Music Trade Review
Issue: 1900 Vol. 30 N. 8 - Page 29
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW *
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
Scribner Enterprise.
grandfather was John Wysham of the fam-
ous " Lee's Legion," of Virginia, com-
manded by " Light Horse" Harry Lee.
Mr. Wysham graduated from St. Mary's
College, Baltimore, with his master's de-
gree in 1849. He attended Harvard and
was admitted to the practice of law in 1852.
While in England in 1851, he beccme ac-
quainted with Theodore Boehm, whose
flute has become famous. He began then
the practice on the flute which has given
him fame as a master of that difficult in-
strument. Mr. Wysham published two
books, "Stray Leaves from the By-Paths"
and "Glimpses of Home Life in Rural
England." He was a contributor to C. G.
Conn's Truth and the author of a work on
the flute published by that gentleman. He
was a great admirer of C. G. Conn and his
productions in the realm of concert flute
making.
The enterprise displayed by Frank
Scribner in advertising, in various attrac-
tive ways, the "Brass Band" and the
" Brass Band Clarion " mouth harmonicas,
is bringing in excellent results.
When The Review called at the Scribner
warerooms on Monday a big batch of or-
ders just received by mail lay on his desk
ready for entry on the books. The Scrib-
ner colored circular of these notable Weiss
products has proved to be particularly effec-
tive, one firm, on receipt, calling for the
prompt delivery of 250 dozen and others
ordering similar large quantities.
In a letter recently received from Chr.
Weiss, that noted manufacturer says he
has made such extensions of plant, etc.,
as shall insure prompt delivery of orders
in the United States and Canada during
1900.
Several branch factories have been
Menzenhauer & Schmidt Co.
opened within the past few months and
all of the Weiss establishments are com- BIG SHIPMENTS OF GUITAR-ZITHERS TO EUROPE
pletely equipped with every modern ap-
TRADE ACTIVE EVERYWHERE MR.
pliance.
SCHMIDT'S GOOD WORK ABROAD.
Special measures will be adopted by Mr.
" We have sent off big shipments within
Scribner this year to bring about quick a few days to our Russian and French
shipments. It is understood that after he agencies, and shipments to England are
has finished his work in attending to the being made continually," said W. F. Men-
wishes of jobbers in the matter of quanti- zenhauer, of Menzenhauer & Schmidt, to
ties required, he will proceed to Germany, The Review, on Tuesday, in response to
probably early in April, and personally an inquiry as to trade conditions.
supervise the sending over of goods called
Mr. Menzenhauer also informed The
for in the several invoices.
Review, in answer to questions, that all of
the factory facilities are now being brought
Death of Henry Clay Wysham. into play to fill present demands for the
[Special to The Review.]
firm's products. Domestic and foreign de-
Berkeley, Cal., Feb. 15, 1900.
partments are equally busy.
H. Clay Wysham, a prominent musician,
"Mr. Otto Schmidt will probably leave
died at his home, 2437 Telegraph avenue, again for Germany on the 'Saale,' which
a few days ago. Mr. Wysham was a law- sails in about two weeks," he added. Mr.
yer, critic, writer, composer and an emi- Schmidt's energetic, progressive policy
nent performer on the Boehm flute. He during his previous visits to Europe, has
was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1828. His resulted in the establishment of many im-
portant branches of the firm on a sound
business basis. Each of these branches is
in charge of competent men who make the
best of every opportunity to advance the
Menzenhauer-Schmidt interests.
The fac-simile reproduction in The Re-
view of Feb. 3, of the Grand Duke
Alexander of Russia's order for a guitar-
zither, has caused much favorable comment
throughout the trade. The general opin-
HOWARD
ion is that the firm's enterprise in thus
nd Guitars
bringing to notice an important transaction
is highly commendable. It is a practical
They are made on scientific prin-
demonstration of the fact that the firm
ciples, and for volume, purity and
members are wide-awake,and determined to
sweetness of tone, have never been
maintain the prominence already achieved
equaled* Write for catalogue and
through
business capacity and inventive
prices* «£* «£• «£• «£•
genius.
Kudolpb Olurlitzcr Co.
manufacturer*
J2JE.4thSt, O,A
Cincinnati
A quarterly dividend (No. 19) of two
per cent, has been declared on the com-
mon stock of the American Graphophone
Company, payable March 15, to stock-
holders of record March 1st.
