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PRESTO
20
February 9, 1924.
SMALL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
ANNIVERSARY OF STRING FIRM
Otto R. Trefz, Jr., Manufacturer of Bass Strings,
Philadelphia, Celebrates Eleventh Event of Kind.
Otto R. Trefz, Jr., manufacturer of bass strings at
2110 Fairmount avenue, Philadelphia, is observing
the eleventh anniversary of the founding of his busi-
ress. The daily receipt of good orders from piano
manufacturers, dealers and tuners helps the celebra-
tion spirit. Mr. Trefz reports an excellent business
for the year just closed and anticipates a continu-
ance of activity in his factory for 1924.
'"We made the start eleven years ago with the pur-
pose of making a line of bass strings that would build
up a connection of satisfied customers. The most
cheerful thought in the eleventh year is that we have
achieved our purpose. Every year since the start has
added to the sum of our experience of the bass string
wants of the trade and also to our ability to supply
those wants,"' said Mr. Trefz this week.
THE SAXOPHONE TEACHER
To Keep Alive Enthusiasm for the Instrument Wise
Dealers Co-operate with Teachers.
Everywhere are evidences of the profitable associa-
tion of the musical merchandise dealer with the saxo-
phone teacher. Alert musical merchandise dealers
are even more alive to the value of the association
than are the piano dealers to the value of co-operation
with the piano teachers.
The necessity for the teacher of the saxophone is
an obvious one. It is estimated that saxophones are
being turned out of the factories at a rate of more
than one a minute. Most people who buy saxophones
have no knowledge of the uses of the instrument.
Maybe one in a million is inspired and can play the
first time he takes up one. But it is clear that the
greater number of saxophone purchasers require the
services of a teacher, at least for a short, time.
The general rule was for customers to buy their
saxophones first and look up a teacher afterwards.
Wise dealers saw that the rule was destructive to
saxophone enthusiasm and consequently affected pos-
sible future sales. The more saxophone fans in a
community the more the saxophone desire will grow. Directors of Big National Association Make Plans
So the wise dealers tied up with competent saxophone
for Interesting Convention In June.
teachers to their mutual advantage.
The board of directors of the Musical Supply As-
sociation is now considering and discussing some
very vital topics in the trade and the association in
its entirety will be invited to take part in the con-
sideration and discussion at the business sessions dur-
Device Without Pendulum or Balance Wheel Is ing the annual convention June 3 and 4. These ses-
Invented by an Electrical Engineer.
sions promise to be of absorbing interest to not
only men in the musical supply trades but also to
A precision clock, employing neither balance wheel people
in every phase of the music goods industry.
nor pendulum has been developed by J. W. Horton,
An
outline
the convention program was made
an engineer of the Western Electric Company, in and presented of by
the board of directors of the
Chicago. The clock, which has shown only a frac- Musical Supply Association
at a recent meeting in
tional deviation when checked with the daily time New York. Among other actions
directors voted
signals by wireless from Arlington, is controlled by a on behalf of the members of the the
association
to or-
tuning fork.
ganize a system of monthly reports comprising sta-
As explained by the inventor, the clock has been tistics on the production of plates, actions, keys,
developed in conjunction with a "frequency match." sounding boards and player actions.
This is a device for measuring the frequency of vibra-
The following directors were present: A. W. John-
tion of rapidly alternating electric currents. The cur- son, president; A. L. Smith, secretary; William C.
ents that oscilate during each second are checked by Hess, E. D. Moore, James T. Rose, David A. Smith
the clock, which itself is checked by the rotation of and Arthur L. Wessell.
the earth.
WESTERN Q R S TRADE.
The Portland, Ore., music trade was visited this
RHYTHM IN TYPEWRITING.
Under a new system of teaching typewriting in the week by Phil H. Lasher, western representative of
commercial course of the Dalton High School, Bos- the Q R S Music Company. Mr. Lasher had just
ton, the famous Chauve Souris number, the "Parade completed a visit to the dealers of Oregon, Washing-
of the Wooden Soldiers," is played on a phonograph ton and Montana, and was en route to his San Fran-
while the students are practicing their lessons. The cisco headquarters. He said that he found the deal-
teachers have found that the tune insures rhythm in ers very optimistic. Among the best sellers of the
typewriting and is very helpful in effective concentra- Q R S, according to Mr. Lasher, are "Linger
Awhile," "So This Is Love," "When Lights Are
tion for the students on their lessons.
Low" and "Cover Me with Kisses." While in Seattle,
Wash., he was joined by Arthur Duclos, general roll
BUYS IN LA PORTE, IND.
manager of Sherman, Clay & Co., who was calling
Joseph C. Smith, music dealer at 1013 Lincoln on the Northwest branches of the house. The two
way. La Porte, Intl., has purchased the entire stock left Portland together for the south.
of the music department of the E. C. Lay, Inc., store.
The stock includes musical instruments, phonographs
J. A. Jacobs has opened a new music store in
and a large stock of current sheet music.
Poor Fork, Ky.
MUSICAL SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
TUNING FORK RUNS CLOCK
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
ONE GRADE ONLY
HIGHEST GRADE
The "Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
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WESTERN REPRESENTATIVE:
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Chicago, III.
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