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Presto

Issue: 1923 1921

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May 19, 1923
PRESTO
AMERICAN
PIANO SUPPLY
COMPANY
Felts, Cloths, Hammers, Punchings,
Music Wire, Tuning Pins, Player
Parts, Hinges, Casters
A FULL LINE OF MATERIALS for PIANOS and ORGAN
When in Need of
SUPPLIES
Communicate with Us
American Piano Supply Co.
110-112 E. 13th St.
New York
SCHAFF
Piano String Co,
DE LUXE MUSIC ROLLS
Splendid List of Classical, Dance and Accompani-
ment Music for Sixth Month of 1923.
position celebrating the two hundred and fortieth
anniversary of the founding of the city. The contest-
ants will come from every city in the country where
elimination contests to pick crack players will be
held. It is expected the contest will stimulate greater
interest in the harmonica.
A. F. Moglie & Co. opened a retail violin store
recently at*519 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. C.
The manager is Albert F. Moglie, who formerly car-
ried on a similar business at Broadway and Fortieth
street, New York.
The Boyer Music Co., Elkhart, Ind., has extended
its banjo line to include Paramount banjos.
The Educator Roll set of the Q R S Music Co.,
Chicago, was ably featured recently in a special win-
dow display by Denton, Cottier, & Daniels, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Mrs. Lelia Edwards is manager of the Princeton
Music Co., Princeton, Ky.
R. W. Hoguc is the new manager of the musical
merchandise department of the Southern California
Music Co., San Diego, Cal.
Brinton's Music Shop was recently opened at
Sugar House, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Frank A. Brinton is proprietor and manager.
The following splendid list of music is included in
the June bulletin of the De Luxe Music Rolls Cor-
poration, New York. The name of the recording
artist is printed in parentheses:
Album Leaf, Op. 33, Korestchenko (Arseni Ko-
restchenko); Barcarolle, from "The Seasons," Tschai-
kowski (Anatol Von Roessel); Canzonetta Toscana
all 'antica, Op. 39, No. 3, Leschetizky (Teodor
Leschetizky); Echo de Vienne (Concert Waltz),
Sauer (Julius Koehl); Evening Song (Concert Para-
phrase), Schumann-Raff (Rudolph Ganz); Fugue in
G minor, Bach (Austin Conradi); Gavotte, Op. 5,
No. 2, Sapellnikoff (Marguerite Bailhe); Gavotte in
A flat minor, Sgambati (Sylvan Levin); Impromptu
No. 3, Chopin (Austin Conradi); In Carnival Time
(from Creole Sketches), Lemont (Julius Koehl);
Kunstlercben (Artist's Life Waltz), Concert Para-
phrase, Strauss-Gallico (Augusta Tollefsen); Noc-
turne, F major, Op. 15, Chopin (Ossip Gabrilo-
witsch); Pan (Pastorale), Godard (Marguerite
Bailhe); Scherzo, Rice (Augusta Tollefsen); Schlum-
OLD WJZ DISCONTINUED.
merlied, Weber-Liszt (Mettler Davis); Staccato Ca-
On Tuesday of this week one of the oldest broad-
price, Friml (Dorsey Whittington); Two Bagatelles,
Beethoven (Gertrude Peppercorn); Waltz, F major, casting stations in the United States ceased to operate
Op. 69, Moszowski (Rudolph Ganz); Waltz, Op. 70, and its closing coincided with the opening of "Broad-
No. 1, Chopin (Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler); Wedding cast Central," the new radio station of the Radio
March (Midsummer Night's Dream), Mendelssohn Corporation of America at Aeolian Hall, at Fifth
(Howard Lutter); Widmung (Dedication), Schu- avenue and Forty-second street, New York.
mann-Liszt (August Tollefsen).
The accompaniment rolls for June are: A Little
Bit a'Honey (accompaniment for high voice, Eb),
recorded for Louise Collins (Carrie-Jacobs-Bond),
and Mah Lindy Loo (accompaniment for high voice,
TUNING PIN MANUFACTURING MEANS
Eb), recorded for Louise Collins (Lily Strickland).
Dance rolls with words for June are as follows:
Beside a Babbling Brook, fox-trot, Donaldson (How-
ard Lutter); Down Among the Sleepy Hills of Ten-
nessee, fox-trot, Meyer (Charles Rosoff); I Love Me,
S.GO
fox-trot, Mahoney (John Spencer); Red Moon, waltz,
Martin and Kortlander (Howard Lutter); Swingin'
Used in the World's Finest Pianos
Down the Lane, fox-trot, Jones (Howard Lutter);
You've Got to See Mamma Ev'ry Night, fox-trot,
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Rose and Conrad (Charles Rosoff); You Tell Her, I
451 Communipaw Ave.
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Stutter, fox-trot, Rose and Friend (Charles Rosoff).
