Presto
Issue: 1928 2193 - Page 15
August 11, 1928
15
PRESTO-TIMES
VIOLIN FAVORED BY PUPILS
Saxophone Runs a Close Second with Music Students,
According to Tabulated Figures.
Music is more than a means of self-expression to
thousands of men in college today. It spells bread
and butter to many of them, and an occasional spread
of jam for a great many more, says the Conn Music
Center, published by C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
When it comes down to selecting the instrument that
is going to do all this for him, the majority of the
votes are cast in favor of the violin, college professors
and musical directors told the Conn Music Center
recently in its investigation of the situation. Thirty-
one per cent of musician-students select this instru-
ment, these authorities say.
Although centuries behind the violin in point of
time, the newest instrument of them all, the saxo-
phone, runs a close second as the choice of 30 per
cent of such students, due to its enormous popularity
for dancing, vaudeville, motion pictures and for solos.
The piano is elected to third place with 21 per cent;
the cornet and organ are chosen by 6 and 3 per cent,
respectively. The remaining 9 per cent is scattered
over half a dozen string and wind instruments which
have a necessary, but less prominent place in the band
and orchestra.
The financial benefits of being able to play an
instrument, the Music Center points out, are not con-
fined to the money earned while in college or to the
student at all or even to the professional. The value
of industrial bands is being recognized to a point
where one applicant for a position receives preference
over another if he can play, especially as a soloist, in
the organization band.
A PACIFIC COAST REPRESENTATIVE.
The Cooley Rayfoto, which is being merchandised
by the Radiovision Corporation of 62 West 39th
street, New York, will be represented on the Pacific
Coast by Lombard J. Smith, who is to take over the
Southern California territory running north to Bakers-
field and including Los Angeles. A. J. Anderson, who
has just associated himself with Alex Kelly, will spon-
sor the Rayfoto kit in San Francisco and south to
Rakersfield.
For generations Poehlmann
Music Wire and Fly Brand
Tuning Pins have made
many pianos famous for
their r e n o w n e d tonal
qualities.
The continued prestige of Fly BranC
Pins and Poehlmann Wire is due solely
to quality. Every detail is watched
minutely. Made from special drawn wire
by men who have done nothing else for* a
lifetime, they embody every known
requisite for quality. That is why many
manufacturers of high grade pianos de-
mand Poehlmann W i r e a n d Fly
Brand Pins.
"BETTY BLYTHE'S WALTZ."
"Betty Blythe's Waltz," the alluring composition
of Louis J. Livingston, Detroit, was played by the
Chicago Daily News Concert Orchestra at the La
Salle Hotel Studio, over Radio Station WQJ, Satur-
day, July 21.
Piano Dealers
We Supply More Than
90%
[UTKIN5J
You can sell more pianos if you give
the purchaser one of the wonderful
new Ensco Piano Units. It makes a
Perfect Radio Loudspeaker of any
piano in two minutes.
Write for Full Details
EATHERSI
I
of the Piano, Organ
and Action Trade in
U. S. and Canada
Pouch Skins
a Specialty
SOLE AGENT, U. S. A.
AMERICAN PIANO SUPPLY CO.
Write for sample book
Division of
Supply especially
for REPAIR MEN
ENGINEERS' SERVICE CO.
25 Church Street
DISTINCTIVE
TONE QUALITY
HAMMACHER-SCHLEMMER & CO.
104-106 East 13th St.
New York, N. Y.
T.L.LUTKINSInc
NEW YORK
4 0 SPRUCE ST.. NEW YORK.N.Y.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
PIANOS
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
45thSt., 10thAw. &W46th
YORK
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICE
457 W. 45th Street
Write for catalog and prices for End Trucks, SiL
Trucks. Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturer! of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT. Pree.
. A. BREGKWOLDT, Sec. & Treat.
THE O S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
of Might
Grade
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
XH E CO MSTOCK, C H E NET
IVORYTON, COIVN •
-
-
-
OHIO
CO.
