Presto
Issue: 1923 1918 - Page 16
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PRESTO
April 28, 1923
composers carried it to the Supreme Court and won
out.
"But the phonograph people were making money
out of the popular music—millions of dollars. In our
case the broadcasters make no money, and, on the
contrary, give the music priceless advertising."
National Association of Broadcasters Name of
In refuting Mr. Erbstein's claim the music pro-
Body Which Declares Fight for Its
ducers, through J. C. Rosenthal, of New York, their
secretary, assert the radio concerts would "go dead"
Radio Liberties.
were it not for the use of their hits."
Mr. Donnelley, under whose direction Wednesday's
Radio broadcasters representing Chicago and
twelve surrounding states organized at the Drake meeting was held, told a Presto reporter on Thursday
Hotel this week for a finish fight to reinstate popular morning that there was "nothing to say." Perhaps
songs and "jazz" dance music in their concert that, too, has fallen to the "copyrighters."
programs.
"We have shown the society that they couldn't
Their fight, which has been responsible for the bulldoze us into paying big license fees for the use of
"dry radio" concerts of the past two weeks—dubbed their music," said Eugene McDonald, head of the Chi-
"dry" by the fans because of their lack of popular cago Radio Laboratories. "They thought that by
song and dance music—is being waged with the denying us the use of popular song hits they could
American Society of Composers, Authors and Pub- force us to our knees.
lishers, which produces virtually all of the "hits,"
"They overlooked one fact, however, and that is
and the Producing Managers' Association, which that a song must be known to become popular. There
stages them.
are numerous independent song publishers and song
The claims of the contending parties are: The writers who are only too anxious to have us broadcast
composers demand a royalty from the broadcasters their selections."
for use of their "hits." The managers say, royalty or
no royalty, the broadcasting of popular music wears
LUDWIG GRAND FAVORED.
it out before it is staged, and the broadcasters claim
the advertising they give pays more than cash to both
A feature of the business with Ludwig & Co., 136th
composers and managers.
street and Willow avenue, New York, is the demand
The broadcasters are willing to continue paying in for the Ludwig drawing room grand, Style A, an
advertising, which, they assert, enhances rather than instrument which has been developed in the Ludwig
"wears out" a song, but, pending settlement of the plant, being only four feet eleven inches long and
four feet six inches wide. A special scale was drawn
controversy, have quite paying even in this.
They have withdrawn popular songs and dance for this instrument, and its construction throughout
music from their programs and are using only such reflects the-high standard of quality which has al-
music as is beyond the copyright control of their ways been maintained by this house in its pianos and
playerpianos. Aside from the superior tone quality
opponents.
which this instrument embodies, the finish of the case
How long the "dry" concerts will last is prob- is particularly artistic, none but high-grade and well-
lematical. The broadcasters' organization was named matched veneers being used.
the National Association of Broadcasters.
Sixty radio men were present, and elected Thorne
RIGHTS OF SELLERS AND BUYERS.
Donnelley of W D A P their temporary president;
Powell Crosley, of W L W , Cincinnati, secretary, and
Recent court decisions as to the rights of buyers
E. F. McDonald, -Jr., Chicago Radio Laboratory, and sellers are that a seller may sell or refuse to sell
treasurer. Charles E. Erbstein, of WTAS, volun- as he sees fit, and that a buyer may purchase or not
teered to act as their attorney and announced he was as he chooses. In a recent case, it was decided that
ready to carry the fight into the United States Su- a wholesaler has a legal right to refuse to buy from
preme Court, if necessary.
a manufacturer because of the fact that the latter
sells to collective buying houses or chain stores or
"This situation," said Mr. Erbstein, "is the same in
some respects as the fight waged by the composers other classes of trade not approved by the individual
against the phonograph people some time ago. The wholesaler. But while there is this individual right
RADIO BROADCASTERS
FORM ORGANIZATION
Chase-Hackley Piano Co.
(ESTABLISHED IMS—THE PIONEER PIANO INDUSTRY OF THE WEST)
MANUFAC.T.U.REJRS OP
Chase Bros.. Hackley and
Carlisle Pianos
Chase Bros. Player de Luxe
Exceltone Player-Pianos
no two or more firms or corporations are legally
permitted to co-operate in so acting or to combine in
any way which has the effect of restraining the free
flow of merchandise.
WESER
Pianos and Players
Sell readily—Stay sold
Great profit possibilities
Style E (shown below) our latest 4'6"
Order a sample to-day.
Liberal advertising and
cooperative arrangements
Write for catalogue
and price list
Weser Bros., Inc.
Manufacturers
520 to 528 West 43rd St.
New York
GOLDSMITH
Players and Pianos
Have Every Advantage in Quality and Results
to the Dealers
. '
An Investigation Will Prove It
GOLDSMITH
PIANO
COMPANY
1223-1227 Miller Street, CHICAGO
A FULL LINE OF FIVE LEADERS FOR THE TRADE
Factory and Main Offices:
MUSKEGON. MICHIGAN
CHICAGO
RICHMOND. VA.
QUALITY
QUALITY with QUANTITY
•
***«. ••'-•'. " "^ "**
^uj^^^saj
in Name and in Fact
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
DBSIQN—all in accord with the broadest cxper3ence—«re the
dements which give character to Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
BUSH & LANE CECIL IAN PLAYER PIANO6
Maximum Value in
PLAYERS, REPRODUCERS and GRANDS
take high place, therefore, in any comparison of high grade
pianos because of the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
ew Edition Presto Buyers' Guide Is Ready
Offices: 802-4 Republic Bldg.
