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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1904 Vol. 38 N. 20

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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reason, we think, is clear. It is because in these distances below are suspended discs of other sizes,
islands we have no schools or workshops, worthy down to sy z inches; from each disc are rows of
Some Comments on a Volume Covering the of the name, in which men can be trained so as pendant 16 candle power lamps, 78 in all; this
Above Topic by a London Paper—Not a Flat-
to stand comparison with the continental work- chandelier is gilded to match the frieze, or cor-
tering Tribute to English Goods.
man; and till we have, no real progress can be nice, line of 32-inch discs; around three sides of
the exhibit, and from the center of each disc, ap-
expected."
The first complete list of British violin makers
pears a 16 candle-power light in a gilded husk of
has been made by the Rev. Meredith Morgan in
artistic design.
REGINA
EXHIBIT
AT
ST.
LOUIS
a volume just issued in London by Chatto &
The floor of the exhibit will be laid with par-
Windus. The author declares that as good vio- Is Now Being Installed—Will be an Attractive quetry flooring in tasty design, borders, etc., and
lins have been made in England as anywhere,
and Imposing Display of Music Boxes.
at the entrance of the booth will be an inlaio.
and he believes that if they persevere the English
panel, with tne word "Regina" done in mahogany
(Special to The Review.)
builders "bid well to eclipse the noonday glory
in the well known style of the combination of
St. Louis, Mo., May 9, 1904.
of Cremona." The Athenaeum takes issue with
the music staff always seen in Regina advertis-
The "Regina" exhibit at the St. Louis Exposi-
him on these points:
ing.
tion will be a highly creditable showing of the
"Will Mr. Morris name a single violinist of
Rugs, palms, artistic seats, etc., will complete
high repute to-day who has chosen a British- music box industry. The booth takes the form the furnishing of what will be a complete and
made instrument for his public performances? of a cottage 20 feet square, made at the Regina original exhibit of Regina goods, designed and
We believe he cannot. And why? Simply be- factory from metal tune-sheets. Ornamental rail- enstructed by Regina talent.
cause these artists need for their purpose vio- ings, hardwood floors, elegant decorations and
lins with a tone such as no home-made instru- electric lighting are special features of the struc-
EFFECTIVE HOHNER PUBLICITY
ment has yet been found to possess. Possibly, ture, which will contain more than a score of Re-
gina
styles,
artistically
arranged
for
display
and
however, as the author hints, the prejudice which
Are the Colored Show Cards Issued by Hohner
exists against new fiddles has something to do practical demonstration. The material for the
—Dealers Should Ask Their Jobbers for
with the matter; but let only half a dozen violins exhibit has arrived at the Fair grounds and is
Them.
be produced a year in these islands with a tone being rapidly put in place, under the supervision
equal to that possessed by the old Italian instru- of Mr. Cramer, of the firm, who will in due The large colored show-cards, posters and elec-
ments, and we may be sure that some of the course hand over the building and contents to S. tros supplied free to the trade by the Hohner firm
great players will appreciate the home product R. Brewer, representing the Regina Co., at St. are found to be very effective in bringing trade.
and use it. Or can it be that all the great play- Louis. Mr. Brewer is now busy with the task Those who take the trouble to ask their jobbers
ers—who, after all, have the last word to say of securing Regina experts for the work of ex- for Hohner advertising material and use it freely
upon the question—are wrong, and the British plaining the Regina to visitors at the fair increase their harmonica trade to a marked de-
gree. The show-cards and posters are litho-
fiddle makers right? We can hardly believe it. grounds.
The front of the exhibit is constructed of wal- graphed in twelve colors and are the most strik-
All capable and intelligent players are conscious
of the difficulty, ever increasing with the steadily nut grilled work, fifteen feet in height. In the ing advertisements ever seen in the musical in-
increasing number of performers, of acquiring center is an electric sign, "Regina." At a uni- strument line. The poster used most frequently
violins .of the character they need except at a form height of the front are side and rear walls, represents a typical Black Forest couple in their
great cost. Surely, therefore, if British violins all covered with Regina steel tune discs in vary- national costume, dancing to the music of a
are all that Mr. Morris claims that they are, we ing sizes, from 814 inches to 32 inches in diame- Hohner harmonica, played by the girl. The odd
dress of the pair, while appearing very comical
should now be listening to some of them in the ter. Above the cornice line, rising to a height of
23 feet in the center, is a dome, or roof, construe* to some, is exactly the same as worn by the peo-
hands of distinguished soloists.
