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MARCH 24, 1923
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MUSIC
TRADE
PLANS FOR RECORD VICTOR OUTPUT
PRIZES FOR MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST
Victor Factory Schedules Up to July Call for
Heaviest Machine Production in the History
of the Company—New Models of Victrolas
Have Strong Appeal to Public
Score of Music Houses Contribute Merchandise
to Be Awarded in Music Memory Contest in
New York Sponsored by Talking Machine
Men, Inc., in Connection With Music Week
The committee representing the Talking Ma-
In an interview with The Review, Ralph L.
Krccman, director of distribution of the Victor chine Men, Inc., has succeeded in gathering an
Talking Machine Co., stated that factory pro- impressive list of prizes to be awarded in the
duction schedules on Victrolas had been laid Music Memory Contest to be held among the
out as far ahead as July and that the schedules public school children of New York City in
called for a volume of output substantially the connection with the forthcoming celebration of
New York's Fourth Annual Music Week. The
largest in the history of the Victor business.
At present the various departments are work- list of the prizes already donated and the donors
ing overtime in an effort to fill orders for the is as follows:
reason that the demand for the new models of
Bucgeleisen & Jacobson, one violin outfit.
Victrolas introduced during the past twelve
Frank H. Isaacs, one record cabinet.
months has been enormous. The demand inci-
C. Hruno & Sons, Inc., one Victrola and a
dentally has thoroughly established the strong selection of records.
appeal of each of these models from the stand-
Silas E. Pearsall Co., $150 in machines and
point of case design, price and musical quality. records.
The Victor Co. plans to make a nation-wide
S. B. Davcga, a Davega portable.
delivery on several new horizontal types of Vic-
General Phonograph Co., a selection of rec-
trolas within the next few months and announce- ords.
ments have just been made regarding the design,
Sonora Phonograph Co., two Sonora port-
equipment and price of these forthcoming new ables.
models.
Chas. H. Ditson & Co., a Victrola XXV school
Mr. Freeman added that the business being machine.
done by Victor dealers is of a very satisfactory
The Modcrnola Co., a Moderuola machine.
character throughout the country, including the
Long Island Phonograph Co., a Sonora
Western and Southern agricultural regions, portable.
which were the last to recover from the general
Knickerbocker Talking Machine Co., a V ictor
economic depression. There is no question but portable.
that 1°23 will be a very wonderful year for
Aeolian Co., a Vocation phonograph.
the entire Victor industry, and every possible
Columbia Graphophonc Co., a Columbia
policy which will contribute to increasing the Grafonola.
volume of business done by Victor dealers and
Otto Hcineman, a portable phonograph.
Victor wholesalers is now being vigorously pro-
Peerless Album Co., some record albums.
mulgated at the Victor headquarters in Camdcn.
Mrilliantone Needle Co., brushes and needles.
Ormes, Inc., $150 worth of records and Vic-
DANCE ORCHESTRAS TO HOLD CONTEST trolas.
Otto Goldsmith, a portable phonograph.
Fourteen Well-known Organizations to Com-
H. Reinhardt, a Stenola.
pete for $1 000 Prize, Which Will Determine
the Championship in Dancing Orchestra
Domain—First Event of Kind
OIKACO, li.i.., March 19.— Fourteen nationally
known dance orchestras will hold a contest on
April 10 at the ArcacFa Auditorium to compete
for a $1,000 prize. This is the first event of its
kind and il is said thai the rivalry will be a
bciu-fil to American music of the popular type.
In addition to the $1,000 prize, the winning
orchestra will be given the title of "Champion-
ship Dance Orchestra of Cook County, 1923."
The fourteen orchestras entered in the con-
k-si, many who are recorders for talking ma-
chine records, arc as follows: Paul H. Biese
and his Kdgewak-r IJrach Hotel Orchestra;
Charles Straight, Kainbo Gardens; Frank West-
phal, Green Mill Gardens; Walter Ford, the
Tent; (ieorge J. Mallen, Arcadia; Husk O'Hare,
Drake Hotel broadcasting station; Don Bestor,
[Benson's Victrola recording orchestra; Jules R.
Hcrbcveaux, Guyon's Paradise; Roy F. Bargy,
Trianon Ballroom; Elmer Schoebel, Midway
Gardens; Friars; Genet recording orchestra; E.
E. Sheets' Californians, Ralph Williams and Sol
Wagner.
