Presto

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PRESTO
July 4, 1925.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
RADIO HURTS MUSIC SALES
Consensus of Opinion at the Recent New York
Convention of Sheet Music Dealers Con-
,demns Unrestricted Broadcasting.
Radio broadcasting may stimulate for a time the
sale of sheet music, but in the long run it hurts the
retail music trade, according to the consensus of
opinion expressed at the convention of the National
Association of Sheet Music Dealers in New York.
A resolution was adopted pledging the co-operation
of the association with the music publishers in their
efforts to have radio broadcasting subject to the same
copyright and royalty regulations as are other forms
of public performance.
Some dealers expressed the opinion that the sale
of certain kinds of sheet music was unquestionably
increased through the advertising they received by
the radio. The latest jazz hit, it was pointed out,
would have a marked success with radio fans, but
for only a very few weeks. The reason, it was said,
was that radio audiences hear the tune from every
station, many times each day, and are soon so tired
of it that there is no possibility of a continued sale
of the music for several months, as was usual in
former years.
It was admitted that the demand for music of a
semi-classical nature, as well as for standard songs,
is increased by radio broadcasting, especially if they
happen to be interpreted by good artists. Many songs
of a generation ago, it was pointed out, which had
been forgotten, have recently been revived through
the radio.
Samuel Fox, music publisher, told the dealers that
the real solution of the copyright problem will be the
regulation of broadcasting stations by the publishers
as regards the frequency and manner of broadcasting
popular hits. In this way, he said, publishers could
prevent compositions from losing their popularity in
a few weeks through being played too often.
Mr. Fox asked that the conference strike out those
portions of the record containing statements of deal-
ers that broadcasting helped sales. He contended
that if such statements of a minority were included
in the official report they might have an adverse effect
on the publishers campaign to uphold the copyright
law.
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Greater Interest in Musical Merchandise Shows in
New Stores and Old Ones.
Dealers who say they observe a decline in the
favor of the jazzy roll and record, a decrease in
supply of sheet music frankly jazzy, also say they
see no effect on the instruments associated with the
production of jazz music in the orchestras. The call
for banjos, saxophones, clarinets, and drums con-
tinues to increase even in the face of admitted in-
difference or disfavor for jazzy music.
The Music Shop was opened recently in Purcell,
Okla., under the direction of Merle Little and Otis
Morton. A general line of music goods is carried.
The mahogany and cedar shipments from eastern
Nicaragua to the United States during the first quar-
ter of 1925 were unusually heavy; they exceeded
those of the December quarter—usually the largest
of the year—by nearly 400,000 board, feet of
mahogany.
Wilson & Barber, Buffalo, N. Y., has moved its
branch in Kenmore, N. Y., from the old quarters in
Delaware avenue, to a new building erected in Dela-
ware avenue.
A patent for a drum pedal has been invented by
Chester E. Heyn, Omaha, and the pedal placed on
the market. The Heyn Drum Pedal Co., consisting
of C. E. Heyn, president and general manager, and
E. T. Gordon, secretary and treasurer, ha§ -offices in
the Karbach Block.
William Lewis & Son, musical merchandise job-
bers, located for the past twenty-three years at 225
South Wabash avenue, Chicago, moved recently to
larger showrooms at 201-207 South Wabash avenue.
The company is widely known to the trade and pro-
fessionals for its violin department which was the
foundation of the business established in 1889.
GETS ROLL AGENCY.
The agency for the Capital roll cabinets made by
the Capital Furniture Co., Noblesville, Ind., has been
taken over by Lyon & Healy, Chicago. The terri-
tory assigned includes the states of Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and Michigan and every state west of the Missis-
sippi. There are twenty-six models in the roll cabinet
line which has been well known to the trade for a
number of years.
DRIVE FOR ROLLS.
A strong drive for sales of Q R S music rolls is
being made by the Simon Piano Co., Spokane, Wash.,
and Miss Charlotte Wassen, in charge of that depart-
ment for the store, says the drive has stimulated sales
throughout the territory, which includes northern
Oregon, eastern Washington and northern Idaho. A.
L. Quinn, Pacific coast manager for the Q R S
Music Co , says that roll demand is good at present
in the section served by the Simon Piano Co.
FOR RADIO CONFERENCE.
Plans are now under way by the Department of
Commerce at Washington to hold a meeting this
year to deal with radio problems in the United States.
A tentative date in September has been set by Sec-
retary of Commerce Hoover and it is possible the
date will be finally confirmed. The date set coin-
cides with that of the meeting of the International
Telegraphy Conference at Paris, France.
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