Music Trade Review
Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 17 - Page 41
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THE
OCTOBER 24, 1925
41
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Ukulele Players Now
Turning to the Banjo
H. N. White Go. Pays
Tribute to Deagan
has contributed not a little to the number of
new devotees of the tenor banjo," Mr. Slinger-
land declared to a representative of The Re-
view. "I figure it this way. The average per-
So Declares H. H. Slingerland, of the Slinger-
son takes up a ukulele for two reasons, it is in- Advertising Shows Deagan Testing Bells in Use
land Mfg. Co., in Explaining Increased Banjo
expensive and it is easy to play. It is usually
in Band Instrument Firm's Tone Laboratories
Demand
the first instrument they possess and the first
instrument they know how to play.
CHICAGO, I I I . , October 17.—An unsolicited tes-
CHICAGO, I I I . , October 20.—The increased popu-
"They are soon surprised at the pleasure that timonial to the Deagan testing bells was paid
larity of the banjo has been due, in large meas-
a musical instrument is able to give them and
the J. C. Deagan Co., manufacturer, of this city,
ure, to the fact that a great many of the new also agreeably surprised to be able to play one.
when the H. N. White Co., band instrument
ukulele players are turning to the tenor banjo,
So they look around for some other instrument,
manufacturer, of Cleveland, O., recently adver-
which offers them more musical possibilities,
one that is more difficult and that offers more in
tised the importance of the Deagan testing bells
according to H. H. Slingerland, head of the a musical way. Hence it is true and natural
in connection with the manufacture of band in-
Slingerland Mfg. Co., one of the largest manufac-
that many of the ukulele players turn to the .struments.
tenor banjo. At any rate, the banjo business is
The copy showed the King testing laboratory
bigger and better now than it has ever been
with the largest set of testing bells in the world
before, and Slingerland banjos are sold by deal-
made on special order for the company by the
ers in all parts of the world."
Chicago concern to meet the requirements for
the most accurate method of tuning saxophones
and band instruments. In speaking of the Dea-
gan testing bells, the H. N. White Co. says:
"This set represents the most permanent ac-
curate tuning scale we could possibly procure.
In developing the new series of King saxo-
Walter S. Greene, Well-known Music Teacher,
to Manage Store—Full Line to Be Carried in phones, every note on each model was carefully
checked with these tuning bells, and all cross
All Sections
fingerings were made to tune correctly. The
TOPEKA, KAN., October 20.—A Topeka branch of
result was a set of saxophones in which every
the Crawford-Rutan Co., one of Kansas City's
note is in perfect tune, with tone qualities that
liveliest small goods houses, has been opened
blend together harmoniously and an absolutely
at 826 Kansas avenue. The new store will
even intonation.
occupy a part of the store formerly occupied
"The scale of each saxophone is smooth, no
by the Western Typewriter Co.
harsh, thin or stuffy notes to be favored or hu-
Walter S. Greene, who has been a music
mored. Every King instrument was developed
teacher in this city for over ten years, will act
in the same way, but so that its scale corre-
as manager of the new store. Mr. Greene is
sponds note for note with the tuning bells.
vice-president of the local musicians' union and
"No instrument can be better in tune than the
lias a close contact with the professional musi-
scale by which it is tested. Kings are tested
cians of the section which should stand him in by the finest and most accurate tuning bells
good stead in building business for the new ever designed for this purpose. This is your
store. The new manager is also a member of
assurance in playing a King that your instru-
the Security Benefit Association Rand, the
ment is correct in pitch and scale."
Topeka Little Symphony Orchestra and the
Deagan tuning forks and other tuning devices
Philharmonic Orchestra.
manufactured by J. C. Deagan, Inc., including
A full line of music merchandise including the Deagan master tuners and tone-ometers,
H. H. Slingerland
accessories will be carried, and Buescher band
are in use to-day by practically every instru-
turers of banjos in the United States, with fac-
instruments will be featured. A repair depart-
ment manufacturer including the piano builders
tories at 1815 Orchard street. The Slingerland
ment will be maintained, although major repairs
and the band instrument manufacturers.
plant is still behind in filling its orders, despite
will be sent to the Kansas City store, which
the fact that its output has been double that of
maintains one of the biggest band and orchestra
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
repair departments west of the Mississippi.
a year ago.
