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Issue: 1928 2170

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March 3, 1928
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PRESTO-TIMES
GULBRANSEN PLANS
TOLD TO DEALERS
Impressive Display of Pianos Is Attractive
Feature of Regional Meeting of Repre-
sentatives at Robert Fulton
Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.
The public of Atlanta, Ga., has been given an
opportunity to see a beautiful display of pianos dur-
ing last week by the Gulbransen Company, Chicago,
at the Robert Fulton Hotel. The exhibition was in-
cidental to a regional dealers' meeting of the Gul-
bransen organization, in which the merchants of eight
states participated. For several days prior to the
opening of the exhibition and during the course of
it, advertising of the Gulbransen display appeared in
the local newspapers.
Dealers came from as far away as West Palm
Beach and Tampa, Fla., from Mississippi, Alabama,
Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennes-
see and many points in Georgia itself, to meet with
their fellow-merchants to. discuss the new and broader
principles of conducting the piano business, now
being expounded by A. G. Gulbransen and his organ-
ization.
The meetings of the dealers, held Thursday and
Friday, were in charge of John S. Gorman, vice-
president and sales manager of the Gulbransen Com-
pany. He made a very strong presentation of the
broad policies that Mr. Gulbransen now has upper-
most in mind, to broaden the scope and volume of
the piano business as a whole, to put the retail piano
selling machinery of the country in such condition
that a strong battle for business can be made in com-
petition with the newer industries competing for the
family income.
Ways and means of sound financing of retail piano
business were presented by L. W. Peterson, credit
manager of the company. His counsel and services
proved of particular value to the merchants who
attended the Atlanta sessions.
Gulbransen Advertising
The Gulbransen advertising program, fitting in with
the general sales plan of expansion and modern in
its conception, was outlined to the dealers by Walter high standards of Mr. Gulbransen's ideals of manu-
Kiehn, advertising manager of the company. Full facturing and piano selling; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the southeastern Gulbransen
details were given of the continuous National Adver-
tising line-up for the year, the newly-issued adver- piano dealers, extend to the Gulbransen organization
tising material, the dealers' part in the promotion and our heartiest thanks for the very beneficial discus-
a carefully worked-out plan of direct-mail-sales-tieup sions they have brought forth at each session.
Resolved, further. That we very heartily commend
to which the dealers subscribed 100 per cent.
In addition to the three members of the organiza- especially the attitude toward cooperation among all
tion mentioned, Howard Hill, salesman for the com- piano manufacturers and dealers toward advancing
the general interest and efforts toward putting pianos
pany in southeastern states, was on hand.
in all homes and institutions.
A Great Display.
Resolved, further, That we extend our thanks to
The display of Gulbransen was made in a setting the management of the Robert Fulton Hotel for the
of unusual attractiveness. A suite of three rooms delightful service and courtesies extended our con-
on the mezzanine floor of the Robert Fulton Hotel vention.
was occupied and the "salon" character of the exhibit
As a feature of the meetings, the Gulbransen Com-
was carried out by the Period models, color duco pany was host to the merchants at two luncheons,
pianos and new styles brightly lighted through the Thursday and Friday noons at the Robert Fulton
use of floodlights and surrounded by new advertising Hotel.
signs and furnishings.
Exhibit at Fayetteville.
Chief among the items displayed were the Louis
It is of interest to learn that a similar Gulbransen
XVI grand, the Autograph model combination regis- salon is to be presented to the public of Fayetteville,
tering and reproducing piano, Art model Minuet in N. C , through the courtesy of the McFadyen Music
mahogany, Art model Minuet in deep verde green, Co. Plans are set for exhibiting the new types of
4 foot 6 inch reproducing grand, high-lighted walnut
Gulbransen instruments to the people in a very
Minuet model, Symphony model in beautiful walnut wide area in the vicinity of Fayetteville. Multiplied
and others.
many times, exhibits of this sort will bring to the
In an advertising way, there was shown a set-up of
people of the nation, with full force, a consciousness
the new window display, in which field of operation of the beauty-appeal of the new types and styles of
the company has inaugurated a monthly service. pianos, and particularly the highly-developed Gul-
Other new features were a Color-Glo sign of the bransen line.
bright orange-letter type now coming into wide popu-
larity; a Motograph sign with moving belt and an
THE LOS ANGELES WAY.
illuminated tire cover, the latter another unique
The music program, which has been organized by
feature.
