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THE: MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
41
With ike Makers and Sellers of Talking Machines
it was, Mr. Cheney entertained the musuians at
luncheon, when he was presented with an elegant
pair of marine glasses, with wishes of bon voy-
Rights for This Country Controlled by the
age from the organization, Fred doing the tionois.
Victor Talking Machine Co.—Will be Placed
Other mementoes, souvenirs and presents were
on the Local Market Probably This Fall.
bestowed on the departing guest by personal
friends in and out of the company. And, by the
The Auxetophone, the tremendously loud
sounding talking machine, that can be heard at a way, while Mr. Cheney 4s in China and elsewhere
distance of three miles, and which is the inven- in the Orient he will make "masters" for the
tion of C. A. Parsons, the eminent English marine Victor Talking Machine Co. exclusively.
engineer, is controlled in this country by the
Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. Just
NEW SOUND BOXES.
how soon they will place it on the home market
is indefinite, as considerable study is being given Will Soon be Finished by the Universal Talking
its utility and particular field of value prelimi
Machine Mfg. Co.—Will be Ready in Two
nary to its formal introduction. As an officer of
Weeks—Mechanism Very Simple.
the company said to The Review: "The Parsons
machine will probably be placed before the trade
Two new sound boxes are rapidly being fin-
in the fall. Just now we are investigating its ished up by the Universal Talking Machine Mfg.
scope of usefulness, so to speak, and when we Co., New York. The latest devices will be known
are satisfied what line of business it will work as the "Zonophone," ready in two weeks; and
into or where it normally belongs, then we will the "Universal," which will follow later. They
be prepared to talk. One peculiarity of these ab- will be sold at the same price as their present
normally loud machines is that the greater the box, the "Concert." Both of the new boxes em-
volume of sound is amplified the less scratch or body much simpler mechanism, the "Zonophone"
deviating interference is noticeable. If you take b?ing quite attractive in appearance, but both are
an ordinary machine and increase the sound by simpler and have marked improvements. In the
any means, the result is disagreeable, harsh, and
•Universal" the pitch can be changed in a second,
is apt to get on one's nerves. The contrary oc- by pressing a tiny spring, so as to harmonize the
curs with the loud-sounding devices, the subject sound with the size of the room and the particu-
of new inventions and improvements. As a mat lar surroundings. A tubular gasket, instead of a
ter of fact this inquiry is leading up to an en- fiat one, which is said to make a marked differ-
tirely new line of investigation."
ence, is used, in connection with a special mica
as the diaphragm.
NOW THE AUXETOPHONE.
The $100 "taper," the first one ready, is of alumi-
num, with a silver-plated flower horn, and is
styled the "Majestic." Others will be announced
as rapidly as finished and christened.
THE TALKING MACHINE IN CHINA.
Almost a Riot When It Wouldn't Work in One
Up-Country Village.
"Those who have reviled the talking machine,'"
said Henry M. Blackwell, a famous engineer,
"would have been properly rebuked if they wit-
nessed a scene that attested its popularity with
the heathen Chinee.
"Three years ago I was with a small company
of surveyors who were laying out the line of the
railroad between Hankow and Canton, and one
day found us at Chushachow, a small but popu-
lous village. A talking machine happened to be
a part of our equipment, as it had proved more
efficient in placating the celestials than a squad
of soldiers.
"Though our party had taken a long jump into
Chushachow, it became plainly evident that news
travels from mouth to mouth as quickly as by
telegraph, for a crowd of several hundred chat-
tering Chinamen gathered outside of our quar-
ters and awaited a concert. They didn't make
any request; they simply waited for what they
considered their rights.
"One of our military escorts told us what his
compatriots wanted, and when we unveiled the
talking machine with great ceremony it received
more reverence than an ancestor's tomb. But
"SEND-OFF" FOR CHENEY.
the machine kicked and refused to play. Where-
TITLES FOR COLUMBIA MACHINES.
