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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW/
the fiddle sings of "Old Zip Coon," "Natchez-un-
der-the-Hill," "Jenny, Put the Kettle On," "Money
Some Good Words for This Much Neglected
The Head of the Wm. R. Gratz Import Co. on Musk" and later productions, including old or
young tune, song, hymn, lay, ballad, ditty or
Instrument.
His Regular Fall Trip.
"piece," grave or gay, the melody, rhythm, jin-
While the mandolin and even the banjo have
William R. Gratz, of the William R. Gratz gle, or syncopation of which appeals to the un-
maintained their popularity here and—so far as Import Co., 32 West 31st street, started out tutored but natural and susceptible ear, and that
the mandolin is concerned—in southern Europe, Monday last for a five weeks' trip through the possesses the power to please and soothe, to
a much more musical instrument, the guitar, has Middle West, making Kansas City and every arouse sympathy and tenderness, or to cause
fallen into neglect.
The eminent Bohemian important point in the belt where musical mer- men to laugh, weep or fight. This is the power,
.critic, Dr. Richard Batka, comes to its rescue chandise is sold in great quantities. He stated the office of the fiddle. The violin is merely the
in the Prague Tageblatt. He wants domestic prior to leaving that he expected to do a record fiddle's educated brother. The neighbors admire
it for its learning and aristocratic bearing, but
music to be emancipated from concert hall in- business.
they think it puts on too many airs, and when
fluences and to be made once more an integral
they want fun they call for the fiddle—the in-
part of our life. The guitar, he maintains, will
VIOLIN AND^FIDDLE.
aid in accomplishing this. A century ago, it When Fun Is Wanted the Latter Is Demanded. strument universal in the Land of the Plebeians.
was, deservedly, the most popular of house and
family instruments. Haydn's songs, as well as
The violin is the aristocrat, the patrician of
C. G. CONN AWARDED GOLD MEDAL.
Mozart's and Weber's, nay, even some of Schu- musical instruments. The fiddle is the boss. The
The C. G. Conn Co., band instrument manu-
bert's, were written "with accompaniment on the violin is an instrument of harmony; the fiddle
guitar or the piano," and in those days there is played chiefly by men with pied names and facturers of Elkhart, Ind., have been awarded
was no great tonal difference between the two long hair and women with specs, says the Nash- a gold medal for their exhibit at the James-
town Exposition. Carl Fischer, the well-known
instruments. When Schubert did not have ac- ville American. The fiddle is the instrument of
cess to a piano, he tried his new songs on a the man who wears galluses, and underclothes New York dealer, was the brass instrument ar-
guitar which hung over his bed. Weber often only in the winter time. The master of the biter on the jury of awards.
entertained his friends by singing his songs and violin is a virtuoso; the master of the fiddle is
INCREASED PRICES FOR GUITARS.
playing the accompaniment on the guitar. Paga- merely a mighty good" fiddler. The instruments
nini admired the guitar and wrote for it. Ber- are very much alike from volute to tailpiece.
The guitar manufacturers of Markneukirchen
lin liked it. Hugo Wolf, in our own day, used The difference is in the players. The violin have announced an advance of ten per cent, in
to listen by the hour ecstatically to Spanish leads the orchestra; the fiddle leads the dance. the prices of their products, which they claim
folk songs with guitar. No one, therefore, need Paganini, Joachim and Wieniawski were violin- is "necessary owing to the greatly increased cost
be ashamed of a fondness for this undeservedly ists; Bob Taylor is a fiddler. Arias are executed of materials.
neglected instrument, says Mr. Finck. It is par- on the violin; tunes are played on the fiddle.
ticularly suited—much better so than the piano Nocturnes are for the violin; the fiddle makes
—for accompanying the old folk songs which are shindig music. The violin voices the music of
SMITH ACADEMY
once more coming into vogue.
Mendelssohn, Haydn, Verdi and other foreigners;
GUITAR REDMVUS.
W. R. GRATZJJOUND WEST.
GUITARS a n d MANDOLINS
Cannot Be Duplicated for the Money
MUSIC CABINETS
Vernis Martin
RooKwood
and Imitation
A trial order Is all we ask
WRITE FOR A CATALOGUE OF SALABLE GOODS
MaHogany
Koerber-Brenner Music Company
ST. LOUIS
Exclusively Wholesale
IN SINGLE AND DOUBLE DOORS
WITH PATENTED DOOR OPENERS
VIOLINS
Blue Prints and Prices Cheerfully Furnished Upon Application
NEW YORK DESK AND DINING ROOM FURNH URE CO.
BOWS, STRINGS
Warerooms, 254 Canal Street, New York
AND
F. B. B U R N S
HIGH-CLASS TRIMMINGS
& CO.
THE NEW NOVELTY LINE OF PIANO SCARFS
It will pay you to write lor a line of samples to be sent on approval.
9 1 N . «J. R . R . A V E . , N E W A R K , N . «J.
The MORRIS DUET PIANO BENCH
BUE6ELEISEN & JACOBSON
113-115 UNIVERSITY PLACE
One block west of Broadway
NEW YORK
Superior in Style, Strength and Finish
L. D. MORRIS <& CO.
Room 61S, INo. 17 Van Buren Street:
CHICAGO
OH. wmss
MANUFACTURER
The Eminent Violinist and
BLACK DIAMOND Strings
OF THE CELEBRATED
BRASS BAND HARMONICS
TROSSINGEN, Germany
Prof. Hup Heermann
NEW YORK, 893 Broadway
Eagle Brand Drum and Banjo Heads; 20th Century Drums,
. Rex Banjos/Mandolins and Guitars.
FACTORS IN THE TRADE.
GENTLEMEN : —
, ,,
I am sailing to Australia next week, and shall
pass through New York between the 5th and
8th of May ("Blucher," Hamburg-Amerlka Line).
Will you send enclosed order for Violin G
strings BLACK DIAMOND to address given be-
low or do you have a Dealer's shop In New
York where'I might find your strings? If so,
please let me know at the same address.
The strings are most excellent.
Yours sincerely,
II. HEERMANN.
Frankfort o/M., April, 1905.
NATIONAL MUSICAL STRING COMPANY
New Brunswick, New Jersey