Presto

January 17, 1925.
PRESTO
QENNETT LIST EXTENDED
Another Popular Orchestra Added to List of
Recording Artists by Starr
Piano Co.
The first two numbers of a series of recordings
made by Perley Breed's Colonial Orchestra for the
Gennett list have been issued by the Starr Piano Co.,
Richmond, Ind. This well known orchestra, which
plays the dance music for Shepard's Colonial Restau-
rant in Shepard's Department Store, Boston, is well
known and appreciated by radio fans. The numbers
released are "Where's My Sweetie Hiding?" and
"Tell Me, Dreamy Eyes."
The variety of Irish music in the Gennett list is
shown by the following numbers comprised in a new
bulletin of Irish music just issued:
These are new numbers for the fiddle: Wagner
(guitar accompaniment) and Cincinnati Hornpipe—
Devine's Hornpipe, Wm. B. Houchens, fiddle, piano
accompaniment. The Highland Bonnet and Kitty's
Wedding (jigs), James Morrison, fiddler. Fiddle
Solo (Parts I and I I ) , Wm. B. Houchens, fiddle.
Wance Wid a Gal, and Irish Washerwoman, Wm. B.
Houchens, fiddle. The Holly Bush (Irish reel) and
The High Level Garibaldi, James Morrison, fiddler.
Medley of Irish Reels (Bonnie Kate, Miss Lyons'
Fancy, Haymaker) and Medley of Irish Jigs (Apples
in Winter, Friar's Breches), James Morrison, Irish
fiddler. Johnny, I Hardly Knew You (Irish jig) and
The Heart of the Load (Irish jig), George Halpin,
fiddler. Chicken Reel, Tweedy Brothers, fiddle solo,
and Repaz Band, Charles W. Tweedy, piano solo.
The Fun at the Fair (Irish jig) and Drowsy Maggie
(Irish reel), George Halpin, fiddler.
The accordion numbers are: Blackthorn Stick
and Queen Mary Waltz, Pamby Dick, accordion.
Stack of Barley and McBan's Reel, Peter J. Conlon,
accordion. Flowers of Edinboro' (country dance)
and De'il Amaug th' Tailors, Pamby Dick, accor-
dion solo. March Barrancas and Medley of Poet and
Peasant and When You and I Were Young, Maggie,
Harvey Brownfield, accordion. Rory O'More (jig)
and Miss Ramsey (schottische), Mary Ellen Conlon.
Irish Jig Medley and Redie Johnston's Reels, Mrs.
Redie Johnston, accordion. The Way's to the Racket
(Irish reel) and Baxter's Jig, Peter Conlon, accor-
dion. The Lark in the Morning (jigs) and Medley
of Slip Jigs, Peter Conlon, accordion. The Cat in
the Corner (jig) and The New Found Out Reel,
Frank Quinn, accordion. Green Grows the Rushes
and The Four Courts (Irish reel), Frank Quinn.
Irish Pipes: Irish Medley (Believe Me If All
Those Endearing Young Charms, O'Brien's Favorite,
The Boys of Kilkenny) and Irish Medley (Lase Rose
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Road to Galway—Jenny Bang the Weaver, Jimmie
McLaughlin, Irish pipes. Moran's Hornpipes and
Medley of Reels, Michael J. Gallagher, hornpipes and
Irish pipes. Cherish the Ladies (jig) and Irish Reel
Medley, Tom Ennis, Irish pipes.
COMPOSER IS SAXOPHONE FAN
Rudolph Friml Confesses His Favor for the Instru-
ment in Letter to Maker.
Sheet music dealers familiar with the compositions
of Rudolph Friml will be interested in the personal
fact that the noted composer is addicted to the inno-
cent joys of saxophone tooting. His partiality for
the instrument was disclosed recently in a letter to
Lyon & Healy, Chicago, following the purchase of
a Lyon & Healy-Couturier saxophone, in which he
said:
"I have been on the verge of purchasing a saxo-
phone for some time.
"Naturally, I am interested keenly in every phase
of what constitutes saxophone perfection. Tone,
blowing qualities, responsiveness of action, intona-
tion and appearance all interest me.
"I have tried a number of the better makes and
my purchase of one of your Lyon & Healy Cou-
turiers is sufficient evidence that I have found in
this splendid instrument all those qualities I sought."
FUTURE LUMBER SUPPLIES.
The future of the lumber supply of Illinois is
considered in the purposes of the American Tree
Association which published its second report. The
authors of the report are Robert B. Miller, state
forester, and H. H. Chapman of the school of for-
estry at Yale. It is at this school that one of the
Pack foundation forestry prizes is being awarded
every year. "Thousands of people are joining the
American Tree association. The only way to join
is to plant a tree and register it with us. There are
no dues. Women's Clubs, Boy Scouts and similar
organizations are registering their plantings with
us," says the report.
George F. Winckle, Litchfield street, Frankfort,
N. Y., has succeeded W. C. Rich in a music store in
that city.
VENEERS FOR TW0=T0NE CASE
Growth of Favor for the Two-tone Effects Has Re-
vived Many Varieties, Says Expert.
The growing demand for the two-toned panel finish
in the piano case and also in the phonograph and
radio cabinet has created a call from veneer manufac-
turers for some of the rarer types of veneering woods.
According to one veneer man, manufacturers and case
makers are ordering rosewood and satinwood veneers
for their panels.
One phase of the calls for veneers by grand manu-
facturers is that for Circassion walnut, which is gen-
erally used without a stain in a natural finish. These
woods are available in large quantities with a varia-
tion in value similar to mahogany. Rosewood and
satinwood are required for two-toned effects because
of the adaptability of their surfaces for contrast with
mahogany.
In discussing the finishing of case work for the
small upright models, the veneer expert stated that
the trade in these instruments was hurt considerably
by the practice of many leading manufacturers in giv-
ing them a strong dark stain.
"The result is that the pianos have no individuality
in appearance, and the original beauty of the natural
figuration of the wood is destroyed. This applies to
the staining of walnut, primarily, the staining of
mahogany being more common and in many cases
more justifiable."
He pointed out that it is particularly important that
the customer passing about the retail wareroom be
attracted first by the case work of a piano. "Those
carrying the line of small uprights are apt to find it
desirable and profitable to have the cases shown off
to the same advantage and attractiveness as the larger
models, for the furniture value of a piano is an asset,"
he said.
HARMONICAS BY THE POUND.
Musical instrument exports from Germany to the
United States amounted to $113,433 in the third quar-
ter of 1924, compared with $110,370 in 1923, $63,285
in 1922, and $86,281 in 1913. In the 1924 period
242,401 pounds of harmonicas, valued at $76,392, and
38,025 pounds of accordions, valued at $15,916, were
exported.
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