UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   Form 10-QSB

              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1996


                                       OR


              [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                        For the Transition Period From to

                               Commission File No.
                                     0-28154


                                MUSIC TONES LTD.
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        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


      Colorado                                       84-1337504
 -----------------------                    -------------------------------
(State or other juris-                     (IRS Employer Identification No.)
diction of incorporation
or organization)
                            12146 East Amherst Circle
                             Aurora, Colorado 80014
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Issuer's telephone number: (303) 695-9554.

                                 Not Applicable
               ---------------------------------------------------
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report.)

Check  whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act  during the  preceding  12 months (or for such
shorter  period that the  registrant was required to file such reports) and, (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES  [ ]        NO   [X]


As of December 12, 1996,  Registrant  had  36,000,000  shares of its $0.0001 par
value common stock outstanding.



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MUSIC TONES LTD.
Form 10-QSB Quarterly Report

Table of Contents
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Part I - Financial Statements

         Item 1 - Financial Statements

         Balance Sheets
         as of September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995........................1

         Statements  of Operations for the three and nine months ended September
         30,  1996 and  1995 and  from  October  26,  1987  (Inception)  through
         September 30, 1996....................................................2

         Statements  of Cash Flows for the nine months ended  September 30, 1996
         and 1995 and  from October 26, 1987 (Inception)  through  September 30,
         1996..................................................................3

         Notes to Financial Statements.........................................4

         Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis or
         Plan of Operation.....................................................5

Part II - Other Information

         Item 1            Legal Proceedings                               None
         Item 2            Change in Securities                            None
         Item 3            Default Upon Senior Securities                  None
         Item 4            Submission of Matters to a Vote
                           of Security Holders                             None
         Item 5            Other Information                               None
         Item 6            Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
                           (a) Exhibits                                    None
                           (b) Reports on Form 8-K                         None















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                                                          MUSIC TONES LTD.
                                                  (A Development Stage Enterprise)


                                                           Balance Sheets


                                                                           September 30,    December 31,
                                                                               1996            1995
                                                                           ------------     -----------

ASSETS
<S>                                                                         <C>             <C>     

CURRENT ASSETS:
         Cash in Checking .................................................   $  1,036      $      0
                                                                              --------      --------

         TOTAL ASSETS .....................................................   $  1,036      $      0
                                                                              ========      ========


                                                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


LIABILITIES ...............................................................   $      0      $      0
                                                                              --------      --------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):

         Preferred Stock, $.01 par value,
         10,000,000 shares authorized,
         no shares issued and outstanding .................................       --            --

         Common Stock, $.0001 par value,
         100,000,000 shares authorized,
         36,000,000 shares issued and
         outstanding ......................................................      3,600           675

         Additional paid-in capital .......................................     12,000          --

         (Deficit) accumulated during
         the development stage ............................................    (14,564)         (675)
                                                                              --------      --------

         TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY .......................................      1,036           0
                                                                              --------      --------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY .............................................   $  1,036      $      0
                                                                              ========      ========
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                                                          MUSIC TONES LTD.
                                                  (A Development Stage Enterprise)



                                                      Statements of Operations

                                                                                              For the Period
                                       For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended   October 26, 1987
                                          Sept 30,     Sept 30,       Sept 30,    Sept 30,    (Inception) thru
                                            1996         1995           1996         1995       Sept 30, 1996
                                          --------     --------       --------     --------    ---------------

<S>                                       <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>      
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                    $      0     $      0       $      0     $      0       $       0
                                          --------     --------       --------     --------       ---------

OPERATING EXPENSES:

         Audit fees ..................           0            0            600            0             600
         Filing fees .................           0            0            200            0             875

         Legal fees ..................         400            0         12,400            0          12,400
         Office expense ..............          15            0            689            0             689
                                          --------     --------       --------     --------       ---------
         TOTAL OPERATING
                  EXPENSES ...........         415            0         13,889            0          14,564
                                          --------     --------       --------     --------       ---------
NET (LOSS) ...........................    $   (415)    $      0       $(13,889)    $      0         (14,564)
                                          =========    ========       ========     ========       =========
NET (LOSS) PER SHARE .................    $     N/A    $    N/A       $    N/A     $    N/A       $     N/A
                                          =========    ========       ========     ========       =========
                                                                                                    
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                                                          MUSIC TONES LTD.
                                                  (A Development Stage Enterprise)


                                                      Statements of Cash Flows
                                                                                                                   For the Period
                                                                                                                   October 26, 1987
                                                                For the Nine Months        For the Nine Months     (Inception) thru
                                                                Ended Sept 30, 1996        Ended Sept 30, 1995        Sept 30, 1996
                                                                -------------------        -------------------     -----------------
<S>                                                                   <C>                         <C>                       <C> 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

         Net (loss) ...............................................   $(13,889)                   $      0              $(14,564)

         Decrease in Organization Costs ...........................   $    (75)                   $      0                     0
                                                                      --------                    --------              --------


NET CASH USED BY
OPERATING ACTIVITIES ..............................................   $(13,964)                   $      0               (14,564)
                                                                      --------                    --------              --------

CASH FLOES FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

         Proceeds from
         issuance of stock ........................................   $ 15,000                    $      0                15,600
                                                                      --------                    --------              --------

NET INCREASE IN CASH ..............................................   $  1,036                    $      0                 1,036

CASH,
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD ...........................................   $      0                    $      0                     0
                                                                      --------                    --------              --------

CASH,
END OF THE PERIOD .................................................   $  1,036                    $      0                 1,036
                                                                      ========                    ========              ========
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                                MUSIC TONES LTD.
                        (A Development Stage Enterprise)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE I - HISTORY  AND SUMMARY OF  SIGNIFICANT  ACCOUNTING  POLICIES  Music Tones
Ltd., a Colorado  Corporation,  was incorporated October 26, 1987, and since its
inception,  the Company has been in the development  stage. The original name of
the  corporation  was The Trader's Edge Ltd.; the name change occurred March 20,
1996.

         Year End
         The Company has elected a calendar year-end.

         Accounting Method
         The company records income and expenses on the accrual method.

         Organization Costs
         Costs  incurred in organizing  the Company are being  amortized  over a
         sixty-month period.

NOTE II - CAPITAL STOCK
On March 20, 1996, the  corporation  issued a 2,000 to 1 forward stock split for
common stock.  Thus,  the total common stock  authorized  changed from 50,000 to
100,000,000; and from no par value to $.0001 par value.

NOTE III - RELATED PARTIES
The Company has issued 3,000 shares of stock for  services  rendered  from March
18, 1990 to March 21, 1993.

NOTE IV - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting  principles for interim financial information
and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Regulation S-B.  Accordingly,  they
do not include  all of the  information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally
accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.


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                                MUSIC TONES LTD.
                        (A Development Stage Enterprise)


ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the first nine months of 1996, the Company's working capital decreased by
$13,889.

Results of Operations
The results of operation  for the nine months ended  September 30, 1996 and 1995
reflect the  inactivity of the Company.  The Company has no revenues since it is
in the development stage.

Operating expenses primarily represent legal and accounting fees associated with
the cost of filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company is seeking additional financing.





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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




Dated:  December 18, 1996          /s/ Daniel C. Steinberg
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