Music Trade Review
Issue: 1907 Vol. 44 N. 23 - Page 42
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
rites or they may have diverted the idleness of
form of vases, and were probably used in the
the people in a very ordinary way, but there they ancient temples.
are, at all events, lying in these outlandish
Another remarkable specimen is a flageolet
shapes ready to be awakened by the breath of
made from a slender bone, probably from the
modern man, and responding to his touch with wing of the brown pelican. The natural cavity
undiminished power and sweetness.
at one end of the bone is filled with wax or gum,
One of the most extraordinary shapes is that leaving an air passage which connects with a
of a flageolet from the Aztec ruins of Mexico. vent hole, forming a mouthpiece. The other end
The religious symbols found upon the ruins of
is open. On the upper surface are five small
Aztec temples are also seen upon many of these finger holes, placed at intervals of about half an
instruments, which would seem to indicate that inch.
they were used in connection with religious cere-
What makes this instrument of especial inter-
monies. Some of the flageolets date, in all prob- est to antiquarians is its striking resemblance to
ability, from modern times; one of marble, for the bone whistles from ancient graves on the
instance, from 'Mexico, as it is furnished with California coast and adjacent islands. It has a
six holes, the ancient ones never having more natural scale of six notes, but by skilful manipu-
than four.
lation three additional notes may be produced.
An instrument from Nicoya, Costa Rica, is re- An acoustic mystery in connection with this an-
markable from the fact that while it contains cient instrument is the fact that the lowest note
but four round holes, seven notes can ue pro- is not made with all the round holes closed, as
duced from it. It is in the form of a grotesque is the general rule.
human head, with painted decorations in brown
A curious- specimen is what has been described
and red on a yellow ground. The mouthpiece is as a pottery trumpet from British Guiana. It is
attached to, and forms part of, the head-dress.
supposed that this is, in fact, a miniature botuto,
Its exceptionally wide range is owing to the some of which are said by South American ex-
fact that one of the holes is larger than the plorers to have been of enormous size, and to
others, the result being two additional notes.
have produced tones truly terrifying to the un-
The principle of the vessel which whistles initiated listener. The following account of these
while being filled with liquid is illustrated in strange instruments is given by Carl Engel:
some specimens in the case. They are in the "The botuto which Gumilla saw used by some
tribes near the Orinoco was evidently an ancient
Indian contrivance, but appears to have fallen al-
most into oblivion during the last two centuries.
It was made of baked clay, and was commonly
from three to four feet long; but some trumpets
of this kind were of enormous size..
"The botuto, with two bellies, was usually
BOWS. STRINGS
made thicker than that with three bellies, and
AND
emitted a deeper sound, which is described as
HIGH-CLASS TRIMMINGS having
been really terrific. These trumpets were
used on occasions of mourning and funeral
dances. Alexander von Humboldt saw the bo-
tuto among some Indian tribes near the River
113-115 UNIVERSITY PLACE
Orinoco."
There are some specimens of a remarkable
One block west of Broadway
NEW YORK
class of instruments in some double flutes of
VIOLINS
BUEGELEISEN & JACOBSON
AND . ftOCH
MaLi\ufeLcturer of
Harmonicas and Accordeons
Trcsingen, Germany
WRITE FOR A CATALOGUE OF SALABLE GOODS
Koerber-Brenner Music Company
ST. LOUIS
Exclusively Wholesale
296 BROADWAY. NEW YORK
KOCH'S HARMONICAS have always received the highest award and medals
given for Harmonicas at all Expositions where they have been on exhibit.
JOS. W. STERN (BL CO., INSTRUMENT SPECIALTIES
S. S. STEWART'S SONS " 4'S" BANJOS
MARKSTERN MANDOLINS AND GUITARS
CLARK'S NEVERWET STRINGS
MARKSTERN STRINGS
HAWKES BAND INSTRUMENTS
'MARTI" BAND INSTRUMENTS
MARKSTERN STAR ACCORDEONS
SMITH ACADEMY
GUITARS a n d MANDOLINS
A trial order Is all we ask
9 1 N . *J. R . R . A V E . , N E W A R K , N . «J.
5
It is in the interest of every dealer to further
as much as possible the establishment of a band
in his own town. There are several ways in
which a local band will be of advantage. One is,
of course, that the demand for instruments and.
parts, the need for repairs, etc., will be an item
of importance if properly handled. Then, too, a
band brings visitors to the town, always a good
thing for a dealer. Taking a prominent part in
organizing the band will bring the dealer before
the citizens and will be a creditable means of ad-
vertising. There are many other advantages to
be gained from a band, and the dealer should not
be indifferent to them.
Cannot Be Duplicated for the Money
F. B. B U R N S &
CO.
