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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
89
In trie Musical Merchandise Domain
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE OUTLOOK.
HARMONICA NOVELTIES.
CHAS J. TONK IN TOWN
Road Men Now in Evidence Stirring up Business at
Various Points—The Outlook Reported Very
Promising.
Some of the Specialties That May Soon Make Their In Connection with the Removal of the Local
Appearance—A Harmonica for Yodel and Rag
Headquarters of Wm. Tonk & Bro. Co.—An
Time.
Interesting Chat on General Topics.
With the road men out, and a prevalent
belief that orders should materialize, the
reports from all sources confirm this im-
pression. The quantity of goods placed on
direct import equals, and in some import-
ant instances, exceeds that of last year.
Future shipment datings have been ad-
vanced, and directions for March are now
in immediate demand. Stocks are running
low, where goods move rapidly, and the
unusually early repeat orders come as a
surprise to first hands. The indications of
a successful selling year with jobbers and
leading dealers are already evident.
Among the articles shown in the spring
line of goods is a harmonica arranged sole-
ly for yodel music. Following it will be an
instrument for rag time, an innovation
brought to the attention of the German
manufacturers by an American house. The
music has yet to be arranged and the meas-
ure and time attuned and it is possible this
will be a later season novelty, though great
efforts will be made to reach the coming
season. A double flute harmonica, increas-
ing the sound materially, is still another
new pattern introduced for the first time.
An accordeon, with funnels instead of
the usual flat air valve device, is also a
new one, and is likely to attract marked at-
tention from the increased sound and reso-
nance gained by this improvement. In
fact the volume is said to be increased
threefold.
THE F. E. DODGE CO.
Recently Incorporated Will Manufacture Drums,
Findings and Other Musical Accessories—Capi-
talized at $50,000.
[Special to The Review.]
Boston, Mass., Jan. 19, 1904.
The F. E. Dodge Co., recently incorpor-
ated under the laws of Massachusetts, with
a capital of $50,000 to manufacture drums,
traps, drum findings, professional xylo-
phones, orchestra bells and tympanys, have
a large and completely equipped plant at
No. 3 Appleton street.
Here Harry Dodge, one of the members
of the concern and the superintendent of
the factory, received The Review to-day.
Like his elder brother, F. E. Dodge, Mr.
Harry Dodge is an expert professional mu-
sician. The brothers Dodge and all of the
ten workmen employed by them are pro-
fessional musicians and members of the lo-
cal Musical Union. They make a specialty
of playing the instruments which they
manufacture.
Charles J. Tonk, vice-president and mana-
ger of the Wm. Tonk & Bro. Co., Chicago,
has been in New York all week, and will
leave for home Monday. His visit was inci-
dental to the moving of the Tonk small goods
business and stock from Warren street to
their new premises, 452-456 Tenth avenue,
and where the entire second floor of the front
building will be devoted to this department.
The scarf, cover and stool annex will be in
the rear addition, where the manufactur-
ing in these lines will be carried on.
Mr. Tonk, speaking of trade in Chicago,
said: "We have never been so busy, and in
the week between Christmas and New Year's,
a time when everything is usually dull, was
the best in the history of the house. Since
the first business has kept up at the same
pace, much to our surprise, because selling
generally falls off until toward the middle of
the month. But trade has never slackened
WILL ATTEND THE PARTEE CONCERT.
a particle; and it looks as if another good
[Special to The Review.]
year
is ahead for the musical merchandise
Boston, Mass., Jan. 19, 1904.
houses.
Of course, I am interested in the re-
Early next week D. L. Day, general su-
moval
of
our New York house uptown, and
perintendent of the A. C. Fairbanks Co.'s
in
the
consolidation
of the two departments
mandolin and guitar factory, will leave
under
one
roof,
as
my
brother can look after
Boston for an Eastern trip, during which he
the
general
management
more conveniently
will visit New York City for the purpose
and
to
much
better
advantage,
and without
of attending C. L. Partee's banjo, mando-
the
necessary
loss
of
time
entailed
in his trav-
lin and guitar festival at Carnegie Hall. Mr.
eling
between
the
two
places.
Our new
Day will return in about two weeks.
premises will furnish the additional room we
ALFRED BEHRENDS WESTWARD BOUND.
have needed badly for a long while, and
now we can expand our business along
Alfred Behrends, with Jos. W. Stern & Co., lines in contemplation for a year or more.
left New York for a two months' trip West
and Northwest Tuesday night. The firm is
J. B. FURBER, GENERAL MANAGER.
now mailing a 25,000 edition of a new and
greatly enlarged catalogue.
Elected at Tuesday's Meeting—Will Devote More
Time to Factory Hereafter.
DOVBLE
YOVH
PROFITS
MUSIC
TRADE»
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Yours truly,
Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co.
24 EAST 22d ST., NEW YORK.
At a meeting of the Regina Music Box
Co., held on Tuesday last, J. B. Furber was
elected general manager of the business
and hereafter will devote more time than
before to factory operations at Rahway,
N. J.
A GREAT NOVELTY CONCERT
In Which the Leading String Instruments Will
Figure Will Occur at Carnegie Hall on Jan.
29—The Programme an Interesting One and
the Participants Artists of World-Wide
Renown.
The grand mandolin, guitar and banjo
concert to be given in the great Carnegie
Hall, New York City, Friday evening,
January 29, is by far the most elaborate
and comprehensive that has ever been
given in this country.
Eight world-famous soloists and two
celebrated club organizations will take
part in the programme, assisted by Minnie
Sheldon Pearce as accompanist. Minnie
Sheldon Pearce is a brilliant pianist and