Presto
Issue: 1923 1912 - Page 22
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PRESTO
JAZZ LEADER WRITES OPINION
Paul Whiteman, Noted Orchestra Leader, Calls at
Heim's Music Store, Danbury, Conn.
Heim's Music Store, Danbury, Conn., was visited
on February 17 by Paul Whiteman, famous jazz
orchestra leader.
During his call Mr. Whiteman
autographed a hundred Victor records featuring his
latest hit, "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," and
gave out the following message for publication in the
advertising of Heim's Music Store:
"I consider my record 'Parade of the Wooden Sol-
diers,' one of the best I have ever recorded and pre-
dict for it a sale as large, if not larger, than any
record I have ever produced."
Heim's Music Store is the agent for Milton pianos
in Danbury and Ridgefield, Conn., and Brewster,
N. Y., at all of which towns they have stores.
cher, 232 Canal street and 118 Walker street, New
York. The orders for the resonator form a consid-
erable portion of the business of this house and prom-
ise to grow bigger as the musical merchandise trade
realize the importance of the device to banjoists.
The spread of orchestras has also increased the
interest of the musical merchandise trade in the line
of hammered cymbals, brass mutes for cornets, trom-
bones and French horns carried by Magosy & Bus-
cher. The line of hammered cymbals of the firm
is particularly worth the attention of the trade.
These are of splendid sound quality and the prices
are alluring. A line of drum majors' batons in wood
and metal is also worth the attention of dealers.
March 17, 1923
The Background
*f
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Growth of the Musical Merchandise Business Shown
by New Stores and Extensions.
The talking machine business conducted in Mag-
nolia, Ark., by W. G. Eubanks, has been purchased
by E. G. Pettus.
The Consolidated Talking Machine Co., of Chicago,
Bestone Banjo Resonator Made by Magosy & Bus- has taken over the stock and distribution of the Min-
neapolis Drug Co., Minneapolis, Minn., for Okeh and
cher by Professional and Amateur Performers.
Interest in banjos grows in equal ratio with the Odeon records, and has opened a branch store at 1121
favor for the instrument in orchestras, the professional Nicolett avenue, in the heart of the retail district, to
kind and the orchestras formed in the family group. do a wholesale business only.
R. A. Forbes has been bade buyer and manager of
Pleasant social circles in many places are formed
around a little amateur orchestra. More attention the talking machine department of John iWana-
is now given to the banjo in the professional and maker, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Forbes for several
amateur groups. Of course, that means more at- years was manager of the talking machine depart-
tention to accessories for the banjo, like the Bestone ment of James McCreery & Co., New York.
The Feld Furniture Co., Vicksburg, Miss., recently
Banjo Resonator, made and sold by Magosy & Bus-
held the formal opening of its new Columbia Grafo-
nola department.
The Talking Machine Co., of Austin, Tex., has in-
creased its capital from $34,500 to $400,000. The con-
cern has also changed its name to the F. E. Swan
Co. and moved to Houston, Tex.
Small Keyless Piano
producing
The L. L. Thomas Music Co., Marshfield, Ore.,
recently moved into a new location at 162 South
Maximum Profits in Minimum Space
Second street. Mr. Thomas is most enthusiastic
over his new establishment and future business. The
new store is modern in every respect and artistically
decorated and furnished.
Victor dealers from the northern Ohio territory
were guests of the Cleveland Talking Machine Co.
and the Eclipse Musical Co., Victor jobbers, at a
special meeting at Hotel Winton, Cleveland, O., last
week, where they heard Mrs. Frances Elliott Clark,
head of the educational department of the Victor Co.,
tell of the development of the music memory contest.
One of the most outstanding events connected with
the winning of the recent International < Amateur
Outdoor Skating Championship at St. John, New
Brunswick, was the presentation of a Sonora portable
to the winner, C. Jewtraw.
CALLS FOR BANJO SERVICE
COLUMBIA
WORD ROLLS
HARP-O-GRAND
A BIG ZENITH SIGN.
An interesting picture recently taken from the
roof of the McCormick Building, at the northwest
corner of Michigan boulevard and Van Buren street,
Chicago, shows a sign appearing on the snow in the
expanse of Grant Park east of the I. C. R. R. tracks.
It reads "Zenith Radio at Cable Piano Co.." On the
snow, soiled by the railroad smoke, the words were
formed and, according to the Cable Piano Co., the
letters were 40 feet high and had a spread equalling
the length of a block.
Small in Size—Big in Results
Only SO in. high; 35 in. wide.
A Triumph in Compactness and Efficiency;
Powerful as Full-sized Piano.
Plays Standard 65-note Music Rolls.
Large Coin Box; Harp Attachment; Beau-
tiful Cabinet.
Dealers Can Make Money Selling This Per-
fect Music-Maker for Small Theatres and
Other Public and Private Purposes.
Send for Descriptive Circular
NELSON-WIGGEN PIANO CO.
