Music Trade Review
Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 13 - Page 47
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SEPTEMBER 26, 1925
47
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Manufacturers Hold the
First Meeting of Fall
SLINGERLAND
Cash Discount Discussed at Meeting—George C.
Hullen Principal Speaker at the Gathering
The Musical Merchandise Manufacturers' As-
sociation of the eastern district held its first
meeting of the Fall season last week at the
Brevoort Hotel, New York. Among the mat-
ters that came up for discussion was the cash
discount, with the general sentiment of the
meeting favoring a gradual diminution and
eventual elimination.
Plans were made to have definite programs
at future meetings together with talks on defi-
nite topics by qualified experts for it was recog-
nized that one of the chief functions of the
association is to provide a forum for the inter-
change of experiences and information vital to
the trade and its progress.
The guest of the evening was George C.
Hullen, secretary of the employers' association
of Hudson County, N. J., who made an interest-
ing address on labor conditions as they exist
at the present time. He brought a wealth of
information and experience to bear on his sub-
ject and was able to enlighten the members on
matters of which many employers have only the
slightest conception.
Mr. Hullen pointed out some of the pitfalls
and dangers which may beset employers and
exploded several of the fallacies with which
self-constituted spokesmen of certain groups
seek to prey upon the fears of the unwary. He
showed that the cardinal principle to be fol-
lowed in relations between employer and em-
ploye is that any line of action which exploits
one class or group of the whole people at the
expense of another class or group, whether capi-
tal or labor, is fundamentally wrong and doomed
to ultimate failure by inexorable economic laws.
The next meeting of the association will be
held at the Hotel Brevoort on the evening of
October 20.
Sherman, Clay & Go. Bring
Out New Publication
"The School Musician" Devoted to Amateur
Band and Orchestral Musicians Issued by this
House
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., September 18.—"The
School Musician" of California is the name of
a new publication, put out by Sherman, Clay &
Co., and edited by E. J. Delano, manager of the
retail small goods department of the firm here.
In the editorial column, "The School Musician"
says in part:
"In looking over the musical field in Cali-
fornia, it has seemed to us at this time that no
greater opportunity for service is offered than to
publish a paper devoted to the school musician.
In this great movement for teaching instru-
mental music in the public schools, California
has taken the lead. We believe that no State
excels her in the number of good school bands
and orchestras, or in the amount of money spent
on them, in proportion to-population."
Speaking of the new publication, which has
just come from the press, Mr. Delano said that
its scope is educational. It is to encourage
band instrument activities in the public schools.
Sixty to seventy-five per cent of the publication
will be given to this object. The remaining
space will be devoted to advertising and to some
mention of the musical merchandise activities of
Sherman, Clay & Co. Mr. Delano said that
other publications of the kind have been started
from time to time in various parts of the coun-
try, but commercialism has finally proved their
undoing. He added that, so long as Sherman,
Clay & Co. publish "The School Musician," it
will remain 60 to 75 per cent educational.
Mr. Delano has been having a busy time re-
cently. In addition to editing the new paper
he was one of the judges of the Diamond Jubi-
"MAY-BELl
Slingerland Banjos—Sold by practi-
cally all leading dealers. Over forty
styles to select from. Instruments of tone quality and dur-
ability. Sold at moderate price. Write for catalog and dealer's
proposition.
Slingerland Banjo Co.
1815 Orchard Street
lee Band contest. He was formerly director of
the Chicago Marine Band. The other judges
were Meyer M. Cohen, Bandmaster Thirtieth
Infantry; Thos. J. Kennedy, Bandmaster United
States Navy and of R. O. T. C. bands and Philip
Sapiro, Director, San Francisco Municipal Band.
There were thirty-four bands in the parade on
Admission Day.
Ukuleles Leading in
the Portland Demand
Volume of Sales in Music Stores of That City
Reported to Be High on That Instrument
PORTLAND, ME., September 20.—Portland music
stores are selling more ukuleles than any other
musical instrument at the present time, accord-
ing to an article in a recent issue of the Portland
"Press," which reports that these instruments
go from Portland stores practically as soon as
a fresh supply arrives. There was a time earlier
in the season when a customer had to place a
ukulele order some days in advance.
"We sell more ukuleles than any other instru-
ment," said a young lady clerk in one of the
leading stores. "It's because they are so easy to
carry and so simple to play, anyone can play
one.