"But, even apart from tone, in point of work- ted entirely of Regina tune discs, with a flnial ple in Trossingen, who makes the greater part
manship also we feel that no competent judge above all, of a steel sphere of tune discs, sus- of all harmonicas used in the world.
would admit that any British-made violin could pended from the apex of the roof dome, and light-
STILL LOOKING FOR "MAC."
ing the whole exhibit is an electric chandelier,
compare with the best Italian or French work of
original
in
design,
constructed
of
seven
tune
When John McTammany, inventor of an organ-
the past—not even with that of a maker like
Vuillaume, who died as recently as 1875. The discs, beginning with a 32-inch at top, and equal ette music box, left New York for Germany last
VIOLIN MAKING IN ENGLAND.
Hohner
Hohner Reasonings
It is self-evident that to have
patrons is the most important
part of a business, and to obtain
and HOLD them is the dealers'
first duty. The loud display
which can be made with low
prices may draw a customer,
but the poor quality which
usually accompanies them will
not induce him to call again. If
you, however, exploit the
GOOD QUALITY of the
goods which you sell at the
right prices, while it will not be
as pompous, yet, if the good
worth has once obtained the
chance to prove itself, the cus-
tomer will be satisfied and be-
come PERMANENT. There-
fore keep the BEST only, which
is sure to satisfy, for a con-
tented customer will call again.
H armonicas
are world-renowned as being tHe
BEST MADE, and for the past fifty
years bach Have COMPLIED WITH
THE DEMANDS OF THE MOST
CRITICAL PLAYERS.
"HoHner"
Accor de o n s
Are "J\ist as Good as" the Hohner Harmonicas
A.sK Your
Jobber >!*
M. HOHNER
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
year to arrange for the manufacture of his goods
in Leipsic, his return date was fixed within a
few months. As time slipped by the gentleman
still lingered abroad, until his general sales-
agent, who became anxious as to the line ma-
terializing for which he had been plugging with
vigor and zeal, finally gave up in despair and got
another job. But he has asked several small
goods importers going to Europe whether they
will make inquiries in Leipsic if "Mac" ;s lost,
strayed or stolen, or simply disappeared in the
shuffle.
ERNEST KOCH FOR GERMANY.
Will Visit Headquarters the Last Week of May
May—Preparing For Fall Trade.
May 26 Ernest Koch, manager of Ands. Koch's
harmonica and accordion output in America, will
sail from New York for Trossingen, Germany,
via the Bluecher, of the Hamburg-American line.
During the five weeks of his visit he will post
himself on every detail of their new line of ac-
cordions, the same as he is now with the Koch
harmonicas. This will mean the carrying of an
extensive stock in both lines, and to give them
fitting accommodation new and enlarged quarters
will be secured elsewhere than his present prem-
ises after the first of the year.
HOLTZMAN'S NEW PLANT COMPLETED.
The new wing to the piano stool factory of
Henry Holtzman & Sons, Columbus, O., which
has been under way since last year, is now fin-
ished and occupied. The additional building,
with its modern equipment, increases the plant's
output over 50 per cent.
Samuel Wells, who since 1860 was engaged in
the manufacture of drums on Middleton street,
Brooklyn, died Monday at the home of his son,
19 Vernon avenue, who has succeeded him in
business. He was 83 years of age.
COLUMBIA
RECORDS
LATE PATENTS OF TRADE INTEREST.
plied to and removed from the instrument and to
be easily and accurately shifted.
(Specially Prepared for The Review.)
ZITHER. Gerhard Almcrantz and Frank Daniel-
Washington, D. C, May 10, 1904.
son, Chicago, 111. Patent No. 750,057.
BRIDGE AND BINDER FOB STRINGED MUSICAL IN-
This invention relates to stringed musical in-
STRUMENTS. Chas. S. Weber, San Jose, Cal. Pat- struments of that general type known as "zith-
ent Mo. 758,879.
ers"; and the principal object of this invention
This invention is primarily designed to improve is to simplify ana render easier the execution of
the quality of tone of pianoforte and kindred musical compositions -iiereon, and this we accom-
musical instruments and to minimize the influ- plish through the provision of a piano-keyboard
ences tending to detract from the clearness and and a novel hammer-action associated therewith.
purity of tone emanating from the strings when The hammer-action in the higher tones is prefer-
set in vibration by the hammers or other accus- ably replaced by a novel mechanism which picks
tomed means, according to the type of instrument the strings, which latter we have found produces
embodying the invention.
a clearer and better tone on the higher strings.
In accordance w*th this invention the sounding-
This invention also contemplates the employ-
board of the instrument is surmounted by a rest ment of a novel form of capo tasto on the accom-
or string-pillow, of glass or kindred material, hav- paniment-strings and also the employment of an-
ing two points of contact for the string or strings, other novel form of capo tasto on the "third" of
a presure-piece for confining the strings on the the octave represented by each group of accom-
rest or string-pillow, a cap, and a binder for con- paniment-strings, which capo tasto is capable of
fining the parts and securing them to one an- easy and rapid manipulation by the player in
other and to tne sounding-board.
changing the chord from major to minor, and
ATTACHMENT FOR GUITARS. Lewis P. Halladay, vice versa.
