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Issue: 1927 2125

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April 23, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
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of the National Association of Broadcasters will offi-
ciate as toastmaster, and in addition to introducing
Secretary Hoover will also introduce the newly
Pacts in Various Lines of Commodities Which Enter elected officers of the R. M. A. and Mr. Merlin H.
Aylesworth of the National Broadcasting Company
Into Musical Instrument Manufacture.
will also address the banquet.
The Superintendents' Club, of the New York Piano
On Thursday morning there will be the open tech-
Manufacturers' Association, visited the factory of
nical meeting of the newly organized engineering
Krakauer Bros., Cypress avenue and 136th street, the division under the direction of H. B. Richmond of
Bronx, this week.
the General Radio Corporation of Cambridge, Mass.
Virginia, with a total of 578,509 acres of national This will constitute the first time that the engineers
forests, leads the list of the states, followed by New of the industry and the dealers and jobbers are
Hampshire, with 408,949, and North Carolina, with brought together. The standards which the R. M. A.
378,032 acres. In their order, the other states in has been working on for more than a year, 'the ma-
which large areas have been set aside are Florida, jority of which are in practice at the present time
342,771 acres; Georgia, 238,538 acres; Pennsylvania, by its members, will come before this meeting for
170,102 acres; Alabama, 120,884 acres, and South a final revision and adoption.
Carolina, 58,101 acres.
The general open meeting will be featured by dis-
In these days of time saving, labor saving and over- cussion of new and further merchandising plans. Fred
Woods, head of the statistical department of the
head reducing, the "one-man" character of the Bowen
Hearst organization, will lead the program. Mr.
Piano Loader is appreciated. One man can perform
Woods is an acknowledged authority .on market
the operations of putting the piano on the loader and
analysis.
taking it off.
"If you haven't received your copy of the new The R. M. A., comprising as it does virtually all
illustrated catalog of Otto Trepz, jr., let us know" of the outstanding manufacturers in the radio indus-
is the reminder in the advertising of the alert supply try, expects a full attendance of their members, which
house for piano tuners and repairmen at 2110 Fair- number close to 500, while the Federated Radio
Trades Association, of which Harold J. Wrape of
mount avenue, Philadelphia.
St. Louis is president, anticipate an attendance of
over 2,000 jobbers and dealers. All exhibition space
in the trade show has been reserved for more than
sixty days.
SITUATION IN SUPPLIES
Our large stock is very seldom depleted, and your
order, whether large or small, will receive Imme-
diate attention. In addition, you get the very
best of
Felts; Cloths; Hammers; Punching*;
Music Wire; Tuning Pins; Player
Parts; Hinges; Castings; etc.
We have In stock a full line of material! for
Pianos and Organs.
AMERICAN PIANO
SUPPLY COMPANY
110-112 EAST 13A STREET
NEW YORK
D
Worry Over Player Details
is avoided by the manufac-
turer who uses the
A. C. Cheney Player Action
in his products. He knows
everything is all right and
that the best musical quali-
ties of his pianos are develop-
ed by the use of this player
mechanism.
A. C. CHENEY
PIANO ACTION COMPANY
CASTLETON, N. Y.
SCHAFF
Piano String Co,
Manufacturers of
RADIO MEETINGS IN CHICAGO
Manufacturers and Dealers to Meet at Hotel Stevens,
Chicago, June 13 to 17.
During the week of June 13 to 17 the annual con-
ventions of the Radio Manufacturers' Association,
the Federated Radio Trade Association and the First
Annual Radio Trade Show will be held simultane-
ously at the new Hotel Stevens, Chicago. Reduced
fares on a fare and a half certificate plan have been
granted by the western and central passenger asso-
ciations, and already more than five special trains
have been sold out on the several railroads which
were first to organize such services.
Among prominent personages who will take part
in the two conventions will be Herbert H. Hoover,
Secretary of Commerce, who will be the guest of
honor and principal speaker at the R. M. A. ban-
quet on Thursday evening, July 16. Paul B. Klugh
GENERAL PIANO KEY
REPAIRING
24-HOUR
CHOICE CROSSMAN MAPLE.
End-dried white maple, quartered maple and wide
maple are specialties of the Grossman Lumber Com-
pany, Grand Rapids, Mich., which invites the atten-
tion of manufacturers of pianos and piano actions.
All thicknesses of this lumber, in the fine grades
required in the piano industry, are found in the stock
of the Grossman yards.
A WOOD PRESERVATIVE.
"Powellizing" is a process of preserving wood said
to be employed to some extent in England. The
wood is impregnated with a poisonous ingredient
that renders it proof against 'the ravages of wood-
destroying insects. Lumber cut only two months
can be used for the manufacture of musical instru-
ments if it has been treated by the Powell process, is
the claim of the discoverer.
Greater Beauty and Greater Comfort
SCARFS,
CUSH-
IONS,
COVERS
SERVICE
RECOVERING
BUSHING
SHARPS
E. A. BOUSLOG, Inc.
2106 Boulevard Place
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Bench Cushions, Piano Throws, Bags
for Small Instruments. Upholstered
Bench Tops.
Illustrated Folders On Request
PIANO KEYS RECOVERED
Piano Bass Strings
2009-2021 CLYBOURN AVENUE
Cor' er Lewis Street
CHICAGO
Heaviest grade Pyralin Ivory, beveled
and polished to look like the finest ivory
keyboards built. Beautiful work, guaran-
teed. Sharps ebonized, bushings, etc.
