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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 1 - Page 7

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JULY 4, 1925
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Hudson on one of the big steamers of the Hud-
son River Day Line, and after a fine chicken
dinner will indulge in a number of characteris-
tic outing games, including greased pole climb-
ing and rabbit chasing. It is suggested that
Consolidated Music Co. to Conduct Band Contest at Lagoon, Offering Prizes of $500—How the those planning to make up parties for the trip
Daynes-Beebe Music Co. Increases Its Sales of Grand Pianos
communicate with E. G. Brown, secretary of the
Association, 142 Main street, Hackensack, N. J.
C A L T LAKE CITY, UTAH, June 25.—The to realize that a grand piano is not such an ex- The price of each ticket, including round trip
general music business in this city and its pensive instrument after all and several of them on the steamer, bus up Bear Mountain, dinner,
trade territory is at least normal for the time have been sold already as a result of this silent
etc., is $5.
of year. One or two firms declared that busi- salesmanship.
ness was quite good, but admitted that one had
John Harrington, of the piano department oi
to fight for it if any appreciable volume was the Daynes-Beebe Music Co., has left for a tour
obtained. It would seem that a little of every- of Europe and expects to be away about three
thing is selling at this time, but perhaps baby months.
grands and portable phonographs are moving
Increase in music registration is noted at the
Weaver Piano Co. Justly Proud of Fact That
better than anything just now, although there Summer School of the University of Utah this
York Instrument Has Been Chosen For
is nothing final about this. The portable pho- year. Hundreds of class cards in music courses
Frostburg State Normal School
nograph business is due, of course, to the large have been recorded up to the present.
number of wonderful canyons which the people
C. H. Harris, of the Harris Music Co., of
State legislatures as well as educational ex-
in this section enjoy for outings and vacations, Logan, has disposed of his automobile interests. perts are recognizing more and more the neces-
and several firms of prominence have been push-
sity of teaching music and music appreciation in
ing them during the past several weeks by win-
the schools. This is shown by the many States
dow displays along with some newspaper ad-
that now include music as part of the regular
vertising. It seems that the $35 machine has
curriculum in both grade and high schools.
been selling best, although there has been some
As a result, the State Normal schools where
demand for the higher priced models.
Harry G. Stoehr Attends Pacific Coast Meeting public school teachers are trained, have been
Dean R. Daynes, of the Consolidated Music
in Los Angeles as Representing That Com- obliged to build up their music departments.
Co., said to-day that it has been having quite
The music teachers in most of these Normal
pany—Elaborate Display of Pianos
a run on Duo-Arts. Sheet music business is in
Schools have been carefully selected and are
good shape and there is perhaps nothing right
Harry G. Stoehr represented the products among the highest type of music teachers to be
now that could properly be described as dead.
found.
of the Estey-Welte Corp. at the Western Music
"Seliladean, Publishers," is the name of a new Trades Convention which was just held at Los
Naturally, with the increased importance of
and rather unique music publishing firm that
Angeles, Cal. Both the Estey and Welte Corp. the teaching of music, the piano equipment is
has been opened here in the past week with exhibited pianos at the Biltmore Hotel, featur- receiving more careful consideration. The pia-
headquarters at the offices of the Consolidated ing particularly the Estey baby grand in period no is fundamental to the teaching of any branch
Music Co. Its chief executive is Dean R. encasements.
of music.
Daynes, of the Consolidated, and a brother of
The Weaver Piano Co., Inc., of York, Pa., is
Mr. Stoehr plans a trip to the northern States
General Manager Royal R. Daynes, of that com- on the Pacific Coast and will return to New
therefore justly proud of the fact that the
pany. Dean R. Daynes told your correspon- York about the middle of July.
Frostburg, M i , State Normal School has just
dent to-day that Seliladean had been formed to
selected a Style 15 York Piano to add to its
publish meritorious work by local writers and
teaching equipment. The sale was made by
composers who either were unable or did not
H. H. Trader, manager of the piano depart-
wish to be bothered with handling their own
ment of The Holland Co., distributor of Weaver
compositions. He said the idea originated
and York pianos in Cumberland, Md.
when the Consolidated wished to secure more Local Association Members and Their Friends
The Weaver Co. has just received a letter
copies of "Lovely Utah" written and composed
from Prof. John L. Dunkle, principal of the
Arrange for All-Day Outing at Bear Moun-
by Edward P. Kimball, Tabernacle organist,
school, stating: "The York piano has given
tain to Be Held on September 2
and the late Alfred Best, well-known vocalist of
entire satisfaction. I feel sure it is going to
this city. Mr. Daynes said they have purchased
The Talking Machine & Radio Men, Inc., an- live up to its reputation."
this song outright already and have acquired a nounce that the activities of the Association for
It will be remembered that about a year ago,
number of others, including the exclusive right
the West Chester, Pa., State Normal school
the new season of 1925-26 will be launched with
to a composition, "Before the World Began,"
a big family picnic for members ar d friends to purchased seventeen Weaver pianos and one
by Otto Hauerbach, the well-known writer of
be held at Bear Mountain on Wednesday, Sep- York for its music department, which have been
music, a native of this city. Mr. Daynes said tember 2. The party will be carried up the in use constantly since that time.
they would not confine their efforts to selling
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music in this immediate territory, but were al-
ready establishing connections in the big cen-
ters of the country. He was enthusiastic over
the prospects.
On July 19 the Consolidated Music Co. will
hold a band contest at Lagoon, a few miles
north of this city, in connection with which $500
in prizes will be distributed. The affair will be
intermountain in character and the first prize
will be $250, the second $150 and the third $100.
With the valve unit that made the player famous"
The Daynes-Beebe Music Co., before these
lines appear in print, will have an excellent
ukulele window, according to G. Todd Taylor,
who has charge of this end of the company's
The new "Amphion Accessible Action"
business. Mr. Taylor said that it will have a
is the last word in scientific player
ten by seven foot picture in a gold frame de-
picting a Hawaiian moonlight scene. Other at-
achievement. It has the complete valve
tractions will be the South Sea palms, which
action assembled in a "Demountable Unit"
will be grouped around the picture and in the
giving instant accessibilty.
center will be a ukulele. A message to the
public will read as follows: "Take a ukulele
with you on your vacation."
J. Donald Daynes, an officer of the Daynes-
Beebe Music Co., and son of President and
General Manager Joseph J. Daynes, is back
from an Eastern trip during which he took in
the Music Industries Convention.
The Daynes-Beebe Music Co. has found a
simple little stunt that works well with its baby
grands. An instrument is placed near the en-
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trance in an elegant setting with price and
terms plainly attached. It was stated by an
employe of the company that the public is made
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Salt Lake City Music Merchants State
Business Is Normal for Time of Year
York Piano Selected for
Maryland Normal School
Estey-Welte Representative
Attends Coast Convention
Talking Machine and Radio
Men Plan Big Outing
The highest class player
actions in the world
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