August 30, 1924.
POPULARITY OF SAXOPHONE
There Are Four Hundred Thousand Players in the
Country and Some Are Very Good.
The growth in popularity of the saxophone is best
illustrated by figures, says the New York Clipper,
which credits the United States with 400,000 saxo-
phone players. That embraces as many amateurs as
professional musicians. This gives an idea how much
an instrument, formerly used only in large bands for
solo purposes and never considered as a legitimate
orchestral instrument, is in favor. Every pit orches-
tra, even in the vaudeville houses, has now added
this form of reed. It speaks for itself. The oddest
part of the 400,000 figure is that there are not more
than a dozen good sax soloists in the country.
It is interesting to note, however, that among
these "not more than a dozen" is mentioned Rudy
Wiedoft, Bennie Krueger and Nathan Glantz, all of
whom have made Gennett Records.
Rudy Wiedoft and Nathan Glantz are heard on
Genett's solos, while Bennie Krueger and Glantz
again are heard in some great dance music with their
own orchestras. The Clipper further says, "Nathan
Glantz is to the fore, and Bennie Krueger is now ac-
knowledged peer of the dance music saxophonists,
while Rudy Wiedoft's snake-like tongue work which
any contemporary will laud makes hih unique. The
reason for this is probably best explained by his
twenty-one years of actual study, which will never
cease, according to Rudy."
NEW MACHINES INSTALLED
U. S. Music Co, Chicago, Puts in a Dozen New
and Improved Roll Cutters.
The U. S. Music Co., 2934 West Lake street,
Chicago, recently announced that it had installed
twelve new machines for roll cutting purposes which
will be ready for operation Sept. 1.
In adding the new machines it was found neces-
sary to put some of the older ones out of commis-
sion in order to provide more space. The machines
are the very latest produced and contain improve-
ments over the older ones, mainly the saving of
labor and material, according to George Ames, who
believes the production and efficiency will be greater
than ever before.
GOLDEN BIRD RECORD SALES
Gennett
Reproductions of the Singing
Feathered Vocalist Selling Well.
of
A Pneumatic Action bearing the name
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is your guide for unfailing quality.
The high quality which has characterized
the Strauch Bros. Piano Actions and Ham-
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Simple in construction they are
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New York City
In other parts of the city eleven Gennett dealers
made window displays of Golden Bird records. At
the entrance to the theater, a Starr phonograph
played Golden Bird selections during the afternoon
and evening.
SALES TALKS ON RECORDS
Big Motor Company Prepares Series of Talks on
Car's Merits for Prospective Customers.
Vice-President H. H. Hills, of the Packard Motor
Car Co., has made a. series of three-minute talks
for reproduction on phonograph records in which
he tells how more people could own a Packard
automobile if they only would learn something about
Packard cost and upkeep. The records will be
sent to any car owner on request. Other heads of
service have made similar records.
Hereafter, when a salesman wants to "let the head
of the factory talk to" a prospective customer, he
will take the four records to the customer's house,
and let him hear some facts straight from the men
whose problems are to make a car that meets all
demands of the buyer. It is a new and novel idea.
GEORGIA'S TIMBER
The Georgia land owners are taking action to pre-
serve timber and the fact may be a suggestion to
land owners in other states. "The present supply of
hardwood has almost vanished—but Georgia is com-
ing back, and when the second growth of our swamps
begins to come on, I think we will find owners more
than willing to conserve it and use proper methods
of marketing," said Bonnell H. Stone, president of
the Georgia Forestry Association. "Hardwood tim-
ber is rapidly being cut out of the swamp areas of
the State. With the supply almost exhausted on the
higher lands of Georgia, lumbermen everywhere have
invaded the swamp areas, and every hardwood tree
that is at all get-at-able is being cut down and trans-
ported to the mills to be made into lumber."
EVOLUTION OF MARIMBA
Original Found in Guatamala Was Primitive Affair
Capable of Development.
The marimba music of today is a vastly different
sound from that evoked from the original instrument
by the Gautamalan Indian seventy years ago. The
first marimba written about was of that date. It was
crude music evoked by beating with hollow reeds on
a native instrument fashioned of strips of wood. It
was a primitive musical instalment at best, but from
this beginning the famous marimba of today has
evolved, according to the Gennett Record.
The marimba of today has many octaves and a
range of tone unequalled by any other musical in-
strument—from the deep tones of the 'cello to the
piping of the flute; from the wondrous sweetness of
the violin to the resonance of the pipe organ—yet it
was evolved from _the simple native instrument of
twelve notes which the old Indian played more than
seventy years ago.
It took years of experimenting with various woods
in an attempt to discover the half tones. At last it
was found that by applying a bit of wax to the differ-
ent notes the half notes could be secured.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS
PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
2110 Fainnount Are.
Ash is twelfth in the list of hardwood production,
according to Forest Service, and it is found in every
state east of the Mississippi. The Government re-
port lists its uses in the making of musical instru-
ments as follows: Piano actions, piano mouldings,
harps, banjos, drums, organs, organ frames, piano
backs, piano cases, backs, bottom boards, cases, fac-
ings, fronts, tops, keyboards, pilasters, tops, talking
machines, tambourines. There are three varieties of
ash, and according to expert opinion the wood
shrinks considerably in seasoning and bends well.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
HIGH GRADE
ASH FOR MUSIC GOODS.
Folding Organs
School Organs
Practice Keyboards
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
the
Golden Bird is a canary which sings in vaudeville,
accompanied by a clever pianist. And whenever the
act is performed the sales of Gennett records of
Golden Bird selections are stimulated to a wonderful
degree. And everywhere dealers keen for an oppor-
tunity make the appearance of the bird the occasion
of a lively publicity campaign for the line of Gennett
records.
Last week in Milwaukee, Alfred Kiefer, represent-
ing Starr phonographs and Gennett records effec-
tively tied up his advertising with that of the vaude-
ville house and achieved big record sales accordingly.
327 Walnut Ave.
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PRESTO
WILL ADD SMALL GOODS.
Harry W. Voss, of the Stahlschmidt Piano Com-
pany, Evansville, Indiana, was in Chicago Monday
on his return to Evansville after a vacation trip. Mr.
Voss states that his house is putting in a small goods
department. While in Chicago Mr. Voss called or.
the Gulbransen Company, whose products the Evans-
ville house features.
BUYS TEXAS STORE.
The Rimare Music Co., Palestine, Tex., has just
purchased control of the Shreiner Music Co. here, at
Queen and Main streets. Mrs. I. Shreiner has con-
ducted the latter business for several years.
AMERICA'S FOREST PROBLEM.
"The most pressing forest problem from a world
standpoint is the necessity of providing adequate
future supplies of soft wood timber, the economists
of the Department of Agriculture report. "This can
be done by using all of the forest land for the con-
tinuous production of timber crops. At present only
10 to 15 per cent of the world's timber land is so
handled, the rest being regarded as a mine valuable
only for the timber now standing on it." The United
States cannot depend upon the forests of other coun-
tries to augment its own timber supply.
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