Music Trade Review

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The Music Trade Review
J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Co. Is
Opening Branch Store in Kansas City
Bissell Piano Co., Starr Representative, Moving to New Warerooms—R. K. Paynter,
President of Wm. Knabe & Co., a Visitor to the Local Trade
l^ANSAS CITY, MO., March 1.—With the
close of February music dealers here report
that business during the month showed con-
siderable improvement over the month of
January and with satisfactory conditions pre-
vailing generally it is predicted that this Spring
will be a good season in all lines of musical
instruments.
Two interesting events in music circles have
been announced within the last few days, both
of which reflect a general tendency rapidly de-
veloping in this city. The J. W. Jenkins Sons
Music Co. is establishing a branch store in one
of the outlying business sections of the city,
where it will maintain a duplicate in miniature
of the company's downtown store. The loca-
tion selected is at 3913 Main street, in one of
the largest and most frequented residence shop-
ping districts. Pianos, phonographs, radios,
band and orchestra instruments and records and
sheet music will be handled from the branch
store.
C. V. Bissell, manager of the Starr Piano
Co.'s wholesale branch in this city and owner
of the Bissell Piano Co., is moving the latter
company to a location at 3969 Main street, in
the same business center. Mr. Bissell held the
opening of his store on Saturday, February 26.
Mr. Bissell continues as head of the Starr inter-
ests, with headquarters at Ninth and Oak streets.
Keep radio profits up
by concentrating on lines
that are selling now
The New
Balkite Charger
MODEL J. Has two charg-
ing rates: A low trickle
charge rate and a high rate
for rapid charging and
heavy duty use. Can thus
be used either as a trickle
or as a high rate charger
and combines their advan-
tages. N o i s e l e s s . Large
water capacity- Visible
electrolyte level. Rates:
with 6-volt battery, 2.5 and
.5 amperes; with 4-volt
battery, .8 and .2 ampere.
Special model for 25-40
cycles with 1.5 amperes
high rate. Price $19.50.
West of Rockies $20. (In
Canada $27-50.)
Balkite
Trickle Charger
MODEL K. For those who
require a charger of limited
capacity only. Can be left
on continuous or trickle
charge thug automatically
keeping the battery at full
power. Converts the A"
battery into a light socket
"A" power supply. Charg-
ing rate about .5 ampere.
Over 350,000 in use. Price
$10. West of Rockies
$10.50. (In Canada $15.)
A/1 Balkite Radio Power
Units operate from 1 10-
120 volt AC current
with models for both 60
and 50cycles. Also a 25-
40 cycle model for the
Balkite Charger and
Balkite "B"-W.
Keeping your radio department op-
erating at a satisfactory profit at this
time of year is a matter of selecting
the correct lines to push. Scatter
your efforts on all lines, many of
which are unsalable at this season,
and your sales will drop. Concentrate
them on the few lines that are good
sellers now and they will keep at the
maximum.
Balkite is one of these lines. In
fact Balkite sales after the first of the
year are greater each season than be-
fore the first of the year. When most
lines are falling off, the Balkite sea-
son is just beginning. This is logical,
for every purchaser of a radio set
the early part of the season is now a
Balkite prospect.
Balkite is the standard line in the
radio power field. It is consistendy
advertised. The profit you make on
it is clean, for every Balkite unit is a
permanent piece of equipment, with
nothing to wear out or replace. Get
behind the line now, and get your
share of Balkite volume and profit.
FANSTEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY, Inc.
North Chicago, Illinois
ESJISTEEL
1
Balkite
Three New
Balkite "B"s
Balkite"B" eliminates "B"
batteries and supplies " B "
current from the light sock-
et. Noiseless. Permanent.
Employs no tubes and re-
quiresjio replacements.
Three new models. The
new popular priced Balkite
"B"-Wat$27.50forsetsof
5 tubes or less requiring 67
to 90 volts. Balkite "B"-X
(illustrated >, for sets of 8
tubes or less; capacity 30
milliamperes at 1 35 volts—
$42.Balkite"B"-Y.forany
radio set: capacity 40 milli-
amperes at 1 50 volts— $69.
(In Canada "B"-W $39;
"B"-X$59.50"B"-Y$96 )
MARCH 5, 1927
With these two additional suburban music
stores in Kansas City, there are a large portion
uf the music dealers now operating in outlying
business centers. It is being found by music
dealers as well as merchants in other lines that
the public is learning more and more to do their
shopping near their homes, and these music
stores away from the downtown section are
doing a fine business in pianos and phonographs
as well as in records and small musical mer-
chandise.
M. L. Heltzel, manager of the Nederman
Piano Co., one of the outlying piano stores, a
branch of the Knabe Studios, reports good
business through the first two months of the
year. Mr. Heltzel finds that people are in the
buying spirit and that there is more activity
shown this year than there was at this time a
year ago. January business at the Nedermat
piano store was better than for any month since
the establishment of the store in March, 1926.
They say that collections are very satisfactory
with them. Both new and used pianos are
moving in the general trend of February busi-
ness, as well as phonographs, better than the
trade expected.
The Baldwin Piano Co. reports a very satis-
factory business in January and February. Al-
though the company is selling both new and
used panos in good volume, it finds that the
demand for new pianos is especially good at
this time. The outlook for the year is good,
according to C. L. Fitzgerald, of the store.
R. K. Paynter, president of William Knabe
& Co., was in Kansas City on February
19, visiting the Knabe Studios, the company's
agency in this city. The Knabe Studios are
owned by D. li. Parsill and P. I. Nederman,
who established the shop just a year ago, at
4634 Mill Creek Parkway, in one of the most
exclusive business centers in the entire city.
Landry Autographs Records
CANTON. O., February 28.—Art Landry, who with
his Victor recording orchestra, headlined the
opening week program at the new $1,000,000
Loew Theatre here, appeared in person, Wed-
nesday, between 12 and 1, at the Victrola and
record department of the Klein, Heffelman &
Zollars Co., large department store here and
autographed records of his recording. It was
the first time in many months that an artist
appeared in person at the department and a
large crowd was attracted through the stunt.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire worth-while
positions.
CHAFF
Balkite Combination
When c o n n e c t e d t o the
"A" battery this new Bal-
kite Combination Radio
Unit supplies automatic
power to both "A" and "B"
circuits. Controlled by the
filament switch on your set.
Entirely automatic in oper-
ation. Can be put either
near the set or in a remote
location. Will serve any set
now using either 4 or 6-volt
'A" batteries and requiring
not more than 30 milliam-
peres at 135 volts of "B" cur-
rent— practically all sets of
up to 8 tubes. Price $59.50.
(In Canada $83.)
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