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
"I consider that while the banjo has earned
Charles Crawford and John Rutan, owners of
free of charge for men who desire positions.
the bulk of its popularity through its own mu- the business, came on from Kansas City to
sical attributes, the craze for ukulele playing
supervise the opening of the store.
Crawford-Rutan Go.
Opens Topeka Branch
PEDLER
Wood-
Winds
Represent the
Highest Standard
in the Art of
Wood-Wind
Manufacture.
New Complete
Catalog on request.
Write us for
Exclusive Territory
Proposition.
Harry Pedler & Co.
Incorporated
Elkhart
Indiana
New
the Lange
Banjo Lines
Mitli
tin*
rxifpllim
or
lh»-
(:inn>ti»
Piiriimuiinl line, which In sold on the
exrluwUr agency bunt*, Lanfr banjos
arc now »old tllreot to mimic driller*
cvcrywhiTf.
a n g S l l l C
for thr Il«- B i»iuer
The Lans^Ule banjo enables you to serve a
big class of trade satisfactorily, being made
for the beginner. Langstile dealers will be
liberally supplied with sales helps and
lit •'fa tn re.
O r p h e i l DTI [kiue h d Amateur
We are now able to offer this celebrated
professional favorite direct to the trade.
Features
Tempered Aluminum Floor
Rack and Resonators.
The lightest Xylophones
with Resonators in the world.
The New Deagan Tilting Moor Rack
S u p e r - O r p h e u m pTof^ionai
This greatly Improved Instrument meets the
needs of the professional and promises to add
to the reputation of an old name.
P a r a m o u n t £;«.*'
This line Is sold to only one dealer In a city
on the exclusive agency basis with full pro-
tection. Some territory Is still open for the
Paramount line. Write and we will gladly
tell you if your territory is open.
Dealers:
Write for Proposition I
MLLANGE
f
Established 27 Year*
225 E. 24th St.
New York
Write for agency proposition on these
fast-selling Deagan Instruments
J. C. Deagan, Inc.
Deagan Building
1786 Bertfau Ave.
Chicago
THE
OCTOBER 24, 1925
41
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Ukulele Players Now
Turning to the Banjo
H. N. White Go. Pays
Tribute to Deagan
has contributed not a little to the number of
new devotees of the tenor banjo," Mr. Slinger-
land declared to a representative of The Re-
view. "I figure it this way. The average per-
So Declares H. H. Slingerland, of the Slinger-
son takes up a ukulele for two reasons, it is in- Advertising Shows Deagan Testing Bells in Use
land Mfg. Co., in Explaining Increased Banjo
expensive and it is easy to play. It is usually
in Band Instrument Firm's Tone Laboratories
Demand
the first instrument they possess and the first
instrument they know how to play.
CHICAGO, I I I . , October 17.—An unsolicited tes-
CHICAGO, I I I . , October 20.—The increased popu-
"They are soon surprised at the pleasure that timonial to the Deagan testing bells was paid
larity of the banjo has been due, in large meas-
a musical instrument is able to give them and
the J. C. Deagan Co., manufacturer, of this city,
ure, to the fact that a great many of the new also agreeably surprised to be able to play one.
when the H. N. White Co., band instrument
ukulele players are turning to the tenor banjo,
So they look around for some other instrument,
manufacturer, of Cleveland, O., recently adver-
which offers them more musical possibilities,
one that is more difficult and that offers more in
tised the importance of the Deagan testing bells
according to H. H. Slingerland, head of the a musical way. Hence it is true and natural
in connection with the manufacture of band in-
Slingerland Mfg. Co., one of the largest manufac-
that many of the ukulele players turn to the .struments.
tenor banjo. At any rate, the banjo business is
The copy showed the King testing laboratory
bigger and better now than it has ever been
with the largest set of testing bells in the world
before, and Slingerland banjos are sold by deal-
made on special order for the company by the
ers in all parts of the world."
Chicago concern to meet the requirements for
the most accurate method of tuning saxophones
and band instruments. In speaking of the Dea-
gan testing bells, the H. N. White Co. says:
"This set represents the most permanent ac-
curate tuning scale we could possibly procure.
