Classic Mode

Presto

Issue: 1925 2043

September 19, 1925.
PRESTO
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SCHULZ & MOENNIG, INC.
Enterprising Musical Merchandise Jobbing House
Issues Another Folder Describing "Specials."
"Timely Specials That Mean Good Profits for
You," is the title of a new folder of Schulz & Moen-
nig, Inc., 207 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, and
an alluring array of desirable musical merchandise is
pictured and described therein.
Among the specials are a trumpet outfit made by
Couesnon & Cie, Paris. No. 3100—B Flat Trumpet,
length 19-1/2 inches; quick change from B Flat to A;
pearl inlaid fingerbuttons; equipped with latest
American professional model, silver-plated mouth-
piece. In the following finishes: brass (highly pol-
ished), nickel-plated, silver-plated, with gold and
gold-plated finish. Right prices for high-grade in-
struments justify naming this outfit a "special."
Another special is No. 2195—a banjo ukulele with
resonator back, eight-inch mahogany finish veneered
rim, laminated vari-colored wood inlay around edge.
Nickel-plated straining hoon, 12 nickel-plated fiat
hook brackets, nickel-plated tailpiece, high grade calf-
skin head. Maple neck finished in rosewood, ebonite
fingerboard with position dots. Veneered ebonite
headpiece with pearl inlay, white button patent pegs.
Mahogany finished highly polished extension resona-
tor with colored inlay corresponding to rim.
A winning special is a tenor banjo with resonator
and case complete, eleven-inch rim, finished in dark
brown mahogany, and inlaid with different colored
woods.
"Never before have such quality tenor banjos been
offered to the trade at such low prices. You can sell
this 'Better Banjo' for 'less' and still make more than
your usual profit. To see and inspect this new line
is to immediately recognize banjos that readily sell,"
advises the company in the special folder.
A special resonator back with tenor banjo is "a
real amazing offer worthy of your consideration.
The most sensational features of this aristocratic
tenor banjo is its high grade workmanship and de-
sign, perfect scale and quality of tone."
The Ross Furniture Co., Polond Building, North-
wood avenue, West Palm Beach, Fla., has added
musical instruments.
NEW TALKING MACHINE PATENTS
1,508,163. Needle for talking machines and like
apparatus. W. E, Clifton, Nottingham, England.
1,508,093. Graphophone. Oscar P. Erhardt, West
Haven, Conn.
65,592, Design, sound amplifier. Leonard D.
Morris, Chicago, 111.
1,508,252. Automatic stop for phonographs. Paul
Richter, Daly City, Calif.
1,507,797. Tone-controlling horn support. B. R.
Seabrook, Mishawaka, Ind.
65,552. Design, combined phonograph and radio
cabinet. Jacob H. Weber, New York, N. Y.
1,508,760. Phonograph stop. Glen L. Ardery,
Woodsocket. S. D.
1,508,681. Sound-reproducing machine. Leon F.
Douglass, San Rafael, Calif.
1,508,986. Phonograph. Malcolm L. Ord, Colo-
rado Springs, Colo.
1,508,572. Automatic phonograph. Malcolm L.
Ord, Independence, Kans.
1,508,726. Radiophonograph. Israel Shapiro, Den-
ver, Colo.
1,508,827. Driving mechanism for phonographs.
Louis P. Valiquet, Chicago, 111.
1,508,632. Turntable for phonographs. Ray B.
Whitman, Bridgeport, Conn.
65,628. Design, cabinet for a radio set. Wm.
Zaiser, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1,509,540. Phonograph attachment. Thomas H.
Campbell, Temple, Texas.
1,509,100.
Phonograph tone arm. Roland B.
Daley, Chicago, 111.
1,509,104. Solo trumpet. Ross Hickernell, Warren,
Ohio.
1,509,817. Telcphonically operated sound recording
and reproducing machine. James W. Owen, Secane,
Pa., and A. Hewitt, Camden, N. J.
1,509,567. Amplifier. Henry K. Sandell, Chicago,
111.
1,510,381. Drive means for phonographs. August
A. Breder, Egg Harbor City, N. J.
1,510,309. Spring-winding attachment for talking
machines. Arthur H. Collier and A. B. Winkler,
Bayonne, N. J.
1,510,241. Repeating device for phonographs. Rob-
ert W. Nicholls, Palisades Park, N. J.
