Music Trade Review
Issue: 1924 Vol. 79 N. 20 - Page 7
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NOVEMBER 15, 1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Consolidated Music Co., of Salt Lake,
to Open Elaborate Radio Department
New Division Will Be Under the Management of Charles King—Daniel Jansen Joins Forces of
Daynes-Beebe Music Co.—Williams Music Co., Ogden, Moves to New Store
CA.LT LAKE CITY, UTAH., November 6.— that the new firm will handle a line of pianos in
^ Leaders in the music business here and in connection with the furniture business.
Ogden say things are normal for the season.
Thomas J. Holland, the popular sales man-
The weather was Summerlike until yesterday, ager and director of the Ogden store of the
but at this writing it is snowing and has all Glen Bros.-Roberts Piano Co., was busily en-
the appearance of Winter. This is expected to gaged in practicing the piano the other day
increase the demand for musical merchandise when your correspondent called. Mr. Holland
of various kinds, including radio.
explained that he has never been much of a
The radio business is growing here by leaps musician himself, but that when he was in Idaho
and bounds. The Daynes-Beebe Music Co.'s the other day he sold a nice instrument to a
radio department has been swamped with orders church organization on the promise that he
as a consequence of the election. This was the would come down and play dance music for a
first local music house of prominence to install ball. Mr. Holland is a man of his word and as
a radio department. Now the Consolidated he promised to personally attend the dance in
Music Co., another large and widely known con- question he resolved there and then that he
cern, is going into the radio business, and going •would put in some hard work studying the
into it strong, too, according to Dean R. Daynes, playing of dance music so that he could do
brother of General Manager Royal W. Daynes, something at least approaching justice to the
of the company. Mr. Daynes said the new instrument he had sold. He took with him,
department would have three or four lines, in- however, to make extra sure a few instrumental-
cluding the combination lines. The department ists from the store organization so that if he fell
will be under the immediate direction of Charles down the dance would continue, but he did not
King, present head of the company's phono- fall down! The trip was made by automobile
through snow and involved traveling more than
graph department.
The industrial situation continues good and one hundred and fifty miles. The instrument
the outlook for a nice Christmas business has bought was a Gulbransen.
Mr. Holland said the company was doing well
not been. better in recent years. Prominent
concerns, including the Daynes-Beebe Music with the Victor $10 record album. They have
Co., are getting ready to make a special appeal been sending out a series of personal letters
for Christmas trade. A lot of radio business is and circulars in connection with the sale of this
expected to be done for Christmas this year, album, and the response was good.
and it is also certain that band and orchestra
"Piano Madsen" (C. L. Madsen), head of the
instruments will sell well at present, judging Lyric Music Co., of Ogden, gave a Halloween
by the present activity in this field.
Party at his new home in the southeastern part
The employes of the Consolidated Music Co. of the city of Ogden last week. The staffs of
had a wonderful halloween dance at the big the Jones Phonograph Co. and the Simpson Mu-
store operated by the company last week. The sical Merchandise Co., under the same roof as
store orchestra furnished the music. A novel Mr. Madsen's company, were specially invited
feature of the entertainment was that everyone guests. A Brunswick Radiola provided the mu-
who came had to pass through the basement sic.
where all sorts of weird traps were laid for
The Williams Music Co., 2215 Washington
the unwary. All were in full costume, includ- avenue, Ogden, is moving to a better store and
ing the chief officials of the company, who were a better location at 2348 Washington avenue.
present at the banquet which was held in con-
nection with the ball. The dance was held in
the company's fine pipe-organ room. During
the evening the employes' committee, which has
charge of entertainments and the insurance fund,
was re-elected. The new officers are as fol- Imports of Musical Instruments a Considerable
lows: C. V. Ridges, sales manager, chairman;
Factor in the Business of That Distant
Leo Vaughn, vice-chairman; Miss Ila Bean,
Country—How Demand Is Divided
treasurer; Miss Irene Fisher, secretary, and
Miss May Peterson, member of the committee.
Musical supplies are among the more impor-
Miss Hattie Van Tussenbroek will succeed tant of the minor imports of Portuguese East
her sister, Miss Johanna Tussenbroek, now Mrs. Africa, according to recent consular reports re-
Andrew Borgensen, as cashier of the Daynes- ceived by the United States Department of
Beebe Music Co.
Commerce. The total value of these imports,
With Daynes-Beebe Co.
including pianos and phonographs, is usually
Daniel Jansen, local instrumental teacher, has about $15,000 per year, which for a total Euro-
joined the staff of the Daynes-Beebe Music Co. pean population of 15,000 is by no means a low
as head of the wind instrument department, suc- per capita showing. Phonographs account for
ceeding Frank Pulham, who has gone to Cali- about $2,000 and the balance is approximately
fornia on account of the health of his wife. equally divided between pianos and musical
Mr. Jansen will inaugurate a series of free les- merchandise.
sons to purchasers of instruments in behalf of
the company, it was stated. He is regarded
as very capable.
