Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 58 N. 17 - Page 72
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70
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
HARP FESTIVAL A SUCCESS.
NOTED STEADY IMPROVEMENT.
A NEW VIOLIN FOR M1SCHA ELMAN.
Auditorium in Wanamaker Store Crowded the
Past Week with Music Lovers, Who Heard
Some Great Harpists and Other Artists.
Louis Buegeleisen Found Improving Conditions
on Ten-Weeks' Trip and Booked Substan-
tial Orders for Buegeleisen & Jacobson.
Bloomingdale Bros. Present a Stradivarius
Model Made by Horbath to Mischa Elman.
During the past week the auditorium in the
New York store of John Wanamaker has been
the scene of a harp festival concert which has
given keen enjoyment to large numbers of music-
lovers and admirers of this instrument. This harp
festival was given unusual prominence in the daily
newspapers, many accounts of the concerts giv-
ing the names of the performing artists.
A feature of the Wanamaker harp festival was
the international prominence of several of the per-
forming artists, the program for Monday, Thurs-
day and Friday featuring Salvatore de Stefano,
virtuoso harpist, recently of the San Carlos Sym-
phony Orchestra, Naples, Italy; Everett Snyder,
Irish harp; Jean Vincent Cooper, contralto; Gor-
don Kahn, violin; Alexander Russell, organ and
piano. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday the
following artists appeared: Carlos Salzedo, the
internationally famous harpist and a member of
the Metropolitan Opera Company's orchestra;
Salzedo ensemble of harps, Mildred Dilling. An-
tonio, Griffin and Marion Marsh; Everett Snyder,
Irish harp. A Schomacker grand piano was used
at both concerts.
The fast growing popularity of the harp was
well evidenced by the enthusiastic and appreciative
audiences that were present at these harp festival
concerts. Notwithstanding the very large seating
capacity of the Wanamaker auditorium, it was
necessary to turn away many music-lovers who
were unable to obtain seats.
Louis Buegeleisen, traveling ambassador for
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113 University place, New
York, the prominent musical merchandise house,
returned to New York this week after a ten weeks'
trip from Coast to Coast. Mr. Buegeleisen states
that conditions throughout the country seem to be
showing a steady improvement on the whole,
though here and tbjeix were evident signs of in-
dustrial depression. On the other hand, a num-
ber of large cities were apparently enjoying a
better business than ever before, balancing some-
what the discouraging reports of o.ther trade centers.
As far as the lines handled by Buegeleisen &
Jacobson are concerned, Mr. Buegeleisen stated
that without a single exception the firm's products
are gaming new friends month after month. From
the well-known Duss Band harmonicas to the ex-
pensive Durro art violins every line is proving a
ready seller with the firm's dealers and the in-
dications are that Buegeleisen & Jacobson will
close a record breaking year in 1914.
M a n u facturers, Importers,
Publishers. Largest and
most complete stock of
Musical Merchan-
dise ]Ji n l ' t h e
trade."
ATTRACTIVE
SPECIALTIES
WOULD KILL ANYBODY.
A local band was one day playing in Scotland,
when an old native came up and asked the band-
master what the piece was they were playing.
"That's 'The Death of Nelson,'" replied the
bandmaster.
"Aye, man," said the native, "ye hae given him
an awfu' death !"
C. MEISEIL
Established 1878.
Leading Wholesaler in America of
Musical Instruments and all Accessories
Send for latmat Catalogue*.
4 St. Mark* Place
NEW YORK
WEYMANN&SON
'Modern
ifSerrice
Incorporated
AUGUST MULLER
and J. HEBERLEIN, VIO-
LINS, VIOLAS AND CELLOS
MITTENWALD VIOLIN STRINGS
Manufacturers of
The Famous
Weymann Mandolutes and
"Keystone State" Instruments
SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOG
1010 Che.tnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
CH. WEISS on a Harmonica stands for Highest Quality
METALLA
The Only Real Sanitary Harmonica. Its Absolute Cleanliness Appeals
to All Mouth-Organ Players
Factories at TROSSINGEN, GERMANY
NEW YORK, 393 BROADWAY
B
UEGELEISEN
& JACOBSON
113.115 University Place
NEW YORK
Largest Jobbers in America of
ODERN
USICAL
ERCHANDISE
M
Warranted that neither Bow Screw Rings nor Caps oan fall off on Bow Screws as above illustrated.
