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PATENTS NEW REED INSTRUMENT.
Charles G. Conn Owner of Patent on Instru-
ment Designed to Produce Tones for Solo
and Concert Work—Nasal and Harsh Quali-
ties of Sound Eliminated by the New In-
vention—Somewhat Resembles English Horn.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 10.—Charles G.
Conn, Elkhart, Ind., is the owner of Patent No.
1,166,971 for a reed musical instrument designed
to produce tones of certain quality conceived to
be desirable for solo as well as for concert play-
ing. It is somewhat analogous to the so-called
English horn, but differs therefrom in features of
construction which result in decided differences in
character and quality of tones produced. The dif-
ferences in construction are characterized mainly
by the absence, from the tones produced, of the
nasal quality of the tones of the English horn;"
also by the simulation of the fine and mellow tones
of the saxophone, and the softness and total lack
of harshness of the low-pitch tones which the
instrument produces. The main characteristics of
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the instrument from which these new conditions
result are a single comparatively large reed with
a mouthpiece, such as is usually employed with
the clarinet; a straight bore capable of receiving
such a mouthpiece at its upper end and enlarging
conically downward therefrom, so as to produce
a relatively large conic bore and a partly closed
bulbous end.
The bulbous end is preferably supplied with a
series of perforations, permanently open and dis-
tributed circumferentially, just in advance of the
crest of the bulb or swell.
The object of the invention is to produce a
single-reed mouthpiece musical instrument having
a conical bore of increased diameter from the
mouth end to the bell end of the instrument and
providing such instrument with a partially closed
bulbous bell.
SUFFER LOSS FROM FIRE.
The Silver State Music Co., at 208% North Main
street, Pueblo, Col., suffered the loss of several
pianos through fire in its 'building last week.
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HERZOQ CO.'S PROSPERITY BANQUET.
Employes and Executives of the Company, To-
gether with
Many Citizens of Saginaw,
Celebrate
Record-Breaking
Business of
Furniture Company—One of the City's Live
Industries—Year's Business Totals $600,000.
(Sprrial to The Review.)
SAGINAW, MICH., January 4.—More than 300
employes and executives of the Herzog Art Fur-
niture Co., with a number of prominent citizens
of Saginaw, Mich., where the big Herzog plant is
located, as their guests, were present at a "pros-
perity banquet" given by the heads of the firm at
the Teutonia, Saginaw, recently. The event was
held in commemoration of one of the most suc-
cessful seasons ever experienced by the company
and of the sale, during the last two months, of
approximately $160,000 in Herzog art furniture.
John L. Jackson, president of the firm, who
acted as toastmaster, reported that the year's busi-
ness would reach $600,000, and with the enthusi-
astic approval of those in attendance, the million
dollar mark was set as a goal for 1916. The ban-
quet tables were arranged in a huge letter "H,"
and the Herzog orchestra furnished music through-
out the evening. Those seated at the speakers' table
included John Herzog, manager of the plant; Mr.
Jackson, Congressman J. W. Fordney, W. S. Lin-
ton, president of the Saginaw Board of Trade;
Postmaster William F. Hemmeter, M. N. Brady,
Zack Baskin, Robert B. Hudson, J. W. Ippel, Phil.
Ittner, Charles A. Khuen, William Seyffardt, W.
K. Andrews, Fred Zahner, John Stenglein, A. D.
Furlong, Louis Liskow and William Robertson.
In the after-dinner speech of Congressman Ford-
ney the facts that the 'Herzog payroll totals $250,-
000 and that 1,800 men, women and children are
dependent upon the company's business for support
were mentioned. Postmaster Hemmeter declared
that of the total receipts of his Saginaw office,
$47,562, the Herzog Co. paid $3,600. John Herzog
was given an enthusiastic ovation by the Herzog
employes and emphasized, in his address, the spirit
of co-operation that had made the company's suc-
cess possible. A. C. Warner, head carver at the
Herzog factory, and William Perkins, yard fore-
man, also addressed the firm's guests.
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T. B. Sullivan, president of the Board of General
Appraisers, has drawn up dockets for the hearings
of importers' protests, both classification and val-
uation, at ports other than New York, for the
year 1916. The schedule includes hearings by both
single general appraisers and by boards of three.
All of the chief ports will be visited at stated
times in the course of the year, special attention
being given the Pacific Coast, where hearings will
be conducted at Seattle, Portland, San Francisco
and Los Angeles. The most distant port to be
visited is Honolulu. Hearings there start May 15,
and will continue until the docket is cleared. This
is the second time the board has included Hono-
lulu in its schedule, thus saving importers there
time and money in the matter of getting their pro-
tests before the board, the former procedure re-
quiring the filing of papers or personal appearance
at the board's New York offices.
MOUTHPIECE_FOR CORNETS.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C , January 3.—-Patent No.
1,166,137, for a mouthpiece for cornets and the
like, was last week granted to David A. McDon-
ald, Chicago, J11.. and has for its object the pro-
vision of a mouthpiece of this character so shaped
as to facilitate the production of clear and pure
tones without undue straining of the lips.
Tsabel D'Armond was discussing her vaudeville
work the other day with a friend.
"I have learned to play the Hawaiian musical
instrument known as the ukulele," she said.
"You have?" her friend replied.
'
"Not only have I learned to play it," said Miss
D'Armond, proudly, "but I learned to pro-
nounce it."