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FAVORS UKULELE FACTORY
Leading Musician of Hawaii Advocates the
Establishment of Local Factory to Supply the
Demand for Hawaiian Instruments
HONOLULU, HAWAII, August 29.—A ukulele fac-
tory for Honolulu which could supply the de-
mand for these instruments would be a benefit,
and would mean a new industry for Hawaii, is
the opinion of Ernest Kaai, who is one of the
leading musicians here. His studio and his
orchestras have become known throughout the
world, and his ideas have been sought by
ukulele manufacturers of America.
"It is true," said he, "that Hawaii cannot now
supply the demand for ukuleles, and a factory
equipped with the latest machinery and com-
bining the best ideas of the mainland and
Hawaii would surely be a big boost for the
islands. A campaign of advertising backed by
standard goods should result in something more
than is being done at present. People on the
mainland ' will buy a ukulele bearing the
Hawaiian stamp sooner than they will one made
on the mainland, providing everything is equal.
There are more ukuleles being made on the
mainland than in Hawaii at present."
The Hawaiian ukulele was one of the first
exhibits of home manufacture to be sent to the
Pan-Pacific industrial museum, and the Pan-
Pacific Club is working on plans to increase the
industry.
A LARGE FACTORY BAND
Dodge Manufacturing Co. Has Band Composed
Entirely of Workmen—Summer Concerts
Given for Benefit of the Public
The Dodge Manufacturing Co., makers of
power transmission machinery at Mishawaka,
Inrl., has a band, membership lying entirely in
the various departments of the business. For
example: The piccolo player comes from the
engineering department; one of the cornetists is
a foundry man; a drummer comes from the
iron pulley shop; one of the saxophone players
is from the veneer shop; and so on, to a total
membership of nearly fifty players.
The band was inaugurated in November, 1915.
The idea originated among the employes, cer-
tain of whom petitioned the company for per-
mission to organize a band. Twenty members
were readily obtained, and rehearsals began
under the direction of a competent instructor,
who was also an employe. The company sup-
plied the instruments and a room for rehearsal.
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Later a beginners' class was established with
a large and interested membership.
Three rehearsals were held weekly, and five
months after organization a public concert
was given with satisfactory results. During the
summer which has just closed the band played
a number of concerts for the recreation of the
townspeople.
No man is employed by the company so as
to build up the band, but a musician, other
things being equal, receives preference, and a
member of the band must give satisfaction as a
workman or forfeit his connection with the or-
ganization.
It is significant of the spirit of the times that
an orchestra for women employes is being con-
sidered.
The music director is Capt. L. Eugene Willes.
MAKING A BEAUTIFUL TONE
The Importance of Proper Pressure in Pro-
ducing a Proper Violin Tone
Some months ago The Violinist printed a
symposium on "Tone," from which we take the
following paragraphs:
"A tone may be killed by excessive or wrong-
ly applied pressure. A forced tone is not unlike
the throaty quality of a poorly-taught tenor.
The pressure brought to bear on the bow must
come from the hand alone and not from the
arm or shoulder, otherwise the arm stiffens and
the tone becomes forced. The pressure bears
a direct relation to the speed with which the
bow travels; that is, the greater the pressure,
the greater must be the speed. And there is a
limit to the resources of every violin. The mo-
ment that limit is exceeded the tone becomes
coarse. There is exactly the same difference
here as there is between a tone sung with full
voice and the same tone carried beyond the
singer's capacity to a raucous screech.
"Tone production depends upon the manner
in which the bow is applied to the string, and
the manner of applying the bow to the string
must, in-a great measure, depend upon the way
the bow is grasped.
"The beginner's attention should be concen-
trated on tone and the fundamentals of bowing
until the proper holding of the bow, a free, flex-
ible wrist, and relaxation of the arm and fingers
have been fairly well mastered."
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TORONTO, ONT., September 5.—Walter Beare, of
Beare & Son, a prominent violin and musical
merchandise house of London, England, recent-
ly spent two weeks visiting the local branch
of the Beare concern here. In speaking of ex-
isting conditions in the small goods market
Mr. Beare expressed the opinion that there
would be no decline in small goods prices for
several years to come.
He stated that con-
trary to the opinion existing in some quarters,
Germany has no stock worth speaking of, and
on account of the depletion of neutral markets,
the present shortage is bound to exist for
some time. He advocated the "buy now" policy
and gave as his belief the statement that prices
would advance still further before the war was
PATENTS IMPROVED CORNET
New Instrument Contains Extra Length in Vi-
brating Air Column
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 5.—Walter A.
French, Kansas City, Mo., was last week
granted Patent No. 1,196,007 for a cornet, par-
ticularly that class of instruments in which the
notes are determined by valves or pistons which
establish communication with auxiliary sections
of tubing to effect variations in the length of
the vibrating air column, and has for its object
to improve the tone and tune in making a
"quick change to A" from B Hat, by providing
for extra length in the vibrating air column,
without forming shoulders or obstructions in
the tubing which—as in telescoping slide tubes
—impair the tone by lowering the pitch thereof.
A further object is to provide a construction
whereby the length of the tubing may be in-
creased, a "long model" instrument producing a
better tone and being easier to blow.
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