Presto

May, 1931
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
Manufacturers Association and arrangements will be
made whereby registration badges of the Merchants
Association will be honored for admission at all open
sessions of the radio convention. Registration cards
given to retail radio dealers at the radio trade show
will also be honored for admission to any of the
open sessions of the Music Merchants Association.
Half-Fare Railroad Tickets
Arrangements have been made with all trunk line
railway associations whereby special reduced fare to
the convention of one and one-half times the regular
one-way fare will be available. All dealers and others
attending the convention should ask for a certificate
when buying their going ticket, having this certificate
validated during the convention for the return trip,
thus securing a rate of one-half the return one-way
fare.
BROADCASTING HEATON'S
ADDRESS
M. SCHULZ CO
President Heaton's admirable radio address, "The
Advantages of Musical Training," which he has al-
ready broadcast in person over two New York radio
stations, also stations in Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago,
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Baltimore, has been put in
electrical transcription form for broadcasting pur-
poses. The two records include, in addition to Mr.
Heaton's address, two piano selections played by Miss
Ruth Bachmann, making a radio program of about
fifteen minutes. These records are available at a price
of $5 for the two and furnish an extraordinary oppor-
tunity for the members to get this important message
on the air over their local stations at a very nominal
expense. Orders for the transcription should be sent
to the executive office of the National Association of
Music Merchants in New York.
INVITATION
An invitation is
extended to
visitors
attending the
MUSIC INDUSTRIES AND
RADIO CONVENTIONS
at Chicago, June 8 to 12
PIANO CLUB OPENS CONVENTION
The annual convention of the Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce will be officially opened with
luncheon. This event will take place in the Red Lac-
quer room of the Congress Hotel on Monday, June 8,
at 1 p. m. An attractive program has been prepared
and it is hoped all attendant upon the convention w 7 ill
avail themselves of the opportunity to attend. It is
hoped Mayor Cermak will be in attendance to start
the ball rolling, though he may defer his attendance
until the Wednesday night meeting.
Tickets are $2 per plate and can be obtained at
the door. Special group tables can be reserved by
applying to Ben Duvall, Kimball building. Chicago.
to visit our exhibit embracing the
SHEET MUSIC DEALERS'
CONVENTION
M. SCHULZ CO.,
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A fight against destructive competition is one of
the features planned for the annual convention of the
National Association of Sheet Music Dealers at the
Palmer House, Chicago, the week of June 8. An
attempt will be made to formulate a code of ethics
that will be acceptable to both music publishers and
retailers. A determined effort will be made at the
convention to mitigate the evils that beset the sheet
music industry. The principal officers of the associa-
tion are John Harden, president; Robert A. Schmitt,
vice-president, and Thomas J. Donlan, secretary-
treasurer.
BRINKERHOFF,
the
WERNER
PIANOS
BROADCASTING PIANO
LESSONS ON THE
PACIFIC COAST
RR ANGEMENTS
h a v e been com-
pleted for a meet-
ing of leading music
merchants in t h e
Pacific Coast sec-
tion to be held at
the Biltmore Hotel,
Los Angeles, Calif,
Tuesday morning,
June 2, at 10:30, at
which plans will be
perfected for broad-
casting piano les-
sons over the N. B.
C. Pacific C o a s t
chain of radio sta-
tions.
The arrangements
for the m e e t i n g
were made by B. P.
Sibley, president of
the Western Piano Corporation of San Francisco, with
the cooperation of Don G. Gilman, vice-president of the
National Broadcasting Co., in charge of Pacific Coast
operations with headquarters in San Francisco, and
also with the cooperation of Ed Little of Sherman,
Clay & Co; of San Francisco.
The executive office of the National Association of
Music Merchants worked very closely with the Na-
tional Broadcasting Co., and also with Mr. Sibley and
furnished all the assistance possible for setting up the
meeting at which the quota necessary for underwriting
the project on the Pacific Coast will be worked out.
President Heaton, of the National Association of
Music Merchants, appointed Mr. Sibley special Pacific
Coast representative of the Merchants Association, to
take charge of this work.
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Also to visit our factories in
the immediate vicinity.
LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE
M. SCHULZ CO., Manufacturers
Rooms for Meetings
Through arrangements which the convention com-
mittee has made with the Palmer House the following
rooms located on the third floor of that hotel will
be available to individual members of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce and its affiliatel organi-
zations for meetings, luncueons and dinners from Sun-
day, June 7, through Wednesday, June 10: Rooms
4, 5, 6 and 8, capacity 40 to 50 each; room 9, capacity
60 to 70; room 10, capacity 150 to 200; room 11, ca-
pacity 50.
Lyon & Healy, Chicago, are advertising a month-
end sale as a "clearance of floor-sample radios."
THE
Although disappointed in not landing this customer
by being over-polite, the urbane salesman cartooned
here is learning his lesson and will be more prompt in
making his follow-up calls hereafter.
FIDDLE
SAVE YOUR BRIDGE
ARTISTS - T R Y THIS
SIMPLE-EFFECTIVE
"KLEARTONE" NEVER CUTS IT
Never before advertised—Thousands in use.
The bridge is the principal channel by which vibrations
of the strings pass to the belly by way of the base bar and
to the back by way of the sound post.
"All silk protectors are tone deadeners" and do not pro-
tect cutting.
Illustration of FAMOUS "D" BAR
Matty valuable violins have been re-
stored.
The proper installation of this
bar by us, along with regraduating and
adjustment will give you a fully balanced
resonant instrument.
BRADFORD TO ADDRESS CONVEN-
TION
In response to an invitation extended by President
Heaton to VV. W. Bradford, treasurer of the Knight-
Campbell Music Co., Denver, Colo., Mr. Bradford has
consented to speak at one of the coming convention
sessions of the National Association of Music Mer-
chants on the subject, "Organizing and Handling a
State-W T ide Piano Playing Contest."
Mr. Bradford is eminently qualified to discuss this
subject following the extraordinary success of the
Greater Colorado Piano Playing Contest recently or-
ganized and conducted under Mr. Bradford's di-
rection.
Mr. Bradford will bring with him to Chicago a
most interesting scrapbook which will visualize the
exact manner of setting up this successful contest,
including the publicity forms and other material, and
he will explain in detail just how this fine promo-
tional work for the benefit of the piano may be con-
ducted without excessive expense by members who
may be interested to undertake this, either on state-
wide basis in their localities or in smaller sections
such as counties or municipalities.
SHOP
Fits any Bridge
Actual Size of "KLEARTONE" Gold Clip
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price 50c each or three for $1.00 post-paid with booklet.
Lasts a lifetime.
Music dealers and the music trade generally invited to
correspond for supplies and repairs. Satisfaction guaranteed.
DEALERS AND AGENTS WANTED
Free valuations on any violin will be furnished to readers of this paper.
Correspondence solicited.
W M . PETER STOFFEL, Private Collector for 30 Years,
3400 North Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis.
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