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AUGUST 9, 1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
New Bourchard Store
Holds Formal Opening
Camden Concern Carries Couturier Band In-
struments and Ludwig & Ludwig and Wilson
Drums—Large Crowd Attends
N. J., August 4.—The Bourchard Musi-
cal Instrument Co. held a formal opening of its
new store at 812 Broadway Saturday evening,
when a large crowd of friends and well-wishers
gathered to inspect the beautiful new store.
The proprietor is Gus Bourchard, the popular
musical director of the Towers Theatre. He
has secured the exclusive agency in Camden for
the Lyon & Healy Couturier band instruments
and will also carry violins, banjos, mandolins
and Ludwig & Ludwig and Wilson drums.
Twenty-four-hour service is promised in the
establishment of a repair department which will
also be equipped for plating instruments. This
work will be done on the premises.
CAMDEN,
Holton Band in Concert
August 4.—The regular weekly
concert of the Holton-Elkhorn Band, composed
of employes of the Frank Holton & Co. band
instrument factory, was held in Elkhorn Park
Thursday evening, under the auspices of the
Elkhorn Kiwanis Club. The concert was con-
ducted by H. J. Charlton, director of the band
and general manager of Frank Holton & Co.
The following program was given: Overture,
"Phedre," Massenet; cornet solo, "Stars in a
Velvety Sky," Clarke; ballet music, "William
Tell," Rossini,; "La Gioconda," Ponchielli; de-
scriptive, "In a Clock Store," Orth; operatic
excerpts; vocal selections, Mrs. Clifford Howe;
sketch, "Down South," Myddleton; March,
"White Hussars," Jack.
ELKHOKN, WIS.,
is to provide a musical instrument with a metal-
lic body wherein a plurality of spaced concen-
trically disposed rings are provided over which
the parchment drum or head is to be tightly
drawn. The spaced rings provide an annular
resonating chamber. Mr. McDaniel's patent is
No. 1,503,197, dated July 29, 1924.
Steadman Old Violins
YONKERS, N. Y., August 2.—The Steadman Music
House, 41 Warburton avenue, has been exhibit-
ing an unusually fine collection of rare old vio-
lins. Mr. Steadman received the instruments
from an eminent connoisseur, who placed them
in his hands for sale at a sacrifice. Among the
instruments on exhibit at the Steadman store
are a Giovanni Grancino, 1750; a Carlo Tononi,
1703; a Sanctus Seraphino, 1737, and a J. Gagli-
ano, 1797. All of these instruments bear the
guarantee of Dykes & Son, London.
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Case Co., 97 Haverhill street, this city. Officials
of this company state that their violin case busi-
ness is excellent right now with a large number
of orders on the books for September delivery.
New Harp Patent
CHICAGO, IIX., August 2.—Walter I. Kirk, of
Lyon & Healy, Inc., has been granted a patent
covering an improvement on the harp, which
relates to a means for controlling the strings.
Violin Case Orders
BOSTON, MASS., August 2.—That the coming Fall
will bring good business in musical mer-
chandise is indicated by the heavy orders
for musical instrument cases that have been
received from dealers by the Boston Violin
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New Banjo Patent
- COLUMBUS, O., August 4.—A patent has been
granted to Clarence McDaniel, of this city, cov-
ering an improved method of banjo construction.
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