Music Trade Review
Issue: 1930 Vol. 89 N. 6 - Page 64
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loving cups to each of the prize winners in all
classes. Albert N. Hoxie, organizer and con-
ductor of the Philadelphia Harmonica Hand,
and conductor of the championship tests, gave
medals to each winner of awards.
The following were the judges of the city
and visiting bands: Mrs. Richard Sharpless
Davis, chairman; Bruce A. Carey, Dr. William
A. Geiger, Mrs. Phillips Jenkins, Mrs. Benja-
min F. Marchal and Guy C. McCoy.
Those who acted as judges for the Rotary
Club bands were: Julia E. William, chairman;
Mrs. Samuel W. Cooper, Mrs. Nicholas Douty
and Guy C. McCoy.
The following judged the individuals: Albert
N. Hoxie, chairman; Mrs. Lena Blanche, Jones
Harvey and Fred Sonnen.
THE DEALERS BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFIT!
Here are shown 2 of the
3 special vacation ukes
which we, with two other
manufacturers, are offer-
ing at a price which means
large sales and profits to
the dealer. Free instruc-
tion book with each.
Style No. 13 Vacation Uke
"GLOBE" Special Vaca-
tion Ukes in cartons of 12
with 3 styles to a carton.
Full standard tone, beauti-
ful finish. Ample counter
displays and store stream-
ers in colors included.
This Schoolboys' Band
Secured Quick Results
Style No. 15 Vacation Uke
SEE YOUR
JOBBER
GLOBE MUSIC COMPANY
St. Charles, Illinois
2,000 Young Harmonica Players in
Annual Contest in Philadelphia
OKFORK an audience that practically filled
the large Baptist Temple in Philadelphia,
on May 8 twenty-eight harmonica bands and
thirteen boy harmonica artists competed in the
eighth annual harmonica contest held under
the auspices of the Boys' Council of Phila-
delphia for a series of prizes offered by the
Kvening Ledger of that city.
The 2,000 or more young harmonica players
in the auditorium made an impressive sight,
and particular interest was shown in the
groups of crippled children who took part, in-
cluding groups from the Widener Memorial
Home, the Philadelphia Hospital and the Phil-
adelphia Home for Incurables. No better evi-
dence of the power of music could be asked
than to see these youngsters with deformed
and pain-racked bodies smiling happily as they
played their parts in concert numbers, and in
every case the results showed careful training.
When all the playing was over John Pug-
liese, 325 South 15th street, last year's winner
of second prize, was declared this year's cham-
pion harmonica artist.
Second prize in the contest went to Ramon
Spritzler, 5234 North Fifteenth street, third-
prize winner of last year, and Harry Gerhard,
3114 North Sixteenth street, was awarded third
prize.
In the band divisions listed from Philadel-
phia, Widener Memorial School won first prize.
This was their third straight year as cham-
pions. They played a difficult arrangement of
Luigini's "Ballet Egyptienne."
Second prize was awarded to Bob Noon's
Kiddie Club for its fine rendition of Dvorak's
allegro movement of the New World Sym-
phony. The Big Four Band won third prize.
Honorable mention was given the Southern
Home for Destitute Children.
First prize for out-of-town harmonica bands
went to St. Mary's School for Girls, of Bal-
timore. The Moore, Pa., band won second
place, and third prize was awarded to Spring
City Rotary Club's band.
In the Rotary Clubs' bands division first place
went to Spring City. Second prize was won
by Atlantic City, and third place was given to
Mount Holly.
The Evening Ledger awarded large engraved
What can be done through intelligent and
persistent efforts in the development of a school
band was demonstrated on May 9 in Leonia,
N. J., when, as a part of the Music Week ob-
servance, a concert was given by the Leonia
Grammar School Band and the Girls' Glee
Club.
The band, made up of youngsters in the
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades of the
school, was organized last December by
Arthur Daniels of Yonkers, N. Y., and made
such rapid progress that in a very few months
excellent concert work was being done. The
program on May 9 represented the first real
public appearance of the organization, which
rendered, among other numbers, "The First
Regiment March," "Nocturno," for brass sec-
tion, and a selection, "Soft, Soft Music," for
clarinet, saxophones and flutes. There arc
twenty-five members in the band, some of them
apparently hardly larger than the instruments
they play. Mr. Daniels was responsible for all
the training.
Ditson Building Sold
The ten-story building at 8-12 F.ast .14th street,
owned and occupied a number of years by
Charles A. Ditson Co., music publishers and
dealers, was recently sold to Princess Serge
Obolensky, sister of Vincent Astor. The Ditson
Co. will continue to occupy the premises.
