Music Trade Review
Issue: 1917 Vol. 64 N. 18 - Page 45
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DRUM HEADSJN DEMAND
AMERICAN GUILDJOLDS MEETING
Geisler Co. Reports Greatly Increased Orders
Since Declaration of War
April 29.—Eugene Geisler, presi-
dent of the Eugene Geisler Co., Inc., drum head
manufacturers, states that his factory is rushed
with the greatly increased orders that have been
received since the declaration of war, notwith-
standing the fact that the cost of hides used in
making the drum heads has increased somewhat
in the last few months. In addition to orders
from dealers, the Geisler Co. has received a few
orders from military companies, and expects
many additional orders from like sources in the
near future.
CHICAGO, III.,
Many Exhibits of Banjos, Guitars and Man-
dolins Shown at Annual Convention in Boston
This Week—Several Recitals
BOSTON, MASS., April 30.—The sixteenth an-
nual convention of the American Guild of Ban-
joists, Mandolinists and Guitarists opened here
to-day, and will continue the greater part of
this week. Yesterday, Sunday, a recital was
given in the Copley-Plaza ballroom, and this
evening a concert will be given in Jordan Hall.
To-morrow evening the annual banquet will be
held, which promises to be of greater interest
than ever before.
Several interesting exhibits of musical instru-
ments are being held during the convention.
KEY=SEAT FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS Lyon & Healy are showing their entire new line
of instruments, together with models illustrat-
New Principle Applied in Recently Patented ing the construction and scientific advantages
Device for Tubas and Like Instruments
of their mandolins, harps, mandolas, etc. The
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 30.—Charles G. Vega Co., of this city, have an interesting ex-
Conn, Elkhart, Ind., was last week granted Pat- hibit of mandolins and banjos, and at the con-
ent No. 1,223,563 for a key-seat for wind mu- cert this evening they will give a demonstration
sical instruments, which relates particularly to of the latest popular dance orchestra instru-
the construction of integral key seats on sep- ments. The Gibson Mandolin Guitar Co., of
arate pieces of metal. Heretofore key seats Kalamazoo, Mich., has a very extensive exhibit,
which have been provided on the curved metal and A. B. Grover, of New York City, is ex-
walls of wind musical instruments, have been hibiting his banjo appliances, patent bridges,
produced by forming a separate flange of dimen- etc. The music publishers are represented by
sions appropriate to the key openings to be Carl Fischer, Walter Jacobs, the Messina
equipped, and with its inner end shaped to cor- Music Co. and others, their exhibits being fea-
respond to the curvature of the instrument part tured on the ground floor of the Copley-Plaza.
and to solder or braze the flange in position. Several interesting and unique novelties in the
This method as heretofore practised has long way of Hawaiian native instruments are also
been recognized as unsatisfactory, not only from being demonstrated.
a mechanical standpoint, but principally for
PATRIOTIC DISPLAY AT DITSON'S
musical considerations. The present invention
has for its primary object to produce the key The show windows of Chas. H. Ditson & Co.,
seats on a specially constructed metal plate, 8-12 East Thirty-fourth street, are now reflect-
which plate, after the key seats have been ing the martial atmosphere prevalent at the
formed, is to be soldered or brazed in position present time. Prominently displayed in the cen-
on the tubular wall of the instrument.
ter of the large window is a wide selection of
drums and bugles, which H. L. Hunt, manager
of the musical merchandise department, says
JOHN N. EAMESJ>ASSES AWAY
John Newton Eames, a violin manufacturer continue to be the instruments of the hour in
of Medford, Mass., passed away last week at his department. The sale of other musical in-
his home in that town, aged eighty-six years. str.uments is also keeping up quite satisfactorily.
He is survived by a widow, three daughters and
a son.
