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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
Conducted By Thomas W. Bresnahan
Vega Band Leader
Wins Grotto Contest
equipment as well as string instruments, rec-
ords and sheet music. The Ham Studio, at 319
South First street, will be continued as before.
Iowa Band Association
Adopts Contest Regulations
Walter M. Smith, of Boston, Mass., Leads
Prize-Winning Band and Endorses Vega
Instruments
Drum Show Stimulates
Sales in Twin Cities
Rules Will Follow Closely Those of the Com-
mittee on Instrumental Affairs of Supervisors'
Conference
BOSTON, MASS., September 10.—The photograph
below shows President Coolidge and Waited
M. Smith, Vega artist, on the right, director
of the Taleb Grotto fifty-piece band from
Quincy, Mass., and W. J. Martin, Monarch, on
the left. Mr. Smith brought honors to his
In announcing plans for its Fall contests
among municipal, fraternal and college bands,
the Iowa Band Association has based its rules
largely upon those of the Committee on Instru-
mental
Affairs of the Music Supervisors' Na-
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, September 17.—
While August is generally conceded to be a tional Conference for the school band contests
dull month it proved quite the contrary for it is holding in co-operation with the National
G. A. "Gus" Hausner, who is one of the best- Bureau for the Advancement of Music. This
known band instrument dealers in the North- was indicated in the leading article in the
west. Mr. Hausner gives the credit for the official bulletin of the Association, the Iowa
tremendous volume of business to the Leedy Music Master, copy of which has just been re-
Drum Show which was put on August 20 and ceived by C. M. Tremaine, director of the Bu-
21 by Jack Roop, assistant sales manager of reau and secretary of the committee. The Iowa
group has not only adopted the committee's
the Leedy Co.
Post cards were sent out some time in ad- general rules as to prize awards, judging, stand-
vance and, together with special advertising, ard instrumentation, etc., but has also taken
drew a big delegation of drummers from all much of its music material from the lists of
over the State. Mr. Roop brought a complete the school band contests under the committee's
line of new factory samples for the display, auspices.
This illustration of the extent of the commit-
which met with the greatest enthusiasm.
tee's
influence is of special interest because the
Among the substantial evidences of the
approval of the Leedy line were orders from Iowa Association has a large and active mem-
several Twin City theatres. The New Aster bership of adult bands and has been greatly
of St. Paul, which is just opening, bought a helped in its development by the permissive
complete set of chimes, pedal tympani and band tax legislation in which Iowa was one of
vibraphones. A beautiful outfit of pearl drums the pioneers.
was purchased by the Schubert Theatre of Min-
neapolis; the State Theatre added a complete
set of Sparton to their equipment. The new
Minnesota ordered drums in green jade gold
and the Orpheum bought pedal tympani. In
PHILADELPHIA, PA., September 17.—Piano ac-
addition many out-of-town orders were
cordions have been a popular favorite in this
received.
city, according to the reports of the leading
William A. Linquist, head of the piano and wholesale distributors, and are being stocked
musical merchandise firm of that name, found a freely in anticipation of further demands as the
decided pick-up in the saxophone business the Fall season approaches. Distributors have been
last of August and the early pa'rt of September. well cleaned on the advance stocks, and now
Also a very fine increase in orders on Gibson are replenishing with heavier shipments. No
banjos and "strings."
reason is advanced for the sudden popularity
of the instrument, but it is, nevertheless, an
established favorite and with growing demands
in the seasonal activity.
As the popularity of the piano accordion ex-
tends, the manufacturing plant of Antonio Lup-
C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind., has produced inacci, at 737 South Seventh street, is being
an entirely new instrument in the saxophone taxed to capacity meeting the demands of the
line. The Conn-O-Lax, as it is called, is a cross local dealers and the Western trade. The head
between a saxophone and the old heskelphone of the firm was a visitor during the week to
or baritone oboe. It plays just like any saxo- Chicago.
phone, sounds a great deal like the English
horn and is played with an ordinary saxophone
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
mouthpiece.
The Review.
Walter M. Smith and President Coolidge
Quincy musicians by winning this year's Taleb
Grotto Band competition in the United States
and Canada, at Richmond, Va.
Walter M. Smith is a premier soloist, band
leader and instructor of note, and what Walter
thinks about Vega trumpets is worth mention-
ing. "I recommend them most highly to my
pupils, not only because these master-made
trumpets are used by many of the leading play-
ers throughout the country, but because I know
they are made of the finest obtainable material,
and assembled by craftsmen with years and
years of experience in constructing trumpets
of superior qualities."
New Store in Guthrie, Okla.
Sidney Ham
Guthrie, Okla.,
The new store
pianos, talking
has opened a new store in
at 206 West Harrison avenue.
will carry a complete line of
machines and other musical
BACON
BANJOS
Many Individual Drummers as Well as Several
Theatres Place Orders for New Equipment
Recently
Piano Accordions Enjoy
Popularity in Philadelphia
G. G. Conn, Ltd., Produces
a New Type of Instrument
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
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Sold by Representative
Music Merchants
SINCE 1883
The Fred Gretsch
BACON BANJO CO., Inc.
6O Broadway
GROTON, CONN.
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