Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 39 N. 20 - Page 41
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THE
THE ART OF PREVARICATION
Not the Exclusive Right ot Music Trade Sales-
men—Why the Orient Leads the Way.
Speaking with a traveling man for a leading
music trade establishment this week, he said:
"You know we are accused, at least the retail
members of our craft are, of being proficient in
prevarication. Now there are some "beauts" in
the business I grant, but we are as a molehill
compared to Mount Washington when it comes to
our friends of the Orient, where the art of pre-
varicating has undergone continuous improve-
ment for hundreds of years.
"I came across the following epistle the other
day from a Chinese editor to a correspondent in
rejecting his manuscript which shows that the
art has almost reached the high water mark in
that country, and that even the editors of music
trade papers have much to learn. It is such a
rare document that I am sure Review readers
would like to peruse it. This is how the editor
of a paper in Pekin, China, declined a manu-
script :
"Illustrious brother of the sun and moon! Look
upon the slave who rolls at thy feet, who kisses
the earth before thee, and demands of thy charity
permission to speak and live. We have read the
manuscripts with delight. By the bones of our
ancestors, we swear that never before have we
encountered such a masterpiece. Should we print
it, his Majesty the Emperor would order us to
take it as a criterion and never again print any-
thing which was not equal to it. As that would
not be possible before ten thousand years, all
tremblingly we return thy manuscript and beg
thee ten thousand pardons. See—my head is at
thy feet and I am the slave of thy servant."
MR. BORNSTEIN RECOVERING.
S. Bornstein, who carries a few sample trunks
for Mr. Schoening, 369 Broadway, New York, ow-
ing to an accident in New Orleans, where he was
laid up for a couple of weeks, reached home
Thursday last. Since he has been confined to his
home, but expects to be in active harness in a
week. Mr. Schoening immediately took up the
threads of the trip from Atlanta on and finished
the diagram in his usual successful manner.
VAUGHAN WITH GRINNELL.
James Vaughan, the piano man who gave up
business at 220 Woodward avenue, Detroit, Mich.,
last week, has become a piano salesman with
Grinnell Bros.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
41
VICTOR CO. SECURE GRAND PRIZE celebrated string makers in Europe. The gut
used is cultivated in the southern part of Russia,
where the climate is mild; and hence its char-
acter is similar to that of the Italian gut, with
the exception that it has the advantage of being
The merits of the Victor Co.'s products, as ex- much stronger (more durable) than the latter.
hibited at the World's Fair, have received sub- The gentleman who gathers and selects this gut,
stantial recognition from the Committee of from which the 'Beau Ideal' strings are made, is
Awards, the grand prize, representing remarkable stationed at Odessa. He was a practical violin
excellence in each class, having been granted to maker of high repute in Germany and a master
the Victor Co. This award is intended to in- of the instrument in every respect, when ill
clude the quality of the Victor exhibit as such. health obliged him to seek a mildor climate.
"The proper selection of gut for musical strings
The wonderful gold dog, listening to his master's
voice, will now receive more attention than ever is not only a difficult, but also a very important
from visitors to the Exposition. At a recital on matter, and we mention these details to show the
Monday at the offices and warerooms of the Vic- fitness of the person in charge. Many conditions
tor Distributing and Export Co., 77 Chambers St., must be considered in its selection; not only the
a series of wonderful vocal demonstrations of climate, but the condition of the animal, how fed,
Victor possibilities were given, astonishing all the season when the gut is taken from the ani-
. listeners by exact reproduction of the human mal, etc. For the 'Beau Ideal' strings only the
very whitest gut is selected; hence they are na-
voice of several great singers.
turally a beautiful creamy white, instead of be-
ing bleached white by chemical means, as is the
SHORTAGE IN RECORDS
case with many ordinary strings. We claim for
Reported by Many Retailers Who Cannot Be the 'Beau Ideal' strings that they are the most
perfect in all particulars that science and expe-
Supplied Fast Enough.
rience can produce, and certainly worthy of the
Of the continued shortage in talking machine attention of all persons interested. Each string
records there is evidence on every side. A manu- is enveloped in a paper bag on which is printed
facturer, regarding the situation, said: "Owing the names of instruments for which the string is
to the unparalleled demand for our goods we are suitable."
