Music Trade Review

Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 4

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The Music Trade Review
ginning as a stock clerk and continuing through
the various manufacturing operations.
After eighteen months of intensive study of
musical merchandise fundamentals, Fred has
Son of Head of Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co., New now taken the next step in his musical mer-
York, Visiting Musical Merchandise Factories chandise education in the form of a trip to the
various musical merchandise centers of the
in That Section of Country
Middle West, where he has found most cordial
Fred Gretsch, Jr., son of the head of the Fred greetings and hospitality on every hand. He
Gretsch Mfg. Co., manufacturer and wholesaler spent about three days in Elkhart, Ind., the
of musical merchandise, 60 Broadway, Brooklyn, band instrument city, where he made trips
N. Y., is making a trip through the Middle through practically every factory, and he ex-
pects to spend about a week in Chicago with
Fred Base, manager of the Chicago office of
the Gretsch concern.
Speaking to The Review in Chicago, Mr.
Gretsch said: "I can only speak in the highest
terms of the way the western manufacturers
have received me, with their open-handed cor-
diality and their willingness to show me through
the various plants. My impression of the
manufacturers in this section of the country is
that they are modern to the highest degree and
leave nothing undone that makes for factory
efficiency. Another thing that impressed me
was the cleanliness of the factories, and the
wealth of daylight which the factories seek to
achieve in order to bring about pleasant work-
ing conditions which seems to make for in-
creased and efficient production."
Mr. Gretsch will visit several other cities in
the Middle West before returning to New
York next week.
Fred Gretsch, Jr., on
Middle Western Trip
Guy Hart in Florida
Fred Gretsch, Jr.
West visting the various musical merchandise
manufacturers. Fred, Jr., graduated from Cornell
University in 1926 and then entered the factory,
where he donned a pair of overalls and began
to learn the business from the ground up, be-
KALAMAZOO, MICH., January 21.—Guy Hart, gen-
eral manager of Gibson, Inc., manufacturer of
Gibson fretted instruments, is in Florida and
will spend several weeks visiting musical mer-
chandise dealers and distributors in Southern
States.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
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OLIVER DTTSON CQ
BOSTON. MASS
JANUARY 28, 1923
Band Instrument Line
for the Sutphin Go.
Philadelphia Wholesalers Now Featuring Peer-
less American Band Instruments—Company
Has Large Following
PHILADELPHIA, PA., January 23.—An especially
manufactured line of wind and reed band instru-
ments now is being distributed through the E.
A. Sutphin Co., 925 Arch street. The line, under
the brand of the Peerless American Band In-
struments, is being produced exclusively for the
ferra, wholesalers in general musical merchan-
dise. The Sutphin Co. is among the largest
wholesale houses in this section of the State,
and has a large following of dealers throughout
the Keystone territory, Delaware, South Jersey
and Maryland. With the closing of the inven-
tory season Eugene A. Sutphin, proprietor of
the concern, will begin his tour of the coal
regions in the initial 1928 round of the industry,
starting in the last week of the current month.
New stocks of string and brass instruments will
be received by the company from foreign mak-
ers shortly.
Ralph Dexter Joins
Walker Musical Exchange
MILWAUKEE, WIS., January 21.—Ralph Dexter
has joined the fretted instrument department of
the Walker Musical Exchange. Mr. Dexter is
one of the best-known banjoists in the country
and was formerly Western representative of
Gibson, Inc., fretted instrument manufacturer,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
You have tried the rest
—Now use the BEST
Joseph Rogers' Son
"XXX" and "STANDARD" Brand
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Impart*™
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
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PIECE OF MERIT,
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PRACTICAL.
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Waverly Musical Products Co., Inc.
18 Eleventh Street, Long Island City, N. Y.
Chicago Office: 14 East Jackson Blvd.
BACON
BANJOS
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
Sold by Representative
MUMIC Merchants
BACON BANJO CO., Inc.
GROTON, CONN.
Drum and Banjo Heads
Made from Genuine Calfskin
Attractive. Specialties
The Frederick Rogers Co.
Modtri
17 Jackson Ave.
Middletown, N. Y.
liTABLIIBID ISM
DURRO
VIOLINS
BOWS
STRINGS
AND
STEWART
BANJOS
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleiten & Jacobson
5-7-9 Union Square
NEW YORK
The Quality Supreme"
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
and SPECIALTY CASES
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
Banjo and Drum Heads
Genuine Rogers "Quality brands"
were given Medal and highest
awards over all others
Five grades to select from, cheapest
to the very best.
White calf in thin, medium and
heavy.
Mfg. bj
GEIB & SCHAEFER CO.
Est. 1899
1751-9 N. Centra] Park Ave.
Chicago, 111.
Joseph Rogers, Jr., or Son
Farmingdale, N. J.
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JANUARY 28, 1928
The Music Trade Review
Sannella Pays Tribute
New Catalog of Covers, Cases and
Selmer Saxophone
Accessories Issued by Hunt Mfg. Co. Probably Most to Widely
Heard of Radio Broad-
Handsome New Volume Covers All Products Manufactured by Well-known Union
City Manufacturer Who Serves Manufacturers and Jobbers Exclusively
/CHICAGO, ILL., Jan. 21.—Simultaneously
^- J with the exhibition of Triple A products by
the B. R. Hunt Mfg. Co., at the Palmer House
this week, the company is introducing a new
catalog. This new sales manual known as cata-
log B shows the complete line of cases, covers
and accessories for every known musical instru-
ment.
The first department includes the line of
