Music Trade Review
Issue: 1931 Vol. 90 N. 3 - Page 40
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THE
40
MUSIC
PIANO ACCORDIONS AT BROCKTON, MASS., FAIR
TRADE
REVIEW,
March, 1931
Schaefer products. He visited the principal
towns in the East and Central points in the
mid-west and in the Mississippi Valley and
was quite pleased about business. He said:
"I found the manufacturers and distrib-
utors to be busier—that is, they had more
orders and were making more shipments—
than for four or five months past, and con-
sequently their orders for Geib & Schaefer
cases and other products that we make were
greater.
Without exception, all of them
were not only pleased with the present
amount of orders they are getting, but op-
timistic about the future, judged from what
their customers report to them."
NEW "TRU TONE" GUITAR
TUNER AND PLAYER
A N E of the particularly interesting dis-
^ ^ plays at the Brockton, Mass., Fair held
some time ago was that of the Old Colony
Piano Co., Brockton, which company has a
large following in that section of the coun-
try. The exhibit included various types of
musical instruments, but the public seemed
particularly interested in the La Tosca ac-
cordions and particularly in the demonstra-
tion of those instruments given several times
each day. The Fred. Gretsoh Manufacturing
Co., distributors of the La Tosca accordions,
co-operated to the extent of supplying com-
petent artists for demonstrating purposes. The
results in point of actual sales and live pros-
pects were thoroughly satisfying.
INTERESTING SURVEY OF
HARMONICA CLASSES
FRANK S. METER FINDS
TRADE MORE ACTIVE
The National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music has recently issued a new volume
entitled "A National Survey of Harmonica
Bands and Classes" which represents a com-
prehensive digest of the experiences of those
who have actually conducted such classes in
schools and elsewhere. In compiling the
book the Bureau sent questionnaires to mu-
sic educators in every State of the Union
and publishes the replies to those question-
naires together with general comments made
by school authorities, all classified according
to States.
The volume affords an excellent idea of
the important position that has been reached
by the harmonica as a medium for musical
training, for, although all of the replies are
not entirely favorable, by far the great ma-
jority expressed enthusiasm regarding the use
of the harmonica in school music work. It
is particularly emphasized, for instance, that
harmonica classes served to occupy the leisure
time of boys and girls, and served to keep
them out of mischief; that they serve as a
means for interesting the youngsters in the
ru-diments of music and in a surprising num-.
ber of cases lead to the study of various
types of bands and orchestral instruments.
The volume issued by the Bureau offers
no editorial comments on the report, simply
presenting them to be judged for themselves.
This, in itself, makes the volume particu-
larly useful to those who plan to give con-
sideration to the harmonica.
The first week in February Sales Manager
Frank S. Meter, Geib & Schaefer, was per-
haps one of the busiest men in Chicago, for,
in addition to his maintaining constant con-
tact with the company's distributors, he took
over part of the work of Nick and Ambrose
Geib, both of whom were confined to their
homes with severe attacks of influenza.
He had just come back from a compre-
hensive trip which embraced practically al-
most all of the distributors of Geib &
W. P. Mundorf, secretary and retail man-
ager of the Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa.,
and associated with that company for many
years, resigned recently.
The American Plating & Manufacturing
Co. at 20 East Cullerton street, Chicago,
which has long been a leader in the manu-
facture of parts and specialties for musical
instruments, has now put out a device called
the "Tru-Tone guitar tuner and player,"
which enables anyone to tune a guitar at
once as well as greatly facilitates their abil-
ity to play.
As President H. W. Pidgen put it, "We
think that our Tru-Tone guitar player
might be called the 'Royal Road to Music'
as it enables anyone without any previous
experience to play musical selections in a few
hours. You play chords instantly, scales and
complete pieces in a few minutes' practice. It
has an advantage, highly useful to even the
professional guitar player, in that it enables
anyone to tune the guitar accurately and
quickly. We think so much of its future
possibilities that we are arranging for some
specially designed music, and this is now
available to the amateur OT professional
through the dealers."
Plans for applying this principle to other
fretted instruments are now in work.
A
Frank Kordick, president of the Regal Mfg.
Co., spent part of February visiting a num-
ber of Eastern jobbers who handle the Regal
line of fretted instruments.
The Stromberg-Voisinet
AERO UKE
Handy to hold, it cud-
dles naturally into the
crook of the arm, leav-
ing the wrist free for all
styles of stroking. This
AERO UKE sets a new
standard in volume and
depth of tone. It is en-
tirely new and novel in
appearance.
WE INVITE TONE
COMPARISON
Order from your Jobber
Stromberg - Voisinet
Company
316 Union Park Court
Chicago, 111.
