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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MUST ANTICIPATE^ THEIR WANTS
Samuel Buegeleisen Chats of the Great Shortage
in All Classes of Musical Merchandise and
Again Warns the Trade of Conditions
"It may seem like a repetition of our former
statements, but our dealers will certainly find
it to their advantage to anticipate their musical
merchandise require-
ments as much as pos-
sible," said Samuel
Buegeleisen, head of
Buegeleisen & Jacob-
son, New York, prom-
inent importers and
wholesalers.
"There
is, of course, a tre-
mendous shortage of
all classes of musical
merchandise, as it is
impossible to secure
merchandise
from
abroad.
Another
alarming feature is the
scarcity of metal in
this country, and it is
becoming difficult to
secure
sufficient
American-made musi-
cal merchandise.
"As o u r t r a d e
knows, we have left
no stone unturned to
co-operate with them
in every way, and no
expense or effort has
been spared to help
our d e a l e r s . The
scarcity of violins,
violin bows and simi-
Durro Violin
i a r articles has grown
very serious, but notwithstanding this shortage,
we have been able, owing to our tremendous
stocks, to accommodate our patrons to a con-
siderable degree of efficiency.
"We still have on hand a limited number of
Durro violins, but even these will probably be
out of stock in the near future. Our stock of
the cheaper models of Durro violins is totally
exhausted, and there are only a few of the me-
NEYMANN
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Manufac-
turers of
dium and better grades remaining. ' The same
condition exists in the violin bow field, a limited
number of Piqua bows being all that we have
left of this famous make. The situation is, in-
deed, discouraging, and gives good ground for
the suggestion we offer our dealers, to order
in advance if they possibly can."
THE WORLD'S BEST
lational Mosioal String Co.
Naw Bruncwlok, N. J.
EXCELSIOR DRUMS i S 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 as they are to-day. Write for
catalogue.
EXCELSIOR DRUM WORKS
A. G. SOISTMAN, Viee-Pres. and Gen. Manager,
CAMDEN, N. J.
Tenth and Market Streets,
Quite a curiosity was secured recently in the
shape of an original letter by Chas. Bruno, Jr.,
son of C. Bruno, the founder of the present
firm of C. Bruno & Sons, Inc., 353 Fourth ave-
PATENTS ZITHER ACTION
Inc., Jersey City, N. J., is the owner through
assignment by Charles Habermann, same place,
of Patent No. 1,181,760, which relates to citherns
and similar stringed musical instruments, and
its object is to provide a new and improved
action arranged to permit the player to readily
sound simultaneously a series of bass or accom-
paniment strings to produce the desired chords
in a very simple and effective manner.
In order to produce the desired result use is
made of bearing blocks mounted on the body
of the instrument at opposite sides of the said
bass or accompaniment strings, striking bars
extending across the said accompaniment strings
and provided at the under side with cushions,
crank arms on the ends of the said striking
bars and journaled in the said bearing blocks,
and springs attached to the said bearing blocks
and connected with the said striking bars to
move the latter into striking position after be-
ing raised and released, the said springs nor-
mally holding the striking bars in dormant
position with the cushions standing directly
above the strings.
INCORPORATED
The Tallometer Co., of Brocton, Mass., was
incorporated last week with a capitalization of
$50,000. The concern will manufacture tuning
devices, the incorporators being C. P. Lawson,
C. W. Greene and O. G. Tague, of Brockton.
The oldest and
largest musical
merchandise house
in America •*-
Victor Distributor*
Black Diamond
Strings
A LETTER OF_BY=GONE DAYS
Interesting Relic Now in Possession of C. Bruno
& Sons, Inc., Dealers in Small Goods
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 8.—Oscar Schmidt,
Letter by C. Bruno, Jr., Written in 1865
nue, New York. This letter was written to Elias
Howe, and dated October 20, 1865.
Even when this letter was written—fifty years
ago—the house was thirty-one years of age, be-
ing established in 1834.
SCHMIDT FORCES ON STRIKE
The employes of Oscar Schmidt, makers of
musical instruments, Jersey City, N. J., went on
a strike last week for shorter hours and more
wages. They want to work only forty-eight
hours a week, with a 15 per cent, increase in
pay.
SMALL GOODS ADVANCING
1010 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established OYCT half a. century.
55
C.Bruno & Souk
351-53 <¥? Ave. Newark
Prices in the musical merchandise industry
are in a very peculiar state, owing to the fact
that many changes are being made. What the
inevitable result will be nobody knows, but at
the present time advances are common of 25 to
75 per cent, on articles daily.
OLIVER DITSON CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
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Importers and Jobbers of
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