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THE:
MUSIC TRADE
41
REVIEW
RULINGS ON VIOLINS, BOWS, ETC.
formation. Treated in this way are: The
Wonder Boehm system flutes, the perfected
The protest of Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., of
Wonder system clarinet, the W r onder im-
Cincinnati, against the assessment of duty on
proved saxophones, the Conn-queror solo
violins and violin bows by the Chicago collec-
cornet, the Wonder slide and valve trom-
tor of customs, was decided adversely on Feb.
bones, the Wonder model euphoniums and
15 in the following summarized opinion by
a host of other Wonder instruments. Truth
General Appraiser Sharretts: "Certain vio-
lins and violin bows classified as musical in- makes a splendid vehicle for bringing the
struments under paragraph 453, tariff act of Conn merits conspicuously to notice, and is
1897, were claimed to be dutiable as toys doing excellent missionary work. Mission-
under paragraph 418. The violins were simi- aries everywhere are constantly on the qui
lar to those passed upon in G. A. 4855, which vive for the next issue of Truth.
were held to be dutiable as musical instru-
HUNTING FOR WESTERN TRADE.
ments, and in G. A. 22 it was held that violin
Either the firms in person or the direct rep-
bows are musical instruments. Protests over-
resentatives
of foreign houses are out book-
ruled as to both classes of merchandise, on the
ing
orders,
with
Chicago as the storm center
decisions cited."
and
the
Palmer
House
headquarters. Jobbers
On an invoice of harmonicas the protest of
and
dealers
as
far
West
as Kansas City, and
the importer was sustained, and on that of gut
from
Milwaukee,
Minneapolis
and St. Paul,
.strings
adversely
by General Ap-
with
the
intermediate
points
also
represented,
praiser Fischer, February 1 J , as fol-
make
it
a
point
to
get
in
touch
there
with the
lows:
"Certain
harmonicas
classi-
"big
fellows"
within
the
next
three
weeks.
fied as musical instruments under para-
The
sample
displays
are
elaborate,
the
buying
we
graph 453, tariff act of 1897, re claimed to
be dutiable as toys under paragraph 418 of on a large scale, with the incidental entertain-
said act. Protest sustained as to harmonicas ment proportionate. It is a feature of the
invoiced at 1 mark each or less, on authority entire year's trade.
of G. A. 4679. Certain gut strings for ban-
BROKE ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS.
jos, violins and bass viols held to have been
During February—considered the slowest
properly classified as parts of musical instru-
month of the year in the talking machine trade
ments under said paragraph 453."
—the Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co.,
THE CONN BAND INSTRUMENTS.
New York, exceeded its selling record of
In the latest issue of C. G. Conn's Truth any previous month, in fact, going ahead of
there are many new illustrated descrip- December, rated the best month of the year.
tions of the Conn products. Many of these Manager MacNabb is now certain to get that
occupy, in groups, an entire page, each rug offered by President Babson as a sort of
page being replete with interesting in- a premium on results.
LATE PATENTS OF TRADE INTEREST.
[Special to The Review.]
Washington, D. C , Feb. 24, 1904.
MOUTH HARMONICA.
Matthias Messner,
Trossingen, Ger. Patent No. 752,295.
This invention relates to improvements in
mouth harmonicas of the class provided with
trumpet-like members ; and the invention com-
prises a reed-board provided with coverings
or mouthpieces which at their rear portions
are shaped in trumpet-like form in the direc-
tion of their length.
HORN. Wm. Gebert, Trenton, N. J. Patent
No. 752,447.
The object of this invention is to provide a
reed horn or trumpet the tone of which may
be regulated at will. Heretofore it has been
sought to attain this object by providing a
reed-adjusting member attached to the reed
and projecting beyond the reed-box, so that
said member may be grasped and the reed
manipulated according to the tone desired.
These devices are cumbersome and the musi-
cal effect is very poor. This invention seeks
to provide a horn in which this regulation of
the reed may be effected by the tongue and
lips of the operator, whereby a much more
delicate action is attained and also a neat and
compact instrument is provided.
COMBINED DRUM
AND CYMBAL
BEATER.
Harry K. Harrison, and Albert L. Brown,
St. Paul, Minn., assignors to W. J. Dyer &
Bro., same place. Patent No. 751,505.
John O. Prescott, who has been in Europe
since November in connection with the busi-
ness of the International Talking Machine-
Co., of Berlin, has returned home. He is
making preparations to establish a complete
new plant here.
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A MONTH
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BERLIN. 71 KittcntrUK.
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