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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PROGRESS OF AMERICAN ACADEMY OF VIOLIN MAKERS
Indicates That the New Organization Is Now on a Firm Footing—Some of the Members of the
Academy—Objects of the Organization as Set Forth in Its Constitution.
The current issue of The Violin World gives
an extended account of the progress of the re-
cently organized American Academy of Violin
Makers which indicates the firm footing that this
society has already established for itself. The
constitution and by-laws for the academy, to-
gether with the list of members and the officers
nominated for the ensuing year are among the
important matters presented.
The list of members in the American Academy
of Violin Makers to date, exclusive of six or seven
who were elected during the past few days, is as
follows: Byron E. Beebe, Muskegon, Mich.; T.
Beebe, Muskegon, Mich.; George S. Conway, New-
ark, O.; Joseph Collingwood, Ottumwa, la.; Drew
Collingwood, Ottumwa, la.; August M. Gemunder,
New York; Rudolph F. Gemunder, New York;
Oscar A. Gemiinder, New York; Walter Solon
Goss, Boston, Mass.; Charles Hammermiller, Phil-
adelphia, Pa.; Frederick A. Horn, Loami, 111.;
Heinrich R. Knopf, New York; J. N. LaCroix,
Havre, Mont.; C. F. Lewis, Chicago, 111.; Jacob O.
Lundh, Minneapolis, Minn.; Knute Reindahl, Chi-
cago, 111.; E. Oscar Schmidt, Cleveland, O.; H.
Sdinicke, Cincinnati, O.; Jacob Thoma, Boston,
Mass.; Alexander Thoma, Boston, Mass.; Hans
Tietgen, New York; Thomas Village, South Nor-
walk, Conn.; L. P. Wildman, Danbury, Conn.; H.
H. Wolcott, DeKalb, 111.; T. F. Young, Seattle,
Wash.
The honorary members of the new academy are
as follows: Elbert Hubbard, master craftsman,
East Aurora, N. Y.; Albin Wilfer, secretary Der
Geigenmacherverband, Leipsig, Germany; Victor
Lichtenstein, president American Guild of Violin-
ists, St. Louis, Mo.; Joseph N. Weber, president
American Federation of Musicians, New York;
George W. Bope, vice-president American Federa-
BUSINESS OPENS IN GOOD SHAPE.
C.
Meisel Reports a January Business Far
Ahead of a Year Ago—Better Quality of
Goods Demanded Throughout the Country.
"This year's business has opened up in great
shape," stated C. Meisel, 8 St. Mark's place, New
York, the well-known musical merchandise im-
porter, manufacturer and wholesaler. "Our books
to date show a business considerably in advance
of last January, and notwithstanding current in-
dustrial and political conditions, I feel quite sure
that the first half of this year will be a generally
satisfactory one.
"A really gratifying feature of the early 1914
business has been the noticeable advance in the
call for goods of a better grade. This is particu-
larly true in the violin field, and although we are
selling more cheaper violins than ever before, at
the same time the demand for the more costly and
high-grade instruments shows a steadily upward
trend. Our Carlo Miccelli violins, for example,
are meeting with a better trade just now than we
had ever expected, and from present indications
1914 business will include a higher percentage of
the better class of goods than heretofore.
Our violin string business is splendid, and in
many of our lines the demand is exceeding the
immediate supply. We are closing a wonderful
trade in our gut strings, and, what is more impor-
tant, have received written assurances from our
clients and prominent violinists that our strings
are giving perfect satisfaction in every detail."
allows the goods transferred to be seized by
execution in the hands of the purchaser. The
Nebraska law differs from most bulk sales statutes
because it declares such sales 'absolutely void,'
unless the prescribed procedure is followed. The
words used in most cases are 'presumptively void,'
in which case there must be a trial to prove that
the sale was actually void before the creditors have
any right to seize the transferred stock of goods
in payment of their accounts."
tion of Musicians, Columbus, O.; Owen Miller,
secretary American Federation of Musicians, St.