Sharp Daynes, son of President and General
Manager J. J. Daynes, of the Daynes-Beebe
WASHINGTON, D. C , November 10.—The Amer-
Music Co., will take care of the mail-order de- ican Piano Co., New York, is the owner through
partment of the company, with the assistance assignment by Charles F. Stoddard, same place,
of Miss Irene Kimball, during the absence of
of Patent No. 1,514,575 for a note-sheet.
Dick Thompson, who has gone to California
The present invention relates to perforated
on business for the firm.
note sheets for automatic musical instruments,
A. T. Christensen and Clarence Christensen, such as player-pianos and the like, and has
father and son, both former sales managers of
for one of its objects the improvement in the
the Salt Lake store of the Daynes-Beebe Music relative location and arrangement of note
Co., but of late attached to their Los Angeles sounding and expression controlling perfora-
branch, have left the company to enter the fur- tions in the sheet whereby, in co-operation with
niture business for themselves at Santa Monica. appropriate mechanism, the operation of an in-
They will hereafter live at Ocean Park instead strument, particularly as to the tone intensity,
of Hollywood, as heretofore. It is understood may be more advantageously controlled, ™=»=.-
Victrola No. 330
'Mahogany, $350; electric, $390 !
Walnut, $415; electric, $455
Victor supremacy
is the supremacy
of performance
It proves an unparalleled
understanding of the sound-
reproducing art—of music
and mechanics and all the
kindred sciences that make
for success in the talking-
machine industry.
Portuguese East Africa
Must Have Its Music
New Note-Sheet Patent
Victrola No. 410
Mahogany, $300; electric, $340
Specially designed to accommodate any
radio receiving set
Victrola No. S 410 (Special)
Mahogany, $315; electric, $355
Other styles $25 to $1500
HIS MASTER'S VOICE
1
There is but one Victrola and
that is made by the Victor Company
—look for these Victor trademarks.
« f
•»•>
TRADE MARK
^A
Victrola
RLO U S PAT
Victor Talking
Machine Co.
Camden, New Jersey
Victor Talking Machine Co.
of Canada. Lid , Montreal
NOVEMBER 15, 1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Consolidated Music Co., of Salt Lake,
to Open Elaborate Radio Department
New Division Will Be Under the Management of Charles King—Daniel Jansen Joins Forces of
Daynes-Beebe Music Co.—Williams Music Co., Ogden, Moves to New Store
CA.LT LAKE CITY, UTAH., November 6.— that the new firm will handle a line of pianos in
^ Leaders in the music business here and in connection with the furniture business.
Ogden say things are normal for the season.
Thomas J. Holland, the popular sales man-
The weather was Summerlike until yesterday, ager and director of the Ogden store of the
but at this writing it is snowing and has all Glen Bros.-Roberts Piano Co., was busily en-
the appearance of Winter. This is expected to gaged in practicing the piano the other day
increase the demand for musical merchandise when your correspondent called. Mr. Holland
of various kinds, including radio.
explained that he has never been much of a
The radio business is growing here by leaps musician himself, but that when he was in Idaho
and bounds. The Daynes-Beebe Music Co.'s the other day he sold a nice instrument to a
radio department has been swamped with orders church organization on the promise that he
as a consequence of the election. This was the would come down and play dance music for a
first local music house of prominence to install ball. Mr. Holland is a man of his word and as
a radio department. Now the Consolidated he promised to personally attend the dance in
Music Co., another large and widely known con- question he resolved there and then that he
cern, is going into the radio business, and going •would put in some hard work studying the
into it strong, too, according to Dean R. Daynes, playing of dance music so that he could do
brother of General Manager Royal W. Daynes, something at least approaching justice to the
of the company. Mr. Daynes said the new instrument he had sold. He took with him,
department would have three or four lines, in- however, to make extra sure a few instrumental-
cluding the combination lines. The department ists from the store organization so that if he fell
will be under the immediate direction of Charles down the dance would continue, but he did not
King, present head of the company's phono- fall down! The trip was made by automobile
through snow and involved traveling more than
graph department.
The industrial situation continues good and one hundred and fifty miles. The instrument
the outlook for a nice Christmas business has bought was a Gulbransen.