unable to make complete shipments, except for
the monthly supplement, to any jobber. If the
latter does not get the goods he can only partially
BIG SUMS PAID
fill the orders of his dealers. Therefore if the
jobber says he is doing the best he can he prob- By Phonograph Companies to Great Artists for
Singing for Them—An Illustration in This
ably is. We must ask the forbearance of both
Connection.
jobbers and dealers for a short time. We are
working our factory to its absolute limit night
The expense incurred by some of the phono-
and day; we are constantly adding new machin
ery and putting on more help, and we fully be- graph companies is shown by an offer made (o
lieve that we shall soon have facilities that will one of the prima donnas coming to sing at the
enable us to catch up and keep ahead of all de- Metropolitan this winter. She is to receive from
this company, if she decides to accept its offer,
mands."
$14,000 for four songs. This sum is not to be
paid in a lump, but $6,000 is to be handed over
THE "BEAU IDEAL" STRINGS.
as soon as the singer has finished her allotted
Some of the Special Points of Excellence Em-
number. For each of four succeeding years
bodied in These Products Which Are Becom-
$2,000 is to be paid on condition that she sings
ing
More Popular
Every
Day Among
for no other machine.
Musicians and Dealers.
At the World's Fair—A High Tribute to This
Firm and Their Products—A Victor Recital.
Speaking of their "Beau Ideal' strings, Will-
iam Tonk, of Wm. Tonk & Bro., Inc., 452-456
Tenth avenue. New York, said to The Review,
Monday: "These strings are so called because
of their beauty and perfection, purity of tone and
extraordinary durability, making them the favor-
ites of artists, to whom these qualities are very
important. They are made scientifically correct,
both in thickness and fiber, by one of the most
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING.
George E. Mason, receiver of the J. Howard
Foote corporation, 28 East 22d street, New York,
has published a notice calling for the presenta-
tion of all claims and the payment of all accounts
due said concern to him at the above address,
on or before December 12, 1904, for final account-
ing.
The World 'Renowned
S. S. STEWART Banjos
and the
Famous
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Catalogues furnished upon application
Manufactured by
THE BAVER COMPANY,
PACIFIC COAST AGENTS :
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
CANADIAN AGENTS :
Nordheimer Piano & Music Co.
TORONTO, ONT.
Street
PA.
THE
THE ART OF PREVARICATION
Not the Exclusive Right ot Music Trade Sales-
men—Why the Orient Leads the Way.
Speaking with a traveling man for a leading
music trade establishment this week, he said:
"You know we are accused, at least the retail
members of our craft are, of being proficient in
prevarication. Now there are some "beauts" in
the business I grant, but we are as a molehill
compared to Mount Washington when it comes to
our friends of the Orient, where the art of pre-
varicating has undergone continuous improve-
ment for hundreds of years.
"I came across the following epistle the other
day from a Chinese editor to a correspondent in
rejecting his manuscript which shows that the
art has almost reached the high water mark in
that country, and that even the editors of music
trade papers have much to learn. It is such a
rare document that I am sure Review readers
would like to peruse it. This is how the editor
of a paper in Pekin, China, declined a manu-
script :
"Illustrious brother of the sun and moon! Look
upon the slave who rolls at thy feet, who kisses
the earth before thee, and demands of thy charity
permission to speak and live. We have read the
manuscripts with delight. By the bones of our
ancestors, we swear that never before have we
encountered such a masterpiece. Should we print
it, his Majesty the Emperor would order us to
take it as a criterion and never again print any-
thing which was not equal to it. As that would
not be possible before ten thousand years, all
tremblingly we return thy manuscript and beg
thee ten thousand pardons. See—my head is at
thy feet and I am the slave of thy servant."
MR. BORNSTEIN RECOVERING.
S. Bornstein, who carries a few sample trunks
for Mr. Schoening, 369 Broadway, New York, ow-
ing to an accident in New Orleans, where he was
laid up for a couple of weeks, reached home
Thursday last. Since he has been confined to his
home, but expects to be in active harness in a
week. Mr. Schoening immediately took up the
threads of the trip from Atlanta on and finished
the diagram in his usual successful manner.
VAUGHAN WITH GRINNELL.
