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THE MUSIC TRADE
51
REVIEW
outside with bird's eye maple, black bottom
edge; fitted with heavy German silver band,
Of Small Musical Instruments Demonstrated in spaced from rim proper at top edge, set con-
the Great Demand for the "Orpheum" Banjo- centric to inner heavy steel ring resting on
Mandolin Handled by C. Bruno & Son, Inc. spacing supports, over which the head is
With the current demand for all lines of mu- stretched, forming a vibrating chamber (pat-
sical merchandise far beyond the available sup- ented) around upper half of rim extending down
ply, there seem to be no particular favorites to brackets, heavy safety-grooved hoop, twenty-
with the dealers at the present time; although four heavy brackets, ball end nuts and flat close-
fitting steel hooks.
Rogers selected head.
Bird's eye maple neck, two pieces joined with
strip through center, heavy finger-board, fancy
scroll, twenty-two German silver frets. Patent
pegs, "Elite" tail-piece, "Orpheum" true
strings.
The same style as the "Orpheum" banjo-
mandolin No. 1 is also made in a four-string
tenor tango banjo and a five-string regulation
banjo.
POPULARITY OF THE BANJO TYPE
SEEKS AN ACCOUNTING
Widow of Rudolph F. Gcmunder Asks for Ac-
counting of His Interest
An accounting for a half interest in the firm
of August Gemunder & Sons, 141 West Forty-
second street, New York, is asked in a suit filed
in the Supreme Court Saturday by Mrs. Edith
Naomi Gemunder, sole heir to th§, estate of her
husband, Rudolph F. Gemunder, owner of a
half interest in the business, who died July 8,
1916. August Gemunder & Sons is one of the
leading manufacturers of violins and kindred
instruments, and August M. Gemunder, the sur-
viving partner in the business, is the defendant
in the accounting proceedings.
PATENTS BRASS WIND INSTRUMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., November 27.—Patent
No. 1,205,868 was last week granted to Felicien
Size and Scope of Guatemalan Instrument Like- Durant, Brussels, Belgium, for a brass wind in-
strument with three tone raising and three tone
ly to Interfere With Its Becoming Popular
lowering valves for the production of the chro-
New musical instruments very frequently matic scale, with special intervals so that by
serve to develop a fad, a most recent illustration the first tone raising valve the instrument is
of this being the craze for the ukulele and the raised by one tone above the open column of
steel guitar, the instruments that by the artist air, by the second tone raising valve in com-
are considered absolutely essential for the pro- bination with the first the instrument is raised
duction of Hawaiian music. It is doubtful, by a further tone, and by the third in combina-
however, if the introduction of the marimba tion with the first and second by still another
into this country through the several marimba half tone. Such an instrument has a special
bands and orchestras that have brought these advantage over others, for instance, an instru-
instruments to the United States from Guate- ment with note changes by a half, a whole, one
and a half, or by a half, one or two tones, that
mala will ever become popular in the home.
The marimba resembles the xylophone in the crooks of the tone raising valves are shorter.
structure and manner of playing. The keys,
strips of wood, graduated in length to the mu- KANSAS CITY SMALL GOODS TRADE
sical scale, are made of two kinds of wood,
The Orpheum Banjo-Mandolin No. 1
KANSAS CITY, MO., November 27.—The Sym-
the call for certain types of instruments has far "hormigo," which resembles cedar, and "agua-
phony
Orchestra of Kansas City recently pur-
cate."
The
keys
are
held
together
by
means
exceeded the expectations of manufacturers,
chased three orchestra Tympani from C. A.
wholesalers and dealers. One of the lines in this of a cord drawn through them. There are Renie, proprietor of the Renie Musicians' Sup-
class is the banjo family, and all of the banjo forty-five tones and thirty half tones. The bass ply House. A valuable old violin was also sold
type instruments are enjoying a record-break- tones are given by the long, thick slats, the to Walter Schirmacher for $150.
high tones by the long, thin slats, and are pro-
ing sale.
A. H. Karr, who was formerly with the Renie
One of the best sellers in the lines handled duced by striking the keys with two small rub- house, but who is now doing repair work and
ber
hammers.
by C. Bruno & Son, Inc., New York, is the
The marimba is about eight feet long, and making violins for himself, recently sold one
"Orpheum" banjo-mandolin No. 1, shown here-
varies
from one to two feet in width. There of his hand-made violins for $150.
with. This banjo-mandolin is enjoying coun-
is
a
sounding-board
underneath each set of
try-wide popularity with Bruno dealers, its tonal
qualities having been the subject of hearty keys, resembling an organ pipe in some respects,
and it is covered at the bottom end with a sort
praise.
The "Orpheum" banjo-mandolin, style No. 1, of bladder which produces a peculiar droning
has a rock maple rim, built up of layers to sound. Eight operators are required to play
finish live-eighths inch thick, veneered in and the marimba, and the music produced is most
pleasing, especially when a bass viol is added.
The oldest and
The marimba first attracted attention in the
largest musical
United States at the expositions in California,
and marimba orchestras since have found much
merchandise house
favor in the East. The instruments cost from
ia America ~ ~
AND
$60 to $125 each.
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