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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ACTIVE CALL FOR SAXOPHONES
UKULELES f O R SOLDIERS
C. Bruno & Son, Inc., Displaying Five Models
Which Are Popular With Dealers
Butler Music Co. to Make Shipment of Ukuleles
to Recruits at Army Camps
C. Bruno & Son, Inc., 351 Fourth avenue,
New York, musical merchandise importers and
wholesalers, report a
very active demand
for their line of Saxo-
phones. The country-
wide vogue of the
jazz band, and the
formation of many
military bands has
acted as an impetus
to saxophone sales,
and the dealers are
preparing to take care
of an active fall de-
mand for this instru-
ment.
There are five saxo-
phone models which
are popular with the
dealers
and their
p a t r o n s — .soprano,
alto, tenor, C melody
and baritone. The
saxophone shown in
the accompanying il-
Soprano Saxophone
lustration is known
as a No. 139 soprano. It is a very recent model,
with an automatic octave key, and the dealers
handling the Bruno products state that it is one
of the most popular saxophones ever intro-
duced in the music trade field.
MARION, INO., September 24.—The Butler Music
Co., of this city, has received an order from
Lowell Kennett, now stationed at the army can-
tonment at Fort Shelby, Miss., for a shipment
of ukueles which are for the use of the sol-
diers in the camp. Mr. Kennett was formerly
connected with the Butler Music Co. for a num-
ber of years before entering the army, and since
his enlistment he has been teaching his fellow
soldiers how to play the ukulele, his instruction
having resulted in this order for instruments.
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SHOULDER REST^FOR VIOLINS
Patent Granted on Improved Rest Which May
Be Folded Up When Not in Use
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 24.—Ridgway P.
Morgester, Ridgway, Pa., was last week granted
Patent No. 1,238,426 for a shoulder rest for vio-
lins, and has for its object to provide a device
of this kind which is associated with a chin rest
of well known or suitable construction in such
a manner that it may be folded up against the
chin rest when not in use, and will thus be
adapted to fit within the violin case without be-
ing detached from the violin, although it may be
readily detached if this should be necessary or
desirable.
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PATENTS ZITHER IMPROVEMENT
WASHINGTON, ]). C . September 24.—Samuel C.
Osborn, Chicago, 111., is the inventor of a zither,
on which patent No. 1,239,811 was granted last
week.
This invention relates to improve-
ments in zithers having hammer-bars adapted
when actuated to sound certain of the strings
of the zither and the primary objects are to pro-
vide a zither of the above referred to character
wherein those strings of the zither which are
grouped into bass-chords, may be grouped as
in the case of the regulation zither, and be
played either by thumbing the strings by hand,
or actuating the hammer-bars to sound the de-
IMPROVEMENT^ IN CORNET
sired chords; to provide for the simultaneous
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 24.—Charles G. sounding of the strings actuated by the hammer-
Conn, Elkhart, Ind., was last week granted Pat- bars and the striking of all of the strings ac-
ent No. 1,240,177 for a .cornet, the object of
tuated with substantially the same force to pro-
NEW FORM OF ZITHER
which is to avoid the short turns found in the duce the desired tone; to provide for the quick
Patent Granted on Stringed Instrument Which wind passage of cornets heretofore used and in return of the hammer-bars to normal position
so doing, produce an instrument which plays after actuation to prevent muffling or slurring
May Be Played With Keys
freer, better and more satisfactorily in every the tones; and as an incident to the first-stated
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 24.—Patent No. way and at the same time gives a greater vol- object, to provide for the equipping of zithers
of common form with chord-playing hammer-
1,237,918 was last week granted to Raymond F. ume of tone.
Another object of the invention is to place bars of simple and economical construction for
Lindemuth, Danielsville, Pa., for a zither.
This invention relates to new and useful im- the tuning slide between the valves and rear facilitating the playing 'of the instrument.
provements in zithers and particularly to a end of the bell tube and in close proximity to
portable instrument having a plurality of keys the thumb of the operator's hand when in play-
ing position, so that the player may tune the in-
by which the notes are struck.
Another object of the invention is to provide strument as he plays by turning the thumb
a piano-like instrument which is adapted to be screw which is connected to the tuning slide.
constructed of a suitable material and is so
arranged that it may be easily transported and HAND ORGAN FACTORY COMING DOWN
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