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CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1928
TUNERS MAKE BIG
CONVENTION PLANS
President Charles Deutschmann, Following
Visit to Cleveland, Feels Assured of a
Record Attendance for Meeting in
Hotel Statler Aug. 13 to 16.
Charles Deutschmann, president of the National
Association of Piano Tuners, dropped off at Cleve-
land recently on his trip hack to Chicago from New
York, where he had attended the national conven-
tion of the music trades. His purpose was to confer
with Cleveland members on plans for the annual
convention in that city of the association August 13
to 16 inclusive.
Mr. Deutschmann met J. B. Wurstner, president
of the local chapter, A. E. Smith and C. L. Mack,
members of the planning committee, and Rexford
C. Hyre, secretary of the Music Merchants' Asso-
and again in the evenings from seven-thirty to ten
o'clock. These features are of outstanding value in
an educational program which will surpass the sched-
ule of any previous convention, and all tuners,
whether members of the association or not, are urged
to attend the Cleveland gathering.
MUSIC TRADE NEWS
OF INDIANAPOLIS
Visiting Salesmen Report Trade Good in
Cities of State—Early Closing Rule for
City Is Adopted by Music Houses.
J. D. Sill, assistant secretary of the Kimball Piano
Company, Chicago, spent the day in Indianapolis
recently with the local store head, Mr. Coverdill.
While in the city Mr. Sill had the pleasure of seeing
Indianapolis, and seemed rather impressed with the
city. Mr. Coverdill reports the month of June very
good, with an unusual number of upright pianos
being sold during the month.
Charles Howe of the Apollo Piano Company is in
Indianapolis pepping up the sales force of the Wilk-
ing Music Company. The sales of Apollo pianos
and reproducing pianos during the past week have
been exceptionally good, according to Mr. Wilking.
Mr. Howe will leave Indianapolis Tuesday evening
for Quincy, Mich., where he will spend the Fourth of
July with friends at his summer home. While dis-
cussing business conditions, Mr. Howe reports busi-
ness over the territory he has covered during the last
month improving, with every indication for a good
fall business. One of the new arrivals at the Walking
Music Company's store is the new style 415 Jesse
French & Son's upright pianos in the duco finish.
John S. Pearson of the Pearson Piano Company
has gone to his summer home at Wequctousing,
Mich., where he will spend his vacation. Business
with the Pearson Piano Company has been up to
the standard during the past week, and the month of
June equal to last year.
The majority of the music houses in the city will
close their stores at 5 p. m. during July and August,
and 6 p. m. on Saturdays.
Visitors during the week w 7 ere Irwin Douhitt of the
Kohler-Campbell Industries, and Mr. George Mans-
field of the Kurtzmann Piano Company.
OUR WORLD TRADE.
CHARLBS DEUTSCHMANN.
ciation of Ohio, who agreed that an attendance of
between five and six hundred from all over the
United States is expected. Arrangements are being
made to have the Hon. John D. Marshall, Mayor of
Cleveland, deliver the address of welcome to the dele-
gates. Other speakers on the tentative program are:
Robert E. Taylor, president of the Music Merchants'
Association of Ohio, will speak on the subject of
"Salesmanship." Rexford C. Hyre, secretary of the
same Association, will speak on "Organization," and
Anthony L. Maresh, president of the Cleveland Mu-
sic Trades Association, will speak on "The Future
of the Piano Tuner." The Hotel Statler will be the
headquarters.
A special meeting of the officers and directors of
the association was held in Chicago last week, to
arrange for final details of the convention at the
Hotel Statler. Those in attendance at the meeting
were Charles Deutschmann, president; Edgar Sea-
graves, first vice-president; A. V. Minifie, second
vice-president; W. F. McClellan, secretary; and the
following directors: C. T. Backus, J. B. Wurstner,
Charles Merkle, George Steger and Lester Singer.
In addition to the various exhibits and discussions
of a technical nature to be conducted by piano man-
ufacturers, the Baldwin Piano Co. of Cincinnati will
hold classes in grand action regulating during the
four days of the convention at which corps of its
finest regulators will serve as instructors.
Classes for tuners in the schedule will not conflict
with the regular sessions of the convention as they
will be held before, between, and after each meeting
The "Big Five" among the buyers of American
merchandise—United Kingdom, Canada, Germany,
Japan and France—purchased more than one-half of
all American exports during the first quarter of 1928,
says a report on "Our World Trade," made public
recently by the Foreign Commerce Department of
the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Sales
to Canada, Germany and FVance in the first quarter
were greater than a year ago, while those to the
United Kingdom and Japan fell off.
