Presto
Issue: 1941 2298 - Page 28
NEWS AND NOTES FROM HER!
"The quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee of the
National Piano Manufacturers Association was held in New
Y'ork on January 13th. Also a meeting of the members of
the National Piano Travelers Association was held on Jan-
uary 15th in New York.
"I want to thank you and Presto Music Times for the fine
publicity you have been giving the various activities of the
Association represented by my office and assure you that same
is much appreciated."
BEETHOVEN'S GRAND PIANO
Reading the news reports from Europe in our daily papers
nowadays requires the ability of a mental tight-rope walker
in order to discriminate between fact and fiction. It is good
now and then to find an item of news which may be accepted
at its word value. Such an item appeared recently in the pap-
ers of the United States. It wasn't about the war but a
piano. Beethoven's piano.
It read like this: "Ludwig von Beethoven's grand piano,
presented to the great composer by friends and admirers in
1803, is now being shown publicly." The source of this story
was Vienna.
DONALD SEYMOUR
MR. SEYMOUR MAKING A FINE RECORD
One of the line and forceful young men in the sales end
of the piano industry is Mr. Donald Seymour, Assistant to
the Sales Manager for Story & Clark Piano Company. Mr.
Seymour just recently delivered a style EL Walnut Story-
tone to Dr. L. Christiansen, Seattle. Washington. Mr. Sey-
mour has been conducting a Storytone promotion for the
Doner Piano Company, Seattle distributor for Story & Clark.
NEW YORK CITY TO GET 40TH
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Plans are already under way for the Annual Convention
and Music Trade Show about which Mr. W. A. Mennie writes
as follows:
"The Board of Control of the National Association of
Music Merchants has decided to hold the 40th Annual Con-
vention and Music Trade Show here in New York during the
week of July 28. 1041, with the Hotel New Yorker again as
convention headquarters. The decision to continue the policy
of alternating between New York and Chicago for next year
at least, was made by the Board. President Felder appointed
a committee composed of Jerome F. Murphy. Chairman ; H.
D. Griffith ; C. S. Hammond ; C. Albert Jacob, Jr.; and Fred
Gretsch, Jr. to investigate the hotel facilities in New York
and make a decision as to which hotel should be used as con-
vention headquarters. There were three hotels to be consid-
ered and after personally investigating them, it was the unan-
imous opinion that the Hotel New Yorker was best suited for
our requirements. This committee recommended that, in
view of the fact that the Hotel New Yorker's ballroom is not
of sufficient size to accommodate our banquet, we would
consider holding it at the Waldorf Astoria. We are now
negotiating with them. Definite decision in this regard was
made at the mid term meeting of the Board of Control called
for Tuesday. January 14. 1941 at the Hotel New Yorker, New
York.
l-AC.E TWENTV-EIGHT
NEW YEAR'S POEM FROM HUGH STEWART
Mr. Hugh Stewart, Sales Manager for the DeKalb Divi-
sion (pianos) of The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, sent the
editor the following rhyme on the back of a beautiful picture
of the Venetian Pool, Coral Gables, Florida:
"Merry Christmas to my friend
But this, of course, is not the end
In the New Y'ear may you see
Happiness and Prosperity."
LLOYD MARVIN PRAISES ACCORDION
Lloyd Marvin, famous arranger, teacher, and conductor of
Cincinnati, wrote a very fine article for the "School Musi-
cian" entitled "Accordion Makes Good On The School Music
Program." In the article Mr. Marvin covers very thoroughly
the important part that the accordion ensemble can play on
a school music program.
WURLITZER SPINETTE USED ON
"SANTA FE SPECIAL"
A Wurlitzer Spinette Model 410-3 finished in Kordevon
(plastic fabric) was loaned to Warner Bros, to be placed in
the Club car of "The Santa Fe Special" running from New
York to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the world premier of
"Santa Fe Trail" was held. On this train were motion pic-
ture stars, congressmen, senators, columnists and feature
writers from New York and Chicago.
At Lainy, New Mexico, famous stars from Hollywood
boarded this train for Santa Fe. Included were many pop-
ular screen favorites : Errol Flynn, Olivia de Haviland, Ray-
mond Massey. John Barrymore, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan,
Virginia Field, Rita Hayworth, Reginald Gardiner, Allan
Jones. Irene Hervey. Charles Ruggles. Walter Pidgeon. Jean
Parker. Natalie Draper. Donald Crisp, Mary Healy, Carole
Landis. Priscilla Lane, Ann Sothern, Ona Munson. Nancy
Carroll. Binnie Barnes. William Lundigan, Johnny Weisstntil-
ler. Rudy Yallee, Roger Pryor, Leo Carrillo, Andy Devine,
Gene Autrey. Brenda Marshall, Humphrey Bogart, and many
more film favorites who accepted the invitation of the Gov-
ernor, John E. Miles, to be Santa Fe's guests at the gala cele-
bration.
