Music Trade Review
Issue: 1916 Vol. 62 N. 5 - Page 72
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THE
70
BRIEF FILED INLREBATE CASE.
Government
Files Brief in Import
Involving $26,000,000.
Cases
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C , January 24.—Attorney-Gen-
eral Gregory will file in the United States Supreme
Court to-day the Government's brief in five per
cent, discount cases, growing out of importers'
claims for rebates of duties under the Underwood-
Simmons Tariff Law. These cases involve claims
estimated by Dudley Field Malone, Collector of
Customs at New York, as amounting to approxi-
mately $26,000,000.
The Tariff Law contains a provision granting
the discount to goods imported in vessels regis-
tered under the United States laws provided that
it should be so construed as not to interfere with
any treaty with a foreign nation.
The Board of General Appraisers granted the
discount to importers in American vessels only.
The Court of Customs Appeals held the discount
should be allowed on imports in vessels of all
treaty nations. The Government took an appeal,
holding the discount cannot be granted to any
other than imports in American bottoms, and then
only if no treaty is impaired. The case will be
argued in February.
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SHORTAGE IN BAND INSTRUMENTS.
VETERAN VIOLIN EXPERT DIES.
Lack of Brass and Acids Used in the Manufac- Wm. L. Peters Had Repaired Over 700 Valu-
able Instruments During Career of Forty
ture of Wind Instruments Threatens to Re-
Years—Was in Eighty-first Year.
duce the Supply and Raise Prices.
Manufacturers of band instruments are facing
a serious shortage in supplies, a shortage which
may compel a very material reduction in the num-
ber of brass instruments produced in this country
during the coming year, and a consequent increase
in ihe price of whatever instruments are on the
market. Brass has not only gone skyward in price,
but is almost unobtainable, because of the great
demand for that metal for use in munition fac-
tories. Sulphuric and nitric acid can only be of-
tained in minimum quantities and at exorbitant
prices. Neither of these acids is manufactured in
this country in sufficient quantities to supply the
normal trade demand, and the imported supply has
been relied upon hitherto to furnish manufacturers
with the amount they required.
The war has, of course, cut off entirely the
supply of imported acid, and nearly all of the acid
manufactured in America has been used in the
making of explosives. Unless some unforeseen
condition arises to relieve the situation, the supply
of raw materials is going to become so scarce that
brass band instruments will be very hard to secure.
William L. Peters, famed throughout the country
as a maker and repairer of violins, died at his
home in Hartford, Conn., last week in his eighty-
first year. Mr. Peters had been engaged in the re-
pairing of fine violins for over forty years, and
during that time had handled over 700 valuable in-
struments. He owned several rare violins, among
them a Stradivarius valued at $4,000, a Klotz of
1770 and a Solomon of Paris, of 1750. Two broth-
ers and a daughter survive him.
PATENTS CLARINET TUNING SLIDE.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 24.—Patent No.
1,103,222 was recently granted to Leonard J. Den-
nis, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, for a clarinet
tuning slide, which is a novel improvement in
means for tuning clarinets and like wind musical
instruments 'by correcting deviations in pitch from
an absolutely correct tone. Its principal object is
to provide novel means for manipulating the tuning
slide of a clarinet or like instrument, which means
can be readily attached thereto, and by operating
CUSTOMS RULIN(H)N VIOLIN BOWS.
such means the slide can be adjusted until the de-
ASHLAND
STRING
REPRESENTATIVE
Decision Classifies Them as Parts of Musical
sired pitch is obtained; and as applied to clarinets
Instruments and Not as Wood Products.
Visits the New York Trade—J. C. Hart, Whose the pitch of the instrument can be regulated with
Headquarters Are in Philadelphia, Speaks one hand while the instrument is being played by
The Treasury Department handed down a de-
Encouragingly of Business Conditions as Far the other.
cision recently whereby violin bows are classified
as They Effect the String Business.
Another object is ro provide a very simple ad-
as parts of musical instruments, and as such are
justing means whereby only linear adjusting move-
liable to duty at 35 per cent. Bernhard, Judae &
J. C. Hart, Eastern representative of the Ash- ments of the slide will be caused, doing away with
Co., of Chicago, tried to have the bows entered
any twisting or turning motion of the parts of the
either as wood manufactures at a 15 per cent, duty, land Manufacturing Co., Chicago, 111., maker of
or else as metal products, with a duty of 20 per Ashland Quality Strings, with headquarters at 5923 slide; and whereby the most delicate adjustments
Webster street, Philadelphia, Pa., was a visitor can be made and absolute accuracy of pitch pro-
cent., but the decision overruled their contention.
among the New York trade during the past week. cured between the extreme practical limits.
