Music Trade Review

Issue: 1919 Vol. 69 N. 6

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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PRESENT BIG DEMAND FOR INSTRUMENTS WILL CONTINUE
Henry Stadlmair, President of the Musical Merchandise Association of the U. S., Predicts an
Increasing Demand for Small Goods and Points Out the Reasons Therefore
That the present heavy demand for musical
instruments will continue for some time to come
is the opinion of Henry Stadlmair, president of
C. Bruno & Son, Inc, Mr. Stadlmair's knowl-
edge of the existing conditions in the field is
gained not alone by reason of his executive
position as the head of one of the largest whole-
sale musical merchandise houses in America,
but his office as president of the Musical Mer-
chandise Association of the U. S. A. gives him
a broad insight from every angle into the hap-
penings throughout the trade.
Mr. Stadlmair reports that the shortage of
musical instruments is even greater than ever
before and every day he finds increasing diffi-
culties in the labor situation.
"This phase of the situation is serious," he
continued. "It is a plain case of giving the
laborer what he demands, or letting him go. If
too many are released the only alternative is
to close down the plant. Despite this diffi-
culty, however, conditions are prosperous
throughout the trade. More business is being
done than ever before.
"Aside from discussions of whether prohibi-
tion is right or wrong, I firmly believe that
prohibition will affect the trade very favorably.
The people must have amusement, and many
who formerly sought amusement outside of the
home will now find it in their homes with the
help of musical instruments. Furthermore, with
drink unobtainable, many people will find more
money in their pockets than previous to July
first. The wise merchant will try to divert this
money into the purchase of musical instruments,
and will at the same time accordingly assist
in the advancement of the human race and
music in general.
"I find that conditions during the present sum-
mer period vary greatly from other years. At
this time of the year in the past orders were
placed to cover the fall and holiday business.
This year the buying is for immediate sales and
covers everything that the dealer possibly can
secure. We are advising dealers to buy goods
now when they may be secured and not to wait
for the future.
"Musical merchandise from European coun-
tries is not flooding the market, and I do not
expect that it will for some time to come.
Thq goods that are being received from abroad
are priced high, and furnish no serious competi-
tion to the American manufacturer. The scarcity
of labor is not alone confined to this country,
man-power is also scarce in Europe, I believe
more so than here, and so I do not expect
the market to be flooded with European goods
for a long time to come.
"We have opened many new accounts re-
AUGUST 9, 1919
cently among dealers who have never before
carried a line of musical merchandise. More
new accounts of this character have been opened
than ever before in our business career. This
is a true indication of the awakening of dealers
throughout the country to the strong com-
mercial value of musical instruments, and the
insistent demand of the public for these in-
struments.
"The foregoing conditions are in existence
throughout the entire country and I believe will
continue right along."
SCARCITY FORCES PRICES ON SMALL GOODS UPWARDS
Samuel Buegeleisen Shows How the Increasing Demand, Plus the Shortage of Raw Material
and Labor, Will Tend to Increase the Present Wholesale Cost of Musical Merchandise
Samuel Buegeleisen, of Buegeleisen & Jacob-
son, wholesale dealers in musical merchandise,
in commenting this week on the present situa-
tion in the small goods field, referred to a
recent editorial in the New York Times, which
said in part:
"The jaz^ band, which arrived in London with
the American troops, is now being followed by
Hawaiian ukulele players, and the advent of
the hula-hula dancer is predicted. London is
war-weary, and, having more money than ever
before, is looking for amusement. Th<; diag-
nosis is accurate, though incomplete. All the
world has more money than ever before."
"It seems," said Mr. Buegeleisen, following
his reference to the above editorial, "that the
demand for music and musical instruments is
not alone enormous in this country, but
throughout the world. The American jobber,
however, is looking after the interests of his
home clientele. If he were not he could export
every dollar's worth of merchandise which he
has on hand to-day, so great is the export de-
mand. Musical merchandise will be scarcer than
ever, even though the markets of the world are
gradually opening. The demand is far greater
than the supply by such an enormous percent-
age that we do not look for any improvement
in supply for many years. This, together with
the shortage of raw material throughout the
world, is only one of the many reasons why
musical merchandise will be higher before it
will be lower.
"We have been advising the dealer ever since
the war started to 'buy now,' and we again
repeat that advice. Material and labor are high-
er to-day than they were during the war period,
and the end is not yet in sight. We cannot
too strongly advise our friends to put in their
fall orders at once. It will show them a good
net saving before many weeks are over."
