Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 5 - Page 20
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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
Conducted By Thomas W. Bresnahan
Mississippi Latest State
in National Band Contest
Wis., has opened his own engraving firm lie r e
Before going to Elkhorn in 1927 Mr. Warren
was engaged in the engraving business here as
a member of the firm of Montag & Warren.
The business is located in the Athanean Build-
nig on South Wabash avenue and is fully
equipped.
State Contest to Be Held in Clinton, Miss., on April 21, Under Duplex Separate Tension
Air Drum Sells Well
Auspices of Mississippi College—State Contests Now
ST. LOUIS, MO., January 30.—One of the best-
Are Twenty-five Plus New England Sectional
T
H F. latest State to join the school band contest movement, according to C. M. Tremaine,
director of the National Bureau for the Aivancement of Music, is Mississippi. The contest
will be held about April 21 at Clinton, under the auspices of Mississippi College, and the
person in charge of local arrangements will be S. Kooyman, director of music in the public
schools of Clarksdale. This will mean that the contest is eligible to the prizes donated by the
National Association of Band Instrument Manufacturers, and awarded according to the rules
worked out by the bureau and the committee on
Instrumental Affairs of the Music Supervisors'
National Conference, of which Mr. Tremaine is
secretary.
Mississippi is the first new state to come in
CHICAGO, I I I . , January 30.—H. C. Warren, who
this year, but arrangements are pending in sev-
for the past ten years has been head engraver
eral other states also, with the probability that
at least four states will be added to the list in for Frank Holton & Co., band instrument manu-
1928, bringing the total with well organized, facturers, at the Holton factory in Elkhorn,
representative contests, to twenty-five, in addi-
tion to the New England sectional, which
covers six States.
In his letter to the bureau, Mr. Kooyman
shows his realization of what the contests do to
stimulate interest in a»d support of school in-
strumental music, and also what the bureau's Instrument, Constructed Under Personal
co-operation means to the success of the contest
Months' Work in
itself. He writes: "We want to hold the contest
in accordance, with the regulations of the Com-
mittee on Instrumental Affairs, as we feel that
pLEVELAND, O., January 30.—The H. N.
we need your co-operation in this attempt be- ^ White Co., manufacturer of King saxo-
cause there are many here who do not see the phones and band instruments, featured the first
advantages of instrumental music in the schools, month of the new year by announcing to the
trade a brand new trombone model, the new
let alone of holding a state contest."
King Silvertone trombone with sterling silver
bell. A circular which has gone out to all King
dealers points out ten all new features on this
instrument as follows:
(1) New bell of jeweler's purest sterling sil-
ver giving greater resonance, power and beauty
JERSEY CITY, N. J. January 30.—Articles of in-
corporation have been filed for the Harry Fair- to the tone.
(2) A new proportion in slide bore that elim-
banks Tenor Banjo School for the purpose of
maintaining studios for the sale of and instruc- inates any chance of wolfy notes and makes
tion on musical instruments. The school has tones in the upper register exceptionally easy to
been incorporated for $25,000 and the incorpora- get. You'll find Ab in third position and the
tors include Harry Fairbanks, Oscar Schmidt G in fourth, and short second positions much
and Walter Schmidt, of Oscar Schmidt, Inc. Mr. easier to play and far more accurate in response.
(3) A new mouthpipe to give an easier attack
Fairbanks will be head of the school and will
operate in Jersey City, Newark and other New and quicker response. Every note in the upper
register is accurate in tune, and there isn't a
Jersey cities.
H. C. Warren Opens
Own Engraving Firm
selling items in the trade is the Duplex separate
tension air drum, according to J. A. Meyer, gen-
eral manager of the Duplex Mfg. Co., originator
of separate tension drums, 2815 Henrietta street.
This drum is made in six styles, all of which
are selling well.
The drum has a solid quarter-inch shell rein-
forced with dowels to prevent warping. It has
counter hoops of the brass double angle type
lormed from a flag sheet of brass in a huge
power press, with no brasing or welding, and
every hoop exactly the same size to the slight-
est fraction of an inch. The flesh hoops are
quarter inch square. Each drum has eight sep-
arate tension brass rods, Duplex snare strainer
and muffler, finest quality heads, silk wire-wound
snares, and all metal parts are nickel-plated.