In developing the new series of King saxo-
Walter S. Greene, Well-known Music Teacher,
to Manage Store—Full Line to Be Carried in phones, every note on each model was carefully
checked with these tuning bells, and all cross
All Sections
fingerings were made to tune correctly. The
TOPEKA, KAN., October 20.—A Topeka branch of
result was a set of saxophones in which every
the Crawford-Rutan Co., one of Kansas City's
note is in perfect tune, with tone qualities that
liveliest small goods houses, has been opened
blend together harmoniously and an absolutely
at 826 Kansas avenue. The new store will
even intonation.
occupy a part of the store formerly occupied
"The scale of each saxophone is smooth, no
by the Western Typewriter Co.
harsh, thin or stuffy notes to be favored or hu-
Walter S. Greene, who has been a music
mored. Every King instrument was developed
teacher in this city for over ten years, will act
in the same way, but so that its scale corre-
as manager of the new store. Mr. Greene is
sponds note for note with the tuning bells.
vice-president of the local musicians' union and
"No instrument can be better in tune than the
lias a close contact with the professional musi-
scale by which it is tested. Kings are tested
cians of the section which should stand him in by the finest and most accurate tuning bells
good stead in building business for the new ever designed for this purpose. This is your
store. The new manager is also a member of
assurance in playing a King that your instru-
the Security Benefit Association Rand, the
ment is correct in pitch and scale."
Topeka Little Symphony Orchestra and the
Deagan tuning forks and other tuning devices
Philharmonic Orchestra.
manufactured by J. C. Deagan, Inc., including
A full line of music merchandise including the Deagan master tuners and tone-ometers,
H. H. Slingerland
accessories will be carried, and Buescher band
are in use to-day by practically every instru-
turers of banjos in the United States, with fac-
instruments will be featured. A repair depart-
ment manufacturer including the piano builders
tories at 1815 Orchard street. The Slingerland
ment will be maintained, although major repairs
and the band instrument manufacturers.
plant is still behind in filling its orders, despite
will be sent to the Kansas City store, which
the fact that its output has been double that of
maintains one of the biggest band and orchestra
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
repair departments west of the Mississippi.
a year ago.
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
"I consider that while the banjo has earned
Charles Crawford and John Rutan, owners of
free of charge for men who desire positions.
the bulk of its popularity through its own mu- the business, came on from Kansas City to
sical attributes, the craze for ukulele playing
supervise the opening of the store.
Crawford-Rutan Go.
Opens Topeka Branch
PEDLER
Wood-
Winds
Represent the
Highest Standard
in the Art of
Wood-Wind
Manufacture.
New Complete
Catalog on request.
Write us for
Exclusive Territory
Proposition.
Harry Pedler & Co.
Incorporated
Elkhart
Indiana
New
the Lange
Banjo Lines
Mitli
tin*
rxifpllim
or
lh»-
(:inn>ti»
Piiriimuiinl line, which In sold on the
exrluwUr agency bunt*, Lanfr banjos
arc now »old tllreot to mimic driller*
cvcrywhiTf.
a n g S l l l C
for thr Il«- B i»iuer
The Lans^Ule banjo enables you to serve a
big class of trade satisfactorily, being made
for the beginner. Langstile dealers will be
liberally supplied with sales helps and
lit •'fa tn re.
O r p h e i l DTI [kiue h d Amateur
We are now able to offer this celebrated
professional favorite direct to the trade.
Features
Tempered Aluminum Floor
Rack and Resonators.
The lightest Xylophones
with Resonators in the world.
The New Deagan Tilting Moor Rack
S u p e r - O r p h e u m pTof^ionai
This greatly Improved Instrument meets the
needs of the professional and promises to add
to the reputation of an old name.
P a r a m o u n t £;«.*'
This line Is sold to only one dealer In a city
on the exclusive agency basis with full pro-
tection. Some territory Is still open for the
Paramount line. Write and we will gladly
tell you if your territory is open.
Dealers:
Write for Proposition I
MLLANGE
f
Established 27 Year*
225 E. 24th St.
New York
Write for agency proposition on these
fast-selling Deagan Instruments
J. C. Deagan, Inc.
Deagan Building
1786 Bertfau Ave.
Chicago
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