Music Trade Review
Issue: 1908 Vol. 47 N. 4 - Page 39
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THE
LABOR TROUBLES IN GRASLITZ
Still Continue—Importer Says the Trouble Is
Caused by American Labor Agitators—Manu-
facturers Cannot Understand the Attitude of
the Men.
The strike among the workmen at Graslitz,
Bohemia, Austria, still continues, according to
the report of a prominent importer, who said to
The Review in reference to this question: "It is
really a curious matter in connection with the
strike of the instrument artisans at Graslitz. For
several centuries such an occurrence as trouble
with their Vorkmen was never dreimed of, let
alone experienced. But now the spiiit of Ameri-
can unrest with the laboring people has finally
found its way here—the most out of-the-way place
in the world, so to speak—and the germ has
spread and multiplied. The natives are not re-
sponsible for this state of affairs, as they are,
as a body, far from being aggressive. The 'milk
in the cocoanut' is that the chaps who keep the
movement going are American labor agitators
of the professional type.. I do not pretend to
say but what the workmen in Graslitz have been
the -unfortunate victims of hereditary circum-
stances; the sufferers of abusas that should have
been corrected long before this, but they never
were; therefore the employers are made to feel
strictures which they resent as an invasion of
what they consider their private rights. In
short, they are simply aghast at the so-called
offensive attitude of their workmen, obedient
slaves to their will and caprice for hundreds of
years. The awakening came as a shock, as it
always does, and in many respects the demands
of the factory hands in Graslitz are just and
should be met in a broad spirit of concession.
Possibly we are, as importers, more or l"ess em-
barrassed, but that will work out all right in
the end."
THE ORGAN PIPE ACCORDEON
Made by M. Hohner Is Destined to Prove One
of the Season's Winners.
We herewith illustrate one of the latest im-
portations of Mr. Hohner, viz.: The organ pipe
accordeon, which embodies one of the greatest
improvements on accordeons which has been
produced within recent years. This is a regular
German model instrument, to which nine brass
MUSIC
TRADE
39
REVIEW
organ pipes are attached. The reeds are so con-
structed that all the tones pass into a metal
.sound channel and are then forced out through
the brass pipes, which are attached to the chan-
nel. This produces a soft and very agreeable
tone which the ordinary accordeon does not pos-
sess. The frames measure 5 ^ by 10% inches,
and are finished in ebony. The accordeon has
increasing demand tor these instruments, but it
was left to Walter Jacobs, the well-known Boston
music publisher, to produce a publication which
merits especial praise. Mr. Jacobs is peculiarly
adapted to be the editor of a periodical of this
description. In the first place, he started life
as a teacher of the mandolin, for which instru-
ment he has a particular fondness, and in this
wise he accumulated a techni-
cal knowledge which must
prove invaluable to him in his
new venture. Again, his sym-
pathy is entirely in his work,
as he has long since recog-
nized that the banjo, mando-
lin and guitar have not been
given the attention—in a liter
ary sense—that they deserve.
The new Cadenza is consid-
erably larger than its older
namesake, being 11% inches
in length by nins inches in
width. It consisis of fifty-two
pages enclosed in a most ar-
tistic cover printed in brown
and blue, and is full of inter-
esting and novel features
which will instantly commend
themselves to the reader.
two sets of reeds, ten button keys and double
As associate editor Mr. Jacobs has chosen
bellows, with ten folds and nickel corner pro-
tectors. It has patent self-acting spring clasps Erastus Osgood, whose name is so well known
and metal rests at the base, which also prevent in his chosen sphere that it would be a sheer
waste of space to say more than that no better
scratching of the wood work.
M. Hohner issue every little while an illus- man could have been selected for the position.
trated pamphlet for the wide-awake and pro- In the July issue four entirely new and hitherto
gressive dealer to inform him of the latest novel- unpublished pieces are given for banjo, guitar
ties added to the line and which bring quick and mandolin, and these in themselves are worth
sales and profit. The four-page folder is aptly a year's subscription to the paper.
The Review confidently expects that with its
named the "Hohner News," and to date has
proven a trade-winner.
