Music Trade Review
Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 9 - Page 47
Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SNARE ATTACHMENT FOR DRUMS
STORY OFJTIE HARP
Details of Patent Secured by Harry A. Bower,
of Boston, Mass.
Subject Interestingly Handled by Theodor A.
Hoeck in Recent Issue of the Delineator
WASHIXCTON, I). C, August 27.—A snare at-
tachment for drums has been invented by Harry
A. Bower, Boston, Mass, patent No. 1,236,667
for which was granted him last week. This in-
vention has for its object to provide a novel
and efficient snare attachment.
Ordinarily the lower portion of a snare drum
must be formed with a snare bed, in order to
insure an engagement of the snares with the
head and their vibration when the upper head
is beaten. As a result of long experience as a
drummer and in teaching the art, it became
clearly apparent that as heretofore prac-
tically constructed drums having snare beds
formed therein by cutting away the shell
or a portion of the hoop appear not to pro-
duce under all conditions the character of the
sounds desired, and as a result this attachment
has proved itself to be highly desirable, not
only in overcoming defects such as previously
noted, but also in possessing numerous other
advantages which will be appreciated by prac-
tical drummers.
Among the objects of the invention are to
provide an attachment, which, as substantially
a unitary structure, can be attached to the drum,
and produce its own snare bed, to provide for
a bodily adjustment of the snares so that they
lie in different planes substantially parallel to
the head, and to provide for a rapid disengage-
ment of the snares from the head when a
muffled tone is desired.
An interesting story of the harp "from an-
tiquity to the present day" appeared in the De-
lineator recently. It was written by Theodor A.
Hoeck, the musical editor of that publication,
and although the space covered is brief, he ha.i
made the story very comprehensive and illumi-
nating to those who have not given much study
to this instrument.
He traces the history of the harp from its
earlier days through Egyptian and Irish history,
and shows its practical reconstruction by Krard
in 1810, and points out that the modern con-
cert harp with its line mechanism, its rich tone,
is admirably suited for accompanying the voice,
and regrets that it is not more widely used. In-
cidentally Mr. Hoeck gives some space to the
modern Irish harp invented by Melville A.
Clark, of Syracuse, N. Y., and points out the
difficulties he had to surmount in order to secure
a large tone from a harp of limited size. He
says: "It is built after a model formerly owned
by the poet Thomas Moore, and it preserved all
the characteristics of size, shape and general
construction and has besides a vastly more pow-
erful and beautiful tone. It is made in two sizes,
twenty-five inches with twenty-six strings and
thirty-nine inches with thirty-one strings."
A NEW PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT
J. C. Deagan Granted Patent on Instrument Con-
sisting of Vibrating Bars
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 27.—Jefferson Claude
Deagan, Chicago, 111., was last week granted Pat-
IMPROVED CLARINET KEYBOARD
ent No. 1,237,873 for a percussion musical in-
New Invention Provides Simplified Means of strument.
Fingering
This invention relates to percussion musical
instruments of the class employing vibrating
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 28.—George Stern-
berg, of Agana, Island of Guam, was this week bars, constructed and arranged to produce the
granted Patent No. 1,235,394 on an improvement tones, or some of the tones, of a musical scale,
in wood wind musical instruments. This in- and resides in employing a plurality of sets of
vention specifically is in the form of an im- vibrant bars, each set producing a different tone
proved keyboard, which as applied to a clarinet from the others. These sets preferably each in-
has for its object a mechanism whereby the clude two bars to constitute a couple. The bars
player is enabled to make all the notes and to which make up each tone-producing couple are
actuate the complete mechanism simultaneously arranged in close proximity so that they may
be simultaneously struck by the balls upon a
without shifting the fingers.
two-pronged hammer. The couples themselves
are spaced apart sufficiently to distinguish
them.
RUNO
T H E OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
JNAMERICA
"Exclusively)
Wholesale "
PEARL MUSICAL STRING CO.
Commercial Bide, 8th »nd Cheitnut Streets.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
05I-53I\)URTH Av£. NEWYORKCITY
Manufacturer*
I m porter* and Jobbers ol
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
ESTABLISHED 1834
Cincinnati
Chicago
AND
STEWART
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacob son
113 University Place
NEW YORK
CHR1STENSEN COJNCORPORATED
BOSTON, MASS... August 27.—The firm of Chris-
tensen & Co., makers of lioehm flutes and pic-
colos, was incorporated last week. The board
of officers consists of R. R. Curney, president
and treasurer; Niles Christensen, vice-president,
and Peter Van Riper, clerk. The Christensen
concern is rushed to capacity at the present time,
being engaged with several large Government
contracts, in addition to its regular business.
NEW HOLTON FACTORY PROGRESSING
The new factory building being erected in
Elkhorn, Wis., for Frank Holton & Co., the
well-known band instrument manufacturers of
Chicago, is being completed rapidly. The build-
ing is now entirely enclosed and the interior is
being finished.
IMPROVED TROMBONE PATENTED
WASHINGTON, I). C, August 27.—Frank Hol-
ton, of Chicago, has secured Patent No. 1,236,173
on a trombone which has for its object the pro-
vision of simple and efficient means for fa-
cilitating the holding and operation of the instru-
ment.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions
of any kind.
Musical Instrument
Strings
satisfy the most exacting buyers. Try
Helmet, II Trovatore and La Melodia
Violin Strings.
OLIVER DITSON GO.
BOSTON. MAS. 1 !.
MUSICA L
Me re h a n d i s e
DURRO
Send lor a wholesale Musical Strlnir
and Accessory catalogue
Exclusively Wholesale
Victor Distributors
47
WEYMANN
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Victor Distributor*
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established ortr half a c«ntury
Armour&Company /zf""f±'' J L
Chicago
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SNARE ATTACHMENT FOR DRUMS
STORY OFJTIE HARP
Details of Patent Secured by Harry A. Bower,
of Boston, Mass.
