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SEPTEMBER 17, 1927
Contest for Amateur Banjoists Proving
Big Sales Feature in Seattle Trade
Eddie Peabody, Weil-Known Vega Artist, Offers Prizes for Amateurs Who Can Most
Nearly Duplicate His Playing of Two Numbers
CEATTLE, WASH., September 10.—Vega
banjos were recently featured in an inter-
esting tie-up with the local appearance of Eddie
Peabody, the famous Vegaphone banjo artist,
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Liberty Music Shop outfitted their record girls
in suits similar to that worn by Eddie Pea-
body, with white flannel skirts trimmed in
scarlet and red satin cutaway jackets. Sher-
states, and while business is somewhat hard
to get the present action is satisfactory, and
the outlook for Fall business is very good.
Mr. Walker was a judge at the Calumet
County band tournament which was held at
Chilton last week where the New Holstein band
won first place. Mr. Walker has acted as judge
at a number of important tournaments which
have been held recently throughout the State.
Chicago Trade Holds
Golf Tournament This Week
Event to Be at St. Charles Country Club, Fox
River—Interesting Program Is Arranged
CHICAGO, III., September 10.—A number of the
members of the Association of Musical Mer-
chandise Manufacturers, Chicago Zone, were
guests of F. R. Johnson, of the Globe Music
Co., St. Charles, recently at the St. Charles
Country Club, of which Mr. Johnson is a mem-
ber and director. A foursome was made up of
Walter M. Gotsch, president of the Local As-
sociation; H. H. Slingerland, president of the
Slingerland Banjo Co.; H. K. Kuhrmeyer, of the
Stromberg-Voisinet Co., and F. R. Johnson.
J. J. D. Taylor, of the Waverly Musical Prod-
ucts Co., Inc., was of much assistance during
the game in acting as caddy and keeping scores.
The members were so enthusiastic over the
delightful time they had on the course along the
Fox River that it was decided at the recent
monthly meeting of the Association to hold
another tournament on Thursday, September
15, at the Brookwood Country Club.
Eddie
Peabody
With
His
Vega
in
the
Liberty
Music
Shop
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Peabody was so
impressed with his Seattle reception that he
desired to repay the public in some manner.
Consequently he is sponsoring a contest for
which any amateur musician who can play
Eddie's two new records, "Sad'n Blue" and
"Me and My Shadow," as nearly as possible as
the Victor recording of the pieces, are eligible.
No professionals will be allowed to enter nor
anyone connected with music stores, news-
papers or theatres. To make it possible for
all to get a fair entry and judging, arrange-
ments have been made with several music
stores to accept registration blanks and con-
duct their own elimination contests until three
of its best entries are selected. Eddie Peabody
will then visit the stores and pick the best
from the three selected. On the evening of
September 11, at the Fifth Avenue, the ac-
cepted entries from the music stores holding
the contests will be lined up on the stage and
the final tryout heard. The winner is offered
a salary of $100 a week and the opportunity
of playing with Eddie Peabody for a whole
week as a partner hired by Fanchon & Marco
at the above-named salary.
As an added incentive, E. R. Mitchell, pro-
prietor of the Liberty Music House, offers $50
additional prize if the records are purchased
at that store and registration entered.
Fanchon-Marco artists touring the West
Coast Theatre Circuit are ardent boosters for
Eddie Peabody. They are keen in their ap-
preciation of the banjo king's untiring efforts
to render every possible assistance in the way
of musical accompaniment in order to assist
them in winning favor with the audience.
Keeping in step with the procession, the
man, Clay & Co. were the first to do this,
copying exactly the suit, even to the baggy
white flannel trousers. Eddie was much flat-
tered by the attention and arranged for group
pictures with each department, these in turn
being featured in the daily papers and making
a good bit of advertising for the music houses.
CHICAGO, III., September 10.—The B. R. Hunt
Mfg. Co., Union City, Ind., manufacturer of
musical instrument cases and bags, showed the
complete line in an exhibit during the past two
weeks at the Palmer House, Chicago. The
E-Z-Lok feature of the Hunt products continues
to attract attention because of the convenience
and service that it offers.
B. R. Hunt, head of the concern, is in charge
CHICAGO, III., September 10.—William F. Lud- and reports that he will also have an exhibit
wig, president of Ludwig & Ludwig, drum and in New York for the Eastern trade this month
banjo makers of this city, received a handsome and for the first time will exhibit in several of
Elgin watch at the recent convention of the the other large mid-West cities as well.
American Legion, department of Illinois, held
at Joliet, for his work in coaching the Evanston
Drum Corps.
Mr. Ludwig, as the trade well knows, is an
CHICAGO, III., September 10.—Fred J. Bacon
expert professional drummer and his enthusiasm known as the world's champion five-string banjo
for drumming led him to devote his spare time player, and Charles M. Rothermel, string solo-
to coaching the Drum Corps Division in his ist, at radio station WGES, gave a public dem-
neighborhood in Evanston.
This corps was onstration on string instruments in the show-
highly praised for the excellent representation rooms of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co.,
that it made at the recent convention and due 311 South Wabash avenue, September 8-9-10,
credit was given the eminent instructor of the using the Bacon banjo.
Evanston corps.
William F. Ludwig Is
Honored by Legion
Demonstrated the Bacon
Fall Band Campaign
MILWAUKEE, WIS., September 14.—Vesey Walker,
manager of the band instrument and small
i;oods department for the Kesselman-O'Dris-
coll Co. store, reports that he is busy re-
organizing bands for Fall work. There is
good life in the band business at present, he
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