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OCTOBER 15, 1927
Musical Merchandise Trade of New York
to Hold General Meeting on October 18
Gathering at the Cafe des Beaux Arts Will Be Under the Auspices of the Musical Mer-
chandise Manufacturers and Musical Instrument Dealers Associations
\ / I E M B E R S of the New York musical mer-
chandise industry will attend in a body
a monster trade rally that has been called
for the evening of Tuesday, October 18. It
will be held at the Cafe des Beaux Arts, Sixth
avenue and Fortieth street, New York, and
will be preceded by a dinner at 7 o'clock.
According to the announcement the meeting
will be of a most important nature. Several
issues vital to the trade are on the program
for discussion, and for this reason it merits the
attendance of every member of the trade who
has at heart not only the best interests of his
own business, but those of the trade at large.
There are two musical merchandise associa-
tions in the East, namely, the Musical Mer-
chandise Manufacturers' Association (Eastern
District) and the Associated Musical Instru-
ment Dealers of New York. While this meeting
will be not exactly a joint meeting of the two
bodies, it will be held under the auspices of
both associations. The general chairman of
the meeting will be Henry Gerson, of Carl
Fischer, Inc., president of the Associated
Musical Instrument Dealers of New York.
"It is to be hoped that every member of
the trade who can possibly arrange his affairs
to do so will be there Tuesday evening," stated
a prominent trade leader this week. "No in-
dustry can elevate its standards without a
substantial majority of its individual members
working in active co-operation with each other
in promotional work that is for the best in-
terests of all. Without a strong association
any branch of business is extremely unlikely
to achieve maximum efficiency in promoting
its own welfare.
"This industry must face the fact that it is
getting a great deal of brisk competition from
a wide diversity of other lines which confronts
those in the musical merchandise trade with
the necessity of joining hands in meeting the
problems of the hour, those problems which
must be faced and solved if the music business
is to be carried on successfully.
"It is an unfortunate fact that in the case
of musical merchandise trade in the East, asso-
ciation interest is at a low ebb. There seems
to be no other reason for this except the fact
that members have been careless in attending
meetings. We have two very good associa-
tions, both of which are headed by eminently
qualified trade leaders in David L. Day and
Henry Gerson. In the short period of exist-
ence of these two bodies they have achieved
much in the way of promotional activity and
trade reform.
"The big obstacle, however, in the path of
progress of these organizations has been the
lack of support by trade members, who have
been sharing the benefits of the association
work but have neglected to participate in the
association meetings.
"This gigantic trade rally has been called
to stimulate and rekindle the flame of interest
in the Eastern musical merchandise men in
these trade associations, and in order to make
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it as impressive as possible both associations
are co-operating in the meeting."
It is expected that one of the addresses of
the evening will be given by a guest of the
meeting, William J. Haussler, president of the
National Musical Merchandise Association, who
is regarded as one of the most interesting
speakers in the trade, as well as one of its
most inspiring leaders.
New Chart System
for Harmonica Bands
Prepared by Sam A. Perry, It Is Purchased by
M. Hohn«r, Inc., Under Title of "Hohner
Harmony Charts"
A chart system for the organization of har-
monica bands and orchestras has been devised
by Sam A. Perry, pianist and composer, and
of players should be segregated into four dif-
ferent divisions, soprano, alto, tenor or bass,
with more in the soprano division than in any
other, for this is the part that carries the com-
position's melody.
Sam A. Perry has been prominently identified
with the harmonica movement that is sweeping
the country. He has trained and directed a
number of harmonica bands, several of which
have been heard over the radio, and has pre-
pared a volume of ensemble music for the har-
monica. He is a graduate of the Royal Imperial
Academy in Vienna and an active member of
the American Society of Authors, Composers
and Publishers. He directed the famous
Hohner Ensemble featured during the Hohner
Hour on the radio last season, which was so
widely popular.
Selections included on the charts are
"America," "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean,"
"Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes," "Silent
Night," "Lead Kindly Light," "Maryland, My
Maryland," "Aloha Oe" and "The Battle Hymn
of the Republic."
New King Agents
CLEVELAND, O., October 10.—Buck Dolan, sales
representative of the H. N. White Co., maker of
CLASS
HOHNER HARMONY CHART NO. 1
DIRECTOR
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By SAM A. PERRY
Facsimile of
New Hohner
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System
published by M. Hohner, Inc., New York, for
distribution by music dealers in furthering the
development of harmonica music. This system,
which promises to be one of the greatest single
•steps forward in the advancement of musical
education of the youth on the harmonica, was
the idea of William J. Haussler, general man-
ager of the Hohner organization, who com-
missioned Mr. Perry to execute it.
After several months of careful and thorough
study and work Mr. Perry completed the
charts, which have been copyrighted and pub-
lished by M. Hohner, Inc., under the name
"Hohner Harmony Charts." They are printed
on bright yellow cardboard and show in large
print for display before the entire class four
harmonica parts and piano accompaniment.
Each note in the harmonica parts is shown in
simplified "Blow or Draw" fashion.
The reverse side of the charts gives com-
plete printed instructions covering the organ-
ization, training and direction of a harmonica
band. This work assumes that the players have
a fundamental knowledge of harmonica playing,
otherwise they are urged to secure copies of
the famous Hohner instruction books. Groups
King band instruments, is turning in good re-
ports from the road. As a result of recent visits
of Mr. Dolan, new King representatives have
been appointed in the Waltham Piano Co., of
Wisconsin, and Fischer Seibert, of Spring-
field, 111.
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