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PRESTO-TIMES
August, 6, 1927.
SMALL GOODS, MUSIC ROLLS AND SHEET MUSIC
positively does. Music goes deeper and has an uni-
versal appeal. The establishment of a band or
musical organization will give those who participate
M. Corinna Melville, Organizer of Bands and Orches- an advantage to secure a musical education, also the
privilege in taking part in special programs for the
tras, Interests Industrial Organizations in Conn
company who may wish to feature advertising enter-
Instruments.
tainments.
M. Corinna Melville, of the Chicago Conn Co., 62
"The cost of maintaining an efficient musical or-
Van Buren street, Chicago, organizer of school, mu- ganization more than balance by the consequent
nicipal and industrial bands and orchestras, has had increase to the company—loyalty, goodwill, the in-
considerable success in exploiting Conn band instru- crease of production and the decrease in labor dis-
ments and promoting bands among industrial organi- satisfaction."
zations. Her latest work has been to organize bands
The Chicago Conn Company having a wide experi-
ence in establishing industrial bands, has extended
an invitation to any organization or corporation who
wish to organize a band, orchestra or drum-bugle
corps to join in the enterprise. The band service
department is equipped with competent band masters
and expert organizers.
Among the companies who have organized bands
with the aid of the Conn Company are the Chicago
& North Western Railway Company, whose band
consists of forty-rive uniformed musicians; The Calu-
met Baking Powder Company, Horders, Inc., The
Pullman Company and the Western Electric Com-
pany.
ORGANIZING INDUSTRIAL BANDS
BAND CONCERT IN WISCONSIN.
More than seven hundred musicians comprising
twenty bands will compete at Waterloo, Wisconsin,
next week in the Northwestern band tournament, to
be held at Fireman's Park. Silver cups will be
awarded to the best bands in Classes A and B. Offi-
cers of the association are H. G. Diekelmann, Hori-
con, president; A. H. Pluckhan, Juneau, vice-presi-
dent; Leo Bachhuber, Mayville, secretary; Arthur
R. Setz, Waterloo, treasurer; Stanley Betts, Water-
loo, corresponding secretary.
MRS.
CORINNE MELVILLE.
ill the big Chicago department stores which will be
equipped completely with Conn instruments.
Mrs. Melville has specialized in organizing Conn
orchestras for more than two years. Before joining
the Conn organization she was employed in the same
capacity by the Rackin School of Music and later by
the Tom Brown Music Company, Chicago.
In devoting her time to school and municipal
bands, Mrs. Melville discovered a new field where
music was much in need. It was in factories and
department stores where bands w T ere needed to lessen
the burdens of the employees and promote harmony.
In turning her attention to this field, Mrs. Melville
prepared an article which was sent to industrial or-
ganizations. This was said:
"It is a generally recognized fact that a man can
perform a greater amount of labor with less physical
depreciation when listening to music, or merely re-
calling music he has heard. Something is urgently
needed to counteract the grinding, enervating mo-
notony and enable the worker to continue at his task,
refreshed in spirit and body. Good music will pro-
vide a spirited mental and physical stimulant no other
agent will do."
"Will it pay to maintain a band and concert for
the employees? This question is often asked by ex-
ecutives of large corporations. We know that it
FILES COPYRIGHT SUIT.
Gene Buck, president of the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers, and Leo Feist,
Inc., have filed an equity suit against Frank Kolb,
proprietor of the Sheik's Tent, cabaret in Rochester,
N. Y., charging he violated the copyright law in play-
ing "In a Little Spanish Town" without permission
and without paying. Damages and an injunction
are asked as relief by the complainants on the
grounds of a violation of copyright.
SONGS THAT LIVE AND SELL
CONTINUOUSLY
"Carolina" (I'm Coming Back to You.) "Mem-
ories Dream," "Supposing," "Yes, Dreams Come
True," "The Man That Catches Me Must Have
the Good Hard Cash," "Your Arms Are Home
Sweet Home to Me," Etc.
Exploited nationally by hundreds of the leading stars
in all parts of U. S. A. Special prices for a STARTER
to DEALERS, 10c each.
(Unsold copies can be
exchanged.) Sell for 25 to 35c net. Big profit, no risk.
ORDER NOW—Offer good for a limited time only.
J. S. Unger Music House, Pub., Reading, Penn.
NEW MUSIC FOR COINOLA
Seven Styles of Coinola Pianos and All Other Orches-
trion Combinations Served by August Bulletin.
The Capitol Roll & Record Co., 721 North Kedzie
avenue, Chicago, has issued its August bulletin of
popular music rolls for Coinola pianos. Styles D, C2,
X, A l \ CF, CR, K and all other orchestrion com-
binations. The new rolls arc up to the Capitol
standard and are pepful aids to profits for piano
owners.
Roll 843 is composed of very popular revue dance
hits, every tune in which has been nationally adver-
tised by radio and stage headl'ners. These tunes
are included:
South Wind, fox trot; Blame It on the Waltz;
Gonna Getta Girl, fox trot; I Gotta Get Myself
Somebody to Love, fox trot; Underneath the Stars
with You, waltz: At Sundown, fox trot; Lock a
Little Sunbeam Down in Your Heart, fox trot; Me
and My Shadow, fox trot; That's What I Think
of You, fox trot; If I Didn't Know Your Husband,
fox trot.
The winning character of O-844 All-Hit dance roll
may be judged by the list: Hallelujah (from "Hit
the Deck"), one step: Phantom of the Blues, fox
trot: Bells of Hawaii, waltz; Lazy Weather, fox
trot; Doll Dance, novelty fox trot; Vo-Do-Do-De-O
Blues, fox trot; Old Folks Shuffle (Shuffle fox trot);
She's Got It, fox trot; America First, Last and
Always, fox trot; You Don't Like It—Not Much,
fox trot.
And O-845, Summer Garden dance hits has an
equally strong appeal to the piano patrons with the
following: When Day Is Done, fox trot; Just
Wond'ring, Marimba waltz; Love and Kisses, fox
trot; Magnolia, fox trot; Down the Lane, waltz; On
a Dew-Dew-Dewey Day, fox trot; Rosy Cheeks, fox
trot; Do You Love Me When Skies Are Grey, fox
trot: Just Once Again, fox trot; Hello, Cutie, fox
trot.
OLD FIDDLE VALUES.
Are old Italian instruments worth the prices paid
for them and the high valuations set upon them—
such valuations as $10,000 for a Strad, $5,000 for a
Ruggieri; $10,000 for a Guarnerius del Gesu; $2,500
for an Andreas Guarnerius, asks the New York
Times. Possibly the answer may be found in the
acknowledged preferences of eminent professional
players for old instruments of the best class. When
possible they will possess themselves of a full-size
Stradivari or a Guarnerius del Gesu and thereafter
play on nothing else.
NEW CONN BOOKLET.
The Band Service Department of C. G. Conn.,
Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.. has issued a booklet, "Four Short
Stories," which is filled with suggestions for the
musical merchandise dealer. In the introduction,
Joseph E. Maddy teUs how the Ann Arbor High
School Hand was organized. It is the story of a
situation anywhere.
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The most celebrated Artists use and endorse Conn Instruments.
Famous Bandmasters and Orchestra Directors highly endorse and recommend the use of the
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Conn Instruments are noted for their ease of playing, light and reliable valve or key action;
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