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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SIX STARS ON BRUNO SERVICE FLAG
Well-Known Merchandise House Honors Em-
ployes Gone to the Front
87-101 Ferry Street
Jersey City, N. J.
OSCAR SCHMIDT, Inc.
A service flag with six stars now on display
in the offices of C. Bruno & Son, Inc., 351 Fourth
ESTABLISHED 1877
Manufacturer of Musical Stringed Instruments — Celebrated Stella and
avenue, New York, pays a silent tribute to the
Sovereign Guitars, Mandolins and Banjos, Violins,
six members of the staff of this well-known
Menzenhauer Guitar Zithers, Mandolin Harps,
musical merchandise house, who are now in the
Guitarophones, Symphonettes and other musical novelties
service of Uncle Sam. The six employes of the
House of Bruno who are now "doing their bit"
in the fight for democracy are Irving W. Lohr,
ket, as many of these fine old violins are beyond
SOME FACTS ABOUT OLD VIOLINS
Thomas Halpin, Arthur Bauer, Valentine Kist-
the means of the average violinist.
ner, Frank Dunne and Edward Barbierie. Mr. E. M. Doring, Jr., Contributes Interesting Ar-
"The Wilson collection is the result of many
ticle on This Subject to New York Tribune— years' patient investigation and search, and con-
Lohr is well-known in the Eastern trade, having
Some Famous Violin Collections
been a member of the Bruno sales force for
tains some very beautiful instruments. There
several years.
are but few collectors who can boast of having
Ernest M. Doring, Jr., of the firm of John
owned three Stradivarius violins of different
Friedrich & Bro., of New York City, dealers in
periods, yet Mr. Wilson jiot only has that dis-
BANDS FOR_CAMP UPTON
violins and violin accessories, recently contrib-
J. P. Day and Others Made Strong Appeal on uted an interesting article on the subject of old tinction, but has had several very fine Amati
violins, Guarnerius, Ruggerius, Sanctus Seraphin
Sunday Night for $2,000 to Equip Army Bands
violins, which appeared in a late issue of the
and many of the lesser known, but good Italian
Joseph P. Day, who has shown many times New York Tribune, and which read as follows: masterpieces.
"Old violins have been of great interest to
"The Park collection also contained many
his ability to get New Yorkers to buy lots and
many persons, aside from performing on the
such rare instruments, of which there are count-
plots, appeared in a new role on Sunday night in
the big Seventy-first Regiment Armory, at instrument. In fact, many of the finest collec- less imitations, but few genuine examples.
Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street, when he tions have been formed by persons who could Among the instruments in this collection is one
made an appeal for $2,000 that the music at perform but little, if at all, on the instrument. of the finest examples of the work of Jacobus
Camp Upton may be improved. The appeal There is something fascinating in the contem- Stainer. It was made in 1669, and is in almost
was made at a concert given by the massed plation of a masterpiece over a century, some the same condition as when it left the maker's
bands of the cantonment at Yaphank. Mr. Day almost two centuries, old, and the perfection at- hands. The wood in it is most beautiful, and
came especially from Boston for the purpose, tained by the old Italian violin makers has never the varnish of a rich transparency, and the tone,
at the request of M. Morgenthau, Jr., treasurer been surpassed. The beautiful wood and the which in many specimens of his work is rather
of the Army and Navy Camp Music National rich transparent varnish of a genuine Italian sharp, is in this one of a bewitching and rich
Committee, and Clarence Conrey, a director of violin is a delight to the eye, and the care used quality, delightful to the ear. There are so
Horace S. Ely & Co., and of the New York in the various points of finish, the exact inser- few really genuine Stainer violins in existence
tion of the purfling—the triple strip of inlay
that this instrument is really something out of
Community Chorus. The concert was free.
around the edges—is something machinelike in
the ordinary, and it is vouched for not only by
UKULELES ~AND^ THE PORTUGUESE its perfection.
the firm of John Friedrich & Bro., but also by
"It is no wonder, then, that a lover of art,
Now comes a man who would exonerate the and of tone quality, becomes little by little an the great authority, George Hart of London,
Hawaiians from all blame in bringing upon the enthusiast on the question of an old violin, and, who pronounces it 'the finest Stainer'. "
earth that twanging miniature guitar we all possessing one good one, that he should grad-
know so well, the ukulele.
VIOLIN REPAIRER IN BANKRUPTCY
ually add to the number as specimens are found
The Rev. John F. Cowan, D.D., of the Ha- which differ, and yet are alike, but show the
Reinhold A. Wrozina, a violin repairer of New
waiian Islands, would place the responsibility individuality of the different makers.
Haven, Conn., recently filed a petition in bank-
for the work on the heads of the Portuguese,
"So few fine collections have been broken up
for, he says, they took the ukulele to the South within the last few years that the news of the ruptcy showing liabilities of $1,498.14, and as-
Sea Islands, and ever since the dusky maidens sale of two well known collections comes as a sets of $600.
of the South have hummed and strummed their welcome chance for such as are interested in
Consult the universal Want Directory of
lilting lays on the sighing strings.
old violins. Wealthy connoisseurs will without The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
doubt speedily take the instruments off the mar- free of charge for men who desire positions
of any kind.
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