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S. S. STEWARTJ*ANJO IN DEMAND
summer is the S. S. Stewart line of banjos,
banjo-mandolins, guitars, mandolins, ukuleles,
Buegeleisen & Jacobson Report Excellent Call
banjo strings and the solo banjeaurine. This
for the Entire Stewart Line
line of instruments has long been a popular
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, New York, well- favorite with musical merchandise dealers, and
known musical merchandise importers and the S. S. Stewart factory has been working to
wholesalers, are preparing to take care of an capacity the past year in order to furnish the
active trade this coming fall in all departments dealers with a stock of these instruments.
The S. S. Stewart banjo has won favor with
of their business. Judging from all indications,
the dealers throughout the country have every professional players in all sections of the coun-
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Victor Distributors
VIOLIN USEDJTO CATCH FISH
The S. S. Stewart Banjo
confidence in the future, for they have placed try. It is recognized as possessing exceptional
large orders this summer for practically every tone quality, and Buegeleisen & Jacobson have
type of musical merchandise.
received many letters from their representatives
One of the most popular lines handled by testifying to the unlimited sales possibilities of
this house which has been in active demand this the S. S. Stewart line.
It Is Not the Lure of Music That Lands Them
But Rather Their Desire to Get Away From
Weird Strains Produced by Amateurs
MACON, MO., August 20.—"They have a new
wrinkle for catching fish at Elmer, and it is
wonderful the luck they have," Alva Wil-
loughby, circuit clerk, remarked, swapping ex-
PIANISSIMO DEVICE FOR CHIMES
HARPS WITH COMMUNITY CHORUS periences at the court house. "About fifteen of
Patent Issued on Device for Modulating the A Unique Feature of the Recent Community us pitched camp on a lake north of town and
Tones of Chimes, Bells and Musical Bars
Chorus Work in Syracuse, N. Y.—Audience of then set lines across zigzag, like German en-
tanglements, you know. When all was ready
35,000 Gathers to Listen and Sing
the fiddler sat on a log and played 'The Arkan-
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 20.—Pianissimo
device for chimes is the title of Patent No.
The community chorus idea, which has de- sas Traveler' and other classics. And you ought
1,236,239 secured by Herman Von der Heydt, of veloped rapidly throughout the country, was to have seen the fish come in! By noon we
Oak Park, 111.
given a new touch in Syracuse, N. Y., recently had more than the party could eat. They tell
This invention relates generally to improve- when 35,000 people gathered to participate in me they always take a fiddler along when they
ments in tone adjusters for musical instruments and enjoy a light and song festival to the ac- go fishing up there."
and the like, and it consists, essentially, in the companiment of twenty-five harpists using the
"I see," County Clerk Sears said. "The music
novel and peculiar combination of parts and small Irish harp, of which Melville A. Clark, charms them, and they go blindly toward it
details of construction, as hereinafter set forth.
of the Clark Music Co., Syracuse, is such a and are caught on the lines."
The object of this invention is the production strong advocate. A full military band was also
"Not exactly," Willoughby replied. "You see,
of an efficient, serviceable, and comparatively present. It was the first occasion upon which we put the musician at the other end of the lake
inexpensive device for modulating, modifying, harps were used in connection with community and in paddling to get away from the noise the
or regulating the tone of musical instruments, chorus singing in this country.
fish run into the hooks. It's sort of a reverse
and especially that class of instruments in which
The chorus proper consisted of 2,000 men and action."
a series of properly attuned metallic tubes or women, with the latter in their white dresses pre-
bars are struck by hammers to vibrate these dominating, and the singing was led by Harry
bars and thereby to cause them to emit sound. Barnhart, of the Community Chorus of Syracuse,
And while this invention is adapted for use in of which Giles H. Stilwell is president and
various instruments of the nature mentioned, it Melville A. Clark secretary. It was estimated
is especially well adapted for employment in that nearly 10,000 soldiers; in uniform were
clocks wherein the hours, and division of the present in the audience, and they gave an in-
hour, are sounded upon either one or more teresting touch to the program by whistling the
bells, chimes, etc., in the well-known manner.
choruses of various well-known airs.
There were twenty-five youthful harpists in
the group, under the leadership of Miss Bertha
satisfy the most exacting buyers. Try
Becker and they played several selections of
Helmet, II Trovatore and La Melodia
their own, including the "March Marinetto"
Violin Strings.
and "The Barcarolle" from "Tales of Hoffman."
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