Mr. Holland said the company was doing well
not been. better in recent years. Prominent
concerns, including the Daynes-Beebe Music with the Victor $10 record album. They have
Co., are getting ready to make a special appeal been sending out a series of personal letters
for Christmas trade. A lot of radio business is and circulars in connection with the sale of this
expected to be done for Christmas this year, album, and the response was good.
and it is also certain that band and orchestra
"Piano Madsen" (C. L. Madsen), head of the
instruments will sell well at present, judging Lyric Music Co., of Ogden, gave a Halloween
by the present activity in this field.
Party at his new home in the southeastern part
The employes of the Consolidated Music Co. of the city of Ogden last week. The staffs of
had a wonderful halloween dance at the big the Jones Phonograph Co. and the Simpson Mu-
store operated by the company last week. The sical Merchandise Co., under the same roof as
store orchestra furnished the music. A novel Mr. Madsen's company, were specially invited
feature of the entertainment was that everyone guests. A Brunswick Radiola provided the mu-
who came had to pass through the basement sic.
where all sorts of weird traps were laid for
The Williams Music Co., 2215 Washington
the unwary. All were in full costume, includ- avenue, Ogden, is moving to a better store and
ing the chief officials of the company, who were a better location at 2348 Washington avenue.
present at the banquet which was held in con-
nection with the ball. The dance was held in
the company's fine pipe-organ room. During
the evening the employes' committee, which has
charge of entertainments and the insurance fund,
was re-elected. The new officers are as fol- Imports of Musical Instruments a Considerable
lows: C. V. Ridges, sales manager, chairman;
Factor in the Business of That Distant
Leo Vaughn, vice-chairman; Miss Ila Bean,
Country—How Demand Is Divided
treasurer; Miss Irene Fisher, secretary, and
Miss May Peterson, member of the committee.
Musical supplies are among the more impor-
Miss Hattie Van Tussenbroek will succeed tant of the minor imports of Portuguese East
her sister, Miss Johanna Tussenbroek, now Mrs. Africa, according to recent consular reports re-
Andrew Borgensen, as cashier of the Daynes- ceived by the United States Department of
Beebe Music Co.
Commerce. The total value of these imports,
With Daynes-Beebe Co.
including pianos and phonographs, is usually
Daniel Jansen, local instrumental teacher, has about $15,000 per year, which for a total Euro-
joined the staff of the Daynes-Beebe Music Co. pean population of 15,000 is by no means a low
as head of the wind instrument department, suc- per capita showing. Phonographs account for
ceeding Frank Pulham, who has gone to Cali- about $2,000 and the balance is approximately
fornia on account of the health of his wife. equally divided between pianos and musical
Mr. Jansen will inaugurate a series of free les- merchandise.
sons to purchasers of instruments in behalf of
the company, it was stated. He is regarded
as very capable.
Sharp Daynes, son of President and General
Manager J. J. Daynes, of the Daynes-Beebe
WASHINGTON, D. C , November 10.—The Amer-
Music Co., will take care of the mail-order de- ican Piano Co., New York, is the owner through
partment of the company, with the assistance assignment by Charles F. Stoddard, same place,
of Miss Irene Kimball, during the absence of
of Patent No. 1,514,575 for a note-sheet.
Dick Thompson, who has gone to California
The present invention relates to perforated
on business for the firm.
note sheets for automatic musical instruments,
A. T. Christensen and Clarence Christensen, such as player-pianos and the like, and has
father and son, both former sales managers of
for one of its objects the improvement in the
the Salt Lake store of the Daynes-Beebe Music relative location and arrangement of note
Co., but of late attached to their Los Angeles sounding and expression controlling perfora-
branch, have left the company to enter the fur- tions in the sheet whereby, in co-operation with
niture business for themselves at Santa Monica. appropriate mechanism, the operation of an in-
They will hereafter live at Ocean Park instead strument, particularly as to the tone intensity,
of Hollywood, as heretofore. It is understood may be more advantageously controlled, ™=»=.-
Victrola No. 330
'Mahogany, $350; electric, $390 !
Walnut, $415; electric, $455
Victor supremacy
is the supremacy
of performance
It proves an unparalleled
understanding of the sound-
reproducing art—of music
and mechanics and all the
kindred sciences that make
for success in the talking-
machine industry.
Portuguese East Africa
Must Have Its Music
New Note-Sheet Patent
Victrola No. 410
Mahogany, $300; electric, $340
Specially designed to accommodate any
radio receiving set
Victrola No. S 410 (Special)
Mahogany, $315; electric, $355
Other styles $25 to $1500
HIS MASTER'S VOICE
1
There is but one Victrola and
that is made by the Victor Company
—look for these Victor trademarks.
« f
•»•>
TRADE MARK
^A
Victrola
RLO U S PAT
Victor Talking
Machine Co.
Camden, New Jersey
Victor Talking Machine Co.
of Canada. Lid , Montreal
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