Glenn M. Tindall, supervisor of musical activities
Presents Resolution.
The feeling on the part of the dealers toward Gul- for the Los Angeles Playground Department, calls
bransen principles and policies and the unsefish work for a total of 238 musical groups during the present
that the company is doing in the interests of the calendar year. Toy symphony orchestras, radio clubs,
piano business as a whole and in engendering a better singing games and a variety of other musical organi-
spirit among competitors, is shown in the text of a zations are outlined for the thirty-five playgrounds
resolution presented to the dealers by B. F. Mann, now operated in the southern California metropolis.
of the B. F. Mann Furniture Co., of Brunswick, Ga.,
and unanimously adopted by them. This resolution
STRAUBE PUBLICITY.
was as follows:
The Straube Piano Co., Hammond, Ind., has issued
Whereas, The Gulbransen organization has con- a very instructive blotter for the trade, which shows
ducted a very helpful two-day discussion on piano the great size of the big factory and lumber yards
selling and piano problems and especially as to the of the company in the Indiana town.
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PRESTO-TIMES
March 3, 1928
bers was a quartet for trombone, cornet, violin and
piano.
There was also a violin solo, played on a Conn
"Wonder" violin. This was followed by a most in-
Sunday Afternoon Prograrn Over KYW in teresting talk by Mr. Boyer, in which he presented
some "high-lights" on the history and the romance of
Chicago Continues to Be the Greatest
this wonderful old instrument.
Broadcasted Attraction.
Mr. Boyer's talk on the trombone gave its record
The C. G. Conn, Ltd., Educational Concerts Sun- and place in the family of brass instruments; how the
day afternoons by radio, KYW, of the Chicago Eve- tone is produced and how modified and graded as to
ning American, and the lectures by J. F. Boyer, sec- power, quality, fullness and depth of tone. He spoke
retary of C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind., which are of the pleasure and the profit that comes to one who
a part of the concert by noted band instrument has acquired even a moderate degree of proficiency in
players, are gaining in favor every week. Most of playing any of the family of brass instruments. He
the artists are of national renown and their playing encouraged his radio audience to learn some musical
continues to be one of the most entertaining as well instrument and spoke of the pleasure to be derived
as instructive features of radio broadcasting from by a group of school children, for instance, in form-
ing little organizations of four, eight or twelve mem-
Chicago.
bers for practicing.
Last Sunday afternoon the trombone was the
Mr. Boyer's weekly talk is a good means for ad-
instrument of special study and demonstration and the
vancing
study and for encouraging the forma-
Sunday before, Sunday afternoon, February 19, the tion of musical
bands and musical organizations, great in-
drum was dealt with.
terest being taken in these lesson talks. A Presto-
The trombone concert last Sunday introduced sev- Times man heard it remarked this week that the
eral expert performers who gave their listeners a public gets more information about musical instru-
treat in musical selections and practical illustrations ments in general from these lectures than from any
of the musical qualities and capabilities of this instru- other source.
ment, so important in every band and orchestral or-
ganization. The selections rendered were made up of
solos, duets and quartets. One of the ensemble num-
CONN RADIO CONCERTS
NEW LIST OF ANGELUS ROLLS
THE FAMOUS
CLARK
ORCHESTRA ROLLS
of De Kalb, Illinois
The Best for Automatic Playing Pianos
Organs and Orchestrions
Whether you sell automatic playing in-
struments or not, it will pay you to
handle and be able to furnish
CLARK ORCHESTRA ROLLS
Monthly bulletins of new records. Write
for lists, folders and FULL PARTICU-
LARS.
