Presto
Issue: 1924 1975 - Page 33
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PRESTO
May 31, 1924.
LYON & HEALY SMALL GOODS
Fine Variety of Stringed Instruments and Band In-
struments Exhibited a tConvention.
Lyon & Healy will have an elaborate display of
Washburn Stringed Instruments and Lyon & Ilealy
Couturier Band Instruments in the store of C. II.
Ditson & Company, New York.
There will be presented the new Style AA Tenor
Banjo with the special resonator, the summer type
Ukulele, Style UG, and the new Style AA Guitar.
A feature of the Exhibit will be the display of the
Lyon & Healy monthly dealer advertising service—
the dealer magazine "Musical Joy," etc.
All dealers in small goods are cordially invited to
meet with Mr. E. L. Dahlen and Mr. F. E. Worch,
who will be. in constant attendance the whole week.
RADIOS UNDER BERLIN HATS
Midget Receiving Sets, Retailing for $1.75, Are Car-
ried by Pedestrians in German Capital.
The newest thing in wireless in Berlin is a midget
radio set retailing for $1.75 which makes every
man his own antenna when he is carrying the outfit
in his bonnet. The antenna is located in the wearer's
hat, with a wire leading to the other parts of the
apparatus.
Otto Maresch. the German inventor of the set,
claims that by use of it it is possible for persons to
walk along city streets and, with receivers adjusted
to their ears, hear concerts, news and other radio pro-
grams which are being broadcast.
One company which started manufacturing the
midget set received 40,000 orders the first week. The
demand for them is so great that other firms arc
also making them by the thousands. Herr Maresch
says that it is quite likely that within a few months
it will be possible to manufacture a complete radio
set even smaller than the midget one, which will retail
for a dollar and possible less.
NEW DRUMMER'S BOOK.
Ludwig & Ludwig, Chicago, drum manufacturers
and publishers of instruction books for drummers,
has issued a booklet entitled "Military Drumming,"
written by Andrew V. Scott, chief demonstrator for
Ludwig & Ludwig. This is the first and only book
that has ever been issued on the original method of
stick beats and two-stick bass drumming, known a5
the Scotch style of bass drumming. The new book
is illustrated and effectively presented, which will
enable the musician to form many variations to meet
his own individual requirements.
HOW Q R S ROLLS ARE MADE.
The Q R S Music Co., whose factory is in the
Bronx, will welcome visitors to its plant and sales-
rooms ,so they may hear the latest releases. The
processes of roll making followed by the Q R S
Music Co. are always up-to-the-minute in efficiency
and effectiveness. The Q R S plant
Ninety-five Per Cent of Instruments Purchased There
Are Manufactured in the United States.
Ninety-five per cent of the guitars sold in Tampico
are made in the United States, the remaining hare
5 per cent coming from Germany. The figures are
those of Consul James B. Stewart in a report to the
Department of Commerce in which he gives flatter-
ing explanation that durability counts in Mexico
more than is generally supposed and that the Amer-
ican guitar is characterized by that desirable feature.
The American frankly admits that the American
guitar is less attractive to the eye than the German
instrument but it is stronger and made of better
wood.
But the German violins sell more readily in Mexico
than the violins from elsewhere. Their reputation is
a thing that the interval of the war did not decrease.
When the German violin makers were ready to re-
sume manufacturing and exporting they found their
old Mexican customers ready to do business. All
tiie violins sold in Tampico are imported direct from
Germany or come from that country through the
United States.
Frank Di Leone, music dealer of New Haven,
Conn., will move his business to larger quarters at
106 Temple street.
THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN TODAY.
Sixty years ago Tuesday of this week Calvary
church, Twenty-second street and Indiana avenue,
Chicago, was entered by burglars and a melodeon
belonging to the Sunday school was stolen.
The Only
Completely
Equipped
School in the
United States
"SUPERIOR" PIANO PLATES
Twenty-Third Year of Successful
Operation —• 20,000 Graduate*
Every branch taught, including Repairing,
Regulating and Voicing—All Player Actions,
with Demonstrating Specimens to work with.
Diplomas awarded and positions secured. Pri-
vate and class instructions. Both sexes.
School all year. Catalogs on request
POLK'S TUNING SCHOOL
WELLARD B. POWELL, President
Manufactured by
SUPERIOR FOUNDRY CO.
VALPARAISO, IND.
Cleveland, Ohio
The Piano Repair Shop
TRAVELPHONE PORTABLE
The outstanding phonograph for any occasion. Enables
you to retail a PORTABLE of QUALITY as low as $25.00.
Size Ilj.2xl4; weight 13 pounds.
Built of QUALITY and SERVICE
There will be :-i greater demand for Portables this season
than ever before. Don't delay in sending in your orders.
The Specialty Phonograph and Accessories Company
210-212 East 113th Street, NEW YORK, N. Y.
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and action* and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
425 South Wabash AT*.
Chicago
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always.
The only solid walnut benches built and sold at
regular prices.
Send for catalog and price
No. 25
Perfection Benches with Smith's Patented Interlock-
ing mitre joint,
list.
