Presto
Issue: 1930 2246 - Page 7
PRESTO-TIMES
Mav, 1930
FIGHTING BIG RADIO MERGER.
The Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, largest manu-
facturer of radio sets, making the Majestic, has been
a leader in the fight to invoke the aid of "Uncle Sam"
to decentralize the radio industry. The Department
of Justice tiled complaint in the United States District
court in Wilmington, Del., not only to test the valid-
ity of the impending merger of the Radio Corpora-
tion of America, the General Electric, and the West-
inghouse Electric companies, but also to determine
the legality of patent arrangements between these
and six other companies. The outcome of this suit
will be watched with the keenest interest.
Concerning the suit, Owen D. Young, chairman of
the Radio Corp of America, says that company wel-
comes the suit of the United States to test its validity,
adding: "Certainly, if there be anything illegal in the
set-up of the Radio Corporation, its officers, direc-
tors, and stockholders are more deeply interested in
that question than either the Government or any other
group can possibly be. It is very glad, therefore, that
a test case has been brought. It prefers very much
to have such a question out of politics."
vice-president and general manager; W. C. Heaton,
sales promotion manager; Howard Gates, chief engi-
neer, and W. J. Pohlman, publicity manager. After
making its initial appearance at Atlantic City the
week of June 2, the new Zenit'i line will be displayed
and demonstrated in Zenith dealers' stores throughout
the entire country the following week.
RCA VICTOR'S EXPANSION PROGRAM.
An expansion program involving the expenditure ol
more than $7,500,000 during 1930 is to be undertaken
at once by the RCA Victor Co., according to a state-
ment by Edward E. Shumaker, president of the com-
pany, in an interview last week. More than $5,500X00
of this sum will be spent for the construction of a
new building, and mechanical equipment including
machine tools, small tools, conveyors and other im-
portant items.
BUSH & LANE PLANT SOLD.
ALLEN MUSIC HOUSE HOLDS
FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
George W. Allen Tells Some of the Pioneering
Experiences He Went Through.
The George Allen Music House, San Angelo, Texas,
has just celebrated its 40th anniversary. George W.
Allen, founder, is still in charge, and the house has
the distinction of being the oldest business of any
kind in West Texas to remain under the same firm
name and ownership.
A music dealer did not make enough in West Texas
in the early 90s to keep up a team with which to
canvass his territory, Mr. Allen said. Sometimes he
rode a horse, but most of the time it was "walk, ride
a bicycle, or stay at home."
"In November, 1893, I rode from Angelo to the
Pecos on my bicycle, the longest trip ever attempted
at that time. I used to make the rounds to Sonora,
Ozona. Fort McKavett and Menard, sometimes to
Brady, and made 4,000 miles every year on a bicycle.
"My first long trip was to the Live Oak branch of
the Pecos. In 1900 I made a trip on my bicycle to
Fort Stockton, 173 miles.
"The Harris family had a Chickering piano when
I came here from Boston. W. S. Yeck had a Stein-
way and Mrs. Taylor had a piano, all of them shipped
from San Antonio or Dallas. But they were mighty
scarce before the railroad came through."
Mr. Allen sold his first phonograph about 1903, an
Edison, but he was not thoroughly "sold" himself on
the idea of a "talking machine,"' and Dr. Smith took
the agency. Only in the last few years has he pushed
the sale of phonogriphs in his store.
"The first talking machines were exhibited at the
fairs, where you put a coin in a slot, and listened to
the music through ear phones."
The Bush & Lane piano plant at Holland, Mich ,
has been parchased and the business is being taken
over by a group of men headed by Albert A. Morris
who for a long time has had charge of the Bush &
N E W L I N E O F ERLAS.
Lane music store of Detroit, Mich., located at 1514
The Electrical Research Laborator'es, Inc., will Woodward avenue, that city. The names of the new
announce a complete new line of Erla receivers at the officers will soon be announced but the former stock-
R. M. A. trade show, Atlantic City. Exhibits will
holders will retain interest in the new business both
be in Booth C22-Z3 and Demonstration Room CC8 in common and preferred shares of stock. The Bush
in the Auditorium, also in the Ritz Carlton Hotel. & Lane Co. is an outgrowth of a business started
The following Erla representatives will be in attend- over twenty-five years ago by Chas. C. Russell and
ance: Louis Franksl, Ernest Alschuler, George W. Walter Lane. Russell & Lane pianos were made until
Russell, E G. May, O. F. Taylor. L. M. Rohden. the firm was changed some twenty-five years ago by
Wm. J. Schnel!, Sa nuel Bialek, Don Burc'iam, Leo B. F. Bush, a brother of Will Bush, joining the busi-
Ungar, J. R. Mitchell and Jack Heimann.
ness which was later transferred from Chicago to
New Zeniths at Big Show.
