Music Trade Review
Issue: 1919 Vol. 69 N. 5 - Page 41
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THE MUSIC TRADE
AUGUST 2, 1919
REVIEW
tiful and have a peculiarly clear tone, some-
what resembling in quality the harmonics pro-
Size and Cost No Longer Obstacles in the duced by stringed instruments played with a
Selection of This Instrument—Modern Harp bow. The harp, like the organ and piano, is
Is Within Reach of All—The Irish Harp the sufficient in itself, requiring no accompaniment
Model for Modern Instruments
as it furnishes both the melody and harmony;
but it is different from either of these other in-
The old argument that the size of the harp struments in one respect—it is much easier to
and the cost of strings made the instrument be- learn, as the fingering is the same in all keys.
ybnd the reach of many people is no longer Much piano and organ music can be played on
valid. The fact that many parents are selecting the harp.
the harp for their children when they are de-
ciding what instrument they will choose for
LYON & HEALY GET FOUR PATENTS
their musical education shows how the industry
is surmounting some of the obstacles in its Mandolin Tail-piece, Support for Musical In-
path. Sales of these instruments have increased
struments, Improved Method of Harp Con-
enormously and manufacturers and dealers are
struction and a New Tuning Device Covered
taking advantage of the fact to push the harp
by Patents Acquired by Chicago House
as well as the piano and other musical instru-
ments. It offers a splendid opportunity for
WASHJNCTON, D. C, July 28.—Lyon & Healy,
children especially in training the ear to a sense Chicago, 111., are the owners through assignment
of musical values.
by Walter I. Kirk, same place, of four patents
Many children between the ages of six and recently granted as follows:
Patent No. 1,301,059 is for a mandolin tail-
fourteen, and often older, are sometimes deplor-
ably, though entirely unconsciously, off the piece, the object of which is to provide an ef-
key when they sing. Except with children who fective and advantageous construction of tail-
inherit a distinct musical tendency it is not piece for a musical instrument.
uncommon to find a varied amount of 'tone-
Patent No. 1,301,060 is for a support for musi-
deafness" during some period of their child- cal instruments, object being to provide a sup-
hood. The stringing of a harp is the best pos- port upon which a harp or other instrument
sible training of the ear, and makes even very may be mounted and moved or shifted as re-
young children keenly sensitive to tone and quired in playing; to provide a smooth surface .
pitch.
for the foot of the operator or player; to ar-
The modern concert harp, with its fine range for the placing and maintaining of a chair
mechanism, is very expensive. One might even for the player in proper position with refer-
say its expense made it prohibitive to all but ence to said harp or instrument; to permit an
a very few. This fact has made it too little adjustment of said chair to various different
known, and as the harp has the fullest and rich- desired positions without disturbing said harp
est tone of all plucked instruments and is just or instrument or its relationship thereto; and
suited for accompanying the voice it seems a to accomplish the foregoing and other desirable
pity that it is not more widely used.
results in a simple and practical manner.
Patent No. 1,301,061 is for a harp, and the
The matter of expense has, however, been
overcome within the last few years by the in- object is to provide a construction by which
vention of a small harp, called the "Irish Harp," the harp may be braced or strengthened, espe-
which is manufactured by the Clark Harp Mfg. cially at the upper part of the pillar and at the
Co. , Melville Clark, the inventor of this in- junction of the same with the neck.
strument, had to surmount many difficulties in
A further object of the invention is to add
order to make a small harp with a large tone. security to the joint of the pillar and neck.
It is built after a model formerly owned by the
In carrying out the invention in accordance
poet, Thomas Moore, and it preserves all the with the construction herein set forth, a rein-
characteristics of size, shape and general con- forcing device is provided which is adapted to
struction, and has, besides, a vastly more pow- fit inside of the upper end of the pillar and to
erful tone. It is made in two sizes, twenty-five make a connection with the end of the neck
inches with twenty-six strings and thirty-nine which fits into the pillar, so that the joint be-
inches with thirty-one strings.
tween the two parts is made perfectly secure
One can obtain many very beautiful effects and.firm and at the same time the pillar is reen-
on the har,p. Its harmonies are especially beau-
GROWING POPULARITY OF THE HARP
41
forced to prevent it from becoming bent or
broken. This permits the neck to be made rela-
tively small or thin without any danger of
disastrous results.