The Expert Record Maker Gets Hearty Wishes
upon we informed our self-invited guests, through
The Columbia Phonograph Co.'s new line is to the interpreter, that the entertainment was off.
on His Long Journey to China.
be known as the "Twentieth Century" grapho-
"Muttering arose from the crowd and a spokes-
When George K. Cheney, the boss record maker phone, with the loud-sounding apparatus specifi-
man addressed the interpreter, declaring that
of the Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co., left cally named the "Premier." Each machine, in-
there had been unfair discriinination and that if
New York Tuesday for his long "trek" to China, stead of being catalogued by number or letter,
their sovereign rights were withheld, they would
the Zonophone Concert Band, Fred Hager, leader, will have a distinctive title, according to price,
gave him a "send-off" at the Grand Central Depot. the one coming next to the "Premier" being the 'get hung.' When the litMe file of soldiers at-
It was only after the greatest persuasion they re- "Imperial," and so on. The Columbia's new tempted to disperse them the uproar became deaf-
frained from bringing along their instruments tapering arm machines will be designated by ening and the engineers rushed out to find an
and making a "record" or (wo on the spot. As aibitrarily selected names in tha sarn3 fashion. incipient Boxer outbreak.
"Several coolies made a hostile move toward
the house, probably to take the machine apart
and extract the foreign songs from it. The Chi-
nese soldiers kept their heads, strange to say,
and when the ebulition of Chinese curiosity began
to evaporate, they dispersed the rioters and
hauled off several ringleaders to the lockup.
Sound Perfection Realized
"No prima donna ever got the tribute paid to
that weatherbeaten talking machine. We sat up
VICTOR TRUMPETS (Two Models)
half the night tinkering around the mechanism
until it rasped off the records of 'coon' songs and
ADVANTAGES
comic opera trifles.
Reproduction.
"The next morning a larger crowd was present
Sweet Reproduction.
Natural Reproduction.
at the concert and departed grateful, awestruck
Light In Weight.
Rich In Coloring.
and satisfied. This musical event was unattend-
Durable-
ed, however, by three of the riot leaders, they
No Metallic Sound.
No Rattle.
being detained in the calaboose, as the magistrate
Plenty of Vibration.
Don't Tarnish or Dent.
had sentenced them to be suspended by the
wrists for forty-eight hours. Every innovation
WHY
is bound to have its martyrs."
lAIUAT'C IAIUAT
I T Fin I O w v n H I
IN
SOUND
REPRODUCTI
REPRODUCTION
Made of Specially Prepared Fibre,
Paper and Wood.
Built by Hand, Acoustically
Correct.
Color and Finish is Oven-Baked.
Expert Record Makers vise Simi«
lar Horns to make
Records, so w h y aren't they
B e S t
*° Re P"<*«ce them.
Concert Trumpet, 27" long, with 23" bell
$5.50
Trumpet, 23" long, with 18" bell
8.00
'BOTH MADE IN TWO COLORS. GREEN-RED.
Fits Victor Zonophone—Columbia-Talkophone
MAKES REPRODUCTIONS NATURAL.
WRITE FOR NEW QUOTATIONS.
HELPS SELL RECORDS.
We think we have the LARGEST STOCK OF VICTOR RECORDS. The "other fellow" won't
show us his inventory or we might be sure. But you don't care about that. What INTERESTS you
Is the way your orders are filled.
If you have been getting about 75 per cent, of what you order, or less,
give us a trial order.
VICTOR
DISTRIBUTING AND EXPORT CO,
77
CHAMBERS ST., NEW VORK
TALKING MACHINE LITIGATION.
This week the taking of testimony was com-
menced in the suit of the American Graphophone
Co. et al. against the American Record Co., in
which infringement of the Jones disk record
process patent is charged. Outside of such little
diversions, the legal gentlemen will rest on their
arms until the October term of the United States
Circuit Court, New York, when the roll will be
again called and the contending forces will be
once more in battle array.
The Knight Campbell Co., Denver, Col., have
opened branch warerooms in Pueblo, which are
under the management of Chas. S, Walters.