The majority of the purchasers are girls,
although we sell a good many to school and col-
lege boys.
"Ukulele is a Hawaiian word meaning 'jump-
ing flea'. Nobody seems to know how it
received this strange name, although it is ex-
plained that a Hawaiian humorist so christened
it after seeing an instrument played by a flea
jumping along the strings. Contrary to the gen-
eral impression the ukulele is not a Hawaiian
instrument but a Portuguese one that was intro-
duced in Hawaii over two centuries ago by Por-
tuguese traders.
Chicago, 111.
Bacons for South Africa
GROTON, CONN., September 20.—David L. Day,
general manager of the Bacon Banjo Co., Inc.,
reports the receipt of a number of radio ap-
plause cards from the broadcasting of Fred
Bacon, head of the company and M. J. Scheidl-
meir, Pittsburgh Bacon agent over station
KDKA recently. Frank Hendry, a banjo en-
thusiast in Boston, wrote that the program
came in splendidly. Mr. Day also reports that
he booked a large order from London last week
for Silver Bell banjos to be shipped to South
Africa.
Displays Old Violins
WHEELING, W. VA., September 21.—The C. A.
House Co., which operates a big musical mer-
chandise department in its store at 1141 Market
street, has had two old violins on display which
have attracted a great deal of public interest.
One of the instruments is a Guarnerius model
made by Johannes Bar in 1750 and the other is
a Nicolas Amati, dated 1775. Both are fine in-
struments and have a rich tone and drew much
attention.
Kant Krack Cases
u
The Quality Supreme"
GE1B & SCHAEFER CO.
Manufacturer a
Musical Instrument Cases
Sold by all Leading Jobber*
1751-1 N. C.itr.l P«rk AT., CU.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
SEND FOR TRADE PRICE LIST OF
for
Violin, Viola,
'Cello and Bass
MULLER & KAPLAN
154 East 85th St., N. Y.
Gold Medal Strings
for musical instrument*
Gold-plated Steel and
Wound Strings
Gibson Musical String Co.
GRET5CH
42*48 EAST ^0 T -r'5"T., MEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 26, 1925
47
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Manufacturers Hold the
First Meeting of Fall
SLINGERLAND
Cash Discount Discussed at Meeting—George C.
Hullen Principal Speaker at the Gathering
The Musical Merchandise Manufacturers' As-
sociation of the eastern district held its first
meeting of the Fall season last week at the
Brevoort Hotel, New York. Among the mat-
ters that came up for discussion was the cash
discount, with the general sentiment of the
meeting favoring a gradual diminution and
eventual elimination.
Plans were made to have definite programs
at future meetings together with talks on defi-
nite topics by qualified experts for it was recog-
nized that one of the chief functions of the
association is to provide a forum for the inter-
change of experiences and information vital to
the trade and its progress.
The guest of the evening was George C.
Hullen, secretary of the employers' association
of Hudson County, N. J., who made an interest-
ing address on labor conditions as they exist
at the present time. He brought a wealth of
information and experience to bear on his sub-
ject and was able to enlighten the members on
matters of which many employers have only the
slightest conception.
Mr. Hullen pointed out some of the pitfalls
and dangers which may beset employers and
exploded several of the fallacies with which
self-constituted spokesmen of certain groups
seek to prey upon the fears of the unwary. He
showed that the cardinal principle to be fol-
lowed in relations between employer and em-
ploye is that any line of action which exploits
one class or group of the whole people at the
expense of another class or group, whether capi-
tal or labor, is fundamentally wrong and doomed
to ultimate failure by inexorable economic laws.
The next meeting of the association will be
held at the Hotel Brevoort on the evening of
October 20.
Sherman, Clay & Go. Bring
Out New Publication
"The School Musician" Devoted to Amateur
Band and Orchestral Musicians Issued by this
House
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., September 18.—"The
School Musician" of California is the name of
a new publication, put out by Sherman, Clay &
Co., and edited by E. J. Delano, manager of the
retail small goods department of the firm here.
In the editorial column, "The School Musician"
says in part:
"In looking over the musical field in Cali-
fornia, it has seemed to us at this time that no
greater opportunity for service is offered than to
publish a paper devoted to the school musician.