Mr. Hart spoke encouragingly of business condi-
tions and stated that business is far exceeding the
Large Stocks —
Made of Highest
quota set by the company. "Notwithstanding this,"
Prompt Delivery
Quality Gut
added Mr. Hart, "we are devoting great energy in
Send for Price LU
DEPT. B.
both selling and manufacturing, paying particular
attention to the quality of Ashland strings. Not a
Ashland Manufacturing Co. \% S CAGO, B<1 ILL!
string leaves our plant until it has been super-
inspected by experts, which no doubt explains why
WEYMANN&SON our business is growing so rapidly."
Incorporated
Manufacturers of
Th« Famous
Patent No. 1,168,843 was last week granted to
Jeff Baker, Wardell, A-rk., for a percussion musical
Weymann Mandolates and
"Keystone State" Instruments instrument, the object being to provide a novel and
improved instrument including a sound chest
1*11 Cfcataat St.. Pkiladelpkia, Pa.
wherein the opposite ends thereof are open.
MUSIC
STRINGS
The oldest aivd
largest musical
merchandise house
irv America —--
Black Diamond
Strings
Now Brunswick, N. J .
EXCELSIOR
DRUMS ™ STANDARD
Some dealers may say that they cost more than
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 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. BOXSTMAH, Vlce-Fres. and Gen. Manager,
Tenth and Market Streets,
OAMDBH, V. 9.
351-53 4? Ave. Newark
Manufacturers, Importers
Publishers. Largest and
most complete stock of
Musical Merchan-
d i s e in t h e
trade.
THE WORLD'S BEST
lational Musical String Co.
CBnmo&Sonjnc
The Guldan Violin Co. completed the installa-
tion of machinery in its new factory, Columbus,
O., last week.
ATTRACTIVE
SPECIALTIES
AUGUST MULLER
and J. HEBERLE1N, VIO-
LINS, VIOLAS AND CELLOS
MITTENWALD VIOLIN STRINGS.
SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOG
Modern
Scrrica
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
Chicago
Largest Jobbers in America
ODERN
USICAL*
ERCHANDISF
THE
70
BRIEF FILED INLREBATE CASE.
Government
Files Brief in Import
Involving $26,000,000.
Cases
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C , January 24.—Attorney-Gen-
eral Gregory will file in the United States Supreme
Court to-day the Government's brief in five per
cent, discount cases, growing out of importers'
claims for rebates of duties under the Underwood-
Simmons Tariff Law. These cases involve claims
estimated by Dudley Field Malone, Collector of
Customs at New York, as amounting to approxi-
mately $26,000,000.
The Tariff Law contains a provision granting
the discount to goods imported in vessels regis-
tered under the United States laws provided that
it should be so construed as not to interfere with
any treaty with a foreign nation.
The Board of General Appraisers granted the
discount to importers in American vessels only.
The Court of Customs Appeals held the discount
should be allowed on imports in vessels of all
treaty nations. The Government took an appeal,
holding the discount cannot be granted to any
other than imports in American bottoms, and then
only if no treaty is impaired. The case will be
argued in February.
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SHORTAGE IN BAND INSTRUMENTS.
VETERAN VIOLIN EXPERT DIES.
Lack of Brass and Acids Used in the Manufac- Wm. L. Peters Had Repaired Over 700 Valu-
able Instruments During Career of Forty
ture of Wind Instruments Threatens to Re-
Years—Was in Eighty-first Year.
duce the Supply and Raise Prices.
Manufacturers of band instruments are facing
a serious shortage in supplies, a shortage which
may compel a very material reduction in the num-
ber of brass instruments produced in this country
during the coming year, and a consequent increase
in ihe price of whatever instruments are on the
market. Brass has not only gone skyward in price,
but is almost unobtainable, because of the great
demand for that metal for use in munition fac-
tories. Sulphuric and nitric acid can only be of-
tained in minimum quantities and at exorbitant
prices. Neither of these acids is manufactured in
this country in sufficient quantities to supply the
normal trade demand, and the imported supply has
been relied upon hitherto to furnish manufacturers
with the amount they required.
The war has, of course, cut off entirely the
supply of imported acid, and nearly all of the acid
manufactured in America has been used in the
making of explosives. Unless some unforeseen
condition arises to relieve the situation, the supply
of raw materials is going to become so scarce that
brass band instruments will be very hard to secure.
