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The Music Trade Review
JUNE 23, 1928
Cundy-Bettoney States
Production at Top-Notch
Metal Clarinets Showing Steady Growth in
Demand—Company Reports Steady Improve-
ment in Product
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Termini Returns From
Eight Months Abroad
Vega Artist Scored Success With Vega Instru-
ments in Every Country Where He Appeared
BOSTON, MASS., June 19.—Joe Termini, who has
been aptly termed the "Will Rogers of Music,"
has recently returned from an extended eight
months' tour through England, Ireland, Scot-
land, Germany and France, having played at the
season's opening of London's foremost night
club, the Kit-Kat, and appearing at most of all
the popular music halls, including the Colos-
seum, Alhambra and Palaidian. During his stay
in London he appeared on many occasions for
public demonstrations of Vega banjos and gui-
tars at the stores of London's foremost music
house, Hawkes & Sons, Ltd.
Since his return to the United States he has
been clowning in his usual diverting manner
with the Publix Theatres. He is a tall scare-
crow-like comedian who breaks about ever^
rule held sacred by the vaudevillians in his
clever slap-stick acts. He juggles his violin
and performs some smart stunts on his Vega-
phone banjo, and coaxes some of the hottest
jazz out of his special Vega guitar that the
audience ever heard.
Mr. Termini on his return from England vis-
ited the Vega factory to meet his many friends
there, as he is a possessor of one of the re-
nowned Vegaphone banjos and a special Vega
guitar. He said concerning these instruments:
"I have seen these instruments made and I
know that nothing but the best goes into them
by some mighty fine workmen, and when I was
on my tour and noted the various weather con-
ditions and abuse that my instruments had to
withstand I knew my Vegas would do it, and
believe me, they did."
Glari-met Introduced by
Penzel & Muller House
The Clari-met is the name of a new instru-
ment launched to the trade at the recent con-
vention of the music industries at the Hotel
Commodore, New York, by Penzel & Muller,
woodwind instrument manufacturers, Long
Island City, New York. This instrument has
already proved to be one of the most popular
numbers, ever put out, and is selling rapidly
to the dealer trade. Penzel & Muller products
are represented by Simson & Frey, Inc., New
York's well-known music house.
McCarthy Elected Director
J. R. McCarthy, advertising manager for
William L. Lange, New York, maker of Para-
mount and other well-known makes of banjos,
has been elected a member of the board of
directors of the American Guild of Banjoists,
VICTOR
TALKINO
MACHINES
BRUNO Mftwf SECURITY
Mandolinists and Guitarists. Mr. McCarthy has
taken a keen and active interest in the promo-
tion of the banjo, particularly with reference to
placing it in the symphony orchestra, a move-
ment which he hopes to have under way in the
near future.
Buffet Crampon Opens
Branch in New York
M. Evette, of Paris, announces that a branch,
under the name of the Buffet Crampon Import
Co., has been established at 62 Cooper Square,
New York. This branch will handle all the
business for the celebrated Buffet line of wood-
wind instruments in the United States, and will
be equipped with a complete stock to insure
prompt delivery of dealers' requirements. Pro-
vision has also been made for servicing instru-
ments so they will reach the trade in first-class
condition.
Emil Peterson Married
Emil Peterson, head of the wholesale musical
merchandise department of the Rudolph Wur-
litzer Co., New York, was married last week
to Miss Violet Reisman.
W. J. Haussler Returns
William J. Haussler, president of C. Bruno
& Co., Inc., New York, returned this week
from Chicago, where he attended the R. M. A.
show.
JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS., June 20.—The phe-
nomenal awakening of interest in the metal
clarinet which was sponsored to a great degree
by the Cundy-Bettoney Co. of this city, still
continues to keep production at this factory up
to top-notch. The Bettoney line of metal clari-
nets numbers three of the most popular num-
bers known to the trade in the famous Silva-
Bet, the Boston fonder and the P. X. Laube.
"Silva-Bet is still pioneering," declared Harry
Bettoney to-day. "When we produced it in
September, 1926, it was the first successful all-
metal clarinet, and we are still striving con-
stantly, by the use of scientific devices invented
by our research department, to improve it." Mr.
Bettoney returned from the New York conven-
tion more convinced than ever of the great fu-
ture of the metal clarinet.
Jack Schwartz Still
With His Own Company
Affiliation With Gratz Import Co. Does Not
Affect the J. Schwartz Music Co., Inc.
Much interest has been awakened by the an-
nouncement made exclusively in The Review
recently that Jack Schwartz will act as sales
representative of the William R. Gratz Import
Co., New York, representative of the famous
Bohland & Fuchs line of band instruments, V.
Kohlert Sons woodwinds and other well-known
European instruments and accessories. This
new appointment does not affect Mr. Schwartz's
own concern, the J. Schwartz Music Co., Inc.,
specialist in Micro products and other musical
instrument accessories. Ben Schwartz will con-
tinue to manage the office and factory depart-
ments of this company while Jack is on the
road. Jack Schwartz has already left on his
first Western trip.
All-Crystal Mouthpiece
ELKHAKT, IND., June 20.—H. & A. Selmer, Inc.,
the Elkhart woodwind instrument house, is fea-
turing a new product in the Selmer All-Crystal
clarinet mouthpiece. The mouthpiece sells for
$7.50 and is guaranteed permanent. According
to Fred Neptone, sales manager, it is promising
to be a big number with the dealers.
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"Only When Goods Are Well
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We are pioneers in this indus-
try and exclusive manufactur-
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to the retail stores. Why not
let us take care of your re-
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87-101 Ferry Street
EST. 1879
Jersey City, N. J.