December 17, 1927
PRESTO-TIMES
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of comment on the standard of workmanship have
heen received from several of the nations' most
prominent piano dealers. One from the Beckstem
E. A. Bouslog, Inc., Indianapolis, Announces Exten- representative in Portland, Ore., expresses regret
that his native country, Germany, has no such serv-
sion of Efficient Service for Piano Trade.
ice as that of the Bouslog enterprise.
The progressive house of E. A. Bouslog, Inc.. in
The company will gladly send specimens of its
Tndianapolis, which has made so many friends among work and prices, on application, to any piano dealer
tuners and repairmen throughout the country, by seeking efficient service of the highest possible
giving prompt service and excellent work in piano standard.
key recovering, has added another feature which will
interest every tuner and repairman connected with
CRYSTAL SETS CAUSE TROUBLE.
the industry. It is that of repairing and recovering
That
crystal receiving sets and those of the old
air motors, governors, expression devices and lower
regenerative type are among reasons for some of the
bellows.
complaints regarding broadcasting and poor radio
The service might be called service de luxe as the reception has been emphasized recently to the Fed-
workmanship is of the highest quality. Mr. Bouslog eral Radio Commission. According to advices to the
has devoted much time and attention to this branch
Radio Manufacturers' Association from the commis-
of his enterprise and assures his patrons of efficient sion, a large volume of the complaints regarding
work of the highest possible quality.
radio reception would end if thousands of listeners-in
Work from coast to coast has come to the Bouslog would "junk" their old crystal and regenerative sets,
concern, and even from places in Latin America and replacing them with up-to-date apparatus. A striking
Mexico. Mrs. Bouslog, a woman of wide experience instance of the information regarding crystal and
and education, is capable of translating all the foreign regenerative sets which has reached the commission,
correspondence and writing letters in French and the R. M. A. is informed, is that in one northwestern
Spanish to the foreign palrons of the house. Letters city of about 250,000 population, it has been found
that there are 12,000 crystal sets in use.
ADDS TO BOUSLOG SERVICE
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
Information Concerning Manufacture to Be Compiled
by Department of Commerce.
For the first time in the history of the radio indus-
try, official information regarding radio manufactur-
ing is to be made available to the public and to the
industry through cooperation of the United States
Government and the Radio Manufacturers' Associa-
tion. The Federal Government, through the Depart-
ment of Commerce, has accepted a plan proposed by
the Radio Manufacturers' Association to gather sta-
tistics from the nation's manufacturers of radio re-
ceiving sets, accessories and parts. Reliable and
official statistical information as to the radio manu-
facturing industry will be issued quarterly.
With the assistance of the Radio Manufacturers'
Association the manufacturing statistics will be gath-
ered, compiled and published by the Electrical Equip-
ment Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce, Department of Commerce, of which
Marshall T. Jones is chief. Comprising as it dots
more than 300 or virtually all of the leading manu-
facturers of radio of the country, the Radio Manufac-
turers' Association is fortunately in a position to give
the utmost service to the Government in securing
manufacturing data hitherto unobtainable.
The Department of Commerce is now engaged in
MUSIC FOR SUPERVISOR.
sending to manufacturers a. questionnaire showing in
At the music section of the Southeastern District detail their factory shipments for the last three
New York State Teachers' Association, which held months of 1927. The information will be published
its annual session at Milbank Chapel, Teachers' Col- by the Department of Commerce early in January.
lege, Columbia, with J. Dale Diehl, of White Plains, This and subsequent quarterly publications of manu-
as chairman, Dr. Frank Damrosch stressed the point facturing statistics will inform the public regarding
that the supervisor of music in schools should be a the progress of the radio industry and be a valuable
born musician, not necessarily a great artist of course, guide to manufacturers in determining their produc-
but one imbued with the spirit of music that is tion. The information is to be given in strict confi-
bound to be communicated to the pupils; a well dence by the manufacturers to the Government with
trained musician, a good pianist, a good sight reader, the expectation of wide cooperation by the manufac-
and should have a good voice and correct phrasing turers.
and interpretation.
Herbert H. Frost, Chairman of the Statistics Com-
mittee of the Radio Manufacturers' Association, has
just completed the arrangements at Washington with
Greater Beauty and Greater Comfort
the Department of Commerce for institution of the
plan to compile manufacturing figures.
SCARFS,
CUSH-
IONS,
COVERS
CASTLETON, N. Y.
SCHAFF
Piano String Co,
Manufacturers of
FACTS OF RADIO INDUSTRY
Bench Cushions, Piano Throws, Bags
for Small Instruments, Upholstered
Bench Tops.
Illustrated Folders On Request
"PEAKS OF DESTINY" PREMIERE.
"Peaks of Destiny," probably the greatest film pro-
duced by the famous U. F. A. company of Germany
during the past year, will have its Chicago premiere
at the Playhouse, 410 South Michigan avenue, Chi-
cago, during the week beginning Sunday, December
18. Against a background formed by the beautiful
Alps, the film reveals an unusual tale of love and
adventure in a manner that has become peculiarly
identified with the major works of the German
school of motion pictures.
Period Drapery and Mfg. Co.
NEW ALBANY, IND.
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
PIANO KEYS RECOVERED
Heaviest grade Pyralin Ivory, beveled
and polished to look like the finest ivory
keyboards built. Beautiful work, guaran-
teed. Sharps ebonized, bushings, etc.
Piano Bass Strings
We begin work on your keys the minute they
arrive. Write for New Price List.
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DES MOINES, IA.
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213 East 19th Street, New York
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There is no piano built so fine that we cannot make a bench
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