Music Trade Review
Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 19 - Page 56
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56
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
Milwaukee Dealers Report
Good Small Goods Volume
Formal opening of the Holton Band Instru-
ment Shop took place last Saturday, having
he-en postponed for a week in order to have
everything in place. The occasion brought to
the city several people of prominence in the
Flanner-Hafsoos Featuring Conn Line Strongly
—Holton Band Instrument Shop Formal trade, including Frank Holton, president of
Frank Holton & Co., manufacturers of Holton
Opening
band instruments, and Harry H. Charleston and
MILWAUKF.K, Wis., November 2.—Band instru- Walter Strong, also of the Holton factory. Jim-
ments have been very active at the Flanner- mie Miller, noted trombonist, was also present
Hafsoos store, H. W. Boone, manager of the and gave several demonstrations during the
C. G. Conn band instrument department, an- opening day. The new shop is attractively lo-
nouncing the sale of twenty-six instruments to cated on the second floor of the Wisconsin The-
the American Club at Kenosha, Wis. It is stated atre Building, where it has a prominent corner
that this was one of the biggest single deals location. The room is lined with large display
cases on two sides, while four window cases are
ever made by the store, as the equipment for
placed in front of the large windows, which
the new band ran up to a large figure.
form the other two sides of the room. These
An attractive display of C. G. Conn instru-
window cases have been specially wired for
ments was featured in the window of this store
night illumination, when 3,600 watts of power
for t'wo weeks preceding the appearance of
will be used. The display cases will also be
Sousa and His Band at the Milwaukee Audito-
rium. Flanner-Hafsoos always makes a special well lighted for evening business hours. The
effort to tie up with the appearance of this fam- shop is under the management of A. E. Borge-
ous leader. In addition to the window, the store
also published 25,000 programs to be used for
the afternoon and evening performances, the
back page being devoted to an advertisement of
Conn instruments.
Eric S. Hafsoos, member of the firm, spent
several days last week visiting the C. G. Conn
Fuller-Ryde Music House, Local Dealer, Active
factory at Elkhart, Ind. He stated that he
in Exploitation of This Line
found these factories very busy, working at full
time in order to keep up with orders.
INDIANAPOLIS. INK., October 31.—The Fuller-
"Trade for October has been normal. We
Ryde Music House, dealer in small instruments,
have been up to last year's figures and slightly
reports added activity in the small instrument
ahead," stated Paul E. Mueller, secretary, treas- field. John Phillip Sousa, who will appear at
urer and manager of the Wm. A. Kaun Music the Mu;at Theatre on November 1, features the
Co. Kaun's have also added a display booth to C. G. Conn band instruments and the Fuller-
the small goods department. A booth has been
Ryde Co. is tying up this event with a clever
arranged in the location formerly devoted to an window display featuring these instruments.
office and its attractive appearance adds greatly
Mr. Ryde, in commenting on future business,
to the atmosphere of the store. The booth is reports that through added effort of its sales or-
devoted principally to string instruments such
ganization it expects to show an increase over
as ukuleles, mandolins, violins, guitars and olh- sales of last year and points to the added in-
terest that is being manifested in school orches-
NOVEMBER 7, 1925
tras and bands. The several professional or-
chestras appearing at the local broadcasting sta-
tion, WFBM, have been outfitted with Conn in-
struments supplied by this store. C. J. Fair-
child, sales manager of the C. G. Conn Co., of
Elkhart, Ind., was a visitor the past week.
Uses Lyon & Healy Harp
SYRACUSE, N. Y., November 2.—"Miss Syracuse,
1925," the young lady who upheld the honor of
Conn Volume Is
•^ Good in Indianapolis
"Miss Syracuse" With Lyon & Healy Harp
this city in the recent national beauty contest,
is now playing a I.yon & Healy harp. The
Clark Music Co., which has the I.yon & Healy
agency in this city, recently sold the young lady
one of the I.yon & Healy "Art Nouveau" harps.
Over 150 different styles of
STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Make Your Selection NOW for Holiday Season!
Every instrument made right here in our own big factory. Biggest
assortment to choose from, 47 guitars, 19 ukuleles, 36 tenor banjos and
banjos, 15 banjo-mandolins, 20 mandolins, 8 lutes, 20 banjo-ukuleles,
3 tiples, 4 taro-patches. They are easily the greatest values for the
monev on the market to-dav.
No. 1925
TENOR BANJO
$30.00
WHEN BETTER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE
MADE FOR THE MONEY, W E WILL MAKE THEM.
Oscar Schmidt, inc.
Established 1879
Manufacturers of
THE NATIONALLY KNOWN TRADE MARKS
STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
87-101 FERRY STREET
JERSEY CITY, N . J.
