Music Trade Review
Issue: 1898 Vol. 27 N. 20 - Page 23
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
25
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
Patriotic Wm. R. Gratz
Review on Monday, Mr Gratz said, in re- Rettberg & Lange " Banjo-Mandolin " has
sponse to a question on the above topic: been especially successful. Several large
RECEIVES A LETTER FROM ENSIGN WILLARJ)
"The Herald has been very courteous and orders for them are now in course of com-
WHO PLANTED THE FIRST FLAG IN CU15A
public-spirited
in its treatment of this pletion.
THE IMPERIAL SYMPHON1ON IN GREAT
matter and I appreciate its attitude very
DEMAND.
A Popular " Criterion" Style.
much. Ensign Willard's action is most
The following letter from William R. praiseworthy.
He is a truly representa-
The illustration on this page represents
Gratz to the editor of the Herald appeared tive officer and I wish him every possible
the
" Criterion," style IV, one of a popular
in Monday's edition of that paper:
success in his profession."
and
successful series now on exhibition at
To the Editor of the Herald:—
Speaking of trade conditions, Mr. Gratz' the Paillard warerooms.
The case is
I have read with great interest the arti- remarked: " The Symphonion is making
twenty-two inches long, twenty inches
cles in your valued paper in reference to a splendid record this year. The Amer-
wide and ten inches in height. Cases are
the reward offered by me to an officer or ican-made Symphonion is well to the front
in mahogany and oak, handsomely carved
man planting the first United vStates flag in this class of instruments throughout the
on Cuban soil, and that the honor of re- United States and Canada.
Our order
ceiving same has fallen to Ensign A. L. books are always in a healthy condition.
Willard, of the United States Navy,
" I n Europe, the Symphonion is also
through his heroism.
conspicuously successful. Although com-
I now wish to thank you sincerely for petition in music boxes is keen here and
your kind consideration and trouble in in Europe, the effect of rivalry, according
promptly forwarding the above reward, to results achieved by us, appears to be
which has been acknowledged in the fol- beneficial."
lowing letter received from Mr. Willard.
WILLIAM R. GRATZ. Tonk's Quarter Century Record.
NEW YORK, NOV. 5, 1898.
U. S. S. MACHIAS.
NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH. N. H.
Nov. 3, 1898.
MR. WILLIAM R. GRATZ, NO. 110-114 West
Thirty-second street, New York city.
Dear Sir—I have received from the New
York Herald a check for $roo, donated by
you for the first man to raise the United
States flag on Cuban soil.
The money I have divided equally
among the twenty men who accompanied
me on the expedition, and they join me in
most heartily thanking you for your gener-
ous and patriotic gift.
Hoping that I may be able at some
future time to thank you in person, I am,
with kindest regards and best wishes,
yours sincerely,
A. L. WILLARD, Ensign, U. S. Navy.
During a brief business talk with The
The musical merchandise department
of William Tonk & Bro. reports great
activity in both Eastern and Western es-
tablishments. The Xylophone, Serenetta,
and other Tonk novelties are in good de-
mand. Mr. William Tonk, referring to
the firm's prosperity said: " This year we
round out twenty-five years of uninter-
rupted and successful business.
" It's a good record and we are proud of
it. We have endeavored during these
years to deal honestly and fairly with all
our customers, and the fact that among
our valued clients are now mimbered so
many who have favored us with their bus-
iness in the early years is the best evidence
that our efforts have not been unappre-
ciated."
It is a well-known fact in connection
with the Tonk business that customers
once gained by the firm usually remain
steadfast. They are not backward in de-
claring that all Tonk values are exception-
ally good and approving the firm's method
of doing business as "very satisfactory."
Rettberg & Lange.
Bodies of beautifully engraved aluminum. Sound-hoards
of selected spruce. Tone, B e a u t y , Durability.
. . . . Wonderful in
[
CATALOGUE FREE.
i27
ALUMINUM MUSICAL INST. CO,
"
z__
C k city.
At the Rettberg & Lange factory this
week The Review noted great activity in
all departments. Both members of the
firm were hard at work as usual, men were
working at each of the benches, and the
machinery was running at top speed.
The firm's latest devices in banjo and
mandolin construction have met with ap-
proval wherever submitted and tried. The
The Famous
s
Sweet=Sounding
AND MARVELOUS
and paneled. There are seventy-seven
notes in the comb. The diameter of tune
sheets is 15^ inches.
Cabinets and stands are made for this
and other styles. There are compart-
ments for discs and every convenience.
Style IV is a great favorite, being con-
venient in size and tasteful in appearance.
Many new and important agencies have
recently been established in progressive
cities for the "Criterion," and excellent
reports are being sent in from them.
Rettberg & Lange are busy with another
stringed instrument of the banjo-mandolin
variety. It has many attractive features
and is more than likely to prove a big suc-
cess.
SCIENCE OF SOUND.
An instrument is musical and valuable according
to the decree of its perfection in tonal qualities. It
requires years of study and costly experiments to
master the science of sound, and this science must
lie mastered in order to produce a perfect instrument.
It is the easy thing to copy design and finish, but it is
peculiar tone, the foul, of the Hay State Instrument
that makes it the perfect instrument and defies imita-
tion. Itislargely due to the skill of our experts in
acoustics that Bay State ('•uitars, Mandolins, l!anjos,
Zithers, and Flutes have received 26 awards and gold
JOHN C. HAYNES & CO.,
453-459 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.
. S. Stewart D ^
_—^Lr I B ^
Geo. B a u e r f*
Stewart Books, Music and JOURNAL.
