Music Trade Review
Issue: 1900 Vol. 31 N. 22 - Page 45
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
•47
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
the most unequivocal kind, fully bearing ture, and so would Napoleon engaged in a
out the claim that the title "Beau Ideal" number of performances, any one of which
Herr Lowenthal's newly invented sound-
has been bestowed on them "because of would be well worth the price of admission.
bar for stringed instruments which has
their beauty and perfection, purity of tone It is unfortunate, also, that there was no
been patented in the United States, Eng-
and extraordinary durability." The Tonk such thing as the graphophone in Thomas
land, Germany and other countries, is de-
string case, described and illustrated on Jefferson's time. Had this wonderful in-
scribed by this well-known Berlin inven-
page 190 of the new Tonk catalogue, is strument been available then Mr. Bryan
tor, who has made more than 5,000 violins,
found to be very serviceable. Dealers might now be able to obtain records that
as follows:
who have not secured one ought to write would assist him materially in his justly-
"The shape of the new resonator sound- for it.
celebrated impersonation of the author of
bar is similar to the former style, the so-
the Declaration of Independence. As it
called 'Bass Bar, 1 but it is built on acous- The Graphophone as Aid to His- is, we have no means of knowing whether
tical and mathematical principles, with
torical Research.
Mr. Bryan's silvery tones are any more like
five bores, according to the large third and
Jefferson's than they are like the filing of
The study of history in the future will
large fifth of the musical harmony of
a saw or the remarks of a pig under a gate,
which two are open-faced with 6 mm. di- be attended with much more certainty than all of which is unconvincing and deplorable.
ameter inside, while the other three are it is at the present time. With the grapho-
bores of different sizes crossed with open phone and cinematograph before him the
The Regina as a Trademaker.
tubes of 3 ^ and 2}/? mm. diameter inside. student of a hundred years from now will
As the holiday season approaches the
The largest of these three tubes is to be have something much more reliable than display of music boxes at the Regina ware-
placed right underneath the bridge of the hearsay evidence or the conclusions of bi- rooms grows daily in size, variety and in-
instrument, while one of the open bores is ased historians to furnish information con- terest. The marvelous Regina Corona, in
just in face of the upper part of the/hole. cerning the people and the customs of to- several sizes and every conceivable style of
By playing the violin with the bow the air day.
case, is now on exhibition. Visitors stand
In Vienna a "Hall of Graphophonic amazed before these ingenious instruments
inside of the instrument is swinging the
vibrating power largely through the two Archives" is being established, and therein as the tune sheets change automatically,
open bores, with an immense oscillatory it is proposed to store up graphophonic playing any tune at will and repeating as
reverberation of more than 4,600 degrees cylinders containing records of all spoken often as desired.
languages and dialects and all the various
in a second.
That the Corona can, after being once
••The quality of tone with the patent re- peculiarities of speech, from the English started and without being touched, play
sonator sound-bar is perfect throughout; accent affected by the American who has successively by a continuous automatic mo-
the G and D strings sound sympathetic, made a six weeks' tour of Europe to the tion all the tunes of the repertoire, lifting
full, and majestic. They produce and com- slang of the Bowery. There will be rec- from and depositing in the bottom of the
bine the mellowness and sonority with the ords of the noises from factories of various case any of the twelve discs desired, is
carrying acoustical power and brilliancy of kinds, there will be songs by great singers, voted to be almost a miracle of mechanical
tone of a genuine old Italian instrument, speeches by celebrated orators, sermons by construction. The lists of tune sheets for
and with the A and E strings. The splen- famous preachers, solos by eminent musi- each Regina style now embrace every clas-
dor and evenness of all the four strings are cians and scraps of conversation in which sical and popular composition of import-
admirable, and especially the touch is free, kings, princes, presidents, senators, alder- ance up to date.
mellow, and wonderfully easy, and of men and other great people figure. Even
J. Leverett Pierce, of the Phonoharp
most brilliant clearness. The patent re- street noises will be graphophoned and
Co.,
when seen by The Review this week,
preserved,
so
that
many,
many
years
from
sonator sound-bar can be placed in every
reported
business conditions as excellent.
now,
when
there
will
be
no
need
of
anti-
violin, viola, and violoncello with ease,
The
Columbia
Zither is riding on the top-
noise
societies,
those
who
have
the
desire
and the inventor sells them to all instru-
most
crest
of
prosperity's wave and evi-
to
know
just
how
great
the
din
was
in
ment makers nearly fitted."
which their forefathers lived may actually dently means to stay there.
