Music Trade Review
Issue: 1929 Vol. 88 N. 1 - Page 5
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The Music Trade Review
JANUARY 5, 1929
Philadelphia Music House
Expands Its Business
PHILADELPHIA, PA., December 31.—With the in-
corporation of Ballen's Modern Musical Shop,
Inc., of 2144 East Front street, it is announced
that the scope of the business will be materially
enlarged. The company formerly featured talk-
ing machines and some musical merchandise,
but have recently added Brunswick and Colum-
bia phonographs and combinations, installed a
complete radio department and opened a sheet
music section.
Robert H. Spahn Appointed as Manager
of Ampico Hall in Newark, N. J.
Mr. Spahn, One of the Leading Floor Men in the East, Succeeds Lionel Tompkins,
Who Is Transferred to Atlanta
O OBERT H. SPAHN has just been appointed
to take charge of Ampico Hall, located on
Central avenue, Newark, N. J., according to
an announcement made his week by George
Big Sonora Radio Hook-up
to Start on January 10
The enlarged radio hook-up to be used by
the Sonora Phonograph Co. for its weekly
broadcast over the Columbia broadcasting chain
and embracing forty-three stations in all sec-
tions of the country will be put in operation
on Thursday, January 10, beginning at 9.30
p. in. Eastern Standard time. It is said to be
one of the largest regular hooks-ups thus far
attempted, and technical difficulties prevented
its being put into effect at an earlier date.
Cleveland Dealer to Move
CLEVELAND, O.; January 2.—Herman Wodicka,
music dealer, will move from 1280 Euclid avenue
to the Starr Piano Co. building at 1222-24
Huron road the early part of January. Mr.
Wodicka, who has been in the music business in
Cleveland for many years, has outgrown his
present quarters and was forced to seek larger
space. He will be but a few steps removed
from his present store and will be on the
ground floor of the Starr Piano Co. building.
H*e is holding a special clearance sale at present
Robert H. Spahn
of band and orchestra instruments and general
musical merchandise.
Urquhart, president of the American Piano Co.
Mr. Spahn assumed his duties on Wednesday,
Tanuary 2, relieving Lionel Tompkins, who has
been transferred to Atlanta to arrange for the
opening of a new Ampico Hall there. Mr.
Spahn is thoroughly familiar with the territory
surrounding Newark, having been identified
with the store of the Griffith Piano Co. in that
city for several years, and Mr. Urquhart ex-
pressed himself as being exceptionally pleased
in securing him for this post.
Mr. Spahn was born in Georgia and received
his education at Georgia Technical Institute,
following which he entered the piano business
in 1913 as his first and only field of endeavor.
He was associated with the Melville Clark
vvarerooms in Louisville in his first position as
outside salesman and later was transferred to
this company's New York warerooms as a floor
man. Later he joined the retail store of the
Behning Piano Co., staying with the concern
until he entered the Navy during the World
War.
On leaving the service in 1918 Mr. Spahn
joined the staff of the Griffith Piano Co. in
Newark and remained there until 1926. At this
time he moved to Westchester County with his
family and joined the floor staff of the Aeolian
Co.'s Fifth avenue warerooms, where he led
the staff in sales volume during the period he
was connected there. Later, when the new
Griffith Piano Co. building was opened, he was
prevailed upon by executives of that house to
join them again, and he left them to take over
the new post at Ampico Hall.
Edison Popular on Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., December 31.—H. J.
Zeusler, manager for the Edison Phonograph
Distributing Co., says that their real problem
is not one of sales, but of getting sufficient
merchandise to fill orders. The branch here
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., January 1.—The H. C
has had heavy shipments on the new goods,
Hanson Music House, Kimball dealer, is ad-
but all the new models go out as fast as they
vertising the fact that the Kimball piano has
come in, and to-day the Coast headquarters
been selected for the Chronicle model home,
using the caption: "A Model Piano for Model Our Reporter Got His Wires Crossed and Mes- here is without sufficient instruments for
sages of Sympathy Went to D. D. Luxton In- demonstration purposes.
