September 19, 1925.
19
PRESTO
SMALL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
EASTERN ASSN. MEETS
Talking Machine and Radio Men, Inc., Hold
Important Meeting This Week at Cafe
Boulevard, New York City.
they change their prices that they make provision
for protecting the dealer against such decline in
prices, either by 60 days' advance confidential notice,
or by rebating the dealers stock on hand at time of
announcement with merchandise credit."
INTERESTING TO REPAIRMEN.
The United Specialty Co., Monticello, Indiana, de-
The Talking Machine and Radio Men, Inc., the sires to call the attention of music dealers, piano re-
organization of the trade of New York, New Jersey pairmen and heads of repair shops connected with
and Connecticut, held a meeting Wednesday, Septem- music stores, to their first-class facilities for piano
ber 16, at the Cafe Boulevard, Broadway and 41st key repairs, recovering and bushing; also for player-
street, New York City.
pneumatics repairing. This concern is ably equipped
Ray H. Manson, who is chief engineer of the for all kinds of work in this line. Music merchants
Stromberg-Carlson Company, Rochester, told of the and repairmen will appreciate the first-class and reli-
new Stromberg-Carlson line and there was an exhi- able service in piano key covering rendered by the
United Specialty Co., and will do well to communi-
bition of the new products of that line.
The association is always looking for new lines to cate with them when in need of work in this line.
help make up for the drop in the phonograph depart-
ment and invited H. C. Brown to talk about the
The United States Band Instrument Co., Philadel-
money-making possibilities of the Pathex, a new phia, has moved from 5 and 9 South Eighth street to
motion picture camera.
22 South Eleventh street.
At a meeting on August 12 the Talking Machine
and Radio Men, Inc., adopted the following amend-
ments to the resolution passed on May 13:
Last part of Paragraph 1 to read as follows: "We
believe that a selected dealer plan of retail distribu-
tion would go a long ways toward solving the many
difficulties of the trade. It is recommended that the
INCORPORATED
retailer give foremost consideration to the products
of those manufacturers who have adopted a selected
MANUFACTURERS'
AGENTS
dealer policy."
Paragraph 5 to read as follows: "We recommend
that all sets that are advertised in newspapers or any
EXCLUML
printed matter, or displayed in store windows or in
stores, be advertised and marked under their
'Stripped' price only and never equipped, unless the
set is one for which accessories are made by the
same manufacturer, in which event the set shall be
Unusual
marketed with those accessories. When advertising
'complete sets,' all accessories necessary to make the
outfit absolutely complete, should be listed with
manufacturer's name and model."
Add to Paragraph 6: "We recognize, however,
the justice in fixing standard package discounts on
accessories and parts, with a bonus to the seller on
broken packages to compensate him for increased
handling costs."
Change Paragraph 8 to read as follows: "We
earnestly recommend to all manufacturers that if
SCHUrZ^MOENNIG
JOBBERS
MPORTERS
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
2 0 7 SouthWabasK Av.
CHICAGO
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
OCTOBER Q R S ROLLS
Splendid List of Word Rolls and New For-
eign Numbers in Big List Just
Issued.
The Q R S Company, Chicago, has issued its
October bulletin of rolls which include the following
New Word Rolls. The title of the music being fol-
lowed by the name of the recording artist:
Bryan Believed in Heaven (That's Why He's in
Heaven Tonight), marimba waltz, Osborne and
Howe. Cecilia, fox trot, Pete Wendling. Dreamy
Carolina Moon, waltz, Osborne and Howe. The
Farmer Took Another Load Away! Hay! Hay!, fox
trot, Scott and Watters. Footloose, fox trot, Arden
and Kortlander. Hugo, I Go Where You Go, one-
step, Pete Wendling. In the Garden of To-Morrow,
fox trot, Osborne and Howe. The Kinky Kids Pa-
rade, fox trot, Pete Wendling. Kosher Kitty Kelly
(from "Kosher Kitty Kelly"), waltz, Scott and Wat-
ters. Let's Wander Away, fox trot, Arden and Kort-
lander. Manhattan (from "Garrick Gaieties"), fox
trot, J. Lawrence Cook. Normandy, fox trot, Victor
Arden. Oh Lovey Be Mine, fox trot, Max Kort-
lander. (You Forgot to) Remember, waltz, Arden
and Kortlander. Save Your Sorrow (For To-Mor-
row), fox trot, Scott and Watters. Secret of Mine,
ballad, Richard Merton. Summer Nights, fox trot,
Pete Wendling. Silver Head, fox trot, Arden and
Kortlander. Undertaker's Blues, fox trot, "Sid"
Laney. What a World This Would Be (from
"George White's Scandals"), fox trot, J. Lawrence
Cook. Who Wouldn't Love You? fox trot and one-
step, J. Lawrence Cook. You Gotta Know How, fox
trot, Pete Wendling.
Arranged Roll—The Black Horse Troop, march.
Hand Played Roll—Thoughts of Old, marimba
waltz, Osborne and Howe.
Specially released number not previously listed—
Seminola, fox trot.
New Foreign Rolls for October: Bohemian—
WF8166—Koline, Koline. WF8174—Vlastovicka (The
Swallow), marimba waltz.
German—F8169—Morgenroth Waltzer. F8170—Liz-
The (new) Buckeye Sill Piano Truck
The New Buckeye Sill
For Grand* and Uprights and beat (or
stair work.
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
OFFICE.
417 W. 4S* SbMt
FACTORIES:
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45th St., 10th Are. & W 46th. * ^ *-- VV
Comstock, Cheney & Co.
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Piano Keys, Actions and Hammers
Better your SERVICE with a new Buckeye Sill. We have re-
built and greatly improved, for longer service, the handles, center
rock shaft and the uprights of both ends.
Send for circular.
Eight styles of End Trucks, Piano Hoists, Covers and special
made straps.
Manufactured by
Self Lifting Piano Truck Co.
FINDLAY, OHIO
IVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED ORGAN KEYS
T h . only Company Furnishing t h . K.yc, Actions, H i m m t n and Brackets Complotc
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
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Office and Factories: Ivoryton, Conn.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
of
High
Oracle
PIANO I PLATE :s
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OHIO
SPRINGFIELD
JULHJS BRECKWOLDT & SON, ING.
Manufacturer! of
and
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Piano B a c k s , B o a r d s , Bridges, B a r s ,
Traplevers and Mouldings
SOLE AGENTS FOR RUDOLF GIESE WIRE
WESTERN REPRESENTATIVE:
CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE CO.,
119.127 N. Peoria Street,
J. BRECKWOLDT, Pre«.
Chlcatfo, III.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec. & Treat.
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