Presto

A carload of Conover grands and Mason & Ham-
lin uprights has just been received by the Wiley
B. Allen Co., Portland, Ore. The uprights were
very welcome, but the cry is for grands.
Herbert B. Marple, traveling representative of
the Sherman, Clay Co., San Francisco, was in Port-
Sales Are Plentiful, but Dealers Still Are Dissatis-
land last week doing a big business, taking more
fied with the Paucity of Instruments.
orders than ever before for the firm he represents.
The Methodist church of Gresham, Oregon, pur- While Mr. Marple is an excellent business man, it
chased last week a Packard upright from the G. F. is not only in that connection that he is well known,
Johnson Piano Co., Portland, Ore. The sale was but he is one of the most popular composers. His
made by J. F. Matthews. On the same day two song, "Hiawaiian Dreams," has been one of his most
successful compositions, over 1,000,000 copies hav-
Portland residents bought two Bond pianos from
ing been sold, and "Roses at Twilight" has already
the same firm. H. L. Stoner made the sales.
A. Dugas, formerly with the Kohler & Chase Co., reached the 750,000 mark. Two new songs will
soon be published by Mr. Marple. One of them
is now sales manager of the Portland branch of
is called, "When God Gave You Me." The other
the Bush & Lane Co.
has not yet been named.
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PRESTO
April 24, 1920.
Title
Writer
I WOULD LIKK TO HAVE A GIRL LIKK
YOU LIKE ME (Novelty Bullad)..J. At. Deleamp
Played by The Composer.
JEAN (Fox Trot)
Brooks
Played by J. M. Delcamp and Adam
Carroll.
THE CROCODILE
(Novelty Fox-Trot)
Askt
Played by J. M. Delcamp and Adam
Carroll.
BUDDHA (Oriental Fox-Trot)
Pollack
Played by J. 31. Delcamp and Adam
Carroll.
OH! BY JINGO (One-Step)....
Von Tilzer
Played by J. M. Delcamp.
DON'T WANTA BLUES
(Blue Fox-Trot)
Bradford'
Played by J. M. Delcamp.
IN MY MAMMY'S ARMS (Fox-Trot) . . .Albert
Played by Victor Lane and Nan
Foster.
NEVER (Fox-Trot)
Pollack
Played by Nan Foster and Cal Adams.
WHEN YOU'RE GOOD YOU'RE LON.ESOME
(Fox-Trot)
Doro
Played by Nan Foster.
LEKT ALL ALONE AGAIN BLUES
(The N i g h t Boat) (Bluey Fox-Trot) . . . . Kern
P l a y e d by J . M. D e l c a m p .
MY SAHARA ROSE (Fox-Trot)
Donaldson
Played by Victor Lane and Cal Adams.
UNDERNEATH THE MOON
(Novelty Waltz Song)
Plunkett
Played by Adam Carroll and Victor
Lane.
MOTHER'S HANDS
(Ballad Fox-Trot)
Ager
Played by Victor Lane.
PROFITEERING BLUES
(Novelty Blue Song)
Bibo
Played by J. M. Delcamp and Nan
Foster.
WHEN THE HARVEST MOON IS SHINING
CNovelty S o n g ) . . .
Von Tilzer
Played by Nan Foster, assisted by
C. A.
IN THE LAND OF RICE AND TEA
(Oriental Fox-Trot)
Straight
Played by Victor Lane and Cal Adams.
MARY, YOU MUST MARRY ME
(Marimba Ballad)
Owens
Played by Nan Foster.
ONE LOVING CARESS (Waltz-Song). .Wenrich
Played by Cal Adams, assisted by
N. F.
BEAUTIFUL HAWAII
(Syncopated Waltz)
Ear]
Played bv Cal Adams and Victor Lane.
MARION (Fox-Trot)
McConnell
Played by Victor Lane.
SO LONG OO-LONG (Fox-Trot)
Ruby
Played by J. M. Delcamp and Victor
Lane.
REPUBLIC PLAYER ROLL CORP.
PAUL B. KLUGH, Pres.
75th St. and Broadway, New York City
REPUBLIC
ROLLS
PLAVER
HAND
'P-LAYED
MARKET FOR PIANOS
IN MADRID, SPAIN
American Instruments Are in Demand and
the Opportunitits for Mechanical or Coin-
in-Slot Players Is Said to Be
Especially Good.
One of the effects of the war upon the commerce
of the Madrid consular district has been a note-
worthy increase in the demand for articles of lux-
ury, writes Vice Consul Reginald S. Castleman,
Madrid, Spain. It is due to the fact that a consid-
erable part of the wealth which came to Spain
during the war flowed to the Madrid district, partic-
ularly to the city of Madrid. Dealers in pianos have
noted a steadily increasing demand, evidenced con-
cretely by an increasing number of yearly sales.
The situation has also been exceptionally favorable
for the Spanish piano manufacturers, who for sev-
Fate of "Music Roll Combination" Settled by Price eral years have had a larger share of the trade than
of a Big Industry.
ever before. [There were fifteen piano factories in
There bas been trade paper talk about a proposed Spain before the war, producing an aggregate of
great music roll "combination." The name of the 2,600 instruments annually.—Ed. Presto.]