CHICAGO, ILL.
BUYS IN DALLAS.
The Collins-Decker Co., Inc., operators of a chain
of music stores throughout Texas, with'headquarters
in Greenville, Tex., recently bought the stock and
fixtures, of the Riddell Phonograph Co., 1205 Elm
street, Dallas, Tex. J. S. Frank, for the past six
years with the Collins-Decker Co., has been appointed
manager of the local branch in this city, and is plan-
ning an extensive selling campaign to increase sales.
The opening of new retail warerooms has been an-
nounced by Jacob Doll & Sons at their factory build-
ing, Southern boulevard and 133rd street, New York
City. The entire line of Doll pianos, including up-
rights, grands and players, is on display at the new
warerooms.
C. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pres.
J. E. BOYER, Sec'y
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments. Employs 1,6M
expert workmen.
All of the most celebrated Artists use and endorse Conn Instruments.
Famous Bandmasters and Orchestra Directors highly endorse and recommend the use of tke
Conn Instruments in their organizations.
Conn Instruments are noted for their ease of playing, light and reliable ralve or key action;
quick response, rich tonal quality, perfect intonation, tone carrying quality, artisticness of ctanagn,
beautiful finish and reliable construction.
fnnn Instruments are sent to smy point In th > U. S. subject to ten Jays free trial. Bnaok store
or agencies will be found in all large cities. Writ e for catalogues, prices, etc.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
DEPT. MS.
ELKHART, IND.
Title
523
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
535
536
538
540
541
542
545
When Will I Know
Fox Trot
Honeymoon Time
Waltz
Journey's End
Fox Trot
Aunt Hagar's Blues
Fox Trot
You've Got to See Mamma
Every Night
Fox Trot
Four O'Clock Blues
Blues
Way Down in New Orleans. Fox Trot
Bees' Knees
Fox Trot
Wonderful One
Waltz
Jimbo-Jambo
Fox Trot
Baby Blue Eyes
Fox Trot
Family Trouble Blues
Blues
Who Did You Fool
After All
Fox Trot
Silver Swanee
Fox Trot
Aggravatin' Papa
Fox Trot
To Retail at
Why Pay More?
75
None Better.
Made of the best materials
obtainable.
Will please your trade and
double your sales.
Quality and price make
Columbia rolls the deal-
er's best profit producer
in a roll department.
A trial order will con-
vince you.
Columbia Music Roll Co.
22 S. Peoria St.
CHICAGO
ILL.
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PRESTO
JAZZ LEADER WRITES OPINION
Paul Whiteman, Noted Orchestra Leader, Calls at
Heim's Music Store, Danbury, Conn.
Heim's Music Store, Danbury, Conn., was visited
on February 17 by Paul Whiteman, famous jazz
orchestra leader.
During his call Mr. Whiteman
autographed a hundred Victor records featuring his
latest hit, "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," and
gave out the following message for publication in the
advertising of Heim's Music Store:
"I consider my record 'Parade of the Wooden Sol-
diers,' one of the best I have ever recorded and pre-
dict for it a sale as large, if not larger, than any
record I have ever produced."
Heim's Music Store is the agent for Milton pianos
in Danbury and Ridgefield, Conn., and Brewster,
N. Y., at all of which towns they have stores.
cher, 232 Canal street and 118 Walker street, New
York. The orders for the resonator form a consid-
erable portion of the business of this house and prom-
ise to grow bigger as the musical merchandise trade
realize the importance of the device to banjoists.
The spread of orchestras has also increased the
interest of the musical merchandise trade in the line
of hammered cymbals, brass mutes for cornets, trom-
bones and French horns carried by Magosy & Bus-
cher. The line of hammered cymbals of the firm
is particularly worth the attention of the trade.
These are of splendid sound quality and the prices
are alluring. A line of drum majors' batons in wood
and metal is also worth the attention of dealers.
March 17, 1923
The Background
*f
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Growth of the Musical Merchandise Business Shown
by New Stores and Extensions.
The talking machine business conducted in Mag-
nolia, Ark., by W. G. Eubanks, has been purchased
by E. G. Pettus.
The Consolidated Talking Machine Co., of Chicago,
Bestone Banjo Resonator Made by Magosy & Bus- has taken over the stock and distribution of the Min-
neapolis Drug Co., Minneapolis, Minn., for Okeh and
cher by Professional and Amateur Performers.
Interest in banjos grows in equal ratio with the Odeon records, and has opened a branch store at 1121
favor for the instrument in orchestras, the professional Nicolett avenue, in the heart of the retail district, to
kind and the orchestras formed in the family group. do a wholesale business only.
R. A. Forbes has been bade buyer and manager of
Pleasant social circles in many places are formed
around a little amateur orchestra. More attention the talking machine department of John iWana-
is now given to the banjo in the professional and maker, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Forbes for several
amateur groups. Of course, that means more at- years was manager of the talking machine depart-
tention to accessories for the banjo, like the Bestone ment of James McCreery & Co., New York.
