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THE: MUSIC TRADE: REVIEW
The Universal Talking Machine Co. is in
charge of William McArdle, with Malcolm B.
The Magnificent Display Made by the Talking Henry, assistant.
P. H. Cromlin has the care of the Columbia
Machine Companies.
Phonograph Co.'s booth when in St. Louis. He is
(Special to The Review.)
in New York, at present. During his absence
REVIEW BOOTH, Block No. 63,
Thos. De Vine is in charge. With H. Dorian, as
Liberal Arts Palace.
assistant.
Among the Columbia Phonograph
St. Louis, Mo., June 7, 1904.
Company's exhibits is a machine which plays
The various talking machine exhibits in the four records at once. Here is also shown what
musical section of the Liberal Arts Palace are is described as the largest talking machine in
attracting considerable attention. The Victor the world. The first machine of this type was
Talking Machine Co.'s exhibit is eagerly sought originally made for the Paris Exposition of 1900.
by musical people on account of the fine quality It was purchased by the Shah of Persia. The
of the Victor records. The Victor booth was de- machine has an exceptionally large cylinder,
signed and decorated at the Tiffany Art Studios, three reproducers and three horns.
Philadelphia. Those in charge are J. Frank
Messrs. Harry White and Wayne Mackey look
Mahret and Robert Home, his assistant. One of after the interests of the National Phonograph
the exhibits here shown is the well-known Victor Company here.
trade-mark, "His Master's Voice," the dog, ma-
chine, horn, record and even the needle being
CH. WEISS LEAVES FOR HOME.
made of twenty-four karat gold. This unique
and costly display is the work of Tiffany & Co., Visits the Exposition and a Number of Promi-
the famous New York jewelers. The gold rec-
nent Trade Points—Expects to Materially
ord shown in this exhibit is that of Sousa's
Enlarge His Trade in This Country.
march, "The Stars and Stripes Forever."
After a stay of four weeks, in which he visited
The naturalness of the reproductions made by
the Victor system accounts for the fact that a the St. Louis Exposition and other leading cities,
number of colleges have secured Victor ma- Ch. Weiss, the harmonica manufacturer of Tros-
chines and records in order to demonstrate to sengin, Germany, sailed homeward bound from
pupils the value of the various schools of sing- New York on Tuesday, via the "Kaiser Wil-
ing—the Italian, French and German. Mdme. helm II." He will probably see his London trade
Gadski's husband called at the Victor booth en route. Mr. Weiss has found the American
last Saturday, and expressed great delight upon market very satisfactory from his viewpoint, one
hearing reproductions of his wife's voice. Dr. worth cultivating; and in a chat with The Review
Rubiknow, of Russia, correpondent for publica- on Monday said he proposed to enlarge his trade
tions relating to Russian ministry and finance, here materially if energetic methods and persis-
was another recent caller at the Victor booth tent efforts counted for anything. His represen-
who was profoundly impressed with the ma- tative, Frank Scribner, says he will soon issue
chines and records which he saw and heard one of the largest and handsomest harmonica
there, particularly the records of Russian songs. catalogues ever published, and which will be
He expressed the intention of describing them followed up by a line-up of aggressive publicity.
in an article which he intends to write for a The gentleman expects to make yearly trips to
America hereafter.
Russian journal.
FROM THE WORLD'S FAIR GROUNDS.
F. E. Madison is in charge of the National
Phonograph Co.'s booth, with C. L. Hibbard as
assistant.
The piano dealers of the Province of Quebec
are taking steps to organize a Piano Dealers'
Association.
The Columbia
Graphophone
HARMONICA AN EDUCATOR.
How the Modest and Popular Little Instrument
Fulfils Its Mission.
A music teacher in Sixth avenue includes
instruction on the harmonica among his accom-
plishments. "I have almost as many pupils for
that," he said, "as I have for the banjo and the
guitar.
There has been an effort for a long time
to crowd the harmonica out of the market, but
it does not succeed. In the first place, the har-
monica is cheap to buy. You can purchase the
worst ever for 5 cents. The best makes, such as
Hohner, with double rows of reeds and of elabo-
rate finish, cost $4. These are used for concert
work and produce really entertaining music. I
charge $5 for ten lessons on the harmonica. If
a pupil can't learn to play then, he had better
give up. A pupil with a quick ear tor music
easily can manage it in four lessons. Har-
monicas are made in seven keys, A to G inclu-
sive.
The kind most commonly used is made in
C. Thousands of them are imported annually,
the best coming from Southern Germany. Fully
one-half of my harmonica pupils have taken up
some other instrument after they have learned
the harmonica. If this little mouth instrument,
which so many are apt to look upon as a toy
nuisance, does nothing else, it instills a love for
melody among young persons who might as well
dream of a trip to Mars as of owning a piano."
MEISEL STILL ENLARGING.
An expanding business has compelled C. Meisel
to add another floor—making the third—to those
already occupied. A. Meisel, the son of the enter-
prising proprietor, who is on his first buying trip
to the European musical merchandise centers,
has had his leave of absence extended. Reports
say he has several surprises in store for his
house in the shape of new lines. At any rate
Mr. Meisel is preparing for a heavy fall trade
with a greatly augmented stock.
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Columbia Records Fit Any Make of Talking Machine
FOR SALE BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE, AND BY THE
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY
PIONEERS AND LEADERS IN THE TALKING MACHINE ART
GRAND PRIZE, PARIS, 1900
NEW YORK, Wholesale, Retail and Export, 353 Broadway.
UPTOWN, RETAIL ONLY, 872 Broadway.
CHICAGO, 88 Wabash Ave.
PITTSBURG, 615 Perm Ave.
KANSAS CITY, 1016 Walnut St.
PHILADELPHIA, 1019-1021 Market St.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., 628-630 Canal St.
ST. PAUL, 386 Wabasha St.
ST. LOUIS, 908 Olive St. (Frisco Building).
DETROIT, 272 Woodward Ave.
DENVER, 505-507 Sixteenth St.
BOSTON, 164 Tremont St.
MILWAUKEE, 391 East Water St.
OMAHA, 1621 Farnam St.
BALTIMORE, 231 N. Howard St.
WASHINGTON, 1212 F St., N. W.
LOS ANGELES, 323 South Main St.
CLEVELAND, Cor. Euclid Ave. and Erie St.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 107 Yonge St.
MEMPHIS, 302 Main St.
BUFFALO, 645 Main St.
MINNEAPOLIS, 13 Fourth St., South.
PORTLAND, ORE., 128 Seventh St.
SAN FRANCISCO, 125 Geary St.
INDIANAPOLIS, 48 N. Pennsylvania St.
TERRE HAUTE, 23 S. Seventh St.
CINCINNATI, 117-119 W. Fourth St.
LONDON, Wholesale, Retail, 89 Great Eastern St., E. C. RETAIL BRANCH STORE, 200 Oxford St., W.
BERLIN, 71 Ritterstrasse.
PARIS, 111 and 113 Rue Montmarte.
VIENNA, Seilergasse No. 14.
ST. PETERSBURG, 53 Nevski Prospect.