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PRESTO-TIMES
February 16, 1929
PERFECTION BENCHES
WALTON PERKINS DIES.
McMACKIN PIANO SERVICE BUSY
Walton Perkins, widely known in the music trade,
reputed to be Chicago's oldest pianist and a teacher
Customers of Progressive Des Moines Shop Assured
there for the last fifty years, died of heart disease at
Widely Known Characteristics of Merit Seen
of a Continuance of the Best Service.
his home, 4021 Lake Park avenue, February 8. Mr.
in Newest Products of the Perfection
Perkins, who was 81 years old, is survived by his
"The first month of 1929 was taken as a very en-
Furniture Company, Chicago.
widow, Gertrude, and two sons. He was born in
couraging earnest of our business for the remainder
"Through our years in business it has been our
of the year," was the anticipation voiced by L. E. Rome, N. Y., in 1847. Early in life he moved with
McMackin, head of the McMackin Piano Service, his parents to Milwaukee and later to Chicago. He constant aim to maintain the utmost in quality and
studied music under Mills, Peace and Mickler and
dependability, and today 'Perfection' stands as rep-
Des Moines, la., this week. "The lively business in
resentative of the highest type of piano benches,"
our shop is an indication of new activity in the piano was a student of Anton Rubenstein, the noted com-
said F. S. Smith, president of the Perfection Furniture
business, in which the calls for recovering piano keys poser. Among Mr. Perkins' own compositions are
Minuet, a Bacarolle, Book of Technique and songs
Company, 1514 to 1520 Blue Island avenue, Chicago,
are numerous.
such as "Beside the Still Waters," "I Love You" and
this week. It was a comment on the new benches
"Our dealer customers require the best and depend
"The Covert."
and cabinets which in a characteristic way sustains
on us to give it to them. We have found that the
the use of the word "Perfection" in classifying them.
majority of customers want first-class work regard-
The growing demand for Period models in pianos,
less of the price, but our price is the customary price
playerpianos and reproducing pianos is plainly an
that is found in the general run of the better key-
opportunity for the sale of Period model benches of
shops. We assure the best work in key recovering
The Vestal-Moses bill, which provides th:-.t the which the Perfection Furniture Company has a wide
and will continue to build our business up on a square
copyright owner of a musical composition shall have
and meritorious line.
and sound basis, quality first, always.
the right to regulate his own price for reproduction
"Every dealer realizes the opportunity to sell a
of his work by a mechanical process, last week was
Period style bench with every Period style piano,
the subject of conference by Gene Buck, president
and if he is not showing and promoting the sale of
of the American Society of Composers, Authors and
Period style pianos he should lose no time in doing
Publishers, with leaders of the House and Senate.
so," said Mr. Smith.
Radio dealers in Cincinnati recently organized a
The bill would repeal the provision of the act of "Another point of importance and interest in this
Radio Merchants' Guild and adopted a phrase for 1909, fixing a rate of two cents for each record of a
connection is found in the fact that a great many of
advertising purposes—"Radio Merchants' Guild—Buy copyrighted musical work produced thereafter, and
the better radio cabinets are being built in Period
Here with Confidence." The message also says: authorizing a compulsory license system by which
styles and I am confident a very large market exists
"The emblem of the 'Radio Merchants' Guild' is all manufacturers might use such a work once it
for the sale of Period benches to match these radio
your protection. The merchants whose names are was recorded by mechanxal process.
cabinets."
listed below are known for reliability, capability and
"The act, as it stands, is a most radical innovation
The selection of the word "Perfection" to designate
proper equipment. They are your fellow citizens;
in
copyright legislation," said Mr. Buck. "It is a the Perfection Furniture Company and the benches
they have a future at stake in Cincinnati. They can-
legislative pr'ce-fixing scheme without precedent in
and products manufactured by the company, was
not afford to give you less than your money's worth."
copyright or patent legislation and a power never
deliberately chosen with an admirable purpose. It
before nor since asserted, nor sanctioned with re- was considered by the company a word indicating a
The radio dealers of Columbia, S. C , have organ-
spect to private property. The proposed law does character of product to be lived up to, and certainly
ized t'ie Radio Dealers' Association, for the purpose
away with this inquiry by providing that the copy- the name "Perfection" has had a forceful part in the
of building up an organization to handle more ade-
right owner shall have the right to regulate his own continuance of the splendid character for artistic
quately radios and parts in the city and to build up price for the ir.echan'cal reproduction of his work."
and structural merits in the commodities manufac-
interest in radio in general. A. C. Joyner was elected
tured by the Perfection Furniture Company.
chairman, Ralph E. Geddings will act as vice-chair-
Arthur C. Lemberg has opened a new music store
man, and R. B. Hendrix was selected secretary-treas-
Fred J. Brella has succeeded the E. E. Clarkson Co.
urer. An interesting discussion of trade regulations
under the name Lemberg's Music Shop, at 2305 De-
applying to the merchandise of radio added spice to
von avenue, Chicago. Musical instruments and radios as proprietor of the music store at 8 Clinton street,
Piattsburg, N. Y.
the meeting.
w'll be stocked.
PROPOSED COPYRIGHT BILL
NEW RADIO ASSOCIATIONS
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