Presto
Issue: 1923 1952 - Page 22
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PRESTO
December 22, 1923.
performer on one or more instruments. Many of the
band organizations of the city are due to the activi-
ties of Mr. Williamson and his staff.
May Be Kept Closed Until Band Instrument Com-
The Southern California Saxophone Band, an or-
pany Decides to Purchase It.
ganization composed of amateurs who have purchased
Buescher saxophones from the Southern California
The plant of the E. A. Couterier Band Instrument Music Company and who are rehearsed in ensemble
Company, Laporte, Ind., is closed, and, according to work by Miss Kathryn Thompson, the noted saxo-
Edwin W. Schurz, receiver, will remain closed pend- phoniste of Los Angeles, is frequently heard in radio.
ing the outcome of negotiations with Lyon & Healy, There are forty-five instruments in the band, and they
Chicago, which company had considered taking con- are Buescher instruments. The band has one num-
trol of the factory. Lacking orders, Mr. Schurz ber that it has sort of adopted as its specialty. It is
thought that it was not advisable to borrow money called "True-Tone Triumph March," So many mes-
with which to operate the factory and create more sages come in to the broadcasting station asking that
surplus stock.
it be repeated that it is usually replayed. In Buescher
Approximately $140,000 was paid in wages to men band instruments and saxophones alone the retail
working for the instrument company last year. There sales of the Southern California Music Co. approxi-
were about 100 persons on the pay roll when the mate $255,000' annually.
plant closed recently.
Should the negotiations with the Chicago concern
come to naught, every effort will be made to keep
WALNUT VENEER SITUATION.
the factory from being sold at receiver's sale. The
The report from southern and midwestern points of
only hope; R. N. Smith, attorney for the stockholders, walnut veneer production tells about a shortage in
says, is in completing a deal with a reliable instru- stock. What may be called the usual deterring con-
ment company for purchasing the local factory.
ditions, floods and impassable country roads, are con-
ditions resulting in the situation, in the supply of
walnut logs. The scarcity of logs has caused an
automatic reduction in the veneer output.
THE E. A. COUTERIER PLA N
UJhere Supply
alumijs meels
Hie Demand j
Hardware, Felts, Cloths, Hammers, etc.
for Pianos, Organs, Players, Talking
Machines, Special Stampings, Turn-
ings, etc., when you order from us.
The American Piano Supply Co., Inc.
No. 112 East 13th Street
NEW YORK CITY
BAND GOODS IN LOS ANGELES
Southern California Music House Fosters Growth of
Bands and Increases Its Sales.
SCHAFF
The Southern California Music Co., Los Angeles,
Cal., is proud of the size and constant growth of its
band instrument business. The manager is W. S.
Williamson, who is assisted by a specially picked
corps of salesmen, every one of whom is an expert
Current buying of hardwoods both north and south
seems of unusually heavy volume, according to the
•Hardwood Record of current issue.
Piano String Co.
Manufacturers of
MAGOSY & BUSCHER
Piano Bass Strings
2009-2021 CLYBOURN AVENUE
Correr Lewis Street
CHICAGO
First Class
OVAL AND ROUND METAL
SPINNERS
Makers of high-grade hammered Cym- 4
bals in Brass and German Silver, from 2
to 18 inches > Brass Mutes for Cornets,
Trombones, Fretish Horns.
Our Hammered Cymbals are as Good as Turk-
ish Cymbals in Sound, and they don't cost as
much.
Drum Major Batons in Wood and Metal.
Makers of the BESTONE Banjo Reso-
nators
We Can Manufacture Any Specialty in
Our Line to Order.
232 Canal St. and 118 Walker St., NEW YORK
Established 1867
Strauch Bros.
All Well-posted Piano Dealers, Sales-
men, and the Piano Buying Public
recognize the value of this name on a
Piano Action.
For more than 55 years it has been associ-
ated with the best products of the Piano
industry. It ha s always represented
Quality and Merit
When a Piano Action bears the name of
Strauch Bros, it is an additional guarantee
of the quality of the instrument containing it.
STRAUCH BROS.,Inc.
Piano Actions, Hammers and Repairs
327 to 347 Walnut Ave., at 141ft Street
NEW YORK
The Piano Repair Shop
PERFECT PUNCHINGS
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
AT
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
CFGOEPEL&CO
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
T
137 E A S T I3 -* ST.
425 South Wabaah Ave.
Paragon Foundries
Company
Manufacturers of
Paragon Piano Plates
Oregon, Illinois
Chicago
N E.W YORK
Comstock, Cheney & Co.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Manufacturers or
Piano Keys, Actions and Hammers
IVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED ORGAN KEYS
The only Company Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets Complete
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivoryton, Conn,
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
The "Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
45th St., 10* Are. &W 46th.
