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stead of, as with the old stenographic sys-
tem, being frequently delayed in waiting for
a stenographer to come to the desk, or when
going after the stenographer to find her busy
with other work, thus delaying the dictation.
Cbc Small Goods trade
SMALL INSTRUMENTS DEFENDED.
A Strong plea by Wm. Barth Which Will be read
With Some Interest.
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ure therein. Strauss, Lumlye and Zeller ap-
ply the zither with success.
"The public have few opportunities to hear
the best performers on our instruments. In
most cases it is the playing of mediocre ama-
teurs which sow the seeds of prejudice May
I hope that our efforts will not fail to con-
vince skeptics of the possibilities of the man-
dolin, banjo and guitar, and that the howl-
ing wolves and the yapping coyotes of the
nonsensically christened 'legitimate instru-
ments' will recognize that everything can be
developed into an art."
WOLFRAM CO. NOW IN CHARGE.
A MAGNIFICENT "WALDO."
Here is an orchestral mandolin for soloists
and club leaders made by the Waldo Mfg.
Co., Saginaw, Mich.,, which has deserv-
edly won its way into the affections of the
leaders of the profession.
William Barth, in a recent article in the
Major, a periodical devoted to the interest's
of chamber music as distinct from orchestral
music, says: "It is a deplorable fact that
the performers on orchestral instruments
have never been free of a certain degree of
contempt and misconception with reference
to our own particular chamber instruments,"
(mandolin, banjo and guitar).
Mr. Barth gives the violinists the benefit
of his views after this fashion: "It is a mat-
[Special to The Review.]
ter of taste whether one prefers to rasp a
Columbus, O., Jan. 13, 1902.
classical solo on the violin, or to render a
The Wolfram Guitar Company on Mon-
simple melody on the mandolin with better day filed for record receipt of the return to
effect. I do not seek to tear from its pedestal them of all property held by George W.
the violin, whose strains under the master- Early, as receiver, during the recent litiga-
hand are as elusive as air, as wild as the cry tion against them which DeWitt C. Postle
of a lost soul, or as soft as the sigh of a sleep- brought, and in which the company came
ing child, but I seek to gain for the mandolin, out a decisive winner. The receipt gives
etc., a fair meed of the defence due. It
items turned over by the receiver, and is
is well known that the violin and piano re-
the last formal instrument of writing as a
quire a life-long study, and that they do not
result of the contention, and allows the com-
suffer a rival if they are to be thoroughly
pany to operate on its own account without
mastered. How many among a hundred will
let or hindrance.
bring the playing of any such instruments to
perfection, especially if they aim to be but THE MECHANICAL STENOGRAPHER.
amateurs? The majority learn an instru-
Montgomery, Ward & Co., the large mail
ment for mere pastime, and are satisfied if order establishment of Chicago, have forty
they can perform ordinary popular music." graphophones in use. There are about an
He then proceeds to champion the cause equal number of dictation machines and
of his favorite instruments thus vigorously: transcribing machines. The dictating ma-
"It is claimed by would-be detractors that chines are scattered through the house, con-
our small chamber instruments are too easy veniently located for the dictators, some upon
to play, partly on account of the raised frets, the desks of heads of departments, where
and partly because of the limited tone color. the number of letters justify having a sep-
It is sometimes hard to understand just what arate machine, and others in a central posi-
is meant by these claims. In behalf of the tion, where a number of dictators can go at
fretted finger-board, I may say that the frets stated hours in the day and dictate their let-
represent nothing more than the keys do ters. In some instances as many as four or
on a piano, but upon a fretted instrument five men use the same machine, setting cer-
WAI.DO MANDOLIN NO. 637.
the fingers must fall with just as much pre- tain hours and feeling certain that the ma- It is made of choice birdseye maple body,
cision as if there were no frets. We do not chine will be there when they go after it, in- thirty-six ribs, no cap, but rosette inlaid at
drop the fingers anywhere between two frets.
back end of body, and same bound with cellu-
We place them directly behind a fret in order
loid. Outside lining for gluing of top. Bod)'
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to obtain a clear sound. The fingers of a
highly finished in amber varnish; selected
mandolin player must fall with just as much
spruce top, with guard plate inlaid on "E"
accuracy as those of a violinist. The fret
side
only. Edge of top bound with very fine
AS IT IS GOING BY
helps only the beginner.
HAVE VOU
"Many of the old masters have used one
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or the other of the chamber string instru-
MUSIC BOX?
Or, in other words, work up
CONCEDED TO BE THE BEST
ments. Beethoven and Mozart wrote for
to the very best of your oppor-
SELLER ON THE MARKET.
the mandolin. Wagner is said to have played
All kinds of Musical Merchandise.
tunities. Among the desirable
Beautiful Catalogue free for the Asking-.
the guitar quite well, and found much pleas-
things "away up" in merit are
E. L. CUENDET,
25 East 14th St., N. Y.
the goods we are showing, and
which we want you to ex-
Awarded Gold
amine. They're all they look
riedal a t Pan-
to be—and more. It's simply
following destiny to buy of us
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BOSTON,
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