Music Trade Review
Issue: 1907 Vol. 44 N. 18 - Page 43
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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
time instrument, with a nigger in the back-
ground, was a good stage setting for our jolly
fathers. 'Artists' were not plentiful in those
Here's a Man Who Believes That Improvement
days. The repertory of the average player was
Spoils
the Instrument—His
Contentions
'Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,' 'Juba,' 'Dandy
Worth Noting.
J i m ' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' and things of
America may not yet have produced a Mozart that sort.
"The banjo touches a responsive chord in the
or a Beethoven, but at. least it must be given
credit for having invented a musical instrument, American heart because it is an American instru-
albeit an humble one. The banjo is distinctly ment—a native born citizen. It used to sing the
and unmistakably American, says a writer who songs of the South, but since it wandered abroad
believes the' banjo was never destined to "evo- and was patronized by the nobility it has be-
lute." His views will hardly meet with favor, come pretentious and high strung. How many
know that "we once had a banjo-playing Presi-
but they are interesting, nevertheless. He says:
"A vigorous attempt has been made in recent dent? Mr. Arthur played the banjo well, and
years to 'refine' the banjo, an attempt which it when his choice friends from New York visited
is to be hoped will never be successful. Half a him at the White House the genial 'Chef would
century ago the banjo was seldom heard outside entertain them with good punch, fine cigars and
the minstrel hall, and while the instrument at jo'.ly banjo music. King Edward used to be a
that time was in its first stages of development good performer in his Prince of Wales days.
and in a sense crude, it had a distinctive tone Thalberg, the pianist and composer, became an
and a specific use. The jig, the plantation mel- enthusiastic banjo player in his declining years."
ody, the songs of ante-bellum days—the stock in
trade of the original darky minstrel—this was
THE DURRO LINE
the scope of the banjo, and its field of usefulness
was unique and pleasing. But minstrelsy has Of Violins, Strings and Trimmings Is Meeting
changed since those days from plantations, cot-
With Great Favor Throughout the Trade.
ton pickings. Mississippi levees and cornfields to
silk costumes, drawing rooms and decollete func-
The house of Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113-115
tions. Minstrelsy was intended originally to be University Place, New York, are justly proud of
jolly, mirthful, jingling, hilarious; it has come their Durro line of violins, strings and trim-
to be silky, poetical, statuesque. The banjo has mings. Voicing this feeling, Mr. Buegeleisen said
kept pace with minstrelsy. It has been taken this week: "Our Durro goods have scored an
from the barn door to the parlor, and it graces enormous success, and they are now selling bet-
its new position like the 'hired man' in full dress. ter than ever before. So strong is the demand
"Now, in his sphere the hired man is all right; that we are hard pressed at times to keep some
so is the banjo; but when the full-dressed per- numbers in stock. No dealer who has ever tried
former enters the drawing room or comes out on the line gives it up. When once he takes up
the stage and gives us Beethoven, Wagner, Men- Durro violins, strings and trimmings he remains
delssohn and Liszt, in sonatas and nocturnes and a steadfast and not infrequently an enthusiastic
concertos, it becomes an admirable performance customer. To share cur faith in the line, if, after
in finger gymnastics and a burlesque desecration ordering in a bill of goods, they are not up to
of music. When Bret Harte left the wild and representation or are not. up to his expectations,
woolly West and located in the effete Bast he he is at liberty to send them back at our expen e.
lost the charm of his unique position. He could That is our guarantee. We are just as much in-
not write the same stories of Western life. He terested in his being satisfied—if not more so—
became cultivated and destroyed. He was in a than we are in selling the goods."
different sphere, and he was influenced by the
strained relations which he bore to his surround-
LONGEST DISTANCE TO TALK.
ings. So with the banjo. When frets were
placed upon the neck the instrument was im- * The longest distance the human voice has been
proved and its scope increased, but its sphere transmitted is believed to be from Montreal to
was changed. The sharp plinkity-plink of the Vvinnipeg, 1,430 miles, over a special copper wire
modern banjo may; be pleasing to the rising gen- along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
eration, but the simple plunkity-plunk of the old- This wire, which has intermediate connections
"REFIMNCTJTHE BANJO.
only at North Bay and Fort William, was in-
stalled by the railroad company for its telegra-
phone system, by means of which two messages,
one by telephone and the other by telegraph, can
be transmitted simultaneously over the wire. A
number of tests have been made of the new out-
fit, it being found quite easy to converse from
end to end of the line, while at the same moment
operators at an intermediate station (Fort Will-
iam) were sending a telegraphic message to
Montreal.
RETURNS FROM SUCCESSFUL TRIP.
Lou Buegeleisen and It. Berg, of Buegeleisen
& Jacobson's traveling staff, returned to New
York from a successful round of calls on the
trade last week. Mr. Berg refitted his sample
cases and took to the road again Wednesday.
Harry J. Metzler, who looks after the city and
nearby trade, is keeping up his shining record.
