Presto
Issue: 1923 1945 - Page 23
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PRESTO
November 3, 1923
ORGANIZING TOWN BANDS
Cultural Influences and Advertising Values
Obvious and Profitable Uses for Purposes
of Music Dealer Not to Be Overlooked.
The spread of the band formation movement to all
parts of the country suggests inquiries as to the part
the music dealers have in the movement. And it is
good to learn that in every instance of new band
organizing, some alert dealer has been the creator of
the idea. What is natural, too, the creaters of the
band and orchestra ideas in one place or another have
followed up and sold the band and orchestra equip-
ment, thus reaping the reward of vigilant idea
creating. .
It is a wise musical merchandise dealer who creates
his own market or increases the extent of that already
made. The dealer is doing these things when he en-
courages the formation of new band or orchestra
organizations because that involves the purchase of
band instruments. Apart from the duty it is the in-
terest of every music dealer to encourage the spread
of music in every form. And apart from the per-
sonal advantages of an increase of the music spirit
with its consequent advantages, the town is a gainer
in a great many ways.
It is noteworthy that the managers of the big
agencies for the instruments of C. G. Conn, Ltd.,
Elkhart, Ind., are always men in the closest touch
with the professional musicians and with a wide ac-
quaintance among amateurs. They vigilantly foster
the band formation spirit and their well-known asso-
ciation with the older organizations naturally suggests
them to organizers of new bands.
The extent of the training of a town band is often
the evidence of the extent of musical culture in the
town. But the existence of the town band is the
best evidence of the existence of the music spirit
there. The town band may be taken as a sign of the
activity of some ambitious music dealer.
The small town dealer should be the first to see
the value of a band to advertise the town and should
be prompt to encourage the idea in the proper parties.
Apart from the uses of a band for public occasions
requiring music, it improves the musical taste of the
people and encourages the playing of music in all
forms. The services to the man who sells musical
instruments are obvious.
GREAT IMPORTANCE OF GLUE
Piano Factory Superintendent Points Out Many Vital
Factors in Purchase and Preparation.
Among things to be considered in the glue em-
ployed in piano making is whether it is bone or hide
glue, what proportion by weight of water for glue is
used, what care is given to the preparation, and the
use of it in the factory. These vital factors and
others were brought to the attention of piano men by
E. J. Fishbaugh, superintendent of the Lyon & Healy
factory at the convention of the Illinois Music Trade
Association in Peoria last week:
"For instance, the melting point of glue is about
140 degrees Fahrenheit, and it should not be heated
beyond 160 degrees. Some glue users are careless
and allow the glue to reach a boiling point of 212
degrees, but for every degree over the correct tem-
perature the glue is allowed to reach it loses strength.
If glue is allowed to continue under heat for a period
of twenty-four hours, it will lose approximately one-
fifth of its strength, and may result in the whole
piano coming apart."
SUMAC FOR TANNING.
In the plant sumac chemists have discovered a valu-
able source of tannin suitable for tanning light-
colored leathers used in the pneumatic parts of the
playerpianos. Sumac is found plentifully in every
state in the Union east of the Mississippi River and
is gathered commercially in Virginia, North Carolina,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. It has all the properties
of Sicilian sumac, according to the Research Division
of the Department of Commerce. The tannin con-
tent of the American sumac is from 19 to 25 per cent.
Good Sicilian averages 35 per cent.
A FEW NOTES.
There are no veneer factories in Mexico, according
to U. S. Vice-Consul Ernest E. Evans, at Mexico
City.
The air circulation in dry kilns in factories using
lumber suggested a series of experiments this year in
the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis.
Geo. E. Martin is now with the Lincoln player
Action Co.
The Kellogg, Drake Co., Galesburg, 111., Chas. L.
Day, manager, has added the Brunswick phonograph
to its line.
PRACTICAL PIANO MOVING SUPPLIES
INCREASE SELLING POWER
On«-Man Steel Cable Hout; Two-in-One
Loader*, Trucks, Corers, etc.
Cat Our N«w Ore ulara and PrioM
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY
BUCKINGHAM, PA.
