Presto

Issue: 1925 2020

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April 11, 1925.
P R E S T O
the forester chief said, "and we are using up the re-
GEORGE J. GULDAN'S ENERGY
mainder four times as fast as we are replenishing
the supply. Forest fires have taken as much as the
Wide Range of Work Performed for Dealers by The saw mills. Each year the fires alone devastate an Vice-President of Jackson-Guldan Violin Co., Colum-
area eight times the size of the territory torn to
bus, Active in Symphony Orchestra.
Piano Repair Shop, Chicago.
pieces by the world war.
On Thursday of last week the musical folk of Co-
"Fire is beyond question our foremost problem.
The Piano Repair Shop, 339 South Wabash avenue,
Chicago, is busy on every inch of its working space. It is more important a question even than that of the lumbus, O., were given the opportunity to hear for
It is the proof of its ability to serve the dealers in repletion of the used up trees. We must give it our the first time the New Columbus Symphony Orches-
repairing and rebuilding pianos, playerpianos and undivided attention and do that now. As President tra of seventy members. The orchestra had been
phonographs. In response to the rush of work from Coolidge has pointed out, we cannot stop fires simply rehearsing for several months and the city keenly
by passing laws. We must all change our attitude, awaited the first appearance. The event was an
out-of-town customers the force of expert workmen
agreeable surprise to the audience. It was known
has been increased and every instrument sent in can all help guard against the brand.
"The second approach to the problem is to get that some of the best musicians in the United States
be attended to the moment of its arrival.
The range of work in the shop shows the wonder- back into use the 81,000,000 acres that now stand idle were enrolled in the organization, and that the mem-
ful extent of the usefulness of The Piano Repair Shop through the fire and the sawmill. Taxes must be so bership generally was excellent, but the high quality
fixed as to encourage the replanting of this by the of the music amazed the critics.
to the music trade. Player actions are installed, ac-
Columbus may give a big- share of its thanks for
rural population that owns and controls it."
tions and keys repaired and instruments refinished or
the orchestra to George J. Guldan, vice-president of
remodeled. The work is guaranteed and the prices
the Jackson-Guldan Violin Co., which manufactures
reasonable. The trade-ins no longer provide a prob-
CHANGE IN VICTOR WHOLESALE.
lem for the dealer who uses the advantages provided
The M. Steinert & Sons Co., Boston, retired from violins in an extensive way in Columbus. Mr. Guldan
by The Piano Repair Shop. Write for interesting the Victor wholesale field April 1, following an an- not only is an expert violin maker, but an accom-
repair facts.
nouncement to dealers throughout New England. plished musician as well. He has been active in
That phase of the Victor business in the territory will schemes for the encouragement of music of a high
operated by Eastern Talking Machine Co., which class and for several years his dream has been the
LUMBER PROBLEM DISCUSSED be
was recently merged with M. Steinert & Sons Co. formation of a symphony orchestra. Largely to his
The Eastern Talking Machine Co. will be a separate energetic work in organizing, Columbus is indebted
for its new symphony orchestra, of which James T.
Col. W. B. Creeley, Chief of U. S. Forestry Service, and distinct corporation under the management of
Daniels, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, is
Herbert
Shoemaker.
Points Out Its Main Factors.
president and Mr. Galdan, vice-president.
Fire is the one great enemy of American forests
BUYS VICTOR STOCK.
and the foremost problem confronting the little array
LOUISVILLE FIRM EXPANDS.
The Victor agency in Arkadelphia, Ark., held by
of reforestation that is now fighting to replenish our
Harry Currie, Inc , Louisville, Ky., which recently
the Gem Jewelry store for a number of years, has took over the business of the Kollros Music Co., 210
countless acres, from which the trees have been cut
been sold to the Arkadelphia Music Co., .which has West Jefferson street, has opened a new store at 614
and burned away, members and delegates of the Izaak
moved the stock of machines and records to its store South Fourth street. Musical merchandise and radio
Walton League of America were told last week at
the opening of their third annual convention at the at 706 Clinton street. The Arkadelphia Music'Co., of
are carried. Harry Currie and Leroy Hobbs are part-
Hotel La Salle, Chicago. The speaker was Col. which E. Nowlin is manager, carries the Columbia ners in the concern. Mr. Currie was formerly band-
and
Brunswick
in
addition
to
its
new
acquisition.
W. B. Greeley, chief of the United States forestry
master in the'First Kentucky Infantry and also band
The company has several branches throughout Clark
service.
instrument instructor in the Louisville public schools
county.
