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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
W. F. Menzenhauer.
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less sap, and consequently fewer cells when
dry. It is used because it vibrates more
slowly than deal, and the effect on the vio-
lin is to detain the waves of sound radiating
from the deal and to mix them with slower
vibrations of the back in the hollow of the
instrument. The ribs and sides of the vi-
olin are of maple, and these serve to con-
nect the quickly vibrating front with the
slowly vibrating back and hold them until
both throb together with full pulsation and
body of sound.
HERE is a steady and increasing de-
mand for the well known guitar-zith-
ers manufactured by W. F. Menzenhauer
of Jersey City. Mr. Menzenhauer stated
to the REVIEW during the week that his
trade in Cincinnati and St. Louis was excel-
lent but the Chicago business was open to
improvement, and would stand booming by
local agents in that quarter.
Dealers would do well to bear in mind
that all orders for guitar-zithers received
up to the end of the year are subject to a
Musical Instruments of Alu-
special discount; after January i the old
minum.
rate of prices will be strictly adhered to.
The following communication from the Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, O., dated
OMMENTING on the manufacture of
September 17, speaks eloquently of the
violins, mandolins, guitars and other
trade done with guitar-zithers in that quar- musical instruments of aluminum, the Bos-
ter:—
ton "Transcript" remarks: " It is said
"Please hurry up our orders for guitar-zithers that the instruments will be untarnishable
No. o, we are entirely out of this number and need and will possess a strength and sweetness
some at once. You can also ship us in addition to not to be found in those made of wood.
trie orders you already have ten dozen No. o, two The volume of tone is claimed to be three
dozen No. 0)4 and one piece guitar-zither No. 4.
times that of a wooden instrument and
According to our books you now owe us thirty-six
equal,
if not superior, in quality. This
dozen guitar-zithers No. o, two dozen No. .2, one
is
all
very
well and we hope that we are
dozen No. 2)4, 2 dozen No. oy 2 and one piece No. 4.
We have included in this the order we send you really to be blessed with improved facili-
to-day.
ties for developing the divine art; but the
"Please let us know by return mail how soon inventor of the new process and the makers
you will fill this entire order. We will probably
need about four hundred guitar-zithers No. o per of the instruments may not be the best au-
month and wish you would please see to it that you thorities upon the nice points which they
fill our orders promptly."
have to deal with. It will be necessary to
court public confidence through the verdicts
of the artists who use the product. The
famous
old violins of Stradivari and Amati,
The Wood in Violins.
which have made Cremona noted, and all
HE belly of a violin is usually made of other first-class instruments are supposed
spruce, the back of maple. Now, a to grow mellow with service, and when long
piece of wood can be set in vibration just used by one of the old masters of the bow,
ike a string in tension, and a certain mu- every fibre of the instrument is supposed
sical note will be the result, the pitch de- to be attuned to harmony. Will the alu-
pending upon the length, thickness and minum substitute have this quality ? There
density of the wood. The curious fact is are centuries of sentiment clinging around
said to have been established by experiment the famous instruments of the past, and it
that in all the best Stradivarius violins the will take a great deal of practical demon-
"note" produced by the belly of the in- stration to break down the prejudice based
strument is the same: and again that in upon it. Still, if the new idea lias promise,
no case is the note of the front the same as let it have a fair and thorough trial.
the note of the back. It is known that
there are acoustic reasons for this, and these
Artistic Music Furniture.
reasons determine the kind and quality of
the wood. The belly of the instrument must
be light, soft, and porous, and spruce an- PALMER & EMBURY, OF NEW YORK, OFFER
swers best to these demands. When the
UNIQUE NOVELTIES LN MUSIC FURNITURE.
wood is dry, the microscope will reveal a
multitude of little hollow cells once filled
HE well-known New York firm, the
with sap. The more of these cells there
Palmer & Embury Mfg. Co., who
are, the more quickly will the wood vibrate have achieved a wide reputation as high
to the sound, and here, fine skill in select- grade furniture manufacturers, have lately
ing the wood will come in. The maker placed on the market an excellent line of
might cut up a dozen pieces of deal, and musical furniture which is well worthy the
perhaps only one piece would be absolutely inspection of musical merchandise dealers.
perfect for its purpose. Similarly with the There is a commendable demand for music
maple, of which the back of the instrument stands, or music pulpits, as the firm
is made. This is a harder wood, containing designates them,and the Palmer & Embury
specialties in this line are probably superior
to anything on the market.
The goods are artistically designed, care-
fully made of the best material, well fin-
ished, and combine beauty with utility.
We herewith present a few of the. pieces:
"The Mozart" is an artistic combination
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NO. IO 1) F.
THE MOZART.
for the violinist, which is likely to become
very popular; there are several other nov-
elties^, lasted in their recherche catalogue,
wfiich;it would repay high grade dealers
to investigate and examine.
All communications should be addressed
to Palmer & Embury Mfg. Co., Gouverneur
Slip, New York City, and from whom full J
particulars can be obtained.
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NO. I I D F. DIRECTOR'S STAND.