No. 025
1JAN.IO
I KII,KI,K
$15.00
56
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
Milwaukee Dealers Report
Good Small Goods Volume
Formal opening of the Holton Band Instru-
ment Shop took place last Saturday, having
he-en postponed for a week in order to have
everything in place. The occasion brought to
the city several people of prominence in the
Flanner-Hafsoos Featuring Conn Line Strongly
—Holton Band Instrument Shop Formal trade, including Frank Holton, president of
Frank Holton & Co., manufacturers of Holton
Opening
band instruments, and Harry H. Charleston and
MILWAUKF.K, Wis., November 2.—Band instru- Walter Strong, also of the Holton factory. Jim-
ments have been very active at the Flanner- mie Miller, noted trombonist, was also present
Hafsoos store, H. W. Boone, manager of the and gave several demonstrations during the
C. G. Conn band instrument department, an- opening day. The new shop is attractively lo-
nouncing the sale of twenty-six instruments to cated on the second floor of the Wisconsin The-
the American Club at Kenosha, Wis. It is stated atre Building, where it has a prominent corner
that this was one of the biggest single deals location. The room is lined with large display
cases on two sides, while four window cases are
ever made by the store, as the equipment for
placed in front of the large windows, which
the new band ran up to a large figure.
form the other two sides of the room. These
An attractive display of C. G. Conn instru-
window cases have been specially wired for
ments was featured in the window of this store
night illumination, when 3,600 watts of power
for t'wo weeks preceding the appearance of
will be used. The display cases will also be
Sousa and His Band at the Milwaukee Audito-
rium. Flanner-Hafsoos always makes a special well lighted for evening business hours. The
effort to tie up with the appearance of this fam- shop is under the management of A. E. Borge-
ous leader. In addition to the window, the store
also published 25,000 programs to be used for
the afternoon and evening performances, the
back page being devoted to an advertisement of
Conn instruments.
Eric S. Hafsoos, member of the firm, spent
several days last week visiting the C. G. Conn
Fuller-Ryde Music House, Local Dealer, Active
factory at Elkhart, Ind. He stated that he
in Exploitation of This Line
found these factories very busy, working at full
time in order to keep up with orders.
INDIANAPOLIS. INK., October 31.—The Fuller-
"Trade for October has been normal. We
Ryde Music House, dealer in small instruments,
have been up to last year's figures and slightly
reports added activity in the small instrument
ahead," stated Paul E. Mueller, secretary, treas- field. John Phillip Sousa, who will appear at
urer and manager of the Wm. A. Kaun Music the Mu;at Theatre on November 1, features the
Co. Kaun's have also added a display booth to C. G. Conn band instruments and the Fuller-
the small goods department. A booth has been
Ryde Co. is tying up this event with a clever
arranged in the location formerly devoted to an window display featuring these instruments.
office and its attractive appearance adds greatly
Mr. Ryde, in commenting on future business,
to the atmosphere of the store. The booth is reports that through added effort of its sales or-
devoted principally to string instruments such
ganization it expects to show an increase over
as ukuleles, mandolins, violins, guitars and olh- sales of last year and points to the added in-
terest that is being manifested in school orches-
NOVEMBER 7, 1925
tras and bands. The several professional or-
chestras appearing at the local broadcasting sta-
tion, WFBM, have been outfitted with Conn in-
struments supplied by this store. C. J. Fair-
child, sales manager of the C. G. Conn Co., of
Elkhart, Ind., was a visitor the past week.
Uses Lyon & Healy Harp
SYRACUSE, N. Y., November 2.—"Miss Syracuse,
1925," the young lady who upheld the honor of
Conn Volume Is
•^ Good in Indianapolis
"Miss Syracuse" With Lyon & Healy Harp
this city in the recent national beauty contest,
is now playing a I.yon & Healy harp. The
Clark Music Co., which has the I.yon & Healy
agency in this city, recently sold the young lady
one of the I.yon & Healy "Art Nouveau" harps.
Over 150 different styles of
STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Make Your Selection NOW for Holiday Season!
Every instrument made right here in our own big factory. Biggest
assortment to choose from, 47 guitars, 19 ukuleles, 36 tenor banjos and
banjos, 15 banjo-mandolins, 20 mandolins, 8 lutes, 20 banjo-ukuleles,
3 tiples, 4 taro-patches. They are easily the greatest values for the
monev on the market to-dav.
No. 1925
TENOR BANJO
$30.00
WHEN BETTER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE
MADE FOR THE MONEY, W E WILL MAKE THEM.
Oscar Schmidt, inc.
Established 1879
Manufacturers of
THE NATIONALLY KNOWN TRADE MARKS
STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
87-101 FERRY STREET
JERSEY CITY, N . J.
No. 025
1JAN.IO
I KII,KI,K
$15.00
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