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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
If you desire anything in the
line of
SMALL GOODS
Something entirely up-to-date, it
will pay you to write
The Thiebes-Stierlin Musical
Instrument Co.,
ST.
LOUIS,
MO.
Bell Brand Strings
FOR
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Far excel all others in tone,
quality, durability and beauty
of appearance.
ALL THE LEADING
HOUSES
HANDLE THEM
National Musical String Co.,
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.
—THE-
WM. R. GRATZ IMPORT CO.,
11 East 22nd St., New York City,
Sole Agents for
ANTOINE COURTOIS AND BOHLAND & FUCHS'
Band Instruments and Saxophones;
LEFEVRE, LECOMTE AND MERCADIER
Clarionets;
Friedrich August Helmerdlng, Chad wick, J. Strauss,
Koschat, E. Bausch, Hammig and Bauer & Durr-
schmidt's Violins and Bows; Uustav Bernadel and
Koschat Rosin; Imperial, Empress, LI. S., and Grand
Solo Accordeons, and Concertinas; Empress Mouth
Harmonicas.
Catalogs forwarded on request free of charge.
Entire Stock of
PRAISED BY LEADING VIOLINISTS.
The Products of the National Musical String
Co. Should Prove a Strong Line with Pro-
gressive Dealers.
Dealers having a call for gut wound strings for
violins, violas, 'cellos or the contra-bass, should
look up the new process strings made by the Na-
tional Musical String Co., of New Brunswick,
N. J. They have been highly praised by such dis-
tinguished artists as Hugo Heermann, Edmund
Severn, Jeanne Franko, C. Hasselbrink, Miss
Glenn Priest, John Lund, Ernest H. Bauer and
fifty other eminent violinists and conductors, for
flexibility, responsiveness, as well as being ab-
solutely true and thoroughly reliable in every
way. The testimony of these distinguished art-
ists must necessarily have a decided influence on
purchasers when brought to their attention in
connection with the sale of the National Musical
String Co.'s strings. Attractively cased and
carefully tested before being forwarded from the
factory, these strings form a valuable addition to
any dealer's stock, and moreover should prove
exceedingly profitable.
Selling out, while they last,
at HALF PRICE.
any one of actual experience in the collection
of customs duties been secured. 1 submit that it
does not lie with anyone to ask that this law
be violated or ignored simply because an unsuc-
cessful attempt has been made to have it
amended."
Mr. Shaw explained the method of procedure
in cases of reappraisement before the board. He
said it would be impossible to secure the neces-
sary testimony of many importers and trade ex-
perts unless the hearings were held behind
closed doors, for these witnesses would not con-
sent to give away their trade secrets. In con-
clusion the Secretary declared that he should en-
force the law as it stands until Congress is con-
vinced that the law is bad.
This seems to dispose of the case effectually,
though Borgfeldt's attorneys say the fight is not
yet over.
APT'S MANDOLIN AND HARP RECITAL.
The Mandolin Not Given Its Proper Place in
Family of Musical Instruments—Beethoven
and Mozart Wrote for it.
Valentine Apt will give a mandolin and harp
recital at Mendelssohn Hall on the evening of
THAT UNDERVALUATION CASE.
April 26. It is his aim to elevate the standing
of the mandolin, ami anyone w r ho has heard Mr.
Borgfeldt & Co. Appeal Decision of Board of
Apt must admit that it is in his power to do so.
Appraisers to the President of the United
In a recent talk he said: "Both Beethoven and
States—Secretary Shaw's Comments.
Mozart wrote for the mandolin. If they gave it
their attention, the critic and musician of to-day
(Special to The Review.)
must certainly do likewise, and especially if such
Washington, I). C, April 3, 1005.
music as Mendelssohn's Concerto, Opus H4, and
For some time small goods importers have been
similar compositions, are rendered on the mando-
awaiting a decision in the case of Geo. Borgfeldt
lin. The mandolin as a solo instrument is cap-
& Co. for alleged under-valuation. The matter able of producing four part harmony and play
was appealed from a decision of the Board of
solo with accompaniment parts at the same time.
General Appraisers through the various chan-
In this respect it surpasses the violin, which al-
nels, until the President was invited to settle the
ways requires an accompaniment.
dispute, in which Borgfeldt's attorneys contended
"In regard to the harp, it is a well known fact
that all evidence in any proceeding involving the that it is the grandest and most beautiful of in-
good faith and honesty, as well as financial inter- struments, an instrument that is complete in it-
ests of an accused party, should be open to the self, and by far superior in tone-quality to that
public; and that the accused party should have of the piano."
the opportunity to cross-examine and to offer tes-
Mr. Apt's repertoire includes all the great
timony in rebuttal.
classical numbers. Leading critics have praised
Thursday last a hearing was had before Presi- his playing in very high terms.
dent Roosevelt, who was expected to dispose of
the vexed question, but he refused to interfere.
BUSY TIMES WITH JACOT CO.
The counsel for the importers held that the
foregoing practice is legalized by a provision of
The Jacot Music Box Co., at :>!» I'nion square,
the present customs administrative act.
are finding a good market for their Mira music
To this Secretary Shaw replied: "And they
box, and for the season the sales have been re-
might have added that this practice has the markably good. They are preparing a large num-
ber of new records for these instruments, whicif
sanction also of the Supreme Court of the United
States. Frequently Congress has been asked to will embrace many of the most popular airs.
amend the law, but they have thus far refused, They also find a steadily increasing demand for
talking machines and records of all makes.
and I think in no instance has the support of
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MANDOLINS, GUITARS,
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