accessories manufactured such as uke picks,
drum slings, music stands, harmonica holders,
handles, drum stands, with full descriptions and
retail prices.
Department two takes in the fibre goods line
which is the oldest division in the organization
and includes the many cases made of fibre ma-
terials.
A feature of the cloth goods department, or
division number three, is the "E-Z-Lok" sliding-
type fastener. More than 50 per cent of the
cloth covers are equipped with this fastener be-
cause of the convenience offered. It is particu-
larly convenient when used on case covers,
ELKHART, IND., January 21.—Perhaps the most
drum bags, 'cello covers, string bass bags, etc. widely heard saxophonist in the world is Andy
The leather goods division includes a total of
Sannella, Selmer saxophonist. Besides record-
five major lines in leather and imitation leather
music carrying cases of many different and
varying styles.
The last division shows the line of popular
slide opening cases designed after several
months of intensive study. It is announced that
these cases are made by an entirely different
process due to a particular type of construction.
An idea of the size of the B. R. Hunt plant
at Union City is given by a group of photos
showing its various departments in the fore-
part of the book. The executive personnel and
responsible department heads of this growing
organization are also shown, and include B. Roy
Hunt, president-treasurer; J. D. Hunt, vice-
president, and F. W. Fackler, secretary.
The company, which serves only the manufac-
turer and jobber through its policy of co-opera-
tion and service, has enjoyed an unusually rapid
growth and is making plans for another record
year in 1928.
Paramount in the
Improvements Made by
Victory Broadcast Hour
Conn San Francisco Go.
Pingitore and His Instrument of That Name
More Than Holds Own in Thirty-eight Pieces
of Whiteman's Orchestra
When millions of listeners waited expectantly
for the great Victory broadcasting hour re-
cently put on the air covering a net-work oi
stations throughout the length and breadth of
the land, as in nearly
every great event of mu-
sical importance of re-
cent years, the Para-
mount banjo played its
part. Like a sturdy ser-
geant snapping out his
orders to marching men,
Michael Pingitore with
his Paramount banjo, the
sole and only banjoist
among the thirty-eight
Mike Pingitore
pieces in the great Paul
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., January 21.—The Conn San
Francisco Co.'s Building on Kearny street has
just been equipped' with a handsome marquee,
electrically illuminated. Three floors of this
building are given over to sales of Conn instru-
ments, and on one of the floors a handsome
new salesroom has been equipped. One of the
many noticeable features of this room consists
of two twin spotlights, which are trained on
;i special collection of Conn instruments, in the
center of which is a large oil painting of Rube
Wolf, now conducting at the Granada Theatre
here. Mr. Wolf, who uses Conn instruments for
his work, is at present giving special demon-
strations in the Conn Building for the Conn
San Francisco Co. Daniel Miller, San Fran-
cisco manager for the company, says that other
directors will be featured successively.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAI.., January 21.—Princeton is
not going to have any walk-over in defending
its State and National trophies in the coming
high school band contests to be held in connec-
tion with the 1928 Music Week. This is the
opinion of E. J. Delano, manager of the Sher-
man-Clay retail small goods department.
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Andy Sannella
|
ing for the Victor, Brunswick and other phono-
graph record-making concerns, those of us who
have a radio hear Andy nightly on one, two
or three programs, as he is principal saxo-
phonist of the following: General Motors Hour,
Everyday Hour, Ipana Troubadours, Standard
Oil (Socony) Hour, Dodge Bros. Hour, Hoover
Sentinels, Smith Bros., Royal Stenographers,
Anglo-Persians, Palmolive Hour, Wrigley
Hour, Klein's Shoe Serenaders, National Biscuit
Co. Variety Hour and Jeddo Highlanders. Each
of these programs is broadcast over a network
of from fifteen to twenty-six stations, from
WEAF or WJZ, New York.
Andy has just written to George M. Bundy,
president of Selmer, Inc., in part, "Let the
world know how much the Selmer saxophone
has helped me in my success."
"Hakkert"Gut Strings
Violin, Viola, Cello
The world's finest gut
string in Tone, Durability,
Satisfaction.
Made in
Holland. They are used
and endorsed by the lead-
ing European Artists.
Dealers "taking on"
these Superior Strings are
assured of large sales and
"repeats" from their best
clientele.
Whiteman orchestra, was clearly heard through
the ensemble of instruments by this vast audi-
ence.
Taking it in a broad way this great event
was much more than merely a commercial ad
vertising project. It stands out as an achieve-
ment, a record of progress and a display of
the boundless possibilities of radio. The Ameri-
can public loves the spectacular. Here they
were given a marvelous event, and it would
hardly have been complete without a display of
the most modern development in dance orches-
tra music.
Paul Whiteman's own interpretation and en-
dorsement of the banjo and its place in the
American dance orchestra has been reprinted
in a pamphlet issued by William L. Lange, 225
East Twenty-fourth street, New York, manu-
facturer of Paramount banjos.
Foresees Hot Battle for
Band Contest Trophies
cast Saxophonists Uses Selmer Instrument in
His Work
Write at once for
particulars
Wm. B. Lewis tic Son
Jobbers
207 So. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, III.
LYNBROOK NU-ART BANJOS
(Registered United States Patent Office)
The Most Marvelous Toned Banjos on the Market
LSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED NU-WAY BANJOS,
DRUMS, TAMBOURINES, CYMBALS, UKULELE-BANJOS
40 Mclrose Street
ALBERT HOUDLETT & SONS, Inc.
Brooklyn,
IV. Y.
A
Established 1803

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