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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
January 28, 1928
CONN ARTIST CONCERTS
J. F. Boyer, of C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.,
Gives Radio Talk of Trombone and
Other Band Instruments.
including trombone solos by Jaroslav Cimera, and
vocal artists, who sang to piano accompaniment.
Mr. Boyer's talk was very fascinating, as the great
number of these brass instruments in use makes such
information the more interesting. In fact, so little
is known to the general public of brass instruments
that Mr. Boyer's talk was a remarkable revelation to
most people from beginning to end.
NEW CLARK MUSIC ROLLS
February Bulletin of Rolls for Orchestrions,
Coinola and Empress Styles Just Issued
by Clark Orchestra Roll Co.
The Clark Orchestra Roll Company, De Kalb, 111.,
has issued its February bulletin of orchestrion rolls
for Coinola and Empress Orchestrions; "Empress"
Styles Y, Yl, B, BB, AS, C, F, V, R and all orches-
Advantageous Arrangements with Radio Dealers trion combinations, as well as for "Coinola" styles
D, C2, X, AF, AX, CF, CB and K.
Proposed in Booklet by Bankers-Commercial
The new music, as usual, is well selected and the
Security Company.
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Clark Orchestra Roll Co.'s methods of recording
The Bankers-Commercial Security Co., Iric.J" 270 assure popularity for every number. Clark rolls may
Madison avenue, at 39th street, New York, has an- be said to command sales by reason of their peppy
character of reproduction and the alluring quality of
nounced to radio dealers throughout the country a
the selected tunes.
new plan for financing radio installment sales.
The plan is outlined in a booklet just issued:
The dancing patrons of the Clark Orchestra rolls
"We will purchase from responsible dealers at the have the usual reason for favoring the music in the
prices quoted, paper payable in weekly or- monthly new February list. A great number of national fa-
installments, secured by standard makes of radio vorites are found in the new bulletin and every num-
receivers approved by us, on which there' has been ber is an alluring bid for the nickels of the patrons.
collected by the dealer not less than 25 per cent of
Foreign numbers are well represented.
the cash price, the remaining balance at the time we
purchase the paper ta mature in twelve months or
MESSAGE FROM MacMILLAN.
less. Standard accessories may be included in the
contract.
A radiogram was received by the Zenith Radio
"The purchase price, less 20 per cent of the con- Corp., January 18, from Commander Donald B. Mac-
tract ba'ances, is paid to you immediately in cash. Millan, who is now frozen in for the winter on the
For the remaining 20 per cent, you receive a coupon northern coast of Labrador, in his little Arctic
due bill payable in monthly installments over the schooner Bowdoin. "It may interest you and your
audience to know that we listen nearly every day to
same period of time that the paper has to run.
"You make the collections and are responsible broadcasts from England, France, Spain and Ger-
under your guarantee to us for' thf prompt payment many. All come in very clearly here. Every day
of the monthly installments as provided in the pur- my radio operator is in communication with Radio
chasers' contracts. You remit the collections to us Stations 1 FL, Hudson, Mass; 1 SZ, Hartford, Conn.;
once each month. . There is no loss of trade to you 1 XV, Dartmouth, Mass.; 9 AFA, Calumet City, 111.,
He explained the instruments used in a brass quar- as inevitably occurs when collections are taken out and NE 8 AE St. Anthony, Newfoundland. Pp to
of the dealer's hands. Your customers calling to date he has communicated with 483 amateur stations
tette, and said a number of the programmes had
pay their installments will purchase other merchan- in the United States. Also with boys in Canada,
proved a great incentive to the people to learn more
of the character of these fine instruments. The dise and accessories, as well as supply you with names England, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Ireland,
Scotland, Norway, Finland, Netherlands, Cuba,
winners of last week's letter-writing contest were: of new prospects."'
Porto Rico, Greenland, Morocco, South Africa, Ar-
First prize, Ben D. Cross, of South Bend, Ind.;
second prize, Richard Niever, of Wisconsin.
W. B. and B. K. Marshall have opened a store in gentina, and ships in the Atlantic and in the Pacific,
as far away as New Zealand."
Gilroy, Cal.
There were six numbers on the concert programme,
The artist concerts
given by radio *ver
KYW s t a t i o n of the
Chicago Evening Amer-
ican every Sunday aft-
ernoon between 2 and 3
o'clock and furnished
by C. G. Conn, Ltd., of
Elkhart, Ind., have been
creating wide interest
for several weeks past.
On S u n d a y of this
week the talk of J. F.
Boyer, of the Conn es-
tablishment, proved to
be a most interesting
and instructive lecture
on the powers and pos-
sibilities of band instru-
ments of various kinds,
J. F. BOYER.
particularly the trom-
bone. It was scientific and analytical, going into
the reasons why the different tones and various
pitches of tone are produced; how the instruments
are voiced and why; the technique required of the
builders of them and the artistry of playing them;
the qua'ity of the materials used and the preparation
of it for manufacture; advertising and selling the in-
struments and the giving of a Conn trumpet to the
winner of the best letter about Conn instruments
used.
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