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The Music Trade
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PHILADELPHIA, PA., May 13.—One of the fea-
tures of the new Mastbaum Theatre in this
city is a Kimball Welte reproducing concert
grand specially finished to harmonize with the
decorations of the theatre and which occupies
a prominent place in the new playhouse. The
installation brings to mind that there are at
Kimball Grand Piano
for Broadcasting Studio
Edison Exhibit Takes
First Prize in Baltimore
A beautiful display of Edison radios pre-
sented by the Consolidated Gas & Electric Co.,
Edison radio dealers of Baltimore, was award-
ed the first prize at the Better Homes and
Building Exposition, held in that city during
the week of April 6.
The various Edison radios in the disp'ay
were placed in settings that represented por-
tions of completely furnished living-rooms and
were thus shown exactly as they appear in the
home, surrounded by furniture, lamps, rugs,
and other home-like decorations.
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MAY 18, 1929
present sixty theatres in Philadelphia and vicin-
ity that are equipped with the well-known
Kimball pipe organs.
Another Kimball grand, in Chippendale style,
was recently placed in the home of David Solo-
veiff, who recently won a $5,000 prize offered by
the Academy of Music.
MII.WAUKKE, Wis., May U.—Stephen A. Mond-
schein, 68, traveling representative for Edmund
Gram, Inc., in the State of Wisconsin, died re-
cently at his home at 3320 McKinley boulevard,
Milwaukee. Mr. Mondschein was well known
in the music field throughout the Middlewest-
ern territory. At one time he operated his own
store in this city known as the S. A. Mond-
schein Piano Co. He became connected with
Gram on November 10, 1910, and when he died
was a member of the board of directors of
that concern. He was a musician of some note.
The F. H. Groves Piano Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.,
has leased new quarters at 207 Fifth avenue,
that city.
California Trade Pleased With
Legislation Results of the Year
KANSAS CITY, MO., May 11.—Good activity in
the piano line has been experienced by the W.
W. Kimball Co. so far this month. H. W.
Wert, manager of the company, reports the in-
stallation of a Kimball grand piano in the
broadcasting station KWAC at the La Salle
Hotel, and says they are receiving a lot of
compliments on the instrument. They have
also placed in the High School of North Kan-
sas City one of the latest Kimball Studio up-
right models.
Atwater Kent Radio to Be
Displayed at Seville
The Atwater Kent Manufacturing Co. an-
nounces that through its Spanish distributor,
the Auto Electricidad of Barcelona, arrange-
ments for the exhibition of the complete At-
water Kent line of Screen Grid Radio were
completed, both at Barcelona and Seville,
(Spain), prior to the opening of the joint ex-
positions May 15.
According to Major W. J. Avcry, chief of
the Atwater Kent Export Department, it is
estimated that between a half and three-quar-
ters of a million people will have seen the dis-
play of the American manufacturer before the
expositions close late in December of this
year, including many thousands from South
American countries.
Atwater Kent has a special pavilion at the
Seville Exposition, built under the direction of
their Spanish Distributor.
Columbia Artist Appears
in Gala Performances
Maria Kurenko, exclusive Columbia artist,
and noted Russian soprano, will fill the role
of the ill-fated heroine, Martha, in Rimsky-
Korsakoff's opera, "The Tsar's Bride." The
performance will be presented by the Russian-
American Grand Opera Company at the Man-
hattan Opera House, New York. Her latest
recording for Columbia is the "Jewel Song"
from "Faust," and "La Danza."
T OS ANGELES, CAL., May 11.—Members
of the music and radio trades find many
reasons for congratulating themselves upon the
final outcome of the several proposed bills in-
troduced in the Senate and Assembly during
the session in Sacramento which ends May 15.
First of all the State tax situation was im-
mensely relieved through the fixing of a one
mill rate on all solvent credits with the Con-
stitutional amendment ruling that it should,
under no circumstances, exceed four mills. The
battle over this, however, has not entirely
ceased, because as soon as the adjournment of
the legislature takes place, a committee wi.l
commence to deliberate on further recom-
mendations for the better clarification of a
somewhat over-amended act or State law. It
is highly desirable that someone, who is con-
versant with the different angles of the situa-
tion and who has at least a fundamental under-
standing of the very complicated ramifications
of the tax legislation, should act in a partially
advisory position—self-appointed though he
may be—for the protection of the music, radio
and other installment sales business.
E. C. Mitchell, secretary of the Retail Furni-
ture Dealers of Los Angeles, who has done
more, perhaps, toward the protection of the
interests of the trades in respect to the tax
legislature, mentioned above, as well as in re-
gard to other laws and proposed laws, than any
other individual or group of individuals,
throughout the State explained the amendment
of a bill which had been introduced into the
Assembly, and which had had its third reading
in the Senate which, if it had not been amended,
would have given landlords of furnished houses,
apartment houses and bungalow flats the right
to seize and sell any merchandise which a ten-
ant might have bought on lease contract, to
settle for delinquent rent. Until the bill was
amended, it would have meant that selling
musical or radio merchandise to any persons
who did not own their homes, was extremely
hazardous. He also drew attention to another
proposed bill which would have placed all in-
stalment houses on a similar basis to finance
houses, obligating them to report to the Sec-
retary of State and to conduct their businesses
on similar lines.
A bill which would have required the record-
ing of all lease contracts, incurring extra ex-
pense and loss of time for all merchants selling
on the instalment plan, was also introduced
and, although it was not very strongly sup-
ported by its sponsor, nor by those who were
in favor of it, it was necessary to have some-
one to employ opposition to its passage. This
bill has been introduced at each legislative ses-
sion—which occurs every two years—for the
last six or eight years and has been defeated.
Taraffo, Noted Guitarist,
Now Columbia Artist
Pasquale Taraffo, the celebrated Italian
guitarist, whose fourteen-stringed instrument
so interested the New York critics the past sea-
son, is the latest addition to the list of exclusive
Columbia recording artists.
Taraffo made his United States debut at the
Gallo Theatre, New York, on December Zi,
1928, before an audience which then consisted
mainly of his own countrymen. His record
recital a few days later, however, drew great
crowds of American music lovers, owing to the
praise of the critics.
He invented his very sonorous, enlarged
guitar himself. It has eight extra strings, of
unusual length, and rests upon a pedestal when
played.
The American Bosch Magneto Cor]), an-
nounces three new Bosch Radio models, all
engineered to the new screen-grid, four element
tubes. The new line is composed of a table
model and a Combined set and Speaker Con-
sole and a DeLuxe Highboy model. All will
use the same seven-tube chassis. All three
models have sliding doors, including the table
model and present rather unusual furniture at-
tractiveness. All models are for dynamic type
speaker operation. The consoles will have the
new Bosch dynamic type speaker, which is also
furnished as a table type as well.