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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
UNUSUAL HARP TRADE.
H. L. Hunt, of C. H. Ditson & Co., Comments
on the Steady Growth of This Department
—Many Important Harp Sales and Recitals
Have Taken Place in the Past Few Months.
"There has been a remarkable activity in our
Lyon & Healy harp department the past few
months," said H. L. 'Hunt, musical merchandise
manager of Charles H. Ditson & Co., New York,
in a recent chat with The Review. "We have
closed a number of important harp sales with
prominent musicians and laymen, and in addition
the Lyon & Healy harp.has been used by several
prominent harpists at successful recitals in the
metropolitan district.
"Maud Morgan, who has achieved country-wide
prominence as a harpist, gave an unique recital
at Aeolian Hall recently, at which she used a harp
ensemble of six accomplished young ladies, all of
whom used expensive Lyon & Healy harps, which
we furnished them. An organist and flutist also
assisted at this concert.
"At the recent benefit concert held at the Metro-
politan Opera House to aid the French Ambulance
Corps, Carlos Salzedo, the most famous harpist in
the world, assembled ten of his pupils, all young
ladies, for a harp ensemble which scored one of
the triumphs of the evening. In this harp ensemble
harps valued at more than $15,000 were used, all
of them being Lyon & Healy instruments. Mr.
Salzedo also played several harp solos, which were
enthusiastically received.
"Other harp recitals of interest include one given
by Miss Virginia Walker, of Boston, Mass., who
is a talented harpist of more than local prom-
inence. Miss Mildred Dilling, who is well-known
in musical circles, will also give a harp recital at
Aeolian Hall the end of the month.
"We closed last month the biggest December
ever known in our harp department. There was
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nothing sensational or spasmodic in this trade, but
only a healthy, steady business from customers
who had previously purchased harps, but wanted
better instruments, and from music-lovers who had
become deeply interested in the musical value of
this instrument."
IRISH HARP CATALOG JUST ISSUED.
The Clark Harp Manufacturing Co. Points Out
Many Excellent Features of This Instrument.
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BI<4 DEMAND FOR UKULELE.
Buegeleisen & Jacobson Report that the
Hawaiian Instrument Is Enjoying Country-
Wide Popularity—Sole American Agents for
Instruments Made by Unis & Co.
During the past few months Buegeleisen &
The Clark Harp Manufacturing Co. has just is-
Jacobson, New York, have experienced a phe-
sued a charmingly illustrated brochure descriptive
nomenal demand for the Hawaiian ukulele, which
of the Clark Irish harp, which calls attention to
has recently achieved country-wide popularity.
the many points of excel-
lence this instrument pos-
sesses. This harp, which
weighs but eleven pounds,
is finished in bird's-eye ma-
ple, the sounding board be-
ing of spruce, reinforced
with strips of red beech-
wood.
Celluloid
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A Popular Model of the Ukulele.
dots prevent the strings
from cutting the sound board, and improve
These instruments are meeting with a ready sale
the solidity of tone. A narrow mahogany strip
due in a measure to the fact that numerous
gives a finishing touch at each side. Guilt decor-
ukulele orchestras, private troupes, etc., are being
ations in a shamrock pattern are found along the
formed daily. Added to this the talking machine
borders of the body, the neck and the pillar, the
companies have issued a number of records of
sound 'board containing a quaint art design of the
unusual excellence, and several troupes are now
14th century.
touring the leading vaudeville circuits featuring
the ukulele.
The origin of the harp is somewhat obscure,
Buegeleisen & Jacobson are the sole agents in
though researches seem to indicate that it was
this country for a popular line of Hawaiian
known to the ancient Babylonians. In Ireland
ukuleles, manufactured by Unis & Co. These
the harp has always predominated, and the instru-
ukuleles have won praise from many experts, and
ment made by this company is an adaptation of
the music dealers have sold them in large quanti-
the Irish harp, improved and rendered up-to-date
ties. One of these ukuleles, which is shown in the
by special patents held by the president of the
illustration herewith, is one of the best sellers in
company, Me!ville A. Clark, for many years a
the line, due to its excellent tonal qualities and
well-known concert harpist. The Clark Irish harp
high-grade finish.
costs either $75 or $125, according to size, a price
which is in great contrast to the prices hitherto
charged for concert harps, which range in price
from $500 to $1,500. The ease with which the in-
strument is mastered, due to the use of only one
fingering scale, and the degree of proficiency which
the student soon reaches without months and years
of tedious practice, makes this harp an attractive
proposition for dealers in musical instruments.
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(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 10.—Patent No.
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which r.elates to improvements in musical instru-
ments, and particularly to improvements in wind
instruments; and an object of this invention is to
provide a wind instrument with mechanism which
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