Home." The Chronicle, a large daily news-
Mr. Zeusler has just issued a partial list of
stead of "Dan" Fabyan
paper, has devoted a great deal of time, effort
the larger Coast accounts that have signed up
and reading space to building and exploiting
a home, guaranteed to be model, strictly up-
BOSTON, MASS., December 31.—No more letters as Edison dealers. They are California Phono-
to-date and charming in every respect. It is of condolence to D. D. Luxton, of the Vose graph Co., San Francisco; Jackson Furniture
stated that the Kimball piano was selected for Piano Co., if you please! It wasn't "Denny" Co., Oakland, Cal.; San Marcod Radio Co.,
its beauty and reliability. The piano installed that sustained the automobile accident! The Santa Barbara, Cal.; Fitzgerald Music Co., Los
is a Kimball baby grand, Spanish period representative of The Review was misinformed! Angeles and Glendale, Cal.; Thearle Music Co.,
model, to harmonize with the home, which is
Instead, send your letters to Dan Fabyan, of San Diego, Cal.; Hyatt Music Co., Portland,
in the Spanish style of architecture. The home Becker Bros., New York, for it was he who Ore.; Collins & Erwin Music Co., Portland,
is now open to the public.
met with the accident out in Detroit. Mrs. Ore.; Kershaw's, Spokane, Wash., and B.-B.
Fabyan went out immediately to be with her Furniture Co., Bellingham, Wash.
D. H. Bush has opened up a new radio store husband and the patient is now back home and
The Hersh Radio, Inc., has opened up a new
at 126 East Seventh street. It will be known making a good recovery, as The Review and all
store at 534 Walnut street, Philadelphia, and
as the Jackson-Bell Radio Co., and it will its representatives will be glad to learn.
At any rate D. D. Luxton had a good oppor- will handle Atwater Kent, Fada and Kolster
wholesale as well as retail in Kansas City.
tunity to learn how many friends he has in and instruments, and also a line of parts and acces-
The A. & N. Music Co., formerly at 517 West out of the trade, judging from the letters he sories. The officers of the company are M.
Sixth street, has moved its store to 519 West has been receiving; but as a matter of fact he Hersh president and treasurer; M. Barg, vice-
president, and William S. Schwartz, secretary.
is quite well and prospering, thank you.
Sixth street, Philadelphia.
Kimball for Model Home
All Those Nice Bouquets
for "Denny" Were Wasted
ESTABLISHED 1862
L'JVUTER
ONE OF AMERICA'S^FINE
GRANDS
NEWARK. N. J
PIANOS
UPRIGHTS
THE LAUTER-HUMANA
The Music Trade Review
JANUARY 5, 1929
Philadelphia Music House
Expands Its Business
PHILADELPHIA, PA., December 31.—With the in-
corporation of Ballen's Modern Musical Shop,
Inc., of 2144 East Front street, it is announced
that the scope of the business will be materially
enlarged. The company formerly featured talk-
ing machines and some musical merchandise,
but have recently added Brunswick and Colum-
bia phonographs and combinations, installed a
complete radio department and opened a sheet
music section.
Robert H. Spahn Appointed as Manager
of Ampico Hall in Newark, N. J.
Mr. Spahn, One of the Leading Floor Men in the East, Succeeds Lionel Tompkins,
Who Is Transferred to Atlanta
O OBERT H. SPAHN has just been appointed
to take charge of Ampico Hall, located on
Central avenue, Newark, N. J., according to
an announcement made his week by George
Big Sonora Radio Hook-up
to Start on January 10
The enlarged radio hook-up to be used by
the Sonora Phonograph Co. for its weekly
broadcast over the Columbia broadcasting chain
and embracing forty-three stations in all sec-
tions of the country will be put in operation
on Thursday, January 10, beginning at 9.30
p. in. Eastern Standard time. It is said to be
one of the largest regular hooks-ups thus far
attempted, and technical difficulties prevented
its being put into effect at an earlier date.
Cleveland Dealer to Move
CLEVELAND, O.; January 2.—Herman Wodicka,
music dealer, will move from 1280 Euclid avenue
to the Starr Piano Co. building at 1222-24
Huron road the early part of January. Mr.
Wodicka, who has been in the music business in
Cleveland for many years, has outgrown his
present quarters and was forced to seek larger
space. He will be but a few steps removed
from his present store and will be on the
ground floor of the Starr Piano Co. building.
H*e is holding a special clearance sale at present
Robert H. Spahn
of band and orchestra instruments and general
musical merchandise.
Urquhart, president of the American Piano Co.
Mr. Spahn assumed his duties on Wednesday,
Tanuary 2, relieving Lionel Tompkins, who has
been transferred to Atlanta to arrange for the
opening of a new Ampico Hall there. Mr.