WORLD'S FAIR MUSIC.
Young America will play a big part in Chicago's
Centennial Celebration. In the realm of athletics that
fact has long been assured, but recent developments
show that they will loom up big in other respects.
Likewise the younger element will take a big hand in
the musical program. Already assured is an interna-
tional piano playing contest, open to boys and girls
of school age, from which many virtuosos will prob-
ably be discovered.
WESTCHESTER GOOD PIANO SECTION
Piano dealers of New York have found Westches-
ter county about the best section during the last year
in which to sell pianos of the very highest grade.
Of course, there is unlimited wealth there and "gobs
and slathers" of culture. Westchester has spent 47
millions of dollars in the last six years on public
works. The assessed value of real estate in West-
chester county is $1,318,826,453; 140 miles of park-
way have been built.
$2 The Year
MAY MERGE WITH
RADIO ASSOCIATION
Western Music Trades Association in Fifth
Annual Convention, Consider Such a
Proposal and Elect Royal W.
Daynes President.
At the fifth annual conven-
tion of the Western Music
Trades Association held in
L o s A n g e l e s , Royal W.
Daynes, president of the Con-
solidated Music Co. of Salt
Lake City, Utah, was elected
president, succeeding Edward
H. Uhl of Los Angeles, who
had held that office for the
expiring term. Other officers
elected were: Elas Marks of
Sacramento, first vice-presi-
dent; Shirley Walker, San
Francisco, second vice-presi- R o y A L w D A Y N E S .
dent. A 1 fr e d Farquharson
was re-elected secretary. The new treasurer will be
appointed by Mr. Daynes.
Mr. Uhl, who presided, suggested a change of
name for the organization, a title to include radio,
the importance of which in the commercial scheme
was obvious. He pointed out that two organizations
were duplicating efforts. Nearly everybody in the
music trades association is holding membership in
the radio organization.
Philip T. Clay, president of Sherman, Clay & Co.,
San Francisco, favored the change of name of the
association suggested by Mr. Uhl. It would be a
notification to the public that the radio and music
are one. He favored the merging of the organiza-
tions on the grounds of economy. It would mean,
he said, the elimination of double dues and make for
only one annual meeting with bigger attendance and
more enthusiasm.
Walter Fagan, a Los Angeles radio dealer who
was called upon by Mr. Uhl to give the radio men's
reaction to the proposed action of the Western Mu-
sic Trades Association, said the move was a sound
one. "Radio and music are identical and you will
never divorce them. Radio is entertainment like a
piano, but to make the merger real, radio must be
adopted as a thoroughly recognized and respected
phase of the business by all musical instrument
houses," He concluded with a suggestion that a
committee be appointed to confer with radio asso-
ciations in all sections of the west to gauge their de-
sire to be absorbed into the comprehensive "Music
and Radio Trades Association.
OPENS IN DAYTON, OHIO.
The Miami Music Co., Dayton, Ohio, has opened
ready for business in its new location, 12 and 14
West Third street, in the Liggett building. E. L.
Arthur, the proprietor, has had 15 years' experience
in his line of work. He recently quit his position with
a leading Dayton store for the purpose of embark-
ing in business for himself. He came to Dayton five
years ago from Indianapolis and liked the city so
well that he has decided to remain here permanently.
The Miami Music Co. will specialize in the Victor
line, handling a complete stock of electrical equip-
ment. Victrola, radios and all small instrumentals
identified with this line will be handled at this store.
SHEPARD POND IN WEST.
Shepard Pond, treasurer of the Ivers & Pond Piano
Co., Boston, Mass., attended the annual "Pageant
of Music" and the convention of the Western Music
Trades Association in Los Angeles last week. He
will return to Boston late in July, and will meet many
dealers on the coast before his return there.
JOINS Q R S CO.
G. Todd Taylor, manager of the phonograph de-
ARTISTS SEPARATE FOR SUMMER.
partment of the Glen Bros.-Roberts Piano Co., Salt
Otto Maier and Lee Pattison, of two-piano fame, Lake City, Utah, and formerly of the Daynes-Beebe
have separated for the summer. Mr. Maier is to teach Music Co. has left for San Francisco, where he has
in Munich and Mr. Pattison to hold summer classes taken a position with the Q R S Co. branch in that
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