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had tried. The feature about the Durro brand—
an accompanying cut shows how it is put up
—in addition to the fine quality of rosin fur-
nished, is the innovation of a large piece of
chamois skin securely attached to it. This
serves to catch the first dust that falls and pre-
vents the hands from becoming soiled and
gummy, a combination of effectiveness and clean-
liness."
HARMONICA TRADE IN THE SOUTH.
MUSIC TRADE
ruled by the Board of General Appraisers on
March 17. Judge Sharretts, who wrote the opin-
ion, held violin necks were not a manufacture of
wood, as contended by the importers, but a con-
stituent part of a musical instrument, and there-
fore dutiable at 45 per cent, ad valorem, G. A.
4,693 being followed. The board are maintaining
the position they have taken on all material en-
tering into the construction of musical goods, no
matter in what stage of finish or crudeness they
may be brought into this country.
strument was given to A. T. Osgood, of this city,
to be repaired. Osgood died shortly afterward
and the instrument came into the possession
of his brother, G. B. Osgood, who did not know
to whom the violin belonged. Payne wrote to
the authorities here telling them that he thought
that A. T. Osgood's brother probably had the vio-
lin, but that he did not know his address. The
detectives soon found it and returned the instru-
ment to the owner. The violin is said to be
valued at $3,000.
CHICAGO'S NEWS BUDGET.
DUTY ON MANDOLIN PICKS
Edward Braendle Chats About Trade Condi-
tions—Has Been Joined by Hans Hohner—
Scribner Goes East—A. J. Keefe's Thirty
Years of Service With Lyon & Healy—Mc-
Carthy Homeward Bound—A Lost Stradi-
varius Has Been Discovered.
Is the Same as on Musical Instruments Accord-
ing to a Decision of the Board of General
Appraisers.
The Market for Banjos, Mandolins Is Good, but
Harmonicas Are Not Popular.
A harmonica importer discoursing on sales for
such instruments in the Southern States gave
his experience to The Review recently as fol-
lows: "It is absurd to expect any big trade in
harmonicas south. Of course, some are sold, but
in no kind of ratio to what are ordered wherever
there may be a population of foreign extraction.
Banjos and mandolins and guitars, with the
heavy end on banjos, are the lines in which busi-
ness is done. A few accordeons also find a mar-
ket, but harmonicas, never. A house expecting
to sell harmonicas south of Mason and Dixon's
line, where the colored folks predominate, is
barking up the wrong tree. We have tried it,
and know whereof we speak."
REVIEW
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, March 25, 1908.
The customs authorities seem determined to
enforce their previous rulings regarding any
(Special to The Review.)
material or item used in connection with or what
Review Office, 195 Wabash Avenue,
forms an integral or necessary constructive con-
Chicago, 111., March 28, 1908.
Edward E. Braendle, of the New York office stituent as a part of a musical instrument, and *
of M. Hohner, arrived in Chicago on Wednesday for the assessment of the tariff duty must be
evening last, and established himself at room classified accordingly. The latest decision on
511, Palmer House, where he will probably re- this point was rendered February 29, by the
main for the next two weeks. He has samples Board of General Appraisers, Sharretts, G. A.,
of the complete line, including several new styles writing the opinion, in which he held, as against
in accordeons and one or two attractive novel- the protest of the importers, that mandolin picks
ties in harmonicas. In speaking of trade, Mr. were properly classified under paragraph 453 of
SMALL GOODS SNAP SHOTS.
Braendle said: "While jobbers are a little in- the tariff act as parts of musical instruments.
A number of representatives of foreign spec- clined to conservatism in buying, still business
FRANK SCRIBNER RETURNS FROM TRIP.
ialty houses are in the country after their regu- is improving, and on my present trip I have
lar orders. They find sailing not so smooth as already closed a couple of deals of encouraging
Monday Frank Scribner, the representative of
in former years, buying being somewhat cur- size and character. Hans Hohner joined Mr.
the
Weiss brand of harmonicas, manufactured
tailed. Importers who have hitherto shipped in Braendle to-day and will be here for several
in Trossingen, Germany, who has been in Chi-
bulk from the European factory are now seri- days.
ously considering the advisability of carrying
Frank Scribner, the Weiss harmonica ambas- cago for about ten days, returned to New York.
He reports business fair, but far from what it
stock for the convenience of their trade. In- sador, left for the East Friday night.
stances are by no means rare where orders have
Andrew J. Keefe, one of the best known small was last year. There is still a disposition to
been countermanded on account of the six weeks goods travelers in the country, this month com- defer placing orders, excepting for current needs.
interval between placing the order and receiv- pleted his 30th year of road service for Lyon Prospects are more propitious, however, and Mr.
ing the goods. The buyers want quicker ac- & Healy. Mr. Keefe is the present acting super- Scribner is of the opinion that the fall trade will
tion, foreign conservatism and deadly methods intendent of the Lyon & Healy factories, but he be up to the standard, with a possibility of its
exceeding expectations.
to the contrary notwithstanding.
has by no means given up traveling altogether.
Andrew McCarthy, treasurer of Sherman, Clay
FAMOUS STRADS. STILL TURNING UP.
& Co., and manager of their small goods and
CLASSIFICATION OF VIOLIN NECKS.
talking machine departments, is again in Chi- A lady "in the country" advertises "for sale
cago this week, on his return from the East.
(Special to The Review.)
a Stradivarius violin, in good condition, that
A violin which the owner, Frank Payne, of was bought second-hand in my family one hun-
Washington, D. C, March 30, 1908.
A protest filed by Lyon & Healy, Chicago, Rockville, Ind., claims to be a genuine Strad., dred years ago; it bears this inscription: 'An-
against the classification of an invoice of violin made in 1742, was recovered by a Chicago detec- tonius Stradivarius cremonensis Faciebat,
necks by the collector at that port, was over- tive the other day. Over two years ago the in- Anno, 1716.'" Of course, this "Strad" is an-
other one of the real things floating around for
sale to the gullible buyer. Doubtless it is a
product of the Bowery factory, the product of
which has become more notorious, if not in-
famous, among connoisseurs and collectors of
rare
violins. Of course, being a commercial
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article, they are dealt in by the trade in a per-
fectly legitimate way.
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