Clark Orchestra Roll Company
Manufacturers — Originators — Patentee*
De Kalb, Illinois
Hallet & Davis Piano Co. Issues New Bulletin of
Music for Super-Reproducing Piano.
The new bulletin of rolls adapted for use only on
the Angelus Super-Reproducing Pianos has been is-
sued by the Angelus Division of the Hallet & Davis
Piano Co., 6 East 39th street, New York. The new
numbers are as follows:
Recorded by Leopold Godowsky—8450, Nocturne,
Op. 37, No. 1, G minor, Chopin.
Recording by Victor Arden—8451, Just a Memory,
ballad, with words.
Dance Record with words—Recorded by Victor
Arden—2410, 'S Wonderful, fox trot.
Recorded by Arden and Kortlander—2411, Blue
Heaven, fox trot, Whiting-Donaldson.
Recorded by Victor Arden—2412, Four Walls, fox
trot.
Recorded by Walter Redding—2414, A Siren
Dream, fox trot.
ADDRESS IS CHANGED.
The address of the McMackin Piano Service Com-
pany, Des Moines, la., has been changed from 1721-3
Mondamin avenue to 1719-21 Mondamin avenue. The
company has not moved; the city merely made a
change in the street numbering. The company has
developed a lively business in piano key recovering in
which it uses the heaviest grade of pyralin ivory,
polished and beveled to look like the finest grade of
ivory keys. Promptness in completing and shipping
jobs is made a feature in the shop.
PIANO KEY REPAIRING
KEYS RETURNED IN 24 HOURS
BEST GRADE IVOBINE
RECOVERING
$8.00
BUSHING
3.50
SHARPS
2.50
NEW FRONTS
2.00
PLAYER ACTIONS REPAIRED
Prompt and efficient service
Striking: Pneumatics
Air Motors, Governors, etc., Recovered
E. A. BOUSLOG, Inc.
2106 Boulevard Place
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NEW MUSIC FOR COINOLA
The Capitol Music Roll Co., Chicago, Issues March
Bulletin of Dances and Other Tunes.
The Capitol Music Roll Co., 721 North Kedzie ave-
nue, Chicago, has issued the following March releases
for Coinola electric pianos, styles D, C-2, X, AF, AX,
CF, CB, K, and all other Orchestrion combinations:
No. 0 861—Best Dance Hits—Dream Kisses, fox
trot; You Can Tell Her Anything Under the Sun, fox
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one step; There Ain't No Land Like Dixieland, to
Me, one step; Old Names of Old Flames, waltz; Rus-
sian Doll, fox trot; Indian Cradle Song, fox trot;
Don't Forget When the Summer Rolls By, fox trot;
Go Home and Tell Your Mother, fox trot; Tie All
Your Troubles to the Tail of a Kite, fox trot; I Can't
Believe That You're Still in Love with Me, fox trot;
Southern Skies, fox trot.
No. 0 863—All New—Snappy Dance Hits—What'H
You Do, one step; Sorry, one step; Changes, one
step; Saxophone Waltz; Henry's Made a Lady Out
of Lizzie, one step; I'll Think of You, fox trot; The
Man I Love, fox trot; My Ohio Home, fox trot;
Oh, Dem Golden Slippers, fox trot: Old Fashioned
Locket, fox trot.
ANNOUNCES SCHOOL OPENING.
A new master school of music to be known as
La Scuola Del Concerto was founded recently in
Rome by Rita V. Vose of New York to aid Ameri-
cans and students from other countries who wish
to further advance in their musicianship and study
abroad. The school will hold its summer sessions
on a private estate in Rome, Italy, for eight weeks,
from July to September, 1928. A large group of stu-
dents have already planned to attend the classes both
from the United States and other countries.
PIANO KEYS RECOVERED
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and polished to look like the finest ivory
keyboards built. Beautiful work, guaran-
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