0234
417 South Dearborn Street, Chicago
The American Music Trades Journal
Wholesale Traveler Wants Position
Man well-acquainted in the piano trade who has been
associated with the piano business all his life, and of a
music trade family, is open for a position. Learned the
piano trade in a factory, then was a piano traveler for
sixteen years; understands wholesaling and retailing.
Not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; hard
worker, and hard times do not worry him. Can give bond
or any references required.
Wants western and south-
western territory. Address, "West and Southwest," care
Presto-Times.
POSITIONS WANTED
POSITION [>1OSIRKI>—Advertiser desires to connect
with piano house as manager of a store or as special
salesman and closer. Has had wide experience with very
successful results. Addivss "Successful,' care of PRES-
TO-TIMES.
POSITION WANTED—Eastern representation. Pi;,no
.nan of wide acquaintance and experience desires to rep-
resent West or Middle West manufacturers in 11:" East
with headquarters at New York. Would also consider r e -
tail proposition in New York City. Best of references.
Care of Box 100A, Presto-T'mes.
SALESMAN AND MANAGER desires to connect with
active piano manufacturing concern. Can produce results
and is willing to give one month's free service to prove
ability. Heady to demonstrate sales and managerial abil-
ity and invites correspondence. Address "Salesman-Man-
ager." care of PRESTO-TIMES.
PIANO MAN desires permanent connection with relia-
ble concern. Knows retail business and advertising. Ca-
pable of handling department or store. Work inside or
out. Now manager department. Experience from can-
vasser. Age 26. Married. American. Can furnish Toncl
and Al references. Address "Box 21-26," care PRESTO-
TIMES.
PIANO MAN of middle age who has traveled and made
good customers in every State of the Union would like
to associate with reliable piano manufacturer. Has good
and valuable clientele and can bring good results for a
reliable piano. Address Reliable, Box 21, care Presto-
Times.
HELP WANTED
Made to Order—Repaired
CLARK ROLL SPECIALS
The Clark Orchestra Roll Co. l)c Kalb. 111.. ; n-
nounce a special list of dS-note rewind rolls for elec-
tric pianos, which are adapted to play the following'
instruments: American, Anderson, Ariston, Arm-
strong, Auto-Electrola, Banjo-O-Grand, Capitol.
Carelton, Chicago Electric, Coinola A and C, Colonial.
Concertrola, Cote, Cremona Styles 1, 2. 3, (J. A-Art,
B-Art, C-Art Cupid, Danc-O-Grand, Decker Bros.,
Eberhart, Electrotone, Empress A, Englehardt, Eu-
symphonie, Evans, Haines, Heller, Howard, Ideal,
Wm. A. Johnson, Kibby, King, Kreiter, Marquette,
Monarch, National Calliope, New-Tone Air Calliope,
National 20-R, Nelson-Wiggen. Netzow, Niagara
Midget Orchestra, Originators, Pian-O-Grand, Pres-
burg, Price & Teeple, Rand. L. Reed, Regina, Reich-
ard, Tangley Air Calliope, Seeburg A, B, C, D, E.
F, K, PGA, and L, Staud-Tangley, Calliaphone. Vic-
tor, Violiphone, Walthani. Wartield. Watson, West-
ern Electric Styles, A, C, X, Lawison.
WANTED—Piano salesman to take charge of branch
store in city about hundred miles from Chicago. Nation-
ally known manufacturers with complete line and ample
capital. Man must be experienced and able to dig up
business on the outside, as there will be few drop-ins.
Wonderful field tor ambitious salesman who is able to
meet the highest class prospects and is willing to work.
State experience in full.
Address "Manager Branch
Store," care of Presto-Times.
BUSH & LANE BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
The bankruptcy proceedings recently started in tie
case of the Bush & Lane Piano Co., Holland, Mich,
is in the United States District Court. The com-
pany's attorneys set forth the firm's liabilities at
$220,333.71 and assets $166,207.72. The action was
duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Bush
POSITION WANTED—Piano tuner, all around mechan-
ic, wants steady position. Will go anywhere; south pre- & Lane Co., when Arthur A. Morris, the president of
ferred. Address Box 102A, Presto-Times.
the company, was empowered to start the proceed-
ings and surrender the corporation's property for the
Would you like to represent a new line of merchandise
benefit of creditors.
for your territory? Why not advertise your desire in the
Creditors Diekema, Cross & Ten Cate and Charles
classified section of PRESTO-TIMES?
H. Mitchell, attorneys, represent the tirm.
STREET ORGAN MEN LOSE TRADE
MUSIC PRINTING
of Every Description and by
Any Process
is done at reasonable prices, by experts at
ZIMMERMAN'S
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
Print Anything in Music
ACCORDIONS
November, 1931
I M E S
The Largest Music Printer West of New
York and the Largest Engraving Depart-
ment in the United States.
Many of the Foremost Artists Are
Using Our Instruments
Established 1876
Ask about our Accord! ans for Beginners
The Otto Zimmerman & Son Co.,
—> More than 40 Years at it <—
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Street organ grinders seem to be passing out with
the result that the street organ manufacturers are
suffering accordingly. A paper calls attention to a
street organ grinder who used to take in live to
twenty dollars a day and now is lucky if he gets in
two dollars.
HIGH GRADE
KEY RECOVERING
WITH IVORINE
52 Super grade heavy tops for
grands
$8.00
52 Standard weight tops
7.00
52 Plain tops
6.50
52 Imitation old ivory, fine joh
6.00
Fronts polished free.
Write for full particulars and for samples
Note 5% reduction on all repair work.
Cash with order.
Incorporated
MCMACKIN PIANO SERVICE
1719-21 Mondamin Ave.
Des Moines Iowa
R. CARBONARI & SONS
760
Taylor
Street
CHICAGO
GENERAL PIANO KEY
REPAIRING
24-HOU R
SERVICE
RECOVERING
BUSHING
FRONTS
SHARPS
IVORY REPAIR WORK
PLAYER ACTIONS
REPAIRED
STRIKING PNEUMATICS
Air Motors, Governors, Etc., Recovered
E. A. BOUSLOG, Inc.
2106 Boulevard Place
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
THE FAMOUS
CLARK
ORCHESTRA ROLLS
of De Kalb, Illinois
The Best for Automatic Playing Pianos
Organs and Orchestrions
Whether you sell automatic playing in-
struments or not, it will pay you to
handle and be able to furnish
CLARK ORCHESTRA ROLLS
Monthly bulletins of new records. Write
for lists, folders and FULL PARTICU-
LARS.
Clark Orchestra Roll Company
Manufacturer! — Originators — Patentees
De Kalb, Illinois
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
A Remarkable Value
in Both Quality and
Price.
Get in Touch with the
Makers. Address
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
PIANO GO.
NEW CASTLE,
Indiana, U. S. A.
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).