Presto
Issue: 1927 2125 - Page 21
April 23, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Style X
TO
PIANOS IN SCHOOLS
OF CALIFORNIA
(Continued from page 4)
continue until the end of the contest, Wednesday,
May 4th, in Music Week.
Every child in San Francisco will receive circulars
on this contest—every home in San Francisco will be
influenced by this publicity. Registrations are com-
ing- in daily to The Call and when the contest is in
full swing, it is expected there will be several thou-
sand children enrolled. Members of the Board are
giving of their time to properly direct this contest.
For obvious reasons the music trades of San Fran-
cisco do not appear in the contest—to the public it is
strictly the contest of the San Francisco Call.
Participation in National Music Week.
Members of your Board have already participated
in the preliminary meetings on San Francisco's Sev-
enth Annual Music Week which will be held May 1-8.
For obvious reasons, it is not advisable for the music
trades to appear too prominently in the management
of this great municipal event. Certain members of
the board, however, are giving of their time and
energy to make this Music Week a greater success
than ever before.
Music Week has undoubtedly a great publicity
value for the music business. Music Week costs
about $4,000 and while the city and county of San
Francisco appropriates $2,500 out of the city treasury,
the music merchants are called upon to contribute
$1,500. As the San Francisco Music Week is a purely
local matter, the Association funds cannot be used
for this purpose and therefore a private subscription
amongst the San Francisco music merchants is now
being undertaken.
School Band Contest for Northern California.
Every year a national school band contest is held
under the auspices of the Music Supervisors' National
Conference and in conjunction with the National Bu-
reau for the Advancement of Music. In California
two contests are permitted—one for the southern part
of the state and one for the northern part of the
state. A committee was appointed to supervise such
a congest for northern California and funds to the
extent of $1,000 are now being raised. The contest
will be held on May 6 and 7 in the Civic Center.
The winners in class "A" and " B " will be given
respectively, $500 and $300 to defray their expenses
to the national contest in Council Bluffs. Iowa, which
takes place the end of May.
Your Board has set aside the sum of $1,000 as a
loan to the Western Music Trades Convention for the
purpose of financing the preliminary expehses of the
fourth annual convention. The same thing was done
at the first convention held here in San Francisco in
1924. The loan was repaid in full and needless to
say, it materially helped the convention management.
The conventions have become so successful in the
years succeeding the first, and the financial plans for
this convention are so well prepared that there is no
question but that this convention will also be finan-
cially successful and repay the loan.
Affliction with the National Association.
During 1926 those prominently connected with the
National Association of Music Merchants were inter-
ested in developing state associations and affiliating
them with the national association in order that both
the state associations and the national association
could better carrv on their work The constitution of
the National Association was changed so that^the
state associations could apply for a charter on"ithe
payment of a charter fee of $25 and dues of $5 per
member.
On January 1, your Board applied for a charter,
sending in the necessary initiation fee and dues.
Active membership in our association, therefore, now
carries membership in the national association. Dues
for members at large in the national association are
$10 a year, while dues through our association are
only $5 a year.
Encourages Smaller Dealers.
The talking machine and phonograph jobbers felt
that the smaller talking machine and phonograph
dealers should be encouraged to participate in the
benefits of our association and made representations
to your president and undoubtedly these dealers could
be induced to join the association providing that the
dues were only nominal. Your Board therefore made
a change in the membership dues as follows:
Active membership dues to be composed of general
music stores in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley,
Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and San Jose, $30.00
per annum; also $.30 for other music trade units or
classifications enrolled as active members.
Associate Members—General music stores in other
towns in northern and central California than those
mentioned above, $10 per annum. Stores other than
general music stores, but having only a phonograph,
small goods, radio or sheet music department, in San
Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Sacramento,
Stockton, Fresno and San Jose, $10 per annum.
Stores other than general music stores, but having
only a phonograph, small goods, radio or sheet music
department, in other towns in northern and central
California than 'those mentioned above, $4 per annum.
In closing his report President Walker adds that
no time has been wasted "over petty trade contro-
versies, or over matters for which at present there
seems no solution. During the year very few contro-
versial matters came before us. We were able to
devote our efforts to the promotion of selling and the
general advancement of the music business. "I assure
you," he concludes, "that we have done everything
possible within our limited time and means to ad-
vance the interests of the music trades of northern
California."