Marion, Ind., assignor to Imperial Stand Co.,
JOSEPH FLANNER IN NEW QUARTERS.
same place. Patent No. 758,912.
This invention relates to improvements in at-
(Special to The Review.)
tachments for musical instruments, and has for
Milwaukee, Wis., May 9, 1904.
its object to provide a new and improved attach-
One week was consumed in moving the great
ment adapted to be used as a capo tasto for gui- stock of sheet music and musical merchandise
tars and the like.
of Joseph Flanner from the old store on Grand
TRANSPOSING KEYBOARD. John H. Kohlmoos, avenue to the enlarged quarters at 417 Broad-
Jr., San Francisco, Cal., assignor of one-half to way in the Munkwitz block, which Mr. Flanner
Henry H. Wendt, Jr., same place. Patent No. lias leased for a term of years, and which makes
758,760.
a fresh addition to "piano row." Mr. Flanner
This invention relates to that class of trans- in fpraking of his growing business ^aid:
posing-keyboards for pianofortes and other musi-
"In addition to my being largely engaged in
cal instruments having similar keyboard, in the sheet music and music book trade, I am also
which a duplex keyboard is mounted over the largely interested in the publication of popular
fixed keyboard and is adapted to be shifted with and classic music, of which we have one of the
relation thereto to alter the tonality of a piece largest stocks in the northwest. Our sales now
or passage in performance.
reach to every part of the United States, as well
The object oi the invention is to provide a as to many foreign countries. I intend to make
transposing-keyboard independent of the fixed my house the biggest music house in the north-
keyboard of the instrument, said independent or west and my stock of musical merchandise will
duplex board being adapted to be readily ap- only be equaled by one Chicago house."
A Word About Gold-Moulded R.ecords
Columbia Moulded Cylinder Records were the first Moulded Records on the market by
about a year.
They always have been GOLD-moulded. A gold mould is the ONLY economical and efficient
mould known to the art.
Moulded records are superior to the old engraved records, because they may be made of
HARDER material. Hard records last longer and have a better quality of tone.
A gold-moulded record made of SOFT material would be no better in quality than an
ENGRAVED record in soft material.
The best Moulded Records are not only GOLD-MOULDED; they are SUPER-HARDENED.
Gold-moulded records are LESS expensive than engraved records. The PROCESS is simpler.
Formerly, BLANK cylinders were moulded, then SHAVED, then ENGRAVED from an original. The
originals soon wore out under the reproducing stylus.
Now, a gold-lined MOULD is made from the original, and the product of that mould is a
SMOOTHLY FINISHED cylinder, with the SOUND RECORD ALREADY ON IT. The life of the original is
increased ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times.
A record is not MORE expensive because it is gold-moulded.
It is LESS expensive.
Columbia Moulded Cylinder Records are NEW records, made by a NEW process. They are
not only gold-moulded. They are SUPER-HARDENED.
Irrespective of PRICE, they are superior in QUALITY to any other gold-moulded record on
the market.
FOR SALE BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE, AND BY THE
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY
PIONEERS AND LEADERS IN T H E TALKING MACHINE ART
GRAND PRIZE, PARIS, 1900
UPTOWN,
NEW YORK, Wholesale. Retail and Export, 9S Chambers St.
PITTSBURG, 615 Penn Ave.
CHICAGO, 88 Wabash Av*.
NEW ORLEANS. LA., 628-630 Canal S t
PHILADELPHIA, 1019-1021 Market St.
DETROIT, 87 Grand River Ave.
ST LOUIS. 908 Olive St. (Frisco Building).
MILWAUKEE, 391 East Water St.
BOSTON, 164 Tremont St.
WASHINGTON. 1212 F St., N. W.
BALTIMORE. 231 N. Howard St.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 107 Yonge St.
CLEVELAND, Cor. Euclid Ave. and Erie St.
MINNEAPOLIS, 13 Fourth St., South.
BUFFALO, 645 Main St.
INDIANAPOLIS, 48 N. Pennsylvania St.
SAN FRANCISCO, 125 Geary St.
RETAIL ONLY, 872 Broadway.
LONDON. Wholesale, Retail, 89 Great Eastern S t , E. C. RETAIL BRANCH STORE, 200 Oxford St., W.
PARIS. I l l and 118 Rue Montmartre.
ST. PETERSBURG, 68 Nevski Prospect
KANSAS CITY. 1016 Walnut S t
ST. PAUL. 386 Wabasha St.
DENVER, 505-507 Sixteenth St.
OMAHA, 1621 Farnam St.
LOS ANGELES. 323 South Main S t
MEMPHIS. 802 Main St.
PORTLAND, ORE., 128 Seventh St.
OAKLAND, CAL.. 468 13th St.
BERLIN, 71 Ritterstrasse.
HAMBURG, Adolphsplatz No. 4.

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