Patent No. 1,301,062 is for a musical instru-
ment, and the object is to provide means
whereby a musical instrument may be tuned
without requiring the use of the separate tuning
device.
Another object of the invention is to provide
means whereby a harp may be provided with
an arrangement by which it may be tuned with-
out the use of a separate tuning instrument;
and also to conceal such arrangement so that
the harp may appear from the outside to all
intents and purposes as the usual form of harp.
SCARCITY OF WOOD FOR VIOLINS
Makers in This City Experiencing Difficulty in
Getting Suitable Materials
Among some of the violin manufacturers of
the city there is a great deal of difficulty experi-
enced in regard to their inability to secure suit-
able raw materials. It seems to be next to
impossible to secure the right kind of wood
from Europe, and the manufacturers do not look
for better conditions in the immediate future.
While it has been possible to import some wood
from Japan it has been found unsatisfactory in
a large degree, and the makers say that they
cannot be certain of results with it. American
wood has likewise proved unsatisfactory, due to
the fact that it has not been seasoned for a long
enough time, and consequently cannot be de-
pended upon in violin manufacture. There is a
large demand for violins, but due to the short-
age of raw materials it is impossible to manu-
facture enough instruments to satisfy the pres-
ent demands of the trade.
DURRO
AND
STEWART
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
113 University Place
NEW YORK
A. BURDWISE
WHOLESALE MUSICAL
rOLD l> NEW
VIOLINS
[BEST STRING?*" 1 *
GOU93-51 LOUIS 19041
JOHNFRIEDRICH&BRO.
SEND FOR
OUR
TAIOGUES"
NEW YORK
CST, IS63
RONQ
T H E OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
IN AMERICA
Exclusive!}' Wholesale
ESTABLISHED 163*
OLIVER DITSON CO.
BOSTON. MASS.
Manufacturers
I m p e r t m and Jabbers •!
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
BSTABLI8HBO ISM
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
Nevs Brunswick, N. J.
WEYMANH S=f5
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Yictor Distributors
MERCHANDISE
BALTIMORE, MD.
GRAND PRIZES 1
Victor Distributors
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century
I WILL BUY
FOR CASH
Sheet Music and Small Goods
Peate's Music House
Utica, N. Y.
THE MUSIC TRADE
AUGUST 2, 1919
REVIEW
tiful and have a peculiarly clear tone, some-
what resembling in quality the harmonics pro-
Size and Cost No Longer Obstacles in the duced by stringed instruments played with a
Selection of This Instrument—Modern Harp bow. The harp, like the organ and piano, is
Is Within Reach of All—The Irish Harp the sufficient in itself, requiring no accompaniment
Model for Modern Instruments
as it furnishes both the melody and harmony;
but it is different from either of these other in-
The old argument that the size of the harp struments in one respect—it is much easier to
and the cost of strings made the instrument be- learn, as the fingering is the same in all keys.
ybnd the reach of many people is no longer Much piano and organ music can be played on
valid. The fact that many parents are selecting the harp.
the harp for their children when they are de-
ciding what instrument they will choose for
LYON & HEALY GET FOUR PATENTS
their musical education shows how the industry
is surmounting some of the obstacles in its Mandolin Tail-piece, Support for Musical In-
path. Sales of these instruments have increased
struments, Improved Method of Harp Con-
enormously and manufacturers and dealers are
struction and a New Tuning Device Covered
taking advantage of the fact to push the harp
by Patents Acquired by Chicago House
as well as the piano and other musical instru-
ments. It offers a splendid opportunity for
WASHJNCTON, D. C, July 28.—Lyon & Healy,
children especially in training the ear to a sense Chicago, 111., are the owners through assignment
of musical values.
by Walter I. Kirk, same place, of four patents
Many children between the ages of six and recently granted as follows:
Patent No. 1,301,059 is for a mandolin tail-
fourteen, and often older, are sometimes deplor-
ably, though entirely unconsciously, off the piece, the object of which is to provide an ef-
key when they sing. Except with children who fective and advantageous construction of tail-
inherit a distinct musical tendency it is not piece for a musical instrument.
uncommon to find a varied amount of 'tone-
Patent No. 1,301,060 is for a support for musi-
deafness" during some period of their child- cal instruments, object being to provide a sup-
hood. The stringing of a harp is the best pos- port upon which a harp or other instrument
sible training of the ear, and makes even very may be mounted and moved or shifted as re-
young children keenly sensitive to tone and quired in playing; to provide a smooth surface .
