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THE MUSIC TRADE
VIOLINS GETTING SCARCER
Buegeleisen & Jacobson Report Increasing
Shortage in Small Goods of All Kinds
"We completed the usual summer inventory
of our stock last week, and were surprised to
find that our violin stock was still in pretty
good shape," said
Samuel Buegeleisen,
head of Buegeleisen
& Jacobson, New
York, in a chat with
The Review. "Not-
withstanding the tre-
mendous drain up-
on our violin stock
since the outbreak
of the war, we have
been able to retain
quite a number of
the better grade of
v i o l i n s , although
judging from the de-
mands of our deal-
ers, this stock will
not be on hand very
long.
"Since the out-
break of the war,
we have been ad-
vising our trade to
anticipate their re-
quirements as much
as possible, even
though this advice
has frequently re-
sulted in a loss to
ourselves, a s w e
would be glad to
Durro Violin
b u y bac k from o u r
dealers several lines of merchandise which
they purchased some time ago, and pay the
same or even a better price than they paid us.
Those dealers who have followed our advice to
'order now' will be in a position to take care of
their fall trade, while those who are waiting
until the last minute may be disappointed, and
not have the goods on hand when it is needed.
"The violin situation is particularly discour-
aging, although shipments of every line of
musical merchandise from Germany have abso-
lutely ceased. We look for no improvement
until long after the war is over. In the mean-
time we are cutting down our orders so that
the greatest number of dealers may be served."
DURRO
AND
STEWART
drums are used to announce the beginning and
ending of the State or Temple ceremonies. "
The Sho, or pipes, were purchased from a
Lyon & Healy Have Interesting Display of
priest; they are used exclusively by priests in
Many Rare Instruments from Japan
temple worship; the Sho announcing special
CHICAGO, I I I . , July 17.—Duplicates of the weird, figures in great functions or ceremonies.
beautiful native musical instruments used at the There are also reed or flutes used by priests
recent coronation ceremonies of the Emperor and acolytes, notably the Hichiriki, a bamboo in-
of Japan were recently featured in a display strument which it is claimed, produces a more
by Lyon & Healy, in one of the boulevard win- dolorous sound than any other musical instru-
ment.
dows of their new store.
There are several beautiful Koto or Japanese
The instruments were secured with great dif-
ficulty, as they are exceedingly rare and most pianos, as well as a Biwa—lute—and a Yueh
of them have an interesting history. For in- Ch'in or Moon Guitar. The moon guitar,
The Lyon & Healy Display of Japanese Musical Instruments
stance, there is a Samisen or Japanese banjo, named after its full moon shape, is used prin-
with its catskin head, which formerly belonged cipally as an accompanying instrument for bal-
Another instrument is the
to several famous geisha, some of whom had lads and songs.
Kokyn, or slender Japanese fiddle.
it for periods of from fifteen to thirty years.
The display is complete in every detail, also
There is also displayed one of the world's
few complete sets of Banzai, or drums. This ' showing a piece of rare embroidery and a native
set had just been completed for temple service print of the Emperor in his coronation robes, a
when it was secured for the present owners. feature of which is a peculiar sabre-like head-
It is really beautiful, especially the large drum dress, almost a foot and a half high. There
with its gold and lacquer decorations. These are also prints of the native musicians.
NEW FORM OF PIANO=VIOUN
WASHINGTON,
D. C ,
July
17.—Patent
SONFIELD RETURNS FROM JAPAN
No.
1,190,655 was last week granted to Anton Keller,
West New York, N. J., for a piano-violin, and
among other objects of the present improve-
ment is the provision of an improved musical
instrument of this kind in which each string
carrying member forms its own soundboard
or box and in which each string carrying mem-
ber together with its string may be readily de-
tached for repairs or otherwise, and in which
also the strings may be readily adjusted for
tuning, and in which also the bow may be read-
ily supplied with rosin and in which the bow is
accurately guided so that it will have the desired
effect upon the strings.
Charles Sonfield, representing Bruno & Son,
small goods dealers of New York City, recently
visited the local trade in San Francisco, while
he was on his way back to New York from a
trip to Japan which he made for the purpose of
investigating the manufacture of small goods.
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