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Issue: 1929 Vol. 88 N. 9

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The Music Trade Review
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MARCH 2, 1929
Radio Distributors in
Pacific Trade Prepares
New Managers for the
Philadelphia Organize
For Its Next Radio Show
Ditson Victor Departments
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., February 25.—Although
the Pacific Radio Show will not take place
till August, applications for sixty-five per
cent of the space available have already been
received. Next week a meeting of the Asso-
ciation will be held to apportion the space
to the various exhibitors. The new secretary,
George H. Curtiss says that the Association
has decided to re-establish the employment
bureau conducted in its offices for the benefit
of the dealers. The dealers' branch of the
Association now meets on the third Thursday
of each month.
Recommendations for radio advertising have
been issued in folder form by the Pacific Radio
Trade Association and the Better Business Bu-
reau of San Francisco. The recommendations
are offered, it is stated for the development of
increased accuracy and fair play, to develop
public confidence in radio merchandise and ad-
vertising.
Paul E. Carlson Returns as Manager of Victor
Wholesale Business in New York and Robert
A. Drake Takes Charge in Boston
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, held to be
one of the oldest music houses in the United
States, having been founded nearly a century
and a half ago, and taken over by Oliver Dit-
son in 1835, has together with its associated
company, Chas. H. Ditson & Co., New York,
manifested the confidence of its officials in the
future of the radio and talking machine busi-
ness by expanding the activities of its whole-
sale Victor departments which have been main-
tained for something over twenty years.
The move for expansion follows the election
of Wm. Arms Fisher as president of Oliver
Ditson & Co., and David King as general sales
manager, and it is particularly interesting to the
talking machine-radio trade because it places
in charge of the Victor departments both in
Boston and New York men of wide experience
and recognized ability. In New York, for in-
stance, it brings back into the organization of
Chas. H. Ditson & Co. Paul E. Carlson, who
for more than a decade had charge of that de-
partment until about a year ago when he be-
Los ANGKLES, CAL., February 23.—A window came special representative of the Victor Talk-
display in the window of the Fitzgerald Music ing Machine Co., an experience that will enable
Co., which brought many passers-by to a stop him to resume his duties with Ditson with a
as they passed down Hill street, consisted of broadened knowledge of the trade situation
three small grand pianos in various conditions. generally.
One, on its side, showed the front of the piano
In Boston the wholesale Victor department
with the action taken out, various parts of
of
the Oliver Ditson Co. has been placed in
which had been taken apart and displayed so
as to show their construction. A second piano, charge of Robert A. Drake, who for the past
also on its side, but endways, showed the nine years has been a special representative of
sounding board and rim construction. In the the Victor Co. in New England and in that
background, mounted on a pedestal platform, capacity has developed close contact with the
dealers throughout that territory, contacts that
stood a third—complete small grand piano.
will prove invaluable to him in his new con-
Credit for this unusual display which not nection.
only attracted much attention, but brought a
The assisting organizations in both Boston
number of actual sales, goes to Bruno Heinze,
and
New York will remain about the same.
finished piano salesman of the Fitzgerald Co.
Henry A. Winkelman, who recently resigned as
manager of the Victor department in Boston,
in order to take a well-deserved rest, will con-
tinue to take an interest in the department af-
fairs, and his assistant, Otto Piesendel will con-
tinue as assistant to Mr. Drake. In New York
Three of the Instruments Placed in Prominent Mr. Carlson will be assisted by Joseph C. May,
Churches and Three More in Theatres of the with Miss Ada V. Arnold as office manager,
Stanley Chain in That City
both of them having been with the Ditson or-
ganization for lengthy periods.
