Presto
Issue: 1927 2135 - Page 21
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P R E S T 0-TI M E S
July 2, 1927.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
seemed to have been more or less of an event around
the Stout plant, attracting many of the workmen
from the main plant.
The cabinets, going through the course of con-,
Industry Said to Become Stabilized by the General
struction, are advanced in somewhat the style of
Recognition of Rights.
Fords on the "endless chain" made famous in the
The radio public of this country, for the first time, Detroit plant. The packing room is in the west side
will receive the full benefit of the radio patent situa- of the building, accessible to the railroad cars.
tion this year when the new styles of receivers are Twelve days are required for the process of manu-
made available, according to J. D. R. Freed, president facture of an instrument from the boards to the
of the Freed Eisemann Radio Corporation.
finished cabinet.
"The corporations which own and control the basic
In the main plant cabinets for larger instruments
patents have reached an agreement and have made for the same are also being manufactured. The wood
it possible for broadcast listeners 'to profit by the working machines are so arranged that all are pro-
development of the latest inventions," said Mr. Freed pelled from a single line shaft, powered by two elec-
last week. "Thousands of patents are involved in tric motors.
the manufacture of modern receiving sets and most
of these patents are owned and controlled by -the
Radio Corporation of America, the General Electric
PROUD OF OLD VIOLIN.
Company, the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
Miss Jeannette West, Greensburg, Ind., has come
turing Company and the American Telephone and into possession of a violin which was made by Carlo
Telegraph Company. Never before has the radio Bergonzi in 1734. Bergonzi was a pupil of Antonio
public been in such an advantageous position. For Stradivarius, whom he imitated very closely in his
the first time a radio fan will be able to get an instru- early efforts, while his later instruments show much
ment which is the combined result of the patents of originality and character. He made not only violins,
practically all the controlling patent situation of the but also violas and violin-cellos, which, however, are
country. When a licensed set is purchased 'this year all now very rare. Miss West greatly appreciates
it will mean that its owner will receive the best de- the gift for its intrinsic merits and prizes it as a
velopments attained by the combined engineering family keepsake as well. The violin was once owned
laboratories.
and played by a Denver relative, well known on the
"This co-operation between 'the patent owners and concert stage.
the splendid work of the Federal Radio Commission
has done more to stabilize the industry than any
RADIO RECEPTION IMPROVED.
other factor since the inception of broadcasting. Not
In
the
first official report made with regard to the
only in the radio industry, but in banking circles,
proper patent coverage is being regarded as of vital reassignment of frequencies and power throughout
importance. This may well mark a milestone in the the United States, Commissioner H. A. Bellows, act-
radio industry, because for the first time serious con- ing as spokesman for the Federal Radio Commission,
sideration is being given to the importance of the last week declared that conditions are vastly im-
proved in the cities. With regard to long distance
rights of those who hold the basic patents."
reception,
he said that there was a varying opinion,
In regard to the radio patent outlook for the com- some advices
the situation to be better and
ing season, E. H. Schwab, chairman of the Splitdorf others not as asserting
good as it had been.
Radio Corporation, recently said:
"The clearing up of the patent situation has re-
moved the one real bugaboo of the honest-to-
goodness radio manufacturer. Being worried and
harassed, they could not devote their best talents to
production and sales problems, but all of this is back
of us now."
RADIO MAKERS POOL INTERESTS
NOW MAKES RADIO CABINETS
Stout Furniture Company, Brazil, Ind., Plans Big
Output in Old Phonograph Factory.
The same machinery that was used in making the
Knight Ampliphone phonograph and the Tourist
phonograph has been arranged by -the Stout Furni-
ture Company, Brazil, Ind., purchasers of the Knight
plant there, and has been speeded up to turn out five
hundred completed radio cabinets a day. The first
completed radio cabinets came through the endless
chain in the finishing room, stained, filled, sanded,
shellaced and lacquered, all ready for hand rubbers,
Saturday afternoon. The completion of the first of
the run of an abnormally large order of cabinets
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 Weickcrt Felt
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Envl«v;ood Ave., CHICAGO. ILL.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
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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P R E S T 0-TI M E S
July 2, 1927.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
seemed to have been more or less of an event around
the Stout plant, attracting many of the workmen
from the main plant.
