Presto
Issue: 1932 2267 - Page 9
September-October, 1932
ENDING OF ANOTHER PLAYER
ROLL BUSINESS
The Atlas Player Roll Company, in business at
35 Fifth avenue, Newark, N. J., for some years past,
went into voluntary liquidation with a public auction
sale at the above address on July 29th. The sale
comprised master reproduction units, and much other
machinery adaptable to player roll manufacturing.
The auctioneer was Herbert Action Segal, No. 8
Center street, Newark, N. J.
PRESTO-TIMES
HERE IS AN OLD=TIME STORY
Two important music houses recently requested
some information from the files of The Presto during
the years 1889 and 1890 and during the period of the
Paris Exposition of 1900. In gathering this data
many things appeared w 7 hich are peculiarly interest-
ing today. Particularly noteworthy, for instance,
were accounts of the extensive preparations that were
made for the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition
In this search we ran across the group of music
trade men herewith illustrated. Most of the por-
traits shown in this group were piano men and all
of them prominent at that time. Some of them were
quite young men and all were in the prime of activity.
E. H. Story was probably the youngest in this
group and A. P. Roth, a piano action maker of St.
Johnsville, N. Y., was another young man, and F. S.
We arrange terms
that make one so easy
to own or to :c..i
Lyon& Healy
WABASH .WE. AT JACKSON BOIH
4016 HHKKIUAV RD
"
H70 EAST <::»> HT.
Group of Men Active in the Music Industries 20, 30, 40 "Kears Ago
of 1893 and which advance work was going on for Cable and even John Weser were not old,
fact.
they had hardly arrived at middle age.
Presto-Times thinks this group will be found in-
teresting to its readers and we shall be glad to receive
in fact, as far ahead as 1890, a list of piano manu- the names of all the faces shown. As an aid in
facturers who had engaged space was published and making out such a list here are the names of the five
several names for a director of music were suggested. faces shown in the top row, left to right:
Preparations in music and music trade matters were
The first one is George W. Tewksbury, who was
far more active for the World's Columbian Exposi- then treasurer of the Cable company; then comes
tion than seem to prevail today for the Century of
F. S. Cable, who was secretary of the Cable com-
Progress of 1933.
pany; then George W. Lyon of Lyon & Healy; Geo.
P. Bent, who was then manufacturing the Crown
The trade papers had numerous articles in 1889
concerning the great successes of what was termed pianos; A. G. Cone, treasurer of the W. W. Kimball
the "New Kiniball Piano." and two music trade company, and E. S. Conway, secretary of the W. W.
papers, the "Indicator" of Chicago and the "Courier" Kimball company.
were giving vent to their feelings in discrediting the
Tf any of our readers can fill in the balance of the
value of testimonials given by vocalists.
names we will be glad to name them in a later issue.
MATHUSHEK SECRETARY BACK TO HIS three to four years prior to the opening of that
great world event.
OFFICE
Two years before the opening of the Exposition,
J. H. Gettell. secretary Mathushek Piano Manufac-
turing Company, who spent a delightful vacation in
the Adirondack mountains, is now back at his desk
der avenue and 132nd street, New York. Mr. Gettell
dria avenue and 132nd street, New York. Mr. Gettell
says to a Presto-Times correspondent that piano trade
conditions look quite favorable for the future and
we have a nice lot of orders for our goods, particu-
larly for the Spinet grand. "By the way," remarks
Mr. Gettell, "we have just received the government
certificate certifying registration of the name Spinet
Grand."
HONORS FOR'
for some years past has carried the dignified title of
"His Honor the Mayor," has just been tendered con-
gratulations on his fortieth year in business in De-
corah, which also is the city of his birth, March 15,
1862.
The Marsh Music House was established in
1892 and is located in the three-story building at 110
Winnebago street, Decorah, which building was for-
merly used by a bank and was purchased by Mr.
Marsh after he had rented it for some ten years.
