Presto

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April, 1930
PRESTO-TIMES
fact that music is a vital factor in making their amuse-
ment enterprises successful and there is a steady trend
toward better music in this vast field of entertainment.
The Clark Orchestra Roll Co. of De Kalb, 111., is
busy at this particular time of the year filling orders
for the several circuses and carnivals who use their
Circus Time Has Rolled Around Once More 65-note music-rolls on these newer-types of calliopes.
The slogan of this well-known music roll concern
and Clark Rolls Are Helping
"The Calliope-player of the Outdoor Show-World"
Its Thrilling Music.
rings true, for truly they produce nearly 80 per cent
Soon the great army of the outdoor show-world of this type of music roll.
Programs are especially arranged to play on Gor-
will again be on its way. There is a lively hustle and
bustle about the winter quarters of the hundreds of don-Howard Calliopes, National Calliopes, New Tone
circuses and carnivals, all making ready for the 1930 air Calliopes, Tangley Calliaphones and all standard
65-note instruments. Here is one for The Outdoor
season.
The new "big-top" has arrived; the carpenter crew Show World: Robinson's Grand Entree March, "Hi
are busily engaged in the building of new parade- Henry's Triumphal," March; The Whirlwind, Galop;
wagons, flats, bally-platforms, etc., the decorators are Colonel Conway March; Cheer Up, March; Headin'
working delightful magic with brilliant colors, for West, March; National Progress, March; Down the
banners on the new, flashy midway. Soon (and this Stretch, Galop; The High School Cadets, March;
is a sure sign of spring) the bill-posters will be put- The Spirit of America, March.
ting up the alluring circus posters.
My! How we all look forward to seeing the circus BALDWIN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.
again! Oh, boy! the big parade! The horses, ele-
The Baldwin Piano Co , Cincinnati, takes pride in
phants, lions, tigers, and those funny clowns! (Gosh! announcing its national advertising campaign, em-
We like clowns.)
bracing some of the magazines of biggest circulation.
At the end of the parade always comes the steam The great prominence of this old and reliable piano
calliope, wheezing and puffing out the distorted music manufacturing company will be referred to in full
and usually played upon by one of the work-crew. pages in the Saturday Evening Post, beginning with
Progressive circus and carnival owners have discarded May, making it a campaign of tremendous importance
the old-fashioned steam contraption and have adopted to the entire industry, as well as to the Baldwin house
the Tangley Calliaphone or some similar type of auto- and its dealers and salesmen everywhere. It is in
keeping with the recent campaign of broadcasting
matic air-controlled calliope.
done by the Baldwin Piano Co., when Gieseking,
Thus they are assured of giving the millions of
Iturbe, Bachaus and other great artists gave per-
pleasure-seekers the latest music, played in the best formances on the Baldwin, and who have declared
possible manner, never "tired," putting popular "pep" that instrument the piano of their preference. Now
into the parade and giving the circus band some real Josef Lhevinne is out with an announcement that he
competition under the big "white-top."
has chosen the Baldwin for all his concert work as
Progressive showmen nowadays are alert to the well as his private use.
CLARK ROLLS FOR
CIRCUS CALLIOPES
FRANK HOOD FINDS
TRADE GOOD ON TRIP
One Kokomo Man Has Sold Seven Schiller Grands
Within the Last Month—Prospects Bright.
Frank M. Hood of the Schiller Piano Co., returned
to Chicago on Marcli 29 from a successful trip
through Indiana and Ohio, and he says he just
touched a few miles into West Virginia.
"I found piano business very encouraging wher-
ever I went," said Mr. Hood to a Presto-Times
representative. "That is, wherever there is a man
who has gone into the piano business, forgetting about
radio, he has found more grand prospects than ever
before in the history of the world—especially
Schillers.
"One man in Kokomo, Ind., sold seven Schiller
grands in the last month, but he worked. He did
not confine himself to Kokomo—he sold one in South
Rend, one in Tipton, and others to outside towns.
"If piano men will only work they can find plenty
of good prospects for grand pianos at the present
time. I do not advise men to confine themselves to
too small a district. My idea is to sell a piano wher-
ever it can be sold."