ROY SMECK GUITARS
Roy Smeck • Guitars appeal especially to critical players who appreciate the best.
Selected materials, thoroughly seasoned, skillfully put together by able craftsmen
. . . every superiority of design and construction at the maker's command is em-
bodied in each instrument.
Each guitar is individually tested to insure its having
a satisfying responsiveness and ease of action . . . and is so guaranteed.
Roy Smeck.
Special
The Roy Smeck
Guitar ~
^•Grond
Concert"
Sire
Aero Bridge
Reinforces
Sounding Board
, Prevents Buckling
Grand Concert
Guitar
A conventional model large size guitar, especially fine for those who need power without sacrifice of beauty
of tone
New Aero-Bridge (patent pending) guards against buckling or pulling, and permits using mote sen-
sitive top or sounding board. Back and sides highly figured mahogany, finished in distinctive brown mahog
any lacquer, hand-rubbed and polished.
No. 1251—ROY SMECK GRAND CONCERT GUITAR Each
$30.00
No. C1251—Leatherette Carrying Case, side opening. Each
$8.06
The Roy Smeck
Hawaiian
Grand Concert
Guitar
Fills a demand long existing among lovers of the Hawaiian or steel guitar . . . made with fingerboard having
flush frets, avoiding any interference with the free movement of the steel bar in player's hand. Height of
string-nut and saddle, and adjustment of strings, in exact accordance with standards worked out by Roy
Smeck through long experimentation in recording and broadcasting work.
Beautiful figured mahogany body,
conventional shape, grand concert size.
Sounding board of selected close-grained spruce, with special brac-
ing and Aero-Bridge (patent pending). Built to withstand strain of steel playing and to give the desired full
lone. Distinctive hand-rubbed lacquer finish. An instrument that will delight the expert player.
No. 1252-ROY SMECK HAWAIIAN GRAND CONCERT GUITAR. Each
$30.00
No. C1252—Leatherette Carrying Case, side opening. Each
$8.00
Carried by all leading wholesalers
SEE THEM AT THE CONVENTION-
ORDER FROM YOUR JOBBER
THE HARMONY CO.,
1740 N. Lawndale Ave., Chicago
STRING INSTRUMENTS
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Musical Merchandise Section of The Music Trade Review
loving cups to each of the prize winners in all
classes. Albert N. Hoxie, organizer and con-
ductor of the Philadelphia Harmonica Hand,
and conductor of the championship tests, gave
medals to each winner of awards.
The following were the judges of the city
and visiting bands: Mrs. Richard Sharpless
Davis, chairman; Bruce A. Carey, Dr. William
A. Geiger, Mrs. Phillips Jenkins, Mrs. Benja-
min F. Marchal and Guy C. McCoy.
Those who acted as judges for the Rotary
Club bands were: Julia E. William, chairman;
Mrs. Samuel W. Cooper, Mrs. Nicholas Douty
and Guy C. McCoy.
The following judged the individuals: Albert
N. Hoxie, chairman; Mrs. Lena Blanche, Jones
Harvey and Fred Sonnen.
THE DEALERS BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFIT!
Here are shown 2 of the
3 special vacation ukes
which we, with two other
manufacturers, are offer-
ing at a price which means
large sales and profits to
the dealer. Free instruc-
tion book with each.
Style No. 13 Vacation Uke
"GLOBE" Special Vaca-
tion Ukes in cartons of 12
with 3 styles to a carton.
Full standard tone, beauti-
ful finish. Ample counter
displays and store stream-
ers in colors included.
This Schoolboys' Band
Secured Quick Results
Style No. 15 Vacation Uke
SEE YOUR
JOBBER
GLOBE MUSIC COMPANY
St. Charles, Illinois
2,000 Young Harmonica Players in
Annual Contest in Philadelphia
OKFORK an audience that practically filled
the large Baptist Temple in Philadelphia,
on May 8 twenty-eight harmonica bands and
thirteen boy harmonica artists competed in the
eighth annual harmonica contest held under
the auspices of the Boys' Council of Phila-
delphia for a series of prizes offered by the
Kvening Ledger of that city.
The 2,000 or more young harmonica players
in the auditorium made an impressive sight,
and particular interest was shown in the
groups of crippled children who took part, in-
cluding groups from the Widener Memorial
Home, the Philadelphia Hospital and the Phil-
adelphia Home for Incurables. No better evi-
dence of the power of music could be asked
than to see these youngsters with deformed
and pain-racked bodies smiling happily as they
played their parts in concert numbers, and in
every case the results showed careful training.
