The talking machine world (Jan-June 1925)

150 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD April 15, 1925 IN THE MUSICAL MERCHANDISE FIELD— (Continued from page 149) M. HOHNER There is no quiet season in the sales of Hohner Harmonicas. Plan now for summer profits. Ask Your Jobber 114-116 East 16th Street New York City HOHNER. PRODUCTS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE AT THE PANAMAPACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO 1 91 5" Musical Instrument and Accessories Mfrs. Elect Officers for Eastern Manufacturers of Musical Instrument and Accessories Association Chosen— Walter Grover at Head At the recent meeting of the newly formed organization of manufacturers of musical instruments and accessories for the Eastern zone the following officers were elected: Walter Grover, of A. D. Grover & Son, Inc., president; Walter Schmidt, of Oscar Schmidt, Inc., vice-president; J. J. D. Taylor, of the Waverly Musical Products Co., Inc., secretary, and J. Pitman Grant, of William L. Lange, treasurer. Members of the board of directors include David L. Day, Bacon Banjo Co., Inc.; Maurice Lifton, Lifton Mfg. Co.; F. H. Martin, C. F. Martin & Co.; Edward Felsberg, Felsberg Co., and Frank Gibson, Gibson Musical String Co. A committee was appointed to draw up a constitution and by-laws which will be submitted and voted on at the next monthly meeting. This consists of G. F. Chapin, Standard Musical String & Mfg. Co., chairman; J. P. Grant, Maurice Lifton, H. C. Lomb, Waverly Musical Products Co., and Epi Stathapoulo, House of Stathapoulo, Inc. A number of interesting topics came up for discussion at the meeting, the chief ones being the question of the eligibility rules for membership; the question of a name for the Association and the question of what the annual dues should be. Nothing was finally decided, it being voted to allow the constitutional committee to decide all these matters. President Grover gave a full report of the recent Cleveland meeting of the National Association, with many interesting sidelights. A full account of the Cleveland gathering appears on another page of this section of The World. The members attending included in addition to the officers and committee members previously mentioned: Herbert Martin, C. F. Martin & Co., Nazareth, Pa.; Geo. Zabriskie, the Frank Thiess Co.; Frank Thiess, Stumpf & Thiess; Maurice Brooks, Lifton Mfg. Co.; A. D. Grover, A. D. Grover & Son, Inc.; Albert Houdlett, Albert Houdlett & Sons, and L. A. Elkington. Harmonica Go. Chartered Koch Harmonica, New York, was recently incorporated at Albany to manufacture musical instruments with a capital stock of $5,000. The incorporators are P. L. Baerwald, C. W. Sellers and R. Koch. "Drumming Up" A Business No business is self-sustaining — it requires the earnest effort of push and pull with a mixture of sound sense and the sincere endeavor to render good service to make any business profitable. Ludwig Drums and Accessories lend themselves so admirably to this combination that they are the leader in the field and the chosen favorite of thousands of prosperous dealers. Write us today for the necessary information regarding Ludwig Drums and their profit making possibilities. Ludwig & Ludwig World's Largest Drum Manufacturers 1611 No. Lincoln Street Chicago, 111. Musical Instrument and Accessories Mfrs. Meet National Association of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manufacturers Hold Two-day Conference— New Members Admitted Cleveland, 0., April 6.— At the conference of the members of the National Association of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manufacturers, held at the Hotel Statler last month, a membership drive was launched to increase membership by at least fifteen members before the June convention. The subject of collections and credit was thoroughly discussed and the following committee was appointed to study the problem and render a report at the Chicago meeting: Walter Grover, of A. D. Grover & Sons, Inc.; J. C. Lomb, Waverly Musical Products Co.; Morris Lifton, Lifton Mfg. Co., and G. F. Chapin, Standard Musical Strings Co. Alfred L. Smith, general manager of the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, was the principal speaker at the first day's session, and he explained in detail the benefit of association work and the results which an individual manufacturer can secure through membership. The matter of standardization was the chief topic of interest at the second day's session, together with" the making of arrangements for the Association's representation at the convention of the music industries in Chicago in June. Committees were appointed to study certain problems and give their reports at the Chicago gathering. In order to become affiliated with the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, a system of dues was adopted. Those firms which have an annual gross sale of less than $250,000 shall pay annual dues of $50, and those firms with more than $250,000 gross will pay $100. The meeting also discussed plans for the advancement of music in the home, a program which will mean greatly increased sales for both the dealers and manufacturers. All the plans discussed are expected to be perfected before the June meeting. The following new members were admitted: Bacon Banjo Co., Inc., Groton, Conn.; JacksonGuldan Co., Columbus, O.; B. R. Hunt Mfg. Co., Carmel, Ind.; Barry Drum Co., Philadelphia, and Armour & Co., Chicago. The firms represented at the meeting, in addition to those named above, included: The Harmony Co., Slingerland Mfg. Co., Lyon & Healy, Ludwig & Ludwig, Inc.; Walter M. Gretsch Co., and Regal Musical Instrument Co., Chicago; A. D. Grover & Son, Inc.; Lifton Mfg. Co., Waverly Musical Product's Co., New York; Standard Musical String Co., Brooklyn; Gibson Musical String Co., Belleville, N. J., and National Musical String Co., New Brunswick, N. J.