The Feld Furniture Co., Vicksburg, Miss., recently
Banjo Resonator, made and sold by Magosy & Bus-
held the formal opening of its new Columbia Grafo-
nola department.
The Talking Machine Co., of Austin, Tex., has in-
creased its capital from $34,500 to $400,000. The con-
cern has also changed its name to the F. E. Swan
Co. and moved to Houston, Tex.
Small Keyless Piano
producing
The L. L. Thomas Music Co., Marshfield, Ore.,
recently moved into a new location at 162 South
Maximum Profits in Minimum Space
Second street. Mr. Thomas is most enthusiastic
over his new establishment and future business. The
new store is modern in every respect and artistically
decorated and furnished.
Victor dealers from the northern Ohio territory
were guests of the Cleveland Talking Machine Co.
and the Eclipse Musical Co., Victor jobbers, at a
special meeting at Hotel Winton, Cleveland, O., last
week, where they heard Mrs. Frances Elliott Clark,
head of the educational department of the Victor Co.,
tell of the development of the music memory contest.
One of the most outstanding events connected with
the winning of the recent International < Amateur
Outdoor Skating Championship at St. John, New
Brunswick, was the presentation of a Sonora portable
to the winner, C. Jewtraw.
CALLS FOR BANJO SERVICE
COLUMBIA
WORD ROLLS
HARP-O-GRAND
A BIG ZENITH SIGN.
An interesting picture recently taken from the
roof of the McCormick Building, at the northwest
corner of Michigan boulevard and Van Buren street,
Chicago, shows a sign appearing on the snow in the
expanse of Grant Park east of the I. C. R. R. tracks.
It reads "Zenith Radio at Cable Piano Co.." On the
snow, soiled by the railroad smoke, the words were
formed and, according to the Cable Piano Co., the
letters were 40 feet high and had a spread equalling
the length of a block.
Small in Size—Big in Results
Only SO in. high; 35 in. wide.
A Triumph in Compactness and Efficiency;
Powerful as Full-sized Piano.
Plays Standard 65-note Music Rolls.
Large Coin Box; Harp Attachment; Beau-
tiful Cabinet.
Dealers Can Make Money Selling This Per-
fect Music-Maker for Small Theatres and
Other Public and Private Purposes.
Send for Descriptive Circular
NELSON-WIGGEN PIANO CO.
CHICAGO, ILL.
BUYS IN DALLAS.
The Collins-Decker Co., Inc., operators of a chain
of music stores throughout Texas, with'headquarters
in Greenville, Tex., recently bought the stock and
fixtures, of the Riddell Phonograph Co., 1205 Elm
street, Dallas, Tex. J. S. Frank, for the past six
years with the Collins-Decker Co., has been appointed
manager of the local branch in this city, and is plan-
ning an extensive selling campaign to increase sales.
The opening of new retail warerooms has been an-
nounced by Jacob Doll & Sons at their factory build-
ing, Southern boulevard and 133rd street, New York
City. The entire line of Doll pianos, including up-
rights, grands and players, is on display at the new
warerooms.
C. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pres.
J. E. BOYER, Sec'y
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments. Employs 1,6M
expert workmen.
All of the most celebrated Artists use and endorse Conn Instruments.
Famous Bandmasters and Orchestra Directors highly endorse and recommend the use of tke
Conn Instruments in their organizations.
Conn Instruments are noted for their ease of playing, light and reliable ralve or key action;
quick response, rich tonal quality, perfect intonation, tone carrying quality, artisticness of ctanagn,
beautiful finish and reliable construction.
fnnn Instruments are sent to smy point In th > U. S. subject to ten Jays free trial. Bnaok store
or agencies will be found in all large cities. Writ e for catalogues, prices, etc.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
DEPT. MS.
ELKHART, IND.
Title
523
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
535
536
538
540
541
542
545
When Will I Know
Fox Trot
Honeymoon Time
Waltz
Journey's End
Fox Trot
Aunt Hagar's Blues
Fox Trot
You've Got to See Mamma
Every Night
Fox Trot
Four O'Clock Blues
Blues
Way Down in New Orleans. Fox Trot
Bees' Knees
Fox Trot
Wonderful One
Waltz
Jimbo-Jambo
Fox Trot
Baby Blue Eyes
Fox Trot
Family Trouble Blues
Blues
Who Did You Fool
After All
Fox Trot
Silver Swanee
Fox Trot
Aggravatin' Papa
Fox Trot
To Retail at
Why Pay More?
75
None Better.
Made of the best materials
obtainable.
Will please your trade and
double your sales.
Quality and price make
Columbia rolls the deal-
er's best profit producer
in a roll department.
A trial order will con-
vince you.
Columbia Music Roll Co.
22 S. Peoria St.
CHICAGO
ILL.
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
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