Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 24 - Page 34
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34
The Music Trade
An Opinion After a
25 Years' Experience
Charles H. Ditson Co., New York, Tells of
Twenty-five Years Handling York Band
Instruments
GRAND RAPIDS, June 9.—More than a quarter of
a century's experience with the York agency
is the record of one satisfied dealer, according
to Karl B. Shinkman, sales manager of the
York Band Instrument Co., who is happy over
the receipt of the following letter from Chas.
H. Ditson Co., New York, extolling the merit
of the York line:
"We have handled the 'York Line' more than
twenty-five years, and our experience with
your superb instruments has been highly satis-
factory. In all cases, your products have meas-
ured up to the exacting demands of the most
critical and discriminating musicians.
"Your dealer-relation policy has always been
liberal and executed along lines that not only
afford the dealer a good profit, but build him
up. We greatly appreciate the splendid co-
operation you render in the way of referring
prospects to us, furnishing us with attractive
sales literature and circularizing our territory.
"As years go by we find the sales resistance
of York band instruments and saxophones
grows less and less. The name of York is cu-
mulative and its magnetism attracts substantial
people, be they professional, 'semi-pro' or ama-
teur. It is a good name and you have never
cheapened it, and as a result you command the
loyal support of your distributors, dealers and
agents. The conversation at times is so mani-
festly Yorkesque—one might think they were
stockholders in your company. We believe
you are winning and holding more new converts
to-day than any other band instrument manu-
facturer. Musicians like to say: 'I play a York.'
They consider it a sound investment.
"If the York prestige is growing all over the
country like it is in the New York Metropolitan
District, your business for 1928 should exceed
your most sanguine expectations."
New Harmony Tenor
Uke Is Announced
Instrument Is the Design of Johnny Marvin
and Was First Introduced at the Convention
Following the precedent set at the Chicago
convention last year when it introduced the
new Roy Smeck Vita-Uke, the Harmony Co.,
Chicago, at this year's convention launched an-
other high-grade instrument—the Johnny Mar-
vin professional tenor ukulele. It was featured
in two models, one the standard uke, of figured
mahogany, the other a de luxe model in Koa,
duplicating the instrument recently made for
the Prince of Wales.
The new instruments were originated by the
BACON
BANJOS
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
Sold by Representative
Music Merchants
BACON BANJO CO., Inc.
GROTON, CONN.
Review
Harmony Co. at the request of Johnny Marvin,
widely known artist, whose exclusive Victor
records are in thousands of homes. Johnny
was unable to get himself a ukulele of enough
depth of volume and carrying power, and
worked with the Harmony Co. to develop an
instrument that would satisfy himself. When
this had been accomplished it was decided to
market the instrument as a feature item.
Johnny is now filling an engagement in Lon-
don, where he has met with a great reception
by the British public. He took with him a
model of the instrument of his own design to
present to the Prince of Wales.
The standard Johnny Marvin professional
tenor ukulele is made of fiddleback, or flamed,
mahogany. It is neatly trimmed with an edging
of black and white celluloid and has the new
Harmony "aero-bridge"; the headpiece is of
pearl Amerith, and the fingerboard of rose-
wood smoothly fretted so as to be "easy on
the fingers." The de Luxe model is of genuine
Hawaiian Koa beautifully trimmed with gold
pegs and other fine accessories.
Production is now under way, and the instru-
ments will be in the hands of the jobbers for
distribution during the current month.
JUNE 16, 1928
Fish Restaurant Owner
Wins Harmonica Contest
Interesting Description of Mouth Organ Com-
petition Held in England Under Auspices of
the Mouth Organ League
Harmonica contests, while they have grown
distinctly popular throughout the United States,
are not in any sense exclusive in this country,
as is evident by the following description of a
mouth organ contest held in England recently
and reprinted from the Music Trades Review of
London.
