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Perlberg & Hal pin, New York
Thos. Claxton, Toronto, Canada
J. Schwartz Music Co., Inc., New York
W. J. Dyer & Bros., St. Paul
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Irancisco
Southern California Music Co., Los
Oliver Ditson Co., Boston
Angeles, Cal.
Carl Fischer, Inc., New York
Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. E. A. Sutphin, Inc., Philadelphia
Tonk Bros. Co., Chicago
Gretsch & Brenner, Inc., New York
R. S. Williams Sons, Ltd., Toronto,
Elias Howe Co., Boston
W o . Lewis & Son, Chicago
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New Bacon Catalog
Just Issued to Trade
Eugene Lucatorto, James Beaumont, Russell
Manuel, Charles Shibley and Blackface Eddie
Ross.
Shows Complete Line of B & D Silver Bell
Banjos and Many Leading Banjoists Who
Play Them
Gibson Mastertone Models
in Fine New Catalog
GROTON, CONN., June 20.—Bearing the words Full Line of Kalamazoo Manufacturer's Models
Shown in the Latest Publication of That
"The B & D Silver Bell Banjo Family" across
Firm
its simple yet attractive cover, the new catalog
of the Bacon Banjo Co., Inc., made its appear-
ance in the trade to-day, showing the complete
KAI.AMAZOO, MICH., June 20.—One of the hand-
line of B & D Silver Bell banjos and illustrating somest banjo catalogs ever published and which
a score of prominent players from all parts shows the complete new line of Gibson Master-
of the country who use these instruments.
tone custom-built banjos has just been issued
The frontispiece of the book is a studio por- by Gibson, Inc., manufacturer of Gibson
trait of the heads of the business, Frederick fretted instruments. The cover is a red-and-
J. Bacon and David L. Day. The center spread gold color combination, the inside pages are
is devoted to the famous "Ne Plus Ultra" Sil- attractively treated with a blue background and
ver Bell Banjo No. 9. This instrument has the center spread is a rich insert in natural
all the latest improvements, with double-tone colors, showing hand-carved resonators and the
chamber, B & D "soft pedal," engraved full- choice of woods on the Florentine and Bella
length finger board of real sawed-from-the-tusk Voce models. Four different binding designs
elephant ivory, solid ebony neck, rim and are also reproduced in full colors.
amplifier back of white pearl ivoroid enriched
The instruments reproduced in the catalog
with black, gold and red enamel scroll designs include the Mastertone TB-5, Granada, TB-4,
set with variegated colored rhinestones, and TB-3, TB-2 and TB-1, all tenor banjos. Plec-
all metal parts heavily gold-plated.
trum and regular banjos, mandolin-banjos,
Among the B & D artists shown are Edwin guitar-banjos and ukulele-banjos are also shown.
Sheldon, W. G. Ross, Jorville Creviere, Caddie Illustrated on a rich red background on the
Carr, Ben Hoffner, Al Lewis, Bob Cummins, fourth cover is the complete Gibson line of
Wayne Jacobson, T. D. Brockmeyer, Ed Stor- mandolins, guitars and ukuleles.
man, Gap Cravillo, Ray Curran, Charlie Bill,
The Gibson custom-built banjos, which are
Charles Frink, Mark Fisher, Charles Rothermel, the culmination of thirty years of Gibson ex-
Frank C. Bradbury, Frank Reino, Joe Roberts, perience in instrument building, are offered in
Donn Kimmell, Elton McEwing, Lail Cowan, four choices of woods, American white holly,
"Montana," Milton Protheroe, Mike Scheidl- American curly maple, American burl walnut
meier, Joe Pizzitola, John Martell, Roy Smeck, and tropical cocobolo. The Florentine model
Urban Horney, Guiseppe Pettine, Sam Carr, has a hand-carved -reproduction of the crest
Wallace Brothers, Stephen St. John, Charles and coat-of-arms of the Italian royal house on
Barger, George Anagnost, May Singhi Breen, the resonator and the Bella Voce model has a
Carroll McAfee, Joe Lento, R. A. Stallone, hand-carved Spanish floral design of beauty.
JUNE 25, 1927
The frontispiece shows three executives of
Gibson, Inc., John W. Adams, president; Guy
Hart, secretary and general manager, and
Frank Campbell, sales and advertising manager.
New Hawaiian Guitar
Steel Is Announced
American Plating & Manufacturing Co. Adds
the Greenberg Professional Steel to Its Line
CHICAGO, I I I . , June 18.—The American Plating
& Manufacturing Co., manufacturer of musi-
cal instruments and accessories, has added to its
line the Greenberg professional steel, a new
type of steel for playing the Hawaiian steel
guitar.
The company emphasizes that correct steel
guitar playing can only be accomplished by the
use of a steel that is easy to handle. The Green-
New Greenberg Hawaiian Guitar Steel
berg professional steel has been designed as an
aid for rapidity of movement, necessary in the
execution of difficult compositions.
Another advantage in this new steel is the
weight, which is sufficient to permit the per-
former acquiring a perfect tremolo without
rattling the strings. As it also is easy to carry
from one position to another, it enables the per-
former to execute fast movements on the
strings.
The height is also an advantage in making it
easy for the performer to handle the steel in
slant positions while playing thirds and sixths,
and in this connection the length is another fac-
tor which is an advantage in playing slant posi-
tions.
There is a groove on the side of the steel
which allows the performer's fingers to assume
naturally the proper position on the strings in
back of the steel when guarding, and the slope
of the toe is particularly advantageous where
jumps are made from one string to another in
fast playing.
Leading Hawaiian guitar players and teachers
have heartily endorsed the new steel as an aid
in correct Hawaiian guitar playing, and this new
addition to the line of the American Plating
& Manufacturing Co. will no doubt be as popu-
lar as the many other accessories manufactured
bv this concern.
New Ludwig Cymbal
Ludwig & Ludwig announce a new liandsork
cymbal which gives an unique effect and can
be used similarly to the waving of a slapstick or
held in one hand and tapped with the drum
stick. It is easy to hold, as the grip is com-
fortable and is attachable to the bass drum,
where it is instantly available.
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