December 5, 1925.
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PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
SLINQERLAND BANJOS
Big Calls for Tenor Banjos, a Pleasant Feature
of the Season, Accounted for by
H. H. Slingerland.
lowed by the radio industry as a whole, and result
in a saving of considerable time and money by every
one connected with radio," said A. J. Carter, director
of Radio Manufacturers' Association, this week.
EXPANDS IN WABASH, IND.
Charles Schenkel has purchased an interest in the
Dunbar store at Wabash, Ind., and the business will
The tenor banjo is getting the bulk of attention be enlarged to include talking machines and radios.
in the banjo line and the activity of the dealers is nat- Frank Dunbar, senior member of the firm, has been
urally reflected in the urgent calls for the instruments engaged in business in Wabash for twenty-five years.
in the jobbing houses and factories. The tenor banjo
department in the factory of the Sliugerland Banjo
Co., Chicago, is showing the evidence of warm favor
for those instruments. Orders for the line are big
and continuous and the approach of Christmas adds
to the urgency in the demands of the dealers. Ban-
Keys Recovered and Rebushed
jos, the tenor kind particularly, have a big place in
the holiday activities. A number of circumstances
contribute to the increasing favor for banjos, accord-
All work is done by expert workmen
ing to H. H. Slingerland, president of the Slinger-
and modern machinery and you are
land Banjo Co.
assured of correct spacing which is so
"For one thing, there is the assured place of the
important. When keys are replaced they
banjo in the dance orchestra of today," said Mr. Slin-
gerland. "It has. musical merits that makes it par-
will appear exactly as when the instru-
ticularly valuable in almost all numbers. The banjo
ment
left the factory.
adds virility to every piece of dance music; gives
decision to the tempo and adds generally to the en-
PRICES FOR PYRALIN IVORY
thusiasm of the dancers.
52 heads and tails
$8.00
"But its place as a solo instrument ancTpne for
52 fronts
2.50
accompaniment is undisputed and its uses in, these
88 keys rebushed
4.00
respects grow with the years. We admit that the
banjo demands at this time owe something to the
Express or Parcel Post to
ukulele which has helped to create a host of instru-
mentalists. The mastery of the ukulele, however,
tends to stimulate the player and a natural selection
of a new instrument is the tenor banjo."
3767 N. Illinois Street
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
DEALERS and TUNERS!
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
FRIELD MILLER & CO.
HOW TO SEND
Remove from frame, number plainly near Capstan,
wrap or bos securely, and ahip Parcel Poet or Express.
SITUATION IN SUPPLIES
Pacts in Various Lines of Commodities Which Enter
Into Musical Instrument Manufacture.,
The Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis.,
announces a course in crating and boxing to be given
next spring, exact date to be published later on.
Foremanship is the title of a new pamphlet issued
by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. The book
favors no particular system, merely giving experi-
ences gathered from reliable sources.
A new kiln drying course will be given from Jan.
18 to 29 by the Forest Products Laboratory, Madi-
son, Wis.
NEW SMALL GOODS STORE.
Peg Meyer, orchestra leader, has opened a music
store at 708 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Mo., where
he will specialize in small musical instruments, ac-
cessories, sheet music and phonograph records. On
the opening night he broadcasted a radio program
through Station KFVS.
Please do not remove the old ivories as
there is dan rer of the wood being broken.
Ivories) will be returned if desired.
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UNITEDSPECIALTY®.
EXPERIENCED FACTORY SERVICE
Recovering and Rebushing Keys
Repairing Pneumatics
We make them the Same as New.
FAST SERVICE
52 Heads and Tails (best heavy pyralin Ivory)
52 Fronts
88 Keys Rebushed
$8.00
2.50
4.00
52 Fronts cleaned and polished
1.00
SEND US YOUR REPAIR WORK
STANDARDIZATION THE AIM.
"Our ultimate aim is to standardize every part that
enters into the construction of a radio set, and we
have every assurance that our standards will be fol-
Monticello, Indiana
SLINGERLAND
May Bell
Slingerland Banjos
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
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.
The Operators Piano Co.
W r i t e for C a t a l o g u e
713-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
SLINGERLAND BANJO CO.
CHICAGO
1815 Orchard Street
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