Music Trade Review

Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 18

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The Music Trade Review
Chicago and Middle West — (Continued from page 15)
Kimball Opens Branch
Lane Leaves for England
The W. W. Kimball Co. has opened a branch
store at Washington, D. C, under the manage-
ment of E. D. Sanford. The Washington
branch, in addition to being a retail store, will
also be used as a distributing center for Wash-
ington and the adjacent territory, enabling the
company to carry a stock at that point and
give better service to the Eastern trade.
Ashley B. Cone Back
Ashley B. Cone, vice-president of Hardman,
Peck & Co., New York, returned on Monday,
April 30, from an extended European trip, nride
during the past three months with Mr.}. Cone.
They spent a large part of their time in Italy
and Sicily, but also visited Austria, Fraivx 1 and
England.
Walter Lane, former president of the Bush
& Lane Piano Co., Holland, Mich., accompanied
by his wife, left for New York City on Sun-
day, April 22, on the first lap of a trip to Eng-
land, where Mr. Lane has many relatives.
Fine Rockwell Tribute
on Tenth Anniversary
Philadelphia Q R S District Manager Receives
Congratulations From All Sections of the
Country
A novel surprise was a tribute of hundreds
of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
music dealers on the tenth anniversary of the
date on which Don Rockwell, Philadelphia dis-
Beg Pardon!
In the last issue of The Review it was re-
ported that the M. Schulz Co. had changed the
popular style 30 from the original William and
Mary design to square pilasters and legs. This
was erroneous, however, for the style will con-
tinue to be made in the original design, and
as an added feature will also be made with the
>cpuare pilasters and legs. This will meet the
wide range of demand for this instrument.
J. V. Sill Returns
The members of the Western Division of the
National Piano Technicians' Association will
hold a dinner meeting on June 1, at the Hotel
LaSalle, when delegates will be elected from
the Western Division's activities at the annual
meeting, to be held during the week of the
convention in New York Citv.
and letters from the Wiley B. Allen Co., Ben-
jamin Platt and the Birkel Music Co., of Los
Angeles; Alfred D. Lamott, of the Thearle
Music Co., San Diego; William Hodecker and
Sherman, Clay & Co., Portland, Oregon. From
Salt Lake City, Colonel Joseph J. Daynes, of
the Daynes-Beebe Music Co., sent congratula-
tions. Frederick Philip Stieff, of Baltimore,
William T. Glover, of E. F. Droop & Sons Co.,
Washington; S. Ernest Philpitt, of Miami; Jerry
Vogel, of the Plaza Music Co.; Wheeler Holton
and Henry Waterson, Jr., of Waterson, Ber-
lin and Snyder, and Louis Schoenewald, of
Chickering & Sons, New York, were a few of
the prominent men in the music trade in the
East and South who remembered Rockwell on
this anniversary.
Since the Q R S Co. took on the distribution
last Fall of Okeh and Odeon records for sev-
eral States, Rockwell has shown marked results.
He has achieved gratifying results this Spring
in the large volume of sales he has obtained
for the company's portable phonographs; and
now he is anxious for the arrival of the first
sample of the Q R S movie camera and pro-
jector, as he anticipates tremendous activity for
this newest product.
Delcamp Vice-President
of Mason & Hamlin
Will Also Retain Position With Ampico Corp.
and Advise in Activity as Well as New
Office
on his Unih anniversary
"the 2 J . R ^ S . Coin pa mi
Wilh
J. Y. Sill, manager of the wholesale depart-
ment of the W. W. Kimball Co., returned last
week from a combined business and pleasure
trip to the South, visiting New Orleans, Bi-
loxi and several other Southern points. Mr.
Sill reports that business continues to show a
gain over last year, with April 18 per cent
ahead of the same month last year.
Western Technicians Dine
MAY 5, 1928
trict manager of the Q R S Co., joined that firm
at its San Francisco office. These dealers, buy-
ers and salesmen signed their names to a mes-
sage of congratulation and good wishes lettered
on a Q R S roll of his latest song hit, "Sweet-
heart Lane."
