Presto

PRESTO
March 7, 1925.
SMALL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
they never learned to play well in the second, fourth
and sixth position.
The analogical system doesn't teach after the first
"King of the Ivories," Now Touring Orpheum Cir- position the second position, but it takes immediately
the fifth position in which there are the same tones,
cuit, Records Exclusively for Q R S Music Co.
taken with the same fingers, only one string lower,
higher on the touch-board. Through this similarity
Harry M. Snodgrass, voted by radio fans as of positions are eight positions reduced to four funda-
radio's best entertainer, winning the title of "King mental groups of fingering. There appeared possi-
of the Ivories," now touring the Orpheum Circuit, bility to compose for two positions at the same time
records player rolls exclusively for Q R S Music and so to save on the print of songs or studies.
Co., Chicago. Millions of people are now eager to
The second part of the new school submits the
hear the Snodgrass recordings as broadcast over the
unique analysis of the positions and a definition based
radio.
on functionalism. The new school of positions is
Fifteen hundred telegrams were received in one being taught when the pupil is able to control the
night while he was broadcasting from Station WOS, first position, the songs being parallel with the
Jefferson City, Mo., praising Snodgrass' piano play- school, and those 40 studies being continuity of both.
ing, which is evidence that the rolls would prove The preface to school contains more detailing notes.
easily selling commodities. The promptness of the
Q R S Music Co. in signing up the clever pianist
NEW GLUE DEVELOPED.
who pleases so vast an audience is characteristic of
The following is the formula of a new type of blood
the company's alertness where the interests of the
dealers are involved. The rolls by this widely adver- albumin glue, designed for use in a cold press, which
tised artist should be strong features in the roll has recently been developed at the Forest Products
Laboratory, Madison, Wis.: 100 parts by weight of
departments.
soluble blood albumin; 140 to 200 parts by weight of
water (according to glue consistency desired); SYz
parts by weight of ammonium hydroxide (Sp. gr.
0.90); 15 parts by weight of trioxymethylene (para-
formaldehyde). The new variety may be used in a
Professor of Conservatory of Prague, Czecho- hot press if the occasion demands, but is adapted to
treatment in the cold press in the same manner as
slovakia, Writes Book on Group System.
casein or vegetable glues. The glue shows a mois-
Neubert & Zavod, publishers, Prague, Czecho- ture resistance far superior to that of any glue in
slovakia, has sent to Presto the books on the violin ordinary use at the time of its discovery.
of B. Voldan, professor at the Conservatory of
Prague, Czechslovakia, setting forth the analogical
LYON & HEALY CABINETS.
group system, containing "The New School of Posi-
The growing demand for radio cabinets and stands
tions," songs and studies, as well as "The Wedding has prompted Lyon & Healy, Chicago, to offer music
Suite."
dealers an extremely attractive assortment. This in-
Formerly schools used to teach in the first position, cludes ten different styles. The horns are built in,
then in the second, then in the third and fourth, etc. and each style can be furnished with or without the
The fingering of the positions was strange on account loud speaker unit. A large sale for these cabinets is
of that method. The "h" tone in the first position on predicted among radio set owners who desire a suit-
the "A" string, played with the first finger, used to able piece of furniture to house the apparatus, bat-
be taken in the second position with the fourth finger, teries and loud speaker as one unit. Complete in-
which method was for the pupils very confusing, and formation is now available.
AN ILLINOIS BAND BILL
SNODGRASS PLAYS FOR Q R S
VOLDAN'S VIOLIN METHOD
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Representative Holten of East St. Louis
Working Hard for Measure to Enable
Cities to Form Bands.
Holten's band bill, which would permit any munic-
ipality in Illinois to levy a tax not to exceed two mills
for the maintenance of a municipal band, will come
before the House committee on municipalities in
Springfield this week.
The measure, introduced by Frank Holten, of East
St. Louis, is designed to permit every city the size
of East St. Louis or smaller to maintain its own city
band. Representative Holten, who is working hard
for the measure, says:
"It is the same as one presented in both Houses
last year. That bill passed through the House, but
was hung up during the last few Senate sessions be-
cause of the rush of time. I have changed my bill
this year so as not to touch on points which were
objected to during the last session.
"To have the municipal bands back will be one of
the best things possible for the kids who are now
learning to play instruments. Now there isn't any-
thing played but jazz music, and that isn't enough to
encourage children to work toward better things."
The bill provides that in municipalities of over
1,200 inhabitants the tax shall be in addition to the
amount authorized to be levied for the general pur-
poses as provided by Section 1 of Article VIII of
Cities and Villages Act and shall not be included in
the aggregate of all taxes required to be reduced
under Section 2 of the Juhl law. Five per cent of the
voters may petition the council of any city to submit
the adoption or abandonment of this act to the voters,
according to Holten.
EVANSVILLE STORE REMODELED.
The warerooms of the Stahlschmidt Piano Co., 618
Main street, Evansville, Ind., were recently remodeled
in order to create additional display space for showing
the Brunswick line of phonographs.
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