Seaman MilLer, referee in bankruptcy, has
Consult the universal Want Directory of given notice to the creditors of the Franz
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted Bruckner Mfg. Co. that the personal property
free of charge for men who desire positions belonging to this estate will be sold at public
of any kind.
auction on May 9 at 398 Madison street, New
York. The property to be sold consists of a
large stock of phonograph cabinets, finished and
unfinished, talking machines, motors, tone arms,
hardware, lumber, complete woodworking ma-
AND
chinery, etc.
45
RUNO
THE OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
IN AMERICA
ely Wholesale
351-53FOURTH AVE. NEWYORKCITY
Vic tor Dis tribu tors
CONN CO. GETS $250,000 ORDER
Government Places Order for 100 Sets of Band
Instruments With This Concern
ELKHART, IND., April 30.—C. G. Conn, Ltd., has
announced that it has received a $250,000 con-
tract from the United States Government which
calls for the delivery of one hundred sets of
hand instruments, each set consisting of twenty-
eight instruments, together with one thousand
extra saxophones and the same number of clari-
nets. This contract is to be delivered within
four months. General Manager J. F. Boyer, in
a recent communication to The Review, states
that in addition to this large Government or-
der, an unprecedented demand is being made on
the factory by dealers in all parts of the coun-
try for band instruments, and that every effort
will be made to take care of dealers' orders as
promptly as possible, in addition to turning out
the Government contract on time. Arrange-
ments have been made with brass manufacturers
for immediate shipment of material to the Conn
factory, and it is expected that the first de-
liveries for the Government will be made within
the next ten days.
TO SELL BRUCKNER PROPERTY
DURRO
STEWART
OLIVER DITSON CO.
BOSTON. MASS.
NEW
Armour & Company
Chicago
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
YORK
Manufacturers
mportera and Jobber* of
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
ESTABLISHED 1834
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
satisfy the most exacting buyers. Try
Helmet, II Trovatore and La Melodia
Violin Strings.
Send for a wholesale Musical String:
and Accessory catalogue
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
113 University Place
Musical Instrument
Strings
Chicago
WEYMANH
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
National Musical String Co.
Victor Distributor*
New Brunswick, N. J.
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established orer half a century
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DRUM HEADSJN DEMAND
AMERICAN GUILDJOLDS MEETING
Geisler Co. Reports Greatly Increased Orders
Since Declaration of War
April 29.—Eugene Geisler, presi-
dent of the Eugene Geisler Co., Inc., drum head
manufacturers, states that his factory is rushed
with the greatly increased orders that have been
received since the declaration of war, notwith-
standing the fact that the cost of hides used in
making the drum heads has increased somewhat
in the last few months. In addition to orders
from dealers, the Geisler Co. has received a few
orders from military companies, and expects
many additional orders from like sources in the
near future.
CHICAGO, III.,
Many Exhibits of Banjos, Guitars and Man-
dolins Shown at Annual Convention in Boston
This Week—Several Recitals
BOSTON, MASS., April 30.—The sixteenth an-
nual convention of the American Guild of Ban-
joists, Mandolinists and Guitarists opened here
to-day, and will continue the greater part of
this week. Yesterday, Sunday, a recital was
given in the Copley-Plaza ballroom, and this
evening a concert will be given in Jordan Hall.
To-morrow evening the annual banquet will be
held, which promises to be of greater interest
than ever before.
Several interesting exhibits of musical instru-
ments are being held during the convention.
KEY=SEAT FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS Lyon & Healy are showing their entire new line
of instruments, together with models illustrat-
New Principle Applied in Recently Patented ing the construction and scientific advantages
Device for Tubas and Like Instruments
of their mandolins, harps, mandolas, etc. The
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 30.—Charles G. Vega Co., of this city, have an interesting ex-
Conn, Elkhart, Ind., was last week granted Pat- hibit of mandolins and banjos, and at the con-
ent No. 1,223,563 for a key-seat for wind mu- cert this evening they will give a demonstration
sical instruments, which relates particularly to of the latest popular dance orchestra instru-
the construction of integral key seats on sep- ments. The Gibson Mandolin Guitar Co., of
arate pieces of metal. Heretofore key seats Kalamazoo, Mich., has a very extensive exhibit,
which have been provided on the curved metal and A. B. Grover, of New York City, is ex-
walls of wind musical instruments, have been hibiting his banjo appliances, patent bridges,
produced by forming a separate flange of dimen- etc. The music publishers are represented by
sions appropriate to the key openings to be Carl Fischer, Walter Jacobs, the Messina
equipped, and with its inner end shaped to cor- Music Co. and others, their exhibits being fea-
respond to the curvature of the instrument part tured on the ground floor of the Copley-Plaza.
