Presto
Issue: 1924 1979 - Page 23
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PRESTO
June 28, 1924.
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Growth of the Musical Merchandise Business Shown
by New Stores and Extensions.
Ever since the Duncan Sisters made a tremendous
hit with the new Washburn Uell-Shaped Guitars
artists everywhere have been adopting these new.
guitars of Lyon & Healy, Chicago.'
Phonographs to the number of 7,193, valued at
$211,640, were exported by the United States to
Mexico during 1923, according to the Bureau qi For-
eign and Domestic Commerce.
The Seiberling-Lucas Music Co., Portland, Ore.,
reports great success in the new Q R S music roll
department recently installed.
Hans Bach, 62 Detmars avenue, Astoria, N. Y., has
been granted a patent for a hand protector for wind
instruments, a flexible covering to protect instrument
from wear and tear.
N. C. Barber has acquired the controlling interest
Peerless
Player Actions
Grands
Uprights
Electric Expression
in Bristol & Barber, dealers in stools, benches and
cabinets, 3 East Fourteenth street, New York.
James Donnelly, South Norwalk, Conn., has opened
a talking machine and record shop in the Fine Arts
Building, Westport, Conn., with Miss Laura Sweeney
in charge.
I Tarry F. Reser, the banjo soloist, has written a
book which includes a manual of banjo technic and
some solos for banjoists.
Reservations for Floor Space Received from Radio
Concerns Throughout the Country.
The Pacific Radio Exposition, San Francisco, Calif.,
August 16-21, will be opened with attractive radio ex-
hibits at the civic auditorium.
Reservations for floor space have been received
from radio pioneering concerns in New York, New
Jersey, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. Local radio
companies, including the Radio Corporation of
Progressive New York House Which Carries Every- America, have already contracted for 50 per cent of
the floor space, or eighty booths. These booths are
thing Jobber or Dealer Needs.
to be uniformly constructed with a general scheme of
One of the useful things that should be close to the miniature radio towers for dividing posts connected
hand of the musical merchandise dealer at all times by decorative aerials.
is the catalog of the Specialty Phonograph & Acces-
Special programs will be radiocast from the big
sories Company, 210-212 East 113th street, New York, show by means of remote control from the San
manufacturers of "Specialty Brand" products. The Francisco and Oakland radio stations.
catalog, which is also a price list, is of interest and
value to every dealer who possesses one.
MARTINS IN EUROPE.
The house specializes in supplies for phonograph
manufacturers, jobbers, dealers and repair men, and
That Martin Handcraft Instruments, made by the
the wide extent of the line carried and its amazing Martin Band Instrument Company, of Elkhart,
variety, make it of peculiar interest to the phono- Ind., already well established in the favor of the musi-
graph trade and manufacturing industry. Motors, cians of England, will soon find its popularity ex-
mainsprings, repair parts of every kind are found in tended to the continent according to the prediction of
infinite variety in the stock of the Specialty Phono- officials. The Martin is certain of a distinguished in-
graph & Accessories Company, whose slogan is troduction to European musical circles, due to the
"Superior Quality Counts."
fact that H. Barth, tubaist of the Cincinnati Orches-
tra last season, returned to Germany at the close of
the symphony season and took with him a Martin
APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Erwin Stucky gives notice that he has been, ap- tuba and Martin saxophone. The Martin company
pointed by the Adams Circuit Court of Adams considers the partiality to the Handcraft instrument
County, Indiana, receiver of the Swiss Accordion of so exceptional an artist as Herr Barth a distinct
compliment.
Company, a corporation, located at Berne, Indiana.
PHONOGRAPH ACCESSORIES
STANDARD
(CAMBRIDGE.)
Piano Actions
Distinguished by
Simplicity
OPEN SHOW WITH RADIO
Reliability
Durability
THE WALNUT VENEER TRADE.
Logging operations have been resumed along the
Green and Barren Rivers in western Kentucky and
the good results are seen in the arrival of a larger
supply of walnut logs to the veneer mills of Evans-
ville, Ind. Floods in the creeks and rivers have in-
terrupted the log transportation, but the mills' owners
expect a full supply for the balance of the summer.
