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The Music Trade Review
JUNE 1, 1929
Edison Executive
Assumes New Duties
R. R. Karch Appointed Assistant to A. L.
Walsh, Vice-President of Thomas A. Edison,
Inc.—Will Work With the Jobbers
R. R. Karch, who has been associated with
Thomas A. Edison, Inc., for the past eleven
years, was recently appointed Assistant to A.
L. Walsh, vice-president of Thomas A. Edison,
Inc.
In his new position, Mr. Karch's major du-
ties will be to correlate the Edison Jobbers' ac-
tivities with those of the Edison factory, dvities
for which Mr. Karch is well fitted, through his
former work as general supervisor of the Edi-
son Distributing Corp., wholesale distributors
of Edison radios, phonographs and records.
Practically all of the fourteen branches of the
Edison Distributing Corp. were established
personally by Mr. Karch. From these fourteen
branches, located in important trading centers,
are now carried on this company's extensive
wholesale business in Edison products. While
supervising the activities of this large distrib-
uting organization, Mr. Karch traveled all parts
of the country, and acquired through intimate
contact, a thorough knowledge of the jobbing
problems peculiar to each section.
F. J. Heppe Recovered
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.,
May
27.—Florence
J.
Heppe, head of C. J. Heppe & Son, 1117 Chest-
nut street, who has been confined to his home
for the past month suffering from an attack of
heart trouble, is able to be up and about again
according to reports from the store and is
expected to be able to attend to business after
a few weeks' rest and recuperation.
Haddorff Piano Is Finding Favor
in Western Educational Circles
The Corval-
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School
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Polytechnic
School, Port-
land, Ore.
P O R T L A N D , ORE., May 28.—A significant
testimonial to the high standard of the Had-
dorff piano is witnessed by the selection of the
Haddorff Style "B" Professional Grand by the
new Girls' Polytechnic High School at Portland,
Ore., and the new Corvallis High School at
Corvallis, Ore. Both schools recently pur-
chased the Haddorff grand for use in their audi-
toriums.
The instrument finds favor for use in audi-
toriums for it is particularly well adapted both
in size and quality. The piano is just under
six feet in length and possesses not only a
rare beauty of tone but a'power of resonance
very unusual in a piano of this size.
I hese two recent outstanding sales have been
made by the Graham-Wells M,usic Co., of Cor-
vallis, Ore., to the Corvallis High School and
John H. Dundore, of Portland, Ore., to the new
Girls' Polytechnic High School in that city.
Merle K. Bennett Flying to Dallas
Chicago Public Schools in
to Attend Rotary Convention Group
Merle K. Bennett
and Mrs. Bennett
with group of
Wichita
Rotarians
who will go by
plane, to
Dallas
Convention
In the group above are: Merle K. Bennett, President of
the Wichita Rotary Club; John Kirkwood, President of the
Wichita Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Merle K. Bennett,
Senator Henry J. Allen, Mr. Walter Beach, famous flier;
Mayor Frank Dunn, L. W. Clapp, President of the Park
Board of the Municipal Airport
ICHITA, KAN., May 25.—Merle K.
Bennett, head of the Adams-Bennett
Music Co., the largest local music con-
cern, is preparing to fly by plane to the Interna-
tional Rotary Convention in Dallas next week.
Mr. Rennett, who gets a great deal of pleasure
and recreation in flying, will be among the sev-
enty persons who will fly from Wichita to Dal-
las in ships all made in the Air Capital. This
will probably be the largest squadron of ships
ever to make a flight on a peaceful mission.
The planes will be equipped with sirens which
will announce their arrival over the different
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cities enroute.
Miniature planes will be
dropped over the towns as souvenirs. During
the convention, the planes will be used to give
other Rotarians an opportunity to try out the
Wichita-made ships.
Foster Piano Go. to Close
The Foster Piano Co., Inc., which has been
a factor in the music trade of Troy, iN. Y., for
the past thirty years, will close its doors on
June 1, and the stock in the store of 283 River
street, will be closed up.
CHICAGO, IU.., May 25.—A demonstration of
group piano instruction was given by stu-
dents of the Chicago Public Schools at the
Studebaker Theatre, Thursday, May 23. The
success of this method of instruction was por-
trayed to the public on this occasion, and was
held under the auspices of the music depart-
ment of the Chicago Public Schools.
This department, which is under the direction
of Dr. J. Lewis Browne, announces that it
was enabled to increase the group piano classes
through the courtesy of the following piano
dealers who loaned pianos free of expense for
that purpose: Ampico Hall, Lyon & Healy,
Cable Piano Co., W. W. Kimball Co., Kohlcr
Industries, Kranich & Bach, Baldwin Piano Co.,
P. A. Starck Piano Mfg. Co., Gulbranscn Co.,
M. Schulz Co., Story & Clark Piano Co., Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer Co., Steger & Sons Piano Mfg.
Co.
Opens Novel Radio Section
CANTON, O., May 25.—George C. Wille & Co.,
which music and radio store recently moved to
larger quarters at Cleveland avenue and Sixth
street, will soon open a radio hall, which, ac-
cording to Mr. Wille, will be an innovation in
local radio merchandising. The salon will be
so equipped that every radio can be played
before it is sold, so that customers may select
their instruments according to their own whims.
Opening of the new salon will give the Wille
store the largest selling area for radio in this
section of the State. It will be some time be-
fore this new feature of the store will be avail-
able to the public. Air. Wille said.
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