"THE CADENZA'MHAKES ITS DEBUT
UDELL PREDOCK MFG. CO., *. Loais, M 0 .
Makers of
Under the Management of Walter Jacobs As-
sisted in His Editorial Work by Erastus Os-
good—July Issue of Wonderful Merit.
PIANO BENCHES
Commission Road Sales-
men Wanted
If there is anyone interested in either the
banjo, mandolin or guitar who has not yet seen
a copy of The Cadenza in its latest form, then
verily their interest must be of the most super-
ficial character. For years this excellent little
publication, under the management of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Partee, has kept pace with the ever-
VIOLINS
BOWS. STRINGS
AND
HIGH-CLASS TRIMMINGS
MUSIC CABINETS
"Vernis Martin
R^ooKwood
and Imitation
Mahogany
IN SINGLE AND DOUBLE DOORS
WITH PATENTED DOOR OPENERS
BIEGE1.EISEN & JACOBSON
113-115 UNIVEPSITY PLACE
One block west of Broadway
N E W YORK
Blue Prints and Prices Cheerfully Furnished Upon Application
Prof, Hugo Heermann
NEW YORK DESK AND DINING ROOM FURNITURE CO.
The Eminent Violinist and
BLACK DIAMOND Strings
Warerooms, 254 Canal Street, New York
GENTLEMEN :—
MIRAPHONE
COMBINATION MUSIC BOX and TALKING MACHINE
In every respect a superior instrument Musically and Me-
chanically, giving you and your customers splendid value.
Write for Catalogue, Terms and Prices.
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO., No. 3 9 Union Square, IVETW YORK
F. B. BURNS & CO.
THE N E W NOVELTY LINE OF PIANO SCARFS
II will pay you to write for a line of samples to be sent on approval.
91 1M. J. R. R. AVE., NEWARK, N. J.
I am sailing to Australia next week, and shall
pass through New York between the 5th and
8th of May ("Blucher," Hamburg-Amerika 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 arc most excellent.
Yours sincerely,
II. HEERMANN.
Frankfort o/M., April, 1905.
NATIONAL MUSICAL STRING COMPANY
New Brunswick, New Jersey
THE
LABOR TROUBLES IN GRASLITZ
Still Continue—Importer Says the Trouble Is
Caused by American Labor Agitators—Manu-
facturers Cannot Understand the Attitude of
the Men.
The strike among the workmen at Graslitz,
Bohemia, Austria, still continues, according to
the report of a prominent importer, who said to
The Review in reference to this question: "It is
really a curious matter in connection with the
strike of the instrument artisans at Graslitz. For
several centuries such an occurrence as trouble
with their Vorkmen was never dreimed of, let
alone experienced. But now the spiiit of Ameri-
can unrest with the laboring people has finally
found its way here—the most out of-the-way place
in the world, so to speak—and the germ has
spread and multiplied. The natives are not re-
sponsible for this state of affairs, as they are,
as a body, far from being aggressive. The 'milk
in the cocoanut' is that the chaps who keep the
movement going are American labor agitators
of the professional type.. I do not pretend to
say but what the workmen in Graslitz have been
the -unfortunate victims of hereditary circum-
stances; the sufferers of abusas that should have
been corrected long before this, but they never
were; therefore the employers are made to feel
strictures which they resent as an invasion of
what they consider their private rights. In
short, they are simply aghast at the so-called
offensive attitude of their workmen, obedient
slaves to their will and caprice for hundreds of
years. The awakening came as a shock, as it
always does, and in many respects the demands
of the factory hands in Graslitz are just and
should be met in a broad spirit of concession.
Possibly we are, as importers, more or l"ess em-
barrassed, but that will work out all right in
the end."
THE ORGAN PIPE ACCORDEON
Made by M. Hohner Is Destined to Prove One
of the Season's Winners.
