Presto
Issue: 1927 2116 - Page 21
February 19, 1927.
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PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FUR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
NEW BANDS STIMULATE TRADE
Movement for Former New Organizations Gains in
Enthusiasm All Over the Country.
A new orchestra has been organized in Chestnut,
111., under the direction of I. L. Williams.
The Wyandotte, Mich., Board of Commerce has
provided the Roosevelt High School Band with new
uniforms.
The petition requesting that a vote be taken at the
spring election on the proposal to provide for a city
tax for the support of a band is being circulated in
Hillsboro, 111.
At the annual election of officers of Rizpah Temple
Shrine Band, Madisonville, Ky., Frank Weirz, of
Evansville, Ind., was elected bandmaster, succeeding
Ernest Patterson.
Plans for organization of a community symphony
orchestra under direction of J. W. Chadwick, were
formed at a meeting of the community band commit-
tee at Jacksonville, 111.
studio for the teaching of band instrument music.
Mr. Tolomeo is assisted by his wife, who is a suc-
cessful teacher of stringed instruments. Mr. Tolomeo
is conductor of bands at Wall Lake, Battle Creek,
Cushing and Pierson, all in Iowa.
NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL CONTESTS.
Joint announcement has just been made by Miss
Isabel Lowden, director of the New York Music
Week Association and Dr. George H. Gartlan, direc-
tor or public school music for New York city, that
the elementary and high school orchestral and choral
contests for the present season will take place during
the first two weeks in May. Thousands of students
who are members of these organizations in the public
schools, are now preparing to take part in this annual
event and the registration will unquestionably be the
largest of any season to date.
SIZES OF SCHOOL BANDS.
In the effort to determine what size band is most
frequent in schools, the Conn Music Center, Elkhart,
Ind., divided the sizes into six groups. The answers
SANTA MONICA ORGAN OPENING.
in the questionnaire ranged as follows: Less than
The opening of the new factory of the Artcraft ten pieces, 25; 10 to 20 pieces, 49; 20 to 30 pieces,
Organ Company, 1638-52 Twelfth street, Santa Mon- 100; 30 to 50 pieces, 130; and over fifty pieces, 70.
ica, Cal , took place recently, closing with an exhibi- For orchestras, a smaller group is most frequently
tion of the new high school pipe organ. The new, found. There the groups are, less than five pieces, 13;
large building is equipped with modern facilities for 5 to 10 pieces, 44; 10 to 20 pieces, 209; 20 to 30 pieces,
organ building. C. E. Haldeman and A. R. Taylor, 160; 30 to 50 pieces, 152; over 50 pieces, 65; not
leaders of the Santa Monica industry, expressed their specified, 33.
gratification with the large and representative attend-
ance, which exceeded a total of 1,000 guests, at the
CLARK ROLLS SATISFY.
two-day festivity.
Clark Orchestra Rolls, made by the Clark Orches-
tra Roll Co., De Kalb, 111., are profitable commodities
to handle even if the dealer does not handle a line of
EDISON CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY.
Thomas A. Edison celebrated his most notable automatic pianos and orchestrions. The rolls are
birthday on February 12—his 80th. The electrical made by the most progressive methods and are up-
wizard, who invented the incandescent light, the to-date in selection and pepful in recording. Where
phonograph, and scores of other •things that have a dealer does not yet carry such rolls, the line of the
helped to make the world a better and more interest- Clark Orchestra Roll Co. would be a profitable one
ing place in which to live, took a day off for jolli- to inquire about. Write for lists, folders, monthly
fication and the inevitable interview which descends bulletin of new records and full particulars.
upon him every year; this year with more insistence
Davitt & Hanser, musical merchandise dealers of
than before.
Cincinnati have moved to larger quarters at 304 Main
street.
TEACHER OPENS STORE.
S. Tolomeo, a well known musician and teacher,
of Omaha, Neb., has opened a music store at 322
South Fifteenth street, at which address he has a
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer and Damper Felts
Practice Keyboards
Grand and Upright Ham-
mers Made of Weickert Felt
Dealer*' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave.. CHICAGO, ILL.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc.
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
THE CELEBRATED WICKHAM—
QUALITY FIRST
—PIANO PLATES
Tiny Colnola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
The Wickham Piano Plate Co.
