Music Trade Review
Issue: 1932 Vol. 91 N. 7 - Page 18
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THE
18
MUSIC
TRADE
BRUNO AND BUECELEISEN BUY CONTROL
OF NATIONAL MUSICAL STRING CO.
ITLE to the majority stock of the Na-
tional Musical String Co., New Bruns-
wick, N. J., was transferred on August
31 to a group of large distributors of musi-
cal instruments, strings and accessories by the
Irving Trust Co., executor of the estate of
the late Wm. R. McClelland, president and
owner of the company.
Charles Sonfield of New York, who is a
member of the firm of C. Bruno & Son, Inc.,
one of the largest distributors of musical in-
struments and accessories in the East, was
elected president, and Samuel Buegeleisen of
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, New York, was elect-
ed secretary and treasurer.
The other purchasers are Frank Gibson of
Montclair, affiliated with the Gibson Musical
String Co. of Belleville, N. J., and Jerome
Harris, who is connected with C. Bruno &
Son, Inc. Mr. Gibson is the only member
of the purchasing group who has had string
T
manufacturing experience, and he was named
manager of the company.
Five thousand shares of common stock have
been issued by the National Musical String
Co. and in the sale the new owners acquired
3,200 shares. The remainder of the stock
is held by present and former employes of
the company. At the death of Mr. Mc-
Clelland last April he bequeathed 1,800 shares
of the common stock to the employes, and
their status with the company remains the
same as before the sale of the majority stock.
There will be few changes in the person-
nel of the company. Mr. Gibson will person-
ally direct the operation of the plant, but
will not spend his entire time there.
It is proposed by the new owners to push
the products of the plant through their vast
sales agencies. The plant will continue to
operate under the name of the National
Musical String Co.
NEW PLANT TO MAKE BAND
INSTRUMENTS IN ELKHART
INTRODUCE NEW KEYBOARD
FOR PIANO-ACCORDION
The Art Musical Instruments, Inc., re-
cently incorporated with capital stock of
$450,000, as the latest addition to the en-
terprises in Elkhart, Ind., devoted to the
manufacture and sale of band instruments.
The new company is headed by F. A.
Buescher, for many years a prominent ex-
ecutive in the band manufacturing industry.
He is president of the company, with R. S.
Stryker of the R. S. Stryker Co., prominent
financial house, as vice-president, and W.
H. Dennison, formerly an executive in the
motor car field, as secretary and treasurer.
It is stated that the company has already
secured a factory at 112 West Crawford
street, Elkhart, and will begin the produc-
tion of instruments immediately with a view
to making actual deliveries at an early date.
Particular attention will be devoted to sev-
eral patented instruments controlled by the
company and it is reported that orders have
already been received from the trade.
What is regarded in musical merchandise
circles as one of the most important devel-
opments of recent years is the announcement
of the introduction of a new piano-type key-
board for the bass notes of piano accordions.
The new invention, known as the Luttbeg
keyboard, does away with the numerous
bass buttons formerly found on accordions
and replaces them with a keyboard similar
to that already used for the treble, thus pro-
viding far greater simplicity in operation. It
is claimed that the new bass keyboard opens
the way for a surety of performance and
technical treatments not hitherto generally
available. It is emphasized, moreover, that
the introduction of the keyboard will serve
to increase the interest of amateurs in the
accordion by making it much easier to play,
particularly for the ordinary pianist.
The Luttbeg keyboard is now being offered
on Soprani accordions through the Contin-
ental Music ,Co., Chicago, Collini accordions
through the Chicago Musical Instrument Co.,
Chicago, and the Bertini accordions through
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, New York.
Al Hulling has been made manager of
the newly created band and orchestra de-
partment of the Stoner Piano Co., Des
Moines, la. Gerald Smith has been placed
in charge of the repair department.
C.F.MARTIN&CO.,Inc.
NAZARETH, PENNA.
Established 1833
Makers of the original MARTIN GUITAR
Guitars, Mandolins and
Ukuleles in many styles
Send for illustrated catalogue
REMODEL CIVIL WAR
BAND INSTRUMENTS
REVIEW,
August-September,
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
BUSINESS BETTER IN WEST
There will be no September meeting of the
Western section of the Musical Merchandise
Manufacturers' Association. President H. K.
Kuhrmeyer expects to call the first fall meet-
ing about the second Thursday in October.
It will, as usual, be preceded by a dinner
at one of the local hotels.
In talking to a representative of THE RE-
VIEW, Mr. Kuhrmeyer said there was no
immediate business calling for concerted ac-
tion by association members in this vicinity,
but he was glad to make the semi-official
announcement that close personal contact with
all the Western members shows a very gen-
eral pick-up in the way of increased orders
for fretted instruments and other musical
merchandise. The business of all the mem-
bers shows a marked improvement over this
time last year.
After a busy day or a long
motor trip, you crave the
comforts that The American
and The Annex afford. Good
rooms with bath, circulating
ice water, telephones and all
modern conveniences. Beds
that assure restful sleep. And
at rates of but $2.00 up.
Here you can really relax
when you visit St. Louis.
The Nuss Manufacturing Co., band in-
strument makers of Harrisburg, Pa., recently
rebuilt a complete set of old band instru-
ments which had been used during the Civil
War. The instruments are owned by Carl
Busch of Kansas City. In the group is a
baritone horn picked up on the battlefield of
Bull Run, an alto used in one of the bands
with Sherman's army and an army side drum
that also saw service in the Civil War.
The United Music Co., operating a num-
ber of music stores through New England,
has changed its name to United Utilities.
The change was made because of the fact
that the stores now handle, in addition to
musical instruments, refrigerators, washing
machines, oil burners and a variety of other
products.
