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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ing well. "My Wild Irish Rose'' is a good
instance of this, as it is more popular to-day
than ever. The new publications are: "My
Cooing Dove," by M. J.- Steinberg; "There
Ain't No Use to Grieve," by Boyle Woolfolk;
"Just Have the Band Play Home Sweet
Home," by Costen and Sterling; "The Aide
de Camp," by Bertram C. Lesser; "Picka-
ninny Mine, Come Hide Away," by Henry
Wise and Sid Perrin, and "Cupid's Garden"
intermezzo, by Max C. Eugene.
The "Florodora" music is selling bigger
every day. With the company in New York
playing to record houses and two companies
on the road, this music promises to be the
largest selling musical comedy ever known.
We regret that Alex. Harms has had such
a long spell of sickness, but we trust to see
him back at his office before long.
HIGH CLASS SONGS.
From Benjamin Curtaz & Son, San Fran-
cisco, Cal., we are in receipt of two songs,
entitled "Absence" and "A Twilight Song,"
the music of which is by Henry J. Curtaz.
In melody and in arrangement these songs
are unquestionably of great merit and de-
serve to take high rank among current mer-
itorious productions. We must congratulate
Mr. Curtaz on the success achieved.
ELECTRIC MANDOLIN PLAYER.
Next to the violin the most difficult stringed
instrument to master is the mandolin, this
difficulty being largely due to the necessity
of producing a rapid and uniform tremolo
or vibration of the plectrum with which the
strings are struck. Alexander I. Mitchell,
of Rumford Falls, Me., has applied the elec-
tric current to the solution of this problem.
A bottle-shaped holder is provided, of a con-
venient size to be held in the hand, and inside
this holder a pair of magnets is located, to-
gether with a spring arm to be actuated by
the current passing through the magnets.
One end of this arm projects through the
mouth of the holder, and is provided with
a thumbscrew for gripping the plectrum.
When the player desires to use his instrument
he connects the binding-posts at the rear
of the holder with an incandescent electric
light socket or a storage battery, and the de-
vice is ready for work. At the under side
of the neck is shown a spring push-button,
which controls the vibrations of the arm,
the button being pressed in to allow free
movement as the plectrum is held in con-
junction with the strings.
MUNN'S BIG OUTPUT OF PIANOS.
James Munn, the extensive piano dealer,
who conducts stores in several towns in Sul-
livan County, New York, and is also manu-
facturer, gives some interesting figures
bringing out the fact that business can be
done even during the dull months of sum-
mer. In.his recent list of sales during the
month of August he records (giving names
of those who purchased) 127 pianos and or-
gans. Of this number 80 were pianos, 47
organs. A remarkable feature of the report
is that 37 of the piano sales were the "Munn"
piano, showing conclusively that the Munn
piano has already found favor, reflecting
credit upon Mr. Munn not only as a dealer,
but as a manufacturer as well. The cele-
brated Mehlin piano is handled by Mr. Munn
as his leader,
STARR PIANOS
Embody generous artistic values and have
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the dealers to handle.
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THE HAGEN & RUEFER PIANOS
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RE MADE to satisfy the desire of
the buying public. Honest in
construction, tasteful in design;
touch, light and elastic, and
musical quality unsurpassed. The
prices are low, making them just the right
instrument for dealers who wish to make
money, while building up a good reputation.
PETERBORO,
N. H.
(7hnsiman Pianos
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A PIANO MADE FOR
MUSICAL PEOPLE.
RICH IN VALUE
FOR THE DEALER.
Office and Warerooms! 21 East 14th St., New Yor
Factory! 6 6 5 - 6 6 7 Hudson Street, New York.
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