"An important mouth organ contest was held
recently at the Bedford Music Hall, Camden
Town. This was the open competition for the
'Kate Carney' cup, which always attracts a high
standard of entrants, and is very keenly con-
tested. The competition was promoted by
George Barclay, the well-known variety agent
and sportsman, in conjunction with Miss Kate
Carney, the popular music-hall star, who formed
the first mouth organ band in this country, and
who has always been prominent in promoting
mouth organ and singing competitions to en-
courage music among the people. The compe-
tition was open to players on any mouth organ.
King Saxophone
Eight players competed in the final, before a
Prices Are Revised packed
and enthusiastic house. Each competi-
t tor played a piece of his own choosing, and then
CLEVELAND, O., June 9.—The H. N. White Co., appeared a second time and gave another self-
manufacturer of King band instruments, recent- chosen piece. This innovation proved very
ly revised prices on all King soprano saxo- popular, and while it cut out monotonous repe-
phones in order that King dealers might meet tition, gave ample scope to the judges in form-
competitive prices without any lowering of ing an accurate decision. The competition was
King quality. The revised prices, which went in every respect one of the most successful ever
into effect on April 15, are as follows:
held, both in the standard of playing and in the
Model No. Fill. I Fin. II Fin. I l l Fin. IV Ar. Sp. De iAixe
popular interest aroused.
lib Saxcello
1000 $90.00 $120.00 $135.00 $165.00 $190.00 $320.00
"The winner was G. Baverstock, who keeps
94.50
126.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
a local fish restaurant at Upper Holloway. His
C Soprano
1001
90.00
120.00
135.00
165.00'
190.00
320.00
rendering of 'Sons of the Brave' and 'Post Horn
94.50
136.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
Hb Straight
Gallop' were an education in mouth-organ play-
1002
90.00
120.00
135.00
165.00
190.00
320.00
ing, every note being clear and correct. He used
94.50
126.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
Bb Curved
for his first piece a 'Blue Bird' octave instru-
1003
90.00
120.00
135.00
165.00
190.00
320.00
94.50
126.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
ment, and for his second a 'Blue Bird, vamper.
Gummed slips containing the above informa- R. H. Edwards, last year's cup winner, was sec-
tion have been sent to all King dealers for in- ond with 'My Persian Rosebud' and 'Irish Reels
clusion in pocket catalogs and saxophone fold- and Jigs'; H. J. Woodall, third; and C. Fuller,
fourth. All four used 'Blue Bird' instruments.
The prizes included various musical instru-
ments, including a remarkably fine chromatic
Open New Store in Buffalo accordion,
a ukulele banjo and a gramophone.
"The
Mouth
Organ League silver medals
BUFFALO, June 11.—Deveso Bros, have opened a
were
awarded
to
the first three prize-winners,
new general music store at 472 Elmwood ave-
nue. For the present they are featuring the in addition to the cups and prizes."
Columbia line.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
0
OLIVER DITSON CQ
BOSTON. MASS
D
*f
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive.
Modern S • r • i c •
MR. DEALER — SELL?
RED ARROW PICKS
(Better than Celluloid)
Our own make, thirty different picks for
Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar, etc. Each pick is
highly finished, supplied in light and medium-
heavy grades, made from our own special
stock.
Special price upon request.
ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL CABINET OFFER
ESTABLISHED ISM
NICOMEDE MUSIC CO., Altoona, Pa.
Manufacturers
DURRO
VIOLINS
BOWS
STRINGS
Gold Medal Strings
for musical instruments
Gold-ftlatod Sto«l and
Wound Strings
AND
STEWART
BANJOS
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Gib»n Musical String Co.
SEND FOR TRADE PRICE LIST OF
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
for
Violin, Viol.,
'Cello and But
Btfgmleisen & Jacob ton
M'T-9 UmUn Smu*r.
