March 19, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
The Background
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
THE NEW
CAPITOL
WORD ROLLS
75c—LATE RELEASES—75c
1694. A Little Music in the Moonlight
—Fox Trot
1673 Candy Lips—Fox Trot
1686 Don't Forget the Pal You Left at
Home—Marimba Waltz
1683 Elsie Schultz-En-Heim—Fox Trot
1682 Give Me a Ukulele—Fox Trot
1661 Gone Again Gal—Fox Trot
1685 Knows His Groceries—Fox Trot
1690 Hello, Swanee! Hello!—Fox Trot
1696 How Could Red Riding Hood?—
Fox Trot
1695 I Don't Mind Being Alone—Fox
Trot
1691 If Tears Could Bring You Back to
Me—Fox Trot
1684 I'm Tellin' the Birds—Tellin' the
Bees—Fox Trot
1687 I t Made You Happy When You
Made Me Cry—Fox Trot
1674 I've Got the Girl—Fox Trot
1689 My Baby Knows How—Fox Trot
1693 My Girl H a s Eye Trouble—Fox
Trot
1688 Oh, How She Could Play a Uku-
lele—Fox Trot
1675 Original Black Bottom D a n c e
1679 She's Still My Baby—Fox Trot
1672 Sidewalk Blues
1678 Susie's Feller—Fox Trot
1680 Tonight You Belong to Me—Waltz
1676 Trail of Dreams—Waltz
1697 When I First Met Mary—Fox Trot
1681 When I'm in Your Arms—Fox
Trot
1682 .Within the Prison of My Dreams
—Fox Trot
Extra Choruses
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TO MAKE TAMBURITZAS
Tamburitza Mfg. Co., Fort Recovery, O., Also Plans
to Manufacture Banjos and Mandolins.
The Tamburitza Manufacturing Company, which
lias been operating in a small way in Fort Recovery,
Ohio, under the direction of A. Frame, lias been
incorporated under the Stale Laws of Ohio, for
$50,01)0. The company recently was granted several
patents on its productions.
The new style six string tamburitza which carries
the patent fingerboard, was placed upon the market
November 1, 1926. In addition to the line of tam-
buritzas, the company has been perfecting a banjo
and mandolin upon which improvements are claimed
by Mr. Franic.
At a meeting of the company last week the fol-
lowing officers were elected: H. W. Long, presi-
dent; Edward Koch, vice-president; Frank E. Hoke,
secretary; G. W. Reuter, treasurer, and A. Franic,
general manager.
BENCH SALE OPPORTUNITIES
Tcnk Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Points Out
Why Sales of Benches Should Be Continuous.
"Music dealers should keep in mind ihe continu-
ously increasing market for piano benches" is the
advice of the Toiik Manufacturing Company, 1912
Lewis street, Chicago, and the reason why the de-
mand for benches gets new stimulation every day is
clearly explained by the company in its effective
publicity.
There is a bench sold with every piano and player-
piano but the life of the bench never equals that of
the instrument. Some are used as footstools and
some used to fulfill the purposes of a stepladder.
Whatever the unusual uses the benches are headed
for the junkpile in a few years, is a condition pointed
out by the Tonk Manufacturing Co., which suggests
sales of new Tonkbenches to present owners of
abused benches. The Tonk Manufacturing Co. has
information about alert piano dealers and salesmen
who are adding to their profits by taking advantage
of this market in their spare time.
The growing demand for Period models in pianos,
playerpianos and reproducing pianos, is plainly an
opportunity for ihe sale of Period model benches of
which the Touk Manufacturing Co. has a wide and
meritorious line. Writing in Tonk Topics, Percy A.
Tonk, head of the company, says:
"I believe you will agree with me that a Period
style bench should be sold with every Period style
piano and if you are not showing and promoting the
sale of Period style pianos, we urge you to lose no
time in doing so.
"Another point of importance and interest in this
connection is found in the fact that a great many of
the better radio cabinets are being built in Period
styles and I am confident a very large market exists
for the sale of Period benches to match these radio
cabinets."
AMPICO SUPPLEMENT
New Booklet Completes Printed Lists of Recording
Advantageous to Dealers and Others.
The Ampico Corporation, New York, has issued a
supplement to its catalog of 1925 which contains all
the Ampico recordings of standard pieces issued dur-
ing 1925 and 1926. The January 1925 catalog with
this supplement and the current number of the Am-
pico Magazine will give at all times a complete list
of Ampico recordings to date.
In this supplement they are listed in the same way
as in the large catalog: First, under the names of
the artists playing them; then under the names of
their composers; and again in alphabetical order
according to titles.
The accompaniment recordings are listed together
in a special section of the supplement. Another sec-
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tion lists new recordings made in Europe at the
laboratories of Ludwig Hupfeld, and available for
the Ampico. The popular music of the day will be
always found in the current number of the Ampico
Magazine.
"Keep this supplement for reference under the
front cover of your large catalog," is the suggestion
of the Ampico Corporation to dealers.
ORCHESTRATIONS SELL WELL
Often Neglected Phase of the Sheet Music Business
Shows Evidences of Stimulation.
The growing business in orchestrations for the
popular song-dance numbers is leading to sales of
orchestrations for music of the standard class and
music jobbers who have neglected that phase of the
business in recent years are taking steps to develop it.
The numerous orchestras being established in schools
and elsewhere naturally increase the size of the local
music dealer's field and in his new orders for orches-
trations the dealer naturally depends on his. jobber.
One distributor who is enlarging his activities con-
siderably in this direction and with profit said that!
although the orders are often small and require more
than the usual labor, the business is one of great!
possibilities. Many of the standard publishing houses
have encouraged legitimate jobbers to carry full;
stocks of their catalogs.
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NEW MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
SECTION.
Yahr-Lange, Inc., 442 East Lafayette avenue, De-
troit, Mich., announces the appointment of Charles
J. Doser as manager of the new wholesale musical
instrument and accessories department installed by''
the company. "A complete line of everything musi-
cal will be carried in stock at all times backed up byn
the usual Yahr-Lange guarantee and service," is the
assurance in the announcement.
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MOZART'S OWN CLOCK.
Of interest is a large clock, 285 years old, which
graced 'ihe home of Mozart, at Salzburg, Germany,
and ticked away as the great composer worked on
his masterpieces. This clock is now in the posses-
sion of William J. Quinn, manager of the Hotel'
Belvedere, Baltimore, and occupies the place of honor
in his office.
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"MUSICAL MESSAGE FOR MOTHERS."
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PUBLISHES INDIAN SONGS.
The Great Western Music Co., Visalia, Calif., re-i' 1
cently organized by Robert Elmer Smith, author and 1 ,
composer, has issued a catalog of its publications tor
the trade. The company specializes in Indian songs:
and in works of a high standard. In the catalog brief i ;
descriptions of the background that served as inspira-;,
tions to the composers of the songs are given and!]
the descriptions are generally illustrated.
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The Conn San Francisco Co. has equipped the;
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the band director staff of the Conn San Francisco|j
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of popular price and thoroughly covers the musical
training of the child in a vocal and instrumental way.
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Ross, as an encouragement to plans for the musical 1 '
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