Music Trade Review
Issue: 1920 Vol. 71 N. 21 - Page 57
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NOVEMBER 20,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1920
57
IN THE MUSICAL MERCHANDISE DOMAIN—(Continued from page 56)
MARTIN INSTRUMENTS ARRIVE
HOUDLETT BUSY ON DRUMS
NEW KNOPF FALL CATALOG OUT
M. E. Schoening Co., Inc., musical merchan-
dise importers and jobbers at 26 East Twenty-
second street, New York City, have received
several large shipments of goods from Europe
within the past month. The shipments have
included a liberal consignment of the celebrated
Martin Freres wood-wind instruments which
have been a scarcity in tliis country during the
years since the outbreak of the European war.
Another line which is again coming in in suffi-
cient quantities is the Stag line of instruments.
All of the Schoening brands of strings are now
in stock in abundance. These brands are the
Akademie and Eternelle silk strings and the La
Favorita and Elite gut strings.
Drums are in big demand just now. So says
Albert Houdlett, president of Albert Houdlett
& Sons, manufacturers of drums and banjos at
40 Melrose street, Brooklyn, N. Y. The produc-
tion of drums has been greatly increased at the
Houdlett factory to cope with the rush of orders
for these instruments. The banjo has had an
unusually good year, but for the past several
months the drum has gradually been coming
into its own.
The drum is more or less of a stable instru-
ment in jazz music, according to Mr. Houdlett.
The fickle fancy of the jazz-loving public dic-
tates frequent changes in the make-up of the
jazz organizations, but -the drum always re-
mains. Sometimes the band features the saxo-
phone. Sometimes the music of the banjo pre-
dominates, and at other times popular taste
runs to the smoother music Of violins and
stringed instruments, but always there is a
drum in the combination. This instrument does
not suffer from fluctuations of public fancy and
is always in demand.
Production in the Houdlett factory is pro-
gressing under excellent conditions.
Far-
sighted policies of purchasing ahead have enabled
the company to lay in a good supply of raw
materials. The employes of the firm have al-
ways worked in complete harmony with the
company through the firm's policy of fair deal-
ing, and orders are taken care of promptly on
schedule time.
H. R. Knopf, importer and manufacturer of
violins and other stringed instruments at 127
West Forty-second street, New York City, is
busy distributing his new Fafl and Winter cata-
log, which has just come from the printers. The
catalog is an attractive one and is a departure
from the old cut-arid-dried style of violin cata-
loging. Its typographic layout is excellent and
the art work is of high standard. The catalog
lists some line violins from the workshops of
master European craftsmen. The Knopf ware-
rooms are liberally supplied with rare old
models, as well as some high-grade new violins.
READY FOR HOLIDAY TRADE
C. Meisel, of 4 St. Marks place, New York
City, is a small goods jobber who is ready for
the holiday rush of orders and says they are
coming in in abundance thus far. A steady in-
crease in import shipments from European coun-
tries has enabled him to lay in a good stock of
merchandise. There is no manifestation of any
depression in the small goods industry, accord-
ing to Mr. Meisel, who feels that the present
demand will continue well into the future.
TONK BROS.' FALL CATALOG
CHICAGO., I I I . , November 16.—The Tonk Bros.
Co., 323 South Wabash avenue, this city, leading
jobber of musical merchandise, has issued its
Fall catalog. It is now ready for distribution to
the trade. It features the quality of the goods
carried by the company and lays emphasis on
the service rendered by the Tonk Bros. Co. In
writing for this catalog, dealers are requested to
specify Catalog No. 41.
SECURES PICCOLO PATENT
Niles Christensen, member of the firm of
Christensen & Co., flute and piccolo manufac-
turers at 61 Hanover street, Boston, has been
granted a patent on an improvement on the
piccolo. The patent, which has been assumed
by the company, covers a new design for a head
joint on cylindrically bored piccolos of metal
or wood. It is claimed that this improvement
greatly enhances the tonal qualities of the in-
strument and also increases the range of scale
to a full three octaves.
RUNO
T H E OLDEST AND
LAROEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
JNAMERICA
INSTALLS NEW DEPARTMENT
MOVES INTO NEW QUARTERS
S. Simon, Chicago, manufacturer of strings
for musical instruments, has moved into larger
quarters at 6163 South Michigan avenue. Mr.
Simon distributes the Cleo line of strings, which
are meeting with good success in the trade and
are sold under a rigid guarantee. The E string
is guaranteed not to break within seven days
and the G string is warranted to be effective for
ninety days. A recently issued catalog de-
scribes fully the Simon line of strings.