The " Wonder "Violin.
A compliment of especial weight has been
paid C. G. Conn's "Wonder" violins by
Hugo Schmitt, a Berlin violinist who is at
present visiting relatives in Brooklyn. He
used the "Wonder" recently at a concert in
our sister Borough and expressed himself
enthusiastically anent the large volume,bril-
liancy and fine quality of its tone. A num-
ber of musicians who heard him play
thought it was a violin by one of the old
masters, its tone was so smooth and clear.
Mr. Schmitt declared he had never used a
violin which gave him greater satisfaction
than this one.
Mr. Conn, who has devoted considerable
attention to the perfection and develop-
ment of this branch of his business, can
feel an especial pride at this tribute from a
musician whose standing is a leading one
in Berlin.
Patents and Inventions.
(Specially compiled for The Review.)
Washington, D. C., Feb. 19, 1900.
Stringed Musical Instrument. Adolph
Gunkel, Blasewitz, Ger. Patent No. 643,-
125.
This invention relates to stringed musi-
cal instruments, and has for its object a
key or scale "mask" or frame for the pur-
pose of enabling a beginner, when learn-
ing to play a stringed instrument—such as
a violin, violoncello, or similar instrument
—to become accustomed from the outset to
the correct position of the left arm and
hand, and to insure, especially when prac-
ticing scales, such an execution of the fin-
gering as to attain a musically correct tone,
so that while learning the manual execu-
tion the critical judging capacity of the ear
is exercised.
According to this invention there is ar-
ranged in close proximity to the strings of
the instrument a readily-removable bent
plate or frame which is termed a "mask."
This mask or frame, which is made of thin
rigid material—such as sheet metal, wood,
hardened rubber, celluloid, or other suita-
ble substance—is provided with frets or
bridges and free spaces for the fingering,
according to the key in which the performer
requires to play. A different mask is re-
quired for each key, and each mask has the
key for which it is adapted marked thereon.
In order to insure a correct position of
Bay State
Instruments
Guitars
flandolins
Banjos
Zithers
Flutes
Send for Catalogue*
JOHN C. HAYNES & Co.
BOSTON, MASS,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW *
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
Scribner Enterprise.
grandfather was John Wysham of the fam-
ous " Lee's Legion," of Virginia, com-
manded by " Light Horse" Harry Lee.
Mr. Wysham graduated from St. Mary's
College, Baltimore, with his master's de-
gree in 1849. He attended Harvard and
was admitted to the practice of law in 1852.
While in England in 1851, he beccme ac-
quainted with Theodore Boehm, whose
flute has become famous. He began then
the practice on the flute which has given
him fame as a master of that difficult in-
strument. Mr. Wysham published two
books, "Stray Leaves from the By-Paths"
and "Glimpses of Home Life in Rural
England." He was a contributor to C. G.
Conn's Truth and the author of a work on
the flute published by that gentleman. He
was a great admirer of C. G. Conn and his
productions in the realm of concert flute
making.
The enterprise displayed by Frank
Scribner in advertising, in various attrac-
tive ways, the "Brass Band" and the
" Brass Band Clarion " mouth harmonicas,
is bringing in excellent results.
When The Review called at the Scribner
warerooms on Monday a big batch of or-
ders just received by mail lay on his desk
ready for entry on the books. The Scrib-
ner colored circular of these notable Weiss
products has proved to be particularly effec-
tive, one firm, on receipt, calling for the
prompt delivery of 250 dozen and others
ordering similar large quantities.
In a letter recently received from Chr.
Weiss, that noted manufacturer says he
has made such extensions of plant, etc.,
as shall insure prompt delivery of orders
in the United States and Canada during
1900.
Several branch factories have been
Menzenhauer & Schmidt Co.
opened within the past few months and
all of the Weiss establishments are com- BIG SHIPMENTS OF GUITAR-ZITHERS TO EUROPE
pletely equipped with every modern ap-
TRADE ACTIVE EVERYWHERE MR.
pliance.
SCHMIDT'S GOOD WORK ABROAD.
Special measures will be adopted by Mr.