TUNERS'
Here are
BASS STRINGS
Special attention riven to the needs of th« toner and
the dealer
The Background
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
COLUMBIA
WORD ROLLS
November Releases
SYNCHRONIZED WORD ROLLS
Title
Played by:
Blue
718 Land of Cotton Blues
James Blythe
717 I've Got a Song for Sale Wayne Love Fox-trot
715 Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot
Nell Morrison Fox-trot
714 Bonnie
Nell Morrison Fox-trot
713—Chirk>A-Dee
Wayne Love Fox-trot
713 Lonesome and Blue
Waltz
Nell Morrison Marimba
711 When You Walked Out Someone
Fox-trot
filse Walked Right In
Paul Jones
Fox-trot
710 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
James Blythe Fox-trot
709 Sun KIst Hose
Paul Jones Fox-trot
708—Holding Hands
Dick Ede
Blue
707 I Don't Care Whose Mamma
You Were
Paul Jones
Blue
706 You're Always Meseln' Bound
703
Waltz
James Blythe Fox-trot
708 with My Man
Nell Morrison
701 Oh! How She Lied to Me Nell
Waltz
Morrison
All
Wrong
Florence
690
Florence Sanger
Sanger Fox-trot
Waltz
Me
to
Sleep
098
Wayne Love One-step
097 Somebody's Wrong
James Blythe
Blue
a Lotta
696 It's
Triflin'
Blues Bologna
James Blythe
Blue
695 Jelly's
Stingo Blues
Stungo
Wayne Love Fox-trot
094 Struttin' Jim
Gladys Bagwlll Fox-trot
693 Oh You Little 3un-uv-er-gun
Florence Sanger Fox-trot
693 Dream Daddy
Gladys Bagwill Fox-trot
690 First Last and Always
Wayne Love Fox-trot
689 Frankie Johnny Blues
Paul Jones Fox-trot
To Retail at
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
3110 Fail-mount Avenue
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Why Pay More?
FAIRBANKS
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
PERFECTION
PLAYER ROLL CABINET
Furnished in 5 ply veneered 1 3 / 1 6 stock in
Mahogany, Oak and Walnut
Designed and
Columbia Music Roll Co.
Perfection Piano Bench Mfg. Co.
1516 Blue Island Ave.
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.
Manufactured
By
Capacity, 150 Rolls
75
None Better.
CHICAGO
22 S. Peoria St.
CHICAGO
ILL.
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PRESTO
November 3, 1923
ORGANIZING TOWN BANDS
Cultural Influences and Advertising Values
Obvious and Profitable Uses for Purposes
of Music Dealer Not to Be Overlooked.
The spread of the band formation movement to all
parts of the country suggests inquiries as to the part
the music dealers have in the movement. And it is
good to learn that in every instance of new band
organizing, some alert dealer has been the creator of
the idea. What is natural, too, the creaters of the
band and orchestra ideas in one place or another have
followed up and sold the band and orchestra equip-
ment, thus reaping the reward of vigilant idea
creating. .
It is a wise musical merchandise dealer who creates
his own market or increases the extent of that already
made. The dealer is doing these things when he en-
courages the formation of new band or orchestra
organizations because that involves the purchase of
band instruments. Apart from the duty it is the in-
terest of every music dealer to encourage the spread
of music in every form. And apart from the per-
sonal advantages of an increase of the music spirit
with its consequent advantages, the town is a gainer
in a great many ways.
It is noteworthy that the managers of the big
agencies for the instruments of C. G. Conn, Ltd.,
Elkhart, Ind., are always men in the closest touch
with the professional musicians and with a wide ac-
quaintance among amateurs. They vigilantly foster
the band formation spirit and their well-known asso-
ciation with the older organizations naturally suggests
them to organizers of new bands.
The extent of the training of a town band is often
the evidence of the extent of musical culture in the
town. But the existence of the town band is the
best evidence of the existence of the music spirit
there. The town band may be taken as a sign of the
activity of some ambitious music dealer.
The small town dealer should be the first to see
the value of a band to advertise the town and should
be prompt to encourage the idea in the proper parties.
Apart from the uses of a band for public occasions
requiring music, it improves the musical taste of the
people and encourages the playing of music in all
forms. The services to the man who sells musical
instruments are obvious.
GREAT IMPORTANCE OF GLUE
Piano Factory Superintendent Points Out Many Vital
Factors in Purchase and Preparation.
