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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1916 Vol. 62 N. 12

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THE MUSIC
The Dynachord cannot help but have a wonder-
ful effect upon the business, prestige and profits of
the dealers who sell it. They have something
new to feature; every detail is of vital importance
to their list of "special prospects." They can
begin all over again in their sales appeal, and
with the laws of successful salesmanship working
for them, the Dynachord profits will grow with
the energy of their own efforts. Nothing yet has
been created by mankind which sells itself, but
certain selected articles of every industrial group
sell more easily than others. The Dynachord
demonstration sells for the salesman.
There should be no hesitation on the part of
any dealer to find out for himself just what the
Dynachord is. The foregoing tells much of the
concentrated facts; the announcement gives fur-
ther details, and the Dynachord music itself is
the supreme proof. No man, however, has any
excuse for not keeping abreast of the times, and
the Amphion Co. is most anxious to have dealers
know about the Dynachord, relying upon its value
to create and maintain all form sof enthusiasm.
Some idea of the magnitude of the Amphion
Co.'s plant, where the Dynachord is created in its
entirety, may be gleaned from the fact that the
present factory occupies four huge buildings, these
being located on a tract of land comprising five
and a half acres. The concern has had seventeen
years' experience in the production of pneu-
matic actions and the Dynachord is the culmina-
tion and triumph of intensive planning; a para-
mount ambition, backed by hundreds of thousands
of dollars for experimental work. Many men re-
tire with 10 per cent, of the amount of money
required to bring the Dynachord into existence.
Over 300 employes are constantly at work in the
Amphion factory, for all metal, wood and other
parts are produced by the company. It is need-
less to say that the quality of materials used is
of the highest, nor is it necessary to add that
workmen in the Amphion factory are specialists.
The products prove this statement.
THE ELECTROVA
COIN OPERATED PLAYER
A MONEY MAKER FOR PIANO MERCHANTS
MADE BY THE ELECTROVA CO.
117-125 Cypress Avenue
New York
12 West 31st Street,
43
REVIEW
Frank E. Wade, president, Amphion Piano Player
Smith, secretary; E. L. Atherton, sales manager;
Co., Syracuse, N. Y., speaking about the Dyna-
W. L. Smith, director; J. B. Losey, superintend-
chord, remarked:
ent, and L. B. Doman, directing inventor.
"It seems to be an established fact that inven-
NEW UNICO ADVERTISING FOLDER.
tions of consequence inevitably pass through a
first stage of crude simplicity, a second stage of Soundproof Booths Made by the Unit Con-
over-elaboration (possibly to overcome the crude-
struction Co. Are Described in New Booklet.
ness) and then a final stage of efficient simplicity.
(Special to The Review.)
I recall that even Mr. Edison with all his wonder-
PHILADELPHIA, PA., March 13.—The Unit Con-
ful inventive genius has not been able to spare
any of his great inventions this painful experi- struction Co., Thirty-first and Chestnut streets,
this city, the first house to come to the assistance
ence.
"Every important invention must reach the of piano merchants with a li e of soundproof
maximum of its development through the com- booths for player demonstrations, has issued an
bined thought and effort of all who come in close elaborate two-color eight-page folder showing
twenty-one views of booths which it has erected in
contact with it.
"As to the development and perfecting of the various parts of the country, as well as showing
pneumatic and mechanical parts of the Dyna- the various designs which are kept in stock for
chord we have three major purposes. The first immediate shipment. This folder gives diagrams,
was the complete simplification after we had di- price combinations of specifications, and is a hand-
vided the instrument into a number of units, each book of booth knowledge. Copy of this folder
having one distinct function to perform, and only will be sent to any dealer on request.
Owing to the tremendous amount of stock
one. Then each of these had to be exemplified
and perfected; second, the materials employed maintained at all times by the Unit Construction
in the Dynachord had to be tested by actual en- Co., of which Ray burn Clark Smith is president,
durance and by Father Time. Naturally our it is possible for a dealer to take this folder and
restricted selling campaign gave us a wide experi- pick out the style of booth he wants for his store,
order it on Monday and have it installed and
ence with the public's use of the instrument; of
the value of materials we selected, and how well ready for work on Saturday, provided he is
they would stand the test of time, we discovered located within a reasonable distance.
In speaking about the value of Unit booths,
by waiting.
