Presto

Issue: 1941 2299

USIC DEALERS WHO
Clark Music Company
Announces Extensive
Expansion Plans
Officers and Board of Directors
Clark Music Company, Syracuse, N. Y.
Left to Right—F. IF. Jackson, Director; D.
S. Clark, rice /'resident; Melville Clark, Presi-
dent and Treasurer; A. Laity, Secretary; S. L.
Carroll, Director; C. E. Richardson, Director.
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Clark Music
Company was held in the offices of the Corporation at 416 South
Salina Street, Syracuse, X. Y., on Thursday, February 13th, at
10 o'clock. The meeting of the Hoard of Directors was held at
2 I\ M. in the afternoon on the same day. At the stockholders
meeting the following were elected Directors of the Company,
Melville Clark, 1). S. Clark, C. E. Richardson, S. L. Carroll and
E. W . Jackson. The Directors elected the following as officers of
the corporation. Melville Clark, President and Treasurer; D. S.
Clark, Vice-President; and A. Long, Secretary.
HUPIA)YEES FOR 10 TO 30 YEARS
Clark Music Company is one of America's oldest music firms
It is a local concern, owned and operated locally, with its person-
nel all local people. The following list of employees have been
with the organization anvwherc from ten to thirty years: E. W.
Jackson, C. E. Richardson, Charles Xordwall, S. L. Carroll, |. D.
I lamilton, Mildred Fuller, Ernest ( Iroves, W'ilma Knapp, Amelia
Lang. Emily Mager. A. Medcraf, Charles P. Morse. II. C. PoL
liamus.
Important plans were made for the remodeling and expansion
of the various departments so as to furnish the business with one
of the most up-to-date and attractive music stores in America. An-
nouncement was made for the expansion of the Appliance Depart-
ment, under the newlv appointed manager, John A. O'Brien who
coir.es to this organization with a fine background in the field of
wholesale as well as retail selling. A larger and more complete
department for the merchandising of Erigidaircs, Norge Ranges,
Kitchen, and Laundry equipment will thus be created.
ENLARGING CAPE1IART DEPARTMENT
The Capehart Department, under the managership of Charles
E. Richardson, director of the company and associated with the
organization for more than 28 years, is to have double the space
heretofore used in order to handle the increasing volume of busi-
ness for this famous instrument.
A complete renovation and re-decoration of the musical instru-
ment and baud department are included in the remodeling program,
together with greater facilities for the sale of phonograph records.
Musical Instrument Repair Service under the direction of
Charles A. Xordwall. a member of the personnel for over 27 years,
will be the most complete shop of its kind in the East. Special-
izing in the repair and restoration of old music boxes, Clark's
is one ot three places in America where such service is available.
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A concert bureau where artists register for bookings and a per-
sonal recording studio are a part of the complete musical service
which Clark's renders.
COLLECTION OF WORLD FAMOUS INSTRUMENTS
In addition to the salon housing the Melville Clark Collection
of famous antique and mediaeval instruments, one of the finest in
the country, and open at all times for public inspection, is the
newly decorated and equipped 1 lammond organ studios where are
displayed Estey and Mason & I lamlin organs, Xovachords, and
the new Solovox. These studios are also built to serve as (lark's
own broadcasting studio. 11 ere is one of the few exclusive bar])
studios in America, displaying concert harps and (lark Irish
Harps.
SPLENDID PIANO SALON
Additional studios lor the showing ol the ten great makes of
pianos, with Steinwav as the leader, will provide Clark's with one
of the top ranking stores for the finest displav of musical mer-
chandise.
Work is already under way and should be complete within six
weeks.
J. IIRADL'ORD PliNGELLY TO ADDRESS
PI OMICRON NATIONAL SORORITY
On Thursday, March 27th, J. Bradford Pengelly addressed the
Beta Alpha ( hapter of the National Sorority, Pi Omicron, at the
Medical and Dental Arts Building, Chicago. The subject of Mr.
i'engelly's address was "Current Events." This sorority is com-
posed of business and professional women who have maintained a
regular course of studies for several years. This was the twenty
second time Mr. Pengelly has addressed this study group in the
last three years.
GENE REDEWILL GIVES RECITAL
'The Mesa Union High School
Harvey L. Taylor. Superintendent, Walter W. Bond Musical
Director.
Request the pleasure of vour companv at a recital to be given by
(iENE REDEW1LL. Violinist-Composer
and
MARJORIE MILLER, Accompanist
on the evening of Monday. March third, nineteen hundred forty-
one, at eight o'clock in the Mesa L'nion High School Auditorium.
XOTE:—-Mr. Redewill is owner of the Redewill Music Company,
Phoenix, Arizona.
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ARE D O I N G T H I N G S
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUSIC COMPANY
PREPARES FOR A GREAT FUTURE
Southern California Music Company, San Diego, California, is
one of the most complete and aggressive exclusive music stores
in the entire southwest, in an empire embracing San Diego and
Imperial counties in California as well as Baja, California, which
to those who know is northwestern Mexico.