When all the playing was over John Pug-
liese, 325 South 15th street, last year's winner
of second prize, was declared this year's cham-
pion harmonica artist.
Second prize in the contest went to Ramon
Spritzler, 5234 North Fifteenth street, third-
prize winner of last year, and Harry Gerhard,
3114 North Sixteenth street, was awarded third
prize.
In the band divisions listed from Philadel-
phia, Widener Memorial School won first prize.
This was their third straight year as cham-
pions. They played a difficult arrangement of
Luigini's "Ballet Egyptienne."
Second prize was awarded to Bob Noon's
Kiddie Club for its fine rendition of Dvorak's
allegro movement of the New World Sym-
phony. The Big Four Band won third prize.
Honorable mention was given the Southern
Home for Destitute Children.
First prize for out-of-town harmonica bands
went to St. Mary's School for Girls, of Bal-
timore. The Moore, Pa., band won second
place, and third prize was awarded to Spring
City Rotary Club's band.
In the Rotary Clubs' bands division first place
went to Spring City. Second prize was won
by Atlantic City, and third place was given to
Mount Holly.
The Evening Ledger awarded large engraved
What can be done through intelligent and
persistent efforts in the development of a school
band was demonstrated on May 9 in Leonia,
N. J., when, as a part of the Music Week ob-
servance, a concert was given by the Leonia
Grammar School Band and the Girls' Glee
Club.
The band, made up of youngsters in the
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades of the
school, was organized last December by
Arthur Daniels of Yonkers, N. Y., and made
such rapid progress that in a very few months
excellent concert work was being done. The
program on May 9 represented the first real
public appearance of the organization, which
rendered, among other numbers, "The First
Regiment March," "Nocturno," for brass sec-
tion, and a selection, "Soft, Soft Music," for
clarinet, saxophones and flutes. There arc
twenty-five members in the band, some of them
apparently hardly larger than the instruments
they play. Mr. Daniels was responsible for all
the training.
Ditson Building Sold
The ten-story building at 8-12 F.ast .14th street,
owned and occupied a number of years by
Charles A. Ditson Co., music publishers and
dealers, was recently sold to Princess Serge
Obolensky, sister of Vincent Astor. The Ditson
Co. will continue to occupy the premises.
ROY SMECK GUITARS
Roy Smeck • Guitars appeal especially to critical players who appreciate the best.
Selected materials, thoroughly seasoned, skillfully put together by able craftsmen
. . . every superiority of design and construction at the maker's command is em-
bodied in each instrument.
Each guitar is individually tested to insure its having
a satisfying responsiveness and ease of action . . . and is so guaranteed.
Roy Smeck.
Special
The Roy Smeck
Guitar ~
^•Grond
Concert"
Sire
Aero Bridge
Reinforces
Sounding Board
, Prevents Buckling
Grand Concert
Guitar
A conventional model large size guitar, especially fine for those who need power without sacrifice of beauty
of tone
New Aero-Bridge (patent pending) guards against buckling or pulling, and permits using mote sen-
sitive top or sounding board. Back and sides highly figured mahogany, finished in distinctive brown mahog
any lacquer, hand-rubbed and polished.
No. 1251—ROY SMECK GRAND CONCERT GUITAR Each
$30.00
No. C1251—Leatherette Carrying Case, side opening. Each
$8.06
The Roy Smeck
Hawaiian
Grand Concert
Guitar
Fills a demand long existing among lovers of the Hawaiian or steel guitar . . . made with fingerboard having
flush frets, avoiding any interference with the free movement of the steel bar in player's hand. Height of
string-nut and saddle, and adjustment of strings, in exact accordance with standards worked out by Roy
Smeck through long experimentation in recording and broadcasting work.
Beautiful figured mahogany body,
conventional shape, grand concert size.
Sounding board of selected close-grained spruce, with special brac-
ing and Aero-Bridge (patent pending). Built to withstand strain of steel playing and to give the desired full
lone. Distinctive hand-rubbed lacquer finish. An instrument that will delight the expert player.
No. 1252-ROY SMECK HAWAIIAN GRAND CONCERT GUITAR. Each
$30.00
No. C1252—Leatherette Carrying Case, side opening. Each
$8.00
Carried by all leading wholesalers
SEE THEM AT THE CONVENTION-
ORDER FROM YOUR JOBBER
THE HARMONY CO.,
1740 N. Lawndale Ave., Chicago
STRING INSTRUMENTS
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