Presto

Issue: 1928 2162

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PRESTO-TIMES
January 7, 1928
Ballads—Bird Songs at Eventide, medium G, Eric
Coates (Henri Bergman); I'm Falling in Love with
Someone, key F, Victor Herbert (Henri Bergman).
Instrumental—"Funny Face" Medley (1) Funny
Action Manufacturing Company Goes Right on Mak-
Pace, (2) He Loves and She Loves, (3) Let's Kiss
ing Actions Directed by Albert Staib.
and Make Up, (4) 'S Wonderful, George Gershwin
(Phil Ohman); "Oh, Boy" Selections (1) Till the
It has been definitely announced that the Staib-
Abendschein Co. of New York, through F. H. Abend- Clouds Roll By, (2) An Old-Fashioned Wife, (3)
schein, secretary of the company, will continue the You Never Knew Me, Popular Salon, Jerome Kern
(Henri Bergman).
business as heretofore.
''The Staib-Abenschein actions," he said, "will be
manufactured as heretofore at the plant, 134th street
ANTIQUITY OF THE BUGLE.
and Brook avenue, the Bronx, under the direction
Next to the harp the bugle is the musical instru-
and supervision of Albert Staib, who has been presi- ment of greatest antiquity. Many national museums
dent and active factory manager since 1890.
have models of bugles of various periods of the
"Since the untimely death of George F. Abend- Roman Empire. There is also in the department of
schein, we have been active in adjusting and co- prehistoric antiquities in the British Museum, Lon-
ordinating our resources and have succeeded to such don, a tine bugte horn belonging to the bronze age in
an extent that we are now in a most satisfactory Denmark. The tube, which has an accentuated coni-
position to proceed with the manufacturing of ac- cal bore, is bent in a semicircle, having on the inner
tions."
bend a series of little rings, from which, in all proba-
The officers of the company are: Albert Staib. bility, were suspended ornaments or cords. Running
president; F. W. Abendschein, treasurer; F. H. spirally round the whole length of the tube is an
Abendschein, secretary.
engraved design, which is in an excellent state of
preservation.
STAIB = ABENDSCHEJN CONTINUES
NEW MUSIC FOR AUTOMATICS
Long List of Dance and Other Popular Numbers
Available for Wide Range of Instruments.
The Automatic Music Roll Company, Chicago, has
issued its January bulletin of music for Seeburg and
other standard coin-operated instruments.
The rolls are available for the following standard
65-note rewind coin-operated electric pianos using
three and one-half inch cores:
American, Carleton, Casino, Chicago Electric, Coin-
ola A, C and Cupid, Colonial, Cote, Cremona, Eber-
hardt, Electra, Empress 65-note, Engelhardt, Eusym-
phonic, Harwood, Heller, Howard, Jewett, Lehr, Mar-
quette, Midget Orchestra, Monarch, National 20R,
Ne'.son-Wiggen style 1-2-3-4, Originators, Operators
A, C, and Cupid, Presburg, Price & Teeple, Rand,
Regina, Reichaid, Schaeffer, Seeburg A, B, C, E, F,
K, L, and PGA, Starr, Tangley Calliaphone, Tangley
Calliope, Victor, Violophone, Western Electric A, C,
X and J.
The new roils are also available for all styles of
Seeburg organ, orchestrions and pianos using three-
inch cores: Anderson, Ariston, Armstrong, Autoelec-
LOUIS MACK MOVES.
tro'.a, Billings, Concertrola, Decker Bros., Electra-
Louis Mack, sheet music dealer of Portland, Ore., tone, Evans, Haines, Ider>l, Wilson, Wm. A. John-
Splendid Range of Dances, Ballads and Instrumental has closed a lease for a storeroom at 363 Morrison
son, Kibhy, King, Kreiter, Netzow, Reed, Rhapsodist,
Music in New Bulletin for February.
street and will move from his present location at 187 Schultz, Standard F and GR. Waltham, Watson.
The following numbers are included in the Feb- Broadway as soon as the alterations have been com-
ruary bulletin of the Mel-O-Dee Music Co., Inc., pleted in his new location. Mr. Mack is one of
CONN SAXOPHONE ORCHESTRA.
Meriden, Conn., the names of the recording artists Portland's pioneer sheet music dealers and will con-
Ernie
Meyers, manager of the Conn-Portland
duct a sheet music and novelty shop at his new place
being printed in parentheses:
Music Co., of Portland, Ore., has organized a saxo-
of business.
