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Presto

Issue: 1928 2210

December 8, 1928
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PRESTO-TIMES
R A D I O
DISCUSS REAIXOCATION
Letters and Telegrams from Fans at All
Points State Views For and Against
New Assignment.
just held by the RMA Traffic Committee. Capt. Wil-
Thousands of letters and telegrams have been
liam Sparks of Jackson, Mich., chairman of the com-
reaching the Federal Radio Commission each day
mittee, presided, and the traffic managers of fifteen of
from fans in every section of the country since the
The Grigsby-Grunow company, Chicago, has no the principal radio manufacturing companies, includ- reallocation plan went into effect. Mail clerks of the
ing
manufacturers
of
radio
and
talking
machine
com-
warehouse. Thirty carloads of raw materials come
commission are of the opinion that the incoming mali
into the plant every morning and thirty carloads of binations, agreed upon the freight rate reductions.
was more than double for a number of days after
completed radios go out every night. That means
thep Ian became effective. At any rate they are about
MAGNAVOX LICENSES SPARTON.
3,200 complete radio sets turned out at the plant every
swamped trying to handle them all.
The
Magnavox
company,
holder
of
the
patents
on
day. Five mills are devoted to providing lumber for
The communications are amusing, serious, for and
its needs. Approximately eighty-four tons of steel the electro- dynamic speakers, recently granted a
are used each day. The company uses enough wire license to the Sparks-Withington company, manufac- against thep Ian, but the consensus of opinion among
for its super dynamic speaker to circle the globe daily. turers of the Sparton receiver, to permit them to pro- the fans, taking the country as a whole, indicates up
Sixteen thousand pounds of tinfoil are used every day. duce speakers of the electro-dynamic type for installa- to this time that stations are coming in clearer and
Approximately 12,000 pounds of paper are used daily tion in their receivers. The Magnavox company will and with more volume than they did before. Many
fans tell the commission that they are pulling in sta-
for condensers. More than twenty tons of wax are deliver to the licensee 1,250 units a day until the Spar-
tions which they have never heard before.
used each day for the impregnating of condensers, ton factory can get into production.
chokes, etc. More than 5,000 pounds of aluminum FREED-EISEMANN ADVERTISING MANAGER
Officials of the commission point out that these
are used daily.
early communications have been received when the
Philip Van Doren Stern is the new advertising plan has not been fairly tried out. Where 600 sta-
manager for Freed-Eisemann Radio Corp. Mr. Stern
tions are trying to make changes, they say, it is
KOLSTER NEW LABORATORY.
was the company's first advertising manager back in
The Kolster Radio Corporation, which already has the days when broadcasting began. He built up the inevitable that some stations are not exactly on their
laboratories located in Mount Pleasant avenue, New- advertising department and supervised it until 1926 frequency, which means that other stations on the
ark, N. J., and at Palo Alto, Calif., has purchased when he left to go abroad. Returning home a year two sides of that band may have interference.
Radio Commissioner O. H. Caldwell, of the Eastern
the site for the erection of another research laboratory later, he became advertising manager of the Kolster
zone, said that reports regarding the new assign-
in the outskirts of Newark. The proposed laboratory Radio Corp. and has just given up that connection to
will double the space for such purposes at Newark. accept the invitation of the Freed-Eisemann organi- ments reaching the commission from all over the
In addition to the laboratory, the Kolster corpora- zation to return to them. In association with the country show "a gratifying improvement."
tion is completing plans for the construction of a company's advertising agency, he is planning an ex-
three-story factory adjoining their present factory in tensive advertising campaign.
Newark.
MOHAWK NAME CHANGED TO LYRIC.
ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MODELS.
Because the word "lyric" suggests musical enter-
RADIO FREIGHT RATES.
The Federal Radio Corporation of BufTalo is intro- tainment the All-American Mohawk Corporation an-
New demands and information upon which the ducing two new models of receivers known as the nounces that it will hereafter use the name "Lyric"
F-ll and the F-42. They are of the seven-tube type, as the trade name to apply to their receiving sets,
radio industry is urging reduced and equitable freight
rates have just been presented by the Radio Manu- using the orthosonic circuit. The F - l l is a table- which are among the most popular of all radio prod-
facturers' Association's Traffic Committee to the type receiver, while the F-42 is a console. The Fed- ucts. The "Lyric" line will comprise the dozen or
Joint Classification Committee of the principal rail- eral company previously produced a six-tube receiver more models of the six and eight tube sets that em-
roads. The detailed demands, upon which unanimous for general distribution and a more expensive model body the top features of sets produced by Mohawk
and All-American in the past.
agreement was reached, were prepared at a meeting that had a limited distribution.
EVENTS IN RADIO TRADE
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
PIANOS
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES.
45th SI., 10th AT*. & W 46th.
1MPW
"
^
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICEi
457 w . 45th Street
"
Write for catalog and prices for End Trucks, Sili
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturers of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
i. BRECKWOLDT. Pree.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, S*c. & Treaa.
THE
O. S. KELLY CO.
of High Grade
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
PIANO 1 PLATE :s
-
SPRINGFIELD
OHIO
XH E CO MSTOCK, C HENEY & CO.