It is hoped, however, that the removal of tho
enterprise was given as the "Consolidated Music
Roll Corporation," and some of the largest indus- conditions at present responsible for the scarcity of
tries in that line were supposed to have been inter- foreign pianos in this market will be followed by
ested. It is now sensationally reported that the an extensive importation, as the demand for foreign
ambitious project has "gone busted." It is reliably instruments is greater now than at any time pre-
added that one reason for the "bust" was in the fact vious to the war, their comparative scarcity having
that President T. M. Fletcher, of the Q R S Com- served to enhance their value in the public eye,
pany, had promptly refused an offer of $2,500,000 rather than to lead to their being supplanted by
for his company and wanted $4,000,000 for it—and instruments of domestic manufacture.
then didn't want to sell.
Terms, Packing, Customs Duties.
American pianos are bound to benefit greatly
The plan of a big consolidation was then aban-
doned and there will be no Consolidated Music Roll by this stimulated demand, as they are regarded
Corporation. And that's the whole story so far as as instruments de luxe. The only playerpianos
it ran be read to date. When it is proposed to buy known in Spain are of American manufacture.
tlfe biggest music roll industry in the world, and There is, however, one consideration which will
to make it the basis of a "combination" there must need to be given due weight in order to take full
be a good deal of money behind the "deal." There advantage of this favorable situation; that is the
were a number of interesting side lights thrown matter of credit terms.
upon the matter, but Mr. Pletcher's attitude was
The Spanish trade is accustomed to terms of credit
sufficient to settle the proposition.
considerably longer than those which American
manufacturers are used to giving to the domestic
trade. The English, German and French exporters
before the war gave 30, 60 and at times 90 days. The
need of giving due consideration to the factor of
credit is especially great at the present time, as
ocean transportation conditions often force the im-
Views and Beliefs of Live Piano Merchants Art porter to consolidate into a single shipment orders
Presented.
which he would under normal conditions receive
in several successive shipments; and this puts an
Louis T. Haebler, a tuner and repairman of Bal- unusual strain upon his capital. Ocean transpor-
timore, Md,. now selling pianos from his home in tation and credit are the factors in the situation
Overlen, Md., will possibly open a store there in which require the most careful consideration of any
the near future.
American house now entering the market.
Herbert Higginbottom is a new salesman of expe-
The other factors present no particular difficulties.
rience added to the force of the Ampico department No extraordinary attention need be paid to packing.
in the store of Byron Mauzy, San Francisco, Cal.
Whatever packing will withstand the handling dur-
D. A. Smith, Ephrata, Pa., has moved his music ing the ocean voyage will serve for any transpor-
store from the Mohler building to the King Gro- tation after landing; goods shipped by freight in
cery building.
Spain receive about the same treatment as is given
The Langlade County Normal School at Antigo, them in the United States. Distribution within
Wis., is among the latest purchasers of the Meissner Spain requires no active supervision by the Amer-
upright for classroom instruction. The Meissner is ican exporting house. The piano trade in the
manufactured exclusively by the Jackson Piano Co., Madrid district is well organized, a number of
110-120 Reed street, Milwaukee, and is unique in houses having adequate facilities either for handling
that w T hile ifis only 3 feet 7 inches high, it is equal sales within the Madrid territory or for distribu-
in tone volume to the ordinary upright.
tion, throughout Spain as a whole.
The Sypherd Piano Co., Macomb, 111., which has
Duties and Transportation.
conducted a branch store in Peoria, 111., for the past
Customs duties, in the case of playerpianos as
two years, has vacated the Peoria store and the
stock of pianos, phonographs, music, etc., has been well as others, are 250 pesetas for an upright and
325 pesetas for a grand ($48.25 and $62.73, respec-
taken to the Macomb store.
Being compelled to vacate the premises at 204 tively, at normal exchange).
Transportation charges and customs duties, as
Main street, Biddeford, Me., Mrs. Austina H. Milli-
ken, who, with her late husband, Charles O. Mil- well as the established taste of the market, make
liken, conducted a music business there for forty the upright a better form for an American house
to deal in than the grand. The sale of American
years, has retired.
P. J. Tirey, Western Slope manager for the pianos, since they are generally considered as in-
Knight-Campbell Music Co., Denver, Colo., is man- struments de luxe, is directed largely with an eye
ager of the new branch of the company at Grand to the family trade; theaters, motion-picture houses
Junction. Colo. The store was formally opened and cafes are more likely to purchase cheaper in-
recently with a series of concerts given by .Mme. struments of Spanish make. The market for player
Rose Hiltz, a Denver soprano who featured the and mechanical pianos is exceptionally good. The
Duo-Art piano as an accompaniment to her singing. former are comparatively new, and are selling with
The business heretofore known as the Sturgis the same rapidity as they did in America at their
Piano Parlor, at Sturgis, Mich., has been changed first appearance. The latter have a long-estab-
to Namey Music Store. E. J. Namey, the proprie- lished demand.
tor, has built up a good trade, making the Packard
his leader in the piano department. His slogan is
CONN BRANCH IN DETROIT.
"everything in the musical line."
While band instruments comprise the principal
How handsomely dressed show windows aided in line of the Detroit C. G. Conn Co., Inc., 69 East Grand
the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the Bush River avenue, Detroit, other important music re-
& Gerts Piano Company of Dallas, Tex., is more quirements are carried by the company. These in-
than suggested by the accompanying cuts. The clude drums, stringed instruments, strings and mu-
pictures are from photographs of window displays sical instrument parts as well as Fischer and
in the store named during the anniversary celebra- Schirmer editions for bands and orchestras. The
tion which even surprised lively Dallas by its concern is a branch of the C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elk-
thoroughness in publicity.
hart, Ind.
HOW ANOTHER COMBINATION
BUBBLE WAS PRICKED
TRADE HAPPENINGS
RELATED IN BRIEF
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