Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 3 - Page 22
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The Music Trade
Pan-American Band Instrument & Case
Holds Two-Day Conference at Factory
R. C. Poyser, Sales Manager, and C. D. Greenleaf, President National Band Instru-
ment Manufacturers' Association, Speakers at Dinner
LKHART, IND., January 14.—For the first
time in the history of the industry repre-
sentatives of the six of the country's leading
musical merchandise jobbing houses gathered
around the round table in a two-day series of
E
Pan-
American
Jobbers'
Conference
at Factory
conferences at the Pan-American Hand Instru-
ment & Case Co.'s factory here, the first of the
annual Pan-American distributor conventions.
The convention deliberated on the ways and
means of stimulating dealer business and in-
creasing distribution through retail dealers, and
dealers' welfare was the theme that featured all
discussion. Interesting statistics on dealer dis-
tribution of band instruments were brought to
light by the sales department of Pan-American.
The visitors showed great interest in the Pen-
American educational department, whose pri-
mary function deals with music supervisors and
dealers, under the direction of L. I.. Sams, who
BOSTON. MASS
18 Eleventh Street, Long Island City, N. Y.
Chicago Office: 14 East Jackson Blvd.
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
Sold by Representative
Muiic Merchants
BACON BANJO CO., Inc.
GROTON, CONN.
D
You have tried the rest
—Now use the BEST
Joseph Rogers' Son
Manufacturer*
Importer! and Jobb«rs *f
"XXX" and "STANDARD" Brand
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Drum and Banjo Heads
Made from Genuine Calfskin
AttractlT* Sp*cialti*«
Modern Service
The Frederick Rogers Co.
17 Jackson Ave.
ESTABLISHED 1M4
DURRO
VIOLINS
BOWS
STRINGS
AND
STEWART
BACON
BANJOS
Becomes Assistant Manager of Kansas City
Music House—Firm Inaugurates Free Les-
sons With All Saxophone Purchases
KANSAS CITY, January 16.—The Conn Kansas
City Co. reports very good activity in saxo-
phones during the holiday season. Christmas
business as a whole was fine. S. H. Almanrode,
formerly manager of the Housner Music Co. of
Minneapolis, has recently become connected
with the Kansas City branch of the Conn Co.
as assistant manager. Mr. Almanrode an-
nounces it is putting in a special saxophone
service, whicTi provides for two free lessons
with every saxophone bought in the store. He
is a saxophone teacher and will have charge of
this branch of the business. The lessons are
given at the store, and Conn reports excellent
success with the innovation. It finds that many
sales are not completed until the prospective
buyer is convinced that he can learn to play
the instrument. According to Mr. Almanrode
the firm does not feel it has given value received
until the buyer can handle his instrument and
is on the way to learning to play it. The fact
that there are few saxophone teachers in Kan-
York; Paul Monnig, Tonk Hros. Co., Chicago; sas City makes this service especially valuable.
Although activity is somewhat slow at this
M. H. Berlin, Chicago Musical Instrument Co.,
Chicago, and Frank C. Howard, of J. W. Jen- lime, which is to be expected just after Christ-
kins Sons Music Co., Kansas City. Messages mas, Conn reports a satisfactory condition pre-
of regret were received from Scott Williamson, vailing with its trade. It is looking for a
of the Southern California Music Co., Los good year in 1928. Foster Streep, manager of
Angeles, and T. M. Gazlay, of the Continental the Kansas City branch, left on January 12 for
a visit to the factory in Elkhart, and will be
Music Co., San Francisco.
The sessions closed with a banquet at the gone for about ten days.
Musical merchandise dealers found a brisk
Hotel Elkhart, where the principal speakers
were R. C. Poyser, Pan-American sales man- demand for both the small and larger instru-
ager, and C. D. Greenleal, president of the ments during the holidays. Ukuleles were men-
National Band Instrument Manufacturers' Asso- tioned as a good Christmas item, and saxo-
phones enjoyed a fine demand.
ciation.
KpO)
Waverly Musical Products Co., Inc.
S. H. Almanrode With
Conn Kansas City Go.
has spent many years in band-organization
work.
*
Those in attendance at the convention were
Chas. Sonfield, C. Bruno & Son, Inc., New
York; Henry Gerson, Carl Fischer, Inc., New
OLIVER DITSON CQ
1674
COVERED TAIL-
PIECE OF MERIT,
D U R A B L E AND
PRACTICAL.
REAL VALUE
JANUARY 21, 1928
Review
BANJOS
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
NEW YORK
5-7-9 Union Square
Middletown, N. Y.
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
The Quality Supreme
Banjo and Drum Heads
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
and SPECIALTY CASES
Genuine Rogers "Quality brands"
were given Medal and highest
awards over all others
Kive grades to select from, cheapest
to the very best.
White calf in thin, medium and
heavy.
Mfg. by
GEIB & SCHAEFER CO.
Joseph Rogers, Jr., &
1 Son
Est. 1899
Farmingdale, N. J.
1751-9 N. Centra] Park Ave.
