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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1914 Vol. 58 N. 14

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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PROGRESS IN HARMONICA MAKING.
GEMUNDER & S O N S J O MOVE SOON.
Many Improvements in Manufacturing Proc-
esses Noted During Past Few Years—Cheer-
fulness a Characteristic of the Hohner Fac-
tories in Trossingen, Germany.
Prominent Violin House to Occupy New Up-
town Quarters This Month—In a Most De-
sirable and Convenient Location in Musical
District—Handsome Furnishings Planned.
August Gemunder & Sons, the prominent violin
makers, repairers and dealers in old master in-
struments, who recently closed arrangements for
the occupancy of new quarters at 141 West Forty-
second street, New York, as noted in a recent issue
of The Review, are planning to move into their
new home about the 20th of this month. Specifi-
cations for the detailed arrangement of the Forty-
second street quarters have already been drawn,
and these plans call for tasteful and artistic deco-
rations that will far exceed in attractiveness the
present home of the company, at 42 East Twenty-
third street, which it has occupied
for the past eighteen years.
The new warerooms will be elab-
orately fitted up in mahogany, so that
the extensive line of "Gemunder
Art" violins and bows, as well as the
large line of old master violins and
imported accessories handled by the
house, may be displayed to excellent
advantage. One large case will con-
tain about 400 old violins, another
the "Gemunder Art" violins in all
their various styles of models and
varnish. Several large safes will be
installed, in which the antique old
masters will be kept.
The location of the new Gemunder
warerooms is particularly desirable,
as it is in the heart of the musical
Veneer and Polishing Department in the Hoh ner Factory.
district of New York. Aeolian Hall is
ing the factories of M. Hohner. This prominent
one block east, while the Metropolitan Opera House
house employs more than 2,500 skilled workmen, and all the leading theaters and hotels are within
all engaged in some particular branch of the nu- a radius of five blocks. Transit facilities are ideal,
merous manufacturing processes that arc included
as the building at 141 West Forty-second street is
in the production of Hohner harmonicas, which
accessible to all modes of transit, including sub-
last year exceeded the amazing total of 10,000,000 way, elevated and surface car lines. The com-
instruments.
pany is planning to make its new studios the head-
One of the characteristics of the immense Hoh- quarters of well-known violinists, in addition to
ner factories at Trossingen, Germany, is the ideal having it fitted up for the convenience of visiting
conditions under which the employes work. Plenty piano and small goods dealers who are interested
of light, with pleasant surroundings, contribute to in the extension of a profitable violin and accessory
the enthusiasm and co-operation that exist among department.
the Hohner employes, and which is an important
factor in the success of any manufacturing insti-
BOOKED SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS.
tution.
The cheerful appearance of the Hohner factories O. L. Eisser, the Bruno Ambassador, Makes
Good Reports from His Territory—-T. H.
is well exemplified in the accompanying illustration,
Stark Is Also Well Pleased with His Trip.
showing the veneering and polishing department.
Windows on all sides, with unusually high ceilings,
Otto L. Eisser, traveling representative of C.
afford the workers in this department every oppor-
Bruno
& Son, Inc., 351-353 Fourth avenue, New
tunity to perform their day's work with maximum
York, musical merchandise importers, has re-
efficiency and detailed perfection.
turned from a trip throughout Ohio and the terri-
The Central Music House, Petaluma, Cal., of tory East of Pittsburgh and his reports of the
which H. S. Gutermute was proprietor, has been booking of substantial business is of such charac-
purchased by Wm. R. Veale and Geo. Ott, his son- ter that he fully believes that this year will easily
total the amount of business booked during 1913
in-law.
The harmonica industry is one of the many
branches of the small-goods business that has seen
wonderful changes in manufacturing processes dur-
ing the past two decades. Step by step, each and
every detail of mouth-organ construction has been
perfected, until to-day the harmonica represents a
modern tribute to improved machinery and skilled
labor that is hardly appreciated by the average
small-goods dealer or the layman.
The center of the harmonica industry is at Tros-
singen, Germany, where are grouped practically
all of the leading harmonica manufacturers, includ-
B
UEGELEISEN
& JACOBSON
113-115 University Place
NEW YORK
Largest Jobbers in America of
ODERN
USICAL ,
ERCHANDISE
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Warranted that neither Bow Screw Rings nor Caps can fall off on Bow Screws as cbove illustrated.
No advance in price if Violin Bows are purchased having the Patented Screw Attinhed to the Frog.
