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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
37
In tKe Musical MercKandise Domain
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dition, Ihan the violin, and the new Stern cata-
logue shows a line of these instruments which is
(Special to The Review.)
one of which to be proud. The models include
Philadelphia, Jan. 18, 1905.
the Stradivarius, Steiner, Guarnerius and Mag-
In a chat with the Bauer Co., of this city, the gini. Their lines of full ebony trimmed, imita-
other day, they said: "Testimonials we could
tion old and fancy violins, is specially complete,
print by the yard, but once in awhile we wish also the smaller violins in both half and three-
to prove to the trade that the 'S. S. Stewart' quarter sizes. A special line of instruments
which the house is pushing, and which is giv-
banjos are to-day as good in tone and as well
made as ever, or better, if such a thing is pos- ing great satisfaction to the trade is their line
sible, as we haxe expert mechanics, the best in of Majestic violins. These instruments are fur-
their line, who give their best services to keep nished in grades ranging from medium to high-
these goods up to the highest standard possible. est priced and are in every case exceptionally
We hand you a letter from Burt Eaiie, of Earle & good values for the money. The woods for the
Karle, European banjoists, dated Utica, N. Y., same have been very carefully selected, and they
are exact reproductions of the original models.
Jan. 16, 1905, to prove our statement:
A better idea of these instruments than car be
The Bauer Co., Philadelphia. Pa.:
given in this article, will be obtained if the
Gentlemen:—The banjo arrived safe, and
sounds as beautiful as it looks. I may say it is dealer will write for the Stern musical merchan-
dise catalogue, which contains full descriptions
as close a duplicate to the one you made for
"Ossman" as is possible to make, and I consider and exact illustrations of all the different styles.
it the finest-toned banjo I have ever played on.
TALK-0-PH0NE CO. EXPANSION.
You may go ahead with the second one, and when
finished notify me, and 1 will instruct you where
The Talk-o-Phone Co.. who recently acquired
to send it. We sail for London Jan. 28. With more office space at their quarters on West 23d
best wishes.
street, now occupy not only 244-246, but 240-242
on the same street. They occupy the entire
STERN'S VIOLIN SPECIALTIES.
ground floor. Part of this will be utilized for
Jos. W. Stern & Co.'s musical instrument de- storage. Their record and talking machine busi-
partment, it is claimed, is specially well equipped ness is steadily expanding not only in the East,
for the sale of violins. Their line of these in- hut in practically every section of the country.
struments is selected, not only for the tone and
R. Berg, for many years with August Pollniann,
qualities of each instrument, but also for the
good workmanship and artistic finish from a has engaged with C. Meisel to represent the ter-
constructive point of view. As is well-known ritory comprised in Pennsylvania, New York
there is no more difficult lino of musical mer- State and New England. He starts out this
chandise to keep in thoroughly satisfactory eon- week.
PRAISE FOR STEWART BANJOS.
THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD
THE
ORIGINAL
gsas
S. S. STEWART BANJO
and the BAUER. Mandolins and Guitars
REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITION.
Small Goods Houses Well Pleased With General
Outlook—Prices Continue to Hold Stiff—
Some Interesting Developments Soon Op-
timism Very Prevalent.
Following the opening oi the year the small
goods stock houses report a stage of business
entirely to their satisfaction. In other words,
trade has developed in a preliminary way far
beyond what was expected at this season. There
is a tendency to speak of trade in a manner far
from enthusiastic, but the facts will not. bear
out this condition, for the reason that the buying
is very satisfactory. Prices have not suffered
in any manner, and it appears, so far as the regu-
lar season goes, there will be no diminution in
price. The feeling is very strong, and the possi-
bilities of a satisfactory spring trade are already
in evidence.
During the coming season there will be some
changes that may cut more or less of a figure in
the trade, and the developments will be watched
with a great deal of interest. The parlies in-
volved are so well known that it would be su-
perfluous to mention names, and the outcome
will doubtless be far reaching.
Referring to general conditions, a prominent
wholesaler said to The Review on Monday:
"The outlook is the best ever in the trade. The
call for goods is not as strong, but it is insistent,
and this is remarkable for this time of the year.
There does not seem to be the slightest idea of
a cut in prices along the entire line, for condi-
tions are against ii. So far as the future may
be concerned, the outlook could not be brighter.
In fact, according to the information 1 have, we
are up against the best year in our history. The
situation is more than promising, and if 1905 is
not a record period my calculations are far
astray."
MANUFACTURED BY
THE BAVER CO.
Pacific CosiSt Agents, SHERMAN, CLAY b CO., San Francisco, Cal.
1410-12 N. 6TH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Canadian Headquarters, NORDHEIMER PIANO 6 MUSIC CO., Toronto, Ontario.
ANGELO-"™ Mandolins, Mandolas^ Guitars
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W R I T E
E A G L E
DURRO
BUEQELEISEN & JACOBSON,
F O R C A T A L O G U E
AVENUE,
A N D T E R M S
N E W
YORK.
Violins, Bows, Strings
And High-Class Trimmings,
NEW YORK
The S. A. Mondschein Co., Milwaukee, has se-
cured the agency for the Winter & Co. piano.
— 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, Chadwlck, J. Strauss,
Koschat, E. Bausch, Hammig and Bauer & Durr-
schmidt's Violins and Bows; Qustav Bernadel and
Koschat Rosin; Imperial, Empress, U. S., and Grand
Solo Accordeons, and Concertinas; Empress Mouth
Harmonicas.
Catalogs forwarded on request free of charge.
THE GRAND PRIZE
Awarded
Entire Stock of
t h e C . G.
Conn Band. Or-
chestra and Solo
Instruments, is
REGAL
merely a new acknowl-
edgment of what was
long ago c o n c e d e d ,
namely, that the
MANDOLINS, GUITARS,
and BANJOS
"Wonders" are un-
paralleled in any excel-
lence or quality that goes
to make up a P e r f e c t
and I d e a l instrument.
Send for large ILLUS-
TRATED
CATA-
L O G U E t e l l i n g all
about them :: :: :: ::
Address c . G. CONN CO., Elkhart, Indiana
P. S.—The Wonder Instruments are sent on trial and FULLY GUARANTEED
Selling out, while they last,
at HALF PRICE.
Write to-day for bargain list.
LYON & HEALY
CHICAGO, ILL.