Music Trade Review

Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE:
NATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
USING THE HOHNER HARMONICA.
45
SALES OF PHOJNOLIZST VIOLINS.
Held at the Crystal Palace, London, on Sept.
28, Brought Together Leading Bands from
All Parts of Great Britain and Ireland.
In a chat with The Review Evlon J. Renz,
F. A. Hilton, the Harmonica Virtuoso, Is En-
manager of the Thirty-eighth street store of Ern-
thusiastic Over the Merits of the Hohner
est Boecker, stated that business in the musical
Products Which He Is Using in His Clever
field was progressing nicely. The company is de-
Act in Vaudeville.
A great national band festival was held at Crys-
tal Palace, London, on Saturday last, Sept. 28.
Besides South Wales, Scotland and Ireland, thirty
English counties were represented in the 190 en-
tries of bands taking part in the competition. The
total value of the prizes and trophies offered at
the festival exceeded $10,000. Some notable or-
ganizations participated in the championship for
the $5,000 trophy.
A feature of the festival was a grand massed
band concert under the direction of J. Henry lies,
which demonstrated the wonderful perfection of
the modern band in tone quality and artistic re-
sults.
voting considerable time to the sale of their new
F. A. Hilton, familiarly known as "Art Hil- Phonoliszt-Violano and has received gratifying
ton," is achieving great success with his new har- results. Mr. Renz states that there is a general
demand for high-grade violins.
monica act on his present tour of the Coast, and
expects to soon start on the Orpheum circuit.
Mr. Hilton is using Hohner harmonicas exclu-
VISITORSAT DITSON'S.
H. L. Hunt, manager of the musical merchan-
dise department of C. H. Ditson & Co., New York,
is enthusiastic over the outlook for fall business,
and states that all their instruments are in demand,
with a heavy trade on York band instruments,
Lyon & Healy harps and Ditson mandolins and
guitars. Among the visitors who came in to shake
hands with Mr. Hunt this week were S. Nelms,
of Bermuda; C. H. Hanson, of Washington, D. C,
and H. Mitchner, of Sydney, Australia. Mr. Mitch-
ner had a most enjoyable stay here, and is now
on his way home.
HERMANN WEISSJTO VISIT TRADE.
Leaves This Week on Trip Which Will Cover
His Entire Circuit—Sample Line of New
"Metalla" Harmonicas Will Be Shown.
Hermann Weiss, New York representative of
Ch. Weiss, the well-known manufacturer of the
"Fluta" and the new "Metalla" harmonica, expects
to leave this week for a trip over his entire circuit.
F. A. Hilton.
Mr. Weiss will be away for about a month
sively in his act, and at present is featuring Style
No. 34B. He is an acknowledged expert in his
ZITHER PLAYERS_FORM ASSOCIATION. profession, and his choice of Hohner instruments
adds another name to that long list of profes-
Zither players from ten States were represented
in a convention which met at Washington, Mo., sional harmonica players using Hohner instruments
exclusively, particularly No. 1896 and No. 34B.
last week, and formed the "American Zither Ver-
Mr. Hilton's table arrangement is very novel, con-
bund." The officers of the new association are
A. W. Schepp, Kansas City, president; A. K. sisting of 40 No. 34 boxes placed on a raised
Fahrner, Davenport, la., vice-president; F. W. board, making a most attractive display.
Mehl, Kansas City, secretary, and Robert Herschel,
Wm. A. Sambalino, 12 West Thirty-first street,
Peoria, 111., treasurer.
Eastern representative for Lyon & Healy, is work-
Jack Riggs and Rufus Marsh are the proprietors ing with his usual enthusiasm, and states that busi-
of a new piano store in Arkansas City, Kan.
ness is brisk all along the line.
RETURNING FROM BUSINESS.
Theodore H. Stark, special representative of
C. Bruno & Son, Inc., New York, recently re-
turned from a business trip through the West.
Mr. Stark found prosperous conditions all along
his route.
The Ogden Music Co., Ogden, Utah, announces
that it is retiring from business and is selling out
its entire stock of pianos, small goods and sheet
music.
H. Simson, of Simson & Frey, 320 Fifth ave-
nue, importers of musical instruments, is away on
a two weeks' business trip.
George Fenton, Cedar Rapids, la., has opened
a branch piano store in Vinton, Ta.
Bell Brand Harmonicas
"Made in America "
Have won a national reputation because of their remarkable and durable
qualities. They are not the best merely because they are American made,
and the only harmonicas made in this country, but they stand competition
with the products of the world, embodying the very best musical qualities
and workmanship.
BELL BRAND HARMONICAS
CAN BE PROCURED FROM THE FOLLOWING WHOLESALE HOUSES:
C. BRUNO & SON, New York City, N. Y.
BUEGELEISEN & JACOBSON, New York City, N. Y.
OLIVER DITSON CO., Boston, Mast.
C. H. DITSON & CO., New York City, N. Y.
W. J. DYER & BRO., St. Paul, Minn.
J. W. JENKINS SONS' MUSIC CO., Kansas City, Mo.
THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO., Cincinnati, O.
ROBT. C. KRETSCHMAR, Philadelphia, Pa.
KOERBER-BRENNER MUSIC CO., St. Louis, Mo.
LYON & HEALY, Chicago, 111.
C. MEISEL, New York City, N. Y.
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO., San Francisco, Cal.
JOS. W. STERN & CO., New York City, N. Y.
TONK BROS. CO., Chicago, 111.
THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO., Chicago, 111.
The National Musical String Co., S