Ato advanoe In price if Violin Bows are purchased having the Patented Screw Attached to the Frog.
R. GRATZ I M P O R T CO.,
WHOLESALE
OUR CATALOGS
WILL SAFELY
GUIDE Y O U
ALL
FREE
VIOLINS 1 "»
FURNISHED
ON REQUEST
WITH SPECIAL
INDUCEMENTS
EXCELSIOR
DRUMS ^ STANDARD
Some dealers may lay that they oost more than
others.
Exoelsior dnuni cost more became they are
worth more. Coat more to make.
We could make them cost less by using oheaper
material, use less care In making' them, and dis-
pense with the new patented improvements.
If we did, however, Excelsior Drams would
not be the Standard as they are to-day. Write for
catalogue.
EXCELSIOR DRUM
WORKS
A., a. SOISTMAN, Vloe-Pres. and Gen. Manager,
Tenth and Market Streets.
OAHSEV, V. J.
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J .
WRITE FOR NEW
A PROBLEM
SOLVED!
WM.
A new violin lias been presented to Mischa El-
man, the eminent violinist, by the maker, J. D. Hor-
vath, through the courtesy of Bloomingdale Bros.,
of New York.
The violin is a copy of the Stradivarius of 1723,
now in the City Museum of Genoa, Italy. The
maker claims that his violin is an exact copy of
the Stradivarius—not merely in outwartl form, b it
in that quality of tone that has- made the Stradi-
varius the violin without peer.
By thirty-five years of constant study and experi-
ment he has discovered, he believes, the exact
"filler'—the exact proportion of vegetable gum—
that Stradivarius used and the secret of which died
with him in 1783.
Mr. Elman has already given the instrument a
preliminary trial and has been asked to put it to
every test. The "Phila-Mona"—the name of the
new violin—which is winning considerable atten-
tion, is a compound of the names Philadelphia and
Cremona, in Italy, whence came the spruce wood
used in the Stradivarius.
35-37 West 31st Street, New York City
WlIRLlTZER
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
Chicago
70
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
HARP FESTIVAL A SUCCESS.
NOTED STEADY IMPROVEMENT.
A NEW VIOLIN FOR M1SCHA ELMAN.
Auditorium in Wanamaker Store Crowded the
Past Week with Music Lovers, Who Heard
Some Great Harpists and Other Artists.
Louis Buegeleisen Found Improving Conditions
on Ten-Weeks' Trip and Booked Substan-
tial Orders for Buegeleisen & Jacobson.
Bloomingdale Bros. Present a Stradivarius
Model Made by Horbath to Mischa Elman.
During the past week the auditorium in the
New York store of John Wanamaker has been
the scene of a harp festival concert which has
given keen enjoyment to large numbers of music-
lovers and admirers of this instrument. This harp
festival was given unusual prominence in the daily
newspapers, many accounts of the concerts giv-
ing the names of the performing artists.
A feature of the Wanamaker harp festival was
the international prominence of several of the per-
forming artists, the program for Monday, Thurs-
day and Friday featuring Salvatore de Stefano,
virtuoso harpist, recently of the San Carlos Sym-
phony Orchestra, Naples, Italy; Everett Snyder,
Irish harp; Jean Vincent Cooper, contralto; Gor-
don Kahn, violin; Alexander Russell, organ and
piano. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday the
following artists appeared: Carlos Salzedo, the
internationally famous harpist and a member of
the Metropolitan Opera Company's orchestra;
Salzedo ensemble of harps, Mildred Dilling. An-
tonio, Griffin and Marion Marsh; Everett Snyder,
Irish harp. A Schomacker grand piano was used
at both concerts.
The fast growing popularity of the harp was
well evidenced by the enthusiastic and appreciative
audiences that were present at these harp festival
concerts. Notwithstanding the very large seating
capacity of the Wanamaker auditorium, it was
necessary to turn away many music-lovers who
were unable to obtain seats.
