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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
sulted in our receiving numerous inquiries from
music lovers regarding the manufacturing proc-
(Special to The Review.)
How Musical Merchandise Well Displayed At- esses of the violin, and the importance of each
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 17.—Gustaf Anderson,
and every part. In addition, amateur violin makers
tracts the Attention of the General Public.
by the score have visited our show rooms and re- Ispheming, Mich., was last week granted Patent
No. 1,139,010 for an Accordeon. This invention
Charles H. Ditson & Co., 8 East Thirty-fourth
quested a complete supply of all the necessary parts
relates particularly to musical instruments pneu-
street, New York, are firm believers in the public-
of the violin for their own use. The number of
matically operated by being extended and retracted
ity and sales value of an attractively arranged
amateur violin makers in this city is larger than
by hand, commonly called bellows accordeons.
show window and their window-display this week
an off-hand surmise would estimate, and many of
is well calculated to attract the attention of passers- these amateurs produce very creditable instruments.
This invention has for its prime object the pro-
by and cause favorable comment. The window is
"In arranging for our window-displays we al- vision of an instrument in which a note may be
devoted chiefly to showing the different parts of
sounded and then sustained without stoppage, ir-
ways aim to have them distinctive and interesting,
the violin family, there being on display the fol- our main endeavor being to introduce a human ele-
respective of the movement of the bellows device,
lowing violin parts: tops, hand screws, backs, ment which will make the window the subject of
so that this note may continue to sound whether
purfling, stocks for neck grafting sides, end pins, approval and praise. We change ou* window-dis-
the instrument is being distended or retracted.
saddles, pegs, brass bars, fingerboards, nuts, sound
Thus no stop occurs when the reversal of move-
plays frequently, and whenever practical have the
posts and linings. There is also on display a prac- displays in accord with the seasons or timely
ment in the operation of the instrument takes place.
tice violin, comprising the frame only. The human topics of the day. When such a display is im-
This invention has for its further object the
interest of the window is accentuated by a splendid
practical, we try to prepare a display that will be
provision of improved constructional features and
photograph of Antonio Stradivari, the famous vio- both instructive and attractive, such as our violin
arrangements whereby this end and others are
lin maker, in his workshop.
family window now presented."
attained, and also new constructional features ap-
plicable to other instruments of this general char-
Referring to this display, H. L. Hunt, manager
acter.
of the musical merchandise department of C. H.
Paulus Bros., of Manitowoc, Wis., have closed
Ditson & Co., said: "This window-display has re- their branch store in Two Rivers, Wis.
IMPROVEMENT IN ACCORDEON.
WINDOW D I S P L A Y S ^ SMALL GOODS.
KREISLER'S VALUABLE VIOLINS.
The Three Graces in
Merchandising
We believe that every business-like music dealer
will agree that the main essentials of a good line of mer-
chandise are salability, profit and quality.
Salability is the assurance t h a t the goods will
move—that there is a constant de-
mand for them and that you won't
have good money tied up in dead
stock.
Profit is the assurance that it is
worth your while to move the goods;
while quality guarantees the satisfac-
tion of yourself and your customer,
which, in turn, assures your success.
Hohner Harmonicas
and Accordeons
embody all of these essentials. This
is why every progressive music dealer
in the United States is selling Hohner
goods.
The salability of the Hohner line
is assured by the natural love for
music, their world-wide reputation
and their reasonable price.
The profit on Hohner merchandise has always
been satisfactory, as evidenced by the number of re-
tailers throughout the country handling this product.
The quality of the Hohner line has always been and
will always be supreme. Our long experience, expert
workmen and absolutely modern facilities assure this.
There is a Hohner distributor in your locality.
Write for a catalog showing Hohner Har-
monicas and Accordeons—the world's best.
M. HOHNER
114-116 East 16th St.
New York City, N.Y.
Canadian Office:
76 York Street
Toronto, Ont.
Mexican Office:
2aSanFilipe,Neri54
Mexico, D. F.
Fritz Kreisler, the distinguished violinist, plays
upon one of the most valuable Cremona violins
in existence—a Josef Guarnerius of 1737, which
he bought from George Hart, the London dealer.
He says: "One day as I entered the rooms of Mr.
Hart I heard a voice, liquid, pure, penetrating,
which filled my soul with longing and made me
determined to possess such a treasure at any cost.
There were difficulties in the way, as Mr. Hart
had already parted with it to a collector, and it
was only after long and earnest persuasion, in
which Mr. Hart joined, that I was enabled to buy
it for $10,000." The case alone of this superb in-
strument is said to be worth $1,000. Some years
before Kreisler had bought a "Strad" for $4,000.
More lately he has acquired another beautiful
"Strad," but he still prefers the Guarnerius.
DEMONSTRATING THE UKULELE.
(Special to The Review.)
DETROIT, Mich., May 17.—B. E. Langness, con-
nected with the South California Music Co., of
Los Angeles, has been in Detroit the past week
demonstrating at the Grinnell store the new Uku-
lele Hawaiian instrument made by Genuine Nunes
& Sons, of Honolulu. Grinnell Bros, have been
appointed Michigan agents for this instrument.
MEN WORK BESTWHEN BAND PLAYS.
The United States Navy regulations contain this
sentence: "The band shall play while coaling ship."
No discretion is given to the commander or any-
one else, so the band always plays throughout that
most arduous, monotonous job. E. J. Delano,
writing in the Manufacturers' News (Chicago),
says: "Uncle Sam has found by careful experi-
ment that about 30 per cent, more coal is put in
with music than without."
Mr. Delano mentions several great manufactur-
ing concerns that have bands and find their playing
at certain hours improves both quality and quan-
tity of work. The Elgin Watch Co. and the West-
ern Electric Co. are well-known instances of this.
TO CHANGE ^ORNET PITCH.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 17.—A cornet has been
invented by Mark J. Kalashen, Brooklyn, N. Y., on
which Patent No. 1,139,297 was granted him this
week.
The object of the invention is to provide means
for definitely changing the pitch of a cornet from
high pitch or concert pitch, to low or international
pitch. For this purpose, the mouth-piece pipe is
made detachable from the rest of the cornet,
whereby a mouth-piece pipe of slightly different
length may be substituted, thereby causing the
change in pitch.
Tomaz F. Deuther has combined his musical
instrument business with that of Jos. S. Reynold
at 1563 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago.