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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1916 Vol. 63 N. 14 - Page 71

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
71
are fast disappearing, and there is no saying
when we can secure additional stock. We can
Attachment to Aid Beginners Invented by New Being Displayed by Buegeleisen & Jacobson De- only repeat to our trade that they should place
spite the Great Shortage Which Now Prevails their orders well in advance of their require-
York Violinist—Some Constructive Details
—Will Not Last Long, Judging From the De- ments to be able to cater to the needs of their
mand That Is Apparent for Them
The learner on the violin and some more ad-
customers."
vanced performers have a tendency to allow
"Notwithstanding the enormous demands
their bow to wander up and down the strings
DOMINICANSJNEED RAGTIME
to such an extent that their performance is which have been made upon our violin stocks Rear Admiral Pond Calls for Band to Aid
frequently marred by this error, which is be- since the outbreak of the war, we have been
Regiment
able to keep intact quite an assortment of fine
ing committed unconsciously.
and medium grade Austrian and German vio-
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 25.—Both the
In order to prevent this a guide has been de-
lins," said Samuel Buegeleisen, head of Buege- State and Navy departments were surprised
vised by a New York performer by which the
and amazed early this week when a message
bow is kept in its proper place and the best
came from Rear Admiral Pond, commanding
results secured, so far as this part of the opera-
the American naval forces in San Domingo,
tion is concerned.
stating:
The apparatus is a loop of wire, which is
"Pcndleton and myself strongly recommend
sprung into place upon the finger board, part
Second Regiment abandon San Domingo city
of it extending over the wire to prevent the
for benefit of regiment and populace."
bow from traveling too far forward along the
Col. Joseph H. Pendleton is in command of
strings.
the marine forces on shore.
The message
caused a stir here because there had been no re-
PIANO ORGANS MUST TUNE UP
cent reports of trouble.
Rush messages for
full explanations brought no response, but while
Commissioner of Licenses in New York on the
awaiting further word the text of the original
Watch for Piano Organs Out of Tune and
message had arrived. It read:
Street Bandsmen—Sensitive People Rejoice
"Pendleton and myself strongly recommend
If a piano organ stops in front of your resi-
Second Regiment band for San Domingo city
dence in New York City and begins playing "An-
for benefit of regiment and populace."
nie Laurie" sort o' sad-like, listen carefully, and
if when it gets to the part where Annie gives
AGENCY FOR FRENCH INSTRUMENTS
"her promise true, and ne'er forget will I," it
CINCINNATI, O., September 25.—The Rudolph
sounds as if the organ is suffering with tonsilitis,
Wurlitzer Co. has secured the exclusive agency
complicated with a cold in the head, your duty
for the Caressa & Francais line of musical in-
is plain. Take the number of the hand organ
struments. The firm of Caressa & Francais, of
A Popular Durro Violin Model
and report it to the Commissioner of Licenses.
Paris, France, is well-known throughout the
The Commissioner's powers with respect to leisen & Jacobson, New York, in a chat with world for its excellent line of small goods.
certain licenses are rather broad. If a hand or- The Review. "This has been very difficult to
gan were to dish up "Annie Laurie" so that it accomplish, and has been possible only because $1,200 HARP FORJCANSAS GOVERNOR
sounded in certain bars like "On the Banks of we have been extraordinarily careful in the dis-
TOPEKA, KAN., September 18.—The W. F. Roehr
the Wabash," and in certain other sections like tribution of our merchandise.
"Judging from all indications the stock of vio- Music Co., this city, recently sold a Lyon &
ragging the scale, he could put it out of busi-
lins which we have on hand at the present time Healy harp to Governor Capper, of Kansas.
ness, send it to the harmony hospital.
will
not last very long, as the demand for this Mr. Capper is fond of music, though not a
All of the eight hundred hand-organs in the
musician; his wife, however, is an accomplished
grinders' amalgamated band, and all the street class of musical merchandise is far and beyond
musician, and for several years has had a harp,
the
immediate
or
promised
supply.
Since
the
bandsmen, will have to take out new licenses
which she is making her chief source of mu-
under the new regulations. The licenses will outbreak of the war we have urged our dealers
sical pleasure. The new harp cost $1,200.
to
anticipate
their
orders
as
much
as
possible,
be changed in style and color every year, so
so
that
they
will
have
the
stock
on
hand
when
that a policeman can easily identify them.
Commissioner Bell says every hand organ will the occasion requires, and be in a position to
have to have all its musical interior keyed to fill all orders. As far as we ourselves are con-
scale before a new license is issued. He be- cerned, we felt at the start of the war in 1914
lieves life will be sweeter for New York when that hostilities would last considerably longer
than the average person imagined, and prepared
this is done.
ourselves accordingly, but the call for violins,
particularly Durro and Durro master violins has
been far and beyond our expectations.
"We have managed to keep in stock quite an
assortment of fine violin bows, violin bridges
AND
and pegs for fine repair work, but even these
FINE ASSORTMENT OF VIOLINS
DEVISES VIOLIN GUIDE
The oldest and
largest musical
merchandise house
h\ America -*-
DURRO
STEWART
OLIVER DITSON CO.
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
BOSTON. MASS.
Manufacturer*
Importers and Jobber* of
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
113 University Place
NEW
YORK
MUSICAL
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Attractive Specialties
M o d e r n Service
ESTABLISHED 1834
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Cincinnati
Chicago
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Strings
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Victor Distributor*
New Brunswick, N. J.
1010 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century

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