Classic Mode

Presto

Issue: 1925 2041

September 5, 1925.
PRESTO
22
BEN BERNIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Reisenfcld, representing Famous Players, to inaugu-
rate the change of policy in the Rivoli Theater, New
York City, considered the leading cinema theater
of the world.
The organization was chosen by virtue of the fact
that it is considered the ultra in orchestral music of
lighter sort. The program at the picture theater is
changed weekly, both scenically and musically.
Ben Bernie and the members of his Roosevelt Or-
chestra are staunch boosters for Martin Handcraft
Instruments. Mr. Bernie says: "Martin Handcraft
Instruments have contributed a great part to the
success attained by this orchestra."
A COLUMBIA STATEMENT
In Timely Announcement to Trade Through-
out the Country General Manager Fuhri
Forestalls Uncertainties in Dealers' Minds.
HOOSKVKT.T ORCHESTRA WHICH USES MARTIN HANTX'RAFT INSTRUMENTS.
Individuality in orchestra work is as important as
in individuals or businesses of any sort. Take the
case of Ben Bernie, for instance. Under his direction
the Roosevelt Orchestra of New York has taken a
prominent place because he early came to the realiza-
tion that an orchestra to get to the top mast be
not only good, but different.
The wisdom of this theory is proven by the fact
that today "Ben Bernie and his Roosevelt Orches-
tra" are known and immensely popular from coast
to coast. And as a fitting cliuiax to the meteoric rise
of this organization comes now the announcement
that the orchestra has been engaged by Famous
Players for one of the most important musical
assignments in the country. Ben Bernie and his
Roosevelt Orchestra have been engaged by Dr. Hugo
HIGH GRADE
In order to forestall any uncertainty in the minds
of Columbia dealers as to the stability of present
phonograph prices, W. C. Fuhri, vice-president and
general sales manager of the Columbia Phonograph
Company, Inc., 1819 Broadway, New York City, has
issued a statement, dated August 12, as follows:
"There may be uncertainty in the minds of dealers
as to the stability of our present phonograph prices,
and we therefore authorize you to give assurance to
those dealers who purchase phonographs now that
should the dealers' price in your territory on any
present Columbia models be reduced below our pres-
ent net prices (as per schedule attached) we will give
full rebate (in Columbia merchandise—records or
phonographs) covering any Columbia instruments
which the dealer has purchased from this date, irre-
spective of whether he has sold them or not.
We beg to advise further that we have no inten-
tion of quoting to the public a lower list price on
Columbia phonographs than is now shown in our
current phonograph catalog."
The San Jose, Cal., branch of Kohler & Chase,
San Francisco, recently celebrated the diamond
jubilee of the firm with a sale of pianos, phonographs
and radios. Joseph M. Secoy, manager of the local
branch, reports that the sale was very satisfactory.
SLINGERLAND
Folding Organs
School Organs
May Bell
Practice Keyboards
D*al0r«' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO. ILL.
Slingerland Banjos
VIOLIN, CELLO AND DOUBLE
BASS WOUND STRINGS
OF SUPERIOR QUALITY
Guaranteed for thirty day* after they are sold
SEND FOR CATALOG
S. SIMON
8106 Chappell Avenue,
CHICAGO, ILLS.
are sold the country qver because
they are Highest quality and sold
at a reasonable price.
Over 40 Styles of Banjos, Banjo Mandolins, Tenor Banjos
and Banjo Ukuleles, to select from.
Write for Catalogue
SLINGERLAND BANJO CO.
1815 Orchard Street
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CHICAGO
The Piano Repair Shop
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
rcfinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terras.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pres.
J. F. BOYER, Sec'y
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instrument*. Employs l,M0
expert workmen.
All of the mo.it celebrated Artists use and endorse Conn Instruments.
Famous Bandmasters and Orchestra Directors highly endorse and recommend the use of the
Conn Instruments in their organizations.
Conn Instruments are noted for their ease of playing, light and reliable Yalre or key action;
quick response, rich tonal quality, perfect intonation, tone carrying quality, artisticness of design,
beautiful finish and reliable construction.
Conn Instruments are sent to any point in th U. S. subject to ten days free trial. Branch store
or agencies will be found in all large cities. Write for catalqgues, prices, etc.
339 South Wabash Are.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
Chicago
C. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
DEPT. MS.
ELKHART, IND.
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September 5, 1925.
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PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
MORE INVENTIONS
The Phonograph Field Continues to Be a
Place of Stimulation and Achievement for
the Busy Minds of Many
Inventors.
1,500,892. RadiografoiH.lo. Frank J. Renner, Mad-