PHILADELPHIA, PA., February 26.—Six notable
Both in New York and Boston the sales
installations of Kimball pipe organs have been forces will be materially enlarged and the serv-
made in the Philadelphia territory since the ice and shipping facilities expanded in accord-
first of the year, three of them being in promi- ance with the energetic plans of the companies.
nent Roman Catholic churches, and three in
new theatres in the Stanley chain. The churches
include St. Stephen's, which has been equipped
with a new Kimball three-manual organ; the
Church of Our Lady of Holy Souls, also
equipped with a three-manual organ, and the
Church of Our Mother of Consolation in Chest- Are Guests of Local Distributor, Inspect New
nut Hill, which has an instrument of the two- Instruments and Listen to Line Sales Talk
manual type. The theatres in which Kimball
ALTOONA, PA., February 26. — About fifty At-
organs have been installed are the Boyd, the
water Kent radio dealers in Blair, Clearfield,
State and the Uptown.
Huntingdon, Mifflin and Bedford counties were
guests of the Johnstown Automobile Co., At-
water Kent district distributors. H. A. Hosmer,
of the radio department of the Johnstown Co.,
KNOXVILLE, TENN., February 23.—Funeral serv-
presided. The meeting was held in the Penn
ice for A. L. Wilhite, sixty-seven, former pro- Alto Hotel and addressed by E. B. Sellers, of
prietor of the Wilhite Piano Co., Knoxville, Philadelphia, sales representative of the At-
who died at his home, Sweetwater, Tenn., was water Kent Mfg. Co., who presented the new
conducted in that town February 20. He had line of Atwater Kent radios and outlined the
retired from activities recently owing to failing sale possibilities of the new sets. Other speak-
health. He leaves a widow and two daughters. ers were Richard Graver, factory sales repre-
sentative for the Pittsburgh district; S. R. Burd,
The Lawrence Klein Furniture Co., 160 East territory representative of the Johnstown
154th st., Harvey, 111., has been incorporated Automobile Co.; A. R. Reed, manager of the
with capital stock of $25,000 to deal in furni- Johnstown Co., and E. R. Oppenheimer, the
ture, radio and musical instruments. The in- well-known specialist of the Atwater Kent Co.,
corporators are E. Yedor, I. Sokoloff, and A. who explained how to increase the sales of
radios through the house-to-house method.
H. Levy.
Piano Construction Shown
in Fitzgerald Display
New Kimball Pipe Organs
Installed in Philadelphia
Atwater Kent Dealers
Convene in Altoona, Pa.
Death of A. L. Wilhite
Radio Wholesalers in Quaker City Secure State
Charter for New Board of Trade—Plan to
Improve Business Conditions
PHILADELPHIA, PA., February 25.—After several
weeks of preliminary work, the Philadelphia
Radio Distributors Board of Trade last Thurs-
day was granted a State charter and imme-
diately met for the purpose of perfecting the
organization . The meeting was held at 713
North Broad street when Charles Gomprecht,
of Trilling & Montague, presided and articles
were signed by members representing fourteen
leading radio distributing firms of the city and
the metropolitan territory. Besides the fourteen
firms enrolled at the meeting it was announced
that nine others had made application for
membership. Committees were appointed on
by-laws, arbitration and to select a permanent
meeting place. Those who attended the
Thursday meeting were representatives of the
Raymond Rosen Co., the Keystone Radio Co.,
Royal Electric Co., Schimmel Electric Co.,
Stewart Warner Electric Co., Supplee Biddle
Hardware Co., Philadelphia Motor Accessories
Co., Philip Cass Stores, General Electric Sup-
ply Co., H. C. Roberts Electric Co., J. V. Kane
Distributing Co., Trilling & Montague, Frank-
lin Electric Co., Graybar Electric Co., Roberts
Auto & Radio Supply Co. and the Dickel Dis-
tributing Co. All these firms distribute radios
to the music trades.
Western Radio Co., Denver,
to Expand Its Business
DENVER, COLO., February 25.—One of the note-
worthy indications of a local firm's growth is
the announcement of the expansion program of
the Western Radio Co., at 150 Broadway. This
company has enlarged their storeroom, and will
devote the space to the installation of a com-
plete and up-to-date musical instrument stock.
Ashley B. Gone on Trip
Ashley B. Cone, president of Hardman, Peck
& Co., New York, left this week for a two-
months' trip through the trade. Mr. Cone is
making stops in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas
City, and points in Texas en route to California.
