June 4, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
32
GENEVA MUSIC EXHIBITION
Wonderful Show of Music Goods and Series
of Concerts and Recitals by Artists and
Orchestras Closes May 22.
Our large stock la 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 Organ*.
AMERICAN PIANO
SUPPLY COMPANY
UO-112 EAST 13th STREET
NEW YORK
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.
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All branches of the industry relative to music,
pianos, string, wind, and percussion instruments were
represented in their richest variety by the most cele-
brated makes in the International Music Exhibition
at Geneva, Switzerland, which closed last week. In
the Commercial Section there are 172 exhibitors rep-
resenting IS countries, Germany, England, Austria,
Belgium, America, France, Hungary, Italy, Holland,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and
Czecho-Slovakia. The stands cover a surface of 2,400
square metres.
Thanks to museums and private collectors, a com-
plete genealogy of musical instruments is represented,
also the development of music printing and publishing
is shown by some of the most representative and rare
examples in existence. From instruments of early
ages which tell us by their rusticity so much of an-
cient history, we pass through the centuries from the
stage coach horn to the latest quartet motor hooter,
passing under review pianos of every kind of wood
and of all sizes, violins, flutes, harps and gramophones
to the present-day jazz. Among the numerous pianos
in this section is one specially remarkable, in spite of
its ugliness, vertical, and in the form of a high cup-
board, by Broadwood of London; also an Empire
piano manufactured by Jones & Co., of London,
about 1820.
It is a remarkable exhibition for a city of 120,000
inhabitants, but is accounted for by the fact that
Geneva is now considered an international center.
That is why the governments of the various coun-
tries permitted their precious treasures to be sent to
Geneva, and the most famous instrument manufac-
turers, such as Bechstein, Bliithner, Bosendorfer,
Czerny, Erard, Feurich, Gaveau, Grotrian-Steinweg,
Gunther, Ibach, Odeola, Peterson, Pleyel, Schied-
mayer, Schmidt-Flohr, Steinway & Sons, Welte-
Mignon, Wohlfart, etc., and the most eminent pub-
lishers troubled to come to a town of such a com-
paratively small size and which presents a minimum
GENERAL PIANO KEY
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of commercial interests. That is why the most famous
orchestras from Europe, including the Augusteo from
Rome, the Concertgebouw from Amsterdam (con-
ducted by Mengelberg), the Dresden Symphonic
(conducted by Fritz Busch), the Paris Conservatoire
(conducted by M. Wolf), and the Guard Republican,
been permitted—and even urged by their countries—
to come to Geneva.
JOLIET BAND A WINNER
In Contest at Council Bluffs, Last Week, Illinois
School Wins for Second Time.
Joliet, 111., captured the honors of the National
High School Band Association for the second con-
secutive year at the finals in Council Bluffs, la., last
week. It nosed out the Council Bluffs High School
band by two points for the title in the contest, in
which 23 bands and 1,384 youthful musicians com-
peted.
The standings were: Joliet, 2,708; Council Bluffs,
2,706; Modesto, Cal., 2,625; Nicholas Senn, Chicago,
2,617; Lockport, N. Y., 2,585; Quincy, 111., honorable
mention.
The band from Princeton, Cal., was announced the
winner in Class B.
RADIO AND MUSIC SALES.
The British Broadcasting Corporation's transmis-
sions of music to schools affords music dealers an-
other opportunity of linking up with the outside
musical activities, and one which can be made of
profit. Lessons on melody building concluded by an
examination, tune-singing, folk music and dancing by
arrangement with the English Folk Dancing Society,
are included in the radio school service. The course
stimulates the sale of music and music books.
PARIS MUSIC SALON.
It is announced that the success of the fifth Music
Salon in Paris which will take place this year is
already assured, there being only about 100 square
metres of space still to let out of a total of 3,600 for
exhibits. And there are two months to spare, which
means that there will be more applicants than can be
satisfied. It will as before be held in the Pare des
Foires et Expositions de la Ville de Paris—as last
year.
Greater Beauty and Greater Comfort
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