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cago, to start a series of Regal Octofone recitals
commencing Wednesday, September 25, and
these will be broadcast every Wednesday eve-
ning from 8.15 to 8.30 p. m., Chicago time, in
order to acquaint the general public served by
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Back from a 12,000-mile
WCBM with the merits of the instrument.
auto tour in the course of which he visited the
As President Kordick put it, "We intend to
band manufacturing centers, E. J. Delano was demonstrate the Octofone to the public through
inclined to take a hopeful view regarding the
this station. On our time there will be some
coming business in band and orchestra instru- vocal selections, but the idea is to let the public
ments. He said that in Chicago he made a
hear the Octofone's tone quality and see what
sale for Sherman, Clay & Co., disposing of their
it can do. It is really an enlarged ukulele with
$10,000 Guarnerius to a violin collector.
much more tone power and wider musical range.
In Rlkhart, Cleveland and Grand Rapids Mr.
It can be tuned and played just like a uke, and
Delano met many members of the band instru- used with the same music, and anyone who
ment manufacturing industry, and he returned
knows the ukulele can just as readily play the
home practically convinced that leading thea-
Octofone, but get much more musical enjoy-
tres throughout the country will continue to
ment out of the performance. We are getting
find it necessary to employ bands and orches-
orders for the Octofone from the most unex-
tras, as they have done in the past, before the
pected places—places far off from any trans-
advent of the talkies. There has been a cer- portation line as well as in big cities and little
tain depression in this regard, but Mr. Delano
towns. We find that wherever it has been in-
expressed the belief that this is only tempo-
troduced it has become immensely popular."
rary and that conditions will improve.
Mr. and Mrs. Kordick intend to sail on Janu-
In regard to the work done by the California ary 11 on S. S. "Franconia" from New York
bands at the national contest held in Denver for a five months' trip around the world. While
last June, Mr. Delano is very enthusiastic, es- it will be in one sense a tour of recreation, the
pecially for the work of Modesto and Princeton
underlying idea is to investigate not only sales
school bands. He did not announce his own possibilities for the Regal line of instruments,
future plans, but no doubt he will become active
but to see what native music or musical instru-
in the music business before long.
ments in the many foreign lands to be visited by
Mr. Kordick can be adapted to the use of the
American public.
E. J. Delano Optimistic
Regarding the Future
Vega Co. Announces an
Interesting New Trumpet
The Vega Co., Boston, Mass., has just an-
nounced the Vega Triumphal, a new trumpet
for 1930, which will retail at $125 up. The
trumpet is equipped with two Vega mouth-
pieces, Vcgaloid mute, music lyre and a new
improved case.
Regarding this trumpet the Vega Co. states
the new improved "stream-line" trumpet is light,
balanced, and graceful in design. The counter-
sunk valve-top cap feature gives a speedy, accu-
rate and more comfortable fingering. This fea-
ture, in conjunction with the balanced design
facilities control, speeds up and smoothens tech-
nique, enables one to build up velocity of per-
formance and develops a smooth, rich, brilliant
tonal quality. Other features are new non-cor-
rosive nickel valves, single piston-guide, lower
valve action, lighter pistons and action, shorter
valve casings, third slide, with finger-hook (op-
tional), invisible. A change, two water keys and
hand-hammered one-piece bell.
Provide Test for Rudy
Wiedoeft Model Saxophone
In order to demonstrate the flexibility of
their Rudy Wiedoeft model saxophones, which
were placed on the market some two years
ago, Frank Holton & Co. have prepared what
is termed the "Acid test of a Saxophone."
The latest addition to the number of musical
This test comprises eight thematics written
instruments to be brought to public attention
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy has by Rudy Wiedoeft, and representing passages
through the medium of the radio is the now been filed in United States District Court in
which, he states, even he could not play per-
well-known Regal Octofone, made by the Regal
Cleveland against the Bedford Music House, of
fectly until he secured the saxophone which
Musical Instrument Co. of Chicago. President
710 Broadway, Bedford, O., by the Cleveland bears his name. The thematics have been
Krank Kordick announces that his company lias
Distributing Co., Erner Electric Co. and Bruns- printed on cards and distributed among Hol-
completed arrangements with Station WBP.M, wick-Balke-Collender Co. Total amounts listed ton dealers, and are said to be very effective
whose studio is in the Wrigley Building, Chi- as owing petitioners amount to $8,989.54.
in dosing a sale.
Regal Octofone to Be Fea-
tured in Radio Programs
Ohio Concern Bankrupt
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