WANAMAKER'S GOOD ADVICE.
John Wanamaker says: "If there is one en-
terprise on earth that a 'quitter' should leave
severely alone, it is advertising. To make a suc-
cess of advertising one must be prepared to stick
like a barnacle on a boat's bottom. He should
know before he begins it that he must spend
money—lots of it. Somebody must tell him, also,
that he cannot hope to reap results commensurate
with his expenditure early in the game. Adver-
tising doesn't jerk; it pulls. It begins very
gently at first, but the pull is steady. It in-
creases day by day and year by year until it
exerts an irresistible power."
Violinists who are looking for something new
should examine Virgilio Ranzato's "Mazurka,"
Op. 2, No. 2. It is published by the Oliver Dit-
son Co.
SMITH ACADEMY
GUITARS and MANDOLINS
Cannot Be Duplicated lor the Money
A trial order ts all we ask
WRITE FOR A CATALOGUE OF SALABLE GOODS
Koerber-Brenner Music Company
ST. LOUIS
Exclusively Wholesale
FOR * •
THE TRIO CORNET
THE HAMBURG 2Oth CENTURY",™,
MILANO ORCANETTO ACCORDEONS
WM. R.GRATZ IMPORT COMPANY, 35 and 37 West 31st St., New York
THE
You Need Two Things This
New Year
tsl-LYON & HEALY MANDOLINS, GUI-
TARS AND VIOLINS.
2nd-- SIEGEL-MYLRS' ML SIC LESSONS
TO GIVE AWAY WITH THEM.
Hundreds of dealers all over the country are doubling
their sale*.
No cost whatever nor trouble to you, but a magnifi-
cent extra value for your customeri.
You increase your sales by giving frer $SS.OO or
$60.(10 worth of lessons with every instrument.
Write for full particulars.
NAME
CONN
AND THE}
Union
MR. DEALER:
LYON & HEALY,
Chicago
Label
ARE SYNONYMOUS
AND THE
Genuine Distinguishing' Marks o! Superiority
Which Will In Future Be Found On All
Wonder an.4 American Model Band
and Orchestra Instruments
SMMD 0OR MMW
ILLUJTMJfTMD CJtTJtLOOVM
J W.YORK <& SONS
Makmrm »f <*• hkghmmtgr
MADE BY
C. G. CONN COMPANY,
Band Instruments
ELKHART
INDIANA
Beind Instruments
ft*AND ILAPID8
MICH. x~-Z~.
THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
time instrument, with a nigger in the back-
ground, was a good stage setting for our jolly
fathers. 'Artists' were not plentiful in those
Here's a Man Who Believes That Improvement
days. The repertory of the average player was
Spoils
the Instrument—His
Contentions
'Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,' 'Juba,' 'Dandy
Worth Noting.
J i m ' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' and things of
America may not yet have produced a Mozart that sort.
"The banjo touches a responsive chord in the
or a Beethoven, but at. least it must be given
credit for having invented a musical instrument, American heart because it is an American instru-
albeit an humble one. The banjo is distinctly ment—a native born citizen. It used to sing the
and unmistakably American, says a writer who songs of the South, but since it wandered abroad
believes the' banjo was never destined to "evo- and was patronized by the nobility it has be-
lute." His views will hardly meet with favor, come pretentious and high strung. How many
know that "we once had a banjo-playing Presi-
but they are interesting, nevertheless. He says:
"A vigorous attempt has been made in recent dent? Mr. Arthur played the banjo well, and
years to 'refine' the banjo, an attempt which it when his choice friends from New York visited
is to be hoped will never be successful. Half a him at the White House the genial 'Chef would
century ago the banjo was seldom heard outside entertain them with good punch, fine cigars and
the minstrel hall, and while the instrument at jo'.ly banjo music. King Edward used to be a
that time was in its first stages of development good performer in his Prince of Wales days.
and in a sense crude, it had a distinctive tone Thalberg, the pianist and composer, became an
and a specific use. The jig, the plantation mel- enthusiastic banjo player in his declining years."
ody, the songs of ante-bellum days—the stock in
trade of the original darky minstrel—this was
THE DURRO LINE
the scope of the banjo, and its field of usefulness
was unique and pleasing. But minstrelsy has Of Violins, Strings and Trimmings Is Meeting
changed since those days from plantations, cot-
With Great Favor Throughout the Trade.
