Music Trade Review

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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
Conducted By Thomas W. Bresnahan
This Effective Window Display
Brought Many Rolmonica Sales
Rodgers, Vaudeville Star,
Selects the
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Jimmie Rodgers, exclusive Victor recording
artist who is now playing an extended engage-
ment over the Loew Vaudeville Circuit, uses
Rolmonica Display Featured by the Wurlitzer Store in New York
' I r H E demand for Rolmonica.s, that new youngster. No knowledge of music is neces-
mechanical harmonica, increased to very high sary to play it. The performer need only in-
proportions in New York because of a strik- sert a minature roll and blow through the
ing plate-glass presentation of these instru- openings as he turns the handle.
ments in the Wurlitzer Co.'s store in New
York recently.
Thousands of pedestrians
stopped to inspect the display, and as a result
Santa Claus was obliged to include many
Rolmonicas in his pack Xmas eve.
A most comprehensive volume upon music
The Rolmonica is something new in the
musical instrument line, and although it has as a science and art which should prove of un-
not been on the market for very long its usual interest and value both to the student and
popularity has spread throughout the country. the teacher has just been published by Alfred
Buegeleisen and Jacobson, prominent New A. Knopf, of New York. The book is by John
York jobbers, have the exclusive distribution Redfield, formerly a lecturer in Physics of
franchise for this new instrument, and ac- Music at Columbia University, who has en-
cording to Samuel Buegeleisen, head of the deavored to cover the field thoroughly from the
concern, the demand has far exceeded pro- analysis of musical tone to the development of
art, including discussions on voice training, the
duction at the Rolmonica factory.
The instrument is simple in operation and improvement in auditoriums, the organization
instantly appeals to the adult as well as the of orchestras, etc.
Mr. Redfield has the faculty of explaining the
problems of musical science in terms that are
understandable, and throughout the volume dis-
plays the ability likewise of imparting a, great
Stanley Presho has been appointed manager
amount of genuine information in a com-
of the Don C. Presho Music Store, in Taft, Cal.,
paratively few words. It is designed primarily
succeeding Earl Needham, who lias taken
for those who love music, but for one reason
charge of the Presho store in San Bernardino.
or another are lacking a musical training, and
it is safe to say is designed particularly well
to fill that purpose. The title of the book is
appropriately "Music—\ Science and an Art."
New Book by Redfield on
Science and Art of Music
Change in Presho Managers
BACON
BANJOS
Played by Leading
Musicians and Orchestras
Sold by Representative
Muuic Merchants
BACON BANJO CO., Inc.
GROTON, CONN.
a Weymann guitar exclusively. The accompany-
ing photograph shows Mr. Rodgers with his
latest Weymann instrument, regarding which
he has written enthusiastically to the Weymann
house in Philadelphia.
They Miss No Bets
MILWAUKEE, WIS., December 29.—The Norliert
J. Beihoff Music Co., 811 Forty-seventh street,
one of the best known band instrument stores in
Milwaukee, supplies bands and orchestras from
its school, which is a part of the store organiza-
tion, and from its professional contacts, to Mil-
waukee clubs, societies, or to private enter-
prises, or persons who wish to obtain orchestras
for engagements, or novelty acts for entertain-
ments. The booking office makes no charge
fur its work.
Elliott A. Parker has opened a new store in
Kstelline, S. D., for the sale of musical instru-
ments, featuring Buescher band instruments,
i-udwig bands and banjos and other lines.
Ray Keating has become associated with the
E. S. Wicks Music Co., 6 North Main street,
Pittston, Pa., and will handle a complete lim
of musical merchandise.
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