R. GRATZ I M P O R T CO.,
THE SILVER FLUTA
Equals the Original Fluta in Popularity, Says
Ch. Weiss in Discussing General Conditions.
"The silver fluta is already as popular as the
original fluta that we introduced about a year and
a half ago," said Hermann Weiss, manager of the
American branch of Ch. Weiss, 393 Broadway,
New York, manufacturer of the fluta and har-
monicas. "As a matter of fact, we have every
reason to believe that the silver fluta will in the
very near future exceed in popularity the first
model of the fluta, as our orders for fall trade
include a larger percentage of silver flutas than
ever before.
"There are many features of the silver fluta
which our customers state are generally appre-
The New Silver Fluta.
ciated and admired by their trade. In the first
place, the silver fluta is not a toy in any sense of
the word, but is really a musical instrument that
is designed to produce melody and not noise. The
songs that are furnished with each instrument arc
but a few of the countless selections that can be
pleasingly played on the silver fluta, there being
countless available music that can be used with
this instrument.
"The artistic appearance of the silver fluta is
another important feature in its favor, as a num-
ber of these instruments advantageously displayed
in the dealer's show window or musical merchan-
dise department invariably produce sales, in addi-
tion to attracting attention. The constructional
features of the silver fluta arc many, its all-metal
construction insuring perfect sanitation and hy-
giene at all times."
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
lational Musical String Co.
New Brunswlok, N. J .
WRITE FOR NEW CATALOG
A PROBLEM
SOLVED!
WM.
with a good leeway for a record breaking year.
Mr. Eisser also covers the New England territory
where he has a great many friends.
T. H. Stark, special representative, has also re-
turned from his customary visit to Pittsburgh,
Cleveland and several large cities in Michigan,
and his well rilled order blanks show the ten-
dencies of the purchasing throughout his territory.
35-37 West 31st Street, New York City
WuRLlTZER
MUSICAL
Merchandise
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NEW CORNET MEETS WITH SUCCESS.
NEW STRUCTURES IN DRUMS.
FORERUNNER^ CATALOG.
New Long Model Cornet Recently Announced
by Wm. R. Gratz Import Co. Being Ordered
in Substantal Quantities by Dealers.
Details of a Patent Just Granted to Calvin W.
Thomas, Peoria, III., Which Contains a Num-
ber of Improvements of Interest.
Buegeleisen & Jacobson Present an Interesting
Line of Specialties in Their Latest Booklet
Which Will Greatly Interest the Trade.
The Wm. R. Gratz Import Co., 35 West Thirty-
first street, New York, announced to the trade a
short while since a new long-model cornet manu-
factured by Bohland & Fuchs, Graslitz, Austria,
and designated as No. 11,000. This new cornet,
which forms a valuable addition to the Bohland &
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, >D. C, March 31.—Patent No.
1,090,426, for a drum, was last week granted to
Calvin W. Thomas, Peoria, 111., one-half of which
he has assigned to Leslie D. Short, Peoria, 111.,
and which relates to new structures in drums,
Long Model Cornet Which Is a Big Seller with the W. R. Gratz Import Co.
Fuchs line, is meeting with impressive success such structures being adapted for use on bass-
throughout the country, and the Wm. R. Gratz drums and orchestra drums having double heads
Import Co., which has the exclusive agency for the and which co,nsist of a shell and tightening rims
Bohland & Fuchs instruments in this country and for the said heads.
Canada, has received substantial orders for the Said invention has for one of its objects the
new model from dealers who cater to a discrimi- provision of separate and distinct tightening
nating clientele.
mechanisms for each head of the drum, the parts
The No. 11,000 B flat cornet is 16 inches in used to adjust the mechanism all lying at one
length, with an elaborately engraved bell. It has side, or the under side, o.f the drum.
pearl piston valve buttons with two water keys
Another object is to so place the posts or mem-
and a quick change from B flat to A. In tone the ibers usually attached to the shell of the drum and
new cornet is typical of the general Bohland & with which the tightening parts are connected
P"uchs line of band instruments, which have ac- that the strain placed thereon in tightening the
quired many friends in all parts of the world.
heads will not tend to split the said shell along the
line o,f said posts or members.
AUGMENTS RESONANCE OF BANJO.
