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October 13, 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
VIGOROUS ACTION
BY ASSOCIATION
Musical Instrument and Accessories Manufac-
turers in Meeting This Week take Steps
to End Irregularities in Importation
of Musical Merchandise.
At a well attended meeting of the National Asso-
ciation of Musical Instrument and Accessories Man-
ufacturers in New York city Friday, October 5, steps
were taken to eliminate what many members of the
association believes to be serious irregularities in con-
nection with the importation of competing foreign
merchandise, resulting in unwarrHiued competition
with domestic manufacturers. The entire situation
and the opinion of the association with respect to it
are clearly summarized in the following resolution
which was adopted at the meeting:
The Resolution.
"Resolved, That the National Association of Mu-
sical Instrument and Accessories Manufacturers re-
iterates its original principles at the time of organi-
zation that it is an association of manufacturers of
musical instruments and accessories banded together
for their mutual interest and protection, and that it is
fundamentally opposed to the importation of com-
peting musical merchandise when such merchandise
is of inferior grade or when offered oin this country at
a price below that which the domestic manufacturer
is entitled to receive for his products in order to
obtain a legitimate margin of profit after paying the
high wages prevailing in American factories and other
necessary expenses in connection with manufacture
in this country; and be it further
"Resolved, That this association pledges its interest
and support o a thorough investigation by its duly
appointed committee of present or anticipated con-
dit.ons pertaining to importation which arc injurious
to any of its members; and be it further
"Resolved, That this association stands ready to
use its influence through governmental or other chan-
nels in making effective any forms of relieving action
which may be recommended by its committee and
found acceptable to the association: and be it further
"Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed
immediately by the president for this purpose, and
that it be instructed to report its findings and rec-
ommendations as soon as possible to the executive
committee of the association, who, in turn, will sub-
mit them to the association at its discretion, but not
later than the next duly called business meeting."
Committee Appointed.
The committee appointed by President Lonib to
carry out the provisions of this resolution consists of
Ci. V. Chapin of Standard Musical String & Manufac-
turing Company; L. A. Rlkington of L. A. Elkington,
and H. Kuhrmeyer of Stromberg-Vo!sinet Company.
The association approved the plans of the National
Bureau for the Advancement of Music for the further
promotion of fretted instruments and drums.
President Lomb announced the appointment of the
special committee on guitar standards, consisting of
J. R. Stewart of the J. R. Stewart Company, Frank
Kordick of the Regal Musical Instrument Company,
and H. L. Hunt of Chas. H. Ditson & Co.
President Lomb Reports
President Lomb reported upon an interview with
officials of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
merce of the Department of Commerce concerning
the possibility of association activity in promoting
exports of fretted instruments and drums and told the
members of the facilities available in the Department
of Commerce.
A committee consisting of H. C.
Lomb of Waverly Musical Products Company. K.
Stathopoulo of Epiphone Banjo Corporation, and D.
L. Day of Bacon Banjo Compr.ny, was appointed to
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decide before the next meeting upon a definite plan
of procedure under which the association could assist
in the promotion of exports.
New Slogan Report.
Dewey M. Dixon. assistant general manager of the
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, who is in
charge of the chamber's $1,000 slogan campaign, told
the members of the work which had been done and
made a particular appeal to the members of this
associat'on to cooperate in distributing the leaflets to
the dealers, as this association was largely responsi-
b'e for the slogan campaign.
The next meeting of the association will probably
lie held in the latter part of January or the early part
of February in some place easy accessible from New
York, possibly Atlantic City. This decision was made
with the expectation that most of the western mem-
bers of the association will come to Xew York at
about that time in connection with their own business.
The following attended the meeting: E. Statho-
poulo, Epiphone Itanjo Corporation; L. A. Elkington;
H. R. 11 tint, B. I\. Hunt Manufacturing Company:
Mr. Weymann, H. A. Wcymann & Son; G. F. Chapin,
Etandard Musical String & Manufacturing Company;
H. Kuhrmeyer, Stromberg-Voisinet Company; Walter
Schmidt, Oscar Schmidt, Inc.; II. C. Lomb and John
J. D. Taylor. Waverly Musical Products Company,
;n;l 1). L. Hay. liacou Banjo Company.
CONNTACT HELPS SALES.
The October number of "Conntact." a magazine of
cooperation published by C. G. Conn, Ltd., band
instrument manufacturer, Elkhart, Ind., is filled with
inspiration for the music dealer. Among other good
things it contains President Greenleaf's speech at the
fourth annual convention of Conn dealers last month,
opinions of dealers about the convention and about
the movietone. Tn addition there is an enlightening
article en band organizing and other articles leading
to sales.
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