DEATH OF WILLIAM KEMPF
Deceased Was Head of Kempf Bros., Well-
known Utica, N. Y., Music House
I'TICA, N. Y., March 18— William Kempf, head
of the firm of Kempf Bros., of this city, prom-
inent talking machine and piano dealers, died
suddenly on Saturday, March 3. Funeral serv-
ices were held from his late home on March 7
and were attended by many of his friends in
the trade, including W. D. Andrews, Victor
wholesaler of Syracuse, N. Y., and O. H. Wil-
liams, traveling representative for the Buffalo
Talking Machine Co., Buffalo, N. Y., Victor
wholesaler. Mr. Kempf was widely known
throughout New York State as one of the most
successful talking machine dealers in the State.
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V. W. MOODY JOINSJ>EARSALL STAFF
Popular Victor Wholesale Man Joins New York
Jobber's Force in Executive Capacity
Thomas F. Green, president of the Silas E.
Pearsall Co., 10 East Thirty-ninth street, New
York, Victor wholesaler, announced recently
that V. W. Moody, one of the best-known and
most popular members of the Victor industry,
had joined the company's executive staff. Mr.
Moody, who has not been associated with the
talking machine field for the past year or so,
is now arranging his personal afiairs so that
he may assume his new duties within the next
fortnight.
The appointment of Mr. Moody to an execu-
tive post in the Pearsall organization will be
welcome news to Victor dealers throughout the
metropolitan territory, as Mr. Moody knows
practically all of these dealers personally, and
because of his thorough knowledge of Victor
merchandising has won their esteem and friend-
ship.
FORBIDDEN TO USE COUE'S NAME
Supreme Court Justice Erlangcr, New York,
last week signed an order restraining the Coue
System, Inc., from using the name of M. Coue,
his photograph or any talking machine record
of any lecture given by him. The order was
signed on the application of the Columbia
Graphophone Co., which claims to have the
only master record of a talk by Coue.
TEXAS=0KLAH0MA CO. BURNED OUT
DAM.AS, TKN., March 19.—The home of the
Texas-Oklahoma Phonograph Co., Edison jobber,
Commerce street, this city, was practically destroyed
by fire recently. The Texas-Oklahoma Co. suf-
fered losses estimated at $150,000, which were
covered by insurance. This concern supplied
Edison dealers in a large territory.
SELLING MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
By J. R. FREW
This is a practical book that describes
the methods pursued by a successful
music dealer in conducting his musical
merchandise departments. It covers
every routine problem incident to es-
tablishing and operating a depart-
ment devoted to band and orchestra
instruments.
This branch of the music industry
has had a very prosperous year and
an excellent opportunity awaits other
dealers who take it up. It requires a
small investment, gets quick turnover,
involves no risk and, in addition to
being highly profitable itself, increases
the sale of talking machines, records,
etc., and helps make a given store the
music center of its community.
READ THE CONTENTS**/*
THIS PRACTICAL BOOK
Chapter
From the Publisher.
Introduction.
PART I
THE I'ROHLKM OF IIUYING
I. Buying In General.
II. Importance of Quality in Buying.
III. Where to Buy.
IV. Future 1 Buying.
V. Buying for Special Rales.
VI. Some Don'ts for the Buyer.
PART II
THE PROBLEM OF PUBLICITY
VII. Advertising- In General.
VIII. Space or Display Advertising-.
IX. Advertising by Personal Contact.
X. Advertising Through Service.
XI. Direct and Mail Advertising.
XII. Advertising Through Musical
Attractions.
PART III
THE PROBLEM OF MANAGEMENT
XIII. Management in General.
XIV. Stock Display.
XV. The Care of Stock.
XVI. Inventory and Sales Analysis.
XVII. The Question of Credit.
XVIII. The Repair Department.
XIX. The Value of Co-operation.
PART IV
THE PROBLEM OF SELLING
XX. Selling In General.
XXI. The Sales Organization.
XXII. Psychology of Salesmanship.
XXIII. Collective Selling.
XXIV. Organizing a Band or Orchestra.
XXV. The Used Instrument Problem.
PART V
INSTRUMENTATION
XXVI. Musical Organizations and their
Instrumentation.
XXVII. The Principal Instruments of the
Band and Orchestra Described.
APPENDIX
List of Principal Musical Merchandise
Products
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