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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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STRING INSTRUMENTS ADVANCE
SMALL GOODS^MEN MEET
SIMPLIFYINQJTHE CUSTOMS
Increase in Cost of Raw Material Forces Ad-
vance in Retail Price
American Guild of Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar
Makers Hold Convention
Rules Made by the Treasury Department for
the Purpose
The Board of Directors of the Guild of Stringed
Musical Makers, working in harmony with the
Union of Music Industrials, have decided to in-
crease the price of small goods, the increases
amounting to from 10 per cent to 30 per cent.
The Guild is urging dealers in musical instru-
ments all over the country to carry out these
advance prices. Violincellos show the largest
increase, an advance of 30 per cent, being made
on these instruments formerly priced up to
$476, a 20 per cent, increase being made on
those selling from $476 to $714, those worth
over that amount being increased 10 per cent.
Violins former price up to $180, are increased
25 per cent; between $180 and $285, 20 per cent.,
and over that amount 10 per cent. Double
basses, formerly worth up to $952, are increased
25 per cent., and between $952 and $1,428, 20
per cent., and 10 per cent, over that. Zithers,
formerly priced up to $238, advance 25 per cent.;
between $238 and $476, 20 per cent, and 10 per
cent, above that price. Guitars up to $238, 25
per cent.; between that price and $357, 20 per
cent., and over $357, 10 per cent. The increased
cost of raw materials and fittings is given as
the reason for the advance in prices announced
above.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 4.—The American Guild
of Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Makers held
their annual convention at the Hotel Raleigh
during Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. The convention was attended by
teachers, publishers of music and manufacturers
of musical instruments, both here and abroad.
The Treasury Department has notified offi-
cers of the customs of the action taken by the
department on numerous recommendations re-.
garding administration and general practice,
made by the conference of United States Col-
lectors of Customs held in this city last fall:
Some of the recommendations were not ap-
proved by the department, while action on
other suggestions was deferred. Many of the
recommendations, however, as announced Wed-
nesday by Assistant Secretary Maiburn, received
approval and become effective at once.
Passing over recommendations of purely in-
ternal administration in the Treasury Depart-
ment, several of the recommendations given ef-
fect are in the direction of greater leniency and
elasticity in dealings between importers and
their representatives and the Government of-
ficials. One of the most important recommenda-
tions made by the Collectors, and approved by
the department, has to do with the manner of
passing merchandise up to this time usually sent
to public stores for examination and appraisal.
The conference proposed this query:
"Should only one case in each ten, regardless
of the different classes of merchandise, or one
case of each class of merchandise covered by
the invoice, be ordered in for examination when
there is no reason to doubt the correctness of
the invoice?" In reply Mr. Malburn said the
department approved the recommendation that
an examination be made of only one package in
ten of each invoice when the integrity of the
invoice is not in question. Importers this week,
when informed of the new rule, said it would
greatly facilitate the movement of their goods
from the steamship piers. The department's ap-
proval was heartily commended.
Other recommendations adopted by the de-
partment looking to a cutting of much of the
proverbial red tape of the customs service re-
lated to export and import statistics, immediate
transportation entries, treatment of personal
baggage of incoming passengers, customs bonds
and rules affecting the privileges and duties of
Custom House brokers.
MUSIC IN THE^ TRENCHES
Pianos have even found their way into the
trenches, to help out the harmonicas, the paper-
covered combs, the ocarinas, the fifes and the
whistles and even a tin can with stones in it is
capable of making a joyful noise not far in-
ferior to Paderewski's tonitruone employed for
his symphony or Strauss' fearful and wonderful
hecklephones and sarrusophones.
MUSIC
Made of Highest
Quality Gut
PATENTS NEW STRING INSTRUMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 1.—Patent No. 1,180,991
for a stringed musical instrument has just been
granted to Hugo Ernst, Camden, N. J., which
has for its primary object to provide an instru-
ment so constructed as to establish communi-
cation between a plurality of chambers of dif-
ferent capacities so as to increase the vibratory
action of instrument.
Another object of the invention is to provide
means for setting into vibration a plurality of
different volumes of air which in turn sets into
vibration the surrounding atmosphere.
TONE POST FOR VIOLINS
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 1.—A tone-post
STRINGS
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Birr. B.
Ashland Manufacturing Co.
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Manufac-
turers of
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Victor Distributors
1010 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century.
Black Diamond
Strings
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lational Mwioal String Co.
Naw Brunswlok, N. J .
EXCELSIOR DRUMS SK STANDARD
Some dealers may say that they cost more than
others.
Excelsior Drums cost more because they are worth
more. Cost more to make.
We could make them cost less by using cheaper
material, using: less care in making them, and dis-
pensing with the new patented improvements.
If we did, however, Excelsior Drums would not
be the Standard aa they are to-day. Write for
catalogue.
EXCELSIOR DRUM WORKS
A. G. SOISTMAN. VIce-Pres. and Gen. Manager,
Tenth and Market Streets,
CAMDEN, N. J.
for
violins has been invented by Harrison Edwards,
Downsville, N. Y., Patent No. 1,180,115 for which
was granted him recently.
An 'object of the invention resides in the pro-
vision of a device which may be placed within a
violin and which will make the tone mellow, linger-
ing and otherwise pleasing to the ear.
A further object of the invention resides in so
constructing the device that it may be placed in
violins of various construction where the distances
between the back and front of the violins are dif-
ferent.
CBrimo & Sonant
351-53 4? Ave. Newark
SOUND BOX FOR WUJOMATIC VIOLINS
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 1.—A sound-box for
automatic violin-pianos has been invented by
Ceasar Martini, North Tonawanda, N. Y.,
Patent No. 1,180,519, for which he has assigned
to the Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co.
It is the object of tin's invention to construct
a sounding-box for automatic violins which will
permit the use of metallic strings and at the
same time produce a close imitation of the tones
of an ordinary violin.
OLIVER DITSON GO.
BOSTON. MASS.
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