A Pneumatic Action bearing the name
STRAUCH BROS.
PEERLESS PNEUMATIC
ACTION CO.
is your guide for unfailing quality.
TOLBERT F. CHEEK, Ptesident
469-485 East 133rd Street,
"Simplified
New York
She Standard Action company
Cambridge, ^Massachusetts
to the point of perfection"
G. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pres.
J. F. BOYER, Sec'y
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments. Employs 1,000
expert workmen.
All of the most celebrated Artists use and endorse Conn Instruments.
Famous Bandmasters and Orchestra Directors highly endorse and recommend the use of the
Conn Instruments in their organizations.
Conn Instruments are noted for their ease of playing, light and reliable valve or key action;
quick response, rich tonal quality, perfect intonation, tone carrying quality, artisticness of design,
beautiful finish and reliable construction.
Conn Instruments are sent to any point in the U. S. subject to ten days free trial. Branch store
or agencies will be found in all large cities. Write far catalogues, prices, etc.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
The
ger
Steel Cable Hoist
DEPT. MS.
ELKHART, IND.
The high quality which has characterized
the Strauch Bros. Piano Actions and Ham-
mers for almost sixty years, distinguishes
our latest product, the
STRAUCH BROS.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
Simple in construction they are
dependable in every particular.
STRAUCH BROS., INC.
327 Walnut Ave.
New York City
Sturdy Commercia
Body Changed
in a Minute
START RIGHT—ALWAYS RIGHT
The "Honest To Goodness" Piano Movers Supplies.
The "BILGER" Goods
experience boiled down.
mean 25 years piano moving
The "Go Get The Business" Equipment is here.
Let Us Serve You
with "The Goods.''
A-No.-l goods, with 100 per cent efficiency in performance,
operation, results. Trade is just around the corner. Are
you ready for 100% business in 1924?
Our one man loader, one man hoist, self lifting trucks have
no superiors.
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY, Lancaster, Pa-
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PRESTO
June 28, 1924.
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Growth of the Musical Merchandise Business Shown
by New Stores and Extensions.
Ever since the Duncan Sisters made a tremendous
hit with the new Washburn Uell-Shaped Guitars
artists everywhere have been adopting these new.
guitars of Lyon & Healy, Chicago.'
Phonographs to the number of 7,193, valued at
$211,640, were exported by the United States to
Mexico during 1923, according to the Bureau qi For-
eign and Domestic Commerce.
The Seiberling-Lucas Music Co., Portland, Ore.,
reports great success in the new Q R S music roll
department recently installed.
Hans Bach, 62 Detmars avenue, Astoria, N. Y., has
been granted a patent for a hand protector for wind
instruments, a flexible covering to protect instrument
from wear and tear.
N. C. Barber has acquired the controlling interest
Peerless
Player Actions
Grands
Uprights
Electric Expression
in Bristol & Barber, dealers in stools, benches and
cabinets, 3 East Fourteenth street, New York.
James Donnelly, South Norwalk, Conn., has opened
a talking machine and record shop in the Fine Arts
Building, Westport, Conn., with Miss Laura Sweeney
in charge.
I Tarry F. Reser, the banjo soloist, has written a
book which includes a manual of banjo technic and
some solos for banjoists.
Reservations for Floor Space Received from Radio
Concerns Throughout the Country.
The Pacific Radio Exposition, San Francisco, Calif.,
August 16-21, will be opened with attractive radio ex-
hibits at the civic auditorium.
Reservations for floor space have been received
from radio pioneering concerns in New York, New
Jersey, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. Local radio
companies, including the Radio Corporation of
Progressive New York House Which Carries Every- America, have already contracted for 50 per cent of
the floor space, or eighty booths. These booths are
thing Jobber or Dealer Needs.
to be uniformly constructed with a general scheme of
One of the useful things that should be close to the miniature radio towers for dividing posts connected
hand of the musical merchandise dealer at all times by decorative aerials.
is the catalog of the Specialty Phonograph & Acces-
Special programs will be radiocast from the big
sories Company, 210-212 East 113th street, New York, show by means of remote control from the San
manufacturers of "Specialty Brand" products. The Francisco and Oakland radio stations.
catalog, which is also a price list, is of interest and
value to every dealer who possesses one.
