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The Music Trade Review
APRIL 6, 1929
Arthur A. Trostler Joins
Gulbransen Piano Plays an
Brunswick Organization
Weil-Known Radio Man Appointed Sales Man-
ager of Radio-Panatrope Division of Bruns-
wick-Balke-Collender Co.
Important
Role When U. S. Navy Turns to Music
Arthur A. Trostler, one of the best-known
figures in the radio industry, has been appointed
sales manager of the Radio-Panatrope division
Arthur A. Trostler
of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.
Mr. Trostler, until recently vice-president
and sales manager of the Freed-Eisemann Co.,
has been connected with the radio industry for
a number of years as a dealer and jobber and
executive of large manufacturing concerns. He
has traveled extensively both in the United
States and Europe and is thus thoroughly fa-
miliar with manufacturing and marketing con-
ditions in the radio industry.
Before entering the radio field Mr. Trostler
was for many years head of the Victor whole-
sale department of the Schmelzer Arms Co.,
Kansas City.
Texas Music Merchants Plan
Large Convention Delegation
Special Cars to Carry Delegates From Lone
Star State to the Trade Conventions in
Chicago
Robert N. Watkin, secretary of the Will A.
Watkin Co., Dallas, Tex., and ex-president of
the National Association of Music Merchants,
has been one of the first to fully sense the im-
portance of the conventions in Chicago in June
and has already made arrangements for special
cars to carry music merchants and radio deal-
ers to the convention city.
The train schedule suggested, which will en-
able delegates from various sections of the
State to meet at a central point and travej
North together, is as follows:
Galveston
"Sunshine Special"
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Palestine
LonKview Jet.
El Paso
Abilene
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Longview
Longview
Texarkana
St. Loirs
St. Louis
Chicago
"Texan"'
"Sunshine Special'
"Sunshine Special
"t\
& E. I."
11.30 a. m. June 1
1.15 p.m.
9.45 a. m
11.55 a. m.
5.30 p. m.
7.50 p. m.
7.15 p. m. May
8.42 a. m. June
4.45 p m.
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5.40 p. m.
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8.30 p.m.
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8.30 p. m. June 1
11.05 p. m.
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11.30 a. m. June 2
11.40 a.m.
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6.10 p.m.
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Arrangements have been made for special
rates of one and one-half fare for the round
trip under the certificate plan.
Scenes Taken on Board U. S. S. "California" During Special Program, in Which
the Gulbransen Piano Played a Major Role
' I *HE Gulbransen piano was used on an im- various parts of the ship and passes through
portant occasion recently when the Com- the rather small openings of the various water-
mander-in-Chief Battle Fleet's Orchestra of the tight doors and hatches.
United States ship, "California," played for a
"I was on board the scout cruiser 'Concord'
reception given by the Commander-in-Chief to recently, and the Gulbransen Minuet which you
President Arosemena, Republic of Panama and furnished the "Concord" several years ago is
Colonel Harry Burgess, United States Gov- still doing excellent service and giving satisfac-
ernor, Canal Zone.
tion."
Writing from Balboa, R. S. Berkey, Lieuten-
ant Commander pens the following to the Gul-
bransen Co.: "The Gulbransen Minuet has given
us excellent service and is ideally suited for
use aboard ship as it is easily transported to
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 30.—British exports
of pianos continued to decrease in number in
1928, falling to a total of 2,506 as compared
with 3,027 in 1927 and 3,367 in 1926, according
to a report just received in the Department of
Commerce from the American consul general
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., March 29.—Harold Pracht,
piano sales manager for Sherman, Clay & Co., at London. Detailed figures showing country
in this city, has just announced that they have of origin are not yet available for 1928. The
sold a Kurtzmann piano to the Public Li- bulk of the imports prior to 1928, however, con-
brary, in the Civic Center, for its Music Depart- sisted of complete non-automatic pianos, of
ment. This is recognized as a very excellent which Germany sent the major portion. In 1925,
music library department, containing both a during the period in which the import duty was
large assortment of musical scores and of vol- not in operation, over 15,000 pianos were im-
ported, but since the reimposition of the duty
umes regarding music.
Howard C. Rice, president of Kurtzmann & the imports have gradually diminished.
Other unenumerated musical instruments im-
Co.. is expected here on April 1.
ported in 1928 also declined in number, after
The Liberty Music House, 1518 Second ave- advancing in 1927. Germany was also the chief
nue, Seattle, Wash., was remodeled and deco- supplier in this line of musical instruments.
rated to make it one of the finest music stores
on the Pacific Coast. Nine attractively ap-
pointed demonstration rooms are on the first
floor and four are on the balcony.
The Arcturus Radio Tube Co., Newark, N. J.,
has purchased the factory building at 708-720
The J. H. Culp Music Co., Frederick, Okla., Frelinghuysen avenue, that city, which will add
is being moved from the Oklahoma State bank 111,000 square feet of space to the present facili-
building to the Motor Supply building on South ties of the company. It is stated by officials
that production will be greatly increased.
Ninth street.
British Piano Exports
Show Marked Decrease
Kurtzmann Piano Is Bought
by San Francisco Library
New Arcturus Tube Factory