1932
/„ ST. LOUIS
THE
18
MUSIC
TRADE
BRUNO AND BUECELEISEN BUY CONTROL
OF NATIONAL MUSICAL STRING CO.
ITLE to the majority stock of the Na-
tional Musical String Co., New Bruns-
wick, N. J., was transferred on August
31 to a group of large distributors of musi-
cal instruments, strings and accessories by the
Irving Trust Co., executor of the estate of
the late Wm. R. McClelland, president and
owner of the company.
Charles Sonfield of New York, who is a
member of the firm of C. Bruno & Son, Inc.,
one of the largest distributors of musical in-
struments and accessories in the East, was
elected president, and Samuel Buegeleisen of
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, New York, was elect-
ed secretary and treasurer.
The other purchasers are Frank Gibson of
Montclair, affiliated with the Gibson Musical
String Co. of Belleville, N. J., and Jerome
Harris, who is connected with C. Bruno &
Son, Inc. Mr. Gibson is the only member
of the purchasing group who has had string
T
manufacturing experience, and he was named
manager of the company.
Five thousand shares of common stock have
been issued by the National Musical String
Co. and in the sale the new owners acquired
3,200 shares. The remainder of the stock
is held by present and former employes of
the company. At the death of Mr. Mc-
Clelland last April he bequeathed 1,800 shares
of the common stock to the employes, and
their status with the company remains the
same as before the sale of the majority stock.
There will be few changes in the person-
nel of the company. Mr. Gibson will person-
ally direct the operation of the plant, but
will not spend his entire time there.
It is proposed by the new owners to push
the products of the plant through their vast
sales agencies. The plant will continue to
operate under the name of the National
Musical String Co.
NEW PLANT TO MAKE BAND
INSTRUMENTS IN ELKHART
INTRODUCE NEW KEYBOARD
FOR PIANO-ACCORDION
The Art Musical Instruments, Inc., re-
cently incorporated with capital stock of
$450,000, as the latest addition to the en-
terprises in Elkhart, Ind., devoted to the
manufacture and sale of band instruments.
The new company is headed by F. A.
Buescher, for many years a prominent ex-
ecutive in the band manufacturing industry.
He is president of the company, with R. S.
Stryker of the R. S. Stryker Co., prominent
financial house, as vice-president, and W.
H. Dennison, formerly an executive in the
motor car field, as secretary and treasurer.
It is stated that the company has already
secured a factory at 112 West Crawford
street, Elkhart, and will begin the produc-
tion of instruments immediately with a view
to making actual deliveries at an early date.
Particular attention will be devoted to sev-
eral patented instruments controlled by the
company and it is reported that orders have
already been received from the trade.
What is regarded in musical merchandise
circles as one of the most important devel-
opments of recent years is the announcement
of the introduction of a new piano-type key-
board for the bass notes of piano accordions.
The new invention, known as the Luttbeg
keyboard, does away with the numerous
bass buttons formerly found on accordions
and replaces them with a keyboard similar
to that already used for the treble, thus pro-
viding far greater simplicity in operation. It
is claimed that the new bass keyboard opens
the way for a surety of performance and
technical treatments not hitherto generally
available. It is emphasized, moreover, that
the introduction of the keyboard will serve
to increase the interest of amateurs in the
accordion by making it much easier to play,
particularly for the ordinary pianist.
The Luttbeg keyboard is now being offered
on Soprani accordions through the Contin-
ental Music ,Co., Chicago, Collini accordions
through the Chicago Musical Instrument Co.,
Chicago, and the Bertini accordions through
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, New York.
Al Hulling has been made manager of
the newly created band and orchestra de-
partment of the Stoner Piano Co., Des
Moines, la. Gerald Smith has been placed
in charge of the repair department.
C.F.MARTIN&CO.,Inc.
NAZARETH, PENNA.
Established 1833
Makers of the original MARTIN GUITAR
Guitars, Mandolins and
Ukuleles in many styles
Send for illustrated catalogue
REMODEL CIVIL WAR
BAND INSTRUMENTS
REVIEW,
August-September,
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
BUSINESS BETTER IN WEST
There will be no September meeting of the
Western section of the Musical Merchandise
Manufacturers' Association. President H. K.
Kuhrmeyer expects to call the first fall meet-
ing about the second Thursday in October.
It will, as usual, be preceded by a dinner
at one of the local hotels.
In talking to a representative of THE RE-
VIEW, Mr. Kuhrmeyer said there was no
immediate business calling for concerted ac-
tion by association members in this vicinity,
but he was glad to make the semi-official
announcement that close personal contact with
all the Western members shows a very gen-
eral pick-up in the way of increased orders
for fretted instruments and other musical
merchandise. The business of all the mem-
bers shows a marked improvement over this
time last year.
After a busy day or a long
motor trip, you crave the
comforts that The American
and The Annex afford. Good
rooms with bath, circulating
ice water, telephones and all
modern conveniences. Beds
that assure restful sleep. And
at rates of but $2.00 up.
Here you can really relax
when you visit St. Louis.
The Nuss Manufacturing Co., band in-
strument makers of Harrisburg, Pa., recently
rebuilt a complete set of old band instru-
ments which had been used during the Civil
War. The instruments are owned by Carl
Busch of Kansas City. In the group is a
baritone horn picked up on the battlefield of
Bull Run, an alto used in one of the bands
with Sherman's army and an army side drum
that also saw service in the Civil War.
The United Music Co., operating a num-
ber of music stores through New England,
has changed its name to United Utilities.
The change was made because of the fact
that the stores now handle, in addition to
musical instruments, refrigerators, washing
machines, oil burners and a variety of other
products.
1932
/„ ST. LOUIS
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