MARTINS IN EUROPE.
The house specializes in supplies for phonograph
manufacturers, jobbers, dealers and repair men, and
That Martin Handcraft Instruments, made by the
the wide extent of the line carried and its amazing Martin Band Instrument Company, of Elkhart,
variety, make it of peculiar interest to the phono- Ind., already well established in the favor of the musi-
graph trade and manufacturing industry. Motors, cians of England, will soon find its popularity ex-
mainsprings, repair parts of every kind are found in tended to the continent according to the prediction of
infinite variety in the stock of the Specialty Phono- officials. The Martin is certain of a distinguished in-
graph & Accessories Company, whose slogan is troduction to European musical circles, due to the
"Superior Quality Counts."
fact that H. Barth, tubaist of the Cincinnati Orches-
tra last season, returned to Germany at the close of
the symphony season and took with him a Martin
APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Erwin Stucky gives notice that he has been, ap- tuba and Martin saxophone. The Martin company
pointed by the Adams Circuit Court of Adams considers the partiality to the Handcraft instrument
County, Indiana, receiver of the Swiss Accordion of so exceptional an artist as Herr Barth a distinct
compliment.
Company, a corporation, located at Berne, Indiana.
PHONOGRAPH ACCESSORIES
STANDARD
(CAMBRIDGE.)
Piano Actions
Distinguished by
Simplicity
OPEN SHOW WITH RADIO
Reliability
Durability
THE WALNUT VENEER TRADE.
Logging operations have been resumed along the
Green and Barren Rivers in western Kentucky and
the good results are seen in the arrival of a larger
supply of walnut logs to the veneer mills of Evans-
ville, Ind. Floods in the creeks and rivers have in-
terrupted the log transportation, but the mills' owners
expect a full supply for the balance of the summer.
A Pneumatic Action bearing the name
STRAUCH BROS.
PEERLESS PNEUMATIC
ACTION CO.
is your guide for unfailing quality.
TOLBERT F. CHEEK, Ptesident
469-485 East 133rd Street,
"Simplified
New York
She Standard Action company
Cambridge, ^Massachusetts
to the point of perfection"
G. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pres.
J. F. BOYER, Sec'y
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments. Employs 1,000
expert workmen.
All of the most celebrated Artists use and endorse Conn Instruments.
Famous Bandmasters and Orchestra Directors highly endorse and recommend the use of the
Conn Instruments in their organizations.
Conn Instruments are noted for their ease of playing, light and reliable valve or key action;
quick response, rich tonal quality, perfect intonation, tone carrying quality, artisticness of design,
beautiful finish and reliable construction.
Conn Instruments are sent to any point in the U. S. subject to ten days free trial. Branch store
or agencies will be found in all large cities. Write far catalogues, prices, etc.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
The
ger
Steel Cable Hoist
DEPT. MS.
ELKHART, IND.
The high quality which has characterized
the Strauch Bros. Piano Actions and Ham-
mers for almost sixty years, distinguishes
our latest product, the
STRAUCH BROS.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
Simple in construction they are
dependable in every particular.
STRAUCH BROS., INC.
327 Walnut Ave.
New York City
Sturdy Commercia
Body Changed
in a Minute
START RIGHT—ALWAYS RIGHT
The "Honest To Goodness" Piano Movers Supplies.
The "BILGER" Goods
experience boiled down.
mean 25 years piano moving
The "Go Get The Business" Equipment is here.
Let Us Serve You
with "The Goods.''
A-No.-l goods, with 100 per cent efficiency in performance,
operation, results. Trade is just around the corner. Are
you ready for 100% business in 1924?
Our one man loader, one man hoist, self lifting trucks have
no superiors.
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY, Lancaster, Pa-
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).