An amusing incident of the days when he first occu-
pied the building comes back vividly to him. He
used the large bank desk in the front part of the
building for a time. One night he was sitting at
his desk and counter, working when a fellow walked,
or to be more correct, staggered in through the door,
slapped a nickel on the counter with a command "give
me a beer," thinking he was in one of the places
flourishing here in the days before Andrew Volstead
was even heard of.
Mr. Marsh, as also his wife, is musical and both
came to Chicago years ago and took a course of in-
struction at the American Conservatory of Music,
both graduating from that school in 1892 in which
year their music business was established in Decorah.
EXCEEDINGLY INTERESTING ANSWERS TO
CRITICISMS ON PIANO CLASS
INSTRUCTION
THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION
The Schiller Piano Company sends out a circular
to Schiller dealers and, incidentally, to many other
music merchants throughout the country, detailing
A most interesting booklet has come to Presto- in some fifteen short paragraphs many wise sayings.
Times office from the National Bureau for Advance- Here are some of the paragraph leaders:
"The optimists having got lost around that corner
ment of Music, sent to us by Mr. C. M. Tremaine,
director of this bureau. It is a pamphlet of some 36 * * *>>
"Meaning those who * * *"
pages, octavo size, edited and compiled by L. H.
"Meaning also those * * *"
Mason and Raymond Burrows. Miss Mason is head
"Depressions usually have their ending * * *"
of the piano class department of the National Bureau
"A bear can die of old age at 18 but * * *"
for Advancement of Music and was instructor of piano
"When
the value of raw materials jumps * * *."
class methods at the summer session of Columbia Uni-
"Skeptics say the Wall Street burst * * *"
versity. Mr. Burrows is director of piano classes at
"Nor can all the President's men * * *"
,-.•;
the Horace Mann school, New York City.
"Plants
over
the
entire
country
*
*
*"
This pamphlet will be found to be exceedingly in-
"No matter how much conditions improve you must
teresting to piano teachers generally and particularly
do
your part."
to those teaching piano classes in the public schools
"Does you cow give milk?" the city man asked the
or otherwise.
farmer.
The title of the book is "Answers to Criticisms of
"No, son, we have to take it away from her," was
Piano Class Instruction."
the reply."
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ENDING OF ANOTHER PLAYER
ROLL BUSINESS
The Atlas Player Roll Company, in business at
35 Fifth avenue, Newark, N. J., for some years past,
went into voluntary liquidation with a public auction
sale at the above address on July 29th. The sale
comprised master reproduction units, and much other
machinery adaptable to player roll manufacturing.
The auctioneer was Herbert Action Segal, No. 8
Center street, Newark, N. J.
PRESTO-TIMES
HERE IS AN OLD=TIME STORY
Two important music houses recently requested
some information from the files of The Presto during
the years 1889 and 1890 and during the period of the
Paris Exposition of 1900. In gathering this data
many things appeared w 7 hich are peculiarly interest-
ing today. Particularly noteworthy, for instance,
were accounts of the extensive preparations that were
made for the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition
In this search we ran across the group of music
trade men herewith illustrated. Most of the por-
traits shown in this group were piano men and all
of them prominent at that time. Some of them were
quite young men and all were in the prime of activity.
E. H. Story was probably the youngest in this
group and A. P. Roth, a piano action maker of St.
Johnsville, N. Y., was another young man, and F. S.
We arrange terms
that make one so easy
to own or to :c..i
Lyon& Healy
WABASH .WE. AT JACKSON BOIH
4016 HHKKIUAV RD
"
H70 EAST <::»> HT.
Group of Men Active in the Music Industries 20, 30, 40 "Kears Ago
of 1893 and which advance work was going on for Cable and even John Weser were not old,
fact.
they had hardly arrived at middle age.
Presto-Times thinks this group will be found in-
teresting to its readers and we shall be glad to receive
in fact, as far ahead as 1890, a list of piano manu- the names of all the faces shown. As an aid in
facturers who had engaged space was published and making out such a list here are the names of the five
several names for a director of music were suggested. faces shown in the top row, left to right:
Preparations in music and music trade matters were
The first one is George W. Tewksbury, who was
far more active for the World's Columbian Exposi- then treasurer of the Cable company; then comes
tion than seem to prevail today for the Century of
F. S. Cable, who was secretary of the Cable com-
Progress of 1933.
pany; then George W. Lyon of Lyon & Healy; Geo.
