The talking machine world (Jan-June 1928)

The Talking Machine World, New York, April, 1928 Nicholas D. Patti Interest in Radio Myra Hess, Pianist, Joins Sleeper Corp. Gaining in England Is Columbia Artist Now on Two Months' Sales Trip Visiting Sleeper Jobbers in East, Middle West and Northwestern Territory Nicholas D. Patti, a well-known member of the radio sales fraternity, has joined the Sleeper Radio & Mfg. Corp., of Long Island City, and is now on a two months' sales trip which will carry him through seventeen cities of the East, Middle West and Northwestern districts. Gordon C. Sleeper, president of the company, who is in general charge of sales, dispatched Mr. Patti as his personal representative, bearing all the home office news to the present Sleeper jobbers and making new appointments in cities where there is open territory. Mr. Patti was with the Freed-Eisemann Radio Corp. for several years and was sales manager of the Julian M. White Mfg. Co., of Sioux City, la. J. T. Thomas, Managing Director, Fada Radio, Ltd., a Visitor to New York Music dealers in England are now handling radio on an increasingly larger scale, according to J. H. Thomas, managing director of Fada Radio, Ltd., of London, who recently visited the Fada offices in Long Island City. "Gramophone dealers," stated Mr. Thomas, "found that radio was selling more records than they had ever sold in the history of the industry. Naturally, this sold the gramophone dealers on the idea of radio more than anything else that could have happened." Mr. Thomas states that English bungalows are being fitted out with complete radio equipment, builders are wiring homes for aerials, and electric sets, as well as other types of receivers, are meeting with general favor. English Pianist, Who Recently Made an American Concert Tour, to Record Exclusively for the Columbia Catalog 'The latest addition to the lengthy list of exclusive Columbia Phonograph Co. recording artists is Myra Hess, English pianist, who on her American tour this season was frequently called the leading woman artist in her field, even one "with few male equals." Miss Hess' first Columbia release, issued recently, is a coupling of... airs., from Bach, which composer she is said to interpret with special insight and beauty. The record gives promise of wide popularity among lovers of fine music. A radio device which informs the pilot of an airplane whether or not he is on his proper course was recently demonstrated. Peerless Mast er-phonic the Extraordinary Portable for 1928 The Ultimate in Portables at $25*00 List A 4-foot concealed tone chamber Curved tone-arm Special matched reproducer Covered with genuine DuPont Fabrikoid of the heaviest quality Elaborately decorated in multi-color effects Genuine Heineman motor Peerless Master-Phonic Portable Appearance—Quality— Tone Peerless Vanity $12.50 List Peerless Junior $15-00 List Peerless Master-phonic $25-00 List ALL LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD Peerless Vanity Portable List Price $12.50 In Attractive Colors 3l/2 inches high Write for Samples and Prices Two Sales Winning Styles of Record Albums Peerless Artkraf t Album Beautiful Gold-embossed Cover — Heavy Brown Kraft Pockets Peerless Loose Leaf Album Removable Pockets for Records PEERLESS ALBUM CO. PHIL. RAVIS, President 636-638 BROADWAY, NEW YORK