65,711. Design, phonograph cabinet. Fred A.
Wolf. Quincy, 111.
1,511,166. Resilient composition foi mounting tym-
pans or diaphragms for sound reproduction. F. A.
E. Jenkins, Sydney, Australia.
HIGH GRADE
1,510,764.
Needle-pointing device.
Daniel W.
Causey, Norfolk, Va.
1,511,398. Phonograph needle. Noble S. Clay,
Wilkinsburg, Pa.
1,511,847. Automatic stop for phonographs. Hugo
F. Spengler, Chicago, 111.
1,511,860. Needle for phonographs and similar ma-
chines. John K. Winer, Chicago, 111.
1,512,283. Automaton and talking apparatus. W.
E. Fritsche. San Francisco, Calif.
65,806. Design, cabinet for combined radio and
phonograph. A. H. Haag, Baltimore. Md.
1,512,023. Musical wind instrument. W. E. Hig-
gins, Milwaukee, Wis.
1,512,766. Attachment for musical instruments of
the banjo type. Emil Houdlett, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1,512,850. Diaphragm for sound reproduction. F.
A. E. Jenkins, Sydney, Australia.
^ 1,512,851. Stylus bar for talking machines. F. A.
E. Jenkins, Sydney, Australia.
1,512,426. Automatic start and stop mechanism for
phonographs. Samuel Kohn, New York, N. Y.
65,833. Design, cabinet for sound-reproducing ma-
chine. Edward F. Sanford, Jr., New York, N. Y.
1,513,534. Phonograph. E. A. Couturier, Laporte,
Ind.
1,513,725. Talking machine. A. B. and F. B.
Crosier, Beloit, Wis.
1.513,403. Magnetic phonograph. Martin Lebeis,
Berlin-Griedenau, Germany.
1,513,120. Phonograph record and producing the
same. C. P. Madsen, New York, N. Y.
1.513.187. Sound reproducer for talking machines.
Carl Scrabic, Urbana, Ohio.
1.513.188. Sound box for talking machines. Carl
Scrabic, Urbana, Ohio.
1,513,358. Phonograph horn. Marcus J. Wisby,
Racine, Wis.
65,889. Design, sound amplifier or similar article.
Everett Worthington, San Francisco, Calif.
NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Arthur L. Wessell, president of the Musical Sup-
ply Association of America, recently appointed a
Committee on Credits for the coming year, and the
personnel is as follows: W. A. Mennie, chairman;
George L. Cheney, William C. Hess, William G.
Scbaff, Philip G. Getting, W. A. BreckwoMt, A W.
Johnston, Toseph F. Reed, E. B. Richardson, John
C. Wickham and F. A. Wessell.
SLINGERLAND
Folding Organs
School Organs
May Bell
Practice Keyboards
Dealers' Attention Solicited
WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Slingerland Banjos
VIOLIN, CELLO AND DOUBLE
BASS WOUND STRINGS
OF SUPERIOR QUALITY
Guaranteed for thirty days after they are sold
SEND FOR CATALOG
S. SIMON
8106 Chappell Avenue,
CHICAGO, ILLS.
are sold the country over 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
CHICAGO
The Piano Repair Shop
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pre».
J. F. BOYER, Sec>
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments. Employs 1,000
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 valve 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 catalogues, prices, etc.
33S South Waba.h Ave.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
Chicago
C. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
DEPT. MS.
ELKHART, IND.
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PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
CONN INSTRUMENTS FEATURED
Bell Music Co., Muncie, Ind. f with Fine Line, Sees
Opportunity in Opening of Schools.
The Bell Music Co. is a lively firm in Muncie,
Ind., which sees opportunities for its musical mer-
chandise department in the opening of the schools.
In a big display in the newspapers last week it was
pointed out by the firm that "School-time is Music
Time," and added:
"Music is a subject taught in every school and a
vital necessity in school life. It is almost impossible
to imagine what schools would do without music.
"Musical training is in itself a broadening influence
and also is specialized training towards a definite
profession in life. Since musical training should
begin early in life, quite naturally the first steps are
given in the school room.
"School orchestras are organizing now. Every
youngster wants to join. He can start on any one
of a variety of instruments."
Here followed a list of suggestions in string, wind
and percussion instruments. A complete line of sup-
plies for teacher and student—batons, pitch-pipes,
music-writing paper, etc.
"We sell the C. G. Conn line of band and orches-
tra instruments. These are standard priced and fully
guaranteed. The world's best instrument is here
waiting for you," was the proud announcement.
will sound many different ways, at various tensions
of the heads, to say nothing of different weight sticks
and different methods of playing or 'touch.'
"So what pleases one drummer or his leader will
not please another. If a drum 'plays easy' the
chances are in favor of high praise of the instrument
from its owner, because there are many drummers
who unconsciously think of this first.
"The writer once knew a drummer who visited a
dance and raved over the fine tone of a snare drum
that was being played by another drummer in a
large, prominent dance orchestra. A few days later
the same drummer condemned the same snare drum
(not knowing at the time it was the same one) when
he played upon it himself, saying that it sounded
'rotten,' when the real reason was—it was tensioned
differently than he would have had it for his own par-
ticular 'touch.' In other words, it played differently
to him than it sounded from a distance."
SPECIAL MEL=0=DEE ROLLS
October Bulletin Just Issued by Mel-O-Dee Music
Co. Includes Winning Populars.
The two specials for October announced by the
Mel-O-Dee Music Co., Inc., New York, are song
rolls: 47044—The Kinky Kids' Parade, played by
Alan Moran, and 47045—Save Your Sorrow (For To-
morrow), played by Moran and Leith.
Other song rolls in the October bulletin are: Alone
at Last; Dreaming of My Old Home, Sweet Home;
STIMULATING BAND GOODS SALES The Far Green Hills of Home; Isle of Enchantment;
Kosher Kitty Kelly; Marguerite; Mighty Blue (A
Annual Tournament at Fair in Grand Rapids Assured Mighty Blue Blues); My Sweetie Turned Me Down;
Oh! Boy, What a Girl; Oh, Say! Can I See You To-
of Good Effect on Trade.
night; On a Night Like This; So Am I; What a
The band instrument business in Michigan will be World This Would Be; Who Wouldn't Love You.
stimulated by second annual band tournament to be
A special hand-played roll is The Student Prince
held in Grand Rapids during the West Michigan Fair
Selections, with (1) Deep in My Heart, (2) Students'
this fall.
March, (3) Serenade, (4) Drinking Song.
The bands will be divided into two classes., A and
B. Class A will embrace the four money winners at
the first tournament—Big Rapids, Plainwell, Hastings
and Lowell—and any other bands from towns from
3,000 to 6,000 population. Class B will be represented
by bands in towns up to 3,000 population.
Points will be awarded each band on four counts—
intonation, precision, interpretation and tone quality.
Each band will be allowed to play three selections—•
Player Actions
a preliminary march of its own selection, a test piece
to be selected by the tournament committee and an
Embody Five Cardinal Features;
other march of its own selection.
The judges will be Major Arthur Clark, of the
DURABILITY
Michigan State College, Lansing; Carl Dewey, of the
Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing, and George Bull, Jr.,
SIMPLICITY
secretary of the State Federation of Musicians,
ACCESSIBILITY
Muskegon.
P
e e r 1 e s s
SOLIDARITY
GUARANTEE
THE TONE OF A DRUM
What Qualities Go to Produce the Best Tone Told
by Expert Drummer.
What constitutes the best snare drum from the
tonal point of view is told, in Leedy's Drum Topics,
published by the Leedy Mfg. Co., Indianapolis, which
says:
"Artists pretty well agree on what constitutes the
finest tone of the various instruments in the brasses,
reeds and strings, but leaders, drummers and other
musicians have many opinions when it comes to the
tone of a drum.
"As tastes in all things vary, this is not surprising,
owing to the fact that the drum can be assembled in
so many different ways. The many thicknesses of
heads, both snare and batter, the many kinds of
snares and their sizes, and the many sizes of drums,
both wood and metal shells, make it possible to pro-
duce hundreds of combinations resulting in many
qualities of tone. In addition to this, any one drum
Write for Prices and Territory
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469-485 East 133d Street
NEW YORK
A Pneumatic Action bearing the name
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if your guide for unfailing quality.
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our latest product, the
STRAUCH BROS.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
Simple w construction they are
dependable, in every particular.
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327 Walnut Are.
New York City
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