IVORYTON, CONN
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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December 8, 1928
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
CONN DAY IN MILWAUKEE
Visit of Sousa's Band to Milwaukee Made Oc-
casion of Special Display of Flanner-
Hafsoos Music House.
The band instrument department of the Flanner-
Hafsoos Music House, Inc , Milwaukee, this week
was linked up in the advertising with the Sousa band,
which played in several concerts in the city during
the week. The department is under the management
of A. J. Niemiec.
A scheduled event of the week was the conferring
on the famous bandmaster of honorary citizenship
of the city with school bands and civic bands taking
an active part in the celebration. Neighboring cities
also announced that they would have bands at the
event.
The Flanner-Hafsoos Co. featured a special display
of Conn band instruments both in the store, and in
windows, and it also furnished the programs for the
performance of the noted band.
"Because the band is recognized as using Conn
instruments, we feel that it will be worth while to
make some special promotion efforts in connection
with its appearance here," said Mr. Niemiec. "In
former years we have always done some work of
this kind, but this year we are going into it more
strongly than ever we did before."
old quarters afforded. New and elaborate fixtures
and furnishing are being installed. This move was
necessitated by the increased business in the New
Orleans district. R. N. McCormick is sales repre-
sentative of the Brunswick interests at New Orleans
and is assisted by W. J. Dowell, Jr. Frank Winchell
is sales representative in the billiard and bowling di-
vision and H. L. Mahne is in charge of the local
office.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
The new president of the Oregon Radio Trades
Association for the coming year is H. P. Harrison,
manager of the radio and phonograph departments
of the J. K. Gill Co., elected to succeed J. W. Con-
don, Jr., of the Condon Co, Inc.; H. A. Killam, of
Killam, Inc. and M. E. Harris, of Radio Headquar-
ters, were re-elected treasurer and secretary, respec-
tively. H. W. Brown, of the Electric Corp., was
elected vice-president.
The board of directors for the coming year was
also named, as follows: J. W. Condon, Jr., of the
Condon Co., Inc.; M. A. Dobbin, of Marshall-Wells
Co.; L. W. Finch, of Star Electric Co.; W. C.
Brown, of the W. C. Brown Radio Service; Joseph
Hallock, of Hallock & Watson; C. W. Hunter, of
Hunter Radio, Inc., and E. B. Lucas, of Stubbs
Electric Co.
MR. GULBRANSEN'S VIEWS.
VICTOR'S NEW INSTRUMENT
The Victor Talking Machine Co. has announced
two new. coin-operated instruments, an Orthophonic
Victrola, listing at $550, and an Electrola, at $950,
the latter instrument being equipped with a modern
dynamic power speaker.
The instruments are
equipped for coin operation, and may be operated
from wall boxes placed at convenient points about
the restaurant or store.
The first shipments of the new instruments will be
made this week, and an attractive broadside has
been issued for the dealer's benefit, setting forth the
outstanding features of the new coin-operated in-
struments, and giving a brief survey of the market,
which includes restaurants, confectionery stores,
dance halls, small hotels, pool rooms, waiting
rooms, etc.
BRUNSWICK IN N E W ORLEANS.
The new salesrooms and offices of the Brunswick-
Balke-Collender Co. in New Orleans city are to be
located at 616 Carondelet Street, and will be under
the management of the St. Louis, Mo., office, of which
J. H. Bennett is head. The new quarters on Caron-
delet Street are about completed and will give ap-
proximately four times the amount of floor space the
A. G. Gulbransen, president of the Gulbransen
Company, Chicago, this week voiced a very interest-
ing and enlightening comment on the annual message
of President Coolidge, which, however, reached the
Presto-Times office too late for insertion in this issue.
The views of Mr. Gulbransen on the economic fac-
tors responsible for the nation's prosperity and things
relating thereto, will be printed next week.
MILTON G. WOLF BUSY.
The Standard Musical Specialties Company is still
located at 1557 Kimball Building, Chicago, and is
headed by Milton G. Wolf. Mr. Wolf says: "We
have not moved these headquarters, nor do we expect
to; although I have opened a shop in which I sell a
line of musical instruments, featuring banjos. How-
ever, we have Vega trumpets and trombones and a
special saxophone of our own and a number of other
items along this line."
The Growth
of Your Business in
Band and Orchestra Instruments
Depends on the Prestige of the
Manufacturer in Producing Meri-
torious Goods.
That Is Why an Agency for
the Products of
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
ELKHART, IND.
is an Assurance of Success in
the Band and Orchestra In-
strument Field.
The Successes of C. G. Conn,
Ltd., Are Due to the Perfect
Scientific Processes in Pro-
ducing Instruments of the
Highest Tonal Value.
SCHOOL MUSICIANS' PLAN.
Joseph E. Maddy. of the University of Michigan
School of Music at Ann Arbor, Mich., chairman of
the instrumental affairs committee of the Music
Supervisors' National Conference, is busily engaged
in working out the details of a plan whereby an All-
American orchestra of possibly 150 of the most tal-
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gates to the World Conference at Lausanne, but it
is expected that while the juvenile orchestra is abroad
it will also give public concerts in London, Berlin
and other large centers.
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