''The third objective was to arrange the units President Smith said: "The advantages of Unit
so that they would be convenient for regulation construction should be readily apparent to every
and so placed that the mechanical forces of the dealer who has experienced the necessity of re-
arranging or moving a department. With the old
dealer would easily comprehend their purposes.
"The Dynachord is intended for the cultured style built-in equipment any desired change is a
matter of delay, expense and confusion. With
home. It was designed to give many years of
musical pleasure to the purchaser, and we have the Unico system not only the original installation
kept as our musical ideal the creation of an in- is made without any interruption to your business,
strument which would please as well as to astonish. but any number of changes can be made over night
"A tremendous advantage of the Dynachord is if necessary.
"Unico rooms being sanitary, artistically cor-
that it may be obtained in the dealer's leading
advertised piano. He need not add to his line. rect in design, refined in detail and finish, immedi-
It becomes a part of what he has established in ately create a favorable impression en your pros-
his community and in that way free from com- pective purchaser. Free from interruption, noises
and other distractions, your customer, in comfort,
petitive interference."
Officers and executives of the Amphion Piano naturally concentrates upon the merchandise of-
once said, 'Goods
Player Co., comprising the personal endeavor back fered. A prominent merchant
1
well
displayed
are
half
sold.
"
of the Dynachord achievement are: Frank E.
Wade, president; F. B. Scott, treasurer; H. W.
BOHON IS MADEJ>LAYER MANAGER.
TEL-ELECTRIC PIANO PLAYER
Attachable to any piano
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NEW YORK
No pumping
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METAL MUSIC ROLLS
PLAYER
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A Speciality af PaanmatU
Laatkar
Worcester Wind Motor Co.
CHAMOIS
WORCESTER, MASS.
Makara of Absolutely Satisfactory
Wind Motors for Player-Pianos
PNEUMATICS IN ALL SIZES
T.L.LUTKINS
4 0 SPRUCE ST.. NEW YORK.N.Y.
The Knight-Campbell Music Co., of Denver, Col.,
recently appointed Charles O. Bohon, manager of
its player roll department. Mr. Bohon has been in
the employ of the Knight-Campbell Co. for the past
two years as manager of its sheet music depart-
ment, and under his management this department
has grown steadily. He was formerly with the
Wulschner-Stuart Music Co., of Indianapolis, for
eleven years, and was for four years with the pub-
lishing house of Jerome H. Remick & Co.
PETERSON FORMSJPLAYER=ACTION CO.
C. E. Peterson was elected president of the
newly-formed Peterson Co., of Worcester, Mass.,
which will manufacture the Peterson perfected
player action. The action will be all metal, and is
already meeting with favor in the trade.
There is but ONE PIANOLA. It is made exclusively by
the Aeolian Company and is obtainable in the following modeli
only:
The Steinway, the Steck. the
Wheelock. the Stuyvesant, the
S t r o u d and the magnificent
Weber Pianolas
The Aeolian Company
AEOLIAN
29-31-33
West
42d
HALL
Street.
New
York
OUR PLATFORM
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Best Arrangements
Fair Retail Prices
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SELLING "TIPS" FOR DEALERS IN MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS
New Motion Picture Theatres, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the Country That
Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment.
Opportunities to make sales of automatic pianos
and orchestrions will be found in this column by
piano dealers desirous of developing these pros-
pects in the respective localities mentioned:
Arizona.
Babbitt Brothers are planning to erect a new moving
picture theatre at Flagstaff.
California.
Rankin's Hall, at Blue Lakes, has been converted into a
moving picture theatre by B. L. White.
The York Theatre, at Twenty-fourth and Bryant streets,
San Francisco, has been reopened by Hannell & Matthews.
C. R. Beilby is planning to erect a new moving picture
theatre at Wheatland.
A new theatre is being erected at Porterville by Edward
Howell.
I
The Columbia Theatre, a new moving picture theatre,
will be opened on Tenth street, Oakland, by Fest & Siedell.
F. H. Smith is planning to open a new moving picture
theatre at Lindsay.
A new moving picture theatre has been opened on Broad-
way, Oakland, which has been named the Imperial.
The Royal Theatre Co. is planning to erect a new $60,-
000 moving picture theatre on California street, San
Francisco.
A. Delluchi and E. Fontana have purchased the Bell
Theatre at Stockton.
Connecticut.