NEW YORK
MULLER * KAPLAN
114 Emat Mtk St., N. Y.
34
The Music Trade
An Opinion After a
25 Years' Experience
Charles H. Ditson Co., New York, Tells of
Twenty-five Years Handling York Band
Instruments
GRAND RAPIDS, June 9.—More than a quarter of
a century's experience with the York agency
is the record of one satisfied dealer, according
to Karl B. Shinkman, sales manager of the
York Band Instrument Co., who is happy over
the receipt of the following letter from Chas.
H. Ditson Co., New York, extolling the merit
of the York line:
"We have handled the 'York Line' more than
twenty-five years, and our experience with
your superb instruments has been highly satis-
factory. In all cases, your products have meas-
ured up to the exacting demands of the most
critical and discriminating musicians.
"Your dealer-relation policy has always been
liberal and executed along lines that not only
afford the dealer a good profit, but build him
up. We greatly appreciate the splendid co-
operation you render in the way of referring
prospects to us, furnishing us with attractive
sales literature and circularizing our territory.
"As years go by we find the sales resistance
of York band instruments and saxophones
grows less and less. The name of York is cu-
mulative and its magnetism attracts substantial
people, be they professional, 'semi-pro' or ama-
teur. It is a good name and you have never
cheapened it, and as a result you command the
loyal support of your distributors, dealers and
agents. The conversation at times is so mani-
festly Yorkesque—one might think they were
stockholders in your company. We believe
you are winning and holding more new converts
to-day than any other band instrument manu-
facturer. Musicians like to say: 'I play a York.'
They consider it a sound investment.
"If the York prestige is growing all over the
country like it is in the New York Metropolitan
District, your business for 1928 should exceed
your most sanguine expectations."
New Harmony Tenor
Uke Is Announced
Instrument Is the Design of Johnny Marvin
and Was First Introduced at the Convention
Following the precedent set at the Chicago
convention last year when it introduced the
new Roy Smeck Vita-Uke, the Harmony Co.,
Chicago, at this year's convention launched an-
other high-grade instrument—the Johnny Mar-
vin professional tenor ukulele. It was featured
in two models, one the standard uke, of figured
mahogany, the other a de luxe model in Koa,
duplicating the instrument recently made for
the Prince of Wales.
The new instruments were originated by the
BACON
BANJOS
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
Sold by Representative
Music Merchants
BACON BANJO CO., Inc.
GROTON, CONN.
Review
Harmony Co. at the request of Johnny Marvin,
widely known artist, whose exclusive Victor
records are in thousands of homes. Johnny
was unable to get himself a ukulele of enough
depth of volume and carrying power, and
worked with the Harmony Co. to develop an
instrument that would satisfy himself. When
this had been accomplished it was decided to
market the instrument as a feature item.
Johnny is now filling an engagement in Lon-
don, where he has met with a great reception
by the British public. He took with him a
model of the instrument of his own design to
present to the Prince of Wales.
The standard Johnny Marvin professional
tenor ukulele is made of fiddleback, or flamed,
mahogany. It is neatly trimmed with an edging
of black and white celluloid and has the new
Harmony "aero-bridge"; the headpiece is of
pearl Amerith, and the fingerboard of rose-
wood smoothly fretted so as to be "easy on
the fingers." The de Luxe model is of genuine
Hawaiian Koa beautifully trimmed with gold
pegs and other fine accessories.
Production is now under way, and the instru-
ments will be in the hands of the jobbers for
distribution during the current month.
JUNE 16, 1928
Fish Restaurant Owner
Wins Harmonica Contest
Interesting Description of Mouth Organ Com-
petition Held in England Under Auspices of
the Mouth Organ League
Harmonica contests, while they have grown
distinctly popular throughout the United States,
are not in any sense exclusive in this country,
as is evident by the following description of a
mouth organ contest held in England recently
and reprinted from the Music Trades Review of
London.