Mr. Cone was recently appointed president of
the company, succeeding Carl E. Peck, who is
now chairman of the board of directors.
In the
manufacture of
Period Benches
we are giving the
same satisfaction
as in the more
Popular Designs
which we make in
mass production
on a quality basis.
fAMERRIAMOa
SO. ACTON, MASS.
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MARCH 2, 1929
Gulbransen Featured in
Chicago's Civic Concerts
CHICAGO, III., February 23— The Gulbransen
piano is being featured in a series of concerts
given at Chicago parks under the auspices of
the Civic Music Association of Chicago. A num-
ber of well-known artists have been used in
connection with the concerts, presenting pro-
grams of worth while music.
On February 3, one of the concerts was given
at the Blackhawk Park; February 15, at the
Rutherford-Sayre Park, and on February 24,
there will be another concert at Blackhawk
Park.
The Northwest Park District, J. F. Gubbins,
President, and Frank M. Kalteux, Director of
Recreation, has arranged for these musical pres-
entations to be made in a public way, admission
being without charge.
Chicago Contest Winner
Appears on Concert Stage
Saul Dorfman, sixteen-year-old pianist, who
was the winner of Chicago's second annual
piano-playing tournament two years ago in de-
feating 15,000 competitors, was heard as soloist
with the Civic Orchestra, Sunday, February
24 in Orchestra Hall. Since winning the honors
of the Chicago Piano-Playing Tournament,
sponsored by the local trade, Mr. Dorfman has
appeared in a number of concerts and has been
recognized as one of the leading younger
musicians.
Organ Company to Expand
After First Business Year
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 26.—The Durst-
Boegel Co., which about a year ago began the
manufacture of church and auditorium organs
in a plant at Peach and Twentieth streets, Erie,
Pa., has decided upon a broad program of ex-
pansion. The company has purchased the old
Erie car barns at Hazel and Thirty-second
streets and will remodel the buildings into a
modern organ plant. The line will be extended
to include theatre and other organs of all types,
and production will be on a much broader scale,
it is learned here.
It is hoped to have the new plant in full pro-
duction within the next three months. The
company has been incorporated with a capital
of $75,000 which will amply provide for the ex-
pansion of the business.
PHILIP W. OETTING & SON, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
Soi-E AGENTS FOR
WEICKERT
Hammer and Damper Felts
Joins Seeburg Co.
Samuel Groodkind Is Appointed Sales Repre-
sentative in Central States
February 25.—The J. P. Seeburg
Co., manufacturer of automatic instruments,
Chicago, announces the appointment of Samuel
Goodkind as sales representative in the Central
States.
Mr. Goodkind, who was formerly with the
Kelley Electric Co., of Albany, N. Y., will cover
the States of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West
Virginia, Kentucky, western New York and
western Pennsylvania.
The J. P. Seeburg Co. now has one of the
largest wholesale staffs serving the trade. In
addition to Lee Jones, sales manager, there are
nine special representatives closely co-operat-
ing with the trade in promoting the sale of the
company's extensive line of automatic instru-
ments including pianos, organs and the new
Seeburg Audiophone, automatic phonograph.
CHICAGO, III.,
E. R. Laughead Recovers
CHICAGO, III., February 25.—Edward R. I-aug-
head, veteran traveler for the Wurlitzer piano
factory, who has been convalescing in his home
at Toledo, Ohio, after an illness due to a fall on
the ice, will again return to his duties within a
few weeks.
Ted W. Perkins, popular traveling man, is
leaving on his initial trip through Kentucky
and Missouri for the Wurlitzer Co., which he
recently joined.
Gordon Laughead, Sales Manager of the
Wurlitzer Grand Piano Co., DeKalb, 111., is also
leaving for a two weeks' trip to Eastern and
Canadian points.
Ties Up With Artist
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 26.—The appear-
ance of Beniamino Gigli, famous tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera, at the Milwaukee Audi-
torium on the evening of January 31 also
brought about a heavily increase-d demand for
his records. An interesting tie-up arranged in
connection with the singer's appearance here
was made by Gimbel's music department, which
featured a small advertisement announcing
Gigli's appearance and a quotation of his
opinion of the Hardman piano, which is handled
by this store.