The firm of Buegeleisen & Jacobson have
just issued a small booklet of twenty pages, in
which there is contained a fairly complete line
of musical merchandise which they have in
stock, with the latest prices. It contains some
new and up-to-date lines, and some of the pre-
war merchandise which has been recently re-
ceived since the lifting of the embargo. This
catalog may be had for the asking.
TO ROSIN VIOLIN BOWS
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 4.—A rosin-holder
for violins has just been invented by Lee Duke,
Boiling, Ala., Patent No. 1,293,736 for which
has been granted.
This invention relates to an attachment for
string instruments and has for its principal ob-
ject the production of efficient means for rosin-
ing the bows for playing such instrument.
DURRO
AND
STEWART
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
NEW
113 University Place
YORK
A. BURDWISE
WHOLESALE
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
BALTIMORE, M D .
JOHNFRIEDRICH&BRO
9
OLIVER DITSON CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
RONQ
T H E OLDEST AND
LAROEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
INAMERICA
Exclusively Wholesale
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Manufacturers
Importers and Jebbara a*
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
ESTABLISHED 1834
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
WEYMAHH
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Manufac-
turers of
Victor Distributors
Yictor Distributors
Black Diamond
Strings
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century
I WILL BUY
FOR CASH
Sheet Music and Small Goods
Peate's Music House
Utica, N. Y.
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THE MUSIC TRADE
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REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
WALTER EASTMAN PREDICTS SUCCESSFUL SEASON AHEAD
American Manager of Chappell & Co., Ltd., Recently Returned From Two Months Spent at
London Headquarters of His Firm, Enthusiastic Over Prospects for Business This Fall
'When the Great Red Dawn Is Shining,' pub-
Walter Kastman, the American manager of
Chappell & Co., Ltd., arrived back in the States lished by the same firm, is a great hit."
late last month by the "Aquitania," after a trip
One of the Chappell ballads that is having
of over two months to his home office in Lon- a tremendous vogue at the present time is Ter-
don. Mr. Eastman had a broad smile on his esa Del Riego's song "Homing," -which has been
face when he met the writer as he found on his featured over there by Madame Dalverez, who,
arrival a ready-made international success in by the way, will be visiting the United States
"On Miami Shores," by Victor Jacobi. This
was originally published as a waltz song under
the title of "On the Golden Sands of Miami,"
but it is now quite a favorite number with the
dance orchestras through the country.
lie reports that the music publishing business
seems to be in a very prosperous condition over
there. The cut-rate evil seems to be practically
non-existent on the retail side of the business,
owing chiefly to the efforts of the London Music
Publishers' Association. With a very few ex-
ceptions the publishing firms there are marking
their music at the price at which it is sold and
there is certainly a get-together feeling between
the publishers and dealers.
In the course of a conversation Mr. Eastman
mentioned that "Missouri Waltz" is a great
favorite in London, in fact, throughout Great
Britain, and speaking of waltzes he said: "We
have secured the rights of the international
wait? success entitled 'Delilah,' by Horatio
Nicholls. It is published in London by the
Lawrence Wright Music Co., from whom we
Walter Eastman
have also secured the rights of the big ballad
in the fall. "Roses of I'icardy" still remains
success 'I'd Build the World in the Heart of a
Rose' (The Heart of a Rose), and 'Dreams of the phenomenal success that it was, and is per-
Long Ago,' this being the vocal arrangement haps to-day the most popular English ballad
of 'Delilah Waltz.' We have also secured the in Great Britain. "The Blind Ploughman," by
waltz 'A Night of Romance' and the song with Robert Coningsby Clarke, is a recital song that
is having tremendous vogue, and Haydn Wood's
the same title.
"Wonderful World of Romance" will prove a
"Cramer's have a very big ballad success in worthy successor to "Roses of Picardy." Ivan
London entitled 'Somewhere in Brittany,' and Caryll's musical play "The Girl Behind the Gun"
naturally it will be ours for the United States was an instantaneous hit when produced in
and Canada as we hold the Cramer agency.
F.ngland. Of course, the hit of the piece over
there is "Some Day Waiting Will End," which,
ol course, was a big seller here.
TO 6000 McKINLEY AGENTS
Among the songs to be featured by Chap-
pell's this season will be "Roses of Picardy,"
by Haydn Wood; "Where My Caravan Has
Rested," by Hermann Lohr; "Christ in Flan-
ders," by Ward-Stephens; Bernard Hamblen's
46 New Numbers
and New Catalogs
Now Ready for 1919
YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE CALLS
Better Music, Better Paper, Better Title*
150% Profit on
Headquarters of New Publishing Firm Rapidly
Nearing Completion—Featuring Several New
Numbers Used in "Ziegfeld Follies"
The new firm of Irving Berlin, Inc., who
occupy the old National Vaudeville Artists' club
rooms at 1587 Broadway, New York City, are
rapidly bringing to completion the alterations
which are to tit the quarters for the use of
their executive offices and professional depart-
ments.
