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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
CONN EXECUTIVE TO DEVOTE
ENTIRE TIME TO PROMOTION
James F. Boyer Will Create New Markets for En-
larged Organization.
Concerning the Conn-Leedy-Ludwig merger, an
account of which is given in an article in another
part of Presto-Times, it may be well to add a word
about James F. Boyer, who will assume the duties of
a newly created office of director of music and public
relations. Air. Boyer, now retiring as secretary of
the company, has been connected with C. G. Conn,
Ltd., for over 25 years.
The creation of this new and important office was
made necessary by the enlarged scope of promotional
and educational activities to be undertaken by C. G.
Conn, Ltd., and its affiliated subsidiary companies,
among schools, clubs, industries and the general
public.
Mr. Boyer has been doing this type of work for
several years in addition to his other work as sales
manager, but its importance under the enlarged ope-
rations has convinced him that in order to do it full
justice it will be necessary for him to devote his full
October 1, 1929
Mr. Fairchild is widely known among music dealers
and is probably the best informed man on dealer
problems of any man in the industry."
WEBER HAS AN INVENTION.
A. Weber, proprietor of Weber's repair and Piano
Exchange, 105 West 8th street, Lawrence, Kan.,
claims to have invented something real new, a first big
improvement on inside piano construction. He says
it is something new musically, that it is practical—
"Something new for the dealer to talk, show and
sell." Mr. Weber says: "The better class of pianos,
I am informed from eastern channels, as well as
south and west, is enjoying a healthy buisness."
SUMMERFIELD WALKER'S WILL.
The will of the late Summerfield P. Walker, treas-
urer of Charles M. Stiefif, Inc., of Baltimore, filed
78 WFA
BYRD'S MUSIC HEARD
ON EDISON RADIO
Explorer Radios Selections to Charles Edison
—Program Broadcast from New
York Radio Show.
The Edison Radio Hour on September 23 presented
the favorite music of Commander Richard E. Byrd,
the noted Arctic and Antarctic explorer, and trans-
Atlantic flier.
Charles Edison, president of Thomas A. Edison.
Inc., recently dispatched a radio message to Byrd,
who is now encamped at Little America in the Ant-
arctic, preparing for his flight to the South Pole. In
this message, sent through the New York Times
short wave station, the son of the famous inventor
requested the explorer's favorite selections. Com-
Little America
Charlca Edison
New York, M.Y.
Greatly appreciate your dedicating nus
rogram to us.
following are my selections. Of course I do
xpeot you will
to render, all of these.
Sohubert's Unfinished Symphony"
Grieg's Anitras Dance (Peer Gynt)"
'Wagner, Orail Prooessional (Parsifal)"
'Rimsky Korsakow Hymn to the Sun (Coq d'Or)"
'Mendelssohn s Midsummer Night's Dream"
'Verdi, Fanfare to Ennon Ra Aida '
Dixie '
Marseillaise"
Stars and Stripes Forever"
Star Spangled Banner"
01 ad Thomas A. Edison ia better. Please give him my
El CHARD BYRD
1040pm.
J. F. BOYER.
t : me to tin's work alone. The important problem con-
fronting the music industry is not only how to sell
the existing market but how to create new and
larger markets. This is the work to which Mr. Boyer
will now turn his undivided attention.
C. 1). Greenleaf, president of C. G. Conn, Ltd.,
pays this tribute to James F. Boyer:
"It is fortunate for the Conn Company that it has
a man in its organization so admirably fitted for this
work. Mr. Boyer is a thorough musician with wide
and varied experience as composer, arranger, con-
ductor and showman. He has probably the widest
personal acquaintance among musicians of any man
living. He possesses a pleasing and winning person-
ality that will make friends for the Conn Company
wherever he goes."
"The duties of general sales manager, formerly held
by Mr. Boyer, will be delegated to Russell C. Poyser,
for the past 5 years sales manager of Pan-American
Band Instrument & Case Company, Elkhart. Mr.
Poyser is young, capable and progressive and is famil-
iar w : ith the problems of both the wholesale and
retail music trade.
C. J. Fairchild, for the past five years head of the
agency division of the Conn Company, will continue
in charge of Conn dealer sales and dealer service.
recently, gave $20,000 to eighteen Baltimore char-
itable institutions and the rest of his estate to his
sister, Miss Rachel Ann Walker. He was associated
with the Stieff house for fifty years. He died Au-
gust 20.
CAPEHART IN INDIANA AIR TOUR.
The Capehart Corporation took part in the good-
will air tour of Indiana from September 16 to 21, its
entry being a Curtiss Robin plane. The tour included
stops at Indianapolis, New Castle, Connersville, Union
City, Richmond, Muncie, Anderson, Kokomo, Fort
Wayne, Peru, Plymouth, Goshen, Elkhart, Gary, La-
Fayette. Greencastle, Terre Haute, Princeton, Boon-
ville. Evansville and Bedford.
GROSSMAN'S BIG STORE.
HALLET& DAVIS PIANO CO.
GRANDS AND UPRIGHTS
Established Reputation and Quality Since 1873
PIANO1 ING
FACTORY
OFFICES & SALESROOMS
4343 Fifth Avenue
319-321 So. Wabash Ave.,
Corner of Kostner Avenue
SETTERGRENS AT STREET FAIR.
The B. K. Settergren Piano Company rented a
The Grossman Music Company, Cleveland, Ohio, room in a store building at Bluflfton, Ind., and had a
outgrew two stores in t.ie first three years of its ex- display of grand pianos there last week during the
istence. The first store was on St. Clair avenue. This Street Fair. The company may have that room per-
was replaced by larger quarters on West Sixth street, manently for its regular display room.
which after another two years cramped the concern
for space and the present five-story building was oc-
Miss Fanchon Hartwell Thompson, opera singer
cupied. Tt has a total floor, space of about 10,000 of Chicago, aged 49 years, died in Paris, France, last
square feet.
week.
ADAM SCHAAF, Inc.
REP
mander Byrd's radio reply to Charles Edison is re-
produced herewith in facsimile.
At the same time that the radio listeners heard the
Edison Radio broadcast of Byrd's favorites, which
was sent over the NBC coast-to-coast network, Sta-
tion KDKA in Pittsburgh was carrying the same
program thousands of miles southward to the com-
mander and his intrepid band down in the dreary
wastes of the Antarctic.
As September 23 was the opening night of the
New York Radio World's Fair, it was decided to
broadcast the Byrd program drectly from the Crystal
Studio at the show. The throngs who attended were
thus given an opportunity not only to hear Com-
mander Byrd's musical favorites, but also to actually
see them being broadcast.
New Acintn Schaaf Building
Established 1831—Boston
FACTORIES - - NEW YORK CITY
Executive Offices and Wholesale Warerooms
6 East 39th S t (at 5th Ave.)
New York City
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IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
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