Presto
Issue: 1927 2132 - Page 19
June 11, 1927.
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PRESTO-TIMES
PIANO FACTORY^STORE SUPPLIES
NEW BANDS STIMULATES TRADE
Movement for Forming New Organizations Gains in
Enthusiasm All Over the Country.
Instruments for the newly organized drum and
bugle corps of Fallerans Post of the American Le-
gion in Aledo, 111., were ordered last week. The
corps consist of 23' pieces, eight using parade drums,
12 bugles, a Scotch bass drum, one set of cymbals
and drum major's equipment.
The newly organized Northern DeKalb County
Community Band at Piano, 111., consists of experi-
enced bandsmen, most of whom played last year.
They have reorganized and new material has been
added until they number 18. The members are re-
cruiting from Sycamore, Genoa, Burlington and De-
Kalb.
Excellent progress is reported by the Manistique,
Mich., high school boys' band, which now numbers
19 members.
effect to 'the musicians employed, the elimination of
musicians entirely and in other ways."
SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
A MISSOURI BAND TAX LAW.
The new Missouri band law, recently passed by the
Legislature and signed by Governor Baker, provides
that any city or town in the state with less than
25,000 population may levy a tax to provide funds
for the support of a municipal band and revenue for
public concerts. Ten per cent of the qualified electors
of any city or town of >the required population may
have a proposition submitted at a general or special
election for the band tax.
Officers Elected at Annual Convention of Active and
Prominent National Organization at Hotel Stevens.
The Musical Supply Association of America ad-
journed its meetings at Hotel Stevens on Tuesday of
this week with the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The new officers are:
President, W. C. Hess.
Vice-president, Roy S. Hibshman.
Secretary, Alfred L. Smith.
Treasurer, David A. Smith.
HAVE MUNICIPAL BANDS.
Cities in Michigan, Maryland, Nebraska, Illinois,
Texas, Kansas, West Virginia, New Mexico, Cali-
fornia, Montana, South Dakota and Iowa now take
advantage of the band tax law which provides the
funds for the support of a municipal band. Iowa
alone has 100 cities with tax supported bands, and to
Maj. George W. Landers, a music dealer of Clarinda,
la., belongs the credit of starting the band tax move-
ment.
A UKULELE CONTEST.
A ukulele contest in Shea's Theater, Buffalo, is
being fostered by the Buffalo Courier Express in
association with the following dealers: the Columbia
TO CREATE A PRESS DEPARTMENT.
Music Shop, Charles Liske, Robert L. Loud, Max
At the last regular luncheon for the season of the
Friedman, McClellan Music House, Neal, Clark &
Boston Music Publishers' Association held last week
Neal; the Wurlitzer Co. and Murray Whiteman.
at the Boston Art Club the proposition to create a
press department was referred to the next regular
MUSICIANS IN PROTEST.
A strong protest against the action of the American meeting. The scheme would involve the dissemina-
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was tion of information about Boston musical activities
expresed in resolutions passed at the recent meeting in which the association is interested.
in Baltimore of the American Federation of Musicians
in creating "tax burdens" for musicians. The con- Ralph T. Jones, a reporter on the Atlanta Consti-
vention protested against "copyright laws that permit tution, Atlanta, Ga., has written a song called "Mother
publishers to demand many payments for sheet Mine" which is gaining a position among the popu-
music" and added that it is now "being forcefully lars. Another song "Your Home's in My Heart,"
demonstrated that the tax burden is being shifted in is in the hands of a publishing firm.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
Y H R l
I V7IVIV
—<
W. K. ZIEGFELD DIES.
William K. Ziegfeld, who has been in the motion
picture producing business for some years past and
who died at Kelly Hospital, Baltimore, last Tuesday,
was well known to most of the Chicago music trade
and industry, which city was his home for many
years. He was the manager of the Chicago Musical
College when his father was at the head of that in-
stitution and really succeeded Flo Ziegfeld, his elder
brother, in the work of carrying on the late Dr. F.
Ziegfeld's school.
PIANOS
ONE GRADE ONLY
FACTORFES:
IMFW
45lhSt, 10thAT.. & W46lh. l ^ E i W
•
for
The Wesseflt Nickel & Gross action Is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which ft is found.
7
The following new officers of the National Musical
Merchandise Association were elected at the conven-
tion held at the Hotel Stevens, Chicago, this week:
President, Wm. J. Haussler.
Vice-president, John Leullyn.
Vice-president, Frank C. Howard.
Secretary, Alfred L. Smith.
Treasurer, Fred Gretsch.
MOVING TRUCKS
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICEi
457 W . 45th Sk«t
vviitc I
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturers of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT, Prea.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sac. & Tr«u.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
IV1«inufteot:cir«r« of High
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
Orad*
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
-
-
OHIO
TH E CO MSTOCK, C • HENE 1 Y & CO.
