Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 39 N. 24 - Page 46
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
46
NOTED GERMAN VISITORS
At the Wm. R. Gratz Co. Warerooms—To Get
Pointers on American Trade Conditions.
Joseph Mock, secretary of the Wm. R. Gratz
Co., has returned from a successful two weeks'
trip in the firm interests through New York
State and Canada. Mr. Mock visited a number of
Gratz patrons, met with a cordial reception at
all points and secured several important orders
for the Gratz specialties.
Two distinguished visitors are here this week
from Germany, Messrs. Richard Bauer and Paul
Durrschmidt, comprising the firm of Bauer &
Durrschmidt, Markneukirchen. This old and fa-
mous house, for which they, the Wm. R. Gratz
Co., are sole agents, own and control one of the
largest factories in the Markneukirchen district.
Their most important specialties are violins,
bows and strings. The chief purpose of the
firm's visit to this country is to become more
fully informed regarding Americas growing
needs in their special field.
LYON BROS. FILE PROTEST
Against
Assessment of Duty on Needles or
Points for Talking Machines.
(Special to The Review.)
Washingon, D. C, Dec. 5, 1904.
Lyon Bros., Chicago, filed a protest against the
assessment of duty by the collector at that port,
in which they claimed an invoice of Gramophone
(talking machine) record points should be classi-
fied as needles, and not as manufactures of metal.
The General Board of Appraisers sustained the
collector, the decision, handed down November
21, delivered by Judge Fischer, being as follows:
"Certain Gramophone points, classified as manu-
factures of metal under paragraph 193, tariff act
of 1897, were claimed to be dutiable as needles
under paragraph 165. Protest overruled. G. A.
4938 followed."
HONORS FOR COLUMBIA CO.
The Highest Award, the Grand Prize, and
Several Gold Medals Awarded Exhibit and
Collaborators.
An important announcement from the Colum-
bia Phonograph Co. appears in another part of
The Review, bearing upon the great honors re-
The Full Line of Musical Merchandise illus-
ceived by this institution at the St. Louis Exposi-
trated and Described.
tion. The highest award, the grand prize, was
The enterprising house of Stern & Co. have just received by this concern, as well as several gold
completed their new musical instrument cata- medals, for their various exhibits and collabo-
logue, which has involved some months of care- rators. This is a fitting recognition of the labors
ful preparation. The trade will find this cata- of the Columbia Phonograph Co. toward the per-
logue to be right up to date, and containing only fection and development of the talking machine.
those articles in the musical merchandise line
Through the efforts of this company the talk-
which are good sellers, and for which there is a ing machine, which was once looked upon as
steady demand; all unnecessary articles and slow a toy, has no^v assumed great importance in the
sellers having been eliminated. Dealers should musical and commercial worlds. There are few
progressive business offices to-day where the
graphophone is not used for the purposes of dic-
JOS. W. STERN
tation and the demand for instruments of this
&. C O M P A N Y
character is steadily growing.
There is practically no part of the world to-
day "where the graphophone is not known. The
Columbia Phonograph Co. have for years car-
ried on an active and successful campaign in
NEW
both manufacturing and publicity departments
YORK
with splendid results.
STERN'S NEW CATALOGUE.
A CURIO IN DRUMS.
Stock of
REGAL
MANDOLINS, GUITARS,
and BANJOS
Selling out, while they last,
at HALF PRICE.
Write to-day for bargain list.
LYON & HEALY
CHICAGO, ILL.
THE
Awarded
very striking, the cover being a heavy dark-green
paper, printed in gold. Altogether, we would
recommend it as a valuable reference catalogue
to dealers in the musical merchandise line.
apply a t once for a copy, which will b e sent
gratis. They will find i t a great help, n o t alone
in m a k i n g out their orders, but t h e cuts a r e such
exact reproductions of t h e original i n s t r u m e n t s
t h a t they can very readily m a k e sales by showing
samo to their customers.
The various specialties of this house a r e fully
described, such a s t h e celebrated H a w k e s & Son's,
London, brass i n s t r u m e n t s , t h e M a r k S t e r n Col-
legiate mandolins and g u i t a r s , S. S. S t e w a r t " 4 s "
banjos, t h e M a r k S t e r n S t a r accordeons, Bom-
meran harmonicas, a n d t h e best g u t s t r i n g s i n
the m a r k e t — t h e M a r k S t e r n b r a n d a n d Clark's
"Neverwet."
T h e appearance of Stern's new catalogue i s
GRAND PRIZE
t h e C . G.