NEW YORK
OFFICE:
457 W. 45th Street
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PRESTO
December 22, 1923.
performer on one or more instruments. Many of the
band organizations of the city are due to the activi-
ties of Mr. Williamson and his staff.
May Be Kept Closed Until Band Instrument Com-
The Southern California Saxophone Band, an or-
pany Decides to Purchase It.
ganization composed of amateurs who have purchased
Buescher saxophones from the Southern California
The plant of the E. A. Couterier Band Instrument Music Company and who are rehearsed in ensemble
Company, Laporte, Ind., is closed, and, according to work by Miss Kathryn Thompson, the noted saxo-
Edwin W. Schurz, receiver, will remain closed pend- phoniste of Los Angeles, is frequently heard in radio.
ing the outcome of negotiations with Lyon & Healy, There are forty-five instruments in the band, and they
Chicago, which company had considered taking con- are Buescher instruments. The band has one num-
trol of the factory. Lacking orders, Mr. Schurz ber that it has sort of adopted as its specialty. It is
thought that it was not advisable to borrow money called "True-Tone Triumph March," So many mes-
with which to operate the factory and create more sages come in to the broadcasting station asking that
surplus stock.
it be repeated that it is usually replayed. In Buescher
Approximately $140,000 was paid in wages to men band instruments and saxophones alone the retail
working for the instrument company last year. There sales of the Southern California Music Co. approxi-
were about 100 persons on the pay roll when the mate $255,000' annually.
plant closed recently.
Should the negotiations with the Chicago concern
come to naught, every effort will be made to keep
WALNUT VENEER SITUATION.
the factory from being sold at receiver's sale. The
The report from southern and midwestern points of
only hope; R. N. Smith, attorney for the stockholders, walnut veneer production tells about a shortage in
says, is in completing a deal with a reliable instru- stock. What may be called the usual deterring con-
ment company for purchasing the local factory.
ditions, floods and impassable country roads, are con-
ditions resulting in the situation, in the supply of
walnut logs. The scarcity of logs has caused an
automatic reduction in the veneer output.
THE E. A. COUTERIER PLA N
UJhere Supply
alumijs meels
Hie Demand j
Hardware, Felts, Cloths, Hammers, etc.
for Pianos, Organs, Players, Talking
Machines, Special Stampings, Turn-
ings, etc., when you order from us.
The American Piano Supply Co., Inc.
No. 112 East 13th Street
NEW YORK CITY
BAND GOODS IN LOS ANGELES
Southern California Music House Fosters Growth of
Bands and Increases Its Sales.
SCHAFF
The Southern California Music Co., Los Angeles,
Cal., is proud of the size and constant growth of its
band instrument business. The manager is W. S.
Williamson, who is assisted by a specially picked
corps of salesmen, every one of whom is an expert
Current buying of hardwoods both north and south
seems of unusually heavy volume, according to the
•Hardwood Record of current issue.
Piano String Co.
Manufacturers of
MAGOSY & BUSCHER
Piano Bass Strings
2009-2021 CLYBOURN AVENUE
Correr Lewis Street
CHICAGO
First Class
OVAL AND ROUND METAL
SPINNERS
Makers of high-grade hammered Cym- 4
bals in Brass and German Silver, from 2
to 18 inches > Brass Mutes for Cornets,
Trombones, Fretish Horns.
Our Hammered Cymbals are as Good as Turk-
ish Cymbals in Sound, and they don't cost as
much.
Drum Major Batons in Wood and Metal.
Makers of the BESTONE Banjo Reso-
nators
We Can Manufacture Any Specialty in
Our Line to Order.
232 Canal St. and 118 Walker St., NEW YORK
Established 1867
Strauch Bros.
All Well-posted Piano Dealers, Sales-
men, and the Piano Buying Public
recognize the value of this name on a
Piano Action.
For more than 55 years it has been associ-
ated with the best products of the Piano
industry. It ha s always represented
Quality and Merit
When a Piano Action bears the name of
Strauch Bros, it is an additional guarantee
of the quality of the instrument containing it.
STRAUCH BROS.,Inc.
Piano Actions, Hammers and Repairs
327 to 347 Walnut Ave., at 141ft Street
NEW YORK
The Piano Repair Shop
PERFECT PUNCHINGS
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
AT
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
CFGOEPEL&CO
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
T
137 E A S T I3 -* ST.
425 South Wabaah Ave.
Paragon Foundries
Company
Manufacturers of
Paragon Piano Plates
Oregon, Illinois
Chicago
N E.W YORK
Comstock, Cheney & Co.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Manufacturers or
Piano Keys, Actions and Hammers
IVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED ORGAN KEYS
The only Company Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets Complete
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivoryton, Conn,
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
The "Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
45th St., 10* Are. &W 46th.
NEW YORK
OFFICE:
457 W. 45th Street
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).