Music Trade Review

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The Music Trade Review
MAY 5, 1928
Miller Secretary of North
California Trades Ass'n
Wiley B. Allen Man Elected to That Office by Association's
Board of Directors—H. Rice of Kurtzmann & Co., a
Visitor — P. T. Clay to Come to the East
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from Fond du J.ae avenue, have a much larger
plant at 29 Lucust street, corner Bremen, Mil-
waukee. The Staffnote rolls have words and
notes, while the Play Rite rolls have the words
only, both at popular prices.
The new factory contains 12,000 square feet
of floor surface, fronting 120 feet on Locust
street and 100 feet on Bremen. The rolls are
carefully edited and well made, and the business
is growing rapidly as the dealers are coming to
appreciate their sales possibilities.
Mr. A. Muth is manager and Mr. A. O. Haas,
treasurer, and they have a well-organized travel-
ing force now covering the major portion of
the country.
AN FRANCISCO, CAL., April 25—R. B. Miller, secretary of the Wiley B. Allen Co., was
elected secretary of the Music Trades Association of Northern California at the last meet-
ing of the board of directors of that organization. Mr. Miller is very well known to the
trade, having been associated with the Wiley B. Allen Co. for the past twenty-four years. He
was elected secretary of the company following the death of the late George R. Hughes in 1923.
Announcement was made recently by C. B.
Since the sale of the Wiley B. Allen Co.'s interests in northern California to Sherman, Clay
Hatwky, president of First National Pictures,
& Co., early in the present year, Mr. Miller
Inc., regarding the affiliation of his company
has been very much occupied in settling up the men who are conducting the school have a with the Victor Talking Machine Co. for pro-
many details connected with the transfer. He method of their own which she considers is ducing motion pictures with sound, known as
has also spent considerable time in the South very efficient.
the Firestone process. First National gets a
in connection with the sale of the branch at Will Attend National Association Convention license from Electrical Research Products, Inc.,
On
May
12,
P.
T.
Clay,
president
of
Sher-
Los Angeles to the new organization there,
a subsidiary of Western Electric, to use patents
and with the closing of the San Diego store. man, Clay & Co., sails for New York via the lor sound recording and reproduction and Vic-
Panama
Canal,
and
on
the
same
day
Shirley
This branch, the last in the chain of Wiley B.
tor will produce the synchronized music scores
Allen Co.'s stores, was not sold with the Los Walker leaves for the Pacific Northwest to visit and sound effects for the Firestone features.
Sherman,
Clay
&
Co.'s
branches.
Though
Angeles business of the company. A closing-
The Firestone process records the sound on
out sale was held which was brought to a close traveling in opposite directions at the outset, a disk which is synchronized with the machine
both will reach New York about the same time,
on April 21. Everything was sold, even to the
and will attend the convention of the National that projects the film on the screen. Colleen
last record and needle, and it was stated to-day
Moore, in "Lilac Time," will be the first exhibi-
Association of Music Merchants.
that the Wiley B. Allen Co. is much gratified
tion of the new process.
at having closed out their last store in such a
clean-cut manner.
A very active year is ahead of the Music
Trades Association of Northern California, and
A branch store of the Baldwin Piano Co., of
it is believed that Mr. Miller's long and intimate
MILWAUKEE, WIS., May 5.—The Staffnote Music Chicago, has been opened by A. Q. L u n d m a n ,
association with the music business in this sec-
tion of the country equips him to assist in the Roll Co., maker of the well-known Staffnote one d o o r south of the City Hall in F e r g u s Falls,
Minn.
solution of the many matters of importance to and Play Rite Music Rolls, who recently moved
the trade which will present themselves.
President of C. Kurtzmann & Co. Here
The C. Kurtzmann & Co.'s interests are very
active in this territory at present. H. Rice,
president of the company, is visiting northern
California and is calling on the Sherman, Clay
A T a meeting of the Convention Committee each case. The addresses will deal with cold,
& Co.'s branches, accompanied by William F.
*• of the National Association of Music Mer- hard business facts and will be designed to pre-
Tatroe, the recently appointed Coast representa-
tive of the company. Richard Ahlf, head of chants held at the offices of the Association, sent to members of this trade a picture of what
Sherman, Clay & Co.'s piano department, is also 45 West Forty-fifth street, New York, on April has been done successfully in certain other in-
visiting the branches. Sherman, Clay & Co. 27, it was announced that the program for the dustries for the purpose of giving ideas to mem-
have made some very nice installations of business sessions of the Association to be held at bers of the Association which may be utilized
Kurtzmann grands recently, both on land and the Hotel Commodore during week beginning to advantage by them in their own business.
In announcing that the program for Tuesday
sea, two installations being for the Fairmont June 4, and which will take place on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday mornings, has been and Wednesday mornings has been completed,
and the Clift Hotel and two for ocean liners.
completed.
the committee also voted unanimously to set
Heine Piano Co. Opens Piano School
At the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions aside Thursday morning for an open forum for
The Heine Piano Co. sent out notices an-
there will be speakers from other industries. members of the National Association of Music
nouncing the opening of the Melody School of
Music and had an enrollment of thirty pupils It was stated by the members of the Committee Merchants, at which time any subjects may be
on the opening day. The entire mezzanine floor that the program for the business sessions on brought up for discussion by members of the
of the Heine store has been fitted up for a class- Tuesday and Wednesday mornings will consti- Association. On Thursday morning the routine
room and studios. The notices of the school tute what might be called a million-dollar con- business will be transacted, including the elec-
state: "School open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. vention one. In other words, the committee tion of officers.
There were present at the meeting Frederick
every day, and you may take as many lessons feels that in being so fortunate as to be able
as you wish. Pupils taken at any age. We to present men who are outstanding figures in P. Stieff, of Baltimore, who came over expressly
to attend this meeting of the committee; C.
specialize in evening classes for adults." The various industries, it is being made possible for
terms are $3 a month, which includes the use members of the Association and in fact all B. Amorous, Alex McDonald and E. Paul Ham-
of a piano for practice. All money paid in can members of other associations affiliated with ilton. Albert Behning was present for a short
apply on a piano, should the student wish to the music industry to have the benefit of listen- time at the beginning of the meeting to report
rent or buy the instrument. Mrs. Sarah Heine, ing to addresses by men who if they were paid to the Committee progress with reference to the
president, said to-day that the two young could not be hired for thousands of dollars in banquet
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First National and
Victor Co. Affiliation
Staffnote Roll Co.
in Larger Factory
Baldwin in Fergus Falls
Merchants' Convention Committee
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