L. & H. ACCORDION CONCERTS
CHICAGO, I I I . , November 16.—Lyon & Healy are
pushing accordion sales with a series of con-
certs in their concert hall at Jackson boulevard
and Wabash avenue, by Anni Gimalgia, an ar-
tistic performer upon this instrument.
Mr.
Gimalgia gives noonday recitals at the hall,
which is crowded at every performance. Some
of the numbers he is featuring are "Whispering,"
"Avalon" and "Japanese Sandman."
FORM CHICAGO LADIES' BAND
Among the many bands recently organized by
E. F. Muram, general manager of the Holton
Sales Co., Chicago musical merchandise jobbers,
is one composed entirely of women and known
as the Chicago Ladies' Band. It gave a concert
last week before the 1,500 employes of the La
Salle University and was well received. Mr.
Mumm is working toward the organization of
a band at the university.
A Pittsburgh piano house is the latest convert
to the "Everything in Music" idea in retailing
musical instruments. The W. F. Frederick
Piano Co. has just completed the installation of
a fully equipped small goods department in its
store. The new department includes a complete
line of band instruments, violins, 'cellos, banjos,
guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, ocarinas, harmon-
icas, strings and accessories.
351-53 JtontTHivK. NEWYOKKCUT
ytctorDistributors
THE HOLIDAY CALLS ARE
FOR K U M A L A E GENUINE K O A U K U L E L E S MADE IN HAWAII
WRITE
C. Bruno & Son, New York
Oliver Ditson Co., Boston
Lyon & Healy, Chicago
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco
Immediate deliveries at established prices.
Sweetest toned. Best French polished instruments made.
H. C . C H U R C H I L L .
U . S . S a l e s
M a n a g e r ,
.
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
.
.
2 6 8 M a r k e t
Street. S a n F r a n c i s c o .
C a l
OLIVER DITSON CO
MASS.
Huporttn and Jobber* •>
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
M o d e r n SerTic*
HTABLMHBD II x
PIANO SALESMEN
Send for a copy of this
HELPFUL
Pocket Size Magazine
TONK TOPICS
1912 Lewis St.
Chicago
NOVEMBER 20,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1920
57
IN THE MUSICAL MERCHANDISE DOMAIN—(Continued from page 56)
MARTIN INSTRUMENTS ARRIVE
HOUDLETT BUSY ON DRUMS
NEW KNOPF FALL CATALOG OUT
M. E. Schoening Co., Inc., musical merchan-
dise importers and jobbers at 26 East Twenty-
second street, New York City, have received
several large shipments of goods from Europe
within the past month. The shipments have
included a liberal consignment of the celebrated
Martin Freres wood-wind instruments which
have been a scarcity in tliis country during the
years since the outbreak of the European war.
Another line which is again coming in in suffi-
cient quantities is the Stag line of instruments.
All of the Schoening brands of strings are now
in stock in abundance. These brands are the
Akademie and Eternelle silk strings and the La
Favorita and Elite gut strings.
Drums are in big demand just now. So says
Albert Houdlett, president of Albert Houdlett
& Sons, manufacturers of drums and banjos at
40 Melrose street, Brooklyn, N. Y. The produc-
tion of drums has been greatly increased at the
Houdlett factory to cope with the rush of orders
for these instruments. The banjo has had an
unusually good year, but for the past several
months the drum has gradually been coming
into its own.
The drum is more or less of a stable instru-
ment in jazz music, according to Mr. Houdlett.
The fickle fancy of the jazz-loving public dic-
tates frequent changes in the make-up of the
jazz organizations, but -the drum always re-
mains. Sometimes the band features the saxo-
phone. Sometimes the music of the banjo pre-
dominates, and at other times popular taste
runs to the smoother music Of violins and
stringed instruments, but always there is a
drum in the combination. This instrument does
not suffer from fluctuations of public fancy and
is always in demand.
Production in the Houdlett factory is pro-
gressing under excellent conditions.
Far-
sighted policies of purchasing ahead have enabled
the company to lay in a good supply of raw
materials. The employes of the firm have al-
ways worked in complete harmony with the
company through the firm's policy of fair deal-
ing, and orders are taken care of promptly on
schedule time.