THE
40
MUSIC
PIANO ACCORDIONS AT BROCKTON, MASS., FAIR
TRADE
REVIEW,
March, 1931
Schaefer products. He visited the principal
towns in the East and Central points in the
mid-west and in the Mississippi Valley and
was quite pleased about business. He said:
"I found the manufacturers and distrib-
utors to be busier—that is, they had more
orders and were making more shipments—
than for four or five months past, and con-
sequently their orders for Geib & Schaefer
cases and other products that we make were
greater.
Without exception, all of them
were not only pleased with the present
amount of orders they are getting, but op-
timistic about the future, judged from what
their customers report to them."
NEW "TRU TONE" GUITAR
TUNER AND PLAYER
A N E of the particularly interesting dis-
^ ^ plays at the Brockton, Mass., Fair held
some time ago was that of the Old Colony
Piano Co., Brockton, which company has a
large following in that section of the coun-
try. The exhibit included various types of
musical instruments, but the public seemed
particularly interested in the La Tosca ac-
cordions and particularly in the demonstra-
tion of those instruments given several times
each day. The Fred. Gretsoh Manufacturing
Co., distributors of the La Tosca accordions,
co-operated to the extent of supplying com-
petent artists for demonstrating purposes. The
results in point of actual sales and live pros-
pects were thoroughly satisfying.
INTERESTING SURVEY OF
HARMONICA CLASSES
FRANK S. METER FINDS
TRADE MORE ACTIVE
The National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music has recently issued a new volume
entitled "A National Survey of Harmonica
Bands and Classes" which represents a com-
prehensive digest of the experiences of those
who have actually conducted such classes in
schools and elsewhere. In compiling the
book the Bureau sent questionnaires to mu-
sic educators in every State of the Union
and publishes the replies to those question-
naires together with general comments made
by school authorities, all classified according
to States.
The volume affords an excellent idea of
the important position that has been reached
by the harmonica as a medium for musical
training, for, although all of the replies are
not entirely favorable, by far the great ma-
jority expressed enthusiasm regarding the use
of the harmonica in school music work. It
is particularly emphasized, for instance, that
harmonica classes served to occupy the leisure
time of boys and girls, and served to keep
them out of mischief; that they serve as a
means for interesting the youngsters in the
ru-diments of music and in a surprising num-.
ber of cases lead to the study of various
types of bands and orchestral instruments.
The volume issued by the Bureau offers
no editorial comments on the report, simply
presenting them to be judged for themselves.
This, in itself, makes the volume particu-
larly useful to those who plan to give con-
sideration to the harmonica.
The first week in February Sales Manager
Frank S. Meter, Geib & Schaefer, was per-
haps one of the busiest men in Chicago, for,
in addition to his maintaining constant con-
tact with the company's distributors, he took
over part of the work of Nick and Ambrose
Geib, both of whom were confined to their
homes with severe attacks of influenza.
He had just come back from a compre-
hensive trip which embraced practically al-
most all of the distributors of Geib &
W. P. Mundorf, secretary and retail man-
ager of the Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa.,
and associated with that company for many
years, resigned recently.
The American Plating & Manufacturing
Co. at 20 East Cullerton street, Chicago,
which has long been a leader in the manu-
facture of parts and specialties for musical
instruments, has now put out a device called
the "Tru-Tone guitar tuner and player,"
which enables anyone to tune a guitar at
once as well as greatly facilitates their abil-
ity to play.
As President H. W. Pidgen put it, "We
think that our Tru-Tone guitar player
might be called the 'Royal Road to Music'
as it enables anyone without any previous
experience to play musical selections in a few
hours. You play chords instantly, scales and
complete pieces in a few minutes' practice. It
has an advantage, highly useful to even the
professional guitar player, in that it enables
anyone to tune the guitar accurately and
quickly. We think so much of its future
possibilities that we are arranging for some
specially designed music, and this is now
available to the amateur OT professional
through the dealers."
Plans for applying this principle to other
fretted instruments are now in work.
A
Frank Kordick, president of the Regal Mfg.
Co., spent part of February visiting a num-
ber of Eastern jobbers who handle the Regal
line of fretted instruments.
The Stromberg-Voisinet
AERO UKE
Handy to hold, it cud-
dles naturally into the
crook of the arm, leav-
ing the wrist free for all
styles of stroking. This
AERO UKE sets a new
standard in volume and
depth of tone. It is en-
tirely new and novel in
appearance.
WE INVITE TONE
COMPARISON
Order from your Jobber
Stromberg - Voisinet
Company
316 Union Park Court
Chicago, 111.
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