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The Music Trade Review
JUNE 18, 1927
ukulele or a banjo-ukulele are two excellent
sales suggestions dealers can make to all their,
customers.
"We have made it possible for every child
to own either a ukulele or banjo-ukulele because
Use in Bands Goes Back to the Days of Napoleon—The Development of the Metal our instruments can be sold at prices within
reach of all parents. Every dollar ukulele sold
Clarinet—Organizations Using Company Product Pictured
for a child will give that child a chance to
DOSTON, MASS., June 13.—"Napoleon used
"Makers of clarinets have used various mate- bring out its musical talent and further its
wood clarinets," is the title of an interesting rials in accordance with their best knowledge ambition to own a higher-priced instrument,
brochure on silver clarinets just issued by the and the availability and cost of the materials. which eventually means increased sales for the
Cundy-Bettoney Co., 106 Chestnut avenue,^ The first clarinets were made of boxwood until dealer."
This company is now featuring four styles
Jamaica Plains. According to this document,^ 1830, when rosewood and light brown ebony
of
ukuleles and ukulele-banjos and four styles
Napoleon was the first to introduce the clarinet were brought from Central America. In 1864
into military bands, but there has been a grealy a new species of ebony was secured from of toy ukuleles and ukulele-banjos, which are
advance in knowledge and improvement ir> Africa. Black hard rubber (ebonite) is fre- being handled by leading jobbers. An official
manufacture of musical instruments since^ quently used, and of late a new patented mate- of the company reports that they produced and
rial, Bettonite, which is tough and not b.ittle sold in twelve months over a quarter-million
Napoleon's day.
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ukulele-banjos.
The pamphlet gives an enlightening history ot like wood, is very popular.
the manufacture of wood-wind instruments, in
"Several clarinet makers at different times
part as follows:
made clarinets of metal. Evette and Schaeffer
"In 1690 a flute and toy maker of Nuremburg, exhibited a diatonic metal clarinet at the Paris
named Christopher Denner, invented a tubular exhibition in 1888. A concern in Graslitz, Bo-
wind instrument, the tone of which was pro- htmia, made several about twenty years ago, but
duced by a single piece of reed at one end of despite all such attempts metal clarinets were
the tube. At that time practically every manu- not adopted for general use until, as the result
factured article in use in the Colonies was of extensive experiments, the Cundy-Bettoney
Carson, N. D., Grant County Band, E. J.
brought over from Europe, and when our fore- Co. produced the now celebrated Silva-Bet in Lawfer.
fathers finally turned their hands to making 1925, followed in 1927 by the Boston Wonder
Maumee, O., Maumee Town Band.
things for themselves they naturally made the metal clarinet.
Homestead, Pa., High School Band, Stanley
articles they most needed, implements for agri-
"There never was a logical reason save that Gray.
culture and weapons for hunting and self-de- of manufacturing expediency why a clarinet
Akron, O., Summit County Doctors' Orches-
fense.
should have been made of wood in preference to tra.
"The first American-made brass and wind in- metal and, in fact, there have always been plenty
Orwell, O., Community Band.
struments were produced about the year 1845 of reasons why metal is preferable to wood from
Magnolia, W. Va., Magnolia High School
by the firm of E. G. Wright & Co. To-day prac- a practical standpoint."
Band, Prof. Harold Leighty.
tically every kind of instrument used in the
Monessen, W. Va., Monessen Volunteer Fire
The brochure is illustrated by a double-page
band is made in America.
spread of star organizations and eminent artists Dept. Band, J. Jannota.
"Until very recently Europe has supplied the who are using the Silva-Bet and Boston
Washington Court House, O., Girls' Y. W.
greatest proportion of clarinets used in Ameri- Wonder claiinet, including the clarinet sections C A. Band, Prof. Karl J. Kay.
can musical organizations. This was doubtless of Herbert Clark's band, Gene Golzkett's Or-
Salamanca, N. Y., Salamanca School Boys'
largely due to economic reasons, the tremen- chestra and a score of other prominent clari- Band.
Chadron, Nebr., Chadron Concert Band, Prof.
dously higher cost of skilled labor in America net soloists.
coupled with the fact that labor represents the
This book is being distributed free to music E. T. Sly.
Sidney, Nebr., Municipal Band, A. J. Hav-
principal item of cost in the building of clari- dealers throughout the country.
lovic.
nets. With the vastly increasing use of clarinets
Essex, la., Essex Municipal Band.
in America, it is to be expected that modern
Featuring the Child
Cedar Rapids, Nebr., Cedar Rapids Concert
business and manufacturing methods coupled
with the unquestioned superiority of our product
in Its Advertising Band, Director Schmid.
Davenport, Nebr., Davenport Band, Wesley
will permit American clarinet makers to meet
foreign competition value for value.
Philadelphia Manufacturer Stresses Musical In- O. Sandberg.
Storm Lake, la., Storm Lake Band, Geo.
"In 1813 Ivan Muller developed the thirteen-
struments as Gifts for Children's Day
Aylesworth.
keyed clarinet and in 1842 August Buffet applied
Deshler, Nebr., Deshler Concert Band, Henry
PHILADELPHIA, PA. June 11.—The attention of
to the clarinet the system of keys and fingering
similar to that which Boehn had developed for the music trade to the fact that June 18 is Sittler.
Winnebago, Nebr., Winnebago Band, Prof.
his flute. Soon after the appearance of the Children's Day is called by the A. Schoenhut
Boehn clarinet other improvements and finger- Co., 2154-72 East Hagert street, Philadelphia, Houghton.
Glassboro, Pa., Glassboro Citizens' Band.
ing were added from time to time, but the Boehn Pa., in the current advertising of this company,
Wapakoneta, O., Wapakoneta Community
system is by far the most popular style in use which reads: "All parents will wish to present
their children with a musical instrument. A Band.
to-day.
Stroudsburg, Pa.,-Stroudsburg Band, Willard
Wolf.
Youngsville, N. Y., Youngsville Band, Joe
Davis.
Billings, Mo., Billings Community Band, C.
C. Sargent.
Blytheville, Ark., Blytheville Band, Rodney
Bennister.
Douglas, Wyo., Community Band.
Cundy-Bettoney Co- Tells History of
the Clarinet in Brochure Just Issued
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
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