Among things to be considered in the glue em-
ployed in piano making is whether it is bone or hide
glue, what proportion by weight of water for glue is
used, what care is given to the preparation, and the
use of it in the factory. These vital factors and
others were brought to the attention of piano men by
E. J. Fishbaugh, superintendent of the Lyon & Healy
factory at the convention of the Illinois Music Trade
Association in Peoria last week:
"For instance, the melting point of glue is about
140 degrees Fahrenheit, and it should not be heated
beyond 160 degrees. Some glue users are careless
and allow the glue to reach a boiling point of 212
degrees, but for every degree over the correct tem-
perature the glue is allowed to reach it loses strength.
If glue is allowed to continue under heat for a period
of twenty-four hours, it will lose approximately one-
fifth of its strength, and may result in the whole
piano coming apart."
SUMAC FOR TANNING.
In the plant sumac chemists have discovered a valu-
able source of tannin suitable for tanning light-
colored leathers used in the pneumatic parts of the
playerpianos. Sumac is found plentifully in every
state in the Union east of the Mississippi River and
is gathered commercially in Virginia, North Carolina,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. It has all the properties
of Sicilian sumac, according to the Research Division
of the Department of Commerce. The tannin con-
tent of the American sumac is from 19 to 25 per cent.
Good Sicilian averages 35 per cent.
A FEW NOTES.
There are no veneer factories in Mexico, according
to U. S. Vice-Consul Ernest E. Evans, at Mexico
City.
The air circulation in dry kilns in factories using
lumber suggested a series of experiments this year in
the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis.
Geo. E. Martin is now with the Lincoln player
Action Co.
The Kellogg, Drake Co., Galesburg, 111., Chas. L.
Day, manager, has added the Brunswick phonograph
to its line.
PRACTICAL PIANO MOVING SUPPLIES
INCREASE SELLING POWER
On«-Man Steel Cable Hout; Two-in-One
Loader*, Trucks, Corers, etc.
Cat Our N«w Ore ulara and PrioM
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY
BUCKINGHAM, PA.
TUNERS'
Here are
BASS STRINGS
Special attention riven to the needs of th« toner and
the dealer
The Background
A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
COLUMBIA
WORD ROLLS
November Releases
SYNCHRONIZED WORD ROLLS
Title
Played by:
Blue
718 Land of Cotton Blues
James Blythe
717 I've Got a Song for Sale Wayne Love Fox-trot
715 Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot
Nell Morrison Fox-trot
714 Bonnie
Nell Morrison Fox-trot
713—Chirk>A-Dee
Wayne Love Fox-trot
713 Lonesome and Blue
Waltz
Nell Morrison Marimba
711 When You Walked Out Someone
Fox-trot
filse Walked Right In
Paul Jones
Fox-trot
710 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
James Blythe Fox-trot
709 Sun KIst Hose
Paul Jones Fox-trot
708—Holding Hands
Dick Ede
Blue
707 I Don't Care Whose Mamma
You Were
Paul Jones
Blue
706 You're Always Meseln' Bound
703
Waltz
James Blythe Fox-trot
708 with My Man
Nell Morrison
701 Oh! How She Lied to Me Nell
Waltz
Morrison
All
Wrong
Florence
690
Florence Sanger
Sanger Fox-trot
Waltz
Me
to
Sleep
098
Wayne Love One-step
097 Somebody's Wrong
James Blythe
Blue
a Lotta
696 It's
Triflin'
Blues Bologna
James Blythe
Blue
695 Jelly's
Stingo Blues
Stungo
Wayne Love Fox-trot
094 Struttin' Jim
Gladys Bagwlll Fox-trot
693 Oh You Little 3un-uv-er-gun
Florence Sanger Fox-trot
693 Dream Daddy
Gladys Bagwill Fox-trot
690 First Last and Always
Wayne Love Fox-trot
689 Frankie Johnny Blues
Paul Jones Fox-trot
To Retail at
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
3110 Fail-mount Avenue
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Why Pay More?
FAIRBANKS
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
PERFECTION
PLAYER ROLL CABINET
Furnished in 5 ply veneered 1 3 / 1 6 stock in
Mahogany, Oak and Walnut
Designed and
Columbia Music Roll Co.
Perfection Piano Bench Mfg. Co.
1516 Blue Island Ave.
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.
Manufactured
By
Capacity, 150 Rolls
75
None Better.
CHICAGO
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/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).