Music Trade Review
Issue: 1916 Vol. 63 N. 22 - Page 77
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THE
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN AFRICA
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
OPEN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Vice-Consul Harry A. McBride Furnishes In- Chas. E. Gorham, Inc., of Brooklyn, Feature
Opening of Small Goods Department With
teresting Information Concerning the Use of
Demonstration of Hawaiian Instruments
Small Goods in Portuguese West Africa
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 20.—Vice-Consul
Harry A. McBride, at Boma Congo, Portu-
guese West Africa, in a recent report upon the
commercial situation in that country, and par-
ticularly in Angola, states that all of the general
merchants handle a line of cheap musical instru-
ments, such as accordions, mouth organs, and
small talking machines that appeal to the native.
Accordions were found in a stock for which the
merchants had paid from $2.14 up to $16.89 per
dozen, f. o. b. European port, but the cheaper
instruments find the best sale.
Wholesale
prices of the mouth organs sold in Angola
range from 30 cents to $3.33 per dozen.
The cheapest talking machine seen was an
article imported from Germany at $7.14 each.
This machine was 11 by 11 by 5.1 inches in
size, of polished oak, decorated in gilt, diameter
of plate 8.6 inches, and diameter of horn 14.9
inches.
Eight-inch one-face records cost at
wholesale about 25 cents each and two-face rec-
ords 30-cents; ten-inch records, 35 cents and
40 cents, respectively; and eleven-inch records,
43 cents and 54 cents. This class of talking
machine is quite popular with the better-class
native trade, but there is also a limited demand
for more expensive machines. The German
firms furnished about 300 records of Portuguese
music.
Many merchants keep a few guitars and man-
dolins in stock, as these are the favorite in-
struments among the Portuguese, but they are
made principally in Portugal.
AN ACCOMPLISHED PUPIL
Humors of a piano studio are related by
Clarice Balas, the Cleveland pianist, who says:
"One young girl who charged all she forgot to
the neglect of her former teacher in the few
words: 'He never told me anything about that,'
was provoking me by her poor reading and bad
time. 'What kind of notes have you in the
right hand here?' I asked.
"She guessed wrong immediately. '1 suppose
you never heard of such a thing as triplets?'
I asked, in thorough disgust.
" 'Why, yes, Miss Balas, I have heard of trip-
lets,' said she with offended dignity, 'but not
in music' "
DURRO
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
"A PLEA FOR INDULGENCE'
Lyon & Healy Explain Why It Is Impossible
to Obtain Foreign Makes of Small Goods in
Large Quantities—The War as a Factor
Chas. E. Gorham, Inc., 60 Flatbush avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y., recently installed a musical
merchandise department in connection with
their piano and talking machine business under
the management of L. H. West, officially inaug-
urating the new department with a Hawaiian
week, beginning on November 20. During the
week there was a special Hawaiian window dis-
play, showing a Hawaiian grass hut and various
Hawaiian musical instruments, such as the
ukulele and the steel guitar. During the week
Prof, de Batti, a well-known teacher of and
performer on Hawaiian instruments, was at the
Gorham warerooms to demonstrate the ukulele
and steel guitar and to give free instruction
to all purchasers.
Under the heading of "A Plea for Indulgence,"
there has just been issued in "Sharps and
Flats," published by Lyon & Healy, in the
interest of their dealers, an interesting article,
which is well worth the close attention of all
factors of the musical merchandise industry.
The thoughts outlined in this article are en-
dorsed by all members of the industry, includ-
ing such well-known and observant men as
Henry Stadlmair, of C. Bruno & Son, Inc., and
Samuel Buegeleisen, of Buegeleisen & Jacob-
son, New York. This article reads:
"The dealer in general lines of small mu-
sical instruments is prone to overlook the ever-
increasing difficulties which attend the efforts
on the part of jobbers to offer service, by which
is meant the filling of orders, especially for
TO MANUFACTURE UKULELES
imported goods. He does not stop to analyze
conditions. If he did, the chances of friction
A new ukulele manufacturing concern is being would be lessened materially. The fact that
formed in Honolulu, H. I., to be known as the the great war may be responsible for their
Pahu Ukulele Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the in- failure to give service seems in many cases to
corporators being D. S. K. Pahu, Ernest Kaai, be disregarded.