Holland, Mich. The Bush & Lane Piano Co. at
Although not holding membership in the Radio Holland has devoted itself entirely to the manufacture
Manufacturers Association, the Zenith Radio Corp. of pianos up to two or three years ago when it added
will have a large display. The new Zenith "70" the productions of radio receiving sets. Under the
(models 71 to 75) line of receivers, which will make new regime the company is looking forward to a
MUST LEARN TO PLAY.
their debut to the radio public the early part of June, bright future in which new capital, new energy and
Henry C. Lomb, president of the National Associa-
will be displayed and demonstrated during the R. M. fresh impetus will be brought into the old established
tion of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manu-
A. show at Atlantic City at a special exhibit to be business.
facturers, peering for a pre-convention sign, said:
held by Trilling & Montague, Zenith distributors of
Philadelphia. A store, loca'ed at 2407 Boardwalk,
SCHILLER POPULARITY IN INDIANA. "The most hopeful sign of all is the overshadowing
fact that there is now finally emerging on all sides
just one block from the Auditorium, has been taken
Indiana is certainly a stronghold for Schiller pianos.
over by Trilling & Montagae for a complete showing At least two prominent Hoosier houses in that state the firm conviction that music appreciation through
listening alme is not complete but that only those
of the new Zenith line. A private showing of the report remarkable selling of Schillers last week—the
who actually play a musical instrument can really
new models for dealers will be held at the Ritz Carl-
Pearson Piano Co. of Indianapolis and the Wilbur
experience to the full the joy and benefit that can be
ton Hotel. Members of the Zen'th organization who Templin house at Elkhart. Mr. Templin says he finds
will be present at Atlantic City are: Paul B. Klugh, that no piano sells easer or gives better satisfaction.
derived from music."
Choose Your Piano As The Artists Do
ONE MAN RADIO TRUCK
With this Truck, one man can deliver and Demonstrate the popular
makes and sizes of Radios. $15.00 F. O. B. Factory.
Truck just for Victor R-32 and RE-4S, $12.50 F. O. B. Factory.
THE BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
San Francisco
St. Louis
Louisville
Dallas
Denver
Manufactured by
SELF LIFTING PIANO TRUCK CO.
Findlay, Ohio
The Famous
established 1863
STEINERT PIANOS
CAROL ROBINSON
(Foremost Amarlcao PUnlat) wrtt«ai—
If H "takes great audiences to make great poets"... .It certainly takes
• great pUno to make great mask. That piano is the STEINERT I
M. STEINERT & SONS
nHNIRTHAU.
BOSTON. MASS.
fhe distinctive features of
Mathushek construction fur-
nish selling points not found
in other makes of pianos.
Write for catalogue
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
I32nd Street and Alexander Avenue
NEW YORK
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Mav, 1930
FIGHTING BIG RADIO MERGER.
The Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, largest manu-
facturer of radio sets, making the Majestic, has been
a leader in the fight to invoke the aid of "Uncle Sam"
to decentralize the radio industry. The Department
of Justice tiled complaint in the United States District
court in Wilmington, Del., not only to test the valid-
ity of the impending merger of the Radio Corpora-
tion of America, the General Electric, and the West-
inghouse Electric companies, but also to determine
the legality of patent arrangements between these
and six other companies. The outcome of this suit
will be watched with the keenest interest.
Concerning the suit, Owen D. Young, chairman of
the Radio Corp of America, says that company wel-
comes the suit of the United States to test its validity,
adding: "Certainly, if there be anything illegal in the
set-up of the Radio Corporation, its officers, direc-
tors, and stockholders are more deeply interested in
that question than either the Government or any other
group can possibly be. It is very glad, therefore, that
a test case has been brought. It prefers very much
to have such a question out of politics."
vice-president and general manager; W. C. Heaton,
sales promotion manager; Howard Gates, chief engi-
neer, and W. J. Pohlman, publicity manager. After
making its initial appearance at Atlantic City the
week of June 2, the new Zenit'i line will be displayed
and demonstrated in Zenith dealers' stores throughout
the entire country the following week.
RCA VICTOR'S EXPANSION PROGRAM.
An expansion program involving the expenditure ol
more than $7,500,000 during 1930 is to be undertaken
at once by the RCA Victor Co., according to a state-
ment by Edward E. Shumaker, president of the com-
pany, in an interview last week. More than $5,500X00
of this sum will be spent for the construction of a
new building, and mechanical equipment including
machine tools, small tools, conveyors and other im-
portant items.
BUSH & LANE PLANT SOLD.
ALLEN MUSIC HOUSE HOLDS
FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
George W. Allen Tells Some of the Pioneering
Experiences He Went Through.
The George Allen Music House, San Angelo, Texas,
has just celebrated its 40th anniversary. George W.
Allen, founder, is still in charge, and the house has
the distinction of being the oldest business of any
kind in West Texas to remain under the same firm
name and ownership.
A music dealer did not make enough in West Texas
in the early 90s to keep up a team with which to
canvass his territory, Mr. Allen said. Sometimes he
rode a horse, but most of the time it was "walk, ride
a bicycle, or stay at home."