and to solder or braze the flange in position. Several interesting and unique novelties in the
This method as heretofore practised has long way of Hawaiian native instruments are also
been recognized as unsatisfactory, not only from being demonstrated.
a mechanical standpoint, but principally for
PATRIOTIC DISPLAY AT DITSON'S
musical considerations. The present invention
has for its primary object to produce the key The show windows of Chas. H. Ditson & Co.,
seats on a specially constructed metal plate, 8-12 East Thirty-fourth street, are now reflect-
which plate, after the key seats have been ing the martial atmosphere prevalent at the
formed, is to be soldered or brazed in position present time. Prominently displayed in the cen-
on the tubular wall of the instrument.
ter of the large window is a wide selection of
drums and bugles, which H. L. Hunt, manager
of the musical merchandise department, says
JOHN N. EAMESJ>ASSES AWAY
John Newton Eames, a violin manufacturer continue to be the instruments of the hour in
of Medford, Mass., passed away last week at his department. The sale of other musical in-
his home in that town, aged eighty-six years. str.uments is also keeping up quite satisfactorily.
He is survived by a widow, three daughters and
a son.
Seaman MilLer, referee in bankruptcy, has
Consult the universal Want Directory of given notice to the creditors of the Franz
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted Bruckner Mfg. Co. that the personal property
free of charge for men who desire positions belonging to this estate will be sold at public
of any kind.
auction on May 9 at 398 Madison street, New
York. The property to be sold consists of a
large stock of phonograph cabinets, finished and
unfinished, talking machines, motors, tone arms,
hardware, lumber, complete woodworking ma-
AND
chinery, etc.
45
RUNO
THE OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
IN AMERICA
ely Wholesale
351-53FOURTH AVE. NEWYORKCITY
Vic tor Dis tribu tors
CONN CO. GETS $250,000 ORDER
Government Places Order for 100 Sets of Band
Instruments With This Concern
ELKHART, IND., April 30.—C. G. Conn, Ltd., has
announced that it has received a $250,000 con-
tract from the United States Government which
calls for the delivery of one hundred sets of
hand instruments, each set consisting of twenty-
eight instruments, together with one thousand
extra saxophones and the same number of clari-
nets. This contract is to be delivered within
four months. General Manager J. F. Boyer, in
a recent communication to The Review, states
that in addition to this large Government or-
der, an unprecedented demand is being made on
the factory by dealers in all parts of the coun-
try for band instruments, and that every effort
will be made to take care of dealers' orders as
promptly as possible, in addition to turning out
the Government contract on time. Arrange-
ments have been made with brass manufacturers
for immediate shipment of material to the Conn
factory, and it is expected that the first de-
liveries for the Government will be made within
the next ten days.
TO SELL BRUCKNER PROPERTY
DURRO
STEWART
OLIVER DITSON CO.
BOSTON. MASS.
NEW
Armour & Company
Chicago
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
YORK
Manufacturers
mportera and Jobber* of
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
ESTABLISHED 1834
MUSICAL
Merchandise
Cincinnati
satisfy the most exacting buyers. Try
Helmet, II Trovatore and La Melodia
Violin Strings.
Send for a wholesale Musical String:
and Accessory catalogue
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
113 University Place
Musical Instrument
Strings
Chicago
WEYMANH
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
National Musical String Co.
Victor Distributor*
New Brunswick, N. J.
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established orer half a century
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