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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
August 1, 1929
CHARLES HOOPER WRITES
A RATHER WARM LETTER
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Man Says His Neigh-
bor's Radio Gives Only Five Per
Cent Good Music.
moron only, but for the several thousand or million
morons who take an unhallowed, ghoulish pleasure
hearing it.
.The president of the National Broadcasting Com-
pany went abroad some time ago to get ideas. He
might import a little Beethoven, Handel, Chopin,
Mozart and Bach. But I suppose that he would think
he was listening to "jazz" when he heard Beethoven.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES HOOPER.
Cocur d'Alene, Idaho. June 25, 1929.
To the Editor of Presto-Times, Chicago—Sir:
Tt is not so very often that we come across words
whose falsity is smeared all over the outside of them.
CABLE MIDGET HAS QUALITY.
At least the lie frequently rests underneath, like dirty
The Cable Midget upright has won its astonishing
linen under fine clothes. But recently a western
editor showed the smear when he said, referring to popularity because it tills so well the long-felt need
radio music: "The cheaper forms of music have for a small piano built along strictly quality lines.
become decidedly unpopular; the increasing cry is Here is a piano that is small in size, light in weight,
easily moved from place to place—yet the equal of
for the finer things."
Well, if that cry is raised, it is keyed beyond the larger models in quality and volume of tone, in
compass of my ears. What I hear over my neigh- design, and in durability. The Cable Midget is not
bor's radio—for about five hours a" day, and even a makeshift—not a toy—not a compromise. It is
in the morning when people ought to be at work—is is a full-fledged upright, built to meet every exact-
about 5 per cent of well-known pieces of good music, ing Cable standard of quality and workmanship. It
like Handel's "Largo" and Schubert's "Serenade"; is a true toned, full-scale piano on which the com-
about 15 per cent of a narrow range of old-home pany is proud to place its name.
melodies, like "Old Black Joe," "Comin' Thro" the
Rye" and "My Wild Irish Rose," all played with
PROUD MASON & HAMLIN.
monotonous frequency; about 5 per cent of the agon-
Ampico Hall, 234 South Wabash avenue, Chicago,
izings of "ham" actors; a few speechifications and go- says of the Mason & Hamlin piano: " You find this
to-sleep sermons; and about 60 or 70 per cent of magnificent piano in mansions where furniture and
crude, unadulterated, horrific "jazz." Bang! bang! hangings are of breath taking splendor, and floors are
bang! Plunk! plunk! plunk! Plunkety, plunkety, covered with fabulous orientals. And also in modest
plunk! Plunk, plunkety, plunk!
homes where the only fabulous beauty is in the music
Barbarians chanting war songs, children playfully loved and played. For both in richness of music and
drubbing on wooden tubs, master workmen in tin in unequaled social reputation, the Mason & Hamlin
boiler factories—all these are accomplished musi- stands proudly alone."
cians compared with the "jazz" fiends."
Our colored brothers are getting in their revenge
on the whites for slavery. That horrible old Beelze- TRADE FAIR, SAYS GEO. DOWLING.
bub of "music," the devil jazz, has departed from the
Summer trade has kept up to its usual pace, accord-
infernal regions where he once held court with fellow ing to George J. Dowling, president of The Cable
liends, and with his instruments of torture now sits Company, Chicago, who conversed on the subject a
upon his throne of terrors, Radio, to show the march few days ago. He assured the Presto-Times reporter
of Science and the enlightenment of the human race. that the fall outlook was better than it had been for
One—just one—of the disturbing things about some years past. The agricultural regions would
"jazz" is that when we occasionally take the cotton prosper this fall because wheat and other cereals
out of our ears and hear "jazz" over our neighbor's would bring- high prices, and generally there was
radio, we know that it is being played, not for one nothing discouraging in piano prospects.
LOVING CUP TO BE WON
FOR GETTING MEMBERS
Man Who Gets the Largest Number to Be Recipient
of Honors at Next June's Convention.
President Werlein of the National Association of
Music Merchants is taking an intense interest in the
question of increasing very materially the member-
ship in the National Association during the coming
year. He will shortly have an announcement to
make regarding a special membership campaign in
addition to which he recently notified Henry U.
Hewitt, president of the National Piano and Music
Travelers' Association that h
offer a silver loving cup to the member of that
association who was instrumental in securing the
largest number of members for the Merchants' Asso-
ciation during the coming year, the cup to be pre-
sented at the next annual convention in New York
in June, 1930.
In acknowledging the offer made by President
Werlein, President Hewitt stated that he was sure
that the members of his association would be very
happy to cooperate with the Merchants' Association
in any way possible. "As I see it," said Mr. Hewitt
in commenting on the subject, "the duty our asso-
ciation has other than being of mutual service to one
another, is such activity as we can show towards
the National Association of Music Merchants. With
that thought in mind it is one of my plans as execu-
tive officer of the Travelers' Association to have our
members co-operate in securing new members for
the Merchants' Association. This would have been
impressed on our members whether or not there was
to be a reward other than that of loyalty. The
Merchants' Association may be assured that I will
cooperate in every way."
ARCADIA MUSIC CO. BANKRUPT.
A petition for voluntary bankruptcy was filed in
Federal Court last week by the Webster Music Com-
pany of Arcadia, Ind. Roy Webster, president, listed
indebtedness of $1,573.07 and assets of $350.
Eusebius Mandyczewski, aged 72 years, regarded
as one of the world's greatest authorities on classical
musical literature, died in Vienna on July 15.
THE A. C. CHENEY
PLAYER ACTIONS
Embody the Conscientious Efforts of Their Maker to
Present Products of the Highest Merit and Reliability.
The Grand, Upright and Pneumatic Player Actions
Bearing the name of the A. C. CHENEY PIANO
ACTION CO. are made in the Responsible Manner
That Assures Satisfaction to the Piano Manufacturer,
the Piano Dealer and His Player Piano Customer.
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO
CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y.
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