A further object is to dispense with the tight-
Nelson J. Nelson, of Somerville, Mass., was this ening keys ordinarily used and provide finger
week granted a patent on an improvement in pieces fixed to each tightening member of the
banjos, the object of which is to increase its series.
resonance and carrying power and make the same
A further object is to provide a structure in
more musical, especially in the higher notes. This a drum which will admit of a new drum head
invention has been assigned to the Vega Co. of being replaced in but a fraction of the time nec-
Boston.
essary when using the older forms o.f structure.
"We have just issued a new booklet which
serves as a forerunner for our new catalog," said
Samuel Buegeleisen, head of Buegeleisen & Jacob-
son, 113 University place, New York. "This little
volume, the compilation
of which represents con-
siderable time and effort,
contains certain of our
new 1914 models of up-
to-date musical merchan-
dise, in addition to pre-
senting a complete as-
sortment of our popular
and widely known "Si-
lent Salesmen" show-
cases and other new nov-
elties.
"In accordance with
our custom of former years, we have just been
housecleaning and taking stock, in order to
make room for all the new models and lines
which will form part of our complete 1914
stock. This house-cleaning always results in the
finding of various discontinued models and styles
of new merchandise which must be disposed of be-
fore the later models and new stocks arrive. These
discontinued styles and lines are also listed in this
new booklet, making this publication of real value
to the dealers.
"In listing these discontinued lines, we have taken
due cognizance of the arrival of our new stocks,
and have priced the various instruments at reduc-
tions which average from 25 to 30 per cent, less
than the market prices. Our supply of these ad-
vance booklets is limited, but we shall be
glad to send a copy to any dealer who has not yet
received one, as we are certain that a careful
perusal of this booklet will prove profitable and
advantageous to the dealer who desires to secure
up-to-date musical merchandise at reduced prices."
FEES MUST BE_PAID IN ADVANCE.
Protest Fees Must Now Be Paid Before At-
torneys Can Forward Protests to Washington.
Importers and customs attorneys will hereafter
'be under the necessity of paying protest fees before
protests are forwarded to the Board of United
States General Appraisers, according to an order
A NEW INCORPORATION.
sent
to the officers of the customs by Charles S.
DEMONSTRATESJTHE "AEROPHOR."
Hamlin, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The
Among the incorporations filed with the Secre-
(Special to The Review.)
letter says the department is advised that it is the
tary of State in Albany this week was that of the
BOSTON,
MASS.,
March 31.—Bernard Samuels,
practice of some collectors to forward protests to
Yorkes Bells and Chimes Co., musical; $10,000.
W. T. Keogh, E. F. Roreback, V. M. Bovie, 50 one of Grand Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin's musi- the Board when the fee required by Paragraph N of
cians in Germany, who is in this country on a fur- Section 3 of the Tariff act of 1913 has not been
Pine street.
lough, was in town yesterday for a few hours, and paid, and to advise the Board of the non-payment.
at the Boston quarters of Carl Fischer, in Boylston The letter puts a stop to this, and instructs the col-
street, he gave a demonstration of h'is Aerophor, lectors not to send the protests up for review unless
by which wind instrumentalists may find the great- the appeals have been filed within the prescribed
est advantage in playing, especially the older ones, time, and the fee of $1 with respect to each entry
who may be somewhat incapacitated through any deposited within thirty days after the filing of the
weakness of lungs. His device consists of a bel- protest. The validity of the dollar fee is now be-
lows, long tube with thin mouthpiece, which is fore the Court of Customs Appeals for decision.
inserted between the lips of the player, and this
supplies all the artificial wind for the instrument.
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WEYMANN & SON Mr. Samuels later in the day gave a demonstration
of his device before members of the Boston Sym-
phony Orchestra.
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Weymano ManiMntos and
'Ksystae Stale" hwfrarneiits
M a n u facturers, Importers,
Publishers. Largest and
most complete stock of
Musical Merchan-
dise i n t h e
trade.
EXCELSIOR
DRUMS ™ STANDARD
Some dealers may say that they oost more than
others.
Excelsior drums cost more because they are
worth more. Cost more to make.
We could make them cost less by using 1 cheaper
material, use less care in making 1 them, and dis-
pense with the new patented improvements.
If we did, however, Excelsior Drums would
not be the Standard as they are to-day. Write for
catalogue.
EXCELSIOR DRUM WORKS
A. O. SOXSTWAJT, Vioe-Pres. and Gen. Manager,
Tenth and Market Streets,
OAHSXV, V. J.
ATTRACTIVE
SPECIALTIES
AUGUST MULLER
and J . HEBERLEIN, VIO-
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MITTENWALD VIOLIN STRINGS
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