San Diego, known and appreciated by world travelers as the
region having one of the world's most delightful year round equa-
ble climates, has for years been the niecca of retired folks from all
walks of life, with the result that cultural activities were prominent.
San Diego In Midst of Great Expansion
But conditions have changed, according to Stuart (i. Ashen-
berg, president of this company. In previous years these retired
people, a goodly percentage of them being former officers of our
armed forces, would re-enter civilian life, buy good homes and
the higher type musical instruments. Naturally a splendid business
was developed. The picture changed because of the national de-
fense program; the majority of these men who had joined the
naval reserve upon retirement were recalled to the colors and busi-
ness from this source took a decided slump. However, this decline
was immediately overcome through the very cause that created it.
With so much defense activity and the immediate demand for air-
planes, San Diego again stepped right into the center of the busi-
ness spotlight. Three leading airplane manufacturers have located
in San Diego and the immediate expansion of these factories has
been so great that the most conservative estimators say that San
Diego will have an increase of 100,000 persons this year.
Southern California Music Company Looks Ahead
Mr. Ashenberg says: "When a community shows such a de-
cided increase in population the institution which makes it a policy
to look ahead is in a fortunate spot. Southern California Music
Company practices such a policy, and being located in a section
of the shopping district that enjoys the patronage of a select clien-
tele results are cheerful. This store has five complete departments.
Such names as Knabe, Story & Clark, Mason & flamlin, Wur-
litzer, Fischer, Everett, Magnavox, and Solovox testify to the
firm's standing in the musical world. The majority of these and
other line instrument makers have named Southern California
Music Company as their exclusive dealer for San Diego and Im-
perial counties.
"It is interesting to cite the fact that this store has sold many
pianos to residents of Imperial valley and the modern instruments
are not affected by the extreme heat of this famous region where
temperatures frequently soar to from 120 to 130 degrees.
Store lias Private 'Teaching Rooms
"A feature which our company pronounces as highly successful
is the installation of a number of private rooms for teaching and
practice work. Two teachers are employed to teach the accordion.
If customers desire lessons on any other instruments arrangements
are made to accomodate them right in the store."
WURLITZER GRAND FOR RADIO STATION WMJM
Bradshaw Music Company of Fitzgerald. (Georgia, has recently
announced the sale of a Wurlitzer Grand, Model 260, to Radio
Station WMJM. Cordele, Georgia. Hie sale was made by Mr.
C. F. Bradshaw.
STONE PIANO RECITALS ATTRACT CROWDS
Roat Music Company, Wurlitzer dealer at Battle Creek, Michi-
gan, stimulates a great deal of piano interest and store traffic by
permitting local music teachers to hold recitals in the store. These
recitals bring hundreds of piano-conscious parents and (heir friends
to the store each month.
AIKIL. l'Ml
O. B. Fawlcy Music Company, Fairmont, W. Va.
unloading a carload of Baldwin Pianos.
F AW LEV COMPANY
INCREASES
ITS PIANO
BUSINESS
The above picture was sent to Presto Music Times recently by
Mr. O. 13. Fawley of the (). B. Fawley Music Company, 917
Morgantown Avenue, Fairmont. West Virginia. It shows the
company unloading a carload of Baldwin pianos. Mr. Fawley
says, "Piano business is looking up. We had a 33% increase in
1940 over 1939."
After eight years with the W. F. Frederick Piano Company
Mr. Fawley started in the musi cbusiness for himself March 1st,
1932. Me began in a small room on a side street, then moved
to Uigh Street in 1936 and now has the largest exclusive music
store in West Virginia.
lie opened a branch store in Fairmont, West Virginia, in Oc-
tober, \9M). lie will sell Baldwin and Wurlitzer pianos and will
have a complete stock of small goods. His hobbies are golf, fish-
ing, and bridge.
IIOLLENBERG PIANO CO. OS 77//: A/h'
Tannen Hoilenberg of the llollenberg Piano Company, Mem-
phis, Tennessee, has announced that he is sponsoring a series of
weekly radio broadcasts. The llollenberg program, featuring
three excellent musicians, goes on the air everv Sunday at 3 :0C
P. M. over the famous Scripps-Howard station WMC. Spot
announcements are read at frequent intervals.
SCHILLER-CABLE AND JANSSEN PIANO COMPANIES
HAVE NEW DISTRIBUTORS
The Chicago Musical Company, M. H. Berlin, President, will
act as distributors for Conover and Cable pianos in various sec-
tions that do not at present have regular Schiller-Cable dealers,
according to a recent announcement by Mr. Berlin and Fdgar
B. Jones. President of the Schiller Cable Piano Manufacturing
Company of Oregon, Illinois.
The Carl Fischer Musical Instrument Company of \ T e\v York
are to be national distributors for The Janssen Piano Co. out-
side ot (ireater Xew York. The Fischer Company is opening a
midwestern wholesale office in Chicago at 20 Fast lack son Blvd.
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