Music Trade Review
Issue: 1898 Vol. 26 N. 7 - Page 25
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
The "Bay S t a t e " Banjos.
Serenaded C. Q. Conn.
flenzenhauer & Schmidt.
The banjo, once the rage in fashionable
society, and now again brought to the front
as a form of amusement for the leisure class,
is being displayed this year to great advan-
tage among the " Bay State " specialties.
In a charming little booklet issued by
John C. Haynes & Co., the banjo in all its
most attractive styles is made a leading fea-
ture. The " B a y State" No. 301, with la-
minated wood rim, German silver covered,
is one of the styles now most in demand.
There is spun over wire on both edges, a
grooved top hoop and twenty nickel-plated
brackets and a tail piece.
More elaborate, with twenty-four brackets,
raised frets and pearl inlaid positions, is No.
315 of the Bay State banjos. Another style,
No. 317, includes pearl inlaid ornaments in
ebony finger board and other attractive
features.
Most shapely and handsome of all is the
Bay State banjo No. 353, price $75. No. 355,
is a celebrated solo banjo, with thirty nickel
plated brackets, mahogany arm, ebony veneer-
ing and a host of other specialties.
The booklet, which is in itself a perfect
work of art, reproduces the testimony of
nearly all the expert soloists, including B. B.
Prentice, of Morrisburg, Pa.; Garrett B. Wag-
gener, of Philadelphia; W. J. Kitchener, of
New York; Mrs. Adele Bisbee, of Philadel-
phia; J. W. Niles, of Wilkesbarre, and others.
They all express great admiration and
evince great enthusiasm in behalf of Bay
State banjos- The outlook is for a big year
for all Haynes products.
The popularity of Mr. C. G. Conn and the
Conn products was well illustrated on Mon-
day, when the bandboys of the Drumgoole
Home on Lafayette Place marched to the
Conn warerooms under the leadership of
their conductor, W. S. Mygrant, and ser-
enaded the proprietor.
A little speech was made in which the boys
expressed their admiration of his "Wonder"
cornets, etc., and referred to his own per-
sonality as a successful man of business. Mr.
Conn responded briefly, thanking the young-
sters for their thoughtfulness. They cheered
Mr. Conn lustily and were evidently much
pleased with the privilege they had enjoyed
of a brief interview with the "great music
man," as they affectionately call him.
BIG DEMAND FOR THEIR GUITARS IN GER-
MANY MR. MENZENHAUER WILL SOON
RETURN.
M. J. Paillard & Co.
Good news concerning the Criterion music
boxes is being reported, with proofs of appro-
bation in the shape of orders piled up and
letters of unsolicited commendation.
With an excellent instrument, and ample
facilities for bringing its merits to notice, M.
J. Paillard & Co. have been able to place the
Criterion in many homes in every part of the
country, and, according to the testimony now
forthcoming, all purchasers are well pleased.
The firm deserve the big success they have
achieved in this and other directions.
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
BANJEAUX
HIGHEST GRADE MANUFACTURED
% JVe sell
Quarantitino
absolute. firotittioTi..
illfritt for ntui ict&cJoaue o* otitf £"0 tlblt*).
BARROWS
MUSIC
CO MFGRS
SAOINAW
MICH
A Bicycle Novelty.
MUSIC
BOX ATTACHMENT WHICH CAN
CONTROLLED BY THE RIDER.
BE
Many novelties pertaining to cycling bob
up annually about this time. Not all meet
with the success their inventors dream of,
but it usually happens that a few of the large
number amount to something. A German
firm is responsible for one of the most pro-
nounced novelties in cycling that ever has
been heard of. It is a music-box attachment
so adjusted that if the rider is going too fast
(more than nine miles an hour) the harmonies
will yield to discords. Thus it gives a warn-
ing, and when properly run pours out sweet
music for the pedal-pusher. Of" course the
music does not sound every time the wheel
goes round. A little lever starts or stops it,
according to the will of the rider. The box
is small, and occupies a place in front of the
steering gear, and is set in motion and kept
going by the front wheel.
Who Owns this 'Cello?
A 'cello of unique design and said to be
worth $250 awaits its owner at the Atlantic
avenue police station in Brooklyn. An Ital-
ian, who is supposed to have stolen the in-
strument, tried to sell it for $25 to Friedrich
& Bro. at Cooper Institute. He refused to
buy it seeing that it was worth at least $250.