Springfield* Ohio
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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21
PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FUR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
NEW BANDS STIMULATE TRADE
Movement for Former New Organizations Gains in
Enthusiasm All Over the Country.
A new orchestra has been organized in Chestnut,
111., under the direction of I. L. Williams.
The Wyandotte, Mich., Board of Commerce has
provided the Roosevelt High School Band with new
uniforms.
The petition requesting that a vote be taken at the
spring election on the proposal to provide for a city
tax for the support of a band is being circulated in
Hillsboro, 111.
At the annual election of officers of Rizpah Temple
Shrine Band, Madisonville, Ky., Frank Weirz, of
Evansville, Ind., was elected bandmaster, succeeding
Ernest Patterson.
Plans for organization of a community symphony
orchestra under direction of J. W. Chadwick, were
formed at a meeting of the community band commit-
tee at Jacksonville, 111.
studio for the teaching of band instrument music.
Mr. Tolomeo is assisted by his wife, who is a suc-
cessful teacher of stringed instruments. Mr. Tolomeo
is conductor of bands at Wall Lake, Battle Creek,
Cushing and Pierson, all in Iowa.
NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL CONTESTS.
Joint announcement has just been made by Miss
Isabel Lowden, director of the New York Music
Week Association and Dr. George H. Gartlan, direc-
tor or public school music for New York city, that
the elementary and high school orchestral and choral
contests for the present season will take place during
the first two weeks in May. Thousands of students
who are members of these organizations in the public
schools, are now preparing to take part in this annual
event and the registration will unquestionably be the
largest of any season to date.
SIZES OF SCHOOL BANDS.
In the effort to determine what size band is most
frequent in schools, the Conn Music Center, Elkhart,
Ind., divided the sizes into six groups. The answers
SANTA MONICA ORGAN OPENING.
in the questionnaire ranged as follows: Less than
The opening of the new factory of the Artcraft ten pieces, 25; 10 to 20 pieces, 49; 20 to 30 pieces,
Organ Company, 1638-52 Twelfth street, Santa Mon- 100; 30 to 50 pieces, 130; and over fifty pieces, 70.
ica, Cal , took place recently, closing with an exhibi- For orchestras, a smaller group is most frequently
tion of the new high school pipe organ. The new, found. There the groups are, less than five pieces, 13;
large building is equipped with modern facilities for 5 to 10 pieces, 44; 10 to 20 pieces, 209; 20 to 30 pieces,
organ building. C. E. Haldeman and A. R. Taylor, 160; 30 to 50 pieces, 152; over 50 pieces, 65; not
leaders of the Santa Monica industry, expressed their specified, 33.
gratification with the large and representative attend-
ance, which exceeded a total of 1,000 guests, at the
CLARK ROLLS SATISFY.
two-day festivity.
Clark Orchestra Rolls, made by the Clark Orches-
tra Roll Co., De Kalb, 111., are profitable commodities
to handle even if the dealer does not handle a line of
EDISON CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY.
Thomas A. Edison celebrated his most notable automatic pianos and orchestrions. The rolls are
birthday on February 12—his 80th. The electrical made by the most progressive methods and are up-
wizard, who invented the incandescent light, the to-date in selection and pepful in recording. Where
phonograph, and scores of other •things that have a dealer does not yet carry such rolls, the line of the
helped to make the world a better and more interest- Clark Orchestra Roll Co. would be a profitable one
ing place in which to live, took a day off for jolli- to inquire about. Write for lists, folders, monthly
fication and the inevitable interview which descends bulletin of new records and full particulars.
upon him every year; this year with more insistence
Davitt & Hanser, musical merchandise dealers of
than before.
Cincinnati have moved to larger quarters at 304 Main
street.
TEACHER OPENS STORE.
S. Tolomeo, a well known musician and teacher,
of Omaha, Neb., has opened a music store at 322
South Fifteenth street, at which address he has a
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer and Damper Felts
Practice Keyboards
Grand and Upright Ham-
mers Made of Weickert Felt
Dealer*' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave.. CHICAGO, ILL.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc.
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
THE CELEBRATED WICKHAM—
QUALITY FIRST
—PIANO PLATES
Tiny Colnola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
The Wickham Piano Plate Co.
Springfield* Ohio
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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/
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