We herewith illustrate one of the latest im-
portations of Mr. Hohner, viz.: The organ pipe
accordeon, which embodies one of the greatest
improvements on accordeons which has been
produced within recent years. This is a regular
German model instrument, to which nine brass
MUSIC
TRADE
39
REVIEW
organ pipes are attached. The reeds are so con-
structed that all the tones pass into a metal
.sound channel and are then forced out through
the brass pipes, which are attached to the chan-
nel. This produces a soft and very agreeable
tone which the ordinary accordeon does not pos-
sess. The frames measure 5 ^ by 10% inches,
and are finished in ebony. The accordeon has
increasing demand tor these instruments, but it
was left to Walter Jacobs, the well-known Boston
music publisher, to produce a publication which
merits especial praise. Mr. Jacobs is peculiarly
adapted to be the editor of a periodical of this
description. In the first place, he started life
as a teacher of the mandolin, for which instru-
ment he has a particular fondness, and in this
wise he accumulated a techni-
cal knowledge which must
prove invaluable to him in his
new venture. Again, his sym-
pathy is entirely in his work,
as he has long since recog-
nized that the banjo, mando-
lin and guitar have not been
given the attention—in a liter
ary sense—that they deserve.
The new Cadenza is consid-
erably larger than its older
namesake, being 11% inches
in length by nins inches in
width. It consisis of fifty-two
pages enclosed in a most ar-
tistic cover printed in brown
and blue, and is full of inter-
esting and novel features
which will instantly commend
themselves to the reader.
two sets of reeds, ten button keys and double
As associate editor Mr. Jacobs has chosen
bellows, with ten folds and nickel corner pro-
tectors. It has patent self-acting spring clasps Erastus Osgood, whose name is so well known
and metal rests at the base, which also prevent in his chosen sphere that it would be a sheer
waste of space to say more than that no better
scratching of the wood work.
M. Hohner issue every little while an illus- man could have been selected for the position.
trated pamphlet for the wide-awake and pro- In the July issue four entirely new and hitherto
gressive dealer to inform him of the latest novel- unpublished pieces are given for banjo, guitar
ties added to the line and which bring quick and mandolin, and these in themselves are worth
sales and profit. The four-page folder is aptly a year's subscription to the paper.
The Review confidently expects that with its
named the "Hohner News," and to date has
proven a trade-winner.
"THE CADENZA'MHAKES ITS DEBUT
UDELL PREDOCK MFG. CO., *. Loais, M 0 .
Makers of
Under the Management of Walter Jacobs As-
sisted in His Editorial Work by Erastus Os-
good—July Issue of Wonderful Merit.
PIANO BENCHES
Commission Road Sales-
men Wanted
If there is anyone interested in either the
banjo, mandolin or guitar who has not yet seen
a copy of The Cadenza in its latest form, then
verily their interest must be of the most super-
ficial character. For years this excellent little
publication, under the management of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Partee, has kept pace with the ever-
VIOLINS
BOWS. STRINGS
AND
HIGH-CLASS TRIMMINGS
MUSIC CABINETS
"Vernis Martin
R^ooKwood
and Imitation
Mahogany
IN SINGLE AND DOUBLE DOORS
WITH PATENTED DOOR OPENERS
BIEGE1.EISEN & JACOBSON
113-115 UNIVEPSITY PLACE
One block west of Broadway
N E W YORK
Blue Prints and Prices Cheerfully Furnished Upon Application
Prof, Hugo Heermann
NEW YORK DESK AND DINING ROOM FURNITURE CO.
The Eminent Violinist and
BLACK DIAMOND Strings
Warerooms, 254 Canal Street, New York
GENTLEMEN :—
MIRAPHONE
COMBINATION MUSIC BOX and TALKING MACHINE
In every respect a superior instrument Musically and Me-
chanically, giving you and your customers splendid value.
Write for Catalogue, Terms and Prices.
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO., No. 3 9 Union Square, IVETW YORK
F. B. BURNS & CO.
THE N E W NOVELTY LINE OF PIANO SCARFS
II will pay you to write for a line of samples to be sent on approval.
91 1M. J. R. R. AVE., NEWARK, N. J.
I am sailing to Australia next week, and shall
pass through New York between the 5th and
8th of May ("Blucher," Hamburg-Amerika 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 arc most excellent.
Yours sincerely,
II. HEERMANN.
Frankfort o/M., April, 1905.
NATIONAL MUSICAL STRING COMPANY
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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