Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 38 N. 16 - Page 39
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
TALKING MACHINE SITUATION.
A HOHNER HARMONICA THAT IS STEADILY GROWING IN FAVOR.
~~- . -, i ~\
Business Better Out of Town than in the Metropo-
lis—Export Trade not as Satisfactory as it
Might Be.
With talking machine manufacturers business
is so much better out of town that the prevalent
dull situation in the metropolitan district comes
as a sharp contrast. Export trade is fair, but
prices are not what they should be. In fact,
foreign business in this branch appears to be
maintained, at present at least, more for the
name than the game; for the profits, with "ex-
port prices" to contend with, are mighty slim,
if any at all are realized.
1S 5 7
I The HOHNER FACTORY isth.e largest.Harmo-
nica factory in the world, employingI over 10 00 menO
land turning out upwards of 5.000,000 superIOH
lauaUty Harmonicas per annum. Each instrument.
lis tested by six different skil\ed workmen before!
Vieaving the factory, therefore perfect purity of tone
'••
M. HOHNER. '
"Second to None," one of the Italian special-
ties in harmonicas, as shown in the illustration,
is one of the biggest selling in "the extensive
Hohner line." The style shown is No. 1903, well
known the world over for volume and sweetness
COLUMBIA CO.'S GREAT BUSINESS.
Some inaccuracies were recently published in
the Washington Post regarding the business oL
the Columbia Phonograph Co., in which it was
stated that "the sales of the company for the
first half of March were about $60,000, as com-
pared with $18,000 last year."
The amount stated as the sales of the com-
pany for the first half om March, $60,000, would
actually be no more than the sales for four days,
of tone. There are several sizes of this harmon- while the data as to the previous year is equally
ica, including Nos. 1900, 1901 and 1902. Style erroneous. The fact is that the sales of the Co-
1903 has ten double holes and forty reeds. It is lumbia Company in March were the greatest ever
known as Full Concert size, and is supplied in a made in any month in this country, more than
double those of March, 1903.
durable and artistic box.
of the Mannello plant, who returned Saturday.
Besides attending to this mission, Mr. Romaglia
Secure Entire Factory Supplies of the J. C. Haynes called on a number of the leading dealers and
& Co. in Boston—Much Material for Mandolins booked several very nice orders. He reports
trade in small goods looking up in the New Eng-
and Guitars.
land capital, with prospects of good business
The entire factory supplies of the old John C. ahead.
Haynes & Co., Boston, Mass., were purchased
last week by Angelo Mannello, of New York.
The removal of the Regina headquarters from
The lot—quite a valuable assortment of goods New York City to Rahway, where the factory is
—included all the special material, fixtures and situated, is nearly completed, and arrangements
trimmings for mandolins and guitars. The deal are rapidly progressing for the opening of the
was negotiated with consummate tact and judg- sample exhibit on the second floor of the present
ment by Frank Romaglia, the capable manager building, 11 East 22d street.
MANNELLO'S BIG PURCHASE,
COLUMBIA
RECORDS
39
VICTOR CO. SECURE ANOTHER FLOOR.
The Victor Distributing and Export Co., 77
Chambers street, have added another floor to
their establishment, which now embraces four
big floors, nearly three of which are occupied
with stock, including every style of Victor talk-
ing machine, and an adequate library of Victor
records, with trumpets and all other accessories.
Signor Guiseppe Vitale, of New York, held a
sale of rare violins at the piano warerooms of
Chase & Smith, Syracuse, N. Y., on Tuesday after-
noon of this week. There was a large attend-
ance of violinists and teachers.
A Word About Gold-Moulded Records
Columbia Moulded Cylinder Records were the first Moulded Records on the market by
about a year.
%
They always have been GOLD-moulded. A gold mould is the ONLY economical and efficient
mould known to the art.
Moulded records are superior to the old engraved records, because they may be made of
HARDER material. Hard records last longer and have a better quality of tone.
A gold-moulded record made of SOFT material would be no better in quality than an
ENGRAVED record in soft material.
The best Moulded Records are not only GOLD-MOULDED ; they are SUPER-HARDENED.
Gold-moulded records are LESS expensive than engraved records. The PROCESS is simpler.
Formerly, BLANK cylinders were moulded, then SHAVED, then ENGRAVED from an original. The
originals soon wore out under the reproducing stylus.
Now, a gold-lined MOULD is made from the original, and the product of that mould is a
SMOOTHLY FINISHED cylinder, with the SOUND RECORD ALREADY ON IT. The life of the original is
increased ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times.
