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CHICAGO AND THE MIDDLE WEST
Frank W. Kirk, Manager, 1302 Republic Building, South State St., Chicago
Preliminary Tests in Chicago Piano
Playing Tournament Ending This Week
burg returned from New York on Wednesday
and is now engaged in the supervising and
preparation of the Secburg exhibit at the New
York show.
Winners Now to Compete in District Tests for Places in Finals—Wide Interest Shown
Throughout the City in Second Annual Event
Fleer Urges Dealers
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HpHE preliminary tests of the Chicago Piano
-*• Playing Tournament closed this week, the
winners being placed in the district tests and
eligible to compete for the title of Champion
Junior Amateur Pianist of Chicago.
Unusual interest has been shown in the con-
test this year as shown by the recent comments
of Glenn Dillard Gunn, music critic for the
Chicago Herald & Examiner, who said: "The
greatest impetus to the study of good music that
yet has been discovered is such a city-wide con-
test for young pianists as The Herald & Ex-
aminer is now conducting in co-operation with
the piano dealers of Chicago.
"Its commercial purpose is, of course, to
stimulate the sale of pianos by encouraging tal-
ent with honors and prizes. But its benefits are
incalculable. Inevitably it becomes not a test
of talent alone, but also a test of teaching. By
insisting on works of Bach as test pieces, the
committee in charge has indirectly effected a
searching examination in the fundamentals of
music and of piano technic.
'The second of these contests is now in
progress. Just how many children of high
school age and less will pass before the boards
of examiners I do not know. Last year there
were 15,000. But I do know that again, as was
last year the case, the wealth of talent uncov-
ered is astonishing; and I am told that the
quality of the teaching evidenced already shows
an improvement."
Seeburg Autophone Brought
Out by Seeburg Co.
grams. They include a grand piano for the
large auditorium, which seats 2,500; several
Midgets for the Sunday school department, and
uprights for miscellaneous use.
The sale was made by Earl Billings, manager
New Automatic Selection Phonograph With
Electric Amplifier Latest Addition to the
Company's Line
President of Illinois State Association Launches
Campaign for Wider Affiliation in That State
H. H. Fleer, president of the Illinois Music
Merchants' Association and vice-president of
Lyon & Healy, has launched an aggressive State
membership campaign in connection with the
annual meeting of the National Association of
Music Merchants' to be held in New York City
June 4, 5, 6.
"Music dealers of the State of Illinois ought
1o appreciate more than dealers in any other
State what the value of the organization means,"
said Mr. Fleer. "Just think of the enormous
gasoline tax which we would all now be paying
if there had not been a Chicago Motor Club to
fight this legislature at Springfield. In addition
to discussing matter of current interest at our
State and National Association meetings and
hearing men from other industries talk on prob-
lems, our organization would be well worth
while to meet an emergency which might arise
CHICAGO, III., May 26.—A most complete line of
Automatic instruments is offered the music
dealer by the J. P. Seeburg Piano Co., manufac-
turer of automatic pianos, orchestrions and re-
producing pipe organs, in introducing the new
Seeburg Autophone automatic selective phono-
graph.
This latest addition to the Seeburg line is
made in standard models equipped with coin-
operating mechanism or when specified may be
fitted with self-playing bush button control.
The instrument has an all-electric pick-up and
amplifier, and plays any standard ten-inch
phonograph record, rendering eight selections
either continuously or as selected. It repeats
the series automatically without attention.
The J. P. Seeburg Co. is proud of remark-
able reproducing qualities that have been de-
veloped in constructing this new instrument.
The tone is free from distortion and may be
adjusted at will from a whisper to exceptional
volume. The height is fifty-nine and one-half
inches; width, forty-one and one-eighth inches,
and the depth twenty-six and one-half inches.
The J. P. Seeburg Piano Co. is recognized as
one of the largest manufacturers of coin-operated
First Baptist Church, Miami, Fla.
pianos and unusual interest has already been
shown in the new Seeburg Autophone. The of the Cable Piano Co. Mr. Billings has be- at any time in the way of detrimental legisla-
company has received many testimonials from come very well known in musical circles during ture.
.members of the trade who have heard the in- his four years as manager of the Cable Piano
"Our State Association plans to follow the
strument which is being shown at the Seeburg Co. here. He is himself a musician of ability example set by the National Association when
exhibit at the Commodore Hotel during conven- and has identified himself closely with various we have our convention in September and have
tion week.
musical activities in the city.
men from outside of the industry address the
meeting on matters of interest concerning prob-
lems of the trade.
"We plan to have a membership in the Na-
W. W. Kerr, credit manager of The Cable tional Association from the State of Illinois
which will do justice to the size of the industry
First Baptist Church of That City Equips En- Co., of Chicago, was elected second vice-presi- in this State, so that we may have a representa-
dent
of
the
Chicago
Association
of
Credit
Men
tire Building With Instruments of That Make
at the annual banquet held at the Stevens Hotel tive turnout in New York in June as well as
in Chicago in September."
Monday evening, May 21st.
MIAMI, FJ.OKIDA, May 25.—The First Baptist
Church, recently completed, has selected twelve
Cable-made pianos for use in the splendid new
building at the corner of Northeast First avenue
Treasurer N. Marshall Seeburg of the J. P.
Miss E. Manning, advertising manager of the
and Fifth street.
This building is one of the finest church edi- Seeburg Piano Co., has gone to his winter home W. W. Kimball Co., is leaving on June 2nd to
fices in the South, and the Cable instruments in Palm Beach, and after a few days' stay will spend her vacation on the Pacific Coast, in a
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will play an important part in the musical pro- bring his family North. President J. P. See-
Twelve Cable-Made
Pianos for Miami Church
W. W. Kerr Honored
N. M. Seeburg in Florida
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Miss Manning on Coast