KOKOMO RADIO MAN BANKRUPT.
James Burkhalter, Kokomo, Ind., radio dealer, filed
a petition for voluntary bankruptcy, listing indebted-
ness of $3,254 and assets of $1,124.
Members of the International Guild of Former Pipe
Organ Pumpers met at 160 Fifth avenue, New York,
on March 20 for their beefsteak dinner. Archer Gib-
son, organist for Charles M. Schwab, gave some vol-
untaries on the organ and hymns were interspersed
during the evening.
A PRESTO-TIMES LETTER.
WHEN TONE
IS DESIRED THE
F.RADLE
FULFILS THE
REQUIREMENTS
The piano if the result of long ex-
perience and ambition to attain a
position of eminence.
CLEAR, BEAUTIFUL TONE
is a distinctive feature of F. RadU
Pianos and the case designs are
always original.
F. RADLE, Inc.
ESTABLISHED
IS 10
$09 - i l l W. 30TH STREET
NEW YORK, U. S. A.
Worry Over Player Detaib
is avoided by the manufac-
turer who uses the
A. C. Cheney Player Action
In his products. He knows
everything is all ritfit and
that the best musical quali-
ties of his pianos are develop-
ed by the use of this player
mechanism.
A. C. CHENEY
PIANO ACTION COMPANY
CASTLETON, N. Y.
The perplexing English language received a right
tackle and without apparent fear of a ten-count fall
in a letter received at Presto-Times on April 1 from
a point in the republic of Mexico and dated March 23,
1930. It reads:
"Presto-Times Musical Journal of Pianos and Auto-
pianos for tuners and mechanical engineers of pianos,
Chicago, U. S. A."
In a corner of the envelope appears the line "the
exactly address I don't know."
KLAUBER TO SAIL FOR EUROPE.
Charles Klauber, formerly editor of Music Trade
Indicator and for many years a familiar figure in
music trade journalism, will sail May 31 with his
wife and family for an extended stay in Europe,
perhaps a year or more. They will visit all the
principal European countries. Mr. Klauber and his
wife are manufacturers of games and novelties, but
if there is anything in the music line that he can do
for his friends while in Europe he will be glad to
do it.
The Name
STRICH & ZEIDLER
on a piano
is a guarantee of
QUALITY
Expert piano makers of distinction
strive to preserve the reputation for
thoroughness achieved by the Up-
rights and Grands bearing the
STRICH & ZEIDLER NAME
The Homer Piano, aUo mad* by
8tri«h A Zeldler, Inc., ha* the guar-
antee of dependability which dt»-
tinfuUhet all the product* ef the
STRICH & ZEIDLER, INC.
7U-742 East 134th Str««t,
NEW YORK CITY, U. S. A.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,
CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. 24, 1912,
of PRESTO-TIMES, published monthly at Chicago, 111.,
for April 1. 1930.
State of Illinois, County of Du Page, ss.—Before me, a
notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared P. D. Abbott, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the
business mdnager of Presto-Times and that the following
is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true state-
ment of the ownership, management (and if a daily
paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication
for the date shown in the above caption, required by the
Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal
Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse side of
this form, to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
tor, managing editor and business manager are:
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 417 S. Dearborn St.
Editor—Frank D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
Managing Editor—Henry MaoMulUui, 417 S. Dearborn
St.
Business Manager—P. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of
individual owners, or, if a corporation, give Its name and
the names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
ing 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock)—
F. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other
security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are:
(If there are none, so state.)—None.
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the
names of the owners, stockholders and security holders,
if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
curity holders as they appear upon the, books of the
company, but also, in cases where the stockholder or se-
curity holder appears upon the books of the company as
trustee or In any other fiduciary relation, the name of the
person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting
is given also that the said two paragraphs, contain state-
ments embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold-
ers and security holders who do not appear upon the
books of the company as trustee, hold stpck and securi-
ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner;
and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
person, association or corporation has any interest di-
rect or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
ties than as so stated by him.
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.,
Per A. Loeppert, Sec'y.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day of
March, 1930.
Earl V. Little, Notary Public.
(My commission expires April 16, 1931.)
Schaff
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