A record is not MORE expensive because it is gold-moulded.
It is LESS expensive.
Columbia Moulded Cylinder Records are NEW records, made by a NEW process. They are
not only gold-moulded. They are SUPER-HARDENED.
Irrespective of PRICE, they are superior in QUALITY to any other gold-moulded record on
the market.
FOR SALE BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE, AND BY THE
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY
PIONEERS AND LEADERS IN THE TALKING MACHINE ART
GRAND PRIZE, PARIS, 1900
NEW YORK, Wholesale. Retail and Export, 93 Chambers St.
UPTOWN,
CHICAGO. 88 Wabash Ave.
PITTSBURG, 616 Penn Ave.
PHILADELPHIA. 1019-1021 Market St.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., 628-630 Canal St.
ST. LOUIS, 908 Olive St. (Frisco Building).
DETROIT. 37 Grand River Ave.
BOSTON. 164 Tremont St.
MILWAUKEE. 391 East Water St.
BALTIMORE, 231 N. Howard St.
WASHINGTON. 1212 F St., N. W.
CLEVELAND. Cor. Euclid Ave. and Erie St.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 107 Yonsre St.
BUFFALO, 645 Main St.
MINNEAPOLIS, 13 Fourth St., South.
SAN FRANCISCO, 125 Geary St.
INDIANAPOLIS, 48 N. Pennsylvania St.
RETAIL ONLY, 872 Broadway.
LONDON, Wholesale, Retail, 89 Great Eastern St., E. C. RETAIL BRANCH STORE, 200 Oxford St., W.
PARIS. I l l and 118 Rue Montmartre.
ST. PETERSBURG. 58 Nevski Prospect.
KANSAS CITY. 101« Walnut St.
ST. PAUL. 386 Wabasha St.
DENVER, 505-507 Sixteenth St.
OMAHA, 1621 Farnam St.
LOS ANGELES, 323 South Main St.
MEMPHIS, 802 Main St.
PORTLAND. ORE., 128 Seventh St.
OAKLAND. CAL.. 468 13th St.
BERLIN, 71 Ritterstrasse.
HAMBURG. Adolphsplatr No. 4.
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
TALKING MACHINE SITUATION.
A HOHNER HARMONICA THAT IS STEADILY GROWING IN FAVOR.
~~- . -, i ~\
Business Better Out of Town than in the Metropo-
lis—Export Trade not as Satisfactory as it
Might Be.
With talking machine manufacturers business
is so much better out of town that the prevalent
dull situation in the metropolitan district comes
as a sharp contrast. Export trade is fair, but
prices are not what they should be. In fact,
foreign business in this branch appears to be
maintained, at present at least, more for the
name than the game; for the profits, with "ex-
port prices" to contend with, are mighty slim,
if any at all are realized.
1S 5 7
I The HOHNER FACTORY isth.e largest.Harmo-
nica factory in the world, employingI over 10 00 menO
land turning out upwards of 5.000,000 superIOH
lauaUty Harmonicas per annum. Each instrument.
lis tested by six different skil\ed workmen before!
Vieaving the factory, therefore perfect purity of tone
'••
M. HOHNER. '
"Second to None," one of the Italian special-
ties in harmonicas, as shown in the illustration,
is one of the biggest selling in "the extensive
Hohner line." The style shown is No. 1903, well
known the world over for volume and sweetness
COLUMBIA CO.'S GREAT BUSINESS.
Some inaccuracies were recently published in
the Washington Post regarding the business oL
the Columbia Phonograph Co., in which it was
stated that "the sales of the company for the
first half of March were about $60,000, as com-
pared with $18,000 last year."
The amount stated as the sales of the com-
pany for the first half om March, $60,000, would
actually be no more than the sales for four days,
of tone. There are several sizes of this harmon- while the data as to the previous year is equally
ica, including Nos. 1900, 1901 and 1902. Style erroneous. The fact is that the sales of the Co-
1903 has ten double holes and forty reeds. It is lumbia Company in March were the greatest ever
known as Full Concert size, and is supplied in a made in any month in this country, more than
double those of March, 1903.
durable and artistic box.
of the Mannello plant, who returned Saturday.
Besides attending to this mission, Mr. Romaglia
Secure Entire Factory Supplies of the J. C. Haynes called on a number of the leading dealers and
& Co. in Boston—Much Material for Mandolins booked several very nice orders. He reports
trade in small goods looking up in the New Eng-
and Guitars.
land capital, with prospects of good business
The entire factory supplies of the old John C. ahead.
