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'QUALITY" TANGO BANJO DRUM
One of Specialties of the Bruno House Much
in Favor These Days
C. Bruno & Son, Inc., 351 Fourth avenue, New
York, have been experiencing a very active de-
mand for the various lines of banjos, banjo
drums, etc., for which they have the exclusive
agency. These instruments have been very pop-
REVIEW
PREPARING FOR ANNUAL CONVENTION
American Guild of Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar
Musicians to Meet in Boston Beginning April
29—Interesting Papers to Be Read
March 10.—Local members of the
American Guild of Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar
Musicians are busy preparing for the sixteenth
annual convention which will be held for four
days in this city beginning April 29. The head-
quarters will be at the Copley-Plaza, and among
those working hard to make the convention a
success is C. V. Buttelman, the secretary and
treasurer and field secretary, whose headquarters
are in this city. There are four full days for
those who attend, and between concerts, a ban-
quet, a theatre party, meetings and shopping
tours for the women, there will be quite enough
to keep the visitors interested all of the time.
One of the events of more than ordinary interest
will be the concert of the Harvard University
Banjo Club, which is one of the best organiza-
tions of its kind among colleges. Among those
who will read papers are C. S. DeLano on "The
Hawaiian Instruments;" William Place, Jr., on
"The Irish Harp," and B. W. DeLoss, "The
String Quartet from a New Angle;" D. E. Hart-
nett, "Memorizing;" S. A. Thompson, "Pupils'
Recitals;" George C. Krick, "Teaching Music as
an Art," and Walter Boehm, "The Harp Guitar."
The "Quality" Tango Banjo Drum
ular for more than a year, and judging from the Some of the live wires expected to be on hand
reports of the Bruno dealers throughout the are Ernest O. Cook, of Brattleboro, Vt.; Walter
country, the demand for the banjo family is C. Bave, W. J. Kitchener, Clifford E. Leighton,
of Portland, Me.; R. B. Pooler and Thomas
showing no signs of abating.
One of the leading instruments in the banjo Laney, of Skowhegan, Me. A feature of the
line is the "Quality" tango banjo drum, No. convention will be an elaborate exhibit of in-
26, shown in the accompanying illustration. This struments.
An important feature of the convention will
tango banjo drum has a twelve-inch rim, lined
with black varnished rock maple, both edges be the exhibits of the trade members. Among
wired, one-eighth inch grooved hoop, twenty-two the various exhibits it is expected that the new
nickel plated professional brackets, selected calf line of Lyon & Healy will attract especial at-
skin head, twelve black and white snares with tention. This firm has,- for several years, been
at work on a new model mandolin, and has at
adjustable snare retainer.
last perfected an instrument which embodies
many new ideas. The line will include mando
AN IMPROVED CORNET
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 12.—Charles G. Conn, cellos, as wells as mandolins, each instrument
Elkhart, Ind., was last week granted Patent No. being shown in at least two different styles of
finish.
1,218,057 for a cornet.
Other trade members of the Guild will also
The object of the invention is to provide
means for extending the valve slides of a cornet have large displays. The list of trade members
includes: The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Co.,
or trumpet, when the tuning slide is drawn.
Kalamazoo, Mich.; F. C. Martin Co., Nazareth,
Pa. (makers of the famous Martin fretted instru-
ments); the Vega Co., Boston, Mass, (whose
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line includes Vega and Whyte Laydie instru-
ments of the mandolin and banjo family); the
Clark Irish Harp Mfg. Co., Syracuse, N. Y.;
Elias Howe Co., Boston, Mass, (manufacturers
and jobbers); F. E. Cole, Boston, Mass, (manu-
facturer of fretted instruments); the Harmony
Co., Chicago, 111. (manufacturer of fretted in-
struments); Rettberg & Lang Co., New York,
N. Y. (Orpheum banjos); Maulbetsch & Whitte-
more, Philadelphia, Pa. (case makers); Geo. F.
Thayer, Mt. Upton, N. Y. (banjos); Maurer &
Co., Chicago, 111. (Maurer mandolins, etc.).
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Pearl Musical String Co. Meeting With Favor-
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The Pearl Musical String Co., located at
Eighth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, re-
ports it has met with an enthusiastic reception
from the trade. This company was recently
formed by S. Hershman, who occupies the posi-
tion of managing director for the company.
Mr. Hershman was for several years traveling
representative of the Franz Bruckner Co., of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Hershman's traveling ex-
perience with the Brooklyn concern obtained
for him a large clientele of friends in the trade,
which no doubt accounts for the rapid progress
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