Subject Interestingly Handled by Theodor A.
Hoeck in Recent Issue of the Delineator
WASHIXCTON, I). C, August 27.—A snare at-
tachment for drums has been invented by Harry
A. Bower, Boston, Mass, patent No. 1,236,667
for which was granted him last week. This in-
vention has for its object to provide a novel
and efficient snare attachment.
Ordinarily the lower portion of a snare drum
must be formed with a snare bed, in order to
insure an engagement of the snares with the
head and their vibration when the upper head
is beaten. As a result of long experience as a
drummer and in teaching the art, it became
clearly apparent that as heretofore prac-
tically constructed drums having snare beds
formed therein by cutting away the shell
or a portion of the hoop appear not to pro-
duce under all conditions the character of the
sounds desired, and as a result this attachment
has proved itself to be highly desirable, not
only in overcoming defects such as previously
noted, but also in possessing numerous other
advantages which will be appreciated by prac-
tical drummers.
Among the objects of the invention are to
provide an attachment, which, as substantially
a unitary structure, can be attached to the drum,
and produce its own snare bed, to provide for
a bodily adjustment of the snares so that they
lie in different planes substantially parallel to
the head, and to provide for a rapid disengage-
ment of the snares from the head when a
muffled tone is desired.
An interesting story of the harp "from an-
tiquity to the present day" appeared in the De-
lineator recently. It was written by Theodor A.
Hoeck, the musical editor of that publication,
and although the space covered is brief, he ha.i
made the story very comprehensive and illumi-
nating to those who have not given much study
to this instrument.
He traces the history of the harp from its
earlier days through Egyptian and Irish history,
and shows its practical reconstruction by Krard
in 1810, and points out that the modern con-
cert harp with its line mechanism, its rich tone,
is admirably suited for accompanying the voice,
and regrets that it is not more widely used. In-
cidentally Mr. Hoeck gives some space to the
modern Irish harp invented by Melville A.
Clark, of Syracuse, N. Y., and points out the
difficulties he had to surmount in order to secure
a large tone from a harp of limited size. He
says: "It is built after a model formerly owned
by the poet Thomas Moore, and it preserved all
the characteristics of size, shape and general
construction and has besides a vastly more pow-
erful and beautiful tone. It is made in two sizes,
twenty-five inches with twenty-six strings and
thirty-nine inches with thirty-one strings."
A NEW PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT
J. C. Deagan Granted Patent on Instrument Con-
sisting of Vibrating Bars
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 27.—Jefferson Claude
Deagan, Chicago, 111., was last week granted Pat-
IMPROVED CLARINET KEYBOARD
ent No. 1,237,873 for a percussion musical in-
New Invention Provides Simplified Means of strument.
Fingering
This invention relates to percussion musical
instruments of the class employing vibrating
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 28.—George Stern-
berg, of Agana, Island of Guam, was this week bars, constructed and arranged to produce the
granted Patent No. 1,235,394 on an improvement tones, or some of the tones, of a musical scale,
in wood wind musical instruments. This in- and resides in employing a plurality of sets of
vention specifically is in the form of an im- vibrant bars, each set producing a different tone
proved keyboard, which as applied to a clarinet from the others. These sets preferably each in-
has for its object a mechanism whereby the clude two bars to constitute a couple. The bars
player is enabled to make all the notes and to which make up each tone-producing couple are
actuate the complete mechanism simultaneously arranged in close proximity so that they may
be simultaneously struck by the balls upon a
without shifting the fingers.
two-pronged hammer. The couples themselves
are spaced apart sufficiently to distinguish
them.
RUNO
T H E OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
JNAMERICA
"Exclusively)
Wholesale "
PEARL MUSICAL STRING CO.
Commercial Bide, 8th »nd Cheitnut Streets.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
05I-53I\)URTH Av£. NEWYORKCITY
Manufacturer*
I m porter* and Jobbers ol
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
ESTABLISHED 1834
Cincinnati
Chicago
AND
STEWART
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacob son
113 University Place
NEW YORK
CHR1STENSEN COJNCORPORATED
BOSTON, MASS... August 27.—The firm of Chris-
tensen & Co., makers of lioehm flutes and pic-
colos, was incorporated last week. The board
of officers consists of R. R. Curney, president
and treasurer; Niles Christensen, vice-president,
and Peter Van Riper, clerk. The Christensen
concern is rushed to capacity at the present time,
being engaged with several large Government
contracts, in addition to its regular business.
NEW HOLTON FACTORY PROGRESSING
The new factory building being erected in
Elkhorn, Wis., for Frank Holton & Co., the
well-known band instrument manufacturers of
Chicago, is being completed rapidly. The build-
ing is now entirely enclosed and the interior is
being finished.
IMPROVED TROMBONE PATENTED
WASHINGTON, I). C, August 27.—Frank Hol-
ton, of Chicago, has secured Patent No. 1,236,173
on a trombone which has for its object the pro-
vision of simple and efficient means for fa-
cilitating the holding and operation of the instru-
ment.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions
of any kind.
Musical Instrument
Strings
satisfy the most exacting buyers. Try
Helmet, II Trovatore and La Melodia
Violin Strings.
OLIVER DITSON GO.
BOSTON. MAS. 1 !.
MUSICA L
Me re h a n d i s e
DURRO
Send lor a wholesale Musical Strlnir
and Accessory catalogue
Exclusively Wholesale
Victor Distributors
47
WEYMANN
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Victor Distributor*
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established ortr half a c«ntury
Armour&Company /zf""f±'' J L
Chicago
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).