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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MAKES A HIT.
Lyon & Healy Score an Enormous Success With
Their "Own Make" Solo Trumpet.
One of the greatest successes known in the
band instrument trade for many years is that
which is now being witnessed with the Lyon &
Healy "Own Make" Solo Trumpet. A word de-
scribing it will therefore be of interest.
In the first place, it is emphatically a solo
trumpet, not a trumpet model cornet. All cornet
lines are abandoned, and in their place we find
what is practically a small size trombone. There
is the same beautiful graduated tubing and the
same delicately proportioned bell that one finds
in the Lyon & Healy "Own Make" slide trombone.
The tone of the Lyon & Healy solo trumpet is
remarkably sweet and musical. Furthermore, it
blows so easy that it is not an exaggeration to
say that it becomes a delight to the average band
man.
Just one instance of its wonderful quality will
suffice. A well-known band man of Chicago
(whose name Lyon & Healy will furnish upon re-
quest) called at their factory to have his cornet
silver plated. For this cornet he had recently
paid the sum of $125, so when asked to try the
Lyon & Healy solo trumpet he was filled with
good natured amusement. However, he placed
the trumpet to his lips and gave it an exhaustive
test. Within an hour he had left his cornet and
a considerable sum in cash as payment for a
Lyon & Healy solo trumpet.
Dealers are naturally skeptical, but in this case
they run positively no risk, for the reason that
Lyon & Healy will send one of these marvelous
solo trumpets on approval, and in the event that
it does not immediately win the approval of the
local player it may be returned to them. It is
noteworthy that though many have been sent out
under this liberal offer, thus far not a single solo
trumpet has been returned to Lyon & Healy.
A SMOOTH PARIS GAME
In Which a Violin
Figures in an Interesting
Manner.
There are those who think that there are more
bunco schemes on this side of the water than in
continental Europe, but here is the newest Paris
bunco game. A butcher in the Latin Quarter
was sitting outside his shop airing himself a
night or two ago, when a little boy with a violin
looked into the shop with a most piteous mien.
He explained that he had not earned a sou that
day and that his mother and sister were waiting
him supperless in their garret, and would the
kind butcher let him have a few sausages if he
left his violin as pledge. The man of meat con-
sented, and the lad handed over his instrument
and went off with his supper.
The next morning a man who was in the shop
looked at the violin and whistled with amaze-
ment. Was the butcher aware of the treasure he
possessed?
Why, it was a genuine "Strad";
worth any amount of money, and if the butcher
bought it from his Italian boy for $30 it would
be cheap, as he could sell it again for ten times
the amount. When the boy came to reclaim his
instrument and pay for the sausages the butcher
asked him to sell the violin. The child refused
to part with it under any circumstances, but the
butcher had been so insistent that he returned
the next day, said that he had consulted with his
mother and would sell.
He parted with his beloved treasure with tears
and went home with the $30 that had been agreed
upon. A stranger who understood violins and
had promised to dispose of this one for the
butcher at a huge profit, did not turn up again,
and when the new owner of the "Strad" took it
to an expert, he found that it was worth 75 cents.
WILL PLAY THE WASHBURN.
Valentine Abt, the famous mandolin soloist,
whose reputation is so great that already his
REGINA READY FOR FALL.
time is booked practically solid for next season,
will use the Washburn Mandolin exclusively.
The Regina Co., of 11 Bast 22d street, are pre-
Valentine Abt owes his reputation largely to
paring for an active fall campaign, and have been his rendition of original compositions, which de-
rearranging their display rooms so as to accom- pend for their effect upon tone quality. In a let-
modate the largest line of samples that they have ter to Lyon & Healy he states that it is impossi-
yet displayed in this city. The fall designs pre- ble for him to obtain his exquisite pianissimo
sent many novelties, all of which are of an ex- effects upon any mandolin other than the Wash-
tremely artistic nature. Their line of coin-oper- burn.
ated machines are in great demand, and they
contemplate several new styles. The Regina-
MANELLO'S ENLARGED QUARTERS.
phone has met with such great success that they
have had difficulty in keeping abreast of orders.
Angelo Manello, manufacturer of mandolins,
This will be attached to several of their latest
guitars,
etc., commenced removing his plant
designs in music boxes.
Tuesday from 607 Bergen avenue to 563-5(55 East
140th street, New York, where he will occupy
A "B. & J." ADVANCE SHEET.
the entire third floor, about 5,000 square feet.'
Mr. Manello has been greatly pressed for factory
An advance sheet, preliminary to the publica- room, and in the new building, which has been
tion of their regular catalogue, which will be leased for a term of years, better facilities and
three times the size of the one sent out in the adequate accommodations will be afforded. His
spring, has been mailed by Buegeleisen & Jacob- new illustrated trade sheet, describing and illus-
son, New York. The sheet contains, in point of
trating three new styles of high-grade mandolins,
goods descriptively treated and illustrated, a has just been issued.
foretaste of the many good things to come, not
only relative to the merits of the lines, but also
This is the season of the year when the regu-
as regards attractive prices, which count. This lar trade is not doing the bulk of the buying; or,
week the firm have had a big rui on their Vienna rather, are not in market. Nevertheless the
style of accordeons; they have gone out case major part of the goods are now bought by jewel-
after case, with a strong demand still to the ers, novelty stores and pawnbrokers, who carry
front.
It appears that in this establishment no mean stock of musical merchandise. South
there is no such thing as dull days.
the big end of the small goods business is in the
hands of "Your Uncle," and wholesalers and job-
No business was transacted at the creditors' bers are wont to look for this trade with a great
meeting Monday of the August Pollmann Co., in deal of assiduity. Some houses have special
bankruptcy, at the office of Trustee Marsh, an travelers for this branch of trade, giving it
adjournment being taken until September 13 at marked attention.
2 p. m. The attorney for the trustee stated to
The Review that the property would be first ap- E. J. Schaeffer, sales manager of the Chas. F.
praised previous to a sale, unless it was bought Netzow Piano Co., Milwaukee, Wis., has severed
as a whole.
his connection with that house and has gone with
the Kreiter Piano Co., of that city.
Nathan Stein, a young music dealer of Tama-
Miss Ethel Jones has been appointed manager
qua, Pa., recently died from the effects of an
of the Oliver Music House at Palestine, Tex.
apoplectic stroke.
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If you desire anything in the
line of
SMALL GOODS
Something entirely up-to-date, it
will pay you to write
The Thiebes-Stierliiv Musical
Instrument Co.,
ST.
LOUIS,
MO.
BLACK DIAMOND
STRINGS
NEW
FROCESS
Are the finest manu-
factured.
Used by all
prominent artists
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 rlelmerdlng, Chadwlck, J. Straus*,
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.
Music Lesson Certificates
—FREE—
Lyon & Healy now include FREE with Violins,
Guitars, and Mandolins shipped from their estab-
lishment, a Certificate which entitles the purchaser
to a complete course of musical instruction by mail
by a teacher of national reputation (50 to 100
Lessons, splendidly illustrated).
A NEW OPPORTUNITY
is thus offered every dealer to promote his busi-
ness and greatly increase his sales. Don't neglect
it.
Start to day.
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