The Paragon Picture Corporation is planning to con-
vert the first floor of the Weisman building on Church
street, Naugatuck, into a moving picture theatre.
Florida.
P. W. Hutchinson and T. C. Cashen, Jr., have taken
over the Republic Theatre at Jacksonville.
Illinois.
A new moving picture show has been opened in the
Reisch building at Middletown by E. H. Krenz.
Arthur Simons and W. VV. Watts are planning to erect a
new moving picture theatre on the site of their old Rex
Theatre, in Petersburg, which was recently destroyed by
fire.
Manager Brownie Linton is planning to open the new
Olytnpia Theatre at Tuscalo shortly.
A new moving picture theatre has been opened at Steger
Hall, Steger, by W. Rutowsky.
Indiana.
Walter Kyle and Hugh Rapp have leased the opera house
at Ladoga and will operate it as a moving picture theatre.
The I. O. O. F. are planning to erect a new moving pic-
ture theatre at Thorntown.
Luna Amusement Co., Lafayette; $50,000; opera houses,
theatres; Herbert H. Johnson, John H. Johnson, Edna G.
Johnson, incorporators.
The New Albany Amusement Co., of New Albany, has
purchased the Grand Theatre at that place.
Dan and William David are planning to open a new
moving picture theatre in Nashville.
Iowa.
A new moving picture theatre has been opened at Stacy-
ville by Heyzog Brothers.
Kentucky.
The Capitol Theatre Co., of Louisville, has been incor-
porated with a-capital stock of $3,000. The incorporators
are Fred J. Dolle, Dennis H. Long, and Henry Reiss.
A new moving picture theatre has been opened at Corbin
by W. W. Sawyers and Jess Mershon.
George Mann is preparing to erect a new moving picture
theatre at Bardstown.
Louisiana.
^
The Central Amusement Co. has just opened its new
Happy Hour Theatre in New Orleans.
The new Empire moving picture theatre at 1010 Canal
street, New Orleans, has just been opened.
Michigan.
Harry Rockwell is converting a store property at Alma
into a moving picture theatre.
A $30,000 moving picture theatre will be erected at Mon-
roe by Charles E. Kirby.
A new $7,500 opera house will be erected shortly at
Whitehall.
Minnesota.
Andres Brothers & Lindren are planning to erect a new
moving picture theatre in St. Paul.
Edward A. Campbell has just opened a new moving pic-
ture theatre at Minneapolis, which will be known as the
Holmes.
Missouri.
Dr. L. L. Lathan has opened a new moving picture thea-
tre at Lathan.
Turpin & Hunkin wil] be in charge of the new moving
picture theatre which will be erected at Clinton.
Nebraska.
George Devlin has opened a new moving picture thea-
tre at McLean.
Mrs Viola Brown, of O'Neill, is planning to erect a new
moving picture theatre at that place.
Thomas Verba is planning to open a new moving picture
theatre in the Hein building at Howells.
A new §20,000 moving picture theatre will be erected
at Chadron by James W. Pace.
W. M Busey, of Bridgeport, is planning to erect a $15,-
000 moving picture theatre at that place.
New Jersey.
The M. & S. Amusement Co. is planning to erect a
$100,000 moving picture theatre in Newark
A new $50,000 moving picture theatre will be erected at
Fulton and Jackson avenues, Jersey City, by the Mertens
Amusement Co.
New York.
The Paragon Theatre Corporation will erect a $14,000
moving picture theatre at Beacon.
Ohman Brothers have opened their $20,000 moving pic-
ture theatre at Lyons.
A new moving picture theatre will be erected at New-
burgh by the Paragon Theatre Corporation.
The Wardin Realty Co. is haying plans prepared for the
erection of a new $35,000 moving picture theatre in New
York City.
North Dakota.
A. H. Yeoman, of Devil's Lake, is planning to open
a new moving picture theatre at Crary.
A building at Pettibone will be remodeled into an opera
house.
Ohio.
The Central Building Co. is erecting a new $150,000
moving picture theatre at Dayton.
Philip Chakers has converted the opera house at Me-
chanicsburg into a moving picture theatre.
The Mill & High Theatre Co., which was recently incor-
porated at Akron, with a capital stock of $100,000, and of
which C. T. Grant was one of the incorporators, will prob-
ably erect a new moving picture theatre soon.
