THE
JUNE 14, 1919
MUSIC
TRADE
81
REVIEW
HARPIST BACK FROM WAR
STYLES IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
TRACING SURRENDERED DRUMS
Bernard K. Mather, Formerly With Clark
Music Co., Syracuse, N. Y., Returns to Old
Position as Sales Manager There
A Growing Demand for Instruments of the Solo
Type-Music-Lovers Beginning to Want Self
Expression Through the Medium of Music
North British Fusiliers Start an Inquiry After
140 Years Have Passed
SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 9.- The Clark Music Co.,
of this city, has welcomed back into its ranks
Bernard K. Mather, who ha s returned from
Styles change in regard to musi cal instru
ment s as well as other things.
For example,
the guitar, which up to the present has always
been so popular, is now being largely
supplanted by other instruments of a
little different character. There seems
to be a greater demand for th e so -ca ll ed
solo instruments, such as the banjo
mandolin and violin. THe banjo espe
cially has come in for a great measure
of popularity, and if it were possible
to secure enough mat e rial to manufac·
ture ' sufficient instruments to supply
th e demand the sale would be very
large. The in c reased desire for music
of a ll kinds is beginning to take the
form o f a desire 011 the part of music
lovers t o have an instrument which
they ca n play themselves for their own
alllus emen t.
Perhaps the wartimes have something
to do with it, but whatever the reason
may be th ere is the feeling that there
must · be some method or form of p er
sonal expressio n. This personal touch
can be secured in no other way than by
pla ying so m e musical instrument, and
people all over the country are turning
their attention to these var ious instru
m e nt s as n eve r before.
The fact that player-pianos and talk
ing machines are being placed in thou
sands of h o m es does not conflict in any
way with the desire to have other in
struments. O n the contrary, the pos-
session of s u c h instruments only
strengthens the desire to be able to duplicate
such music.
The .two branches of the music
industry work hand in hand and each supple
ments the other.
Bernard K. Mather
overseas service in the navy.
Before his en
listment Mr. Mather held the position of sales
manager for the Clark Harp Mfg. Co. Besides
his effic ien t sales ability he was also accom
plished as a harpist and lecturer upon the evo
lution of this instrument.
When in Ireland
Mr. Ma ther examined several carefully preserved
ancient Irish harps.
The modern Irish harp
in ven t ed and brought to its present stage of
perfection by Melville Clark, eminent harpist,
was model ed after these old in s trume nts.
Mr. Mather is now again affiliated with the
Clark Music Co. and brings to his work the
vitality and "pep" which characterized his pre
war activities.
BOSTON, MASS., Jun e 9.--\Vhat became of the
drums of the North Br iti s h Fus iliers when Gen
eral Burgoyne's forc es surrendered at Sara
toga 140 years ago is now a ;, ubject of official
investigation.
A let ter received by Adjutant
General Jesse F. Stevens from the War Depart
ment to-day conv eys an inquiry from the Brit
ish military attache at vVashington as to whether
any drums of this regiment are now "in any mu
seum, institution o r arsenal in any part of this
country."
The inquir y is prompted by a tra dition in th e
regiment which is now known as the Ro ya l
Sco ts Fusiliers that their drum s were captured
in 1776, and it is des ire d if possible to settle
doubts as to the truth of the story.
TOY MUSIC CHART
Patent Granted on Device for Educating Chil
dren in Music
\V ASHINGTON, D.C., June 9.- Patent No.
293,7 15 for a music chart was la st week granted
to M. B. Claycomb, vVm. E. C laycom b and J.
A. \Veimer, North Kansas City, Mo. This in
vention relates to improvements in toy music in
structors, and the objects of the impro ve men,ts
are to provide an instructor of this class, by
the u se of which children shall be int e rested,~_
entertained and instructed in the learning of
music by note, letter and word. Fur ther ob
jects are to so construct and arrange the parts
of a toy music instructor that they shall be
neat in appearance when in use, and can be
easily and Quickly placed in conve nient posi
tions for the pupil.
DURRO
AND
STEWART r.~NS
BRIDGE PLATE FOR VIOLINS
\VASHINCTON, D. c., June 2.-Patent No. 1,304,
841 was last week granted to Robert L. Yeakey,
Cave in Rock, III., for a bridge plate for violins.
It is an object of the present invention to sub
stitute for th e bridge plates heretofore em
ployed, an improved form of supporting plate
whereby the bridge bar can be eliminated.
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