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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
"HOHNER BOY" WINNING SUCCESS
In Many Foreign Countries—Popular Display
Card Helps Sell Hohner Harmonica Assort-
ment—Features 25 and 50c. Mouth Organs.
Hardly a day passes that M. Hohner, 114 East
Sixteenth street, New York, does not receive good-
sized orders for the "Hohner Boy" cut-out assort-
ment display card from far distant points. This dis-
play card, which is by far the most popular twenty-
five-cent assortment card ever introduced by the
of the musical merchandise dealers, who recognized
in it the acme of display card perfection. The
Hohner harmonicas selected to comprise the "Hoh-
ner Boy" assortment are fully representative of
Hohner quality and prestige, and notwithstanding
that the "Hohner Boy" has been on the market for
more than year, its popularity is growing apace.
KANSAS TOWN TO HAVE BAND.
(Special to The Review.)
KANSAS CITY, KAN., August 10.—The City Com-
missioners of Holton, Kan., have voted to allow
the Holton Band $400 a year under the statute
passed by the last Legislature, which authorizes
city aid for band organizations. For the past few
years the band, which consists of forty members,
lias been supported by Holton business men.
FIRE DESTROYS VIOLIN FACTORY.
The violin factory of G. Ktidan, in the Aliskey
building, Port'and, Ore., was- destroyed by a fire
which caused over $3(M),000 loss in the business sec-
tion of that city recently. Mr. Kudan's loss was
about $2,500, with no insurance.
PATENTS WIND INSTRUMENT.
Feature of Richard E. Watts' Invention Is Fa-
cility for Producing Proper Note Even When
Two Valves Are Depressed Together—New
Arrangement of Tubing.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 17.—Patent No.
1,148,417, for a brass wind musical instrument, was
last week granted to Richard Edward Watts, Stam-
"Hohner Boy" Display Card.
ford, England, one-half of which he has assigned
House of Hohuer, has not only won wide success to John Hobkirk, same place. In an ordinary brass
in this country, but has created a most favorable wind musical instrument having the usual three
impression in foreign climes, which is reflected in piston valves there is one conduit or air passage
the large orders received by the company from through the valves, and each of the valves is
members of the trade in Central America, South adapted, when depressed, to connect with this con-
America and other foreign countries.
duit a suitable loop tube. It is well known that when
There is a certain magnetism and good cheer at- two or three valves are depressed together that the
tached to the smiling countenance of the "Hohner sum of the lengths of the loop tubes in use is too
Boy" which easily accounts for its tremendous suc- short to produce the required note accurately in
cess. William J. Haussler, advertising manager of
tune. Various devices have been proposed to over-
M. Hohner, who designed and perfected the "Hoh- come this defect, but apparently none of these is
ner Boy" cut-out display card, has introduced many correct for all the seven positions of the valves in
similar dealer helps in the past few years, and his a three-valved instrument.
lengthy experience and realization of the trade's
In this improved instrument the tubing in use
needs in this direction are embodied in the "Hohner with each of the seven positions is of the correct
Boy" card.
length to produce the notes corresponding to these
From the very first week it was introduced the positions perfectly in tune to the equal tempera-
"Hohner Boy" attracted the attention and praise ment scale, except of course those harmonics which
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLDS BEST
A. T«nth and Market Streets,
CAMDEN, N, J.
IN TONE
STYLE & DURABILITY
HARMONICAS & ACCORDEONS
ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE
WORLDS BEST
WEYMANN&SON
Incorporated
Manufacturers of
The Famoui
Weyraann Mandolutes and
"Keystone State" Instruments
1010 Chwtaut St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Manufacturers, Importers
Publishers. Largest and
most complete stock of
Musical Merchan-
d i s e in t h e
trade.
ATTRACTIVE
SPECIALTIES
Modern
Service
AUGUST MULLER
and J. HEBERLEIN,
LINS, VIOLAS AND CELLOS
MITTENWALD VIOLIN STRINGS.
The oldest aivd
largest musical
merchandise house
in America -*•-
New Brunswick, N. J.
others.
Excelsior drums cost more because they are
worth more. Cost more to make.
We could make them cost less by using- cheaper
material, use less care in making 1 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
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who des:re positions
of sny kind.
SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOG
National Musical String Co.
EXCELSIOR
DRUMS ™ STANDARD
Some dealers may say that they cost more than
are well known to be slightly at variance with that
temperament.
In this improved instrument there is provided
three conduits or air passages through the valves,
each conduit being connected to tubing of suitable
length to produce the notes of one position. Each
conduit is provided with a loop tube or loop tubes,
adapted to be thrown into connection with it by
the depressing of the appropriate valve or valves,
thereby lengthening it accurately to produce the
required note.
C.Bruno & Souk
351-53 ^ Ave. Newybrk
UEGELEISEN
& JACOBSON
113-115 University Place
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