I I 1 1 1 f~^l f*
STEWART & BAUER, 1016 Chestnut St., (2d«oor), Philadelphia, Pa. ^ " ^
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
25
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
Patriotic Wm. R. Gratz
Review on Monday, Mr Gratz said, in re- Rettberg & Lange " Banjo-Mandolin " has
sponse to a question on the above topic: been especially successful. Several large
RECEIVES A LETTER FROM ENSIGN WILLARJ)
"The Herald has been very courteous and orders for them are now in course of com-
WHO PLANTED THE FIRST FLAG IN CU15A
public-spirited
in its treatment of this pletion.
THE IMPERIAL SYMPHON1ON IN GREAT
matter and I appreciate its attitude very
DEMAND.
A Popular " Criterion" Style.
much. Ensign Willard's action is most
The following letter from William R. praiseworthy.
He is a truly representa-
The illustration on this page represents
Gratz to the editor of the Herald appeared tive officer and I wish him every possible
the
" Criterion," style IV, one of a popular
in Monday's edition of that paper:
success in his profession."
and
successful series now on exhibition at
To the Editor of the Herald:—
Speaking of trade conditions, Mr. Gratz' the Paillard warerooms.
The case is
I have read with great interest the arti- remarked: " The Symphonion is making
twenty-two inches long, twenty inches
cles in your valued paper in reference to a splendid record this year. The Amer-
wide and ten inches in height. Cases are
the reward offered by me to an officer or ican-made Symphonion is well to the front
in mahogany and oak, handsomely carved
man planting the first United vStates flag in this class of instruments throughout the
on Cuban soil, and that the honor of re- United States and Canada.
Our order
ceiving same has fallen to Ensign A. L. books are always in a healthy condition.
Willard, of the United States Navy,
" I n Europe, the Symphonion is also
through his heroism.
conspicuously successful. Although com-
I now wish to thank you sincerely for petition in music boxes is keen here and
your kind consideration and trouble in in Europe, the effect of rivalry, according
promptly forwarding the above reward, to results achieved by us, appears to be
which has been acknowledged in the fol- beneficial."
lowing letter received from Mr. Willard.
WILLIAM R. GRATZ. Tonk's Quarter Century Record.
NEW YORK, NOV. 5, 1898.
U. S. S. MACHIAS.
NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH. N. H.
Nov. 3, 1898.
MR. WILLIAM R. GRATZ, NO. 110-114 West
Thirty-second street, New York city.
Dear Sir—I have received from the New
York Herald a check for $roo, donated by
you for the first man to raise the United
States flag on Cuban soil.
The money I have divided equally
among the twenty men who accompanied
me on the expedition, and they join me in
most heartily thanking you for your gener-
ous and patriotic gift.
Hoping that I may be able at some
future time to thank you in person, I am,
with kindest regards and best wishes,
yours sincerely,
A. L. WILLARD, Ensign, U. S. Navy.
During a brief business talk with The
The musical merchandise department
of William Tonk & Bro. reports great
activity in both Eastern and Western es-
tablishments. The Xylophone, Serenetta,
and other Tonk novelties are in good de-
mand. Mr. William Tonk, referring to
the firm's prosperity said: " This year we
round out twenty-five years of uninter-
rupted and successful business.
" It's a good record and we are proud of
it. We have endeavored during these
years to deal honestly and fairly with all
our customers, and the fact that among
our valued clients are now mimbered so
many who have favored us with their bus-
iness in the early years is the best evidence
that our efforts have not been unappre-
ciated."
It is a well-known fact in connection
with the Tonk business that customers
once gained by the firm usually remain
steadfast. They are not backward in de-
claring that all Tonk values are exception-
ally good and approving the firm's method
of doing business as "very satisfactory."
Rettberg & Lange.
Bodies of beautifully engraved aluminum. Sound-hoards
of selected spruce. Tone, B e a u t y , Durability.
. . . . Wonderful in
[
CATALOGUE FREE.
i27
ALUMINUM MUSICAL INST. CO,
"
z__
C k city.
At the Rettberg & Lange factory this
week The Review noted great activity in
all departments. Both members of the
firm were hard at work as usual, men were
working at each of the benches, and the
machinery was running at top speed.
The firm's latest devices in banjo and
mandolin construction have met with ap-
proval wherever submitted and tried. The
The Famous
s
Sweet=Sounding
AND MARVELOUS
and paneled. There are seventy-seven
notes in the comb. The diameter of tune
sheets is 15^ inches.
Cabinets and stands are made for this
and other styles. There are compart-
ments for discs and every convenience.
Style IV is a great favorite, being con-
venient in size and tasteful in appearance.
Many new and important agencies have
recently been established in progressive
cities for the "Criterion," and excellent
reports are being sent in from them.
Rettberg & Lange are busy with another
stringed instrument of the banjo-mandolin
variety. It has many attractive features
and is more than likely to prove a big suc-
cess.
SCIENCE OF SOUND.
An instrument is musical and valuable according
to the decree of its perfection in tonal qualities. It
requires years of study and costly experiments to
master the science of sound, and this science must
lie mastered in order to produce a perfect instrument.
It is the easy thing to copy design and finish, but it is
peculiar tone, the foul, of the Hay State Instrument
that makes it the perfect instrument and defies imita-
tion. Itislargely due to the skill of our experts in
acoustics that Bay State ('•uitars, Mandolins, l!anjos,
Zithers, and Flutes have received 26 awards and gold
JOHN C. HAYNES & CO.,
453-459 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.
. S. Stewart D ^
_—^Lr I B ^
Geo. B a u e r f*
Stewart Books, Music and JOURNAL.
I I 1 1 1 f~^l f*
STEWART & BAUER, 1016 Chestnut St., (2d«oor), Philadelphia, Pa. ^ " ^
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