James Vaughan, the piano man who gave up
business at 220 Woodward avenue, Detroit, Mich.,
last week, has become a piano salesman with
Grinnell Bros.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
41
VICTOR CO. SECURE GRAND PRIZE celebrated string makers in Europe. The gut
used is cultivated in the southern part of Russia,
where the climate is mild; and hence its char-
acter is similar to that of the Italian gut, with
the exception that it has the advantage of being
The merits of the Victor Co.'s products, as ex- much stronger (more durable) than the latter.
hibited at the World's Fair, have received sub- The gentleman who gathers and selects this gut,
stantial recognition from the Committee of from which the 'Beau Ideal' strings are made, is
Awards, the grand prize, representing remarkable stationed at Odessa. He was a practical violin
excellence in each class, having been granted to maker of high repute in Germany and a master
the Victor Co. This award is intended to in- of the instrument in every respect, when ill
clude the quality of the Victor exhibit as such. health obliged him to seek a mildor climate.
"The proper selection of gut for musical strings
The wonderful gold dog, listening to his master's
voice, will now receive more attention than ever is not only a difficult, but also a very important
from visitors to the Exposition. At a recital on matter, and we mention these details to show the
Monday at the offices and warerooms of the Vic- fitness of the person in charge. Many conditions
tor Distributing and Export Co., 77 Chambers St., must be considered in its selection; not only the
a series of wonderful vocal demonstrations of climate, but the condition of the animal, how fed,
Victor possibilities were given, astonishing all the season when the gut is taken from the ani-
. listeners by exact reproduction of the human mal, etc. For the 'Beau Ideal' strings only the
very whitest gut is selected; hence they are na-
voice of several great singers.
turally a beautiful creamy white, instead of be-
ing bleached white by chemical means, as is the
SHORTAGE IN RECORDS
case with many ordinary strings. We claim for
Reported by Many Retailers Who Cannot Be the 'Beau Ideal' strings that they are the most
perfect in all particulars that science and expe-
Supplied Fast Enough.
rience can produce, and certainly worthy of the
Of the continued shortage in talking machine attention of all persons interested. Each string
records there is evidence on every side. A manu- is enveloped in a paper bag on which is printed
facturer, regarding the situation, said: "Owing the names of instruments for which the string is
to the unparalleled demand for our goods we are suitable."
unable to make complete shipments, except for
the monthly supplement, to any jobber. If the
latter does not get the goods he can only partially
BIG SUMS PAID
fill the orders of his dealers. Therefore if the
jobber says he is doing the best he can he prob- By Phonograph Companies to Great Artists for
Singing for Them—An Illustration in This
ably is. We must ask the forbearance of both
Connection.
jobbers and dealers for a short time. We are
working our factory to its absolute limit night
The expense incurred by some of the phono-
and day; we are constantly adding new machin
ery and putting on more help, and we fully be- graph companies is shown by an offer made (o
lieve that we shall soon have facilities that will one of the prima donnas coming to sing at the
enable us to catch up and keep ahead of all de- Metropolitan this winter. She is to receive from
this company, if she decides to accept its offer,
mands."
$14,000 for four songs. This sum is not to be
paid in a lump, but $6,000 is to be handed over
THE "BEAU IDEAL" STRINGS.
as soon as the singer has finished her allotted
Some of the Special Points of Excellence Em-
number. For each of four succeeding years
bodied in These Products Which Are Becom-
$2,000 is to be paid on condition that she sings
ing
More Popular
Every
Day Among
for no other machine.
Musicians and Dealers.
At the World's Fair—A High Tribute to This
Firm and Their Products—A Victor Recital.
Speaking of their "Beau Ideal' strings, Will-
iam Tonk, of Wm. Tonk & Bro., Inc., 452-456
Tenth avenue. New York, said to The Review,
Monday: "These strings are so called because
of their beauty and perfection, purity of tone and
extraordinary durability, making them the favor-
ites of artists, to whom these qualities are very
important. They are made scientifically correct,
both in thickness and fiber, by one of the most
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING.
George E. Mason, receiver of the J. Howard
Foote corporation, 28 East 22d street, New York,
has published a notice calling for the presenta-
tion of all claims and the payment of all accounts
due said concern to him at the above address,
on or before December 12, 1904, for final account-
ing.
The World 'Renowned
S. S. STEWART Banjos
and the
Famous
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Catalogues furnished upon application
Manufactured by
THE BAVER COMPANY,
PACIFIC COAST AGENTS :
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
CANADIAN AGENTS :
Nordheimer Piano & Music Co.
TORONTO, ONT.
Street
PA.
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