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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1929 Vol. 88 N. 4

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The Music Trade Review
JANUARY 26, 1929
Radio Makers Launch National Broadcast Program
Members of the Directorate of the Radio Manufacturers' Association, Assembled at Briarcliffe, N. Y.
M
ANY new and important activities, to aid all branches of the radio industry and the inter-
ests of the radio public, were ordered by the Radio Manufacturers' Association at a two-
day session here at Briarcliffe Lodge, New York, January 11-12. Major H. H. Frost, of
New York, president of the RMA, presided, and virtually all directors attended the week-end
sessions. The principal features of the RMA meeting were:
1. Expansion of the RMA Trade Show at Chicago, (beginning June 3) to include the Black-
stone and Congress Hotels, as well as the
Stevens Hotel, the latter to hold the annual were arranged to begin during the week of
January 21. All of the national chains, includ-
banquet.
2. The RMA actively entered broadcasting by ing the National Broadcasting Co., the Colum-
sponsoring programs weekly, various of its 300 bia and Pacific Coast chains, will carry the pro-
members contributing a special program each grams. The plans are under the immediate di-
rection of B. G. Erskine of Emporium, Pa.,
week, on national chains.
3. Important recommendations for revision of chairman of the RMA Committee on Broadcast-
existing radio laws and regulations, to improve ing. One manufacturer member each week, at
a definite hour to be fixed by each contributing
radio reception, and thus, sales, were made.
4. Extension of patent, export trade develop- company, will arrange a special program to be
ment, engineering, credit and merchandising broadcast under RMA auspices, announced as
sponsored by the RMA through the courtesy of
services for RMA members was ordered.
To the radio industry probably the most im- the contributing member. Different types of
portant and interesting action taken by the programs will be arranged to afford variety, and
RMA Board of Directors was the expansion of a tentative schedule for fourteen weeks of the
the Trade Show at Chicago. Early demand for programs has already been arranged.
space has been so large that in the interest of
Improvement of radio reception received
its membership the RMA decided to take over much attention by the Board of Directors. C.
the Blackstone and Congress Hotel accommoda- C. Colby of Canton, Mass., chairman of the
tions, dividing the Trade Show between the Legislative Committee and former RMA presi-
Stevens and these two additional hotels, and dent, with the help of the Legislative Commit-
hold the big RMA annual banquet in the Stevens tee, its Washington Legislative Counsel, Frank
Hotel ballroom. Arrangements to continue the D. Scott, its general counsel, Judge John W.
public shows in Madison Square Garden, New Van Allen, and with the assistance of most of
York, and the Coliseum, Chicago, in 1930, also the RMA members who responded to a ques-
were concluded by the RMA management with tionnaire giving their advice and information
Herrmann & Irwin.
regarding the new broadcast allocations and
The RMA sponsored broadcast programs their views on radio legislation and regulations
Sales Plans for
ALL
PIANOS
Paul B. Klugh to Europe
"Sales Floor Tested"
-Paul II. Klugh, vice-president and general
manager of the Zenith Radio Corp., Chicago,
accompanied by Mrs. Klugh, sailed for France
last week aboard the S. S. "La France" for a
vacation of about six weeks.
These are like "profit-
bearing" certificates
// interested write or wire
New Cumberland Store
W- W. KIMBALL CO.
Established 1857
306 S. Wabash Ave.
Kimball Building
of the Federal Radio Commission, presented de-
tailed recommendations.
The RMA Board adopted and declared the
general policy that the industry interests and
those of the radio public are identical, sales of
radio apparatus depending on public satisfac-
tion with radio reception. The Board declared
as a fundamental and permanent policy "that
the welfare of the radio manufacturer is repre-
sented in the favorable and healthy interest and
approval of the listening public as a whole, and
that the RMA shall direct its efforts toward
attainment of radio broadcasting and reception
most suitable and satisfactory to the radio
listener throughout the nation."
Establishment at New York headquarters of
the RMA of a merchandising bureau, next
month, it is hoped, was recommended by the
Merchandising Committee, headed by L. E.
Noble of Buffalo, and approved tentatively by
the board. Merchandising services of many
kinds for members and also for radio jobbers
and dealers, including special services and col-
lection of statistics, are planned.
New and valuable measures to extend the
credit and collection service of the RMA were
reported. New branches at Philadelphia and
Boston in the Eastern Division, in addition to
that at New York, have been established.
The RMA patent interchange plan was
ordered forwarded by the Board of Directors,
through Le Roi J. Williams of Cambridge,
Mass., Chairman of the Patent Committee.
Progress toward securing railroad rate reduc-
tions on radio products was reported by Cap-
tain William Sparks of Jackson, Mich., Chair-
man of the RMA Traffic Committee. Several
rate reductions urgently pressed by the Traffic
Committee and the Traffic Bureau, in co-opera-
tion with the Federated Radio Trade Associa-
tion, are expected to materialize shortly.
Three new directors were chosen by the .RMA
Hoard to fill the vacancies, they being: Joseph
L. Ray of New York, general sales manager of
the Radio Corp. of America; B. J. Grigsby of
Chicago, president of the Grigsby-Grunow Co.;
and Allan G. Messick of Chicago, chairman of
the Board of the U. S. Radio and Television
( orp.
CHICAGO
CUMBKKI.ANI), Mn, January 21.—The Cumberland
Music Corp. has been incorporated to open a
music store here at 16 North Centre street.
Musical instruments and other lines will be car-
ried. The capitalization is 2,500 shares of $10
par value. Thomas L. Popp and others are the
incorporators.
