January 3, 1925.
19
PRESTO
SMALL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
mas'.er, of Ithaca, New York, has consented to act
as state chairman in this movement.
Gramophones imported into the Serb-Croat-Slo-
Complaints From Trade Say Untrammelled Importa- vene Kingdom have recently been exempted, by
official notification in the Government Gazette of
tions of Stringed Instruments Is Cause.
(hat country, from the payment of the "luxury" duty
The untrammelled importation of stringed instru- of ten per cent ad valorem which hitherto has been
ments to Switzerland caused considerable disturbance imposed on such goods.
to the musical merchandise business for the year
The player roll department in the Portland, Ore.,
1923 and the effects have been felt more or less dur- branch of Sherman, Clay & Co. is being remodeled
ing 1924.
and the space increased. The Duo-Art and Q R S
.In pianos both production and sales followed a
music rolls are handled in the department and the
normal course. The determined efforts of the for- business in the roll line constantly increases.
eigner to get the Swiss market simply stimulated
The Palmer Piano House, Medford, Ore., has se-
local business people to greater efforts, according to cured the exclusive agency for Couturier band in-
London Music Trades Review. The importations
struments and saxophones made by Lyon & Healy,
of 1923 corresponded about to those of 1913. A
Chicago.
considerable support was lent to the home industry
L. F. Pollock is a new man on the sales staff of
by the condition that for every piano ordered in the
the Wholesale Musical Merchandise Division of Lyon
country another might be imported. The shortened
& Healy.
working day has interfered with the production. The
The Wagner-Bund Music Co., Inc., 113 North
shorter day requires an extension of plant and prem-
Whitfield street, Pittsburgh, is expanding its business
ises which the present outlook does not justify or
and becoming a general music store.
encourage. There was a continued decline in the The stock niLisic goods of the Wingren Co , Burnet.
exportation of musical boxes and parts, whilst, on
Tex., was damaged by fire recently.
the other hand, the business in talking machines made
An alteration sale was recently closed at the A. B.
gratifying progress.
Clinton Co., 33 Church street, New Haven.. Conn.
CONN KANSAS CITY BRANCH
SWISS TRADE DISRUPTED
NEWS OF SMALL GOODS FIELD
Many New Names Appear in Musical Instrument
Business and Old Ones Continue in Activities.
-riic Premier Music Roll Co. and the Exhibitors'
Music Roll Co., San Francisco, were recently merged,
though the two names are still retained.
James Robertson, well known among the British
as a maker of bagpipes in Edinboro, Stotland, was
elected to the Chamber of Commerce of that city
recently.
Fred Gardner is the successor to M. Polsky in a
music business at 1006 O street, Lincoln, Neb.
A movement to aid band instrument sales is now
on foot in New York state for the Municipal Band
or Concert Law. Pat Conway, the famous band-
EVENT IN OSSINING, N. Y.
A formal opening was held recently at the new
Duulap Music Store, 149 Main street, Ossining, N. Y.,
which now presents a complete musical merchandise
depar'ment. Through the co-operation of the Vic-
tor Talking Machine Co., the Martin Band Instru-
ment Co., Gibson, Inc., and other firms, a number of
famous musical stars were able to appear.
INCITING THE HOME FEELING.
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found*
YORK
45th St.
VIOLIN OUTFIT SELLS.
The Fuller-Ryde Music Co., 72 East Ohio street,
Indianapolis, handles "Everything in Music 1 ' and pro-
vides the variety that attracts the musical merchan-
dise cus'omer. "The home in which music holds an
important place reflects itself in bright eyes and
happy faces," was the sales encouraging line that dis-
tinguished its advertising in the local newspapers in
the days before Christmas. Among the attractions
was a Christmas violin outfit consisting of violin, bow,
case, chin rest and rosin, choice of one-fourth, one-
half, three-quarter or full size violins.
ASSOCIATION'S BIG PLANS.
• The Associatied Musical Instrument Dealers of
Chicago at a recent meeting agreed to plans for the
increase of its activities and the enlargement of its
membership. All wholesalers, jobbers and retailers
of small goods in the loop and retailers operating in
other parts of the city and the suburbs are to be in-
vited to join.
"Music makes the home more homey. Without it
there's something lacking—you miss it and your chil-
dren miss it," is the suggestive phrase heading a
good advertising display in the newspapers last
week by R. C. McCauley, Taylorville, 111. The firm
The Rice-Waters Music Co., Seattle, Wash., has
carries pianos, musical merchandise, rolls, records and closed out its picture department and the space is
sheet music.
now used for pianos and phonographs.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
HIGHEST GRADE
F. D. Streep, with Fine Record as Branch Opener,
Is Manager of New Store.
F. D. Streep is manager of the new C. G. Conn
branch store in Kansas City, Mo., the thirteenth
active store to be established by the C. G. Conn,
Ltd., Elkhart, Ind. The store is conveniently located
at 1011 Megee street, in warerooms of a commodious
and suitable kind convenient to the downtown shop-
ping district.
Mr. Streep is an old member of the Conn selling
forces and has been manager of the Conn New
York Co. for several years. In fact he opened the
company's first New York branch in 1918. While re-
taining his position as manager of the New York
branch he opened five other branches which have
proved successes.
OFFICE:
4S7 W. 45th Steeet
Comstock, Cheney & Co.
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Chicago, 111.
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