BOR
Conn Band, Or-
chestra and Solo
Instruments, is
*
The Holidays Are
Almost Here, which
suggests that a gift to
y o u r f r i e n d of a
"GRAND P R I Z E " In-
strument would make a
p r e s e n t that would
charm and delight :: ::
merely a new acknowl-
edgment of what was
long ago c o n c e d e d ,
namely, that the
"Wonders" are un-
paralleled in any excel-
lence or quality that goes
to make up a Perfect
and Ideal instrument.
C-JBcJ>fc9 si-iDt ton INTIH^AT
Address c .
G.
CONN,
Elkhapt,
Send for large ILLUS-
TRATED
CATA-
L O G U E telling all
about them :: :: :: ::
A curio in the way of a drum coming from
the interior of far away Africa is on exhibition
in the display window of the Grunewald music
house in New Orleans. The instrument in ques-
tion is the properly of A. H. Ford, who is con-
nected with the piano department of the Grune-
wald Co., and was sent to him by an uncle who
has traveled extensively in Africa and who now
lives in Libreville, Congo Francais, West Africa.
The drum, which is a unique thing in the way
of musical instruments, such as are used in pro-
ducing the weird music characteristic of so many
of the tribes among the barbarous countries, is
beaten with the flat of the hands, only the fin-
gers and palms being used. This drum is used
by the Fang and Bulu tribes.
Bell Brand Strings
FOR
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Far excel all others in tone,
quality, durability and beauty
of appearance.
ALL THE LEADING HOUSES
HANDLE THEM
Indiana
P. S.—The Wonder Instruments are sent on trial and FULLY GUARANTEED
National Musical String Co.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.
ANGEL0-" • • Mandolins, Mandolas^ Guitars
_ _ _ BBBB^BB
|U|A|y|M£l
•
I
4fe
• •
If lef^lal vEtiLLilJ
67 6 - 6 7 8 - 6 8 0
Highest Award and Oold Medal at all International
and Universal Expositions.
WRITE
E A G L E
DURRO
BUEQELEISEN & JACOBSON,
F O R C A T A L O G U E A N D T E R M S
A V E N U E , N E W YORK.
Violins, Bows, Strings
And High-Class Trimmings,
NEW YORK
YORK
Band Instruments
SEND FOR MEW
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
J. W.YOUK ® SONS
Makmrs of thm hlghmmt gradm
Ba^nd Instruments
GRAND HAPIDS
MICH.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
46
NOTED GERMAN VISITORS
At the Wm. R. Gratz Co. Warerooms—To Get
Pointers on American Trade Conditions.
Joseph Mock, secretary of the Wm. R. Gratz
Co., has returned from a successful two weeks'
trip in the firm interests through New York
State and Canada. Mr. Mock visited a number of
Gratz patrons, met with a cordial reception at
all points and secured several important orders
for the Gratz specialties.
Two distinguished visitors are here this week
from Germany, Messrs. Richard Bauer and Paul
Durrschmidt, comprising the firm of Bauer &
Durrschmidt, Markneukirchen. This old and fa-
mous house, for which they, the Wm. R. Gratz
Co., are sole agents, own and control one of the
largest factories in the Markneukirchen district.
Their most important specialties are violins,
bows and strings. The chief purpose of the
firm's visit to this country is to become more
fully informed regarding Americas growing
needs in their special field.
LYON BROS. FILE PROTEST
Against
Assessment of Duty on Needles or
Points for Talking Machines.
(Special to The Review.)
Washingon, D. C, Dec. 5, 1904.
Lyon Bros., Chicago, filed a protest against the
assessment of duty by the collector at that port,
in which they claimed an invoice of Gramophone
(talking machine) record points should be classi-
fied as needles, and not as manufactures of metal.
The General Board of Appraisers sustained the
collector, the decision, handed down November
21, delivered by Judge Fischer, being as follows:
"Certain Gramophone points, classified as manu-
factures of metal under paragraph 193, tariff act
of 1897, were claimed to be dutiable as needles
under paragraph 165. Protest overruled. G. A.
4938 followed."
HONORS FOR COLUMBIA CO.
The Highest Award, the Grand Prize, and
Several Gold Medals Awarded Exhibit and
Collaborators.
