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MARCH 24, 1928
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The Music Trade Review
The Paramount Banjo Is Showing a
Remarkable Growth in Foreign Markets
J. P. Grant, General Manager for Wm. L. Lange, Manufacturer of This Well-Known
Instrument, Tells of Increasing Foreign Demand
i f n p H E Paramount banjo in the foreign mar-
•*• kcts has shown remarkable growth in
acceptance as the premier banjo, even in re-
mote parts of the world," is the statement of
J. P. Grant, general manager for Wm. L.
Lange, New York, who says: "Recent sales
of these instruments for export shipment in-
dicate the readiness with which the Paramount
is adopted by the professionals when it is
introduced into a new market. Last Fall a
new distributing agency was arranged for
South Africa and we have a letter from them
giving the report on the sale of the first lot
of Paramount banjos shipped out, in a virgin
market for Paramounts, where a few other
American instruments and many foreign-made
banjos previously predominated. Here is what
they say:
" 'We beg to inform you that we are sending
an order for the Challenger tenor outfit. We
are now able to tell you that we have disposed
of the first lot of Paramount banjos very sat-
isfactorily.
"'To J. Hyman, the banjoist .of Edgar
Adder's Orchestra, principal band in South
Koch Piano Accordion
Instruction Book Out
Volume Is One of the Most Complete of Its
Type in This Field—An Analysis of Its
Contents
One of the most highly successful piano
accordion instruction books ever put on the
market is the new publication recently issued
by Koch Harmonica, Inc., distributor of Koch
harmonicas and accordions, 23 East Twenty-
first street, New York City.
The book covers in a very thorough fashion
such important subjects as: "The Rudiments
of Music" with complete charts and scales;
"How to Hold the Piano Accordion"; "The
Hands"; "The Bellows"; "The Keys"; "Key-
board for the Right Hand Together With Full
Page Chart"; "Scales and Exercises for the
Right Hand"; "Easy Old Time Melodies for the
Right Hand Only."
Seven charts are given in the book which
describe the bass and chord keys for left-hand
fingering, including charts for instruments from
twelve bass up to 120 bass, and another space
is devoted to the left-hand fingering of basses
and chords. Another page covers exercises for
the left hand. The music section of the book is
most complete, containing in all fifty-five popu-
lar selections.
This book has already received the enthus-
iastic approval of accordion players and music
dealers.
Africa, we sold a style Leader tenor. To Bert
King, finest solo banjoist now of the Arcade
Tea Room, another Paramount tenor; to Mr.
Bloemputen, a four-string long-neck Para-
mount; to Taffy Bevan, banjoist in Adder's
Third Orchestra, a Paramount tenor. To the
banjoist of Mr. Nichles, Aeolian Band Victoria,
a Paramount five-string, and several of the
banjo-ukes were sold to visiting professional
artists who have been playing out in Africa.
" 'All players are highly delighted and prob-
ably will be the means of advertising these
instruments in England, as well as South Af-
rica.
" 'Gene Pingitore, brother of Michael Pingi-
tore, of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, who was
out here, did much to boost the Paramount
during his visit. He is a very fine chap and
we got on exceptionally well.'
"Exclusive arrangements have recently been
entered into," continued Mr. Grant, "with a
very large distributor, who will take over the
territory of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Poland
and central European countries. This involves
large shipments of instruments, which will
keep us going at capacity for some time, com-
bined with the normal domestic business."
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Known as the Roy Smeck Vita-Guitar, They
Embody a Number of Exclusive Features in
Their Manufacture
CHICAGO, March 19.—The Harmony Co., 1740
North Lawndale avenue, has brought out a
new series of guitars to be known as the Roy
Smeck Vita-Guitar. These big brothers to the
lamous Roy Smeck Vita-Uke are made in tenor-
guitar, plectrum-guitar and standard guitar.
They are distinguished by originality in the
design and construction, ease of action and un-
usual sweetness of tone quality, and arc made
of highly figured mahogany with selected close-
grained spruce tops and hand-rubbed modern
lacquer finish.
A feature is the new Harmony "Aero-
Bridge" (patent applied for) which remedies
the common fault of buckled and warped
guitar tops. Each instrument is warranted
against this. The now familiar so-called seal
sound holes of the Roy Smeck Vita-Uke are a
feature of the guitar.
An Exhibit of Leedy Drums
CANTON, O., March 19.—Orchestra men from
all over this section were guests of Nusbaum's,
a local music house, at a display of Leedy mu-
sical instruments in the Courtland Hotel, in
charge of Jack Roop, a representative of the
Leedy Co. It was one of the most complete
drum displays seen here in recent years was
the opinion of the trade.
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New Weymann Banjo Outfit
Proves Big Success
Pnii.Am.].i'iiiA, PA., March 12.—Since announce-
ment of the addition of the newest of Weymann
tenor banjo outfits to the list of string instru-
ments, made by the local manufacturers, H. A.
Weymann & Son, 1108 Chestnut street, there
has been a wide demand for these modern musi-
cal equipments. The new outfits, listed in the
catalog as No. 70, consist of tenor banjo and
case and since the introduction to the trade a
wide scattered demand has kept all available
stocks moving from factory.
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