ton pickings. Mississippi levees and cornfields to
silk costumes, drawing rooms and decollete func-
The house of Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113-115
tions. Minstrelsy was intended originally to be University Place, New York, are justly proud of
jolly, mirthful, jingling, hilarious; it has come their Durro line of violins, strings and trim-
to be silky, poetical, statuesque. The banjo has mings. Voicing this feeling, Mr. Buegeleisen said
kept pace with minstrelsy. It has been taken this week: "Our Durro goods have scored an
from the barn door to the parlor, and it graces enormous success, and they are now selling bet-
its new position like the 'hired man' in full dress. ter than ever before. So strong is the demand
"Now, in his sphere the hired man is all right; that we are hard pressed at times to keep some
so is the banjo; but when the full-dressed per- numbers in stock. No dealer who has ever tried
former enters the drawing room or comes out on the line gives it up. When once he takes up
the stage and gives us Beethoven, Wagner, Men- Durro violins, strings and trimmings he remains
delssohn and Liszt, in sonatas and nocturnes and a steadfast and not infrequently an enthusiastic
concertos, it becomes an admirable performance customer. To share cur faith in the line, if, after
in finger gymnastics and a burlesque desecration ordering in a bill of goods, they are not up to
of music. When Bret Harte left the wild and representation or are not. up to his expectations,
woolly West and located in the effete Bast he he is at liberty to send them back at our expen e.
lost the charm of his unique position. He could That is our guarantee. We are just as much in-
not write the same stories of Western life. He terested in his being satisfied—if not more so—
became cultivated and destroyed. He was in a than we are in selling the goods."
different sphere, and he was influenced by the
strained relations which he bore to his surround-
LONGEST DISTANCE TO TALK.
ings. So with the banjo. When frets were
placed upon the neck the instrument was im- * The longest distance the human voice has been
proved and its scope increased, but its sphere transmitted is believed to be from Montreal to
was changed. The sharp plinkity-plink of the Vvinnipeg, 1,430 miles, over a special copper wire
modern banjo may; be pleasing to the rising gen- along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
eration, but the simple plunkity-plunk of the old- This wire, which has intermediate connections
"REFIMNCTJTHE BANJO.
only at North Bay and Fort William, was in-
stalled by the railroad company for its telegra-
phone system, by means of which two messages,
one by telephone and the other by telegraph, can
be transmitted simultaneously over the wire. A
number of tests have been made of the new out-
fit, it being found quite easy to converse from
end to end of the line, while at the same moment
operators at an intermediate station (Fort Will-
iam) were sending a telegraphic message to
Montreal.
RETURNS FROM SUCCESSFUL TRIP.
Lou Buegeleisen and It. Berg, of Buegeleisen
& Jacobson's traveling staff, returned to New
York from a successful round of calls on the
trade last week. Mr. Berg refitted his sample
cases and took to the road again Wednesday.
Harry J. Metzler, who looks after the city and
nearby trade, is keeping up his shining record.
WANAMAKER'S GOOD ADVICE.
John Wanamaker says: "If there is one en-
terprise on earth that a 'quitter' should leave
severely alone, it is advertising. To make a suc-
cess of advertising one must be prepared to stick
like a barnacle on a boat's bottom. He should
know before he begins it that he must spend
money—lots of it. Somebody must tell him, also,
that he cannot hope to reap results commensurate
with his expenditure early in the game. Adver-
tising doesn't jerk; it pulls. It begins very
gently at first, but the pull is steady. It in-
creases day by day and year by year until it
exerts an irresistible power."
Violinists who are looking for something new
should examine Virgilio Ranzato's "Mazurka,"
Op. 2, No. 2. It is published by the Oliver Dit-
son Co.
SMITH ACADEMY
GUITARS and MANDOLINS
Cannot Be Duplicated lor the Money
A trial order ts all we ask
WRITE FOR A CATALOGUE OF SALABLE GOODS
Koerber-Brenner Music Company
ST. LOUIS
Exclusively Wholesale
FOR * •
THE TRIO CORNET
THE HAMBURG 2Oth CENTURY",™,
MILANO ORCANETTO ACCORDEONS
WM. R.GRATZ IMPORT COMPANY, 35 and 37 West 31st St., New York
THE
You Need Two Things This
New Year
tsl-LYON & HEALY MANDOLINS, GUI-
TARS AND VIOLINS.
2nd-- SIEGEL-MYLRS' ML SIC LESSONS
TO GIVE AWAY WITH THEM.
Hundreds of dealers all over the country are doubling
their sale*.
No cost whatever nor trouble to you, but a magnifi-
cent extra value for your customeri.
You increase your sales by giving frer $SS.OO or
$60.(10 worth of lessons with every instrument.
Write for full particulars.
NAME
CONN
AND THE}
Union
MR. DEALER:
LYON & HEALY,
Chicago
Label
ARE SYNONYMOUS
AND THE
Genuine Distinguishing' Marks o! Superiority
Which Will In Future Be Found On All
Wonder an.4 American Model Band
and Orchestra Instruments
SMMD 0OR MMW
ILLUJTMJfTMD CJtTJtLOOVM
J W.YORK <& SONS
Makmrm »f <*• hkghmmtgr
MADE BY
C. G. CONN COMPANY,
Band Instruments
ELKHART
INDIANA
Beind Instruments
ft*AND ILAPID8
MICH. x~-Z~.
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