Presto

Issue: 1924 1985

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P R E S T O
August 9, 1924.
GljePrestoBuyers'Guidc
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borders, which give a better prominence
to the piano-name fac-similes.
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more complete than any earlier one.
No Dealer or Salesman Can Afford To Be
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PRESTO
August 9, 1924.
SMALLGOODS, SUPPLIES AND RADIO
AEOLIAN SEPTEMBER LIST
Unusually Attractive Offering of Duo Art Music
Rolls for First Fall Month.
The September releases of the Aeolian Company
are very attractive. They include some high-class
music. In the following list the names of the re-
cording artists are printed in parenthesis:
Duo Art—Andaluza, de Falla (Maria Carreras);
Malaguena, No. 6, Rumors of the Caleta, Souvenirs
of Travel, Albeniz (Ernesto Berumen); Moment of
Despair, Op. 21, No. 1, Blumenfield (Nadie Reisen-
berg); Scherzo, duet, Litolff (Lambert-Reisenberg);
Sonata in D Major, No. 15, Third Movement-Alle-
gretto, Mozart (Wanda Landowska); Turkish March
(from Sonata No. 11, in A Major), Mozart (Lewis
Richards).
Popular Salon Music—I Hear You Calling Me,
Marshall (Robert Armbruster); I Love a Little Cot-
tage, O'Hara (Geoffrey O'Hara); Merry Widow and
Gypsy Love Waltzes, Lehar (Robert Armsbruster);
Spanish and Chinese Serenades (from "Suite of Sere-
nades"). Herbert (Robert Armbruster); The Song of
Songs, Moya (Henri Bergman); Water-Wagtail, Op.
71, No. 3, Scott (Ruth Deyo).
Accompaniment Rolls—Air for the G String, violin
accompaniment, Bach-Wilhelmj (Charles G. Spross);
Ombra mai fu (Largo) (from "Xerxes"), Alto, in
E-flat Major, Handel (Coenraad V. Bos).
Song Play Series—Children's Singing Games, No.
7. London Bridge, The Peanut Song, Yankee Doodle,
Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be, Polly Put the
Kettle On (Caroma Winn); "Entr'acte Op. 170, No.
12." from "The Bells of Beaujolais," Coerne, piano
part only (Arthur Shepherd); Twilight, from "Fera-
mors," piano part only, Rubinstein-Coerne (Arthur
Shepherd).
School Marching Series—Marches from "Athalia"
and "Scipio," Mendelssohn-Handel (Ray Perkins).
Dance and Song Rolls—I Wonder What's Become
of Sally? waltz, Ager (Milne & Wehrlen); June
Night (Just Give Me a June Night, the Moonlight
and You), fox trot, Baer (Edwin Lester); May-
time, fox trot, Rose (Moran & Leith); Only You "I'll
Say She Is," fox trot, Johnstone (Leith & Moran);
Oriental Love Dreams, fox trot, Burtnctt & Miller
(Herbert Clair); Please, fox trot, Cooper (Fredie
Rich); Red Hot Mamma, fox trot, Wells, Cooper &
Rose (Alan Moran); She's Everybody's Sweetheart
(But Nobody's Gal), fox trot, Conrad (Alan Moran).
Increase in Sales of Professional Tone Banjos Is
Reflected in Factory Activity.
The Slingerland Mfg. Co., 1815 Orchard street,
Chicago, has been active throughout the summer in
the production of banjos, banjo mandolins, tenor
banjos and banjo ukuleles for the trade, which has
Activity of Cable Piano Co. in Radio Distribution readily recognized the merits of the extensive line.
Adds to Fame of Chicago Store.
Although the sale of small musical merchandise
The Cable Piano Company, Wabash and Jack- has been rather slow in certain localities during the
son, Chicago, has distinguished itself in radio as it early summer, The Slingerland company has been
has in the piano line. Its activities in the radio field busy in all departments, and even increased capacity
have been so outstanding that the title of "Radio is required in anticipation of more activity among
Center of America" is announced in the trade and music dealers at the beginning of fall and the school
accompanies all the radio sets that are sold from the season.
The professional toned instruments of the Slinger-
progressive Chicago house.
This appropriate title is recognized by radio fans land company have won the favor of many promi-
and it is significant, especially to those who content nent musicians who cater to the banjo, and banjo
plate the purchase of a radio set, as the set of his clubs, and orchestras have found the Slingerland
or her particular desire may lie had at the Chicago products to meet all requirements necessary in that
instrument.
store.
The demonstration of radio at the Cable Piano
Company is a unique method of creating interest in
radio and furthering sales and has proven so valuable
in this way that rine window displays of radio show-
ing to the public the pleasures to be obtained from
radio may be seen in the large windows facing Wa- Brunswick Orchestra Director Proves a "Hit" and
His Records Are in Great Demand.
bash and Jackson streets.
The extensive line of radio featured at the Cable
"Smiling" Ray Miller and his Brunswick Orches-
Piano Company include all the prominent makes, tra have become great favorites at the popular Beaux
among which are Zenith, Radiola, Cutting & Wash- Arts Cafe at Atlantic City, where they are fulfilling
ington, Freed, Eisemann, Kodel and others. Also a a summer engagement and once more Miller is dem-
complete line of radio accessories are carried.
onstrating his ability to get the crowd and "keep
'em."
WITH THE TUNERS.
A feature of the entertainment provided by Miller
The piano tuners' convention at Milwaukee, be- is "Brunswick Night," when every lady present is
ginning the 11th of this month, will be the biggest presented with a Brunswick record, which, of course,
event of the kind in history. The tuners have dem- is a recording of popular melodies as played by Miller
onstrated that they can work together as harmoni- and his orchestra. All are loud in their praise of
ously as they can bring about harmony in the in- Miller's orchestra, and metropolitan dance lovers look
struments. Presto will publish full accounts of how forward eagerly to the forthcoming appearance of the
(hey lay the bearings and regulate the tone in Mil- orchestra at Broadway's new dance palace, "Arcadia,"
which opens in the early fall.
waukee.
RADIO CENTER OF AMERICA
MILLER WINS ATLANTIC CITY
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Manufacturers of
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The Wesscll, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
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