" We have sent off big shipments within
Scribner this year to bring about quick a few days to our Russian and French
shipments. It is understood that after he agencies, and shipments to England are
has finished his work in attending to the being made continually," said W. F. Men-
wishes of jobbers in the matter of quanti- zenhauer, of Menzenhauer & Schmidt, to
ties required, he will proceed to Germany, The Review, on Tuesday, in response to
probably early in April, and personally an inquiry as to trade conditions.
supervise the sending over of goods called
Mr. Menzenhauer also informed The
for in the several invoices.
Review, in answer to questions, that all of
the factory facilities are now being brought
Death of Henry Clay Wysham. into play to fill present demands for the
[Special to The Review.]
firm's products. Domestic and foreign de-
Berkeley, Cal., Feb. 15, 1900.
partments are equally busy.
H. Clay Wysham, a prominent musician,
"Mr. Otto Schmidt will probably leave
died at his home, 2437 Telegraph avenue, again for Germany on the 'Saale,' which
a few days ago. Mr. Wysham was a law- sails in about two weeks," he added. Mr.
yer, critic, writer, composer and an emi- Schmidt's energetic, progressive policy
nent performer on the Boehm flute. He during his previous visits to Europe, has
was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1828. His resulted in the establishment of many im-
portant branches of the firm on a sound
business basis. Each of these branches is
in charge of competent men who make the
best of every opportunity to advance the
Menzenhauer-Schmidt interests.
The fac-simile reproduction in The Re-
view of Feb. 3, of the Grand Duke
Alexander of Russia's order for a guitar-
zither, has caused much favorable comment
throughout the trade. The general opin-
HOWARD
ion is that the firm's enterprise in thus
nd Guitars
bringing to notice an important transaction
is highly commendable. It is a practical
They are made on scientific prin-
demonstration of the fact that the firm
ciples, and for volume, purity and
members are wide-awake,and determined to
sweetness of tone, have never been
maintain the prominence already achieved
equaled* Write for catalogue and
through
business capacity and inventive
prices* «£* «£• «£• «£•
genius.
Kudolpb Olurlitzcr Co.
manufacturer*
J2JE.4thSt, O,A
Cincinnati
A quarterly dividend (No. 19) of two
per cent, has been declared on the com-
mon stock of the American Graphophone
Company, payable March 15, to stock-
holders of record March 1st.
The " Wonder "Violin.
A compliment of especial weight has been
paid C. G. Conn's "Wonder" violins by
Hugo Schmitt, a Berlin violinist who is at
present visiting relatives in Brooklyn. He
used the "Wonder" recently at a concert in
our sister Borough and expressed himself
enthusiastically anent the large volume,bril-
liancy and fine quality of its tone. A num-
ber of musicians who heard him play
thought it was a violin by one of the old
masters, its tone was so smooth and clear.
Mr. Schmitt declared he had never used a
violin which gave him greater satisfaction
than this one.
Mr. Conn, who has devoted considerable
attention to the perfection and develop-
ment of this branch of his business, can
feel an especial pride at this tribute from a
musician whose standing is a leading one
in Berlin.
Patents and Inventions.
(Specially compiled for The Review.)
Washington, D. C., Feb. 19, 1900.
Stringed Musical Instrument. Adolph
Gunkel, Blasewitz, Ger. Patent No. 643,-
125.
This invention relates to stringed musi-
cal instruments, and has for its object a
key or scale "mask" or frame for the pur-
pose of enabling a beginner, when learn-
ing to play a stringed instrument—such as
a violin, violoncello, or similar instrument
—to become accustomed from the outset to
the correct position of the left arm and
hand, and to insure, especially when prac-
ticing scales, such an execution of the fin-
gering as to attain a musically correct tone,
so that while learning the manual execu-
tion the critical judging capacity of the ear
is exercised.
According to this invention there is ar-
ranged in close proximity to the strings of
the instrument a readily-removable bent
plate or frame which is termed a "mask."
This mask or frame, which is made of thin
rigid material—such as sheet metal, wood,
hardened rubber, celluloid, or other suita-
ble substance—is provided with frets or
bridges and free spaces for the fingering,
according to the key in which the performer
requires to play. A different mask is re-
quired for each key, and each mask has the
key for which it is adapted marked thereon.
In order to insure a correct position of
Bay State
Instruments
Guitars
flandolins
Banjos
Zithers
Flutes
Send for Catalogue*
JOHN C. HAYNES & Co.
BOSTON, MASS,
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