H. R. Knopf, importer and manufacturer of
violins and other stringed instruments at 127
West Forty-second street, New York City, is
busy distributing his new Fafl and Winter cata-
log, which has just come from the printers. The
catalog is an attractive one and is a departure
from the old cut-arid-dried style of violin cata-
loging. Its typographic layout is excellent and
the art work is of high standard. The catalog
lists some line violins from the workshops of
master European craftsmen. The Knopf ware-
rooms are liberally supplied with rare old
models, as well as some high-grade new violins.
READY FOR HOLIDAY TRADE
C. Meisel, of 4 St. Marks place, New York
City, is a small goods jobber who is ready for
the holiday rush of orders and says they are
coming in in abundance thus far. A steady in-
crease in import shipments from European coun-
tries has enabled him to lay in a good stock of
merchandise. There is no manifestation of any
depression in the small goods industry, accord-
ing to Mr. Meisel, who feels that the present
demand will continue well into the future.
TONK BROS.' FALL CATALOG
CHICAGO., I I I . , November 16.—The Tonk Bros.
Co., 323 South Wabash avenue, this city, leading
jobber of musical merchandise, has issued its
Fall catalog. It is now ready for distribution to
the trade. It features the quality of the goods
carried by the company and lays emphasis on
the service rendered by the Tonk Bros. Co. In
writing for this catalog, dealers are requested to
specify Catalog No. 41.
SECURES PICCOLO PATENT
Niles Christensen, member of the firm of
Christensen & Co., flute and piccolo manufac-
turers at 61 Hanover street, Boston, has been
granted a patent on an improvement on the
piccolo. The patent, which has been assumed
by the company, covers a new design for a head
joint on cylindrically bored piccolos of metal
or wood. It is claimed that this improvement
greatly enhances the tonal qualities of the in-
strument and also increases the range of scale
to a full three octaves.
RUNO
T H E OLDEST AND
LAROEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
JNAMERICA
INSTALLS NEW DEPARTMENT
MOVES INTO NEW QUARTERS
S. Simon, Chicago, manufacturer of strings
for musical instruments, has moved into larger
quarters at 6163 South Michigan avenue. Mr.
Simon distributes the Cleo line of strings, which
are meeting with good success in the trade and
are sold under a rigid guarantee. The E string
is guaranteed not to break within seven days
and the G string is warranted to be effective for
ninety days. A recently issued catalog de-
scribes fully the Simon line of strings.
L. & H. ACCORDION CONCERTS
CHICAGO, I I I . , November 16.—Lyon & Healy are
pushing accordion sales with a series of con-
certs in their concert hall at Jackson boulevard
and Wabash avenue, by Anni Gimalgia, an ar-
tistic performer upon this instrument.
Mr.
Gimalgia gives noonday recitals at the hall,
which is crowded at every performance. Some
of the numbers he is featuring are "Whispering,"
"Avalon" and "Japanese Sandman."
FORM CHICAGO LADIES' BAND
Among the many bands recently organized by
E. F. Muram, general manager of the Holton
Sales Co., Chicago musical merchandise jobbers,
is one composed entirely of women and known
as the Chicago Ladies' Band. It gave a concert
last week before the 1,500 employes of the La
Salle University and was well received. Mr.
Mumm is working toward the organization of
a band at the university.
A Pittsburgh piano house is the latest convert
to the "Everything in Music" idea in retailing
musical instruments. The W. F. Frederick
Piano Co. has just completed the installation of
a fully equipped small goods department in its
store. The new department includes a complete
line of band instruments, violins, 'cellos, banjos,
guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, ocarinas, harmon-
icas, strings and accessories.
351-53 JtontTHivK. NEWYOKKCUT
ytctorDistributors
THE HOLIDAY CALLS ARE
FOR K U M A L A E GENUINE K O A U K U L E L E S MADE IN HAWAII
WRITE
C. Bruno & Son, New York
Oliver Ditson Co., Boston
Lyon & Healy, Chicago
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco
Immediate deliveries at established prices.
Sweetest toned. Best French polished instruments made.
H. C . C H U R C H I L L .
U . S . S a l e s
M a n a g e r ,
.
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
New Brunswick, N. J.
.
.
2 6 8 M a r k e t
Street. S a n F r a n c i s c o .
C a l
OLIVER DITSON CO
MASS.
Huporttn and Jobber* •>
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
M o d e r n SerTic*
HTABLMHBD II x
PIANO SALESMEN
Send for a copy of this
HELPFUL
Pocket Size Magazine
TONK TOPICS
1912 Lewis St.
Chicago
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