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March 19, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
but be bas no doubts about his tone opinion, for all
that.
Despite the persistent glorification of the old fiddle,
The Modern Fiddle in Musical Merchandise Stock the new fiddle is receiving its due. There are recog-
nized American makes in which the label counts and
Presents Many Complexities to the Dealer.
influences enlightened buyers and musical merchan-
For the musical merchandise dealer the question dise dealers who study the sources of the goods
of violin values has different meanings than it has they handle. As in other articles in the music goods
for the violin collector. To the latter the antiquity line, there are good fiddles and makeshift ones. The
of the violin is of supreme importance, although the market is full of violins that are good value at the
instrument's tone and construction features are of prices asked for them. A wide line is an essential
prominence. The value of the old violin of recog- thing for the dealer to have. It involves a wide
nized make depends more or less on the individual range of prices, but in justice to himself, as well as
estimate of the collector. That fact is made plain
the customer, he should be careful that every fiddle
in the buying and selling of the old master in- handled is worth the money he asks for it.
struments.
To the musical merchandise dealers, outside of a
few firms which are noted as buyers and sellers of
antique instruments, the violin is as valuable as its
tone. That involves the understanding of what tone
Popular Song and Dance Advertising Wins Itinerant
means to a customer. It is a factor that enters into
Trade in Latin America.
the selection of a volin and the recommendation the
dealer may give it.
Ambitious American patent medicine manufactur-
To send out a good violin, fine in tone, well built, ers are disposing of their wares in Latin America by
soundly varnished and adjusted and to in time re- means of printed popular songs. These are handed
ceive it back with the explanation from the cus- out at drug stores and the tiny tiendas established
tomer that it has not the "proper" tone, is disap- at every provincial crossroad. Literate persons re-
pointing. Raising a discussion as to what tone is cite these songs, which are in Spanish, to the illiterate.
wanted is usually futile because the average pro- Many people are too poor to be able to pay the price
testing customer cannot describe the required tone, demanded for instruments of phonographic records,
but everybody can hum a tune.
Today the most popular songs in the republics of
the South are "Don Pancho" and "The Cup of Relief,"
NEW SPARKLING SONGS FOR YOUR
both descriptive of the benefits derived from 5-cent
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pills which drive away pain. "Don Pancho" is de-
scribed as a prosperous farmer who lives far from
Your Arms Are Home Sweet Home to Me.
Yes, Dreams Come True. (Waltz Ballad.)
medical aid and suffers from headaches. Illustrations
We Don't Know Where We're Going:. (Comic.)
depict this rancher and his live stock dancing with
Memories Dream. (Very Pleasing: Ballad.)
joy when Don Pancho takes a particular headache
My Heart Calls, My Love, Come Back, Be True.
The Man That Catches Me Must Have the Good
tablet. "Don Pancho's happy at his rancho" is heard
Hard Cash. (Now AH the Rage.)
everywhere.
Our catalog; is coming: to the front from all points
In Santo Domingo, where sales of American pat-
of V. S. A. Write for our special trade rates.
ent medicines are especially heavy, German compe-
tition has been almost wiped out by the clever adver-
J. S. LINGER MUSIC HOUSE, Music Pub.
tising of American firms. "Don Pancho" and "Cup
Reading, Pa.
of Relief" dances have been performed there.
CHARACTER IN THE VIOLINS
SINGING AWAY PAIN
REMICK SONG HITS
Hello, Blue Bird
Blame It on the Waltz
Baby Face
Breezing Along with the Breeze
For My Sweetheart
I'm Looking Over a Four-leaf Clover
All I Want Is You
Moonbeam, Kiss Her for Me
I've Got to Get Myself Somebody to Love
I Need Lovin'
If I'd Only Believe in You
Here Comes Fatima
Gone Again, Gal
What Could I Do
Bye, Bye, Black Bird
Chicago
STORE FORMS BAND.
The Music Lovers Military Band is a new organ-
ization of thirty-five boys formed under the auspices
of the Music Lovers Shoppe, 31 East avenue, Roches-
ter, N. Y. M. C. Miller, of -the company, is leader.
School boys all over the city have been invited to
join in the new organization.
Detroit
Eight Combinations of Bass and Snare Drums, Tym-
pani and Traps Included in Conn Line.
Complete drum outfits arc now made by the lead-
ing drum manufacturers and the importance of the
drummer in the orchestral scheme is shown in the
wide range of drums and drummers' accessories avail-
able for the professional or ambitious amateur. The
growth of dance orchestras, both in number, size
and musical accomplishment have vastly increased
the demand for the full drum outfits.
The drummer's outfit, besides bass and snare
drums, may include instruments of percussion that
are now considered necessities for the drummer, such
as tympani, marimbas, xylophones, bells, tam-
bourines, wood blocks, gongs, cymbals and tomtoms.
This department of C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart,
Ind., in addition to providing the completed instru-
ments and accessories, also has a section for repair
or replacement parts, such as drum heads, cases,
extra rods, sticks, hoops, etc. For the professional
drummer the company has many special combina-
tions in outfits, notably the "Tuxedo Ballroom Out-
fit" which is complete in every sense of the word.
There are seven other drummers' outfits in the C. G.
Conn line.
THE UKULELE STANDARD.
The question of ukulele standards occupied a spe-
cial committee of the Musical Instrument and Acces-
sories Manufacturers at a meeting in New York City
last week. Ukulele models made by the members
of the association were examined and those passing
the committee will be given the association stamp
that it is a standard instrument.
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