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JULY 7, 1928
The
Music Trade
manufacturer of B & D Silver Bell banjos, made
a large shipment of banjos last week to a dealer
in Melbourne, Australia. Just after the order
left word was received that another large order
Well-known Organization Consisting of Frank was on the way, so that David L. Day, general
Holton & Co. Employes Gave First Concert manager of the company, enters the Summer
season with considerable optimism. He states
June 20
that sales have been excellent on the higher
priced numbers of the line right along.
FXKHORN, Wis., July 2.—The first concert in
the annual series of Summer band concerts
given under the management of the Elkhorn
Kiwanis Club by the famous Holton-Elkhorn
Band was held on June 20 in Elkhorn Park.
This band is composed of the men who build
Jack Schwartz, who was recently appointed
Holton band instruments and are employes of
Frank Holton & Co. The director is H. J. traveling sales representative for the William
Charlton, general manager of Frank Holton & R. Gratz Import Co., New York, as successor
Co., and the assistant director is John Oper- to the late Moses Stein, has left on his initial
irip for the Gratz firm and is now calling on
kuch.
At the opening concert the following program the musical merchandise trade in the West. Al-
was given: Overture, "The King of Yvetot," though he has only been gone three weeks
Adam; cornet solo, "The Tower of Jewels," he has already booked a number of good im-
Tong; characteristic, "From an Indian Pueblo," port orders and has opened several new ac-
William Warville Nelson; Fantasia, "Old Folks counts. His many friends in the trade are giv-
at Home," and in Foreign Lands, Roberts; ing him good support in his new connection.
Reminiscences of Verdi, "II Trovatore," "Rigo- Mr. Schwartz wishes it to be understood that
letto," "I Lombardi," "La Traviata," "Simon this new connection with the Gratz firm has
Boccanegra," "Nabucodonozor," "Un Ballo in no bearing upon his relations with the J.
Maschera"; soprano solo, "A Kiss in the Dark," Schwartz Music Co., of which he is president.
Herbert, and "Beloved," Kahn & Sanders, by
Mrs. L. Clifford Howe; characteristics, "Cocoa-
nut Dance," Herman; "Whistle," Copeland;
March, "St. Louis Post Dispatch," Azzolina.
Holton-Elkhorn Band
Begins Annual Series
Schwartz on First
Trip for Gratz Go.
Houdlett Features the
"Nu-Way" Tambourine Line
Albert Houdlett & Sons, Inc., 40 Melrose
street, Brooklyn, N. Y., is now featuring the
'Nu-Way" tambourine which is meeting with
considerable success in the musical merchan-
BOSTON, MASS., June 30.—Walter Krausgrill is dise trade. The Houdlett firm manufactures a
one of those banjo artists who is rapidly com- complete line of high-grade tambourines, and it
ing to the fore, and al- is now busy with the production of Boy and
ready he and his group Girl Scout drums. The Houdlett organization,
of musicians are widely managed by the six sons of Albert Houdlett,
known from coast to one of the pioneer banjo makers, is one of the
coast, though especially leading manufacturers of tenor banjos, ukulele
at the far end of the banjos and drums.
United States for it is
there, at the Balconades
Ballroom, in San Fran-
cisco, that this aggrega-
tion is now playing.
Krausgrill long ago got
The third poster in the series issued by the
interested in the Vega Associated Musical Instrument Dealers in New
instruments. He had York to foster public interest in musical instru-
Walter Krausgrill
heard one of his fellow ments is now being mailed to dealers. It de-
musicians playing one and its distinctly unusual picts a camp scene and it has received the ap-
tone attracted his attention, with the result that proval and admiration of the dealers who have
he made haste to look into the Vega product. already seen it. Their enthusiasm for it leads
The farther he inquired the more convinced he to the belief that dealers throughout the coun-
became that here was just what he wanted. So try will be able to help their sales by using it.
it's been Vegaphones for him ever since. As A copy of this poster may be obtained by ad-
the leader and solo banjoist of his orchestra he dressing the Association, 8 East Thirty-fourth
makes a hit everv time he is heard.
street, New York.
Krausgrill Plays Vega
Banjos Exclusively
New York Dealers
Mailing Third Poster
Bacons in Australia
GROTON, CONN., July 2.—The Bacon Banjo Co.,
BACON
BANJOS
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
Sold by Representative
Music Merchants
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Violin Maker is Killed
CINCINNATI, O., June 27.—Roman Fix, retired
cabinet and violin maker here, was killed yes-
terday by a Baltimore & Ohio R. R. passenger
train at the Queen City avenue crossing.
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