F. L. Hadley and Allan McGowan. The con-
"We have long since arrived at that point
cern will have a capitalization of $20,000, and
where we must content ourselves with what is
intends to erect a factory building sufficient in
obtainable rather than what may be desired of
size to turn out from 500 to 1,000 ukuleles a
a given description. Many a distressing situa-
month. A superior grade of instruments will
tion may be successfully met by bearing this
be made by the concern.
fact in mind. We all have our preference as
to goods, but should not allow this to interfere
CHIN REST FOR VIOLINS
with our business when it is understood that
the goods are unobtainable.
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 20.—Patent No.
"To those of us who know the situation, the
1,204,642 was last week granted to Frederick
returning
of shipments with the remark that
W. Becker, New York, for a chin rest for vio-
'my trade will use only a
brand,'
lins or similar musical instruments.
in
nine
cases
out
of
ten
involving
goods
of
for-
The principal object of the present inven-
tion is to provide a chin rest of light construc- eign make which have become entirely ex-
hausted in the American markets, seems a trille
tion which is adjustable.
incongruous, since it is scarcely to be expected
that your customer will deny himself simply
because certain brands cannot be supplied.
OLIVER DITSON GO.
"Keep this in mind when substitutes are re-
BOSTON, MASS, l *
ceived. It is not because of a desire to 'palm
off' goods other than your order, but rather
Manufacturer*
to supply salable merchandise in place of the
Importers and Jobber* ol
commodity ordered. No amelioration of this
situation may be looked for until normal con-
ditions prevail again."
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
PATENTS IMPROVED CLARINET
ESTABLISHED 1834
toney, Boston, Mass., was last week granted
Patent No. 1,200,578 for a clarinet of the
"Boehm" system, and its object is to provide
an improved construction by which an A-flat,
B-flat trill can be produced by the simple opera-
tion of covering and uncovering the A-natural
hole by the second finger of the left hand.
AND
STEWART
71
lEMMMV
Superior Qualitr MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C , November 20.—Harry Bct-
Victor Distributor*
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
113 University Place
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century
NEW YORK
Black Diamond
Strings
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
Chicago
THE WORLD'S BEST
The oldest ar\d
largest musical
merchandise house
irv America ---
National Musical String Co.
CBrimo&Soiik
New Brunswick, N. J.
351-53 4? Ave. Newark
THE
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN AFRICA
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
OPEN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Vice-Consul Harry A. McBride Furnishes In- Chas. E. Gorham, Inc., of Brooklyn, Feature
Opening of Small Goods Department With
teresting Information Concerning the Use of
Demonstration of Hawaiian Instruments
Small Goods in Portuguese West Africa
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 20.—Vice-Consul
Harry A. McBride, at Boma Congo, Portu-
guese West Africa, in a recent report upon the
commercial situation in that country, and par-
ticularly in Angola, states that all of the general
merchants handle a line of cheap musical instru-
ments, such as accordions, mouth organs, and
small talking machines that appeal to the native.
Accordions were found in a stock for which the
merchants had paid from $2.14 up to $16.89 per
dozen, f. o. b. European port, but the cheaper
instruments find the best sale.
Wholesale
prices of the mouth organs sold in Angola
range from 30 cents to $3.33 per dozen.
The cheapest talking machine seen was an
article imported from Germany at $7.14 each.
This machine was 11 by 11 by 5.1 inches in
size, of polished oak, decorated in gilt, diameter
of plate 8.6 inches, and diameter of horn 14.9
inches.
Eight-inch one-face records cost at
wholesale about 25 cents each and two-face rec-
ords 30-cents; ten-inch records, 35 cents and
40 cents, respectively; and eleven-inch records,
43 cents and 54 cents. This class of talking
machine is quite popular with the better-class
native trade, but there is also a limited demand
for more expensive machines. The German
firms furnished about 300 records of Portuguese
music.
Many merchants keep a few guitars and man-
dolins in stock, as these are the favorite in-
struments among the Portuguese, but they are
made principally in Portugal.
AN ACCOMPLISHED PUPIL
Humors of a piano studio are related by
Clarice Balas, the Cleveland pianist, who says:
"One young girl who charged all she forgot to
the neglect of her former teacher in the few
words: 'He never told me anything about that,'
was provoking me by her poor reading and bad
time. 'What kind of notes have you in the
right hand here?' I asked.
"She guessed wrong immediately. '1 suppose
you never heard of such a thing as triplets?'
I asked, in thorough disgust.