"In November, 1893, I rode from Angelo to the
Pecos on my bicycle, the longest trip ever attempted
at that time. I used to make the rounds to Sonora,
Ozona. Fort McKavett and Menard, sometimes to
Brady, and made 4,000 miles every year on a bicycle.
"My first long trip was to the Live Oak branch of
the Pecos. In 1900 I made a trip on my bicycle to
Fort Stockton, 173 miles.
"The Harris family had a Chickering piano when
I came here from Boston. W. S. Yeck had a Stein-
way and Mrs. Taylor had a piano, all of them shipped
from San Antonio or Dallas. But they were mighty
scarce before the railroad came through."
Mr. Allen sold his first phonograph about 1903, an
Edison, but he was not thoroughly "sold" himself on
the idea of a "talking machine,"' and Dr. Smith took
the agency. Only in the last few years has he pushed
the sale of phonogriphs in his store.
"The first talking machines were exhibited at the
fairs, where you put a coin in a slot, and listened to
the music through ear phones."
The Bush & Lane piano plant at Holland, Mich ,
has been parchased and the business is being taken
over by a group of men headed by Albert A. Morris
who for a long time has had charge of the Bush &
N E W L I N E O F ERLAS.
Lane music store of Detroit, Mich., located at 1514
The Electrical Research Laborator'es, Inc., will Woodward avenue, that city. The names of the new
announce a complete new line of Erla receivers at the officers will soon be announced but the former stock-
R. M. A. trade show, Atlantic City. Exhibits will
holders will retain interest in the new business both
be in Booth C22-Z3 and Demonstration Room CC8 in common and preferred shares of stock. The Bush
in the Auditorium, also in the Ritz Carlton Hotel. & Lane Co. is an outgrowth of a business started
The following Erla representatives will be in attend- over twenty-five years ago by Chas. C. Russell and
ance: Louis Franksl, Ernest Alschuler, George W. Walter Lane. Russell & Lane pianos were made until
Russell, E G. May, O. F. Taylor. L. M. Rohden. the firm was changed some twenty-five years ago by
Wm. J. Schnel!, Sa nuel Bialek, Don Burc'iam, Leo B. F. Bush, a brother of Will Bush, joining the busi-
Ungar, J. R. Mitchell and Jack Heimann.
ness which was later transferred from Chicago to
New Zeniths at Big Show.
Holland, Mich. The Bush & Lane Piano Co. at
Although not holding membership in the Radio Holland has devoted itself entirely to the manufacture
Manufacturers Association, the Zenith Radio Corp. of pianos up to two or three years ago when it added
will have a large display. The new Zenith "70" the productions of radio receiving sets. Under the
(models 71 to 75) line of receivers, which will make new regime the company is looking forward to a
MUST LEARN TO PLAY.
their debut to the radio public the early part of June, bright future in which new capital, new energy and
Henry C. Lomb, president of the National Associa-
will be displayed and demonstrated during the R. M. fresh impetus will be brought into the old established
tion of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manu-
A. show at Atlantic City at a special exhibit to be business.
facturers, peering for a pre-convention sign, said:
held by Trilling & Montague, Zenith distributors of
Philadelphia. A store, loca'ed at 2407 Boardwalk,
SCHILLER POPULARITY IN INDIANA. "The most hopeful sign of all is the overshadowing
fact that there is now finally emerging on all sides
just one block from the Auditorium, has been taken
Indiana is certainly a stronghold for Schiller pianos.
over by Trilling & Montagae for a complete showing At least two prominent Hoosier houses in that state the firm conviction that music appreciation through
listening alme is not complete but that only those
of the new Zenith line. A private showing of the report remarkable selling of Schillers last week—the
who actually play a musical instrument can really
new models for dealers will be held at the Ritz Carl-
Pearson Piano Co. of Indianapolis and the Wilbur
experience to the full the joy and benefit that can be
ton Hotel. Members of the Zen'th organization who Templin house at Elkhart. Mr. Templin says he finds
will be present at Atlantic City are: Paul B. Klugh, that no piano sells easer or gives better satisfaction.
derived from music."
Choose Your Piano As The Artists Do
ONE MAN RADIO TRUCK
With this Truck, one man can deliver and Demonstrate the popular
makes and sizes of Radios. $15.00 F. O. B. Factory.
Truck just for Victor R-32 and RE-4S, $12.50 F. O. B. Factory.
THE BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
San Francisco
St. Louis
Louisville
Dallas
Denver
Manufactured by
SELF LIFTING PIANO TRUCK CO.
Findlay, Ohio
The Famous
established 1863
STEINERT PIANOS
CAROL ROBINSON
(Foremost Amarlcao PUnlat) wrtt«ai—
If H "takes great audiences to make great poets"... .It certainly takes
• great pUno to make great mask. That piano is the STEINERT I
M. STEINERT & SONS
nHNIRTHAU.
BOSTON. MASS.
fhe distinctive features of
Mathushek construction fur-
nish selling points not found
in other makes of pianos.
Write for catalogue
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
I32nd Street and Alexander Avenue
NEW YORK
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/
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