"An important mouth organ contest was held
recently at the Bedford Music Hall, Camden
Town. This was the open competition for the
'Kate Carney' cup, which always attracts a high
standard of entrants, and is very keenly con-
tested. The competition was promoted by
George Barclay, the well-known variety agent
and sportsman, in conjunction with Miss Kate
Carney, the popular music-hall star, who formed
the first mouth organ band in this country, and
who has always been prominent in promoting
mouth organ and singing competitions to en-
courage music among the people. The compe-
tition was open to players on any mouth organ.
King Saxophone
Eight players competed in the final, before a
Prices Are Revised packed
and enthusiastic house. Each competi-
t tor played a piece of his own choosing, and then
CLEVELAND, O., June 9.—The H. N. White Co., appeared a second time and gave another self-
manufacturer of King band instruments, recent- chosen piece. This innovation proved very
ly revised prices on all King soprano saxo- popular, and while it cut out monotonous repe-
phones in order that King dealers might meet tition, gave ample scope to the judges in form-
competitive prices without any lowering of ing an accurate decision. The competition was
King quality. The revised prices, which went in every respect one of the most successful ever
into effect on April 15, are as follows:
held, both in the standard of playing and in the
Model No. Fill. I Fin. II Fin. I l l Fin. IV Ar. Sp. De iAixe
popular interest aroused.
lib Saxcello
1000 $90.00 $120.00 $135.00 $165.00 $190.00 $320.00
"The winner was G. Baverstock, who keeps
94.50
126.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
a local fish restaurant at Upper Holloway. His
C Soprano
1001
90.00
120.00
135.00
165.00'
190.00
320.00
rendering of 'Sons of the Brave' and 'Post Horn
94.50
136.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
Hb Straight
Gallop' were an education in mouth-organ play-
1002
90.00
120.00
135.00
165.00
190.00
320.00
ing, every note being clear and correct. He used
94.50
126.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
Bb Curved
for his first piece a 'Blue Bird' octave instru-
1003
90.00
120.00
135.00
165.00
190.00
320.00
94.50
126.00
141.75
173.25
199.50
336.00
ment, and for his second a 'Blue Bird, vamper.
Gummed slips containing the above informa- R. H. Edwards, last year's cup winner, was sec-
tion have been sent to all King dealers for in- ond with 'My Persian Rosebud' and 'Irish Reels
clusion in pocket catalogs and saxophone fold- and Jigs'; H. J. Woodall, third; and C. Fuller,
fourth. All four used 'Blue Bird' instruments.
The prizes included various musical instru-
ments, including a remarkably fine chromatic
Open New Store in Buffalo accordion,
a ukulele banjo and a gramophone.
"The
Mouth
Organ League silver medals
BUFFALO, June 11.—Deveso Bros, have opened a
were
awarded
to
the first three prize-winners,
new general music store at 472 Elmwood ave-
nue. For the present they are featuring the in addition to the cups and prizes."
Columbia line.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
0
OLIVER DITSON CQ
BOSTON. MASS
D
*f
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive.
Modern S • r • i c •
MR. DEALER — SELL?
RED ARROW PICKS
(Better than Celluloid)
Our own make, thirty different picks for
Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar, etc. Each pick is
highly finished, supplied in light and medium-
heavy grades, made from our own special
stock.
Special price upon request.
ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL CABINET OFFER
ESTABLISHED ISM
NICOMEDE MUSIC CO., Altoona, Pa.
Manufacturers
DURRO
VIOLINS
BOWS
STRINGS
Gold Medal Strings
for musical instruments
Gold-ftlatod Sto«l and
Wound Strings
AND
STEWART
BANJOS
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Gib»n Musical String Co.
SEND FOR TRADE PRICE LIST OF
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
for
Violin, Viol.,
'Cello and But
Btfgmleisen & Jacob ton
M'T-9 UmUn Smu*r.
NEW YORK
MULLER * KAPLAN
114 Emat Mtk St., N. Y.
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