Crossman Lumber
Company
Choice Lower Michigan
End Dried White Maple
Quartered Maple
Wide Maple
All thicknesses
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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-
mer» Made of Wrickert Felt
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Style X
TO
PIANOS IN SCHOOLS
OF CALIFORNIA
(Continued from page 4)
continue until the end of the contest, Wednesday,
May 4th, in Music Week.
Every child in San Francisco will receive circulars
on this contest—every home in San Francisco will be
influenced by this publicity. Registrations are com-
ing- in daily to The Call and when the contest is in
full swing, it is expected there will be several thou-
sand children enrolled. Members of the Board are
giving of their time to properly direct this contest.
For obvious reasons the music trades of San Fran-
cisco do not appear in the contest—to the public it is
strictly the contest of the San Francisco Call.
Participation in National Music Week.
Members of your Board have already participated
in the preliminary meetings on San Francisco's Sev-
enth Annual Music Week which will be held May 1-8.
For obvious reasons, it is not advisable for the music
trades to appear too prominently in the management
of this great municipal event. Certain members of
the board, however, are giving of their time and
energy to make this Music Week a greater success
than ever before.
Music Week has undoubtedly a great publicity
value for the music business. Music Week costs
about $4,000 and while the city and county of San
Francisco appropriates $2,500 out of the city treasury,
the music merchants are called upon to contribute
$1,500. As the San Francisco Music Week is a purely
local matter, the Association funds cannot be used
for this purpose and therefore a private subscription
amongst the San Francisco music merchants is now
being undertaken.
School Band Contest for Northern California.
Every year a national school band contest is held
under the auspices of the Music Supervisors' National
Conference and in conjunction with the National Bu-
reau for the Advancement of Music. In California
two contests are permitted—one for the southern part
of the state and one for the northern part of the
state. A committee was appointed to supervise such
a congest for northern California and funds to the
extent of $1,000 are now being raised. The contest
will be held on May 6 and 7 in the Civic Center.
The winners in class "A" and " B " will be given
respectively, $500 and $300 to defray their expenses
to the national contest in Council Bluffs. Iowa, which
takes place the end of May.
Your Board has set aside the sum of $1,000 as a
loan to the Western Music Trades Convention for the
purpose of financing the preliminary expehses of the
fourth annual convention. The same thing was done
at the first convention held here in San Francisco in
1924. The loan was repaid in full and needless to
say, it materially helped the convention management.
The conventions have become so successful in the
years succeeding the first, and the financial plans for
this convention are so well prepared that there is no
question but that this convention will also be finan-
cially successful and repay the loan.
Affliction with the National Association.
During 1926 those prominently connected with the
National Association of Music Merchants were inter-
ested in developing state associations and affiliating
them with the national association in order that both
the state associations and the national association
could better carrv on their work The constitution of
the National Association was changed so that^the
state associations could apply for a charter on"ithe
payment of a charter fee of $25 and dues of $5 per
member.
On January 1, your Board applied for a charter,
sending in the necessary initiation fee and dues.
Active membership in our association, therefore, now
carries membership in the national association. Dues
for members at large in the national association are
$10 a year, while dues through our association are
only $5 a year.
Encourages Smaller Dealers.
The talking machine and phonograph jobbers felt
that the smaller talking machine and phonograph
dealers should be encouraged to participate in the
benefits of our association and made representations
to your president and undoubtedly these dealers could
be induced to join the association providing that the
dues were only nominal. Your Board therefore made
a change in the membership dues as follows:
Active membership dues to be composed of general
music stores in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley,
Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and San Jose, $30.00
per annum; also $.30 for other music trade units or
classifications enrolled as active members.
Associate Members—General music stores in other
towns in northern and central California than those
mentioned above, $10 per annum. Stores other than
general music stores, but having only a phonograph,
small goods, radio or sheet music department, in San
Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Sacramento,
Stockton, Fresno and San Jose, $10 per annum.
Stores other than general music stores, but having
only a phonograph, small goods, radio or sheet music
department, in other towns in northern and central
California than 'those mentioned above, $4 per annum.
In closing his report President Walker adds that
no time has been wasted "over petty trade contro-
versies, or over matters for which at present there
seems no solution. During the year very few contro-
versial matters came before us. We were able to
devote our efforts to the promotion of selling and the
general advancement of the music business. "I assure
you," he concludes, "that we have done everything
possible within our limited time and means to ad-
vance the interests of the music trades of northern
California."
Crossman Lumber
Company
Choice Lower Michigan
End Dried White Maple
Quartered Maple
Wide Maple
All thicknesses
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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-
mer» Made of Wrickert Felt
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
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/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).