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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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Symphonion Prosperity.
The Review paid a visit on Monday to the
Symphonion warerooms, Decker Building,
Union Square, and learned from the manager,
A. Littauer, that the output for the first five
months of 1901 far exceeded that of any
previous corresponding period since the Im-
perial Symphonion was first placed on the
market.
"And this satisfactory state of affairs,"
added Mr. Littauer, "is really only the begin-
ning of a great triumph; for the Imperial
Symphonion, by virtue of its merits alone,
is hound to maintain the lead it now holds.
Its construction, extremely ingenious, is yet
admirably simple. The cases, of great dura-
bility, readily withstand all effects of climate.
"The steel plates or discs, with patented
teeth, yield the guarantee of faultless per-
formances. The tone of the Imperial Sym-
phonion, as all who have heard it willingly
testify, is brilliant, mellow and powerful,
combining both clearness and sweetness.
"In common with many others who know
and appreciate the possibilities of the Impe-
rial Symphonion, I believe it has a great fu-
ture. Those who are interested in the sale of
music boxes only need to examine and com-
pare in order to be convinced. T shall be
happy to give visitors an opportunity to test
Symphonion merits at any time."
stead of wood, and the tone effect is more in-
tense, at the same time less sweet, than the
olden harp. It has been introduced into the
Uologna Conservatory, and the principal
Italian orchestras are about to adopt it.
The Bay State Guitar.
"Hay State'' string instruments, like the
reed and other instruments of the same brand,
steadily maintain, among professionals and
amateurs alike, a good reputation for sterling
merit. Among the foremost of this year's
A New Flute.
A new llute resembling the Hochm has been
invented by Barlassina and Casoli of Milan
which has a much larger and extended means
than the older ones. To facilitate the study
of this instrument a brief work has been pub-
lished by Prof. Albisi.
Bauer Making a New Record.
Goo. Bauer, now sole head of the Stewart
& llauer Co., Philadelphia, makers of the
S. S. Stewart banjos and the Bauer mando-
lins and guitars, is giving a new life to the
old Stewart business. It now looks as if
that concern is destined to occupy a new
sphere of importance in the trade field.
Popular Music, Machine Made.
A New Chromatic Harp.
mandolins, Banjos, Zithers
And every Instrument
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TOHN C HAYNES & CO.,
Importers and Manufacturers,
451 Washington St., Boston, Mast,
One of the visitors to Leipsic on May
23d was Rudolph Wurlitzer, Jr., of the
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, who is
making a specialty of buying old violins.
He left later for Markneukirchen, where he
closed a number of contracts for the supply
of goods for his house for the year. From
the tidings which reached The Review this
week, we arc lead to believe that Mr. Wur-
litzer is in splendid health and enjoying his
tour of the Continent.
Hamilton S. Gordon, whose latest musical
merchandise catalogue received much favora-
ble comment because of its completeness, is
reaping the reward of his care and attention
to details as displayed in the preparation of
descriptive matter under the several headings.
The Gordon 1901 line of accordeons, unu-
sually large and choice, has been selling well
during the season. There has been a steady
demand for the "Gordon High Grade" and
"Gordon Unexcelled" band instruments.
Gordon's "American Harp" mouth har-
monicas, also the "Good Luck" and "Am-
erican Rand" have led in output among the
great variety of catalogued instruments of
this class.
The Gordon catalogue is very strong in
those sections dealing with musical merchan-
dise supplies. It contains descriptions and
prices of every part of each instrument likely
to be required for repair and duplicating pur-
poses.
A Chicagoan has lately invented a musical
bicycle. The instrument is simple enough
—a number of piano wires stretched across
a frame, and a cross bar with hammers
lifted by pins on a revolving cylinder. Rope
gear connecting wheel and cylinder rotates
the latter. And so it happens that the swifter
the wheel of progress the more music will
there be in the air.
flutes, Piccolos,
Guitars,
Wurlltzer Making Purchases.
The Gordon Advance.
Bicycle That Plays a Tune.
A new chromatic harp has been invented
in Italy. Ft is distinct from the old form in
having no pedals and by a double distribution
of strings, one side being reserved for the
semi-tone chords. The frame is of iron in-
board is bound with celluloid ajid inlaid with
pearl. The head is veneered with rosewood
and bound with celluloid. The complete in-
strument is a perfect specimen of Haynes
work.
triumphs recorded for the J. C. Haynes & Co.
products are the "Bay State" guitars, of
which the accompanying illustration is an
example.
In the Haynes booklet specially devoted to
guitars it is aptly remarked that "there are
some kinds of guitars which require no skill
in making, but they are not the kind any self-
respecting person cares to own or exhibit to
their acquaintances."
Style 206, shown on this page, is of rose-
wood, with rich inlay around the sound hole
and front edge, also an inlaid stripe down
the back and across the end. The top and
back are inlaid with celluloid. The neck is
of mahogany. The convex ebony finger-
Are the days of the music teacher past ?
Will the ingenious penny and slot method
take the place of the laborious music lesson ?
asks the World.
The increase in the number of automatic
music machines in use of late years is phe-
nomenal. The old-fashioned music box has
been supplanted by scores of elaborate me-
chanical devices. Tens of thousands of these
are scattered all over the country. Every
railroad station or other place of public meet-
ing in the country has one or more such con-
trivances. There is scarcely a yacht which
is not equipped with one or more, and hun-
dreds of them have been given to charitable
institutions.
The best of the mechanical musical instru-
ments are of American design and manufac-
ture.
The old-fashioned musical boxes of
Switzerland arc gradually disappearing.
The old form of music box could only be re-
newed by purchasing a new cylinder, and
these cost from $5 to $200. The American"
machines are operated by rolls of perforated