THE N E W NOVELTY LINE OF PIANO SCARFS
It will itay you to write tor a line of samples to be sent on approval.
bone used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Brazil
and obtained from some prehistoric ruins in that
country.
What makes them especially remarkable is
their resemblance to similar specimens in the
collection from the Pacific Coast of North Amer-
ica, and, more wonderful still, to some in the
museum at Athens, Greece, used by the ancient
Athenians. The tones produced by these instru-
ments in the Smithsonian collection are singu-
larly soft and melodious.
An interesting object is a bone flute from an
ancient grave near Lima, Peru. It is formed of
part of the ulna of the brown pelican, the ends
having been cut off, and the bone hollowed out.
The specimen is broken, but, when entire, it
must have been furnished with four sound vents.
Two interesting specimens in the collection are
Panpipes, made of hollow reeds and of true classi-
cal design, such as are seen in the pictures of
the famous sylvan character who was credited
among the Greeks and Romans with the inven-
tion of instrumental music. These specimens
were obtained by Ensign W. E. Safford, U. S. N.,
recently, from ancient burial places near Arica,
Peru.
MAJESTIC VIOLINS
BOOMERANG HARMONICAS
And everything else In the Musical Merchandise
line. Send for new Illustrated Catalogue
"M," fust published, to
JOS. W. STERN
THE
NEW YORK CITY
Union
LYON & HEALY,
THE
Label
ARE SYNONYMOUS
AND
1st—LYON & HEALY MANDOLINS. GUI-
TARS AND VIOLINS.
2nd—SIEGEL-MYERS' MUSIC LESSONS
TO GIVE AWAY WITH THEM.
Hundreds of dealers all OVPI* the country are
doubling their sales.
Xo cost whatever nor trouble to you, but a mag-
nificent extra value for your customers.
You increase your sales by giving free $25.00 or
$50.00 worth of lessons with every instrument.
Write for full particulars.
NAME
CONN
AND
MR. DEALER:
You Need Two Things This
New Year
Chicago
YORK—
Band Instruments
THE
Genuine Distinguishing Marks of Superiority
Which Will In Future Be Found On All
JMMD WOM JfMW
1LLVSTMJ»TMD
CATALOGUE
Wonder an* American Model Band
and Orchestra Instruments
J.W.Y0&K41S0NS
MADE BY
B*.nd Instruments
C. G. CONN COMPANY,
fj£K5
Mmkmrm mftkm htghmrtgrmdm
OKAND R.APIDS
MIOH.
42
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
rites or they may have diverted the idleness of
form of vases, and were probably used in the
the people in a very ordinary way, but there they ancient temples.
are, at all events, lying in these outlandish
Another remarkable specimen is a flageolet
shapes ready to be awakened by the breath of
made from a slender bone, probably from the
modern man, and responding to his touch with wing of the brown pelican. The natural cavity
undiminished power and sweetness.
at one end of the bone is filled with wax or gum,
One of the most extraordinary shapes is that leaving an air passage which connects with a
of a flageolet from the Aztec ruins of Mexico. vent hole, forming a mouthpiece. The other end
The religious symbols found upon the ruins of
is open. On the upper surface are five small
Aztec temples are also seen upon many of these finger holes, placed at intervals of about half an
instruments, which would seem to indicate that inch.
they were used in connection with religious cere-
What makes this instrument of especial inter-
monies. Some of the flageolets date, in all prob- est to antiquarians is its striking resemblance to
ability, from modern times; one of marble, for the bone whistles from ancient graves on the
instance, from 'Mexico, as it is furnished with California coast and adjacent islands. It has a
six holes, the ancient ones never having more natural scale of six notes, but by skilful manipu-
than four.
lation three additional notes may be produced.
An instrument from Nicoya, Costa Rica, is re- An acoustic mystery in connection with this an-
markable from the fact that while it contains cient instrument is the fact that the lowest note
but four round holes, seven notes can ue pro- is not made with all the round holes closed, as
duced from it. It is in the form of a grotesque is the general rule.
human head, with painted decorations in brown
A curious- specimen is what has been described
and red on a yellow ground. The mouthpiece is as a pottery trumpet from British Guiana. It is
attached to, and forms part of, the head-dress.
supposed that this is, in fact, a miniature botuto,
Its exceptionally wide range is owing to the some of which are said by South American ex-
fact that one of the holes is larger than the plorers to have been of enormous size, and to
others, the result being two additional notes.
have produced tones truly terrifying to the un-
The principle of the vessel which whistles initiated listener. The following account of these
while being filled with liquid is illustrated in strange instruments is given by Carl Engel:
some specimens in the case. They are in the "The botuto which Gumilla saw used by some
tribes near the Orinoco was evidently an ancient
Indian contrivance, but appears to have fallen al-
most into oblivion during the last two centuries.
