Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE
OCTOBKR 11, 1919
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
45
ANOTHER SHIPMENT FROM ABROAD
BUYS EXCELSIOR DRUM WORKS
HAWAIIAN MUSIC ON THE COAST
C. Bruno & Sons, Inc., Receive Second Shipment
of Foreign Goods
Old Camden Musical Instrument Makers Taken
Over by Philadelphia Concern—Will Continue
Manufacture of Drums and Accessories
Many Stores Adding Special Hawaiian Depart-
ments—Special Instructors Used to Give Les-
sons on Ukuleles and Guitars to Purchasers
C. Bruno & Son, Inc., wholesalers of musical
merchandise, have received their second shipment
of musical merchandise from abroad. These
goods, as was the first shipment, are goods that
were ordered, manufactured, and paid for pre-
vious to our entering into the war.
The violins, violin bows, etc., which were ex-
pected, have not been received as yet, but their
arrival is expected almost any day. Henry Stadl-
mair, president of the company, reports that there
liave been tremendous demands for this merchan-
dise. To use Mr. Stadlmair's own words describ-
ing the receipt of the first shipment, "The trade
is fighting for them like women around a bargain
counter on Monday morning."
All these goods in both shipments have been
brought forward to this country with the greatest
difficulty. Mr. Stadlmair, and his colleagues have
labored untiringly in their efforts to secure this
merchandise for their customers. The expense
involved has been very heavy, but, as explained
by Mr. Stadlmair, the feat although singularly
hard, is only living up to the policy of the Bruno
organization of securing for their many customers
the goods they desire.
The Excelsior Drum Works of Camden, N. J.,
have been purchased by Charles S. Walton, head
of the Charles S. Walton Co., of Philadelphia, a
recently incorporated concern. Mr. Walton has
been engaged in the musical instrument business
in Philadelphia for fifteen years and has built up
a large trade in that city. R. H. Gehringer, a well
known band leader and William Koch, a promi-
nent musician and inspector for government in-
struments, are also connected with the new firm.
The factory of the new concern is located in the
downtown section of Philadelphia and the offices
and salesrooms are at 902 Walnut street.
PORTLAND, ORE., October 4.—It seems a strange
thing that the community sings, which have been
so frequent in Portland and which have done so
much to popularize the old, familiar songs, should
produce a big demand for Hawaiian instruments,
but it is undoubtedly true. The demand for the
steel guitar, ukulele and banjo-ukulele is even
greater than it was a year or two ago, when the
call for this kind of music appeared to have
reached its zenith. Music dealers explain the
demand by saying that the young people who
attended the community sings want to sing the
songs with accompaniment and nothing is easier
to learn than these instruments, the tone of which
REMODELS SHIPPING DEPARTMENT is sweet and harmonizes with the voice. Dealers
are well supplied with Hawaiian string instru-
Alterations are being planned in the building ments and so far have been able to meet the
of Chas. H. Ditson & Co., New York, and a large demand. At Oregon Filers a great many instruc-
receiving, shipping and packing room will be con- tion books are being sold, the "Solo Collection of
structed in the basement of the present store Hawaiian Music" and Peterson's system for
Hawaiian steel guitars published by Sherman,
which will greatly facilitate the movement of
goods. The various departments will be system- Clay & Co. being the favorites. The Seiberling
atized and supervised by competent men and & Lucas Co., G. F. Johnson Co., the McDougal
will be a great asset to the business done by the Music Co.—all houses dealing in small goods—
are increasing their space and adding to the
Ditson house.
MATH PROF'S BASSON FOUND
Hawaiian departments. Nearly all stores have
special instructors for these instruments, some of
IMPROVEMENT IN BANJO HEADS
Instrument Valued at $3,000, Stolen From Evan-
them giving free lesions to purchasers.
ston Professor, Located in Denver
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 6.—Richard R. H.
The St. Paul Piano Exchange has been opened
The story of a basson and its worried owner is McGinnis, New York, was last week granted
in St. Paul and handles Kimball pianos.
told by the Chicago Examiner, which says that Patent No. 1,314,823 for a banjo.
In the present methods of making banjos the
there are bassoons and bassoons, but this one had
a history and the finest tone in America. And head which is usually of untanned skin of an
after two months' search from here to Denver, it animal is susceptible of absorbing moisture from
the air, and the moisture chiefly collects around
has been recovered.
This bassoon was made more than 200 years the peripheral portion of the head with a ten-
ago.
For over a century it lay in the Royal dency to spread toward its center. When the
Palace at Versailles, France. Then some music head is charged with moisture the sound of the
dealer in the East procured the instrument, and instrument is greatly impaired, and frequently
THE OLDEST AND
finally it was sold to Frederick A. Kahler, 1803 the head must be removed for being restretched
LARGEST MUSICAL
Wesley avenue, Evanston, professor of mathe- on the rim of the*body as well as being allowed
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
matics in the New Trier High School, Winnetka. to dry before the instrument can be tuned.
This invention has for its object primarily to
The professor is a music lover and a bassoon
IN AMERICA
overcome the objections by providing a simple
player of attainments.
Exclusively Wholes*!*
When he bought it he had it repaired, and and efficient device constructed so that when
CSTMUSHCD l»3«
found that its tone was the soul of perfection. applied to a banjo, an air space is formed at its
marginal portion wherein the moisture absorbed
So he valued the bassoon at $3,000.
In August his automobile was stolen. In the by the head will tend to collect, in order to
Victor Distributor's
car was the bassoon. He searched every pawn- obviate deadening the sound of the instrument"
shop in Chicago. He asked the aid of the police. when it is in this condition.
And finally Detective Leonard Birch of the Chi-
cago Detecftive Bureau located the instrument in
Denver. He found that the instrument had not
WHOLESALE MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
yet been paid for, and has arranged for its careful
BALTIMORE, MD.
shipment to its proper owner.
RONQ
A. BURDWISE
^ O L O 4 NEW
VIOLINS C , ^ ^ ™ "(5IMK0 PRIZES 1
[BEST STRINGS*""* 0 "* 8 " 3 * l l W 5 1 w
JOHNFRIEDRICH&BRO.
• 279PirTHAVt
SEND FOR
OUR
NEW YORK
(ST. 1183
BOSTON. MASS.
Manufacturer*
Importers and Jebbcn et
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
DURRO
AND
STEWART
Attractive Specialties
M o d e r n Service
ESTABLISHED IBM
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
Ne*/ Brunswick, N. J.
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacob son
113 University Place
OLIVER DITSON CO.
NEW YORK
WEYMAHN
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Manufac-
turers of
Victor Distributor*
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over hilf a century
I WILL BUY
FOR CASH
Sheet Music and Small Goods
Peate's Music House
Utica, N. Y.