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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
MUSICAL GOODSJN NEW ZEALAND
THE WAR ANDSMALL GOODS
Lively Publicity and Educational Campaign in
Interests of American-Made Instruments
Should Get Results, Declares Consul
Military Bands Causing Unprecedented Demand
for Brass Instruments, Drums, Etc.
D. C, June 12.—Consul General
Alfred A. Winslow, of Auckland, has submitted
the following very interesting report regarding
the present situation in the music trade in New
Zealand, as it relates to imports:
Imports of musical instruments, phonographs,
and materials for phonographs into New Zea-
land have been active during the past three
years, and the future is promising, especially for
American supplies. Before the vjar Germany
had a strong hold on the business^ in this Do-
minion, supplying a fair instrument at a very
reasonable price.
There is little complaint relative to the tone
and mechanical action of American pianos, but
the style of the cases does not appeal to the
average New Zealauder. The English style of
cabinet is preferred, and it would seem wise for
American manufacturers to meet this feature as
a means of increasing business.
The number and value of pianos, organs, and
harmoniums and value of phonographs, gramo-
phones, and other mechanical musical instru-
ments and records imported for 1914, 1915 and
1916 were given in an interesting table prepared
by the Consul.
American organs and harmoniums have the
lead, and there seems to be no good reason why
American manufacturers should not lead in!
other classes of musical instruments, provided
tlx-y contend for the trade. There is an open-
ing here for more American phonograph and
player records, if the business is pushed ener-
getically. American goods are held in high
favor. It would pay our manufacturers to unite
in an energetic campaign for this business, giv-
ing liberal support for their agents here with
good commissions, advertising, and printed mat-
ter. Educational work will count for much by
keeping before the people of New Zealand the
merits of the articles to be sold.
WASHINGTON,
Ever since the declaration of war the small
goods trade has felt the effect of an enor-
mously increased demand for instruments, espe-
cially of the brass and percussion type. Drums,
fifes, bugles, cornets, in fact all brass band in-
struments, are at a premium at the present time,
due to the necessities of the many military and
semi-military bands which are gathering re-
cruits throughout the country. The Govern-
ment has given an added impetus to the trade
by placing orders for unusually large numbers
of instruments, one order alone, placed with a
famous band instrument house, amounting to a
quarter million of dollars.
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AN IMPROVED_DRUM SNARE
Government to Facilitate Importation of Prod-
ucts Controlled by Great Britain
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 11.:—Isaac Hudson
Sapp, Cheyenne, Wyo., was last week granted
By request of the State Department the Bu- Patent No. 1,227,496 for a drum snare.
The present invention relates to improvements
reau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce has
in
drum snares, one object of the invention be-
undertaken the handling of various trade mat-
ters with a view to facilitating the importation ing the provision of means whereby the usual
in the United States of certain articles now form of snare made of a non-sonorous material
controlled by Great Britain, either at the point is supported at its respective ends by reduced
of origin, as in the case of colonial products, or terminals so as to be non-sonorous, such sup-
by control of shipping. Hitherto these imports port constituting a means whereby the snare is
vibrated much easier than the usual snare, thus
have been handled under special agreements be- producing a more sensitive and brilliantly toned
tween the American importers and the British drum.
Government. No change has yet been made in
A still further obect of the present inven-
the methods of handling any particular com-
tion
is a snare in which the amount of snare
modity, but plans are under way by which these
articles will be imported under agreement made material is greatly reduced, due to the reduced
between importers and the United States Gov- supporting and tightening connections at the
ernment. Inquiries with regard to controlled ends thereof.
imports should be addressed in the first in-
NEW BO^GUTDETPATENTED
stance to the various trade associations, such
WASHINGTON,
D. C, June 11.—Patent No.
as the Textile Alliance and the Rubber Club,
1
228,949
was
last
week, granted to Louis Mollen-
which have made agreements with the British
Government, as the bureau cannot at present hauer, New York, for a bow guide, the object
undertake to investigate and report on indi- being to provide an attachment to serve as a
vidual shipments. Inquiries with regard to the guide for the bow in teaching a student to play
plans whereby particular imports will be brought the instrument.
OPENS PLANT IN NEWARK, N. J . in und$* agreements between importers and the
United States Government should be addressed
The Italian Musical String Co., of 4 St. Arch to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
place, New York, and which maintains branches merce. Prompt announcement will be given in
in Italy and California, has just opened a new commerce reports of all new arrangements made.
plant at 362-364 Thomas street, Newark, N. J.
In a recent story the new plant was credited
incorrectly as being opened by a string concern
of another name.
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