It was made of baked clay, and was commonly
from three to four feet long; but some trumpets
of this kind were of enormous size..
"The botuto, with two bellies, was usually
BOWS. STRINGS
made thicker than that with three bellies, and
AND
emitted a deeper sound, which is described as
HIGH-CLASS TRIMMINGS having
been really terrific. These trumpets were
used on occasions of mourning and funeral
dances. Alexander von Humboldt saw the bo-
tuto among some Indian tribes near the River
113-115 UNIVERSITY PLACE
Orinoco."
There are some specimens of a remarkable
One block west of Broadway
NEW YORK
class of instruments in some double flutes of
VIOLINS
BUEGELEISEN & JACOBSON
AND . ftOCH
MaLi\ufeLcturer of
Harmonicas and Accordeons
Trcsingen, Germany
WRITE FOR A CATALOGUE OF SALABLE GOODS
Koerber-Brenner Music Company
ST. LOUIS
Exclusively Wholesale
296 BROADWAY. NEW YORK
KOCH'S HARMONICAS have always received the highest award and medals
given for Harmonicas at all Expositions where they have been on exhibit.
JOS. W. STERN (BL CO., INSTRUMENT SPECIALTIES
S. S. STEWART'S SONS " 4'S" BANJOS
MARKSTERN MANDOLINS AND GUITARS
CLARK'S NEVERWET STRINGS
MARKSTERN STRINGS
HAWKES BAND INSTRUMENTS
'MARTI" BAND INSTRUMENTS
MARKSTERN STAR ACCORDEONS
SMITH ACADEMY
GUITARS a n d MANDOLINS
A trial order Is all we ask
9 1 N . *J. R . R . A V E . , N E W A R K , N . «J.
5
It is in the interest of every dealer to further
as much as possible the establishment of a band
in his own town. There are several ways in
which a local band will be of advantage. One is,
of course, that the demand for instruments and.
parts, the need for repairs, etc., will be an item
of importance if properly handled. Then, too, a
band brings visitors to the town, always a good
thing for a dealer. Taking a prominent part in
organizing the band will bring the dealer before
the citizens and will be a creditable means of ad-
vertising. There are many other advantages to
be gained from a band, and the dealer should not
be indifferent to them.
Cannot Be Duplicated for the Money
F. B. B U R N S &
CO.
THE N E W NOVELTY LINE OF PIANO SCARFS
It will itay you to write tor a line of samples to be sent on approval.
bone used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Brazil
and obtained from some prehistoric ruins in that
country.
What makes them especially remarkable is
their resemblance to similar specimens in the
collection from the Pacific Coast of North Amer-
ica, and, more wonderful still, to some in the
museum at Athens, Greece, used by the ancient
Athenians. The tones produced by these instru-
ments in the Smithsonian collection are singu-
larly soft and melodious.
An interesting object is a bone flute from an
ancient grave near Lima, Peru. It is formed of
part of the ulna of the brown pelican, the ends
having been cut off, and the bone hollowed out.
The specimen is broken, but, when entire, it
must have been furnished with four sound vents.
Two interesting specimens in the collection are
Panpipes, made of hollow reeds and of true classi-
cal design, such as are seen in the pictures of
the famous sylvan character who was credited
among the Greeks and Romans with the inven-
tion of instrumental music. These specimens
were obtained by Ensign W. E. Safford, U. S. N.,
recently, from ancient burial places near Arica,
Peru.
MAJESTIC VIOLINS
BOOMERANG HARMONICAS
And everything else In the Musical Merchandise
line. Send for new Illustrated Catalogue
"M," fust published, to
JOS. W. STERN
THE
NEW YORK CITY
Union
LYON & HEALY,
THE
Label
ARE SYNONYMOUS
AND
1st—LYON & HEALY MANDOLINS. GUI-
TARS AND VIOLINS.
2nd—SIEGEL-MYERS' MUSIC LESSONS
TO GIVE AWAY WITH THEM.
Hundreds of dealers all OVPI* the country are
doubling their sales.
Xo cost whatever nor trouble to you, but a mag-
nificent extra value for your customers.
You increase your sales by giving free $25.00 or
$50.00 worth of lessons with every instrument.
Write for full particulars.
NAME
CONN
AND
MR. DEALER:
You Need Two Things This
New Year
Chicago
YORK—
Band Instruments
THE
Genuine Distinguishing Marks of Superiority
Which Will In Future Be Found On All
JMMD WOM JfMW
1LLVSTMJ»TMD
CATALOGUE
Wonder an* American Model Band
and Orchestra Instruments
J.W.Y0&K41S0NS
MADE BY
B*.nd Instruments
C. G. CONN COMPANY,
fj£K5
Mmkmrm mftkm htghmrtgrmdm
OKAND R.APIDS
MIOH.
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