Chicago, 111.
22
The Music Trade
Pan-American Band Instrument & Case
Holds Two-Day Conference at Factory
R. C. Poyser, Sales Manager, and C. D. Greenleaf, President National Band Instru-
ment Manufacturers' Association, Speakers at Dinner
LKHART, IND., January 14.—For the first
time in the history of the industry repre-
sentatives of the six of the country's leading
musical merchandise jobbing houses gathered
around the round table in a two-day series of
E
Pan-
American
Jobbers'
Conference
at Factory
conferences at the Pan-American Hand Instru-
ment & Case Co.'s factory here, the first of the
annual Pan-American distributor conventions.
The convention deliberated on the ways and
means of stimulating dealer business and in-
creasing distribution through retail dealers, and
dealers' welfare was the theme that featured all
discussion. Interesting statistics on dealer dis-
tribution of band instruments were brought to
light by the sales department of Pan-American.
The visitors showed great interest in the Pen-
American educational department, whose pri-
mary function deals with music supervisors and
dealers, under the direction of L. I.. Sams, who
BOSTON. MASS
18 Eleventh Street, Long Island City, N. Y.
Chicago Office: 14 East Jackson Blvd.
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
Sold by Representative
Muiic Merchants
BACON BANJO CO., Inc.
GROTON, CONN.
D
You have tried the rest
—Now use the BEST
Joseph Rogers' Son
Manufacturer*
Importer! and Jobb«rs *f
"XXX" and "STANDARD" Brand
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Drum and Banjo Heads
Made from Genuine Calfskin
AttractlT* Sp*cialti*«
Modern Service
The Frederick Rogers Co.
17 Jackson Ave.
ESTABLISHED 1M4
DURRO
VIOLINS
BOWS
STRINGS
AND
STEWART
BACON
BANJOS
Becomes Assistant Manager of Kansas City
Music House—Firm Inaugurates Free Les-
sons With All Saxophone Purchases
KANSAS CITY, January 16.—The Conn Kansas
City Co. reports very good activity in saxo-
phones during the holiday season. Christmas
business as a whole was fine. S. H. Almanrode,
formerly manager of the Housner Music Co. of
Minneapolis, has recently become connected
with the Kansas City branch of the Conn Co.
as assistant manager. Mr. Almanrode an-
nounces it is putting in a special saxophone
service, whicTi provides for two free lessons
with every saxophone bought in the store. He
is a saxophone teacher and will have charge of
this branch of the business. The lessons are
given at the store, and Conn reports excellent
success with the innovation. It finds that many
sales are not completed until the prospective
buyer is convinced that he can learn to play
the instrument. According to Mr. Almanrode
the firm does not feel it has given value received
until the buyer can handle his instrument and
is on the way to learning to play it. The fact
that there are few saxophone teachers in Kan-
York; Paul Monnig, Tonk Hros. Co., Chicago; sas City makes this service especially valuable.
Although activity is somewhat slow at this
M. H. Berlin, Chicago Musical Instrument Co.,
Chicago, and Frank C. Howard, of J. W. Jen- lime, which is to be expected just after Christ-
kins Sons Music Co., Kansas City. Messages mas, Conn reports a satisfactory condition pre-
of regret were received from Scott Williamson, vailing with its trade. It is looking for a
of the Southern California Music Co., Los good year in 1928. Foster Streep, manager of
Angeles, and T. M. Gazlay, of the Continental the Kansas City branch, left on January 12 for
a visit to the factory in Elkhart, and will be
Music Co., San Francisco.
The sessions closed with a banquet at the gone for about ten days.
Musical merchandise dealers found a brisk
Hotel Elkhart, where the principal speakers
were R. C. Poyser, Pan-American sales man- demand for both the small and larger instru-
ager, and C. D. Greenleal, president of the ments during the holidays. Ukuleles were men-
National Band Instrument Manufacturers' Asso- tioned as a good Christmas item, and saxo-
phones enjoyed a fine demand.
ciation.
KpO)
Waverly Musical Products Co., Inc.
S. H. Almanrode With
Conn Kansas City Go.
has spent many years in band-organization
work.
*
Those in attendance at the convention were
Chas. Sonfield, C. Bruno & Son, Inc., New
York; Henry Gerson, Carl Fischer, Inc., New
OLIVER DITSON CQ
1674
COVERED TAIL-
PIECE OF MERIT,
D U R A B L E AND
PRACTICAL.
REAL VALUE
JANUARY 21, 1928
Review
BANJOS
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
NEW YORK
5-7-9 Union Square
Middletown, N. Y.
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
The Quality Supreme
Banjo and Drum Heads
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
and SPECIALTY CASES
Genuine Rogers "Quality brands"
were given Medal and highest
awards over all others
Kive grades to select from, cheapest
to the very best.
White calf in thin, medium and
heavy.
Mfg. by
GEIB & SCHAEFER CO.
Joseph Rogers, Jr., &
1 Son
Est. 1899
Farmingdale, N. J.
1751-9 N. Centra] Park Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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