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer . Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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15
PRESTO-TIMES
VIOLIN FAVORED BY PUPILS
Saxophone Runs a Close Second with Music Students,
According to Tabulated Figures.
Music is more than a means of self-expression to
thousands of men in college today. It spells bread
and butter to many of them, and an occasional spread
of jam for a great many more, says the Conn Music
Center, published by C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
When it comes down to selecting the instrument that
is going to do all this for him, the majority of the
votes are cast in favor of the violin, college professors
and musical directors told the Conn Music Center
recently in its investigation of the situation. Thirty-
one per cent of musician-students select this instru-
ment, these authorities say.
Although centuries behind the violin in point of
time, the newest instrument of them all, the saxo-
phone, runs a close second as the choice of 30 per
cent of such students, due to its enormous popularity
for dancing, vaudeville, motion pictures and for solos.
The piano is elected to third place with 21 per cent;
the cornet and organ are chosen by 6 and 3 per cent,
respectively. The remaining 9 per cent is scattered
over half a dozen string and wind instruments which
have a necessary, but less prominent place in the band
and orchestra.
The financial benefits of being able to play an
instrument, the Music Center points out, are not con-
fined to the money earned while in college or to the
student at all or even to the professional. The value
of industrial bands is being recognized to a point
where one applicant for a position receives preference
over another if he can play, especially as a soloist, in
the organization band.
A PACIFIC COAST REPRESENTATIVE.
The Cooley Rayfoto, which is being merchandised
by the Radiovision Corporation of 62 West 39th
street, New York, will be represented on the Pacific
Coast by Lombard J. Smith, who is to take over the
Southern California territory running north to Bakers-
field and including Los Angeles. A. J. Anderson, who
has just associated himself with Alex Kelly, will spon-
sor the Rayfoto kit in San Francisco and south to
Rakersfield.
For generations Poehlmann
Music Wire and Fly Brand
Tuning Pins have made
many pianos famous for
their r e n o w n e d tonal
qualities.
The continued prestige of Fly BranC
Pins and Poehlmann Wire is due solely
to quality. Every detail is watched
minutely. Made from special drawn wire
by men who have done nothing else for* a
lifetime, they embody every known
requisite for quality. That is why many
manufacturers of high grade pianos de-
mand Poehlmann W i r e a n d Fly
Brand Pins.
"BETTY BLYTHE'S WALTZ."
"Betty Blythe's Waltz," the alluring composition
of Louis J. Livingston, Detroit, was played by the
Chicago Daily News Concert Orchestra at the La
Salle Hotel Studio, over Radio Station WQJ, Satur-
day, July 21.
Piano Dealers
We Supply More Than
90%
[UTKIN5J
You can sell more pianos if you give
the purchaser one of the wonderful
new Ensco Piano Units. It makes a
Perfect Radio Loudspeaker of any
piano in two minutes.
Write for Full Details
EATHERSI
I
of the Piano, Organ
and Action Trade in
U. S. and Canada
Pouch Skins
a Specialty
SOLE AGENT, U. S. A.
AMERICAN PIANO SUPPLY CO.
Write for sample book
Division of
Supply especially
for REPAIR MEN
ENGINEERS' SERVICE CO.
25 Church Street
DISTINCTIVE
TONE QUALITY
HAMMACHER-SCHLEMMER & CO.
104-106 East 13th St.
New York, N. Y.
T.L.LUTKINSInc
NEW YORK
4 0 SPRUCE ST.. NEW YORK.N.Y.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
PIANOS
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
45thSt., 10thAw. &W46th
YORK
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICE
457 W. 45th Street
Write for catalog and prices for End Trucks, SiL
Trucks. Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturer! of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT. Pree.
. A. BREGKWOLDT, Sec. & Treat.
THE O S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
of Might
Grade
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
XH E CO MSTOCK, C H E NET
IVORYTON, COIVN •
-
-
-
OHIO
CO.
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer . Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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).