From the Pacific Coast, where Rockwell
traveled for four years before coming to Phil-
adelphia, came many messages including wires
Announcement was made this week by
(ieorge I'rquhart, president of the American
Piano Co., New York, of the appointment of
J. Milton Delcamp, as vice-president of the
Mason & Hamlin Co. Mr. Delcamp, who has
tor many years been identified with music roll
activities for the Ampico Corp., was elected
vice-president of that organization last year,
and has been supervising all Ampico activities
since that time. He will retain his official posi-
tion as an officer of the Ampico Corp., and
will continue to act in an advisory capacity in
Ampico promotion. Mr. Delcamp will, how-
ever, make his headquarters at the Mason &
Hamlin Co.'s factory in Boston, having as-
sumed his new duties on May 1.
Wood Store Remodeled
The J. B. Wood Music Store, 613 Main street,
and the display space has been enlarged.
THE REVIEW'S UNIVERSAL "WANT" DIRECTORY
A
NY member of the music trade may
forward to this office a "position
wanted" advertisement intended
for this Department, to occupy four
lines agate measure, and it will be in-
serted free. Replies will also be for-
warded without cost. Additional space
charged at the rate of 25c per line. If
bold-faced type is desired, the cost for
same will be 25c a line, 7 words to a line.
"Help Wanted" advertisements will be
charged for at the rate of 25c per line.
Cash must accompany order.
Business Opportunities and For Sale
advertisements inserted as display space
only at $7.00 per single column inch.
All advertisements intended for this
department must be in hand on the Sat-
urday preceding date of issue.
WANTED—Experienced special salesmen to
work with dealers. Salary and commissions.
Good proposition. Baldwin Piano Co., 20 East
54th St.. New York City
WHOLESALE SALESMEN WANTED—
We would like to get in touch with several high-
grade piano salesmen who have had successful
experience in wholesale and retail selling. Our
1928 program calls for expansion of sales effort
and there is now an opportunity for men of
the right calibre to join this growing organiza-
tion on a favorable working basis. If you are
looking for a permanent opportunity rather than
just a job, write us for an appointment, giving
your experience, reference and photograph, if
convenient. Gulbransen Company, 3232 Chicago
Avenue, Chicago, 111.
WANTED—Experienced piano travelers for
West Coast to cover California, Oregon, Wash-
ington, Montana and Utah. Desire man ac-
quainted in the northern part of territory. Lib-
eral proposition from house with national ad-
vertised line, low prices and terms for dealers.
Address U. S. Post Office Box 825, Chicago 111.
POSITION WANTED—Store manager with
crew manager open to proposition. Know all
angles of outside and inside selling. Can guar-
antee to increase your business with our proven
system. Address Box 3241, The Music Trade
Review, 420 Lexington Ave., New York City.
POSITION WANTED—Tuner and service
man, now employed, desires change. Fifteen
years' experience. Can sell, too. Address Box
3242, The Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington
Ave., New York City.
WANTED—By old-established music house a
live wire who is a good correspondent to de-
velop wholesale small goods business by mail.
State age and experience, especially in mail
order work. Address Box 3236, Music Trade
Review, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York City.
POSITION WANTED—American, aged 37, married, de-
sires position with house selling high-grade pianos. Eight
years' experience in all branches of retail selling. Can
work own prospects, demonstrate straight goods and satis-
factorily close own deals. References. Address Box 3243,
care The Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington Ave., New
York City.
POSITION WIANTED—Collection, credit and office
manager for music business seeks permanent connection.
High-class references. Available about May 1. Address
Box 3238, Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington Aveuue,
New York City.
POSITION WANTED—Competent sales manager de-
sires permanent position in either New York, Pennsylvania
or New Jersey. Best of references. Available April 25.
Address Box 3239, Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington
Avenue, New York City.