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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PRESTO
May 31, 1924.
LYON & HEALY SMALL GOODS
Fine Variety of Stringed Instruments and Band In-
struments Exhibited a tConvention.
Lyon & Healy will have an elaborate display of
Washburn Stringed Instruments and Lyon & Ilealy
Couturier Band Instruments in the store of C. II.
Ditson & Company, New York.
There will be presented the new Style AA Tenor
Banjo with the special resonator, the summer type
Ukulele, Style UG, and the new Style AA Guitar.
A feature of the Exhibit will be the display of the
Lyon & Healy monthly dealer advertising service—
the dealer magazine "Musical Joy," etc.
All dealers in small goods are cordially invited to
meet with Mr. E. L. Dahlen and Mr. F. E. Worch,
who will be. in constant attendance the whole week.
RADIOS UNDER BERLIN HATS
Midget Receiving Sets, Retailing for $1.75, Are Car-
ried by Pedestrians in German Capital.
The newest thing in wireless in Berlin is a midget
radio set retailing for $1.75 which makes every
man his own antenna when he is carrying the outfit
in his bonnet. The antenna is located in the wearer's
hat, with a wire leading to the other parts of the
apparatus.
Otto Maresch. the German inventor of the set,
claims that by use of it it is possible for persons to
walk along city streets and, with receivers adjusted
to their ears, hear concerts, news and other radio pro-
grams which are being broadcast.
One company which started manufacturing the
midget set received 40,000 orders the first week. The
demand for them is so great that other firms arc
also making them by the thousands. Herr Maresch
says that it is quite likely that within a few months
it will be possible to manufacture a complete radio
set even smaller than the midget one, which will retail
for a dollar and possible less.
NEW DRUMMER'S BOOK.
Ludwig & Ludwig, Chicago, drum manufacturers
and publishers of instruction books for drummers,
has issued a booklet entitled "Military Drumming,"
written by Andrew V. Scott, chief demonstrator for
Ludwig & Ludwig. This is the first and only book
that has ever been issued on the original method of
stick beats and two-stick bass drumming, known a5
the Scotch style of bass drumming. The new book
is illustrated and effectively presented, which will
enable the musician to form many variations to meet
his own individual requirements.
HOW Q R S ROLLS ARE MADE.
The Q R S Music Co., whose factory is in the
Bronx, will welcome visitors to its plant and sales-
rooms ,so they may hear the latest releases. The
processes of roll making followed by the Q R S
Music Co. are always up-to-the-minute in efficiency
and effectiveness. The Q R S plant
Ninety-five Per Cent of Instruments Purchased There
Are Manufactured in the United States.
Ninety-five per cent of the guitars sold in Tampico
are made in the United States, the remaining hare
5 per cent coming from Germany. The figures are
those of Consul James B. Stewart in a report to the
Department of Commerce in which he gives flatter-
ing explanation that durability counts in Mexico
more than is generally supposed and that the Amer-
ican guitar is characterized by that desirable feature.
The American frankly admits that the American
guitar is less attractive to the eye than the German
instrument but it is stronger and made of better
wood.
But the German violins sell more readily in Mexico
than the violins from elsewhere. Their reputation is
a thing that the interval of the war did not decrease.
When the German violin makers were ready to re-
sume manufacturing and exporting they found their
old Mexican customers ready to do business. All
tiie violins sold in Tampico are imported direct from
Germany or come from that country through the
United States.
Frank Di Leone, music dealer of New Haven,
Conn., will move his business to larger quarters at
106 Temple street.
THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN TODAY.
Sixty years ago Tuesday of this week Calvary
church, Twenty-second street and Indiana avenue,
Chicago, was entered by burglars and a melodeon
belonging to the Sunday school was stolen.
The Only
Completely
Equipped
School in the
United States
"SUPERIOR" PIANO PLATES
Twenty-Third Year of Successful
Operation —• 20,000 Graduate*
Every branch taught, including Repairing,
Regulating and Voicing—All Player Actions,
with Demonstrating Specimens to work with.
Diplomas awarded and positions secured. Pri-
vate and class instructions. Both sexes.
School all year. Catalogs on request
POLK'S TUNING SCHOOL
WELLARD B. POWELL, President
Manufactured by
SUPERIOR FOUNDRY CO.
VALPARAISO, IND.
Cleveland, Ohio
The Piano Repair Shop
TRAVELPHONE PORTABLE
The outstanding phonograph for any occasion. Enables
you to retail a PORTABLE of QUALITY as low as $25.00.
Size Ilj.2xl4; weight 13 pounds.
Built of QUALITY and SERVICE
There will be :-i greater demand for Portables this season
than ever before. Don't delay in sending in your orders.
The Specialty Phonograph and Accessories Company
210-212 East 113th Street, NEW YORK, N. Y.
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and action* and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
425 South Wabash AT*.
Chicago
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always.
The only solid walnut benches built and sold at
regular prices.
Send for catalog and price
No. 25
Perfection Benches with Smith's Patented Interlock-
ing mitre joint,
list.
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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).