The cabinets, going through the course of con-,
Industry Said to Become Stabilized by the General
struction, are advanced in somewhat the style of
Recognition of Rights.
Fords on the "endless chain" made famous in the
The radio public of this country, for the first time, Detroit plant. The packing room is in the west side
will receive the full benefit of the radio patent situa- of the building, accessible to the railroad cars.
tion this year when the new styles of receivers are Twelve days are required for the process of manu-
made available, according to J. D. R. Freed, president facture of an instrument from the boards to the
of the Freed Eisemann Radio Corporation.
finished cabinet.
"The corporations which own and control the basic
In the main plant cabinets for larger instruments
patents have reached an agreement and have made for the same are also being manufactured. The wood
it possible for broadcast listeners 'to profit by the working machines are so arranged that all are pro-
development of the latest inventions," said Mr. Freed pelled from a single line shaft, powered by two elec-
last week. "Thousands of patents are involved in tric motors.
the manufacture of modern receiving sets and most
of these patents are owned and controlled by -the
Radio Corporation of America, the General Electric
PROUD OF OLD VIOLIN.
Company, the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
Miss Jeannette West, Greensburg, Ind., has come
turing Company and the American Telephone and into possession of a violin which was made by Carlo
Telegraph Company. Never before has the radio Bergonzi in 1734. Bergonzi was a pupil of Antonio
public been in such an advantageous position. For Stradivarius, whom he imitated very closely in his
the first time a radio fan will be able to get an instru- early efforts, while his later instruments show much
ment which is the combined result of the patents of originality and character. He made not only violins,
practically all the controlling patent situation of the but also violas and violin-cellos, which, however, are
country. When a licensed set is purchased 'this year all now very rare. Miss West greatly appreciates
it will mean that its owner will receive the best de- the gift for its intrinsic merits and prizes it as a
velopments attained by the combined engineering family keepsake as well. The violin was once owned
laboratories.
and played by a Denver relative, well known on the
"This co-operation between 'the patent owners and concert stage.
the splendid work of the Federal Radio Commission
has done more to stabilize the industry than any
RADIO RECEPTION IMPROVED.
other factor since the inception of broadcasting. Not
In
the
first official report made with regard to the
only in the radio industry, but in banking circles,
proper patent coverage is being regarded as of vital reassignment of frequencies and power throughout
importance. This may well mark a milestone in the the United States, Commissioner H. A. Bellows, act-
radio industry, because for the first time serious con- ing as spokesman for the Federal Radio Commission,
sideration is being given to the importance of the last week declared that conditions are vastly im-
proved in the cities. With regard to long distance
rights of those who hold the basic patents."
reception,
he said that there was a varying opinion,
In regard to the radio patent outlook for the com- some advices
the situation to be better and
ing season, E. H. Schwab, chairman of the Splitdorf others not as asserting
good as it had been.
Radio Corporation, recently said:
"The clearing up of the patent situation has re-
moved the one real bugaboo of the honest-to-
goodness radio manufacturer. Being worried and
harassed, they could not devote their best talents to
production and sales problems, but all of this is back
of us now."
RADIO MAKERS POOL INTERESTS
NOW MAKES RADIO CABINETS
Stout Furniture Company, Brazil, Ind., Plans Big
Output in Old Phonograph Factory.
The same machinery that was used in making the
Knight Ampliphone phonograph and the Tourist
phonograph has been arranged by -the Stout Furni-
ture Company, Brazil, Ind., purchasers of the Knight
plant there, and has been speeded up to turn out five
hundred completed radio cabinets a day. The first
completed radio cabinets came through the endless
chain in the finishing room, stained, filled, sanded,
shellaced and lacquered, all ready for hand rubbers,
Saturday afternoon. The completion of the first of
the run of an abnormally large order of cabinets
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 Weickcrt Felt
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Envl«v;ood Ave., CHICAGO. ILL.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
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).