Recent Aeolian Visitors
Among the recent visitors at the executive
offices of the Aeolian Co., New York, were
Carl Shackleton, of the Shackleton Piano Co.,
Louisville, Ky.; Lou Gore, of the Duff-Gore Co.,
Raleigh, N. C; Howard Frye, of the Knight-
Campbell Music Co., Denver, Colo., and W. R.
Shutes of the El Paso Piano Co., El Paso, Tex.
Big Addition to Wurlitzer
Plant in North Tonawanda
New Structure, as Well as Portion of Present
Factory to Be Devoted to Production of
Radio Cabinets
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 25.—Plans for a large
addition to the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. plant at
North Tonawanda, a Buffalo suburb, are an-
nounced by company officials. The building,
together with a portion of the present big plant,
will be leased to the All-American Mohawk
Co., of Chicago, and will be used for the pro-
duction of radio cabinets.
The new structure will be 120 by 525 feet,
one story in height. When completed it will
provide employment for 500 men. The L. A.
Harding Co., of Buffalo has been given the
general contract for the work. It is planned to
produce 1,000 cabinets a day in the new addi-
tion, according to Farny R. Wurlitzer, president
of the company.
The company now has approximately 700
men on full time schedule at North Tonawanda
producing pianos, organs and harps.
Employes Celebrate
C. H. Yahrling's Marriage
YOUNGSTOWN, O., February 25.—Employes of
the Yahrling-Rayner Music Co. and their fami-
lies attended a banquet February 20 in the audi-
torium of the store in honor of the marriage of
C. H. Yahrling, senior member of the firm,
and Miss Dorothy Cleaver last November.
About fifty persons attended the banquet. A
mock wedding ceremony in which Mr. Yahr-
ling and Russell Gates were married by S. V.
Haviland was a high spot in the affair. Rus-
sell Gates, the "bride," carried a huge bridal
bouquet of carrots, lettuce and spinach. M. L.
Myers and his Harmony Maniacs furnished
music for dancing after the banquet.
Native Artists on Baldwin
Radio Hour on March 17
John Corigliano, the well-known violinist, and
Harry Perrella, well-known pianist, will be
heard on the Baldwin Piano Co. program over
station WJZ and associated stations of the Na-
tional Broadcasting Co. on Sunday evening,
March 17. An interesting fact is that both
artists are native Americans, both having been
born in New York City, and both of them re-
ceived most of their musical training in this
country. Corigliano has played with many of
the leading symphony orchestras of the coun-
try, while Perrella was for four years pianist
with Whiteman's band.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
THE REVIEW'S UNIVERSAL "WANT" DIRECTORY
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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.
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POSITION WANTED—piano tuner and musician wishes
position with music store or band and orchestra. Play
clarinet, violin. Age 25. Middle States. Arne Larson,
Hanska, Minn.
POSITION WANTED by young man. aggressive, ex-
perienced, as bill and charge clerk with reputable pub-
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420 Lexington Avenue, New York City.
POSITION WANTED by experienced small goods man-
ager and instrument salesman, knows all band and orches-
tra instruments. Can organize and promote ideas for
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know me. Address Box 3306, Music Trade Review, 420
Lexington Avenue, New York City.
SALES MANAGER—Capable of promoting real live
sales organization and big sales production, desires posi-
tion with an up-to-date piano company or music store.
Pennsylvania, New York State or New Jersey location.
Write A. C. Houck, 826 Myrtle Street, Scranton, Pa.
WANTED—Now successfully selling music trade in New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia, high-grade line of benches and cabinets. Can use
one or two other lines. Write Geo. J. Rest, 1385 Shake-
speare Ave., New York City.
POSITION WANTED—If you are
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Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington
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POSITION WANTED—Player and reproducing techni-
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Address Box 126, The Music Trade Review, 333 N. Michi-
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class repair shop. Good mechanic. Address Box 3300,
care The Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington Avenue,
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