Presto
Issue: 1928 2203 - Page 16
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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
Now big movie houses declare that music is 80 per
cent of the attraction. These are facts that should
hearten the music dealer. Where there is a love of
mus : c in a country there must be people with the
Mrs. M. Corinna Melville, Special Representa- desire to buy the first essential to making the music.
tive of C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.,
A little while ago a statistical authority stated that
over 30,000,000 people in the United States played
Locates in Memphis, Tenn.
musical instruments of one kind or another. He
Mrs. M. Corinna Melville, the only woman organ- based his estimate on the number of musical instru-
izer of bands and orchestras in the South, opened a ments sold through legitimate music dealers within
new school in Memphis, the Tri-States Band and a given time. That is another heartening fact for
Orchestra School, on September 17. Courses in ele- the sheet music dealer.
mentary and advanced work are being offered by an
The majority of musical instruments must have
organizer and musician who has a "corner" on the music if they are used by their owners. If the
particular phase of her profession.
musical instrument dealers can sell millions of instru-
Several prominent musicians are associated with ments to people who play surely the sheet music man
Mrs. Melville in her new school. Under her director- can do his part to encourage them to continue the
ship Ihere are at present four teachers: Mrs. B. F. instruments' use.
Robertson, Miss Artie Hamby, M. F. Ingram and
It follows that dealers handling teaching books
Mr. Paul May. Both Mrs. Robertson and Miss should compile a list of musical instrument owners.
Hamby will teach piano, while Mr. Ingram will teach It is probable that a big percentage of the 30,000,000
the clarinet and saxophone and Mr. May the drums. people with musical instruments in the United
An addition will be made to the present faculty corps States have lost enthusiasm in playing them. It
soon when a prominent teacher comes to the school might be interesting to find out what had become of
from the C. G. Conn Company in Chicago.
a lot of the instruments. It might lead also to a
Airs. Melville is specializing in girls' bands, and renewal of enthusiasm on the owners' part and an
slates that at present she has several in process of
extended sheet music market for the dealers.
organization.
Mrs. Melville was originally with the Tom Brown
MUNICIPAL BAND SUPPORT.
Band and Orchestra School of Chicago. Her later
A movement to secure legislation in Indiana that
studies were taken at the Rackin School of Music
in Chicago. During the past three years she has will make mandatory the support of municipal bands
been a special representative of the C. G. Conn Com- by such taxing units as shall vote in favor of such
pany, Limited, Elkhart, Ind., makers of band and support took concrete form in the organization last
week of the Indiana Bandmasters' Association. The
orchestral instruments.
Since last November she has made her headquar- organization meeting, attended by 23 bandmasters
ters at the O. K. Houck Piano Company as an organ- from various quarters of the state, was held in Hotel
Washington, Indianapolis, at the call of Fred E.
izer for the Conn Company.
Among the recent successes that she has had are Waters of Elkhart, director of the Conn Industrial
the American Legion Band in Marked Tree, Ark., Band and the Wakarusa Municipal Band and super-
and the Municipal band in Okolona, Miss. The visor of the brass instrument sales and band service
Memphis Chick band, composed entirely of girls, divisions of C. G. Conn.
has already made a favorable impression on the pub-
lic, which has redounded to the glory and ability of
DAMROSCH CONCERTS.
Mrs. Melville.
Leading musical educators from various cities of
the country who conferred in New York last week
with Walter Damrosch in connection with the series
of radio concerts for school children, which w T ill begin
October 26 over KJZ's network, expressed the con-
A New Census of Musical Instrument Owners in viction that the series would prove an opening wedge
for all types of education over nation-wide radio net-
Every Community Is Suggested.
works. The educators are acting as an advisory coun-
Music plays a far larger part in the life of the cil in establishing the series as a definite part of the
country than even the average music dealer will curricula of schools under their jurisdiction.
claim. The musicians are more enthusiastic and so
more daring in their claims. A few years ago the
THE MAJESTIC PROGRAMS.
