November 28, 1925.
PRESTO
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N E W TALKING MACHINE P A T E N T S
67,758. Des., Phonograph cabinet. W. F. Matter,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
1,544,589. Sound tube for talking machines. W.
W. Moyer, Collingswood, N. J.
1,545,641. Timing clock for talking machines.
Lawrence Dnbe and J. P. Grattan, Ottawa, Canada.
1,545,840. Speed-controlling device for phono-
graphs. Floyd B. Merrill, Marquette, Mich.
1,546,102. Phonograph record repeater. Manuel
H. Perez, San Pedro, Sula, Honduras.
1,547,022. Horn or amplifier. George W. Bulley,
Akron, Ohio.
1,546,573. Production of disk phonograph records.
Thomas A. Edison, Llewellyn Park, N. J.
1,546,924. Sound-box mounting. William T. Forse,
Wandsworth, England.
1,546,931.
Cabineted phonograph.
Frank C.
Hinckley, Stratford, Conn.
1,546,508. Talking machine or like apparatus. Noel
Pemberton-Billing, London, England.
1,546,795. Sound reproducing instrument. John G.
Redford, Milwaukee, Wis.
1,546,761. Phonograph stop device. Herman W.
Troeger, Detroit, Mich.
1,547,374. Sound reproducing machine. Elmer A.
Farmer, Montreal, Canada.
1,547,768. Phonograph attachment. George M.
Little, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1,547,608. Spring motor. Theodore C. Roberts,
New York, N. Y.
1,548,144. Stop mechanism for phonographs.
Thomas D. Jones and J. H. Barr, Kansas City, Mo.
1,548,475. Talking machine. Constantino Maccia,
Lynch Mines, Ky.
1,548,737. Sound record. James W. Owen, Secane,
Pa., and A. Hewitt, Camden, N. J.
1,550,345. Gramophone. Arthur F. R. Cotton,
London, England.
1,551,302. Record holder. Ellsworth Gabel, Har-
risburg, Pa.
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Practice Keyboards
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
The Piano Repair Shop
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
rennished 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
339 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago
1,550,539. Telephonically-operated recording talk-
ing machine. Wilhelm Groenebaum, Neu-Babelsberg,
Germany.
1,551,105. Sound reproducer. Harvey C. Hayes,
Washington, D. C.
68,048. Design, grill for phonograph cabinets. Ce-
cile B. Hydeloff, East Orange, N. J.
68,076. Design, phonograph cabinet. Joseph Wolff,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
FREE LESSONS TO BUYERS.
The Seiberling, Lucas Music Co.. of Portland, Ore.,
gives free lessons to anyone purchasing any instru-
ment from the store, and have an excellent corps of
instructors for the various instruments.
Palmer
Smith is in charge of the musical merchandise de-
partment, reports excellent results being obtained by
this method. He also states that the sale of Buescher
instruments for which the firm is the Oregon repre-
sentative are selling fast and that many bands and
orchestras in Portland and the state are now exclu-
sive Buescher organizations.
ADDS BAND INSTRUMENTS.
The R. H. White Co., a big department store in
Boston, which installed a piano a few months ago,
now announces the addition of small goods and band
instruments. The line of band goods made by
the Martin Band Instruments Co., Elkhart, Ind., has
been chosen, arrangements being made by the Musi-
cians' Supply Co., which is the Handcraft distributor
in that territory. Suitable space has been provided
for the new department on the fourth floor of the
R. H. White Co.'s building.
CONDUCTOR OPENS STORE.
Peg Meyer, orchestra leader, Cape Girardeau, Mo.,
opened a new music store at 708 Broadway last week.
He will specialize in high-class musical merchandise
and sheet music, and will handle Pathe phonograph
records. On Monday night last week he broadcasted
a radio program through Hirsch's Station, KFVS, at
which time a solo was played on every kind of musi-
cal instrument he carries in stock. His father, W. O.
Meyer, a merchant, and who years ago was known
for his skill as an accordionist, pleased his old friends
with a number on his favorite instrument.
RENTING METHOD FOR BAND.
Plans are under way for a Junior High band in
Ypsilanti, Mich., w r hich will be composed of clarinet
cornets and saxophones. The instruments used in
the orchestra will be bought by the band association
and rented, each member paying for rental of the
instrument he or she uses. The orchestra is to be
composed of both boys and girls.
NEWS 0F SMA
Jdi
000DS FIELD
Many New Names Appear in Musical Instrument
Business and Old Ones Continue in Activities.
The Saxophone Shop, a division of the A. B. Smith
Piano Co., Akron, O., has been opened at 71 East
Mill street, that city, with F. H. Collister as man-
ager.
The Dixie Music Shop has been opened at 159
Madison avenue, Memphis, Term., with Carl Metz as
manager.
D. W. Lerch, Canton, O., recently added a line of
musical merchandise.
The facilities for showing small goods in the store
of Kohler & Chase, San Francisco, have been im-
proved by the remodeling plans recently completed
in the store.
The banjochestrion is the name of a new instru-
ment invented by Henri Kublie, a vaudeville artist,
and constructed according to his plans by Ludwig &
Ludwig, drum manufacturers, Chicago.
Kryl's Band, of which Bohumir Kryl is conductor,
is equipped with Conn instruments. The fact was
featured by Charles City, la., dealers when the band
gave a concert recently in that city.
The Associated Musical Merchandise Dealers of
New York gave its annual beefsteak dinner recently
at Keen's English Chop Ho.ise, 76 West Thirty-sixth
street, New York.
The Illinois Military School, at Aledo, 111., is to
have a twenty-piece band, it was announced this
week. Ormau Simpson will conduct rehearsals.
The first rehearsal of the high school band at Hart-
ford City, Ind., was held last week.
The community band will be reorganized at Bos-
well, Ind., with C. C. Brown as leader. The band
will have at least 100 instruments.
A woman's orchestra has been organized in Ham-
burg, la.
Steps are being taken for the organizing of a boys'
band in Connersville, Ind.
Kenneth Amfleet, director of music in the Albion,
Mich., schools, is organizing a boys' band.
An orchestra has been organized in the high school,
Frederickstown, O.
Orchestras are being organized in the following
places: Ottoville, O., high school orchestra of 15
pieces; Collingwood, O., Sunday school orchestra of
M. E. Church; Lebanon, O., high school orchestra.
TO CARRY SMALL GOODS.
The H. Hauschildt Music House, Oakland, Cal.,
has announced the formal opening of its new quarters
at 1618 San Pablo avenue. The old store on Tele-
graph avenue will be relinquished. A feature of
the new branch headquarters will be the musical
merchandise department where a full line of band and
orchestra instruments and accessories will be carried.
Lack of space prevented carrying the line in the old
store.
C. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pres.
J. F. BOYER, Sec'y
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments. Employs 1,000
expert workmen.
All of the mo4t 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.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
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ELKHART, IND.
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