CHICAGO, ILL.
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PRESTO
April 28, 1923
composers carried it to the Supreme Court and won
out.
"But the phonograph people were making money
out of the popular music—millions of dollars. In our
case the broadcasters make no money, and, on the
contrary, give the music priceless advertising."
National Association of Broadcasters Name of
In refuting Mr. Erbstein's claim the music pro-
Body Which Declares Fight for Its
ducers, through J. C. Rosenthal, of New York, their
secretary, assert the radio concerts would "go dead"
Radio Liberties.
were it not for the use of their hits."
Mr. Donnelley, under whose direction Wednesday's
Radio broadcasters representing Chicago and
twelve surrounding states organized at the Drake meeting was held, told a Presto reporter on Thursday
Hotel this week for a finish fight to reinstate popular morning that there was "nothing to say." Perhaps
songs and "jazz" dance music in their concert that, too, has fallen to the "copyrighters."
programs.
"We have shown the society that they couldn't
Their fight, which has been responsible for the bulldoze us into paying big license fees for the use of
"dry radio" concerts of the past two weeks—dubbed their music," said Eugene McDonald, head of the Chi-
"dry" by the fans because of their lack of popular cago Radio Laboratories. "They thought that by
song and dance music—is being waged with the denying us the use of popular song hits they could
American Society of Composers, Authors and Pub- force us to our knees.
lishers, which produces virtually all of the "hits,"
"They overlooked one fact, however, and that is
and the Producing Managers' Association, which that a song must be known to become popular. There
stages them.
are numerous independent song publishers and song
The claims of the contending parties are: The writers who are only too anxious to have us broadcast
composers demand a royalty from the broadcasters their selections."
for use of their "hits." The managers say, royalty or
no royalty, the broadcasting of popular music wears
LUDWIG GRAND FAVORED.
it out before it is staged, and the broadcasters claim
the advertising they give pays more than cash to both
A feature of the business with Ludwig & Co., 136th
composers and managers.
street and Willow avenue, New York, is the demand
The broadcasters are willing to continue paying in for the Ludwig drawing room grand, Style A, an
advertising, which, they assert, enhances rather than instrument which has been developed in the Ludwig
"wears out" a song, but, pending settlement of the plant, being only four feet eleven inches long and
four feet six inches wide. A special scale was drawn
controversy, have quite paying even in this.
They have withdrawn popular songs and dance for this instrument, and its construction throughout
music from their programs and are using only such reflects the-high standard of quality which has al-
music as is beyond the copyright control of their ways been maintained by this house in its pianos and
playerpianos. Aside from the superior tone quality
opponents.
which this instrument embodies, the finish of the case
How long the "dry" concerts will last is prob- is particularly artistic, none but high-grade and well-
lematical. The broadcasters' organization was named matched veneers being used.
the National Association of Broadcasters.
Sixty radio men were present, and elected Thorne
RIGHTS OF SELLERS AND BUYERS.
Donnelley of W D A P their temporary president;
Powell Crosley, of W L W , Cincinnati, secretary, and
Recent court decisions as to the rights of buyers
E. F. McDonald, -Jr., Chicago Radio Laboratory, and sellers are that a seller may sell or refuse to sell
treasurer. Charles E. Erbstein, of WTAS, volun- as he sees fit, and that a buyer may purchase or not
teered to act as their attorney and announced he was as he chooses. In a recent case, it was decided that
ready to carry the fight into the United States Su- a wholesaler has a legal right to refuse to buy from
preme Court, if necessary.
a manufacturer because of the fact that the latter
sells to collective buying houses or chain stores or
"This situation," said Mr. Erbstein, "is the same in
some respects as the fight waged by the composers other classes of trade not approved by the individual
against the phonograph people some time ago. The wholesaler. But while there is this individual right
RADIO BROADCASTERS
FORM ORGANIZATION
Chase-Hackley Piano Co.
(ESTABLISHED IMS—THE PIONEER PIANO INDUSTRY OF THE WEST)
MANUFAC.T.U.REJRS OP
Chase Bros.. Hackley and
Carlisle Pianos
Chase Bros. Player de Luxe
Exceltone Player-Pianos
no two or more firms or corporations are legally
permitted to co-operate in so acting or to combine in
any way which has the effect of restraining the free
flow of merchandise.
WESER
Pianos and Players
Sell readily—Stay sold
Great profit possibilities
Style E (shown below) our latest 4'6"
Order a sample to-day.
Liberal advertising and
cooperative arrangements
Write for catalogue
and price list
Weser Bros., Inc.
Manufacturers
520 to 528 West 43rd St.
New York
GOLDSMITH
Players and Pianos
Have Every Advantage in Quality and Results
to the Dealers
. '
An Investigation Will Prove It
GOLDSMITH
PIANO
COMPANY
1223-1227 Miller Street, CHICAGO
A FULL LINE OF FIVE LEADERS FOR THE TRADE
Factory and Main Offices:
MUSKEGON. MICHIGAN
CHICAGO
RICHMOND. VA.
QUALITY
QUALITY with QUANTITY
•
***«. ••'-•'. " "^ "**
^uj^^^saj
in Name and in Fact
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
DBSIQN—all in accord with the broadest cxper3ence—«re the
dements which give character to Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
BUSH & LANE CECIL IAN PLAYER PIANO6
Maximum Value in
PLAYERS, REPRODUCERS and GRANDS
take high place, therefore, in any comparison of high grade
pianos because of the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
ew Edition Presto Buyers' Guide Is Ready
Offices: 802-4 Republic Bldg.
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/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).