When he called a policeman the man disap-
peared. A clerk was sent out to shadow
him and tracked him to Brooklyn. The man,
realizing that he was followed, jumped off a
trolley car, leaving the 'cello behind him.
The headquarters of the International
Piano Makers' Union in this city has been re-
moved to 342 West Forty-second street, where
the executive committee meets every Wednes-
day evening. The Union has five branches in
this borough and one in the Borough of
Queens.
The Review gathered quite a budget of
news from the Menzenhauer-Schmidt factory
on Tuesday. In answer to a question as to
trade conditions the manager, Mr. Rainhers,
speaking as to 1898, said that business has
been excellent since the year opened.
Since Jan.ist, he said, 2,500 Menzenhauer-
Schmidt guitars had been shipped to Germany
in response to cable and other instructions.
The Berlin factory, which has been running
since September last, has been enlarged, and
the pressure of business has been and is so
great that several stringing and other ma-
chines had to be sent over a few days ago from
the New Jersey factory in order to keep up
with the demand.
Oscar Schmidt has been heard from several
times since his arrival, by letter and cable.
He reports the German outlook as very favor-
able. Mr. Menzenhauer starts for this coun-
try at an early date and will arrive here dur-
ing the present month.
The force at the New Jersey factory is
large, working on full time and turning out
instruments rapidly for home and foreign
consumption.
A New Violin.
A new violin has a fifth string added ex-
tending to C, which enables teachers to ac-
company their pupils so as to give them the
advantage of a bass accompaniment, or al-
lowing the players in an orchestra to replace
one another. The instrument and finger
board are of the usual size, and in case the
fifth string is an impediment, the E or C may
be lowered by means of an extra notch cut on
each side of the bridge.
It is said that Geo. H. Champlin & Co.
will at once discontinue their store in Provi-
dence, R. I.
BAY5TATE
27 Awards,
Including 2 Gold Hedals
Granted to Bay State
GUITARS, MANDOLINS, BANJOS,
ZITHERS, FLUTES,
Are Eloquent Testimonials to the
Superlative Herit of these Instruments.
Correspondence Solicited.
JOHN G. HAYNES & GO.
New York
BOSTON
Philadelphia
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
The "Bay S t a t e " Banjos.
Serenaded C. Q. Conn.
flenzenhauer & Schmidt.
The banjo, once the rage in fashionable
society, and now again brought to the front
as a form of amusement for the leisure class,
is being displayed this year to great advan-
tage among the " Bay State " specialties.
In a charming little booklet issued by
John C. Haynes & Co., the banjo in all its
most attractive styles is made a leading fea-
ture. The " B a y State" No. 301, with la-
minated wood rim, German silver covered,
is one of the styles now most in demand.
There is spun over wire on both edges, a
grooved top hoop and twenty nickel-plated
brackets and a tail piece.
More elaborate, with twenty-four brackets,
raised frets and pearl inlaid positions, is No.
315 of the Bay State banjos. Another style,
No. 317, includes pearl inlaid ornaments in
ebony finger board and other attractive
features.
Most shapely and handsome of all is the
Bay State banjo No. 353, price $75. No. 355,
is a celebrated solo banjo, with thirty nickel
plated brackets, mahogany arm, ebony veneer-
ing and a host of other specialties.
The booklet, which is in itself a perfect
work of art, reproduces the testimony of
nearly all the expert soloists, including B. B.
Prentice, of Morrisburg, Pa.; Garrett B. Wag-
gener, of Philadelphia; W. J. Kitchener, of
New York; Mrs. Adele Bisbee, of Philadel-
phia; J. W. Niles, of Wilkesbarre, and others.
They all express great admiration and
evince great enthusiasm in behalf of Bay
State banjos- The outlook is for a big year
for all Haynes products.
The popularity of Mr. C. G. Conn and the
Conn products was well illustrated on Mon-
day, when the bandboys of the Drumgoole
Home on Lafayette Place marched to the
Conn warerooms under the leadership of
their conductor, W. S. Mygrant, and ser-
enaded the proprietor.
A little speech was made in which the boys
expressed their admiration of his "Wonder"
cornets, etc., and referred to his own per-
sonality as a successful man of business. Mr.
Conn responded briefly, thanking the young-
sters for their thoughtfulness. They cheered
Mr. Conn lustily and were evidently much
pleased with the privilege they had enjoyed
of a brief interview with the "great music
man," as they affectionately call him.