motion picture theater owners admitted that music
Not so many weeks ago, Grigsby-Grunow Com-
was "pre.ty important" when the element of attrac-
pany, makers of Majestic All-Electric Radio Receivers,
tion was considered. A little later a meeting of
motion picture theater owners declared the music brightened the world of radio listeners by putting
was 40 per cent of the attraction in their shows. Moran and Mack, the famous Two Black Crows, on
ORGANIZES BAND SCHOOL
SALES OF SHEET MUSIC
A\USIC PRINTERS
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
PRINT ANYTHING IN MUSIC
BY ANY PROCESS
SEND FOR QUOTATION AND SAMPLES
October 20, 1928
the air over the Columbia Chain. It has been gen-
erally conceded that their performance under the
Majestic banner has even surpassed their records of
"What's your idea in bringin' that up?" fame, and
the thousands of fan letters that have poured into
Grigsby-Grunow Company's offices bear eloquent
testimony to the excellence of the entertainment
offered bv these two fun makers.
The Growth
of Your Business in
Band and Orchestra Instruments
Depends on the Prestige of the
Manufacturer in Producing Meri-
torious Goods.
That Is Why an Agency for
the Products of
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
ELKHART, IND.
is an Assurance of Success in
the Band and Orchestra In-
strument Field.
The Successes of C. G. Conn,
Ltd., Are Due to the Perfect
Scientific Processes in Pro-
ducing Instruments of the
Highest Tonal Value.
DISCRIMINATING
MUSICIANS
Appreciate Their Tone.
WORLD-FAMED BANDMASTERS
Proudly Proclaim Conn Instruments to
Be the Greatest Aids to the Best Band
Music.
SUCCESSFUL MUSIC DEALERS
Attribute Their Triumphs in Selling
Band and Orchestra Instruments to the
Potency of the Name and World-Known
Merits of the Great Line Made by
NO ORDER TOO SMALL TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PRINTER V E S T OF NEW YORK AND
THE LARGEST ENGRAVING DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED 1 8 7 6
THE O T T O
CINCINNATI,
REFERENCE ANY PUBLISHER
ZIMMERMAN
SON
CO.JNC.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
Elkhart, Ind.
OHIO.
99%
interested prospects become customers
y* IP £* A ¥7 ^ IT*
PERFECTION BENCHES
are used by people who have good taste, appreciate fine things and know sound values.
De Luxe
Louis XV.
Send for Catalogue
1514-20 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago
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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
Now big movie houses declare that music is 80 per
cent of the attraction. These are facts that should
hearten the music dealer. Where there is a love of
mus : c in a country there must be people with the
Mrs. M. Corinna Melville, Special Representa- desire to buy the first essential to making the music.
tive of C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.,
A little while ago a statistical authority stated that
over 30,000,000 people in the United States played
Locates in Memphis, Tenn.
musical instruments of one kind or another. He
Mrs. M. Corinna Melville, the only woman organ- based his estimate on the number of musical instru-
izer of bands and orchestras in the South, opened a ments sold through legitimate music dealers within
new school in Memphis, the Tri-States Band and a given time. That is another heartening fact for
Orchestra School, on September 17. Courses in ele- the sheet music dealer.
mentary and advanced work are being offered by an
The majority of musical instruments must have
organizer and musician who has a "corner" on the music if they are used by their owners. If the
particular phase of her profession.
musical instrument dealers can sell millions of instru-
Several prominent musicians are associated with ments to people who play surely the sheet music man
Mrs. Melville in her new school. Under her director- can do his part to encourage them to continue the
ship Ihere are at present four teachers: Mrs. B. F. instruments' use.
Robertson, Miss Artie Hamby, M. F. Ingram and
It follows that dealers handling teaching books
Mr. Paul May. Both Mrs. Robertson and Miss should compile a list of musical instrument owners.
Hamby will teach piano, while Mr. Ingram will teach It is probable that a big percentage of the 30,000,000
the clarinet and saxophone and Mr. May the drums. people with musical instruments in the United
An addition will be made to the present faculty corps States have lost enthusiasm in playing them. It
soon when a prominent teacher comes to the school might be interesting to find out what had become of
from the C. G. Conn Company in Chicago.
a lot of the instruments. It might lead also to a
Airs. Melville is specializing in girls' bands, and renewal of enthusiasm on the owners' part and an
slates that at present she has several in process of
extended sheet music market for the dealers.
organization.
Mrs. Melville was originally with the Tom Brown
MUNICIPAL BAND SUPPORT.
