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MARCH 17, 1928
The Music Trade
What Has Been Accomplished by the
Harmonica in the Schools of Houston
Many Harmonica Bands Now Formed in Schools of That City—The Eastwood Har-
monica Band and the First Year of Its Activities
Tex., March 12.—Miss Lulu M.
H OUSTON,
Stevens, music supervisor of Houston Pub-
lic Schools, was one of the first supervisors to
recognize the value of the harmonica and to
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Harmonica
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piano, violin and saxophone.
The band has played for the public on many
occasions. The following program was given at
the State Teachers' Convention: "America, the
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Beautiful," "Cradle Song," Schubert; "O Sole
Mio," "Turkey in the Straw," "Volga Boat
Song."
Pedler Announces the
Premier Clarinet Line
Line Consists of Metal Instruments Moder-
ately Priced With Nickel-Plated Boehm
System
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Played by Leading
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GROTON, CONN., March 12.—David L. Day, gen-
rral manager of the Bacon Banjo Co., Inc.,
manufacturer of B & D Silver Bell banjos, re-
ports some real big banjo news from Pitts-
burgh, where M. J. Scheidlmeir is the Bacon
agent. This was the grand opening of the new
Stanley motion picture theatre, and it was 100
per cent Silver Bells as to the banjos that
were represented. Perry Bechtel with Phil
Spitalny's guest orchestra augmented for stage
playing with a No. 6 Silver Bell instrument,
and Mike Scheidlmeir in the pit playing his
No. 9 Ne Plus Ultra model with David Broudy
and his forty-piece symphony orchestra. On
the opening night the theatre was jammed with
Pittsburgh society, and it was a great occasion
for the Bacon banjo, according to all reports.
ELKHART, IND., March 12.—Harry Pedler & Co.,
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
Inc., announced to-day their new Pedler Pre- The Review.
mier line of metal clarinets retailing at mod-
Large*t Wholesale
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House in America
BACON
BANJOS
GROTON, CONN.
erate prices to enable Pedler dealers to sell
goods of Pedler quality at competitive prices.
This instrument, nickel-plated Boehm system,
has seventeen keys and seven ring* and will
retail with case and music lyre.
Before leaving on an Eastern trip Harry
Pedler, Jr., sales manager, said: "This new
line will be a sensation for it has been devel-
oped to meet the demand for a moderate-priced
instrument fully guaranteed. The body is of
seamless nickel-silver tube, tone-hole sockets
silver-soldered to body, nickel-silver alloy keys,
hard-rubber Ebonite mouthpiece, tuned to A440.
They are especially suited for schools and other
institutions."
The Albert system model with fifteen keys,
four rings and four rollers, nickel-plated will
retail with case at $45, silver-plated $55, and
seventeen-key six-ring Boehm system will re-
tail at $70 in the nickel, $80 in the silver.
Bacon Scores 100%
introduce it in her schools. As a result of her
work many harmonica bands have been organ-
ized in Houston and each day the number in-
creases.
The Eastwood Harmonica Band was organ-
ized in March, 1927, by Miss Flora Sale, director
of music, composed of six boys, two of whom
could play the harmonica by ear. The other
four joined because they happened to own
harps. The boys were deeply interested from
the first and soon learned to read their notes.
The syllable method was used in teaching them
and it proved satisfactory.
The band grew rapidly and to-day it has a
membership of seventy-five boys. Recently a
girls' band has also been organized which con-
sists of forty members. Each boy who wished
to join the band was required to have a Hohner
Marine Band harmonica in the key of C. The
second requirement was to be able to play the
scale, which many learned after one or two les-
sons. Any boy meeting these requirements was
presented a Hohner pin and duly received into
the organization.
Many of the boys sold papers and magazines;
others performed little chores, such as cleaning
yards, to earn the money necessary for their
harps. They are not satisfied with only the
Marine Band, but own many other varieties, in-
cluding the chromatic.
Interest created in music by the ability to
play the harmonica has spread to other fields.
Many are studying the piano, violin and other
instruments. Several of the boys expect to earn
their way through college by playing. The boys
seem especially interested in the clarinet and
saxophone. One member of the band plays the
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Banjo and Drum Heads
Genuine Rogers "Quality brands"
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Five grades to select from, cheapest
to the very best.
White calf in thin, medium and
heavy.
Mfg. by
GEIB & SCHAEFER CO.
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Joseph Rogers, Jr., &. Son
Farmingdale, N. J.
Eat. 1899
Chicago, 111.