In this great movement for teaching instru-
mental music in the public schools, California
has taken the lead. We believe that no State
excels her in the number of good school bands
and orchestras, or in the amount of money spent
on them, in proportion to-population."
Speaking of the new publication, which has
just come from the press, Mr. Delano said that
its scope is educational. It is to encourage
band instrument activities in the public schools.
Sixty to seventy-five per cent of the publication
will be given to this object. The remaining
space will be devoted to advertising and to some
mention of the musical merchandise activities of
Sherman, Clay & Co. Mr. Delano said that
other publications of the kind have been started
from time to time in various parts of the coun-
try, but commercialism has finally proved their
undoing. He added that, so long as Sherman,
Clay & Co. publish "The School Musician," it
will remain 60 to 75 per cent educational.
Mr. Delano has been having a busy time re-
cently. In addition to editing the new paper
he was one of the judges of the Diamond Jubi-
"MAY-BELl
Slingerland Banjos—Sold by practi-
cally all leading dealers. Over forty
styles to select from. Instruments of tone quality and dur-
ability. Sold at moderate price. Write for catalog and dealer's
proposition.
Slingerland Banjo Co.
1815 Orchard Street
lee Band contest. He was formerly director of
the Chicago Marine Band. The other judges
were Meyer M. Cohen, Bandmaster Thirtieth
Infantry; Thos. J. Kennedy, Bandmaster United
States Navy and of R. O. T. C. bands and Philip
Sapiro, Director, San Francisco Municipal Band.
There were thirty-four bands in the parade on
Admission Day.
Ukuleles Leading in
the Portland Demand
Volume of Sales in Music Stores of That City
Reported to Be High on That Instrument
PORTLAND, ME., September 20.—Portland music
stores are selling more ukuleles than any other
musical instrument at the present time, accord-
ing to an article in a recent issue of the Portland
"Press," which reports that these instruments
go from Portland stores practically as soon as
a fresh supply arrives. There was a time earlier
in the season when a customer had to place a
ukulele order some days in advance.
"We sell more ukuleles than any other instru-
ment," said a young lady clerk in one of the
leading stores. "It's because they are so easy to
carry and so simple to play, anyone can play
one.
The majority of the purchasers are girls,
although we sell a good many to school and col-
lege boys.
"Ukulele is a Hawaiian word meaning 'jump-
ing flea'. Nobody seems to know how it
received this strange name, although it is ex-
plained that a Hawaiian humorist so christened
it after seeing an instrument played by a flea
jumping along the strings. Contrary to the gen-
eral impression the ukulele is not a Hawaiian
instrument but a Portuguese one that was intro-
duced in Hawaii over two centuries ago by Por-
tuguese traders.
Chicago, 111.
Bacons for South Africa
GROTON, CONN., September 20.—David L. Day,
general manager of the Bacon Banjo Co., Inc.,
reports the receipt of a number of radio ap-
plause cards from the broadcasting of Fred
Bacon, head of the company and M. J. Scheidl-
meir, Pittsburgh Bacon agent over station
KDKA recently. Frank Hendry, a banjo en-
thusiast in Boston, wrote that the program
came in splendidly. Mr. Day also reports that
he booked a large order from London last week
for Silver Bell banjos to be shipped to South
Africa.
Displays Old Violins
WHEELING, W. VA., September 21.—The C. A.
House Co., which operates a big musical mer-
chandise department in its store at 1141 Market
street, has had two old violins on display which
have attracted a great deal of public interest.
One of the instruments is a Guarnerius model
made by Johannes Bar in 1750 and the other is
a Nicolas Amati, dated 1775. Both are fine in-
struments and have a rich tone and drew much
attention.
Kant Krack Cases
u
The Quality Supreme"
GE1B & SCHAEFER CO.
Manufacturer a
Musical Instrument Cases
Sold by all Leading Jobber*
1751-1 N. C.itr.l P«rk AT., CU.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
SEND FOR TRADE PRICE LIST OF
for
Violin, Viola,
'Cello and Bass
MULLER & KAPLAN
154 East 85th St., N. Y.
Gold Medal Strings
for musical instrument*
Gold-plated Steel and
Wound Strings
Gibson Musical String Co.
GRET5CH
42*48 EAST ^0 T -r'5"T., MEW YORK
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