ison, Wis.
1,500 470.
Phonograph attachment. William C.
Roe, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1,500,698. Phonograph record and making the
same. Alfred Wiehl, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1,501,032. Acoustic horn. Max Abrahams, New
York, N. Y.
1,501,720. Sound amplifier for phonographs. How-
ard L. Page, Chicago, 111.
1,501,890. Automatic stopping mechanism for
phonographs. William C. Roe, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1,492,843. Automatic phonograph stop. Otto R.
Grass, Evanston, HI.
1,492,983. Sound box. G. F. C. Houghton, New-
York, N. Y.
1,492.889. Sound amplifier. Alfred K. Miller, Los
Angeles, Cal.
1,492.761. Tone arm. Frank Stevens, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Landau's Music & Jewelry Store, Hazelton,
64.616. Des. Phonograph cabinet. Joseph Wolff.
Pa., Takes Highest Honors in Class B
Brooklyn, N. Y.
64.617. Des. Phonograph cabinet. Joseph Wolff,
in Jubilee Celebration Event.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
64.618. Des. Phonograph cabinet. Joseph Wolff,
The winner of the first prize of $400 in the Golden
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Jubilee contest of C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind., is
64.619. Des. Phonograph cabinet. Joseph Wolff, Landau's Music & Jewelry Store, 25 W. Broad street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hazelton, Pa. The contest, based on progressive
1,494,058. Clock control for talking machine rec- methods of presenting and selling Conn instruments,
ords. Domenico Brunnelli. Philadelphia, Pa.
1,494,100. Automatic lift stop for gramophones. was an incident in the celebration of the fiftieth anni-
versary of the founding of the Conn industry.
Thomas Cowburn, Churchdown, England.
1,494,258.
Phonograph record cabinet.
Ralph
In Class B in the Jubilee Contest the Hazleton firm
Liberio, Philadelphia, Pa.
fulfilled all the requirements in its efforts to advance
1,494,802. Rewinding device for phonograph mo- the sale of Conn instruments. Its sales for the speci-
tors. Leonard E. Poppe, Fall River, Wis.
fied period were all out of proportion to the popula-
1,495,152. Phonograph record rack. W. L. Becker tion of the community served. Special activities were
and O. H. Eliel, La Salle. Til.
1,495,951. Phonograph. Win. T. Carries, Kansas the organization of new hands in schools and indus-
trial plants and equipping them with Conn instru-
City, Mo.
1,495,888. Sound box and attachment. Frank B. ments.
Crosier, University, Miss.
The Vance Music Co., Mason City, la., won the
1,495,783. Talking machine. Jorgen F. H. Fech- second prize of $200; the Boyer-Rose Music Co.,
tenburg, Philadelphia, Pa., and G. P. Person and South Bend, Ind., the third prize of $150; R. W.
W. F. Oberhuber, East Lansdowne, Pa.
1.495.515. Diaphragm for sound reproducers. Frank Cadwell, Sullivan, Ind., fourth prize of $100; and
H. H. Dryer, New Albany, Ind., the first prize of
C. Hinckley, Stratford, Conn.
1,495,752. Collapsible handle for portable talking $75.
machines and other articles. Wm. D. La Rue, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
1,495,609. Sound reproducing needle. Nelson C.
Ovaitt, Detroit, Mich.
1,495,556. Automatic stop for phonographs and the
like. George Ramsey, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1,495,359. Tone arm for phonographs. Ramon
Rodriguez, New York, N. Y.
1.495.265. Reproducer for talking machines. Carl
Scrabic, Urbana, Ohio.
1.495.266.
Talking machine modulator.
Carl
Scrabic, Urbana, Ohio.
64,786. Des. Phonograph cabinet. Hulbert A.
Embody Five Cardinal Features?
Yerkes. Forest Hills, N. Y.
1,495,993. Sound reproducing machine. Elmer A.
DURABILITY
Farmer, Montreal, Canada.
1,496,313. Phonograph sound box. Joseph Hoffay,
SIMPLICITY
New York, N. Y.
«
ACCESSIBILITY
64,825. Des. Phonograph cabinet. G. E. Theodor-
opolous, Jersey City, N. J.
SOLIDARITY
1,496,567. Phonograph. E. J. Tomlinson. Sum-
merlield, Ohio.
GUARANTEE
1.496,865. Phonograph lid support. W. G. Aldeen,
Rockford, 111.
Write for Prices and Territory
1,498,700. Phonograph repeater. Frank T. Swei-
We
Have
Something of Interest for You
gart. Chicago, 111.
1,499,521. Magnetic phonograph. Waldemar Hage-
mann, Berlin-Litcherfelde, Germany.
1,499,658. Phonograph reproducer. Joseph Hof-
fay, New York, N. Y.
1,499,666. Automatic stop for sound-reproducing
machines. John J. Kennedy, Chicago, 111.
TOLBERT F. CHEEK, Pr««id«nt
1.499.946. Sound box. T. C. Roberts, New York,
N. Y. and F. C. Hinckley, Stratford, Conn.
469-485
East 133d Street
1.500,008. Sound reproducer. George W. Slight,
NEW
YORK
Brooklyn, N. Y.
1,499,712. Disk record folio. H. C. Wilkinson,
Los Angeles, Calif.
1,500,539. Record holder and ejector. Philip F.
Adams, Los Angeles, Calif.
A Pneumatic Action bearing the name
1,500,495. Talking machine repeater. Walter H.
Huth, Chicago, 111.
1,500.334. Nonset automatic electrical stop for
phonographs and other like instruments. Bertram
Reeve, Chatham, Canada.
CONN CONTEST WINNERS
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