Col. Greeley pointed out that there are four great
and the Louisville Conservatory of Music.
factors to the problem that faces the country in the
March sales of musical merchandise, including
slow but steady devastation of its lumber. The first
Clifford Neilsoii. manager of the phonograph de-
Conn band instruments by the Flanner-Hafsoos partment of the Wiley B Allen Co., Portland, Ore.,
of these, he said, is the question of the future supply,
Music Co., Milwaukee, Wis., showed a marked im- for the past three years, has taken charge of the radio
and this, he added, is in complete jeopardy.
"Two-thirds of our original lumber supply is gone." provement over the figures of March, 1924.
department of the Sherman. Clay & Co.'s branch in
the same city.
BUSY PIANO REPAIR SHOP
"SUPERIOR" PIANO PLATES
DEALERS and TUNERS!
Keys Recovered and Rebushed
All work is done by expert workmen
and modern machinery and you are
assured of correct spacing which is so
important. When keys are replaced they
will appear exactly as when the instru-
ment left the factory.
Manufactured by
SUPERIOR FOUNDRY CO.
Cleveland, Ohio
PRICES FOR PYRALIN IVORY
52 heads and tails
$8.00
52 fronts
2.50
88 keys rebushed
4.00
Express or Parcel Post to
FRIELD MILLER & CO.
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
3767 N. Illinois Street
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
HOW TO S E N D
Remove from frame, number plainly near Capstan,
wrap or box securely, and khip Parcel Post or Express.
Please do not remove the old ivories as
there is danger of the wood being broken.
Ivories will be returned if desired.
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always
Send for catalog and price list
Nationally Priced
Size 14x30, in all
finishes
Full size Bench 15x36
Packed two benches in one crate.
$6.00
7.50
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, III.
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PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
VIOLIN EXHIBIT AT DRAKE
Add This to the Attractions for Dealers and
Others Who Will Come to Chicago
Next June.
in many to whom it has hitherto been a matter of in-
difference. It is increasing the desire to hear better
music, especially in the home. The enjoyment that
the radio brings has unquestionably pointed a way to
even greater enjoyment through the actual possession
of a means of making music, which leads directly to
the thought of a piano."
During the convention of piano manufacturers and
The Evansville Veneer Co., Evansville, Ind., has
dealers of America at the Drake Hotel the first week
of June, there will be a display of violin instruments resumed operations after a shut-down following the
in the office of the Violinist Publishing Co., 9th floor fire about a month ago which caused a $100,000 loss
to the drying plant.
of the Auditorium Building, 431 South Wabash ave-
nue, Chicago.
Violin makers and dealers have asked Miss A. E.
Taylor, editor of The Violinist, to again hold a con-
vention, as she used to before the war, at which there
would be opportunity for those who made violins,
etc., to get together, compare instruments, and offer
opportunity for those who wish to buy—connoisseurs
as well as teachers and dealers—to see the instru-
ments and to get acquainted with the manufacturers.
It has not seemed convenient to do this at any time
until now.
Embody Five Cardinal Features?
A number of manufacturers and dealers in violins,
'cellos, bows, strings, accessories of any sort, will have
DURABILITY
displays and dealers will visit the convention in Chi-
cago the early part of June are invited to take ad-
SIMPLICITY
vantage of the special display. Many of these
ACCESSIBILITY
dealers will find it profitable to put in a line of
violin goods by which visitors may have an oppor-
SOLIDARITY
tunity to see the newest and best in their lines.
P
e e r 1 e s s
Player Actions
GUARANTEE
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
U. S. ARTIST WILL RETURN
McNair Ilgenfritz, Specializing in Oriental Music,
Will Soon Return to This Country.
The following
excerpt
from the Riviera Supple-
ment of the Chicago Trib-
une and the New York
Daily News has trade as
well as general musical in-
terest:
"McNair Ilgenfritz, Chi-
cago pianist and composer,
has arrived on the Riviera
from Egypt, where he has
been making an extensive
study of oriental music.
After a brief stay at the
Hotel Royal in Nice, he will
tour Italy, Austria and
France, giving programs
McNATR ILGENFRITZ.
composed entirely of au-
thentic oriental music."
Mr. Ilgenfritz is one of the concert pianists who
record for the United States Music Co. He will re-
turn to his duties with the Chicago music roll indus-
try on or before September 1st. He specializes in
the Auto-Art rolls for the U. S. Music Company, and
will henceforth do all his recording in the United
States.
RADIO AIDS PIANO SALE
Geo. G. Foster Sees Growing Desire to Hear and
Produce Good Music.
The popularity of the radio is helping, rather than
unfavorably affecting, the piano business, according
to George G. Foster, president of the American Piano
Company. In a statement issued to stockholders in
connection with the annual meeting Mr. Foster said,
in part:
"The question as to the effect of radio on the piano
business is frequently asked. We believe it to be de-
cidedly helpful. It is increasing the knowledge and
appreciation of music and is awakening an interest
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