An important announcement from the Colum-
bia Phonograph Co. appears in another part of
The Review, bearing upon the great honors re-
The Full Line of Musical Merchandise illus-
ceived by this institution at the St. Louis Exposi-
trated and Described.
tion. The highest award, the grand prize, was
The enterprising house of Stern & Co. have just received by this concern, as well as several gold
completed their new musical instrument cata- medals, for their various exhibits and collabo-
logue, which has involved some months of care- rators. This is a fitting recognition of the labors
ful preparation. The trade will find this cata- of the Columbia Phonograph Co. toward the per-
logue to be right up to date, and containing only fection and development of the talking machine.
those articles in the musical merchandise line
Through the efforts of this company the talk-
which are good sellers, and for which there is a ing machine, which was once looked upon as
steady demand; all unnecessary articles and slow a toy, has no^v assumed great importance in the
sellers having been eliminated. Dealers should musical and commercial worlds. There are few
progressive business offices to-day where the
graphophone is not used for the purposes of dic-
JOS. W. STERN
tation and the demand for instruments of this
&. C O M P A N Y
character is steadily growing.
There is practically no part of the world to-
day "where the graphophone is not known. The
Columbia Phonograph Co. have for years car-
ried on an active and successful campaign in
NEW
both manufacturing and publicity departments
YORK
with splendid results.
STERN'S NEW CATALOGUE.
A CURIO IN DRUMS.
Stock of
REGAL
MANDOLINS, GUITARS,
and BANJOS
Selling out, while they last,
at HALF PRICE.
Write to-day for bargain list.
LYON & HEALY
CHICAGO, ILL.
THE
Awarded
very striking, the cover being a heavy dark-green
paper, printed in gold. Altogether, we would
recommend it as a valuable reference catalogue
to dealers in the musical merchandise line.
apply a t once for a copy, which will b e sent
gratis. They will find i t a great help, n o t alone
in m a k i n g out their orders, but t h e cuts a r e such
exact reproductions of t h e original i n s t r u m e n t s
t h a t they can very readily m a k e sales by showing
samo to their customers.
The various specialties of this house a r e fully
described, such a s t h e celebrated H a w k e s & Son's,
London, brass i n s t r u m e n t s , t h e M a r k S t e r n Col-
legiate mandolins and g u i t a r s , S. S. S t e w a r t " 4 s "
banjos, t h e M a r k S t e r n S t a r accordeons, Bom-
meran harmonicas, a n d t h e best g u t s t r i n g s i n
the m a r k e t — t h e M a r k S t e r n b r a n d a n d Clark's
"Neverwet."
T h e appearance of Stern's new catalogue i s
GRAND PRIZE
t h e C . G.
BOR
Conn Band, Or-
chestra and Solo
Instruments, is
*
The Holidays Are
Almost Here, which
suggests that a gift to
y o u r f r i e n d of a
"GRAND P R I Z E " In-
strument would make a
p r e s e n t that would
charm and delight :: ::
merely a new acknowl-
edgment of what was
long ago c o n c e d e d ,
namely, that the
"Wonders" are un-
paralleled in any excel-
lence or quality that goes
to make up a Perfect
and Ideal instrument.
C-JBcJ>fc9 si-iDt ton INTIH^AT
Address c .
G.
CONN,
Elkhapt,
Send for large ILLUS-
TRATED
CATA-
L O G U E telling all
about them :: :: :: ::
A curio in the way of a drum coming from
the interior of far away Africa is on exhibition
in the display window of the Grunewald music
house in New Orleans. The instrument in ques-
tion is the properly of A. H. Ford, who is con-
nected with the piano department of the Grune-
wald Co., and was sent to him by an uncle who
has traveled extensively in Africa and who now
lives in Libreville, Congo Francais, West Africa.
The drum, which is a unique thing in the way
of musical instruments, such as are used in pro-
ducing the weird music characteristic of so many
of the tribes among the barbarous countries, is
beaten with the flat of the hands, only the fin-
gers and palms being used. This drum is used
by the Fang and Bulu tribes.
Bell Brand Strings
FOR
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Far excel all others in tone,
quality, durability and beauty
of appearance.
ALL THE LEADING HOUSES
HANDLE THEM
Indiana
P. S.—The Wonder Instruments are sent on trial and FULLY GUARANTEED
National Musical String Co.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.
ANGEL0-" • • Mandolins, Mandolas^ Guitars
_ _ _ BBBB^BB
|U|A|y|M£l
•
I
4fe
• •
If lef^lal vEtiLLilJ
67 6 - 6 7 8 - 6 8 0
Highest Award and Oold Medal at all International
and Universal Expositions.
WRITE
E A G L E
DURRO
BUEQELEISEN & JACOBSON,
F O R C A T A L O G U E A N D T E R M S
A V E N U E , N E W YORK.
Violins, Bows, Strings
And High-Class Trimmings,
NEW YORK
YORK
Band Instruments
SEND FOR MEW
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
J. W.YOUK ® SONS
Makmrs of thm hlghmmt gradm
Ba^nd Instruments
GRAND HAPIDS
MICH.
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