The "Beau Ideal" Strings.
hear for themselves.
"Beau Ideal" strings, one of the most
But Vienna is not alone in preparing in-
. useful and successful of the specialties of formation concerning the world of to-day
. William Tonk & Bro., are steadily gaining for future generations. The War Depart-
ground in the estimation of musicians, ment at Washington now has in its archives
who have valued them highly ever since a valuable collection of moving pictures of
their introduction. The Tonk firm have a the war in the Philippines, to which our
large book devoted to the perservation of children's children may refer some day for
testimony concerning "Beau Ideal" strings. accurate evidence concerning the subjuga
This book is filled with endorsements of tion of our far eastern territories. Up to
HOWARD
the present time no moving picture of
mandolins
and Guitars excel
Aguinaldo has been obtained, but it is
all others
hoped that this gap in the valuable series
They are made on scientific rtin-
may be closed at no distant day.
ciples,
and for volume, purity and
GUITARS, MANDOLINS,
Concerning the possibilities of the graph-
sweetness
of tone, have never been
BANJOS, ZITHERS and ophone and the moving picture as aids to
equaled,
w rite for catalogue and
FLUTES .\ .\ v .\ the historian, it becomes a matter of regret
Easy to Sell
Profitable to Sell that Julius Ca;sar, Charles Martel and Na-
Satisfy the most discriminating musicians. poleon Bonaparte could not have waited
CDe Rudolph Ulurlitzcr £o.
until after the invention of these wonder-
manufacturers
Send for complete catalogue.
ful
things
to
do
their
great
acts.
The
op-
12 J E. 4th St.- txk
Cincinnati
Every Instrument that's Musical*
erations
of
Charles
with
his
hammer
would
JOHN C HAYNES & CO.,
be particularly interesting in a moving pic-
BOSTON, MASS.
A New Resonator Sound-Bar.
RAY STATE
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
•47
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
the most unequivocal kind, fully bearing ture, and so would Napoleon engaged in a
out the claim that the title "Beau Ideal" number of performances, any one of which
Herr Lowenthal's newly invented sound-
has been bestowed on them "because of would be well worth the price of admission.
bar for stringed instruments which has
their beauty and perfection, purity of tone It is unfortunate, also, that there was no
been patented in the United States, Eng-
and extraordinary durability." The Tonk such thing as the graphophone in Thomas
land, Germany and other countries, is de-
string case, described and illustrated on Jefferson's time. Had this wonderful in-
scribed by this well-known Berlin inven-
page 190 of the new Tonk catalogue, is strument been available then Mr. Bryan
tor, who has made more than 5,000 violins,
found to be very serviceable. Dealers might now be able to obtain records that
as follows:
who have not secured one ought to write would assist him materially in his justly-
"The shape of the new resonator sound- for it.
celebrated impersonation of the author of
bar is similar to the former style, the so-
the Declaration of Independence. As it
called 'Bass Bar, 1 but it is built on acous- The Graphophone as Aid to His- is, we have no means of knowing whether
tical and mathematical principles, with
torical Research.
Mr. Bryan's silvery tones are any more like
five bores, according to the large third and
Jefferson's than they are like the filing of
The study of history in the future will
large fifth of the musical harmony of
a saw or the remarks of a pig under a gate,
which two are open-faced with 6 mm. di- be attended with much more certainty than all of which is unconvincing and deplorable.
ameter inside, while the other three are it is at the present time. With the grapho-
bores of different sizes crossed with open phone and cinematograph before him the
The Regina as a Trademaker.
tubes of 3 ^ and 2}/? mm. diameter inside. student of a hundred years from now will
As the holiday season approaches the
The largest of these three tubes is to be have something much more reliable than display of music boxes at the Regina ware-
placed right underneath the bridge of the hearsay evidence or the conclusions of bi- rooms grows daily in size, variety and in-
instrument, while one of the open bores is ased historians to furnish information con- terest. The marvelous Regina Corona, in
just in face of the upper part of the/hole. cerning the people and the customs of to- several sizes and every conceivable style of
By playing the violin with the bow the air day.
case, is now on exhibition. Visitors stand
In Vienna a "Hall of Graphophonic amazed before these ingenious instruments
inside of the instrument is swinging the
vibrating power largely through the two Archives" is being established, and therein as the tune sheets change automatically,
open bores, with an immense oscillatory it is proposed to store up graphophonic playing any tune at will and repeating as
reverberation of more than 4,600 degrees cylinders containing records of all spoken often as desired.
languages and dialects and all the various
in a second.