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The Music Trade Review
JANUARY 26, 1929
Columbia Recording Artists
Who Are Now on Tour
Whiteman's Band, Ted Lewis' Orchestra and
Lee Morse Now Appearing Before the Public
in Various Sections of the Country
A number of exclusive Columbia recording
artists are now planning engagements in various
sections of the country whereby there is offered
to dealers an unusual opportunity for tying up
locally with the appearances of these artists
and recording organizations.
Paul Whiteman and his band, after playing
this week at the Cincinnati Automobile Show,
goes to Cleveland at the Palace Theatre for
the week of January 20, and will then play for
the week of January 27 at the Oakland Auto-
mobile Show, Detroit, after which he will re-
turn to New York.
Ted Lewis and his orchestra is at present on
a vaudeville tour, his January dates including
Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and Detroit.
Ted has a new high hat lined with a silver lin-
ing in keeping with his new song: "Wear a
Hat With a Silver Lining."
Lee Morse, "The Mellow Swanee Voice," also
an exclusive Columbia artist, is on an extended
Pacific Coast tour. She will remain on the
Coast until mid-March and then come East.
The Columbia Co. has prepared an abundance
of material for the use of dealers in tying up
with these touring recording artists.
Brambach Prize Gups for
Sherman, Clay Salesmen
Mark P. Campbell, President of the Brambach
Piano Co., Presents Prize Cups to Winners
in Three Classes for Sales Records
January 19.—The sales-
men of the various Sherman, Clay & Co. stores
will engage in a stirring contest during October,
November and December for the purpose of
seeing who can sell the greatest number of
Brambach baby grands, three prize cups being
offered by Mark P. Campbell, president of the
Brambach Piano Co., one going to the winning
salesman in each of three classes ranging
according to the size of the stores. It has just
been announced that the prize cup in Class 1
was won by Harald Pracht, piano sales man-
ager of the San Francisco store of Sherman,
Clay & Co. In Class 2 to A. L. Lome, sales
manager of the Oakland store, and Class 3 to
Allen Young, sales manager of the San Jose,
store.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.,
One Erion Store Closed
BUFFALO, N. Y., January 22.—The Erion Piano
Co. store in William street, Buffalo, has been
closed following the death of its founder, Fred-
erick Erion. His four sons will continue the
large musical instrument store operated by them
on Broadway in this city.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
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Twenty-four Pianists Featured in
Notable Concert at Fresno, Cal.
Local Dealers Aid Event by Supplying Twelve Pianos During Grand Music Festival
Under Auspices of County Music Teachers
F
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CAL., January 19—A satisfying ex-
ample of the manner in which piano mer-
chants may co-operate in presenting the piano
under unusual and pleasant circumstances was
were of a variety of makes, included Frank
Belles, Nat Cohan, Cooke's Music Shop, the
Falkenstein Music House, the Hockett-Cowan
Music Co., and Sherman, Clay & Co. Public
Twenty-four Pianists Appearing in
found here recently when a half dozen music
houses in Fresno joined in supplying twelve
grand pianos which were played by twenty-
four artists during the grand music festival held
under the auspices of the Fresno County Music
Teachers' Association. The twenty-four pian-
ists played Schubert's Military March, Op. 51,
and the Rakoczy March, while twelve of them,
at as many pianos, played a group of Spanish
dances by Moszkowski and "In the Hall of the
Mountain King," and "Anitra's Dance," from
Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite.
Those who supplied the grand pianos, which
a Notable Concert in Fresno, CaL
interest in the affair was indicated by an audi-
ence of 2,500 which packed the high school
auditorium, and the whole event provided an
excellent lesson regarding what can be done
by piano dealers through co-ordinated effort.
Display Console of Organ
for Philadelphia Theatre
Los ANGELES, CALIF., January 21.—The Los
Angeles Division of the National Association
of Piano Tuners, Inc., held its annual meeting
for the election of officers for the ensuing year.
F. P. Green was elected chairman; H. H. Scott,
vice-chairman and E. Prumers and Charles
Howard were elected recording secretary, treas-
urer and corresponding secretary respectively.
Chairman Green made an eloquent speech after
his election, and outlined his plan for meeting
the required increase of dues for the local di-
vision. He stated that it seemed necessary to
increase the present dues of $12 per annum to
$18 or $24, and it was his proposal to make it
optional for a member to meet this increase in
actual cash or through membership work, can-
vassing and endeavoring to obtain new mem-
bers. He also emphasized the necessity for all
to make the most of opportunity as it presented
itself in daily life. G. B. Riley, the retiring
chairman, was eulogized for the splendid serv-
ices which he had rendered during his term
of office in the preceding year, as also was R.
Shero, secretary-treasurer in 1928. Later an
interesting address was given by Major E. H.
Wilson, chairman, Aviation Technican and Ad-
visory Board, on the history of aeronautics.
PHILADELPHIA, PA., January 21.—The console or
keyboard of the largest organ in Philadelphia,
which will be installed in the new Mastbaum
Theatre, is now on display in the window of
the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., 1031 Chestnut street.
The mammoth console was designed for the
Hope Jones organ which the Wurlitzer Co. has
contracted to install in the handsome memorial
theatre now under construction at Twentieth
and Market streets, in tribute to Jules Mast-
baum, founder of the Stanley Co. of America,
and its late president. The console has attracted
crowds of pedestrians on Chestnut street since
its display last week.
Forms Basket Ball Team
The Music Shop of Niagara Falls, N. Y., has
organized a basketball team composed of former
college and high school stars. It has been
making a good showing in preliminary games
and promises to become one of the best in
Western New York.
Los Angeles Piano Tuners
Hold Annual Meeting
F. P. Green Elected Chairman of Local Division
of National Association of Piano Tuners—
Dues to Be Increased
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