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THE MUSIC TRADE
MANDOLIN KEYS WANTED
President of the Chamber of Commerce of
Catania, Italy, Desires to Place Large Order
for Fittings for Mandolins
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REVIEW
DITSON FEATURING THE SONG BELL
* NEW UKULELEON THE MARKET
New
Buegeleisen & Jacobson Announce Their New
Style 4, Harp Ukulele—Has Some Original
Features in Constructional and Tone Qualities
Instrument Introduced at New York
Store of Chas. H. Ditson & Co.
Chas. H. Ditson & Co. have on display and
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113 University Place,
for sale in the musical instrument department
Robertson Honey, stationed at Catania, Italy, of their New York store a new instrument called New York, have just placed on the market a No.
has announced to the Bureau of Foreign and a song bell. This innovation in the instrument 4 harp ukulele which embodies a number of dis-
tinctive m e r i t s
that
Domestic Commerce that the president of the field is produced by J. C. Deagan, of Chicago,
should make a favorable
Catania Chamber of Commerce is the authority but Chas. H. Ditson & Co. have been appointed
appeal to admirers of
for the statement that there is a great scarcity the New York agents.
It is similar to and
this type of instrument.
and demand in that district for fittings for played like orchestra bells, but resonators tone
mandolins. Mother-of-pearl is desired for in- down the sound volume until it is soft and mel-
This harp ukulele has
laid work, and tortoise shell and celluloid low and incapable of offending the most sensi-
a harp extension, which
(black and imitation tortoise shell) are simi- tive ears. The Marimba, also produced by J.
it is claimed, enables the
larly sought. There is a special demand for C. Deagan and sold through the Chas. H.
player to get three times
tuning keys.
Ditson Co., known as the South American Ma-
the tone volume which
can be produced from the
The president of the commercial organization rimba, is in much popularity.
ordinary ukulele. Tt also
states that the output of mandolins is between
has a patent d e v i c e
300,000 and 400,000 per annum, and that the
whereby the neck can be
industry is suffering because of the difficulty Devises Xylophone Type of Instrument, and
arranged so that the
in obtaining fittings. He states that he is pre-
Registers Same in Patent Office
strings may be lowered
pared to place an order immediately for 50,000
WASHINGTON, I), C, December 11.—Patent No
or raised to suit the in-
pairs of tuning-key sets, and that he would like
clinations of the player.
to receive cabled information as to the possi- 1,207,281 was last week granted to John C.
Deagan, Chicago, 111., for a musical instrument
bility of filling the order.
This B. & J. harp
Samples of tuning-key sets, and of tortoise of the xylophone type, and has assigned same
ukulele is made of gen-
shell and celluloid in black and imitation tor- to J. C. Deagan, musical bells, same place.
uine Hawaiian coa wood,
This invention relates to musical instruments
toise shell, such as are mentioned in this re-
and is beautifully inlaid:
port, may be inspected at the Bureau of For- employing sounding bars and also employing
the accompanying illus-
eign and Domestic Commerce or its district of- resonating tubes operating in conjunction with
tration giving an idea of
the sounding bars in the production of musical
fices. Refer to file Xo. 82544.
its artistic design.
tones and resides in providing resonating tubes,
Those dealers who have
funnel shaped extensions for the tubes, vibrant
HEAVY DEMAND FOR UKULELES
visited the B. & J. offices
diaphragms closing the outer ends of the fun-
the past few weeks are
Two Factories Cannot Fill Orders Received by nel shaped extensions and means for adjusting
enthusiastic i n t h e i r
Sherman, Clay & Co.
the tension of the diaphragms.
praises of this new in-
strument, and predict
The H a
Ukulele
The tremendous demand for ukuleles is in- KEYBOARD F O R I I U I T A R S PATENTED
, it . will , 7 meet with a ready sale throughout
that
dicated by the fact that Sherman, Clay & Co.,
WASHINGTON. D. C, December 11.—Patent No.
the country. In fact the demand has already
San Francisco, alone take the entire output of
a ukulele factory in Honolulu, which has in- 1,207,213 was last week granted to Enrico Re, reached such large proportions that the B. & J.
creased its production from 200 to 1,000 in- Camden, N. J., for a keyboard for guitars or dealers have been advised to "place their orders
struments per month, and in addition the com- similar instruments, and the object of the in- now" in order to avoid delay and disappoint-
pany controls the ukulele factory in Berkeley, vention is to provide a novel and improved ment.
Cal. Even under such conditions, the demand keyboard which may be readily and conve-
Consult the universal Want Directory of
niently applied to the neck or finger board of
for the instruments cannot be met.
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
the instrument.
Furthermore it is an object of the inven- free of charge for men who desire positions
LECTURE ON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
of any kind.
tion to provide a novel and improved device of
PITTSBURGH, PA., December 11.—A talk on
this general character including a plurality of
wood wind instruments and the French horn buttons having coacting therewith means for
was given last week at the Central Turnvcrein, normally maintaining the same out of contact
on Thackeray street, by Victor Saudek, head of with the strings of an instrument when the
the wood instrument department in the School board is in applied position.
of Applied Design of the Carnegie Institute
The invention consists in the details of con-
of Technology.
struction and in the combination and arrange-
ment of the several parts of improved key-
board whereby certain important advantages
are attained and the device is rendered simpler,
less expensive and otherwise more convenient
AND
and advantageous for use.
WASHINGTON,
D. C,
December
11.—Consul
J. C. DEAGAN RECEIVES PATENT
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