IVORYTON, CONN
IVORY CUTTERS
SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trad*
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19
PRESTO-TIMES
PIANO FACTORY^STORE SUPPLIES
NEW BANDS STIMULATES TRADE
Movement for Forming New Organizations Gains in
Enthusiasm All Over the Country.
Instruments for the newly organized drum and
bugle corps of Fallerans Post of the American Le-
gion in Aledo, 111., were ordered last week. The
corps consist of 23' pieces, eight using parade drums,
12 bugles, a Scotch bass drum, one set of cymbals
and drum major's equipment.
The newly organized Northern DeKalb County
Community Band at Piano, 111., consists of experi-
enced bandsmen, most of whom played last year.
They have reorganized and new material has been
added until they number 18. The members are re-
cruiting from Sycamore, Genoa, Burlington and De-
Kalb.
Excellent progress is reported by the Manistique,
Mich., high school boys' band, which now numbers
19 members.
effect to 'the musicians employed, the elimination of
musicians entirely and in other ways."
SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
A MISSOURI BAND TAX LAW.
The new Missouri band law, recently passed by the
Legislature and signed by Governor Baker, provides
that any city or town in the state with less than
25,000 population may levy a tax to provide funds
for the support of a municipal band and revenue for
public concerts. Ten per cent of the qualified electors
of any city or town of >the required population may
have a proposition submitted at a general or special
election for the band tax.
Officers Elected at Annual Convention of Active and
Prominent National Organization at Hotel Stevens.
The Musical Supply Association of America ad-
journed its meetings at Hotel Stevens on Tuesday of
this week with the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The new officers are:
President, W. C. Hess.
Vice-president, Roy S. Hibshman.
Secretary, Alfred L. Smith.
Treasurer, David A. Smith.
HAVE MUNICIPAL BANDS.
Cities in Michigan, Maryland, Nebraska, Illinois,
Texas, Kansas, West Virginia, New Mexico, Cali-
fornia, Montana, South Dakota and Iowa now take
advantage of the band tax law which provides the
funds for the support of a municipal band. Iowa
alone has 100 cities with tax supported bands, and to
Maj. George W. Landers, a music dealer of Clarinda,
la., belongs the credit of starting the band tax move-
ment.
A UKULELE CONTEST.
A ukulele contest in Shea's Theater, Buffalo, is
being fostered by the Buffalo Courier Express in
association with the following dealers: the Columbia
TO CREATE A PRESS DEPARTMENT.
Music Shop, Charles Liske, Robert L. Loud, Max
At the last regular luncheon for the season of the
Friedman, McClellan Music House, Neal, Clark &
Boston Music Publishers' Association held last week
Neal; the Wurlitzer Co. and Murray Whiteman.
at the Boston Art Club the proposition to create a
press department was referred to the next regular
MUSICIANS IN PROTEST.
A strong protest against the action of the American meeting. The scheme would involve the dissemina-
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was tion of information about Boston musical activities
expresed in resolutions passed at the recent meeting in which the association is interested.
in Baltimore of the American Federation of Musicians
in creating "tax burdens" for musicians. The con- Ralph T. Jones, a reporter on the Atlanta Consti-
vention protested against "copyright laws that permit tution, Atlanta, Ga., has written a song called "Mother
publishers to demand many payments for sheet Mine" which is gaining a position among the popu-
music" and added that it is now "being forcefully lars. Another song "Your Home's in My Heart,"
demonstrated that the tax burden is being shifted in is in the hands of a publishing firm.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
Y H R l
I V7IVIV
—<
W. K. ZIEGFELD DIES.
William K. Ziegfeld, who has been in the motion
picture producing business for some years past and
who died at Kelly Hospital, Baltimore, last Tuesday,
was well known to most of the Chicago music trade
and industry, which city was his home for many
years. He was the manager of the Chicago Musical
College when his father was at the head of that in-
stitution and really succeeded Flo Ziegfeld, his elder
brother, in the work of carrying on the late Dr. F.
Ziegfeld's school.
PIANOS
ONE GRADE ONLY
FACTORFES:
IMFW
45lhSt, 10thAT.. & W46lh. l ^ E i W
•
for
The Wesseflt Nickel & Gross action Is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which ft is found.
7
The following new officers of the National Musical
Merchandise Association were elected at the conven-
tion held at the Hotel Stevens, Chicago, this week:
President, Wm. J. Haussler.
Vice-president, John Leullyn.
Vice-president, Frank C. Howard.
Secretary, Alfred L. Smith.
Treasurer, Fred Gretsch.
MOVING TRUCKS
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICEi
457 W . 45th Sk«t
vviitc I
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturers of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT, Prea.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sac. & Tr«u.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
IV1«inufteot:cir«r« of High
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
Orad*
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
-
-
OHIO
TH E CO MSTOCK, C • HENE 1 Y & CO.
IVORYTON, CONN
IVORY CUTTERS
SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trad*
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).