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"The quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee of the
National Piano Manufacturers Association was held in New
Y'ork on January 13th. Also a meeting of the members of
the National Piano Travelers Association was held on Jan-
uary 15th in New York.
"I want to thank you and Presto Music Times for the fine
publicity you have been giving the various activities of the
Association represented by my office and assure you that same
is much appreciated."
BEETHOVEN'S GRAND PIANO
Reading the news reports from Europe in our daily papers
nowadays requires the ability of a mental tight-rope walker
in order to discriminate between fact and fiction. It is good
now and then to find an item of news which may be accepted
at its word value. Such an item appeared recently in the pap-
ers of the United States. It wasn't about the war but a
piano. Beethoven's piano.
It read like this: "Ludwig von Beethoven's grand piano,
presented to the great composer by friends and admirers in
1803, is now being shown publicly." The source of this story
was Vienna.
DONALD SEYMOUR
MR. SEYMOUR MAKING A FINE RECORD
One of the line and forceful young men in the sales end
of the piano industry is Mr. Donald Seymour, Assistant to
the Sales Manager for Story & Clark Piano Company. Mr.
Seymour just recently delivered a style EL Walnut Story-
tone to Dr. L. Christiansen, Seattle. Washington. Mr. Sey-
mour has been conducting a Storytone promotion for the
Doner Piano Company, Seattle distributor for Story & Clark.
NEW YORK CITY TO GET 40TH
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Plans are already under way for the Annual Convention
and Music Trade Show about which Mr. W. A. Mennie writes
as follows:
"The Board of Control of the National Association of
Music Merchants has decided to hold the 40th Annual Con-
vention and Music Trade Show here in New York during the
week of July 28. 1041, with the Hotel New Yorker again as
convention headquarters. The decision to continue the policy
of alternating between New York and Chicago for next year
at least, was made by the Board. President Felder appointed
a committee composed of Jerome F. Murphy. Chairman ; H.
D. Griffith ; C. S. Hammond ; C. Albert Jacob, Jr.; and Fred
Gretsch, Jr. to investigate the hotel facilities in New York
and make a decision as to which hotel should be used as con-
vention headquarters. There were three hotels to be consid-
ered and after personally investigating them, it was the unan-
imous opinion that the Hotel New Yorker was best suited for
our requirements. This committee recommended that, in
view of the fact that the Hotel New Yorker's ballroom is not
of sufficient size to accommodate our banquet, we would
consider holding it at the Waldorf Astoria. We are now
negotiating with them. Definite decision in this regard was
made at the mid term meeting of the Board of Control called
for Tuesday. January 14. 1941 at the Hotel New Yorker, New
York.
l-AC.E TWENTV-EIGHT
NEW YEAR'S POEM FROM HUGH STEWART
Mr. Hugh Stewart, Sales Manager for the DeKalb Divi-
sion (pianos) of The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, sent the
editor the following rhyme on the back of a beautiful picture
of the Venetian Pool, Coral Gables, Florida:
"Merry Christmas to my friend
But this, of course, is not the end
In the New Y'ear may you see
Happiness and Prosperity."
LLOYD MARVIN PRAISES ACCORDION
Lloyd Marvin, famous arranger, teacher, and conductor of
Cincinnati, wrote a very fine article for the "School Musi-
cian" entitled "Accordion Makes Good On The School Music
Program." In the article Mr. Marvin covers very thoroughly
the important part that the accordion ensemble can play on
a school music program.
WURLITZER SPINETTE USED ON
"SANTA FE SPECIAL"
A Wurlitzer Spinette Model 410-3 finished in Kordevon
(plastic fabric) was loaned to Warner Bros, to be placed in
the Club car of "The Santa Fe Special" running from New
York to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the world premier of
"Santa Fe Trail" was held. On this train were motion pic-
ture stars, congressmen, senators, columnists and feature
writers from New York and Chicago.
At Lainy, New Mexico, famous stars from Hollywood
boarded this train for Santa Fe. Included were many pop-
ular screen favorites : Errol Flynn, Olivia de Haviland, Ray-
mond Massey. John Barrymore, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan,
Virginia Field, Rita Hayworth, Reginald Gardiner, Allan
Jones. Irene Hervey. Charles Ruggles. Walter Pidgeon. Jean
Parker. Natalie Draper. Donald Crisp, Mary Healy, Carole
Landis. Priscilla Lane, Ann Sothern, Ona Munson. Nancy
Carroll. Binnie Barnes. William Lundigan, Johnny Weisstntil-
ler. Rudy Yallee, Roger Pryor, Leo Carrillo, Andy Devine,
Gene Autrey. Brenda Marshall, Humphrey Bogart, and many
more film favorites who accepted the invitation of the Gov-
ernor, John E. Miles, to be Santa Fe's guests at the gala cele-
bration.
PRESTO MUSIC TIMES
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