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SEPTEMBER 1, 1928
The Music Trade
19
Review
Max Targ Reviews Conditions in the
European Musical Instrument Centers
NEW!—Slide Trombone Players
Head of Targ & Dinner Music Co., Chicago, Sums Up Observations Made on Three
Months' Tour of Europe When He Visited the Principal Factories
Contains scientific tone production, special exercises,
car training, novelty brakes, jazz endings, solos, duets,
a collection of novelty imitations such as: to laugh,
to cry, to yelp, to bark, roar, moan, .-iuto horn, flutter
tongue, caw, sneeze, baby cry, the hat, mouthpiece
effects, funnel effects, etc.
HICAGO, ILL., August 25.—Max Targ, Wrigley chewing gum have created a large de-
Targ & Dinner Music Co., Chicago, mand abroad.
accompanied by Mrs. Targ and Mr. and "In visiting the music centers of Czecho-Slo-
Mrs. J 3herman, retail music dealer of Chicago, vakia and Germany, it was very interesting to
recently returned from a three months' tour see several 'all music towns' that depend al-
through Europe. The itinerary included the most entirely upon music for their subsistence,
principal cities in France, Belgium, Germany, such as Graslitz, Schonbach, Klingenthal and
Poland, Czecho-Slovakia and Switzerland. Mr. Markneukirchen. While there appeared to be
Targ is a student of industrial and economic a lull in the violin industry, brass instrument
conditions, so his observations are of interest, manufacturers are very busy.
particularly in connection with the music cen-
"We spent a most pleasant and impression-
ters he visited.
able day at the plant of the M. Hohner Co., at
In an interview with The Review he said: Trossingen. Here we were given a royal re-
"General conditions and the industrial situation ception with Dr. Karl Hohner, Ernst Hohner
in Europe are very poor. There are very few and Mr Bader, manager of exports, as our
large factories, while several industries are hosts. Ernst Hohner showed us through the
known as home work trades. The music in- accordion and harmonica plants and explained
dustry is such an industry with the various most interestingly every process of manufac-
parts of musical instruments made in the ture from the raw material to the finished
homes. Each family or group of families spe- product. We were much impressed with the
cializes in certain accessories. The instruments magnitude of this firm's plants, the skill of its
are then assembled in the factory.
employes, the precision and accuracy of their
"America plays a very important part in the work, and the many inspections each instru-
financial situation of Europe. It is noticeable ment has to go through before it is ready for
that there is a lax credit system, and bank- shipment.
ruptcies are stated to be prevalent.
"The entire organization functions like the
"A great many of the nationally advertised finest clock movement. One does not wonder
products that arc so well known in America at the success of the M. Hohner Co., after see-
are equally popular abroad. In the music line ing its system of factory and office work and
the Victor and Columbia phonographs are as also the type of men guiding its activities.
popular as they are here, with perhaps Col- Their products go into every country of the
umbia leading, while in the automobile line globe with the exception of Russia. The har-
perhaps the Chevrolet, Buick and Dodge are monica production exceeds 25,000,000 annually
best known, and such nationally advertised and the firm is working overtime to supply the
products as Palmolive and Lux soaps and demand."
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Sunnyvale, Cal., Fremont High School Band,
Verne Hall.
Little Falls, N. Y., American Legion Drum &
Bugle Band, Staring Walrath.
Jackson, O., Cambrian Hotel Orchestra, Ray-
mond Boothe.
Conshohocken, Pa., Conshohocken Band, Lyle
McCamey, Tex., brass band, W. F. Moore.
Schofield.
Clyde, N. Y., New Saxton band, Wm. R. Mullens, W. Va., Mullens City Band.
Lindley.
South Brownsville, Pa., High School Band.
Duluth, Minn., Duluth Municipal Band, Glenn
Urbana, O., School Orchestra, P. A. Tallman.
S. Locker.
San Mateo, Cal., Girls' Orchestra, Hubert
Warren, O., St. Mary's Parish Band, Ray- Dunn.
mond Dehnbostle.
Duquesne, Pa., Beth-Jacob Orchestra, Miss
Gladstone, Mich., Gladstone Boys' City Band, Nellye Node!.
Kenneth Fitzpatrick.
Memphis, Mo., Memphis Municipal Band.
Jack Roop in Milwaukee
Adrian, Mich., New City Orchestra.
Hollister, Cal., Elks' Orchestra, Wright Lynn.
MILWAUKEE, WIS., August 28.—Jack Roop,
Ashland, Pa., High School Band, Tom Ross.
Bainbridge, O., Bainbridge Band, Prof. Bum- assistant sales manager of the Leedy Manufac-
turing Co., visited the Walker Musical Ex-
boldt.
change at Milwaukee while on his way to the
West Coast. Mr. Roop had a large display of
drums and drummers' equipment. He reports
tha,t business is "picking up" in all the sections
he visited.
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