POSITION WANTER—High-class store and sales man-
ager desires position with reliable dealer in New Jersey,
Pennsylvania or New York State. Address A. C. H.,
Box 634, Greene, N. Y.
POSITION —WANTED—Piano store manager seeks
position in west. Now employed. Has been successful in
present connection. Address Box 3229, Music Trade
Review, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York-
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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
Conducted By Thomas W. Bresnahan
Eastern Associations Issue Window
Promotion Cards for the Retailers
"It's More Fun to Play Than to Listen" Is Slogan Featured in Attractive Card With
Paul Whiteman, Weil-Known Orchestra Leader
' T H K first of the new window poster promo-
* tioti plan was introduced to the trade at
the joint meeting of the Musical Merchandise
NATIONAL MUSIC
WEEK.
May 6-12
IT'S MORE FUN TO PLAY THAN TO LISTEN
Manufacturers' Association, Eastern District
and the Associated Musical Instrument Dealers'
of New York at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, last week. Among the other vital sub-
jects of discussion were the plans for the ban-
quet a t the convention. A remarkable array of
talent has already been engaged, and it is an-
nounced as a "high-pressure program of music,
mirth and good fellowship without speeches for
the event."
Four hundred-of the new promotion posters,
illustrated here, have gone out to dealers in
the metropolitan district. Each month they
will get a different one, the one for May sug-
gesting the banjo, mandolin and guitar, and the
June poster the ukulele. They will tie up the
instruments with some nationally known figure
or news event as, for example, Paul Whiteman
in the May poster.
The slogan featured in the poster is: "It's
More Fun to Flay Than to Listen," originally
introduced by Herman Wodica, Cleveland music
dealer, in the slogan symposium conducted by
the Music Trade Review last vear.
W. L. Lange Announces New Display
Material for Paramount Retail Dealers
L. LANGE, 225 East 24th street,
W ILLIAM
New York, banjo manufacturer, has an-
nounced some new display material for dealers.
New Paramount
Promotion
Literature
Issued by
W. L Lange
One poster shows Cliff Weller and his Club
Orchestra, and this type is furnished to Para-
mount exclusive dealers who desire to work
at a new town the name of the Pavilion is let-
tered on the card for display in store windows
and other prominent places, making a three-
way tie-up for the orchestra, Paramount banjos
and the dealer.
The large center card has a background of
red with black lettering and features four of
the leading Paramount artists in different sec-
tions of the country headed by Michael Pingi-
tore of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra; the Hicks
Brothers, prominent vaudeville performers; Lou
Stepp, from the Western Coast; Joe Mueller,
formerly of Isham Jones, and various other
prominent orchestras. A similar card to feature
Harry F. Reser, director of the Clicquot Club
Eskimos, is now in process.
The third display represents a silk plush
banner on which is imprinted a design of a
banjo, also displaying the perforated tone band
on which Wm. L. Lange holds original patents.
This banner is a refined type of display de-
signed to be liuii}; up in a prominent place in
tlie store for semi-permanent use. These ban-
ners can be kept by the dialer for a long period
of time without deteriorating and constitute a
year-round display.
Collins to Open Branch
W. T. Collins, music dealer of Columbus,
O., will open another branch of the Collins
Music Stores, Inc., to be known as the Grand-
view Music Shop, at 1281 Grandview avenue.
In addition to various musical instruments Mr.
Collins will handle radio parts and accessories,
records and sheet music. He also will have
a circulating library.
New Manager in Modesto
Russell Sharp, formerly of Stockton, Cal., has
succeeded T. W. Acktor as manager of the
Sherman, Clay & Co. branch in Modesto, Cal.,
which has been remodeled recently in an ex-
tensive manner.
Cliff Welier
CLUBORCHESTRA
The three displays pictured here are intended
to fill different needs of the dealer in giving
publicity and display to Lange-made banjos.
with a barn-d '1111:11- orchestra well known in
their locality. The dealer pays one-half the
cost of the displays. When the orchestra plays
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