We begin work on your keys the minute they
arrive. Write for New Price List.
McMACKIN PIANO SERVICE
Factory: 1721-3 Mondamin Avenue
DES MOINES, IA.
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
PIANO and PLAYER
HARDWARE, FELTS, TOOLS,
RUBBERIZED PLAYER FABRICS
New York, Since 1848
4th Ave. and 13th St.
Period Drapery and Mfg. Co.
NEW ALBANY, IND.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS —PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
TUNERS AND REPAIRERS
Our new Illustrated Catalogue of Piano
and Player Hardware, Felts and Tools
is now ready. If you haven't received
your copy let us know.
2110 Fairmount Ave.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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
leasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
339 South Wabash Ave.
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April 23, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Style X
TO
PIANOS IN SCHOOLS
OF CALIFORNIA
(Continued from page 4)
continue until the end of the contest, Wednesday,
May 4th, in Music Week.
Every child in San Francisco will receive circulars
on this contest—every home in San Francisco will be
influenced by this publicity. Registrations are com-
ing- in daily to The Call and when the contest is in
full swing, it is expected there will be several thou-
sand children enrolled. Members of the Board are
giving of their time to properly direct this contest.
For obvious reasons the music trades of San Fran-
cisco do not appear in the contest—to the public it is
strictly the contest of the San Francisco Call.
Participation in National Music Week.
Members of your Board have already participated
in the preliminary meetings on San Francisco's Sev-
enth Annual Music Week which will be held May 1-8.
For obvious reasons, it is not advisable for the music
trades to appear too prominently in the management
of this great municipal event. Certain members of
the board, however, are giving of their time and
energy to make this Music Week a greater success
than ever before.
Music Week has undoubtedly a great publicity
value for the music business. Music Week costs
about $4,000 and while the city and county of San
Francisco appropriates $2,500 out of the city treasury,
the music merchants are called upon to contribute
$1,500. As the San Francisco Music Week is a purely
local matter, the Association funds cannot be used
for this purpose and therefore a private subscription
amongst the San Francisco music merchants is now
being undertaken.
School Band Contest for Northern California.
Every year a national school band contest is held
under the auspices of the Music Supervisors' National
Conference and in conjunction with the National Bu-
reau for the Advancement of Music. In California
two contests are permitted—one for the southern part
of the state and one for the northern part of the
state. A committee was appointed to supervise such
a congest for northern California and funds to the
extent of $1,000 are now being raised. The contest
will be held on May 6 and 7 in the Civic Center.
The winners in class "A" and " B " will be given
respectively, $500 and $300 to defray their expenses
to the national contest in Council Bluffs. Iowa, which
takes place the end of May.
Your Board has set aside the sum of $1,000 as a
loan to the Western Music Trades Convention for the
purpose of financing the preliminary expehses of the
fourth annual convention. The same thing was done
at the first convention held here in San Francisco in
1924. The loan was repaid in full and needless to
say, it materially helped the convention management.
The conventions have become so successful in the
years succeeding the first, and the financial plans for
this convention are so well prepared that there is no
question but that this convention will also be finan-
cially successful and repay the loan.
Affliction with the National Association.
During 1926 those prominently connected with the
National Association of Music Merchants were inter-
ested in developing state associations and affiliating
them with the national association in order that both
the state associations and the national association
could better carrv on their work The constitution of
the National Association was changed so that^the
state associations could apply for a charter on"ithe
payment of a charter fee of $25 and dues of $5 per
member.
On January 1, your Board applied for a charter,
sending in the necessary initiation fee and dues.
Active membership in our association, therefore, now
carries membership in the national association. Dues
for members at large in the national association are
$10 a year, while dues through our association are
only $5 a year.
Encourages Smaller Dealers.
The talking machine and phonograph jobbers felt
that the smaller talking machine and phonograph
dealers should be encouraged to participate in the
benefits of our association and made representations
to your president and undoubtedly these dealers could
be induced to join the association providing that the
dues were only nominal. Your Board therefore made
a change in the membership dues as follows:
Active membership dues to be composed of general
music stores in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley,
Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and San Jose, $30.00
per annum; also $.30 for other music trade units or
classifications enrolled as active members.
Associate Members—General music stores in other
towns in northern and central California than those
mentioned above, $10 per annum. Stores other than
general music stores, but having only a phonograph,
small goods, radio or sheet music department, in San
Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Sacramento,
Stockton, Fresno and San Jose, $10 per annum.
Stores other than general music stores, but having
only a phonograph, small goods, radio or sheet music
department, in other towns in northern and central
California than 'those mentioned above, $4 per annum.
In closing his report President Walker adds that
no time has been wasted "over petty trade contro-
versies, or over matters for which at present there
seems no solution. During the year very few contro-
versial matters came before us. We were able to
devote our efforts to the promotion of selling and the
general advancement of the music business. "I assure
you," he concludes, "that we have done everything
possible within our limited time and means to ad-
vance the interests of the music trades of northern
California."
Crossman Lumber
Company
Choice Lower Michigan
End Dried White Maple
Quartered Maple
Wide Maple
All thicknesses
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer and Damper Felts
Practice Keyboards
Grand and Upright Ham-
mer» Made of Wrickert Felt
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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