New King Silvertone Trombone Is the
Latest Addition to H. N. White Line
Harry Fairbanks Tenor
Banjo School Chartered
GRFTSCH
for
Trade
Mark
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS
SINCE 1883
The Fred Gretsch Mfo Co.
6O Broadway Brooklyrl,N.Y
20
Direction of H. N. White, Is Result of Six
the King Shops
trace of sharpness in all the range of notes.
(4) A new bell branch and bell design to give
absolute exponential taper throughout. Every
inch tapers accurately according to the proven
exponential theory. This gives the tone greater
punch and solidity together with a more satisfy-
ing quality.
(5) A new slide design and bell brace to give
you a more comfortable grip and greater ease
in holding.
(6) A new proportioning of weight to give a
finer, more accurate balance.
(7) A new design in mouthpipe that permits
deeper seating of the mouthpiece. This brings
instrument closer and makes the seventh posi-
tion easier to reach.
(8) A new design in outer sleeve or slide.
Added length prevents all splashing of oil.
(9) A new design in pistons. By lengthening
them we give a greater riding surface and easier
action.
(10) A new principle of double grinding the
slides to give absolute precision and supreme
sureness in slide action.
Under the personal supervision of Henderson
N. White, head of the company, six solid
months were spent solely in experimental work
in producing this instrument which is new from
tip of mouthpiece to rim of bell, and which
represents thirty-six years of instrument build-
ing. Model succeeded model and change fol-
—lowed change until Mr. White decided he had
found exactly what trombonists wanted. To-day
there is nothing experimental about the instru-
ment because it has been tried and tested and
there are already hundreds in daily use.
The new instrument comes in three sizes:
Artist's with six and one-half inch bell, Utility
with seven and one-quarter inch bell, and Sym-
phony with eight and one-quarter inch bell.
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
Conducted By Thomas W. Bresnahan
Mississippi Latest State
in National Band Contest
Wis., has opened his own engraving firm lie r e
Before going to Elkhorn in 1927 Mr. Warren
was engaged in the engraving business here as
a member of the firm of Montag & Warren.
The business is located in the Athanean Build-
nig on South Wabash avenue and is fully
equipped.
State Contest to Be Held in Clinton, Miss., on April 21, Under Duplex Separate Tension
Air Drum Sells Well
Auspices of Mississippi College—State Contests Now
ST. LOUIS, MO., January 30.—One of the best-
Are Twenty-five Plus New England Sectional
T
H F. latest State to join the school band contest movement, according to C. M. Tremaine,
director of the National Bureau for the Aivancement of Music, is Mississippi. The contest
will be held about April 21 at Clinton, under the auspices of Mississippi College, and the
person in charge of local arrangements will be S. Kooyman, director of music in the public
schools of Clarksdale. This will mean that the contest is eligible to the prizes donated by the
National Association of Band Instrument Manufacturers, and awarded according to the rules
worked out by the bureau and the committee on
Instrumental Affairs of the Music Supervisors'
National Conference, of which Mr. Tremaine is
secretary.
Mississippi is the first new state to come in
CHICAGO, I I I . , January 30.—H. C. Warren, who
this year, but arrangements are pending in sev-
for the past ten years has been head engraver
eral other states also, with the probability that
at least four states will be added to the list in for Frank Holton & Co., band instrument manu-
1928, bringing the total with well organized, facturers, at the Holton factory in Elkhorn,
representative contests, to twenty-five, in addi-
tion to the New England sectional, which
covers six States.