pitch.
for the foot of the operator or player; to ar-
The modern concert harp, with its fine range for the placing and maintaining of a chair
mechanism, is very expensive. One might even for the player in proper position with refer-
say its expense made it prohibitive to all but ence to said harp or instrument; to permit an
a very few. This fact has made it too little adjustment of said chair to various different
known, and as the harp has the fullest and rich- desired positions without disturbing said harp
est tone of all plucked instruments and is just or instrument or its relationship thereto; and
suited for accompanying the voice it seems a to accomplish the foregoing and other desirable
pity that it is not more widely used.
results in a simple and practical manner.
Patent No. 1,301,061 is for a harp, and the
The matter of expense has, however, been
overcome within the last few years by the in- object is to provide a construction by which
vention of a small harp, called the "Irish Harp," the harp may be braced or strengthened, espe-
which is manufactured by the Clark Harp Mfg. cially at the upper part of the pillar and at the
Co. , Melville Clark, the inventor of this in- junction of the same with the neck.
strument, had to surmount many difficulties in
A further object of the invention is to add
order to make a small harp with a large tone. security to the joint of the pillar and neck.
It is built after a model formerly owned by the
In carrying out the invention in accordance
poet, Thomas Moore, and it preserves all the with the construction herein set forth, a rein-
characteristics of size, shape and general con- forcing device is provided which is adapted to
struction, and has, besides, a vastly more pow- fit inside of the upper end of the pillar and to
erful tone. It is made in two sizes, twenty-five make a connection with the end of the neck
inches with twenty-six strings and thirty-nine which fits into the pillar, so that the joint be-
inches with thirty-one strings.
tween the two parts is made perfectly secure
One can obtain many very beautiful effects and.firm and at the same time the pillar is reen-
on the har,p. Its harmonies are especially beau-
GROWING POPULARITY OF THE HARP
41
forced to prevent it from becoming bent or
broken. This permits the neck to be made rela-
tively small or thin without any danger of
disastrous results.
Patent No. 1,301,062 is for a musical instru-
ment, and the object is to provide means
whereby a musical instrument may be tuned
without requiring the use of the separate tuning
device.
Another object of the invention is to provide
means whereby a harp may be provided with
an arrangement by which it may be tuned with-
out the use of a separate tuning instrument;
and also to conceal such arrangement so that
the harp may appear from the outside to all
intents and purposes as the usual form of harp.
SCARCITY OF WOOD FOR VIOLINS
Makers in This City Experiencing Difficulty in
Getting Suitable Materials
Among some of the violin manufacturers of
the city there is a great deal of difficulty experi-
enced in regard to their inability to secure suit-
able raw materials. It seems to be next to
impossible to secure the right kind of wood
from Europe, and the manufacturers do not look
for better conditions in the immediate future.
While it has been possible to import some wood
from Japan it has been found unsatisfactory in
a large degree, and the makers say that they
cannot be certain of results with it. American
wood has likewise proved unsatisfactory, due to
the fact that it has not been seasoned for a long
enough time, and consequently cannot be de-
pended upon in violin manufacture. There is a
large demand for violins, but due to the short-
age of raw materials it is impossible to manu-
facture enough instruments to satisfy the pres-
ent demands of the trade.
DURRO
AND
STEWART
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
113 University Place
NEW YORK
A. BURDWISE
WHOLESALE MUSICAL
rOLD l> NEW
VIOLINS
[BEST STRING?*" 1 *
GOU93-51 LOUIS 19041
JOHNFRIEDRICH&BRO.
SEND FOR
OUR
TAIOGUES"
NEW YORK
CST, IS63
RONQ
T H E OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
IN AMERICA
Exclusive!}' Wholesale
ESTABLISHED 163*
OLIVER DITSON CO.
BOSTON. MASS.
Manufacturers
I m p e r t m and Jabbers •!
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
Modern Service
BSTABLI8HBO ISM
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
Nevs Brunswick, N. J.
WEYMANH S=f5
Superior Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Yictor Distributors
MERCHANDISE
BALTIMORE, MD.
GRAND PRIZES 1
Victor Distributors
1108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century
I WILL BUY
FOR CASH
Sheet Music and Small Goods
Peate's Music House
Utica, N. Y.
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