William L. Peters, famed throughout the country
as a maker and repairer of violins, died at his
home in Hartford, Conn., last week in his eighty-
first year. Mr. Peters had been engaged in the re-
pairing of fine violins for over forty years, and
during that time had handled over 700 valuable in-
struments. He owned several rare violins, among
them a Stradivarius valued at $4,000, a Klotz of
1770 and a Solomon of Paris, of 1750. Two broth-
ers and a daughter survive him.
PATENTS CLARINET TUNING SLIDE.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 24.—Patent No.
1,103,222 was recently granted to Leonard J. Den-
nis, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, for a clarinet
tuning slide, which is a novel improvement in
means for tuning clarinets and like wind musical
instruments 'by correcting deviations in pitch from
an absolutely correct tone. Its principal object is
to provide novel means for manipulating the tuning
slide of a clarinet or like instrument, which means
can be readily attached thereto, and by operating
CUSTOMS RULIN(H)N VIOLIN BOWS.
such means the slide can be adjusted until the de-
ASHLAND
STRING
REPRESENTATIVE
Decision Classifies Them as Parts of Musical
sired pitch is obtained; and as applied to clarinets
Instruments and Not as Wood Products.
Visits the New York Trade—J. C. Hart, Whose the pitch of the instrument can be regulated with
Headquarters Are in Philadelphia, Speaks one hand while the instrument is being played by
The Treasury Department handed down a de-
Encouragingly of Business Conditions as Far the other.
cision recently whereby violin bows are classified
as They Effect the String Business.
Another object is ro provide a very simple ad-
as parts of musical instruments, and as such are
justing means whereby only linear adjusting move-
liable to duty at 35 per cent. Bernhard, Judae &
J. C. Hart, Eastern representative of the Ash- ments of the slide will be caused, doing away with
Co., of Chicago, tried to have the bows entered
any twisting or turning motion of the parts of the
either as wood manufactures at a 15 per cent, duty, land Manufacturing Co., Chicago, 111., maker of
or else as metal products, with a duty of 20 per Ashland Quality Strings, with headquarters at 5923 slide; and whereby the most delicate adjustments
Webster street, Philadelphia, Pa., was a visitor can be made and absolute accuracy of pitch pro-
cent., but the decision overruled their contention.
among the New York trade during the past week. cured between the extreme practical limits.
Mr. Hart spoke encouragingly of business condi-
tions and stated that business is far exceeding the
Large Stocks —
Made of Highest
quota set by the company. "Notwithstanding this,"
Prompt Delivery
Quality Gut
added Mr. Hart, "we are devoting great energy in
Send for Price LU
DEPT. B.
both selling and manufacturing, paying particular
attention to the quality of Ashland strings. Not a
Ashland Manufacturing Co. \% S CAGO, B<1 ILL!
string leaves our plant until it has been super-
inspected by experts, which no doubt explains why
WEYMANN&SON our business is growing so rapidly."
Incorporated
Manufacturers of
Th« Famous
Patent No. 1,168,843 was last week granted to
Jeff Baker, Wardell, A-rk., for a percussion musical
Weymann Mandolates and
"Keystone State" Instruments instrument, the object being to provide a novel and
improved instrument including a sound chest
1*11 Cfcataat St.. Pkiladelpkia, Pa.
wherein the opposite ends thereof are open.
MUSIC
STRINGS
The oldest aivd
largest musical
merchandise house
irv America —--
Black Diamond
Strings
Now Brunswick, N. J .
EXCELSIOR
DRUMS ™ STANDARD
Some dealers may say that they cost more than
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 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. BOXSTMAH, Vlce-Fres. and Gen. Manager,
Tenth and Market Streets,
OAMDBH, V. 9.
351-53 4? Ave. Newark
Manufacturers, Importers
Publishers. Largest and
most complete stock of
Musical Merchan-
d i s e in t h e
trade.
THE WORLD'S BEST
lational Musical String Co.
CBnmo&Sonjnc
The Guldan Violin Co. completed the installa-
tion of machinery in its new factory, Columbus,
O., last week.
ATTRACTIVE
SPECIALTIES
AUGUST MULLER
and J. HEBERLE1N, VIO-
LINS, VIOLAS AND CELLOS
MITTENWALD VIOLIN STRINGS.
SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOG
Modern
Scrrica
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
Chicago
Largest Jobbers in America
ODERN
USICAL*
ERCHANDISF
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