Presto

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PRESTO
February 2, 1924.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
PLANNING SUMMER SALES
Preparations for Hot Season Business in Music
Goods, Necessarily Made in Frigid Period
at Beginning of Year.
While the temperature is hovering around the zero
mark in a considerable portion of the United States
and occasionally nipping the more northern points
with a below-zero temperature these early February
days, the wise and far-seeing music dealer is looking
ahead to the period of summer sales. The alert
dealer doesn't need the actual breath of spring or
summer to stimulate him for sales common to such
periods. While he is actually hugging the steam
radiator he can formulate plans for music goods sales
to the campers and vacationers generally in the good
old summer time.
Mus*ic is one of the forms of entertainment of camp
life which engrosses the young people during the
summer. Music is closely associated with the social
features of the summer resort and at the seaside, in
the woods or in the mountains; on the automobile
trip, the houseboat sojourn or the yachting voyage
music is essentially a part. Everywhere are possibili-
ties for the summer sales that the wise dealer will
plan for even while the weather is cold. "When win-
ter comes, spring is not far away."
A Chicago house which plans its campaigns in
advance, organized fifteen bugle corps early last
year. Nearly all of these added to the gaiety of life
in boys' camps during the summer. Fifes and drums
were part of the equipment and where the camps were
of the military order the bugle corps were very much
appreciated by those in charge as well as by the boy
campers. The music of the fifes, bugles and drums
added zest to camp activities.
The most popular camps were those where those
in charge encouraged concert activities which of
course involved the purchase of musical instruments
of various kinds, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles and saxo-
phones. The Chicago house alluded to did a very
large business in musical merchandise in which the
instruments were for use by campers and vacationers.
A great many dealers find profitable sales in port-
able phonographs during what is called the outing
season. In some places the outing season is practic-
ally all the year 'round and the fortunate dealers
take advantage of that fact. But in the larger part
of the country, May, June, July, August and Septem-
ber, are the months in which the portable talking
machine finds its biggest sales. But no matter where
the activities may lay, the present time is a good
time to set plans for summer sales of instruments for
use in camp, resort or land or water trip in the out-
ing season. The alert ones have already prepared
their literature which can be advantageously distrib-
uted when the spring fever begins to show its effects
on humanity.
NEW QENNETT RELEASES
Two Marches by New York Fire Department Band
Among Easy Selling Numbers.
The following New Gennett Records were issued
this week:
Fire Call, march, Geo. F. Briegel, and President
Coolidge March, Roy Carson (New York Fire De-
partment Band). "President Coolidge March" is a
record all should have and be proud to own. As you
listen to this inspiring music you'll get a new appre-
ciation of what a genuine march should be. Full
toned and melodious this number with its companion
piece, "Fire Call," are played with irresistible buoy-
ancy by the New York Fire Department Band.
For Dancing—Dancin' Dan, fox trot, Stanley &
Tracey, and Back O' Town Blues, fox trot, Bowen
& Herbedeaux (The Black Dominoes); Maybe (She'll
Write Me), (She'll Phone Me), fox trot, Snyder &
Ahlert, and Steppin' Out, fox trot, John Howard &
Con Conrad (Bailey's Lucky Seven).
Popular Songs and "Blues"—Shorty George Blues,
Thomas, and I've Got a Man of My Own, Thomas
(Tiny Franklin). Twenty-Five Years From Now, Al
Bernard & Frank Ferera, and De Ducks Done Got
Me, Al Bernard & Frank Ferera (Al Bernard).
Foreign (Spanish)—El Gallo, pasodoble, M. Mar-
tinez P. ; and Felipe Carrillo, pasodoble, M. Martinez
P., (Velez y su Orquestra).
ZILDJIAN CYMBALS.
K. Zildjian & Co., Constantinople, Turkey, has
been manufacturing cymbals for five hundred years.
It is so claimed because some member of the Zild-
jian family has been engaged in that industry in every
generation. The excellence of the cymbals today is
acknowledged by orchestra leaders. The methods
of producing the peculiar qualities of the Zildjian
cymbals have been closely guarded. Some authorities
say the Zildjian tone is due to the combination of
ores used and others believe it comes from the
method of hammering the metal.
O P E N S IN NASHVILLE.
Last week E. E. Hyde opened his new phonograph
shop at No. 4 Arcade, Nashville, Tenn., with a com-
plete line of phonographs and records as well as an
up-to-date shop for repairing all makes of phono-
graphs. Mr. Hyde is well known in Nashville, where
for several years he has been manager of Bond's
Graphophone Shop.
SLINGERLAND
May Bell
Slingerland Banjos
are sold the country over because
they are Highest quality and sold
at a reasonable price.
Over 40 Styles of Banjos, Banjo Mandolins, Tenor Banjos
and Banjo Ukuleles, to select from.
Write for Catalogue
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
SLINGERLAND BANJO CO.
1815 Orchard Street
CHICAGO
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
16 to 22 South Peoria St.
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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