Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

works are moving at a remarkably firm
pace. A special pickup has been no ted in
the penny item devices. Also, a consider•
able and steady demand for Mutoscope's
Photomats has been noted over the past 30
days. Mutoscope's Sky.Fighters are still
keeping a bright place in the sun.
Significance of the Mills picture is that,
from the bay area standpoint, the scope of
their sales operations give a rather authen•
tic indication as to the general trend for
the whole territory. Incidentally, Taylor's
observation on the pickup in the merchan•
dise vending line, tallies 100% with Wal•
lace's disclosure in the same department for
S.F.'s Viking Sales Co. In short, all tabu•
lations indicate a steady and rising curve
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accelerating the entire industry.
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Sought by B.M.I.
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REVIEW
NEW YORK-In the face of frequently
recurring threats of music operator taxa•
tion by the powerful American Soci'ety of
Composers, Authors and Publishers, there
has arisen a new organization, Broadcast
Music, Inc., which offers in return for pop·
ularizing support of musicmen in the field
of coin machines eternal freedom from
taxation for tunes.
Pointing out that ASCAP long ago for•
sook its original intention of fostering
music and distributing income equitably,
when it became a small, self.perpetuating
clique, Broadcast Music, Inc., has set out
to rescue the independent writer, with the
result that new music with a striking fresh•
ness is now being heard for the first time.
At the same time payment for performance
of music is being made on a basis of actual
use, rather than by the whimsy which as-
sertedly dictated it in the other organiza-
tion.
In addition to the wealth of new material
by native American musical talent, BMI
has announced the signing of a contract
under which, for a term of years with
options, it will obtain exclusive performing
rights to the principal catalogs of Latin and
Central American music, including those
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ALL FREE PLAY GAMES
ALL IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION
Triple Threat ........................................ $15 ,00
Bang .......................... ............................ 12 .50
5.00
22.50
10.00
15 .00
7.50
35 ,00
12.50
12.50
12.50
29 .50
10.00
Bounty ....................................................
Luc:ky's ..................................................
Up & Up ..................................................
Follow Up ..............................................
Ritz ........................................................
Bally Beauty ..........................................
Chevron ................................................
Contac:t ..................................................
Bubbles ..................................................
Mills Yest Poc:ket ..................................
Gingers ..................................................
Follies .................................................... $29 . 50
Big Six .................................................... 22.50
Super Six ................................................ 32 .50
Keno•O•Ball ............................................ 17 ,50
Oc:ean Park ............................................ 19 .50
Topper .................................................... 19. 50
Multi•Free Rac:es .................................. 10.00
Snooks ......... .......................................... 7.50
Zip .......................................................... 15.00
Stop & Go .............................................. 10.00
Headliners ............................................ 15.00
Pic:kem .................................................... 22 .50
Imps (like newl.. ...... $8.50
Balance C.O.D.
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If there is something that you want and it is not on this list, let us quote
you a price on both your new and used equipment needs.
MAP SAi.ES CO.
1120 GOLDEN GATE AYE.
Phone WAinut 2924
of Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.,
Southern Music Internacional, Editorial
PHAM, Mexican Association of Authors
and Composers, Inc., and Editorial Argen•
tina de Musica Internacional, and to the
catalog of E. C. Schirmer Music Co. of
Boston.
In excess of 4,000 works- over 3,000 of
which have been recorded- have been ob-
tained under the contract covering South
and Central America, which becomes effec•
tive January 1, 1941; more than 80% of all
works played by leading orchestras special•
izing in Latin American dance music is
included in this repertoire, and there is also
music of an international Aavor and of a
serious character.
Frank Na varro , one of the largest phonograph operators in Southern California and Mex ico ,
and W. E. Simmons, Western Division Manag er of Packard Manufacturing Corporation , are
d iscussing the new exclusive features of the Packard Music Selector and Packard Selective
Remote Control System.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Schirmer contract, as of October 1,
brings an added 4,000 new copyrights to
BMI, making a total of some 14,000 musi-
cal works which will be directly controlled
at the beginning of 1941. Current and fu.
ture additions to the Schirmer catalog are
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included in the agreement.
Buckly Announces
Musical Development
CHICAGO-The year 1940 has estaL·
lished an entirely new trend in music,
which has been in the making for the past
four years, according to executives of Buck•
ley Music System, Inc. This has been a
problem in merchandising, in making it
easier for people to make their purchases,
and like every new development it has
greatly increased both demand and busi•
ness, with music receipts in retail estab•
lishments frequently increasing from 100%
to 300%.
This new development was brought into
the engineering field by Buckley Music
System four years ago, executives claim.
At that time the music box-or wall box,
as it is now called-was not new. But the
selection feature was, and the idea of mak•
ing it function automaticaJly had to be
developed.
In the beginning the Music System offer•
ed 12 records, but further development
suited it to 16, 20, and 24 records, and at
the same time Buckley's exclusive Direct
"Touch•to.Touch" system was inaugurated.
Now, for the first time in music history,
Buckley is releasing a 32.record system,
providing both novelty and a greater range
of selection marking another great devel-
opment in the music field. This ne w de -
velo pme nt, as well as ne w ideas in
Music System design and con struction ,
will be seen for the first time at the
Weste rn States Coin Machine Conven-
tion , this month , at the Biltmore Hotel ,
Los An geles.
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