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MAY
THE
3, 1919
MUSIC
TRADE
45
REVIEW
B. & J. READY FOR BIO TRADE
MARY JORDAN DELIGHTS CROWD
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT VIOLINS
Recent Shipment of Goods From Europe En-
ables Small Goods Dealers to Replenish Stock
Forced to Sing Two Hours by Enthusiastic
Crowd During Sixty-ninth Parade—Miss Anna
Welsh Accompanied Her on the Harp
Popular Idea That Old Violins Are the Best Is
Not Correct, Says Well-Known Maker
Members of the musical merchandise trade
have commented considerably upon the wisdom
and foresight exercised by the house of Buegel-
eisen & Jacobson, one of the country's leading
importers and wholesalers.
The dealers are
giving this concern deserved praise and credit.
When war was declared in Europe in 1914 this
house had hundreds and hundreds of cases of
merchandise in the warehouse. This stock con-
sisted of high-grade imported violins, bows,
accordions, etc., and, needless to say, this mer-
chandise was sorely needed when shipments
from the other side were suddenly shut off.
During the period of the war B. & J. supplied
musical merchandise to all parts of the world.
The wants of Canada, Australia, Africa and even
England were taken care of, and in many in-
stances domestic wholesale houses and im-
porters called upon this house for merchandise.
Only recently B. & J. received a large ship-
ment of imported merchandise, consisting of
high-grade violins, 'cellos, violin bows, trim-
mings, ocarinas, etc., the purchase of which had
been consummated prior to the outbreak of the
war. This is one of the very few shipments to
arrive since the signing of the armistice.
It is pleasing to note that B. & J.'s line of
Durro merchandise is again to the fore, and this
enterprising and aggressive house is now getting
ready to handle a record-breaking fall trade.
Miss Mary Jordan, of the Century Opera Co.,
was at the Liberty Loan booth at Thirty-fourth
street and Fifth avenue on Monday, when the
Sixty-ninth parade passed that point. She sang
"The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls,"
and was accompanied by Anna Welsh on a Lyon
& Healy harp. Miss Jordan, who had intended
to sing for only ten minutes, was forced to
stay at the booth for over two hours by the en-
thusiastic applause of the crowd, which was de-
lighted with her singing, and bought a large
number of bonds.
Miss Welsh, who accompanied her, is in charge
of the harp room of Charles H. Ditson & Co.,
and is introducing the Lyon & Healy harp at a
number of recitals.
MUSICAL STRING FIRM ACTIVE
The Yank-E steel string, made by the Uni-
versal Musical String Co., 81 Walker street, New
York, has had an unusually extensive sale for
the past month and has broken all records. Steel
strings are growing in popularity with many
musicians both in this country and abroad.
Herman Cohn, head of the concern, is hard at
work on some experiments by which musical
strings may be improved and made even more
satisfactory. Neargut and Premier steel strings
are being turned out faster every day.
George Hamburg, 14 East 116th street, New
York, gives some interesting facts regarding
popular opinions about violins.
He says:
"There has prevailed in the minds of the pub-
lic in general the idea that the older a violin
gets the more wonderful the quality and tone
will be. This has proven in my experience to
be e quite an illusion and a fantasy.
I have
found that if a violin does not sound well and
true when new it will never sound true when
old. All the old violins, which have been made
by the old masters, sounded a great deal better
when new. When the violin leaves the hands
of the master maker it is really at its best.
"Time and use change everything and espe-
cially such a delicate instrument as a violin. It
has been found that within a certain time, at
least within three hundred years, the tone of a
violin becomes weak and thin and the instru-
ment has to be discarded. In a contest held in
France in 1911 it was found that some of the
new violins were far superior in quality of tone
to the genuine old instruments."
INSURANCE FOR ALL EMPLOYES
W. R. McClelland, head of the National Mu-
sical String Co., New Brunswick, N. J., says
conditions at their factory are improving rapid-
ly, and in a short time they will be able to
supply all dealers with their products. The
labor situation has improved and shipments of
material are coming in steadily and the "Black
Diamond" and "Bell Brand" strings will soon
be put out in large quantities.
The Buescher Band Instrument Co., Elkhart,
Ind., has instituted a plan of group insurance for
its employes and has signed a contract with the
Aetna Life Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
The number of employes to benefit by this plan
is 230, involving the sum of $160,000. All per-
"PAT" GILMORE'S FAMOUS CORNET sons employed by the company are insured for
at least $500, and for employes who have been
H. L. Hunt, manager of the musical merchan- with the company for more than two and one-
dise department of Charles H. Ditson & Co., has half years there are gradations up to $1,000.
in his possession a cornet played on by "Pat"
Gilmore, the famous leader of former days.
The instrument is silver-plated and in good con-
dition and was presented by George Dodworth
to be auctioned off to purchase instruments for
AND
wounded men.
RETTBURG & LANGE INCREASE FORCE
DA ILY
Rettburg & Lange, makers of the famous Or-
pheum instruments, in this city, have had un-
usual business in musical instruments, and have
had more orders than they could fill. Several
experts in musical instrument manufacturing
have been added to the force of workers, and the
factory is increasing its output rapidly.
CHICAGO, I I I . , April 28.—During the month
of April Lyon & Healy have been offering a
series of small instrument recitals in their store.
At these recitals Lyon & Healy's own make
mandolins and other instruments are featured.
There are three concerts given daily.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING RAPIDLY
DURRO
STEWART
CONCERTS AT LYON & HEALY'S
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
113 University Place
NEW
YORK
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