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NEWS OF SMALL GOODS FIELD
Many New Names Appear in Musical Instrument
Business and Old Ones Continue in Activities.
J. D. Gillmore was recently appointed manager of
the band instrument department of the McDougall-
Conn Co., Portland, Ore. Mr. Gillmore is a well-
known professional trombonist formerly with the
Hippodrome orchestra in that city.
An exhibition of old violins was recently made by
the Sy Music Co., 325 Chestnut street, Virginia,
Minn. The instruments were from the famous col-
lection of H. W. Ford.
The possibility of increasing banjo sales in an un-
usual way has been shown by the Ludwig Music
House, St. Louis.
The Wilson Bros. Mfg. Co., Chicago, is celebrating
the fifteenth anniversary of its founding by, Tom Wil-
son. The first name of the industry was the Wilson-
Jacobs Drum Mfg. Co.
The G. Fred Kranz Co., Baltimore, Md., is doing
some strong featuring for saxophones, of which the
firm carries a large stock.
J. J. Mueller is the new assistant manager for the
Cleveland branch of the Columbia Phonograph Co.
William Doyle has been appointed manager of the
talking machine department of the Troup Music
House, Harrisburg, Pa.
A national championship contest for harmonica
players will be held in Philadelphia during the ex-
Comstock, Cheney & Co.
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Piano Keys, Actions and Hammers
IVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED ORGAN KEYS
The only Company Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets Complete
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivoryton, Conn.
Established 1867
Strauch Bros.
All Well-posted Piano Dealers, Sales-
men, and the Piano Buying Public
recognize the value of this name on a
Piano Action.
For more than 55 years it has been associ-
ated with the best products of the Piano
industry. It ha s always represented
Quality and Merit
When a Piano Action bears the name of
Strauch Bros, it is an additional guarantee
of the quality of the instrument containing it.
STRAUCH BROS.,Inc.
Piano Actions, Hammers and Repairs
327 to 347 Walnut Ave., a t 141*t Street
NEW YORK
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
The "Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
45th St., 10th Ave. &W 46th
NEW YORK
OFFICE:
457 W. 45th Street
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PRESTO
May 19, 1923
NEW COLUMBIA ROLL IS OUT
The June Release for 65-Note Electric Pianos Con-
tains Ten "Hot Ones."
Columbia Music Roll Co., Chicago, announces the
release of Roll No. 1755, the new June roll for 65-note
electric pianos. The new Columbia roll includes the
following ten "very latest hot ones":
Swingin' Down the Lane, Fox-trot; Don't Think
You'll Be Missed. Fox-trot; I'm Drifting Back to
Dreamland, Waltz; Beside a Babbling Brook, Fox-
trot; Down By the River, Fox-trot; Who's Sorry
Now, Fox-trot: River Shannon Moon, Waltz; Think
of Me, Fox-trot; Baby Buntin', Fox-trot; Wet Yo'
Thumb, Fox-trot.
T. WILSON'S NEW MACHINE
Wilson Bros. Mfg. Co. Introduces New Process of
Manufacturing Fret Wire.
A new departure in the manufacture of fret wire
for stringed instruments is being introduced by Wil-
son Bros., Chicago drum manufacturers. A new
machine, invented by Tom Wilson, head of the .firm,
some years ago, is now being used by Wilson Bros.
Mfg. Co. with decided success.
The new process is revolutionary. It is a distinct
contribution to the trade, in that it remarkably im-
proves the quality and reduces the cost of fret wires.
It is claimed that the Wilson process increases the
footage per pound from ten to thirty per cent. This,
of course, means a sharp reduction in the cost of
manufacturing.
The new wire is also claimed to be much improved
in quality over the ordinary kind. The Wilson in-
vention guarantees a more uniform wire, and elimi-
nates the filing which ordinary fret wire requires. A
special head, with barbs which are guaranteed to
hold equally well in hard or soft wood, are also
features. The barbs on both sides of the wire, tightly
held in place by a "fish-hook" principle in construc-
tion, explain why the new wire has been named the
"Hold-fast Fret Wire."
Samples of the new product have been sent to six
of the leading manufacturers of stringed instruments
in the country. From these six, Wilson Bros, have
received orders for more than a ton of "Hold-fast"
wire.