Among My Souvenirs, fox trot, ballad, E flat, Hora-
phone orchestra of ten members, who are Conn
tio Nicholls (Phil Ohman); A Shady Tree, waltz,
equipped. They made their debut over the radio and
ADDS GIFT DEPARTMENT.
ballad, key G, Walter Donaldson (Walter Donald-
since then have been in constant demand, playing at
son); An Old Guitar and an Old Refrain (A Song of
The Daynes-Beebe Music Co., Salt Lake Citv, the hospitals and for the shut-ins. Stanley Baylis,
Spain), fox trot, Kahn, Black and Moret (Phil Utah, has opened a new section called the "Gift De- Mr. Meyers' assistant, is the pianist and musical
Ohman; The Hours I Spent with You, waltz, E flat, partment." The new department will handle piano director of the organization.
Little Jack Little (Phil Ohman); I Fell Head Over drapes, tapestries, covers, cushions, musical figures,
Heels in Love, fox trot, Pat Thayer (Frank Milne); Oriental drapes and similar things, to be in the imme-
I Told Them All About You, fox trot, Cliff Friend diate charge of Miss Louise Johnson of the talking
(Ernest Leith); The Man I Love (Strike Up the machine department.
Band), fox trot, George Gershwin (Alan Moran);
Mary (What Are You Waiting For), fox trot, Walter
Donaldson (Muriel Pollock); 'S Wonderful ("Funny
213 East 19th Street, New York
Face"), fox trot, George Gershwin (Phil Ohman);
What Are We Waiting For, fox trot, Max Kortlan-
Sole Agents for
E flat. Lewis, Marks, Gill (Constance Mering—J-Ls
Heaviest grade Pyralin Ivory, beveled
der (Harvey Maddon); Where in the World (Is
and polished to look like the finest ivory
There Someone for Me), waltz, E flat, Lewis, Marks,
keyboards
built. Beautiful work, guaran-
Gill and Lombardo (Constance Mering); Wherever
teed. Sharps ebonized, bushings, etc.
You Are ("Sidewalks of New York"), fox trot,
Hammer and Damper Felts
Dowling and Hanley (Alan Moran).
We begin work on your keys the minute they
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January 7,
PRESTO-TIMES
The Background
of
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
THE NEW
CAPITOL
WORD ROLLS
1855
Havana—Fox Trot.
1839
I'm Coming Virginia—Fox Trot.
1854- -Leonora—Fox Trot.
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UNGER MUSIC SELLS WELL
Fine List of Songs and Piano Pieces Published by
Reading, Pa., House.
The trade in all points of the country is interested
in the music publications of the J. S. Unger Music
House, Reading, Pa. The following numbers are
among the best sellers:
Songs—(new release)—Memories Dream (waltz
ballad), Your Arms Are Home, Sweet Home, to Me,
We Don't Know Where We'tc Going, Dawn and
Eventide (sacred), Hail to Our Heroes (Libbey's
favorite), *The Way of the World, We Never Met
Again, Rocking to Sleep, Wild Flowers of America,
*The Man That Catches Me Must Have the Good
Hard Cash (with extra verses).
Piano Solos, J. S. Unger Compositions—Scram-
bled Egg March, Valse De-Salone in A, The Idyl of
the Brook, Sunrise "Reverie" (very popular), The
Requiem, Edna's (easy little number), A June Morn-
ing, Melodie in F, The Star of -Bethlehem-(pleasing),
Harlequin Gavotte (very catchy), xReading's 175th
Anniversary March, xDie Jula Polka (German text).
Student Delight—Morning (at play), Noon (a quiet
nook), Night (evening waltz).
BROADCAST "SMILES."
For several months past the ''Troubadours," famous
New York musical organization, whose playing is
broadcast in a chain of stations from New York,
have opened and closed their evening programs with
Lee S. Roberts' composition, "Smiles." Mr. Roberts
was well-known for years in connection with the
Q R S Music Roll Company in New York and in
Chicago and is now located in San Francisco, where
he is at the head of the Lee S. Roberts, Inc., 230
Post street, the Chickering house of that city.
WITH HEAVY SELECTED
GRAINED IVORINE
$8.00 per set
Lonely Hawaii—Marimba Waltz.
Moonlit Waters—Fox Trot.
1845
Nothin'—Fox Trot.
ALSO
1847
No Wonder
Trot.
General Piano Key Work
1841
Roam On My Little Gypsy Sweet-
heart—Fox Trot.
1851
Rosy Cheeks—Fox Trot.
1846
Shaking the Blues Away
the "Follies").
1837
Sing Me a Baby Song—Fox Trot.
1848
Sometimes I'm Happy (from "Hit
the Deck").
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MIDWEST PIANO KEY SHOPS
Tired Hands—Marimba Waltz.
1844
Underneath the Wabash Moon—
Fox Trot.
1838
When Shadows Creep—Fox Trot.
1850
Who's That. Pretty Baby?—One
Step.
Extra Choruses
A Longer Roll
Seventy-five cents
Printed Words
Satisfaction and Service Guaranteed
Sample Sent on Request
(from
1842
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Made of the best materials
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Quality and price make
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Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
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Chicago
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