The new firm has at its head Irving Berlin,
who was for so many years with the firm of
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, and who needs no
introduction to the sheet music trade. He has
associated with him Max Winslow, who was for-
merly traveling manager of Waterson, Berlin &
Snyder, and Saul H. Bornstein, who was for a
number of years general manager of the Broad-
way Music Corp. and Artmusic, Inc.
In addition to a number of songs in this
season's "Ziegfeld hollies," they also have four
other numbers on which they will start an im-
mediate campaign. The numbers in the Follies
show are "Mandy," "A Pretty Girl Is Like a
Melody," "You Cannot Make Your Shimmy
Shake on Tea," "Harem Life," "I'd Rather See
a Minstrel Show," and " A Syncopated Cock-
tail," and the balance of the catalog is composed
of a ballad entitled "The Hand That Rocked
My Cradle Rules My Heart"; a comedy song
which is already meeting with success, "I've
Got My Captain Working for Me Now," a
new Irving Berlin rag, "I Lost My Heart in
Dixie Land," and a novelty number entitled
"Nobody Knows (and Nobody Seems to Care)."
$1000 PRIZE FOR NEW MUSIC
The Yale class of 1H99 has offered a prize of
$1,000 for new music for "Bright College Years,"
which has heretofore been sung to the tune of
"Die Wacht am Rhein."
We solicit advance orders for following
new numbers. All clever and catchy.
No money in advance, juwt your order,
to warrant printing a first edition.
Music will be sent C. O. D. when
ready to deliver.
Free catalogs with stock orders. We pay
for your advertising. Our music is as staple
as wheat.
Write for samples.
Chicago McKINLEY MUSIC CO. New York
KEITH'S MUSIC HOUSE
All of the Best Reprints and more
Big Selling Copyrights than any
other 10 Cent Edition.
FITTING UP BERLIN OFFICES
Dealers, Jobbers, Attention
"UNDER WESTERN SKIES," by J . B. Mitchell.
"ANGEL, MUSIC," by Mary Francis Payn.
"OH, MOTHER, MOTHER," by Frank C. Gordon.
"COTTAGE OF DREAMS," by « . M. Suttes.
"AMERICA, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU," by
Ray Hendrix.
"ISALAKLAVA TWO-STEP," by James E. Lemon.
"WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG," by
Richard Frohreich.
"THE CAPTAIN'S WOOING," by H. B. Lewis.
"I LOVE MY HOME—MY DEAR WIFE," by Geo,
W. Lykenn.
"THE STARRY BANNER," by Jan. Anderson.
"EVERYWHERE LIVE LIBERTY," by Sonia D.
Thurmond.
"THE SAMMIES FOUND A WELCOME EVERY-
W1IKRK," by .las. H. Phillips.
"WHY DON'T YOU SMILE TO-NIGHT?" by
C. B. Koher.
"NKW AMERICA," by Sam H. Hodges.
"THE ARISTOCRATIC NAVY," by Lily M.
Roberts.
"VICTORY MEANS THE WORLD IS FREE,"
by Myrtle E. A ken.
"VICTORY," by Mrs. Mae KlingenMinith.
"IN THE EVENING WHEN THE SUN GOES
DOWN," by Clarence Keeley.
"LOVK'S SACRIFICE," by John Fornear, Sr.
FAMOUS
McKINLEY
10 CENT MUSIC
number "The Road That Brought You to Me";
"Rose of My Heart," by Hermann Lohr;
"Wonderful World of, Romance," by Haydn
Wood; "Somewhere in Brittany," land "The
Bells of St. Mary's," which is whistled and sung
from Land's End to John O'Groats, and, of
course, the big English success "Delilah Waltz"
and "I'd Build the World in the Heart of a
Rose."
581 BROAD WAV
LONG BRANCH. N. J.
Artmusic Gems
'Forever Is A Long,
Long Time"
When the Evening
Bells Are Ringing"
'Oh! You Don't Know
What You're Missin'"
'Waters of Venice"
(Instrumental)
Floating Down the
Sleepy Lagoon"
(Song version "Waters of Venice")
ARTMUSIC, Inc.
145 We«t 45th St.
NEW YORK

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