Louis Buegeleisen, traveling ambassador for
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113 University place, New
York, the prominent musical merchandise house,
returned to New York this week after a ten weeks'
trip from Coast to Coast. Mr. Buegeleisen states
that conditions throughout the country seem to be
showing a steady improvement on the whole,
though here and tbjeix were evident signs of in-
dustrial depression. On the other hand, a num-
ber of large cities were apparently enjoying a
better business than ever before, balancing some-
what the discouraging reports of o.ther trade centers.
As far as the lines handled by Buegeleisen &
Jacobson are concerned, Mr. Buegeleisen stated
that without a single exception the firm's products
are gaming new friends month after month. From
the well-known Duss Band harmonicas to the ex-
pensive Durro art violins every line is proving a
ready seller with the firm's dealers and the in-
dications are that Buegeleisen & Jacobson will
close a record breaking year in 1914.
M a n u facturers, Importers,
Publishers. Largest and
most complete stock of
Musical Merchan-
dise ]Ji n l ' t h e
trade."
ATTRACTIVE
SPECIALTIES
WOULD KILL ANYBODY.
A local band was one day playing in Scotland,
when an old native came up and asked the band-
master what the piece was they were playing.
"That's 'The Death of Nelson,'" replied the
bandmaster.
"Aye, man," said the native, "ye hae given him
an awfu' death !"
C. MEISEIL
Established 1878.
Leading Wholesaler in America of
Musical Instruments and all Accessories
Send for latmat Catalogue*.
4 St. Mark* Place
NEW YORK
WEYMANN&SON
'Modern
ifSerrice
Incorporated
AUGUST MULLER
and J. HEBERLEIN, VIO-
LINS, VIOLAS AND CELLOS
MITTENWALD VIOLIN STRINGS
Manufacturers of
The Famous
Weymann Mandolutes and
"Keystone State" Instruments
SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOG
1010 Che.tnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
CH. WEISS on a Harmonica stands for Highest Quality
METALLA
The Only Real Sanitary Harmonica. Its Absolute Cleanliness Appeals
to All Mouth-Organ Players
Factories at TROSSINGEN, GERMANY
NEW YORK, 393 BROADWAY
B
UEGELEISEN
& JACOBSON
113.115 University Place
NEW YORK
Largest Jobbers in America of
ODERN
USICAL
ERCHANDISE
M
Warranted that neither Bow Screw Rings nor Caps oan fall off on Bow Screws as above illustrated.
Ato advanoe In price if Violin Bows are purchased having the Patented Screw Attached to the Frog.
R. GRATZ I M P O R T CO.,
WHOLESALE
OUR CATALOGS
WILL SAFELY
GUIDE Y O U
ALL
FREE
VIOLINS 1 "»
FURNISHED
ON REQUEST
WITH SPECIAL
INDUCEMENTS
EXCELSIOR
DRUMS ^ STANDARD
Some dealers may lay that they oost more than
others.
Exoelsior dnuni cost more became they are
worth more. Coat more to make.
We could make them cost less by using oheaper
material, use less care In making' them, and dis-
pense with the new patented improvements.
If we did, however, Excelsior Drams would
not be the Standard as they are to-day. Write for
catalogue.
EXCELSIOR DRUM
WORKS
A., a. SOISTMAN, Vloe-Pres. and Gen. Manager,
Tenth and Market Streets.
OAHSEV, V. J.
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J .
WRITE FOR NEW
A PROBLEM
SOLVED!
WM.
A new violin lias been presented to Mischa El-
man, the eminent violinist, by the maker, J. D. Hor-
vath, through the courtesy of Bloomingdale Bros.,
of New York.
The violin is a copy of the Stradivarius of 1723,
now in the City Museum of Genoa, Italy. The
maker claims that his violin is an exact copy of
the Stradivarius—not merely in outwartl form, b it
in that quality of tone that has- made the Stradi-
varius the violin without peer.
By thirty-five years of constant study and experi-
ment he has discovered, he believes, the exact
"filler'—the exact proportion of vegetable gum—
that Stradivarius used and the secret of which died
with him in 1783.
Mr. Elman has already given the instrument a
preliminary trial and has been asked to put it to
every test. The "Phila-Mona"—the name of the
new violin—which is winning considerable atten-
tion, is a compound of the names Philadelphia and
Cremona, in Italy, whence came the spruce wood
used in the Stradivarius.
35-37 West 31st Street, New York City
WlIRLlTZER
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
Chicago
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