The Grand Theatre and Amusement Co., Mansfield; $60,-
000; Paul E. Sturgis, incorporator.
Family Amusement Co., Cleveland; $10,000; Dorr E.
Warner, incorporator.
Oregon.
C. C. Smith will erect a new moving picture theatre in
Dalles.
A new moving picture theatre will be erected in the
Alisky block at Third and Morrison streets, Portland, and
will be operated by J. G. Fleishman.
South Dakota.
The Nace Theatre Co. has leased the opera house at
Volin and will operate it as a moving picture house.
Tennessee.
A new $5,000 moving picture theatre will be erected on
East Ninth street, Chattanooga, by Thomas S. Wilcox.
Texas.
A new $10,500 moving picture theatre will be erected at
Hereford for C. H. Dyar.
A. Martini will erect a new moving picture theatre at
2114 Market street, Galveston.
The Queen, a new moving picture theatre, has been
opened at Brownsville by Andrew Pappas.
Buckingham & Fought have opened a new moving picture
theatre at Cuero, known as the Royal.
J. J. O'Malley is erecting a new theatre at Abiline.
Vermont.
A company, of which John E. Leland is a member, will
erect a $40,000 moving picture theatre at Montpelier.
Virginia.
Theatres, Inc., Norfolk; $15,000; Jake Wells, Otto
Wells, incorporators.
Norwood Hotel Co., Inc., Norfolk; $10,000; C. P. Swar-
ingen, G. B. Swaringen, incorporators.
Mr. Rowland has just opened the Alabama, a new mov-
ing picture theatre at Alexandria.
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Clark has opened up the Elite Theatre on Fourteenth
street, Northwest.
Washington.
Samuel Sampson has opened a new moving picture thea-
tre at Stevenson.
Wisconsin.
R. B. Guyette is planning to erect a new moving picture
theatre at Sheboygan Falls.
A new $70,000 moving picture theatre will be erected at
Sturgeon Bay by Louis P. Nebel & Son.
Roscoe Anear and Thomas Bird are planning to erect
a new moving picture theatre at Richland Center.
A new opera house will be erected at Muscoda by Fred
Paulick.
Wyoming.
Mrs. Less Mote is erecting a new theatre at Riverton.
PATENTS AUTOMATIC TUNE-SHEET.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C , March 13.—James John
Walker, London, Eng., was last week granted
Patent No. 1,173,232 for a tune-sheet for auto-
matic musical instruments, the playing of which is
controlled by such a sheet traveling over a tracker
board having ports operatively connected with the
respective note-sounding motors, and it has for its
object to provide improved means by which the
said tune-sheet can be automatically maintained
in, or returned to, its proper position for insuring
register between its respective rows of note slots
or perforations and the tracker board ports.
AMERICAN PLAYER=PIANO CO. MOVES.
The American Player-Piano Co., formerly of
Champaign, 111., has moved to Jacksonville, Fla.,
where it will have improved manufacturing facili-
ties. This concern bought out the original plant
and equipment of the Johnson Piano Co., which
failed several years ago, and since that time has
been in business in Illinois.
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY * CO,
IVORYTON, CONN.
MANUFACTURERS
Plano-lortc Ivopy Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
Piano Manufacturers £ g
•oft yellow poplar for cross baad-
\mg Is unapproached in this country.
A large supply always OH hand.
Th» • • n t r a l Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
RUDOLPH C. KOCH
MANUFACTURER OF
GRUBB & KOSEGARTEN BROS.
Mannfactnrers of HIGH GRADE
WHITE, SON COMPANY
Manufacturer*
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS ORGAN AND PLAYER-PIANO
LEATHERS
N A S S A U , Renssetaer County, N. Y.
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530-540 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, M m .
Towers Above
All Others
S Y L V E S T E R TOWER CO.
MuDt.cmren Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions
Keys, Actions, Hammer*. Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
111 to 147 Broadway
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. CAMBBIDGEFOBT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OP
3 8 6 and 3 8 8 Second Avenue,
THE STANDARD CO.
NEW YORK
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Ctll.
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST
GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth St.
NEW YORK
Maaafactarer* ef •
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Bran FUnfei, Daaiaer Kodi, Special Caaetaa
Screws, Bracket aa4 Ball Bolts, Key Fiat,
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Manufacturers of \ H l G H GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
. HEW YORK

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