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ly designed with artistic scroll work in gold. Its
length is 6% inches. The Hohner house is hold-
Quiet Spell Looked for Up to Sept. 15, but ing a number of back orders for this particular
stvle.
Small Goods Dealers Are Confident of Good
VIEWING THE TRADE OUTLOOK.
Vo.ume of Business for the Fall Period.
With the last couple of weeks of August the
small goods people arc of the opinion that busi-
ness wi 1 l be of the same character which has pre-
vailed for a fortnight at least. It is true this is
a repetition, as they say, of what has been observe 1
in their business before, excepting that the appear-
ance of the business situation is brighter from their
point of view.
The distributers of small goods have takei in'.o
consideration the general situation of affairs and,
while not in the slightest pessimistic, are planning
their future operations—at least in the early f .11—
on a conservative basis.
By this it is not meant that sales have fallen to
a minimum, but rather they must be gauged along
lines of fairness. As between the importers, who
arc the primary handlers of musical merchandise,
and the wholesalers or stock houses, there is a
diversity of opinion regarding prices that will pre-
vail in the fall.
HOHNER'S NEW BELL HARMONICA.
Again the Hohner factories have produced a
new bell harmonica, which is In mud to meet with
instantaneous succtss. As a .Vt-cent instrument,
VIOLIN MAKING IN GERMANY.
Curled or Flamed Maple from Eastern Austria
Used.
The sources, cost and demand for curled maple
for use in German violin construction are inter-
estingly treated in the following communication
by Consular Agent W. Bruce Wallace, of Mark-
neukirchen :
The wood principally used in the manufacture
of violins is the so-called "flamed" or curled
maple. Birdscye maple is used only to a slight
extent, being employed more in the manufacture
of guitars than violins. This flamed maple is now
obtained from the mountainous districts of eastern
Austria. It is found growing in rugged places,
the flame seemingly being all the better the more
rugged the soil.
In order to make use of all of the wood that
is suitable, and to saw the same so as to bring out
the flame to the best advantage, the wood is
brought to Markneukirchen, where the great skill
and experience required in its working are found.
The trees are sawed into lengths of 1.20 to about
3 meters (meter = 3.28 feet). These lengths must
be in meters and divisible by 40, so as to allow
the flamed part of the tree is cut and sawed, as
smooth maple is not worth the cost of transporta-
tion.
When the heart of the tree is sound it is merely
sawed into lengths convenient for transportation.
If the heart is unsound the tree is split and the
rotten part is cut away, thus making a great sav-
ing in transportation charges. This work must be
done under the supervision of one thoroughly un-
derstanding the nature of the wood, and great care
must be taken.
The prices for the wood vary according to its
character, and the flame, ranging from $2.50 to
$750, freight to Markneukirchen prepaid, for ten
metric tons, or eleven tons forty-six pounds
avoirdupois.
The demand for this wood is considerable, one
firm alone using about $15,000 worth annually.
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True in Into-
nation. A b s o -
lutely Perfect in
Fifths. M a x i
mum of Dura-
bility. ' Smooth,
Broad and Bril-
I i a n t Tone.
POSITIVELY WILL N O 1
RATTLE.
„ The above is cut of Patented
String Holder and Protector—
used only with Kaplan Violin G's and other wound strings.
A T WHOLESALE BY
S. R. HUYETT
Import Agent for MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
208 North 10th Street,
SALINA, KANSAS
Standard of the World
Tha Original S. S. STEWART Banjo
Ask your Jobber, or send di-
rect to us for catalogue.
THE BAUER CO., 726-730 Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
YORK BAND INSTRUMENTS
exceptional value is offered in this new harmonica.
It comprises a harmonica of 28 reeds in double
octave tuning, with brass plates, heavy nickel-
plated convex covers, two cup-shaped bells tuned
to harmonize perfectly with the harmonica, and
with extension ends in mahogany finish, elaborate-
For
the proper length for the violin. Extreme care
must be taken with the wood, as every mark de-
tracts from the value. Only those trees cut after
the sap goes down in the fall and before it returns
are suitable for violin wood, and the quicker the
wood is transported after cutting the better. Only
Our Combination
H I G H A N D LOW PITCH CLARIONET
THE NEWLY PATENTED BOW SCREWS
ARE GOOD SELLERS
The dealer who handles food tellers is the one
who has a good profit to show at the end of the
year York Band Instruments are of the highest
possible quality—they couldn't he better and per-
formers all over the country know it. That's
why they sell so well. The line comprises
Band Instruments, Drums and Cases
Our interest does not end when we sell the
dealer—we do all we can to boost the sale of
the instruments. Plenty of advertising matter Is
furnished free of cost Better write us to-day
for our catalog and proposition.
J. W. YORK A SONS, Grand Rapids, Mlek.
VIENNA WONDER AND MILANO ORGANETTO ACCORDEONS
WRITS TO
WM. R. GRATZ IMPORT CO., 35-37 West 31st St., New York
& JACOBSON
113-115 University Place
NEW YORK
Largest Jobbers in America of
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-ODERN
USICAL
ERCHANDISE
- .UTE FOR NEW CATALOG
A Superior Instrument Musically
and Mechanically
JV111S1C D O X
Write lor Catalog, Price* aad Term
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO., No. 25 W e s t 35th St., NEW YORK.
THE NEW
Prof. Hugo Heermann
The Eminent Violinist and
BLACK DIAMOND Strings
GENTLEMEN : —
I am sailing to Australia next week, and shall
pass through New York between the 5th and
8th of
May ("Blucher," Hamburg-Amerlka Line).
V, T 111 you send enclosed order for Violin O
strings BLACK DIAMOND to address given be-
low, or do you have a Dealer's shop In New
York where I might find your strings? If so,
please let me know at the same address.
The strings are most excellent.
Yours sincerely,
H. HEERMANN.
Frankfort o/M., April, 1805.
NATIONAL MUSICAL STRING COMPANY
New Brunswick, New Jersey