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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
IMPORTANT MEETING OF MUSICAL MERCHANDISE ASS'N
FEBRUARY 8, 1919
AN IMPRESSIVE HARP BOOKLET
Members Pass Several Interesting Resolutions Covering Matters of Trade Interest and Take Some
Important Steps to Promote the Interchange of Credit Information
New Volume Just Issued by Lyon & Healy
Much More Than an Ordinary Catalog
A very interesting meeting of the National
Musical Merchandise Association of the United
States was held on Monday afternoon of this
week in the offices of the Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce, 105 West Fortieth
street, New York, with President Henry Stadl-
mair presiding, and about eighteen members
present.
A very interesting discussion was held con-
cerning the desirability of greater co-operation
and help between the manufacturers and the
jobbers of musical merchandise, with special
reference to the featuring by the jobber of goods
under the manufacturer's trade-mark, rather
than his own private mark. The price-cutting
question also came up, and the subject was re-
ferred to the committee on trade complaints and
grievances who will get in touch with the manu-
facturers and report at a later meeting.
One of the resolutions adopted at the meeting
was that favoring a strong protective tariff on
musical merchandise, as a necessity in guarding
the interests of American manufacturers who
have established or greatly expanded their busi-
nesses since the beginning of the war and the
cutting off of European markets.
The association also went on record as fa-
voring the principles of the Stephens bill de-
signed to legalize price maintenance systems un-
der certain conditions.
Another resolution adopted was to the effect
that the American jobber in musical merchan-
dise should co-operate with the American manu-
facturer in encouraging the use and sale of mu-
sical instruments and accessories of American
manufacture, in preference to foreign products.
The question of uniform terms and credits was
taken up and discussed at considerable length,
and the matter was finally placed in the hands
of the committee on finance and credits for con-
sideration.
Co-operation in the matter of credits among
members of the association was provided for
through the adoption of a resolution making it
obligatory for each member upon election to
membership to send to the secretary a list of ac-
counts charged to profit and loss, collected by
suit, collected by attorney, or upon which the
claim had been returned by attorney as uncol-
lectable. Members must also render monthly
reports regarding all accounts coming in the
four classes mentioned.
Although not under
obligation to do so, it is suggested that mem-
There has just been issued by Lyon & Healy,
Chicago, a most elaborate volume bound in
board, and devoted entirely to facts regarding
the harp in general, and the Lyon & Healy harp
in particular. The book, in addition to offer-
ing considerable information of general interest,
tells in detail of the development of the Lyon &
Healy harp, with its various patented features,
gives views of the harp manufacturing depart-
ment in the company's big factory, and likewise
sets forth the fact that Lyon & Healy harps are
used exclusively in practically all the leading
opera houses abroad and in this country. Testi-
monials from noted harpists fill several pages of
the book. Illustrations in natural colors show
the various styles of Lyon & Healy harps, and
bring out the general attractiveness of those in-
struments. A feature of the book is the frontis-
piece showing the new Louis XV harp, with
lamp, chair and stand in harmony, recently com-
pleted at the Lyon & Healy factory, and sub-
stantially priced at $10,000.
I WILL BUY
FOR CASH
Sheet Music and Small Goods
Peate's Music House,
Utica, N. Y.
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T H E OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
INAMERICA
ESTABLISHED 1034
bers also report cases believed unworthy of
credit, those wherein unreasonable claims are
made, and likewise present important informa-
tion concerning credits for filing purposes, as
well as cases reported as bad credits, but which
afterward came into good standing.
The credit information sent monthly to the
secretary will be distributed through him to the
membership at large regularly on the 15th of
each month.
LARGER QUARTERS IN BALTIMORE
A. Burdwise, Importer of Musical Instruments,
Leases New Building in That City
BALTIMORE, MD., February 3.—A. Burdwise, a
well-known importer and jobber of musical in-
struments in this city, is enlarging his business
and has just leased and will occupy shortly a
new four-story building at 11-13 North Howard
street. The building has a floor space of 12,000
square feet and is in the heart of the business
section of the city. Mr. Burdwise, head of the
company, was born in Russia, and entered the
musical field in that country while a boy. He
acted as foreign purchasing agency for his com-
pany there before coming to the United States,
and thereby built up a wide acquaintance in the
markets of Europe that has stood him in good
stead here.
VIOLIN IN NEW FORM
Lyon & Healy, Chicago, have just issued their
catalog of musical merchandise for 1919, a sub-
stantial volume of ninety-six pages, filled with
illustrations and descriptive matter, small mu-
sical instruments, traps and accessories of all
sorts, most of them of the company's own manu-
facture.
The range includes banjos, drums,
brass band instruments, guitars, mandolins,
music stands, violins, strings, etc.
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 3.—Patent No.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
1,289,590 was last week granted to Walter F.
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
Young, Merrill, Wis., for a violin.
The primary object of the invention is to free of charge for men who desire positions
provide a stringed instrument similar to the of any kind.
ordinary violin, that can be cheaply and inex-
pensively manufactured to produce an instru-
ment of desirable resonant qualities and in-
creased carrying power only found in an expen-
sively constructed violin.
Another object of the invention is to produce
an instrument of this character that will en-
tirely obviate, the necessity of having a hollow
body, such as is commonly employed in the or-
dinary violin.
Another object of the invention is to provide
a musical instrument of this character that will
transmit the tone produced from the strings
AND
through a sound conveying duct toward the end
of the instrument neck where the sound may
be emitted through a horn.
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