Spahn is thoroughly familiar with the territory
surrounding Newark, having been identified
with the store of the Griffith Piano Co. in that
city for several years, and Mr. Urquhart ex-
pressed himself as being exceptionally pleased
in securing him for this post.
Mr. Spahn was born in Georgia and received
his education at Georgia Technical Institute,
following which he entered the piano business
in 1913 as his first and only field of endeavor.
He was associated with the Melville Clark
vvarerooms in Louisville in his first position as
outside salesman and later was transferred to
this company's New York warerooms as a floor
man. Later he joined the retail store of the
Behning Piano Co., staying with the concern
until he entered the Navy during the World
War.
On leaving the service in 1918 Mr. Spahn
joined the staff of the Griffith Piano Co. in
Newark and remained there until 1926. At this
time he moved to Westchester County with his
family and joined the floor staff of the Aeolian
Co.'s Fifth avenue warerooms, where he led
the staff in sales volume during the period he
was connected there. Later, when the new
Griffith Piano Co. building was opened, he was
prevailed upon by executives of that house to
join them again, and he left them to take over
the new post at Ampico Hall.
Edison Popular on Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., December 31.—H. J.
Zeusler, manager for the Edison Phonograph
Distributing Co., says that their real problem
is not one of sales, but of getting sufficient
merchandise to fill orders. The branch here
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., January 1.—The H. C
has had heavy shipments on the new goods,
Hanson Music House, Kimball dealer, is ad-
but all the new models go out as fast as they
vertising the fact that the Kimball piano has
come in, and to-day the Coast headquarters
been selected for the Chronicle model home,
using the caption: "A Model Piano for Model Our Reporter Got His Wires Crossed and Mes- here is without sufficient instruments for
sages of Sympathy Went to D. D. Luxton In- demonstration purposes.
Home." The Chronicle, a large daily news-
Mr. Zeusler has just issued a partial list of
stead of "Dan" Fabyan
paper, has devoted a great deal of time, effort
the larger Coast accounts that have signed up
and reading space to building and exploiting
a home, guaranteed to be model, strictly up-
BOSTON, MASS., December 31.—No more letters as Edison dealers. They are California Phono-
to-date and charming in every respect. It is of condolence to D. D. Luxton, of the Vose graph Co., San Francisco; Jackson Furniture
stated that the Kimball piano was selected for Piano Co., if you please! It wasn't "Denny" Co., Oakland, Cal.; San Marcod Radio Co.,
its beauty and reliability. The piano installed that sustained the automobile accident! The Santa Barbara, Cal.; Fitzgerald Music Co., Los
is a Kimball baby grand, Spanish period representative of The Review was misinformed! Angeles and Glendale, Cal.; Thearle Music Co.,
model, to harmonize with the home, which is
Instead, send your letters to Dan Fabyan, of San Diego, Cal.; Hyatt Music Co., Portland,
in the Spanish style of architecture. The home Becker Bros., New York, for it was he who Ore.; Collins & Erwin Music Co., Portland,
is now open to the public.
met with the accident out in Detroit. Mrs. Ore.; Kershaw's, Spokane, Wash., and B.-B.
Fabyan went out immediately to be with her Furniture Co., Bellingham, Wash.
D. H. Bush has opened up a new radio store husband and the patient is now back home and
The Hersh Radio, Inc., has opened up a new
at 126 East Seventh street. It will be known making a good recovery, as The Review and all
store at 534 Walnut street, Philadelphia, and
as the Jackson-Bell Radio Co., and it will its representatives will be glad to learn.
At any rate D. D. Luxton had a good oppor- will handle Atwater Kent, Fada and Kolster
wholesale as well as retail in Kansas City.
tunity to learn how many friends he has in and instruments, and also a line of parts and acces-
The A. & N. Music Co., formerly at 517 West out of the trade, judging from the letters he sories. The officers of the company are M.
Sixth street, has moved its store to 519 West has been receiving; but as a matter of fact he Hersh president and treasurer; M. Barg, vice-
president, and William S. Schwartz, secretary.
is quite well and prospering, thank you.
Sixth street, Philadelphia.
Kimball for Model Home
All Those Nice Bouquets
for "Denny" Were Wasted
ESTABLISHED 1862
L'JVUTER
ONE OF AMERICA'S^FINE
GRANDS
NEWARK. N. J
PIANOS
UPRIGHTS
THE LAUTER-HUMANA
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