Band and Orchestra School of Chicago. Her later
A movement to secure legislation in Indiana that
studies were taken at the Rackin School of Music
in Chicago. During the past three years she has will make mandatory the support of municipal bands
been a special representative of the C. G. Conn Com- by such taxing units as shall vote in favor of such
pany, Limited, Elkhart, Ind., makers of band and support took concrete form in the organization last
week of the Indiana Bandmasters' Association. The
orchestral instruments.
Since last November she has made her headquar- organization meeting, attended by 23 bandmasters
ters at the O. K. Houck Piano Company as an organ- from various quarters of the state, was held in Hotel
Washington, Indianapolis, at the call of Fred E.
izer for the Conn Company.
Among the recent successes that she has had are Waters of Elkhart, director of the Conn Industrial
the American Legion Band in Marked Tree, Ark., Band and the Wakarusa Municipal Band and super-
and the Municipal band in Okolona, Miss. The visor of the brass instrument sales and band service
Memphis Chick band, composed entirely of girls, divisions of C. G. Conn.
has already made a favorable impression on the pub-
lic, which has redounded to the glory and ability of
DAMROSCH CONCERTS.
Mrs. Melville.
Leading musical educators from various cities of
the country who conferred in New York last week
with Walter Damrosch in connection with the series
of radio concerts for school children, which w T ill begin
October 26 over KJZ's network, expressed the con-
A New Census of Musical Instrument Owners in viction that the series would prove an opening wedge
for all types of education over nation-wide radio net-
Every Community Is Suggested.
works. The educators are acting as an advisory coun-
Music plays a far larger part in the life of the cil in establishing the series as a definite part of the
country than even the average music dealer will curricula of schools under their jurisdiction.
claim. The musicians are more enthusiastic and so
more daring in their claims. A few years ago the
THE MAJESTIC PROGRAMS.
motion picture theater owners admitted that music
Not so many weeks ago, Grigsby-Grunow Com-
was "pre.ty important" when the element of attrac-
pany, makers of Majestic All-Electric Radio Receivers,
tion was considered. A little later a meeting of
motion picture theater owners declared the music brightened the world of radio listeners by putting
was 40 per cent of the attraction in their shows. Moran and Mack, the famous Two Black Crows, on
ORGANIZES BAND SCHOOL
SALES OF SHEET MUSIC
A\USIC PRINTERS
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
PRINT ANYTHING IN MUSIC
BY ANY PROCESS
SEND FOR QUOTATION AND SAMPLES
October 20, 1928
the air over the Columbia Chain. It has been gen-
erally conceded that their performance under the
Majestic banner has even surpassed their records of
"What's your idea in bringin' that up?" fame, and
the thousands of fan letters that have poured into
Grigsby-Grunow Company's offices bear eloquent
testimony to the excellence of the entertainment
offered bv these two fun makers.
The Growth
of Your Business in
Band and Orchestra Instruments
Depends on the Prestige of the
Manufacturer in Producing Meri-
torious Goods.
That Is Why an Agency for
the Products of
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
ELKHART, IND.
is an Assurance of Success in
the Band and Orchestra In-
strument Field.
The Successes of C. G. Conn,
Ltd., Are Due to the Perfect
Scientific Processes in Pro-
ducing Instruments of the
Highest Tonal Value.
DISCRIMINATING
MUSICIANS
Appreciate Their Tone.
WORLD-FAMED BANDMASTERS
Proudly Proclaim Conn Instruments to
Be the Greatest Aids to the Best Band
Music.
SUCCESSFUL MUSIC DEALERS
Attribute Their Triumphs in Selling
Band and Orchestra Instruments to the
Potency of the Name and World-Known
Merits of the Great Line Made by
NO ORDER TOO SMALL TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PRINTER V E S T OF NEW YORK AND
THE LARGEST ENGRAVING DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED 1 8 7 6
THE O T T O
CINCINNATI,
REFERENCE ANY PUBLISHER
ZIMMERMAN
SON
CO.JNC.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
Elkhart, Ind.
OHIO.
99%
interested prospects become customers
y* IP £* A ¥7 ^ IT*
PERFECTION BENCHES
are used by people who have good taste, appreciate fine things and know sound values.
De Luxe
Louis XV.
Send for Catalogue
1514-20 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago
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).