P. Bent, who was then manufacturing the Crown
The trade papers had numerous articles in 1889
concerning the great successes of what was termed pianos; A. G. Cone, treasurer of the W. W. Kimball
the "New Kiniball Piano." and two music trade company, and E. S. Conway, secretary of the W. W.
papers, the "Indicator" of Chicago and the "Courier" Kimball company.
were giving vent to their feelings in discrediting the
Tf any of our readers can fill in the balance of the
value of testimonials given by vocalists.
names we will be glad to name them in a later issue.
MATHUSHEK SECRETARY BACK TO HIS three to four years prior to the opening of that
great world event.
OFFICE
Two years before the opening of the Exposition,
J. H. Gettell. secretary Mathushek Piano Manufac-
turing Company, who spent a delightful vacation in
the Adirondack mountains, is now back at his desk
der avenue and 132nd street, New York. Mr. Gettell
dria avenue and 132nd street, New York. Mr. Gettell
says to a Presto-Times correspondent that piano trade
conditions look quite favorable for the future and
we have a nice lot of orders for our goods, particu-
larly for the Spinet grand. "By the way," remarks
Mr. Gettell, "we have just received the government
certificate certifying registration of the name Spinet
Grand."
HONORS FOR'
for some years past has carried the dignified title of
"His Honor the Mayor," has just been tendered con-
gratulations on his fortieth year in business in De-
corah, which also is the city of his birth, March 15,
1862.
The Marsh Music House was established in
1892 and is located in the three-story building at 110
Winnebago street, Decorah, which building was for-
merly used by a bank and was purchased by Mr.
Marsh after he had rented it for some ten years.
An amusing incident of the days when he first occu-
pied the building comes back vividly to him. He
used the large bank desk in the front part of the
building for a time. One night he was sitting at
his desk and counter, working when a fellow walked,
or to be more correct, staggered in through the door,
slapped a nickel on the counter with a command "give
me a beer," thinking he was in one of the places
flourishing here in the days before Andrew Volstead
was even heard of.
Mr. Marsh, as also his wife, is musical and both
came to Chicago years ago and took a course of in-
struction at the American Conservatory of Music,
both graduating from that school in 1892 in which
year their music business was established in Decorah.
EXCEEDINGLY INTERESTING ANSWERS TO
CRITICISMS ON PIANO CLASS
INSTRUCTION
THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION
The Schiller Piano Company sends out a circular
to Schiller dealers and, incidentally, to many other
music merchants throughout the country, detailing
A most interesting booklet has come to Presto- in some fifteen short paragraphs many wise sayings.
Times office from the National Bureau for Advance- Here are some of the paragraph leaders:
"The optimists having got lost around that corner
ment of Music, sent to us by Mr. C. M. Tremaine,
director of this bureau. It is a pamphlet of some 36 * * *>>
"Meaning those who * * *"
pages, octavo size, edited and compiled by L. H.
"Meaning also those * * *"
Mason and Raymond Burrows. Miss Mason is head
"Depressions usually have their ending * * *"
of the piano class department of the National Bureau
"A bear can die of old age at 18 but * * *"
for Advancement of Music and was instructor of piano
"When
the value of raw materials jumps * * *."
class methods at the summer session of Columbia Uni-
"Skeptics say the Wall Street burst * * *"
versity. Mr. Burrows is director of piano classes at
"Nor can all the President's men * * *"
,-.•;
the Horace Mann school, New York City.
"Plants
over
the
entire
country
*
*
*"
This pamphlet will be found to be exceedingly in-
"No matter how much conditions improve you must
teresting to piano teachers generally and particularly
do
your part."
to those teaching piano classes in the public schools
"Does you cow give milk?" the city man asked the
or otherwise.
farmer.
The title of the book is "Answers to Criticisms of
"No, son, we have to take it away from her," was
Piano Class Instruction."
the reply."
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).