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OCTOBER 22, 1927
The Music Trade Review
Duo-Art Widely Used in Music Courses
Among British Schools and Colleges
Educational Department of the Aeolian Co., of London, Places Many Instruments
in Leading Educational Institutions of British Isles
INSPIRED by the success of the educational
department of the Aeolian Co., New York,
in promoting widespread interest in the Duo-
Art throughout the United States, a similar
department was established about two years
ago by the Aeolian Co. of London. Charles
view and is organizer of children's* concerts in
London, as well as several others. Such
demonstrations, given before those in whose
hands lie the musical education of Britain's
younger generations, afford the opportunity for
realization of the wonderful possibilities of the
British Schools Using the Duo-Art
1.—Stowe School, Buckingham. 2.—Oundle School, London. 3.—Harrow School, Harrow, England. 4.—Cambridge Uni-
versity Music School, Cambridge, England. S.—London University. 6.—Goldsmith College, London.
S. Hicks was appointed director of the de-
partment, with duties similar in scope with
those of Franklin Dunham here, under whose
supervision an amazing increase in Duo-Art
installations in American schools has been
brought about. The English department took
on at once and many persons prominent in
the world of music education gladly offered
their support, among them Percy A. Scholes,
then music critic of the Observer.
The growth of this department and the suc-
cess it has encountered in placing the Duo-Art
in Great Britain's leading schools, colleges and
conservatories is an accomplishment worfhy of
the highest praise. Inspiring lectures are being
given with the Duo-Art before large audiences
composed of teachers, members of the boards
of education and other distinguished folk by
such authorities as Mr. Scholes, Miss Mabel
Chamberlain, who edits the School Music Re-
Duo-Art as an aid to music appreciation. The
first elementary school to be sold almost a year
ago was the Tennyson Street School in London.
A partial list of the institutions now possess-
ing the Duo-Art follows: Royal Academy of
Music, London; Royal College of Music, Lon-
don; Guildhall School of Music, London;
Charterhouse School, London; Goldsmith's Col-
lege, New Cross, London; Oundle School,
London; University of London; Stowe School,
Buckingham; Marlborough College, Bucking-
ham; Marlborough, Wiltshire; Fursedown
Training College, Streatham; Rugby School,
Rugby, Warwickshire; Tennyson Street School,
Battersen; Armstrong College, New Castle-on-
Tyne; University of Durham, New Castle;
Harrow School, Harrow; Cambridge University
Music School, Cambridge; University College
of South Wales, Cardiff, and the famous Eton
School.
Shirley Walker Addresses Sacramento
Teachers on the Piano Playing Contest
Sherman, Clay Co. Explain New Phonograph Policy—Paul Fink a Visitor—Wiley B.
Allen Co. Featuring Haines Bros. Pianos in Period Styles
FRANCISCO, CAL.,
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Shirley Walker has just
October 14.—
returned from
Sacramento, where he addressed the Sac-
ramento Music Teachers' Association, telling
them of the various angles of a piano-playing
contest. The teachers were decidedly interest-
ed, but it will not be immediately known
whether any definite results will follow. Speak-
ing of the activities of the Music Trades Asso-
ciation of Northern California, of which he
is president, Mr. Walker said that they are
preparing to begin the season's work and will
soon have announcements to make.
New Sherman, Clay & Co. Policy
In sending out the October 15 quarterly
dividend checks, Sherman, Clay & Co. used
a portion of President P. T. Clay's statement,
made in announcing the firm's change of phono-
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graph policy, some weeks ago. The statement,
"To Our Stockholders," now going out, reads:
"Approximately ten years ago we realized
that the trend of modern merchandising was
through chain stores, particularly if we wanted
to be an aggressive and outstanding figure in
the retail field.
"With this object in view, we started opening
branches as rapidly as our capital and the
securing of the right men to manage them
would permit. Naturally, this caused a serious
conflict with our wholesale business and we
have decided to retire from the wholesale field
in talking machines and radio and confine our
activities to retail.
"We take pleasure in announcing that we
are now in a position to give the public, not
only the Victor, but also the Brunswick and
Columbia lines and the Radio Corporation of
America and Gilfillan radio sets."
Paul Fink a Visitor
Paul Fink, vice-president of the George Steck
& Co. division of the Aeolian Co., came here
a few days ago with James Schiller, of the
Aeolian, who met Mr. Fink in Spokane.
Mr. Schiller went as far East as Omaha, the
trip from which he has just returned.
On
Saturday he will leave to accompany Mr. Fink
to Los Angeles.
Featuring Haines Bros. Period Styles
E. Palmer Tucker, southern California man-
ager for the Wiley B. Allen Co., is visiting
headquarters here. He says that the business
outlook is very encouraging for the Fall. Cater-
ing to the growing demand for period pianos,
the Wiley B. Allen Co. store here is making
a special feature of a Haines Bros, piano de-
signed in the Latin-Antique style. Spain and
Italy both supplied the motif for the design
of the piano case and it is shown by the
Allen Co. with some period surroundings to
give an idea of a period home. A chair,
shown with the piano, is a rare old piece in
the Spanish style and old Italian hand-blocked
plush is also displayed with the piano.
Banjo Champion a Visitor
Frederick Bacon, "world's champion banjo
player," is visiting some of the larger cities of
the Pacific Coast and giving banjo demonstra-
tions for stores that handle the Bacon line
of banjos. On Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons of this week Mr. Bacon spent the
afternoon on the fourth floor of the retail
store of Sherman, Clay & Co., exclusive Bacon
dealers here. Banjo players, especially those
who use the Bacon banjo, are enthusiastic over
Mr. Bacon's visit.
Bruno & Son Traveler in Town
Clyde Wilson, who travels the Coast territory
for C. Bruno & Son, Inc., is in town, making
his headquarters, as usual, at the H. C. Hanson
Music House. Mr. Wilson says he is featuring
the new Bruno line of glee club, the Con-
queror, the Commander and the Commander
de luxe tenor banjos. He has just returned
from the Northwest, where he had a very good
trip and found special interest in the new
Vita-Ukulele. Harry Wilson, radio star over
KOA, Denver, Colo., is using this instrument
and is thereby winning additional friends for it.
Edwin Skalare, Northwest manager of the
Remick song shop, Portland, Ore., was a visitor
in San Francisco during Mr. Wilson's present
stay here, and he ordered a new stock of
Bruno instruments for his Portland store.
The new 14-7 Exponential Brunswick Pana-
tropes have been received at Brunswick head-
quarters here and have been demonstrated for
dealers. Their enthusiasm for the latest Bruns-
wick can be judged by the numerous orders
they have placed for Exponential 14-7.
Neill C. Wilson, advertising manager for
Sherman, Clay & Co., and several other en-
thusiastic mountain climbers, are planning to
make the ascent of Mount Shasta on New
Year's Day.
The whole radio industry seems to have felt
keenly their loss in the death last Sunday of
Colonel Dillon, appointed head of the sixth
district some time ago from Washington.