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PRESTO
February IT, i923
LUDWIG DRUMMERS' ACCESSORY
Hold-All Trap Rack, an Innovation Now Interesting:
Professional Drummers Everywhere.
Among the new drummers' accessories presented
by Ludwig & Ludwig, drum manufacturers, 1611 N.
Lincoln street, Chicago, is the Ludwig Hold-All Trap
Rack. This is an innovation which is interesting to
professional drummers from one end of the country
to the other
While it has been offered a comparatively short
time, many prominent musical organizations are al-
ready using the Ludwig Hold-All Trap Racks. With
this new rack arrangement the bass drum will pro-
duce true tone without the interference and rattle of
loose traps. It is made of pressed tubular steel with
aluminum base. The holder is collapsible in two
sections and folds compactly. Weight about 10 lbs.
This is a handsome and practical addition to any
outfit.
Ludwig & Ludwig has found that a good many
drummers prefer to buy their outfit complete. For
this reason the Ludwig Professional No. 1 Outfit has
been prepared, and the guarantee of the company is
that it is absolutely the best it is able to manufacture.
The assurance is that it will give complete satisfac-
tion to the most critical drummer.
This outfit is designed for theater or concert work,
ind, alluding to it, Ludwig & Ludwig says: "Our
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advice when buying a trap drum outfit is to get the
best at the start. That is true economy, and we rec-
ommend this outfit for those who want the very best
that money can buy."
TO OPEN PATERSON BRANCH
United Music Store Leases Fine Building at North-
west Corner of Market.
George E. Gevas, proprietor of the United Music
Store at 567 Broad street, Newark, N. J., has leased
for a long term of years, the store located at 24 Main
street, in the building at the 'northwest corner of
Market street, Paterson, N. J.
At present the store is occupied by the Eclipse
Talking Machine Company which recently purchased
for exclusive use, a building on Main street, in the
immediate vicinity.
Mr. Gevas will take possession in the near future
and will install a new front and new modern booths
for the demonstration and sale of talking machines
and records. The basement will be used for the sale
of toys, dolls and novelties. This site is considered
the best retail location in Passaic County.
GIANT SOUSAPHONE.
A sousaphone of enormous proportions has been
built by the C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind., for
Benson's Recording Orchestra, of Chicago, at a cost
reported as one thousand dollars, being an instrument
of special design and manufacture. The instrument
is known as the BB sharp Jumbo Sousaphone Grand,
and was designed to give a great volume of tone.
SMALL GOODS IN NEW ZEALAND.
Writing about the situation in musical merchandise,
American Consul K. de G. McVitty at Auckland
says stringed instruments are not in great demand ex-
cept for orchestral use, chiefly in theaters. Every
theater of over 300 seating capacity has an orchestra.
Wind instruments have a fair sale, owing to the
fact that nearly every town of fair size .in the
dominion has its band. Phonographs are in brisk de-
mand and those retailing at £10 to £15 have an ex-
cellent sale. The portable type is favored on account
of transportation difficulties outside of the cities.
CONN CONCERT CO.
Members and employees of the Conn Chicago Co.,
Chicago retail branch of C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart,
Ind., have organized the "Conn Concert Co., to give
entertainments in Chicago. Last Saturday they ap-
peared at a reception for the national commander of
the American Legion, Aivin M. Owsley, at the
Nicholas Senn High School.
The Pathe Shop, which recently moved to 718
North High street from a downtown location, is
establishing good connections in the new store.
PREVENTS RADIO MONOPOLY
Amendment to Bill Before Congress Provides Rules
and Regulations Over All Transmitting Stations.
An amendment to the White-Kellogg radio bill,
made by Representative Jones of Texas, gives the
Secretary of Commerce the right to revoke the license
of any firm or corporation, which attempts to monop-
olize broadcasting, or the manufacture of radio ap-
paratus. All transmitting stations will be licensed by
the government. They will be classified and subject
to rules and regulations for the prevention of inter-
ference, as far as possible. The President is to have
authority over all radio stations during wartime and
aliens are forbidden to own radio stations in this
country.
The amateur wave length is the only one which has
been definitely assigned at present. This is specified
as from 150 meters to 275 meters. This change in
the amateur wave length was made at their request
and was approved at the conference by the committee.
All other wave lengths are to be given out by the
Secretary of Commerce. The fees which are to be
paid by these different transmitting stations are to
be made just high enough to pay the cost of the
service rendered by the government.
SPECTOR & SONS NEW FACTORY.
The Spector & Sons Piano Co., Inc., New York,
has leased 18,000 square feet of floor space in the old
J. & C. Fischer factory, at 417 28th street, and is
moving this week from its old location at 281-283 East
137th street. Isador Spector, treasurer of the com-
pany, said that the demands of the company's new
vvarerooms at Thirty-seventh street and Fifth avenue,
'ind the continuous increase in the wholesale phase of
the business, necessitated larger manufacturing facili-
ties. Superintendent Alger'is a man well known in
the piano industry and his presence in the plant is an
assurance of the production of carefully made instru-
ments. Mr. Alger was formerly proprietor of the
Lockwood Piano Co., New York.
L. A. CUMMINS WITH STAFFNOTE CO.
L. A. Cummins has left the automobile trade to
re-enter the roll business as southwest manager of
the Staffnote Player Roll Co., Milwaukee, Wis. He
will make his headquarters in St. Louis, where he
is well known to the music trade. At the factory of
the company in Milwaukee recently Mr. Cummins
made arrangements to carry a large stock of Staff-
note rolls with which to serve the dealers in his
territory direct from St. Louis.
J. L. Zimmerman is manager of the Peerless Pho-
nograph Shop, Colorado Springs, Colo., which was
recently purchased by M. W. Krausc.
DEALERS AND TUNERS!
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Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
rehnished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
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Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
425 South Wabash Are.
Big Cut in Prices Piano Key Repairing
Celluloid, Complete Tops, Set Keys
$7.00
Ivorine (grained), Complete Tops, Set Keys 8.00
Composition, Complete Tops, Set Keys... 10.00
Sole manufacturers and distributors of H. P.
& O. K. Co. famous Ivory White Glue. Needs
no Heating. Applied Cold. Sent anywhere in
U. S. P. P. $1.00 can.
HARLEM PIANO & ORGAN KEY CO.
121-123 E. 126th St.
New York City, N. Y.
Chicago
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Furnished in 5 ply veneered 13/1.6 stock in
Mahogany, Oak and Walnut
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Capacity, 150 Rolls
614-618 So. Canal St.
CHICAGO
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Makers of high-grade hammered Cym-,
bals in Brass and German Silver, from 2
to 18 inches; Brass Mutes for Cornets,
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Drum Major Batons in Wood and Metal.
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