Louis, Mo.; Frank J. Gibbons, writer, Brooklyn.
There being but one nominee for the important
offices of president and secretary-treasurer of the
academy, the following prominent violin makers
are practically elected: President, Knute Reindahl,
SPECIAL VIOLIN DISPLAY
Chicago, 111.; secretary-treasurer, August M. Ge-
Made by C. H. Ditson & Co. in Their Show
miinder, New York.
Windows—Educational Publicity.
Article 1 of the constitution states that the ob-
jects of the American Academy of Violin Makers
Charles H. Ditson & Co., 8 East Thirty-fourth
are: "First, to advance the interests of modern
violin makers as individuals and as a class. Sec- street, New York, have a reputation in the retail
musical merchandise trade for presenting decidedly
ond, to champion the demonstrable merits of mod-
original window displays. These displays have
ern American violins as compeers of the violins
of any other generation or any other nationality. been generally commended by passers4)y and have
also attracted the attention of members of the
Third, to encourage the art and science of violin
making, and the use of modern violins." Article trade, who have been impressed with their educa-
tional character and sales-producing possibilities.
2 states that "membership to the academy is con-
This week's display was devoted to the violin
fired exclusively to makers of violins who practice
family and the many parts entering into the con-
their art as a profession, and who have made and
struction of a violin. In accord with this plan the
sold under their own individual label twenty-five
following parts were shown all labeled and
or more instruments of the viol family, viz., vio-
prefaced with the word "violin": Violin form in-
lins, violas, violoncelli, lass viols."
side, varnish, glue, sides, neck in grafts, peg-hole
The by-laws provide, among other things, that
shapes,
blocks, necks, form clamps, necks in the
the initiation fee for members who shall desire to
raw, planes, graduating scrapers, scrapers, linings,
join prior to March, 1914, shall be $5, and $10 for
applicants presenting themselves after that date; arching templets, form outside, backs, tops, bow
wood, sound-post setters, F-hole patterns, hard
members shall pay $2 monthly dues, and associates
shall pay annual dues of $5, or $25 for life mem- screws, purflings and bridges.
This interesting display was completed by a row
bership.
of violins ranging in size from the very small
Article 2 of the constitution provides that "pro-
fessional and amateur players who use modern in- baby violins to the modern professional one.
These instruments were the subject of consider-
struments and who favor modern instruments as
superior to older instruments may, upon applica- able comment from the thousands who visit the
Ditson establishment.
tion to the membership committee, become asso-
ciate members. Associate members Shall have no
OPTIMISTIC OVER WESTERN TRIP.
vote or voice in the conduct of the academy."
Herman Weiss, 393 Broadway, New York, man-
ager of the American branch of Ch. Weiss, who is
DECISION ON BULK SALES LAW.
According to information supplied by the Na- at present making an extended trip through the
Middle West, reports an excellent demand for the
tional Association of Credit Men, wholesalers
various Weiss products. Mr. Weiss is sending in
doing business in Nebraska will do well to study
substantial orders for Flutas, Metalla harmonicas
a recent Supreme Court decision in that State
affecting the Nebraska Bulk Sales law. Com- and, in fact, all the members of the comprehensive
Weiss line. A visitor to the New York headquar-
menting on the decision the letter, in part, says:
ters this week was a buyer for a prominent house
"The decision has special interest because it
h Buffalo, who, in placing a large order for Flutas
declares that a sale consummated without con-
formity to the act is absolutely void, regardless o'f and Weiss harmonicas, expressed the greatest con-
fidence in the business outlook for 1914.
the existence of fraud in the transaction, and
MICROMETRIC STRING GAUGES
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RETURNS FROM SOUTHERN TRIP.
Joseph Mock, secretary of the William R.
Gratz Import Co., 35 West Thirty-first street, New
York, returned to New York this week after a
three weeks' trip through the South. Mr. Mock
found general business conditions satisfactory, se-
curing a number of substantial orders for the vari-
ous lines that the William R. Gratz company
handles.
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