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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1914 Vol. 59 N. 1 - Page 48

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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"Victoria pick pocket" solves the problem most
THE "TANGO" HARMONICA
satisfactorily, and is undoubtedly destined to
Just Added to Buegeleisen & Jacobson's Ex-
Introduced to the Trade by M. Hohner Con-
achieve the same emphatic degree of success ac-
tensive Line of Novelties, Is Winning Fa-
tains Many Distinctive Features of Interest.
corded the many other novelties introduced in re-
vorable Notice—Making a Great Hit With
cent years by Buegeleisen & Jacobson.
Mandolin Players of All Classes.
M. Hohner, 114 East Sixteenth street, New
York,
the prominent harmonica manufacturer, has
CONTROLLINQJHE
TONE
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113 University place,
just placed on the market a new harmonica which
New York, have just added to their extensive line
Of Brass Musical Instruments Such as the
is designated as the "Tango" harmonica, and is
of novelties and dealer helps an attractive man-
French Horn—Improvement in This Con-
officially listed as Nos. (5,710 and 6,714. The
dolin pick pouch, which is designated as the "Vic-
nection—Giosue Rossi Has Been Granted Im-
"Tango" emhodies a number of distinctive fea-
toria," and sho.wn
portant Patent on New Invention.
tures which should make it a welcome addition
I in the accompany-
to the comprehensive and successful Hohner line.
(Special
to
The
Review.)
ing
illustration.
WASHINGTON, D. C , June 2!).—Giosue Rossi,
No. 6,710 of the new " Tango" line has twenty
This original and
New York, was last week granted patent No. reeds, and retails at twenty-five cents, while No.
distinctive article
1,100,199 for a Brass Musical Instrument.
6,714 has forty reeds and is a full concert mouth-
is fam.liarly term-
Heretofore, to obtain the lowering of a half
organ designed' to retail at fifty cents. One of
ed a "pick pock-
et," and dealer-s tone on a mouthpiece musical instruments there the most important features of the "Tango" line
is its unique and decidedly attractive cover, winch
throughout t h e was employed, especially for- trumpets and French
is highly nickel plated, with a very unusual
country are fea- horns for orchestra use, a separate portion or
turing it to excel- tube, which was designed to be attached to, the dappled design. This cover in itself cannot fail
main tube or removed therefrom, to vary the tone to attract attention and stimulate interest.
lent advantage.
Those members of the trade who have seen the
The pouch is of the instrument.
With this invention to obtain the lowering of a new Hohner "Tango" harmonica are enthusiastic
made of high-
half tone there is provided means for shifting over its possibilities, and predict for it a country-
grade black leather and contains a tortoise-shell
one o.f the finger pieces to keep open one of the wide sale that will easily rival the other big sellers
pick and a professional beveled edge pick, bo.th of
good quality. Dealers are given the "pick pocket" valves and thereby lengthen the main tube suf- in the Hohner catalog.
free of charge with their mandolin pick orders, ficiently 'to produce the lower tone desired. To
and the pouch with the picks is priced so low that lower a whole tone an additional length of tube
is provided, through which the air may be con-
the dealer can offer it to his trade at ten cents and
trolled by a suitable valve as desired. There is
make a substantial profit.
also provided a musical instrument of the horn
The practicability and value of this new pouch
is unquestioned, as mandolin players, both ama- type whose normal tone may be varied by three
teurs and professionals, have frequently had oc- distinct steps: First, a half tone; second, a whole
tone, and third, a tone and a half. These three
casion to experience annoyance at not being able
to find their picks when they are most needed. variations, together with the normal tone of the
horn, make the one instrument fitted with the
Placing the picks in the coat or waistcoat pocket
present invention the equivalent of four ordinary
is hardly desirable, as the picks are often mislaid
or broken when thrown about in the pocket. The horns having the differences in Jones which may
be produced by the invention.
MANDOLIN PICK POUCH
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical Sfring Co.
WHAT THE AUDIENCE WANTED.
The oldest aivd
largest musical
merchandise house
in America -*•-
New Brunswick, N. J.
With hisses and groans the audience greeted the
new musical comedy. All hope, then, was at an
end.
"It's hard to tell just what the public wants! 1 '
murmured the heart-broken author.
"It's easy enough to tell in this case," said the
manager grimly. "It wants its money back !"
WEYMANN &SON
Incorporated
Manufacturers of
The Famous
Weymann Mandolutes and
"Keystone State" Instruments
CBrimo & SOIUK
351-53 4? Ave. Newjork
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
TONK BROS . Co.
M a n u facturers, Importers,
Publishers. Largest and
most complete stock of
Musical Merchan-
dise i n t h e
trade.
Send for Catalog No. 33
128, 130, 132 So. Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
UEGELEISEN
& JACOBSON
113-115 Univeraity Place
NEW YORK
Chicago
1010 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Largest Jobbers in America
fODERN
USICAL
MERCHANDISE
Mi
WRITE FOR NEW CATALOG
ATTRACTIVE
SPECIALTIES
Modern
Service
AUGUST MULLER
and J. HEBERLEIN, VIO-
LINS, VIOLAS AND CELLOS
MITTENWALD VIOLIN STRINGS
SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOG
DRUMS i% STANDARD
A PROBLEM EXCELSIOR
Borne dealers may say that they cost more than
others.
Excelsior drums cost more because they are
worth more. Cost more to make.
SOLVED!
We could make them cost less by using oheaper
Warranted that neither Bow Screw Rings nor Caps can fall off on Bow Screws i s above Illustrated.
No advance in price if Violin Bows are purchased having the Patented Screw Attached to the Frog.
WM.
R. G R A T Z I M P O R T C O . ,
35-37 West 31st Street, New York City
material, use less care In making them, and dis-
pense with the new patented improvements.
If we did, however, Excelsior Drums would
not be the Standard as they are to-day. Write for
catalogue.
EXCELSIOR DRUM WORKS
A. O. sexSTXAJT, Vlce-Pres. and Gen. Manager,
Tenth and Market Streets.
OAXSnr, H. J.

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