BIG DEMAND FOR THEIR GUITARS IN GER-
MANY MR. MENZENHAUER WILL SOON
RETURN.
M. J. Paillard & Co.
Good news concerning the Criterion music
boxes is being reported, with proofs of appro-
bation in the shape of orders piled up and
letters of unsolicited commendation.
With an excellent instrument, and ample
facilities for bringing its merits to notice, M.
J. Paillard & Co. have been able to place the
Criterion in many homes in every part of the
country, and, according to the testimony now
forthcoming, all purchasers are well pleased.
The firm deserve the big success they have
achieved in this and other directions.
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
BANJEAUX
HIGHEST GRADE MANUFACTURED
% JVe sell
Quarantitino
absolute. firotittioTi..
illfritt for ntui ict&cJoaue o* otitf £"0 tlblt*).
BARROWS
MUSIC
CO MFGRS
SAOINAW
MICH
A Bicycle Novelty.
MUSIC
BOX ATTACHMENT WHICH CAN
CONTROLLED BY THE RIDER.
BE
Many novelties pertaining to cycling bob
up annually about this time. Not all meet
with the success their inventors dream of,
but it usually happens that a few of the large
number amount to something. A German
firm is responsible for one of the most pro-
nounced novelties in cycling that ever has
been heard of. It is a music-box attachment
so adjusted that if the rider is going too fast
(more than nine miles an hour) the harmonies
will yield to discords. Thus it gives a warn-
ing, and when properly run pours out sweet
music for the pedal-pusher. Of" course the
music does not sound every time the wheel
goes round. A little lever starts or stops it,
according to the will of the rider. The box
is small, and occupies a place in front of the
steering gear, and is set in motion and kept
going by the front wheel.
Who Owns this 'Cello?
A 'cello of unique design and said to be
worth $250 awaits its owner at the Atlantic
avenue police station in Brooklyn. An Ital-
ian, who is supposed to have stolen the in-
strument, tried to sell it for $25 to Friedrich
& Bro. at Cooper Institute. He refused to
buy it seeing that it was worth at least $250.
When he called a policeman the man disap-
peared. A clerk was sent out to shadow
him and tracked him to Brooklyn. The man,
realizing that he was followed, jumped off a
trolley car, leaving the 'cello behind him.
The headquarters of the International
Piano Makers' Union in this city has been re-
moved to 342 West Forty-second street, where
the executive committee meets every Wednes-
day evening. The Union has five branches in
this borough and one in the Borough of
Queens.
The Review gathered quite a budget of
news from the Menzenhauer-Schmidt factory
on Tuesday. In answer to a question as to
trade conditions the manager, Mr. Rainhers,
speaking as to 1898, said that business has
been excellent since the year opened.
Since Jan.ist, he said, 2,500 Menzenhauer-
Schmidt guitars had been shipped to Germany
in response to cable and other instructions.
The Berlin factory, which has been running
since September last, has been enlarged, and
the pressure of business has been and is so
great that several stringing and other ma-
chines had to be sent over a few days ago from
the New Jersey factory in order to keep up
with the demand.
Oscar Schmidt has been heard from several
times since his arrival, by letter and cable.
He reports the German outlook as very favor-
able. Mr. Menzenhauer starts for this coun-
try at an early date and will arrive here dur-
ing the present month.
The force at the New Jersey factory is
large, working on full time and turning out
instruments rapidly for home and foreign
consumption.
A New Violin.
A new violin has a fifth string added ex-
tending to C, which enables teachers to ac-
company their pupils so as to give them the
advantage of a bass accompaniment, or al-
lowing the players in an orchestra to replace
one another. The instrument and finger
board are of the usual size, and in case the
fifth string is an impediment, the E or C may
be lowered by means of an extra notch cut on
each side of the bridge.
It is said that Geo. H. Champlin & Co.
will at once discontinue their store in Provi-
dence, R. I.
BAY5TATE
27 Awards,
Including 2 Gold Hedals
Granted to Bay State
GUITARS, MANDOLINS, BANJOS,
ZITHERS, FLUTES,
Are Eloquent Testimonials to the
Superlative Herit of these Instruments.
Correspondence Solicited.
JOHN G. HAYNES & GO.
New York
BOSTON
Philadelphia
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