And if the bigger manufacturers adopt it, believe
the Wilson officials, the smaller firms must come to
use it, for they have no cheaper or better method than
those used by the larger houses. In short, the Wilson
Bros. Mfg. Co. see a brilliant future for their new
product.
The machine which manufactures the "Hold-fast"
wire was invented by Tom Wilson almost twenty
years ago, when he was with Lyon & Healy of Chi-
cago. The drum business, however, kept him too
busy to fully work out the process, and the invention
was left idle until lately. The present popularity of
the ukelele and banjo, however, led the firm to take
up the idea. Now they have perfected it, put it into
operation and have jumped with both feet into the
fret wire manufacturing business.
This is not the first contribution that Tom Wilson
has given to the trade. He has already four or five
inventions in connection with drums to his credit. This
latest promises to be one of the most important of
his successful productions. The new process is, nat-
urally, a secret one. It is not sold, and is used
solely by the Wilson Bros. Mfg. Co.
TALKING MACHINE MEN MEET.
A meeting of Talking Machine Men, Inc., was held
on Wednesday, May 16, at the Cafe Boulevard, 41st
street, near Broadway, New York City, when an
election of officers for the coming year took place.
The final reports of the entertainment and other
committees were presented and matters relating to
several events were discussed. What the association
has done in connection with Music Week and the
Music Memory Contest was told and in five minute
talks from dealers, ways to improve our business were
suggested. There also was a demonstration of new
songs by two popular composers, Louis Breau and
Charles Tobias.
FACTS FOR WOOD USERS.
Another valuable piece of research work for the
benefit of wood using factories has been started by
the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis., in
which the Government institution will study the
proper methods of filing the common cabinet woods.
This will involve the study of methods and materials.
The necessary information is being got together by
means of questionnaires and by special visits to wood
using plants.
TUNERS'
Here are
BASS STRINGS
Special attention given to the needs of the tuner and
the dealer
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2110 Fairmount Avenue
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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425 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago
AN ERRONEOUS UKULELE IDEA
Not Ancient as Commonly Stated, But Had Origin
Less Than Fifty Years Ago.
Occasionally daily newspaper writers, more im-
aginative than correct, allude to the ukulele as "the
ancient instrument of the Hawaiians." It is an erro-
neous bit of description because you could hardly
call a thing invented about 1879 ancient. But, al-
though the origin of the ukulele is comparatively re-
cent, it is interesting. It really represents the musi-
cal birth of the Hawaiian people.
The so-called ukulele craze may be said to have
its beginning in 1901. when "The Bird of Paradise,"
Tully's poignant drama, began to tour this country.
Then people began to ask what were those little
guitar-like instruments used in several of the scenes
whose haunting strains provided accompaniments to
characteristic songs. Now Hawaiian music is com-
mon, Hawaiian orchestras familiar everywhere,
Hawaiian records and rolls are among the popular
things, and the ukulele itself one of the easy-selling
instruments in the musical merchandise stock.
The original ukulele was but a strip of bamboo
with two or three strings of cocoanut fiber. From
this developed the tarpotch, invented about 1879,
which had the shape of a guitar and was equipped
with five strings. Then followed the modification,
the present ukulele, which reduced the number of
strings by one and reduced the length from twenty-
five to seventeen inches.
Conn band goods are featured by the L. A. Taylor
Co., Davenport, la.
LEATHER
FOR
PLAYERS
ORGANS
PIANOS
PNEUMATIC LEATHERS A SPECIALTY
Packing, Valves, All Special Tanned
Bellows Leather
T. L. LUTKINS, Inc.
40 Spruce Street
NEW YORK
DEALERS AND TUNERS!
Big Cut in Prices Piano Key Repairing
Celluloid, Complete Tops, Set Keys
$7.00
Ivorine (grained), Complete Tops, Set Keys 8.00
Composition, Complete Tops, Set Keys... 10.00
Sole manufacturers and distributors of H. P.
& O. K. Co. famous Ivory White Glue. Needs
no Heating. Applied Cold. Sent anywhere in
U. S. P. P. $1.00 can.
HARLEM PIANO & ORGAN KEY CO.
121-123 E. 126th St.
New York Cits', N. Y.
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to 18 inches; Brass Mutes for Cornets,
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Our Hammered Cymbals are as Good as Turk-
ish Cymbals in Sound, and they don't cost as
much.
Drum Major Batons in Wood and Metal.
Makers of the BESTONE Banjo Reso-
nators
We Can Manufacture Any Specialty in
Our Line to Order.
232 Canal St. and 118 Walker St., NEW YORK
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