That the Corona can, after being once
••The quality of tone with the patent re- peculiarities of speech, from the English started and without being touched, play
sonator sound-bar is perfect throughout; accent affected by the American who has successively by a continuous automatic mo-
the G and D strings sound sympathetic, made a six weeks' tour of Europe to the tion all the tunes of the repertoire, lifting
full, and majestic. They produce and com- slang of the Bowery. There will be rec- from and depositing in the bottom of the
bine the mellowness and sonority with the ords of the noises from factories of various case any of the twelve discs desired, is
carrying acoustical power and brilliancy of kinds, there will be songs by great singers, voted to be almost a miracle of mechanical
tone of a genuine old Italian instrument, speeches by celebrated orators, sermons by construction. The lists of tune sheets for
and with the A and E strings. The splen- famous preachers, solos by eminent musi- each Regina style now embrace every clas-
dor and evenness of all the four strings are cians and scraps of conversation in which sical and popular composition of import-
admirable, and especially the touch is free, kings, princes, presidents, senators, alder- ance up to date.
mellow, and wonderfully easy, and of men and other great people figure. Even
J. Leverett Pierce, of the Phonoharp
most brilliant clearness. The patent re- street noises will be graphophoned and
Co.,
when seen by The Review this week,
preserved,
so
that
many,
many
years
from
sonator sound-bar can be placed in every
reported
business conditions as excellent.
now,
when
there
will
be
no
need
of
anti-
violin, viola, and violoncello with ease,
The
Columbia
Zither is riding on the top-
noise
societies,
those
who
have
the
desire
and the inventor sells them to all instru-
most
crest
of
prosperity's wave and evi-
to
know
just
how
great
the
din
was
in
ment makers nearly fitted."
which their forefathers lived may actually dently means to stay there.
The "Beau Ideal" Strings.
hear for themselves.
"Beau Ideal" strings, one of the most
But Vienna is not alone in preparing in-
. useful and successful of the specialties of formation concerning the world of to-day
. William Tonk & Bro., are steadily gaining for future generations. The War Depart-
ground in the estimation of musicians, ment at Washington now has in its archives
who have valued them highly ever since a valuable collection of moving pictures of
their introduction. The Tonk firm have a the war in the Philippines, to which our
large book devoted to the perservation of children's children may refer some day for
testimony concerning "Beau Ideal" strings. accurate evidence concerning the subjuga
This book is filled with endorsements of tion of our far eastern territories. Up to
HOWARD
the present time no moving picture of
mandolins
and Guitars excel
Aguinaldo has been obtained, but it is
all others
hoped that this gap in the valuable series
They are made on scientific rtin-
may be closed at no distant day.
ciples,
and for volume, purity and
GUITARS, MANDOLINS,
Concerning the possibilities of the graph-
sweetness
of tone, have never been
BANJOS, ZITHERS and ophone and the moving picture as aids to
equaled,
w rite for catalogue and
FLUTES .\ .\ v .\ the historian, it becomes a matter of regret
Easy to Sell
Profitable to Sell that Julius Ca;sar, Charles Martel and Na-
Satisfy the most discriminating musicians. poleon Bonaparte could not have waited
CDe Rudolph Ulurlitzcr £o.
until after the invention of these wonder-
manufacturers
Send for complete catalogue.
ful
things
to
do
their
great
acts.
The
op-
12 J E. 4th St.- txk
Cincinnati
Every Instrument that's Musical*
erations
of
Charles
with
his
hammer
would
JOHN C HAYNES & CO.,
be particularly interesting in a moving pic-
BOSTON, MASS.
A New Resonator Sound-Bar.
RAY STATE
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