" 'Why, yes, Miss Balas, I have heard of trip-
lets,' said she with offended dignity, 'but not
in music' "
DURRO
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
"A PLEA FOR INDULGENCE'
Lyon & Healy Explain Why It Is Impossible
to Obtain Foreign Makes of Small Goods in
Large Quantities—The War as a Factor
Chas. E. Gorham, Inc., 60 Flatbush avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y., recently installed a musical
merchandise department in connection with
their piano and talking machine business under
the management of L. H. West, officially inaug-
urating the new department with a Hawaiian
week, beginning on November 20. During the
week there was a special Hawaiian window dis-
play, showing a Hawaiian grass hut and various
Hawaiian musical instruments, such as the
ukulele and the steel guitar. During the week
Prof, de Batti, a well-known teacher of and
performer on Hawaiian instruments, was at the
Gorham warerooms to demonstrate the ukulele
and steel guitar and to give free instruction
to all purchasers.
Under the heading of "A Plea for Indulgence,"
there has just been issued in "Sharps and
Flats," published by Lyon & Healy, in the
interest of their dealers, an interesting article,
which is well worth the close attention of all
factors of the musical merchandise industry.
The thoughts outlined in this article are en-
dorsed by all members of the industry, includ-
ing such well-known and observant men as
Henry Stadlmair, of C. Bruno & Son, Inc., and
Samuel Buegeleisen, of Buegeleisen & Jacob-
son, New York. This article reads:
"The dealer in general lines of small mu-
sical instruments is prone to overlook the ever-
increasing difficulties which attend the efforts
on the part of jobbers to offer service, by which
is meant the filling of orders, especially for
TO MANUFACTURE UKULELES
imported goods. He does not stop to analyze
conditions. If he did, the chances of friction
A new ukulele manufacturing concern is being would be lessened materially. The fact that
formed in Honolulu, H. I., to be known as the the great war may be responsible for their
Pahu Ukulele Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the in- failure to give service seems in many cases to
corporators being D. S. K. Pahu, Ernest Kaai, be disregarded.
F. L. Hadley and Allan McGowan. The con-
"We have long since arrived at that point
cern will have a capitalization of $20,000, and
where we must content ourselves with what is
intends to erect a factory building sufficient in
obtainable rather than what may be desired of
size to turn out from 500 to 1,000 ukuleles a
a given description. Many a distressing situa-
month. A superior grade of instruments will
tion may be successfully met by bearing this
be made by the concern.
fact in mind. We all have our preference as
to goods, but should not allow this to interfere
CHIN REST FOR VIOLINS
with our business when it is understood that
the goods are unobtainable.
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 20.—Patent No.
"To those of us who know the situation, the
1,204,642 was last week granted to Frederick
returning
of shipments with the remark that
W. Becker, New York, for a chin rest for vio-
'my trade will use only a
brand,'
lins or similar musical instruments.
in
nine
cases
out
of
ten
involving
goods
of
for-
The principal object of the present inven-
tion is to provide a chin rest of light construc- eign make which have become entirely ex-
hausted in the American markets, seems a trille
tion which is adjustable.
incongruous, since it is scarcely to be expected
that your customer will deny himself simply
because certain brands cannot be supplied.
OLIVER DITSON GO.
"Keep this in mind when substitutes are re-
BOSTON, MASS, l *
ceived. It is not because of a desire to 'palm
off' goods other than your order, but rather
Manufacturer*
to supply salable merchandise in place of the
Importers and Jobber* ol
commodity ordered. No amelioration of this
situation may be looked for until normal con-
ditions prevail again."
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
PATENTS IMPROVED CLARINET
ESTABLISHED 1834
toney, Boston, Mass., was last week granted
Patent No. 1,200,578 for a clarinet of the
"Boehm" system, and its object is to provide
an improved construction by which an A-flat,
B-flat trill can be produced by the simple opera-
tion of covering and uncovering the A-natural
hole by the second finger of the left hand.
AND
STEWART
71
lEMMMV
Superior Qualitr MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C , November 20.—Harry Bct-
Victor Distributor*
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
113 University Place
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century
NEW YORK
Black Diamond
Strings
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
Chicago
THE WORLD'S BEST
The oldest ar\d
largest musical
merchandise house
irv America ---
National Musical String Co.
CBrimo&Soiik
New Brunswick, N. J.
351-53 4? Ave. Newark
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