Haynes & Co., Boston, Mass., were purchased
last week by Angelo Mannello, of New York.
The removal of the Regina headquarters from
The lot—quite a valuable assortment of goods New York City to Rahway, where the factory is
—included all the special material, fixtures and situated, is nearly completed, and arrangements
trimmings for mandolins and guitars. The deal are rapidly progressing for the opening of the
was negotiated with consummate tact and judg- sample exhibit on the second floor of the present
ment by Frank Romaglia, the capable manager building, 11 East 22d street.
MANNELLO'S BIG PURCHASE,
COLUMBIA
RECORDS
39
VICTOR CO. SECURE ANOTHER FLOOR.
The Victor Distributing and Export Co., 77
Chambers street, have added another floor to
their establishment, which now embraces four
big floors, nearly three of which are occupied
with stock, including every style of Victor talk-
ing machine, and an adequate library of Victor
records, with trumpets and all other accessories.
Signor Guiseppe Vitale, of New York, held a
sale of rare violins at the piano warerooms of
Chase & Smith, Syracuse, N. Y., on Tuesday after-
noon of this week. There was a large attend-
ance of violinists and teachers.
A Word About Gold-Moulded Records
Columbia Moulded Cylinder Records were the first Moulded Records on the market by
about a year.
%
They always have been GOLD-moulded. A gold mould is the ONLY economical and efficient
mould known to the art.
Moulded records are superior to the old engraved records, because they may be made of
HARDER material. Hard records last longer and have a better quality of tone.
A gold-moulded record made of SOFT material would be no better in quality than an
ENGRAVED record in soft material.
The best Moulded Records are not only GOLD-MOULDED ; they are SUPER-HARDENED.
Gold-moulded records are LESS expensive than engraved records. The PROCESS is simpler.
Formerly, BLANK cylinders were moulded, then SHAVED, then ENGRAVED from an original. The
originals soon wore out under the reproducing stylus.
Now, a gold-lined MOULD is made from the original, and the product of that mould is a
SMOOTHLY FINISHED cylinder, with the SOUND RECORD ALREADY ON IT. The life of the original is
increased ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times.
A record is not MORE expensive because it is gold-moulded.
It is LESS expensive.
Columbia Moulded Cylinder Records are NEW records, made by a NEW process. They are
not only gold-moulded. They are SUPER-HARDENED.
Irrespective of PRICE, they are superior in QUALITY to any other gold-moulded record on
the market.
FOR SALE BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE, AND BY THE
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY
PIONEERS AND LEADERS IN THE TALKING MACHINE ART
GRAND PRIZE, PARIS, 1900
NEW YORK, Wholesale. Retail and Export, 93 Chambers St.
UPTOWN,
CHICAGO. 88 Wabash Ave.
PITTSBURG, 616 Penn Ave.
PHILADELPHIA. 1019-1021 Market St.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., 628-630 Canal St.
ST. LOUIS, 908 Olive St. (Frisco Building).
DETROIT. 37 Grand River Ave.
BOSTON. 164 Tremont St.
MILWAUKEE. 391 East Water St.
BALTIMORE, 231 N. Howard St.
WASHINGTON. 1212 F St., N. W.
CLEVELAND. Cor. Euclid Ave. and Erie St.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 107 Yonsre St.
BUFFALO, 645 Main St.
MINNEAPOLIS, 13 Fourth St., South.
SAN FRANCISCO, 125 Geary St.
INDIANAPOLIS, 48 N. Pennsylvania St.
RETAIL ONLY, 872 Broadway.
LONDON, Wholesale, Retail, 89 Great Eastern St., E. C. RETAIL BRANCH STORE, 200 Oxford St., W.
PARIS. I l l and 118 Rue Montmartre.
ST. PETERSBURG. 58 Nevski Prospect.
KANSAS CITY. 101« Walnut St.
ST. PAUL. 386 Wabasha St.
DENVER, 505-507 Sixteenth St.
OMAHA, 1621 Farnam St.
LOS ANGELES, 323 South Main St.
MEMPHIS, 802 Main St.
PORTLAND. ORE., 128 Seventh St.
OAKLAND. CAL.. 468 13th St.
BERLIN, 71 Ritterstrasse.
HAMBURG. Adolphsplatr No. 4.
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