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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
dimensions are: Height, 4 feet; width, 20
isches; depth, 22 inches. The Victor Co. speak
At the Edison Phonograph Works Is That Pre-
of the Victoria Vitrola as "a musically artistic
sided Over by the Late A. Theo. E. Wange-
surprise," and the cost of which is $200.
mann—Reminder of This Clever Man.
Another addition to the Victor line, and which
will probably not be in stock before October, is
In room 13 of the experimental or laboratory- the Victor auxetophone, which was first publicly
department of the Edison Phonograph Works a t exhibited at the annual conventions of the Piano
Orange, N. J., everything connected with the Manufacturers and Dealers in Washington, D.
talking machine is shown—records in all stages C, in May. It is expected the Victor Distribut-
of development, forests of horns, various sizes ing & Export Co., 77 Chambers street, New York,
and many varieties and shapes, varying from a will have one in their salesrooms next week and
few inches to 18 feet in length; machines of other leading jobbers elsewhere. It is electrical-
divers kinds, models and types. Briefly, in this ly controlled, and its adjustment is specific as to
room efforts are constantly being made to ob- current, voltage, etc. The auxetophone is a ma-
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NEW VICTOR SPECIALTIES.
The Victoria Vitrola, the Latest Victor Machine,
Has No Horn—Will Retail for $200—The
Victor Auxetophone Coming.
The Victoria Vitrola, which the Victor Talk-
ing Machine Co., Camden, N. J., will have ready
for the trade no later than next week, is a com-
bination of machine and record cabinet, minus
the horn. Every mechanical, part is concealed
when not in actual use. The sound-box is at-
tached to the tone arm in connection with the
regulation turn-table, and is placed in the up-
per compartment of the cabinet, inclosed with a
lid. As the descriptive circular to the public
says: "There is no horn, the instrument is com-
plete in itself. * * * Open the doors of the
cabinet and the melody pours forth. We have
simply reversed the ordinary position. We lead
the sound down from the sound box above the
record through the sound tubes to a mahogany
horn below rather than the horn above, and
modify the volume by closing and opening, more
or less, these doors. When the lid is closed
down it shuts all sound of operation. The me-
chanical parts are a winding attachment, lid
brace, tapering arm with sound box, speed regu-
lating device, brake and knob gold-plated. The
The Great Inventor's Services Secured for the
Further Development of the Science of Re-
cording and Reproducing Sounds.
Cable advices from London announce that
Marconi, the inventor of the wireless telegraph,
has joined the experimental staff of the Colum-
bia Phonograph Co. Edward D. Easton, presi-
dent of the company, recently returned from
London, where he was in negotiation with Mr.
Marconi with a view to securing his services in
the further development of the science of re-
cording and reproducing sounds. Wednesday's
cable confirms Marconi's acceptance. Mr. Mar-
coni, it is stated, has been giving attention of
late to the talking machine art, and much in-
terest is felt in the progress of his investiga-
tions. His inventions in that connection will be
the property of the Columbia Phonograph Co.
Mr. Marconi will be attached to the staff of the
company's plant in London, England, to which
extensive enlargements have been made, the
additions providing for the manufacture of disc
records.
JOBBERS' ASSOCIATION ELECT OFFICERS.
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tain better all-around results in sound reproduc-
tion and superior records. This room was pre-
sided over fcy the late A. T. E. Wangemann,
whose untimely and tragic death in June last
shocked his friends and many admirers in mu-
sical and scientific circles; for in both of these
professions his work3 and writings, especially on
acoustics and tone sounds, were esteemed as
coming from an authority. The accompanying
cut represents a scene in this famous apartment,
which Mr. Wangemann would permit no one to
enter but Thomas A. Edison and a few inti-
mates. A new phonograph record is being tested,
with Messrs. Edison and Wangemann greatly
interested.
MARCONI JOINS COLUMBIA CO.
chine noted for its tremendous volume of sound.
The price is $500.
REGINA CO.'S VICTOR DISPLAY
A
Very Handsome Showing in Their New
Warerooms
at 41 Union
Square—Well
Worth a Visit.
(Special to The Review.)
Detroit, Mich., August 15, 1906.
The annual meeting of the Central States Talk-
ing Machine Jobbers' Association was held at the
Hotel Cadillac yesterday. There was a large at-
tendance, and the morning and afternoon ses-
sions were interesting., important trade matters
being disposed of. The election of officers for
the ensuing term follows: President, E. Percy
Ashton, of the American Phonograph Co., De-
troit; vice-president, E. J. Heffelman, of Klein-
Heffelman Co., Canton, O.; secretary, Perry B.
Whitsit, of Perry B. Whitsit Co., eolumbus, O.
(re-elected). The next meeting of the associa-
tion will be on November 12 at Indianapolis, Ind.
DOUGLAS PHONOGRAPH CO. BRING SUIT.
(Special to The Review.)
The Regina Co., of 41 Union Square, have
completed the equipment of their new music
rooms in the basement of their place of business,
and have laid in a complete stock of Victor rec-
ords with which to supply the trade. They will
have one of the most perfectly equipped talking
machine salesrooms in the city, comprising a
complete stock of records and a full line of ma-
chines. The line of music boxes that will be ex-
hibited for the fall trade is said by them to be
the largest and most varied ever gathered to-
gether in one store, and will embrace their full
line. These, together with their pianos and play-
er-pianos and the beautiful line of clocks that
they are now making, will be a sight that all
visiting members of the trade will find ex-
tremely interesting, and a cordial invitation is
extended to all to visit their warerooms.
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 14, 190G.
The Douglas Phonograph Co., of New York
City, began suit to-day in the United States Cir-
cuit Court here for $100,000 against the Victor
Talking Machine Co., of Camden, on contract.
The New York firm says the Camden concern
broke a contract to buy supplies from it, the
suit growing out of the company's refusal to
sign the contract of the Victor Co. that went
into effect July 1 unless modifications were
made.
An upper court at Milan, Italy, on July 3P?
decided that the Italian copyright act protected
composers, writers and owners against the free
use of music by record manufacturers. The
permission of the copyright owner must be ob-
tained for the first forty year term, and there-
after a royalty, to be named by the court, is to
be imposed. Damages for past infringements
HANDSOME COLUMBIA WINDOW.
were assessed, and as Milan is a center of master
Probably the most novel window display that making the amounts exacted must have been
any talking machine dealer has yet shown is to considerable.
Le seen in the window of the Columbia Grapho-
phone Co., at Broadway and 18th street. A
Landay Bros., New York, were created Victor-
large American eagle, apparently flying through jobbers last week. They are said to enjoy a
the air, is seen drawing behind it a large Co- larger share of the so-called fashionable trade—
lumbia disc graphophone. Miss Columbia, with being on Fifth avenue, in the neighborhood of
another eagle at her feet, is standing in the many leading hotels—than any concern in the
horn, and is guiding her winged steed with red, city.
white and blue ribbons. The wheels of her
J. T. Williams, manager of the Victor Dis-
chariot are made of the twelve-inch records. It
attracts an unusual amount of attention, and it tributing & Export Co., who has been in the
is a great puzzle to many to discover how the mountains of North Carolina with his wife on
eagle is suspended. The originator of this clever vacation, reports for duty again Monday. Dur-
idea is Hayward Cleveland, the store manager, ing his absence J. D. Bukman, sales manager,
held down the job.
whose ingenuity in this line is well known.