In his letter to the bureau, Mr. Kooyman
shows his realization of what the contests do to
stimulate interest in a»d support of school in-
strumental music, and also what the bureau's Instrument, Constructed Under Personal
co-operation means to the success of the contest
Months' Work in
itself. He writes: "We want to hold the contest
in accordance, with the regulations of the Com-
mittee on Instrumental Affairs, as we feel that
pLEVELAND, O., January 30.—The H. N.
we need your co-operation in this attempt be- ^ White Co., manufacturer of King saxo-
cause there are many here who do not see the phones and band instruments, featured the first
advantages of instrumental music in the schools, month of the new year by announcing to the
trade a brand new trombone model, the new
let alone of holding a state contest."
King Silvertone trombone with sterling silver
bell. A circular which has gone out to all King
dealers points out ten all new features on this
instrument as follows:
(1) New bell of jeweler's purest sterling sil-
ver giving greater resonance, power and beauty
JERSEY CITY, N. J. January 30.—Articles of in-
corporation have been filed for the Harry Fair- to the tone.
(2) A new proportion in slide bore that elim-
banks Tenor Banjo School for the purpose of
maintaining studios for the sale of and instruc- inates any chance of wolfy notes and makes
tion on musical instruments. The school has tones in the upper register exceptionally easy to
been incorporated for $25,000 and the incorpora- get. You'll find Ab in third position and the
tors include Harry Fairbanks, Oscar Schmidt G in fourth, and short second positions much
and Walter Schmidt, of Oscar Schmidt, Inc. Mr. easier to play and far more accurate in response.
(3) A new mouthpipe to give an easier attack
Fairbanks will be head of the school and will
operate in Jersey City, Newark and other New and quicker response. Every note in the upper
register is accurate in tune, and there isn't a
Jersey cities.
H. C. Warren Opens
Own Engraving Firm
selling items in the trade is the Duplex separate
tension air drum, according to J. A. Meyer, gen-
eral manager of the Duplex Mfg. Co., originator
of separate tension drums, 2815 Henrietta street.
This drum is made in six styles, all of which
are selling well.
The drum has a solid quarter-inch shell rein-
forced with dowels to prevent warping. It has
counter hoops of the brass double angle type
lormed from a flag sheet of brass in a huge
power press, with no brasing or welding, and
every hoop exactly the same size to the slight-
est fraction of an inch. The flesh hoops are
quarter inch square. Each drum has eight sep-
arate tension brass rods, Duplex snare strainer
and muffler, finest quality heads, silk wire-wound
snares, and all metal parts are nickel-plated.
New King Silvertone Trombone Is the
Latest Addition to H. N. White Line
Harry Fairbanks Tenor
Banjo School Chartered
GRFTSCH
for
Trade
Mark
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS
SINCE 1883
The Fred Gretsch Mfo Co.
6O Broadway Brooklyrl,N.Y
20
Direction of H. N. White, Is Result of Six
the King Shops
trace of sharpness in all the range of notes.
(4) A new bell branch and bell design to give
absolute exponential taper throughout. Every
inch tapers accurately according to the proven
exponential theory. This gives the tone greater
punch and solidity together with a more satisfy-
ing quality.
(5) A new slide design and bell brace to give
you a more comfortable grip and greater ease
in holding.
(6) A new proportioning of weight to give a
finer, more accurate balance.
(7) A new design in mouthpipe that permits
deeper seating of the mouthpiece. This brings
instrument closer and makes the seventh posi-
tion easier to reach.
(8) A new design in outer sleeve or slide.
Added length prevents all splashing of oil.
(9) A new design in pistons. By lengthening
them we give a greater riding surface and easier
action.
(10) A new principle of double grinding the
slides to give absolute precision and supreme
sureness in slide action.
Under the personal supervision of Henderson
N. White, head of the company, six solid
months were spent solely in experimental work
in producing this instrument which is new from
tip of mouthpiece to rim of bell, and which
represents thirty-six years of instrument build-
ing. Model succeeded model and change fol-
—lowed change until Mr. White decided he had
found exactly what trombonists wanted. To-day
there is nothing experimental about the instru-
ment because it has been tried and tested and
there are already hundreds in daily use.
The new instrument comes in three sizes:
Artist's with six and one-half inch bell, Utility
with seven and one-quarter inch bell, and Sym-
phony with eight and one-quarter inch bell.
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