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HE stockroom and office of the William "Tuckaway." This patented novelty is a har- Davitt & Hanser Catalog R. Gratz Import Co., New York, was monica that tucks itself away into the cover at Davitt & Hanser, Inc., musical merchandise T broken into recently, and the thieves stole a slight pressure of the hand, thereby giving jobbing house, 304 Main street, Cincinnati, O., several trumpets, clarinets, a saxophone and a full protection to the harmonica. have issued a 150-page catalog of their com- number of better-grade cymbals. plete line, which includes Holton band instru- Rudolph Volkwein Abroad ments, Bettoney and Boston Wonder clarinets, Carl Davidoff Married Rudolph Volkwein, of Volkwein Bros., deal- and many other items. Carl Davidoff, general manager of the firm ers in musical instruments, Pittsburgh, Pa., re- of Harry Perlberg, New York, wholesaler and cently sailed for Europe on a combined business York Band Catalog importer of musical merchandise, recently mar- and pleasure trip. The York Band Instrument Co., maker of ried Miss Ray Goodman. Mr. Davidoff was York band instruments, Grand Rapids, Mich., with the firm of Perlberg & Halpin for many E. Holmes Returns has announced a new catalog which is being years, which business was taken over by Mr. printed, and which will describe the entire band Perlberg. E. Holmes, buyer of the musical merchandise instrument line made by this house. department of Lyon & Healy, has returned from a trip abroad, and has added a number of B. & J. Summer Bulletin new lines to the Lyon & Healy catalog. A Surprise to Walter Gretsch Buegeleisen & Jacobson, New York musical The employes of the New York Band Instru- merchandise wholesale house, have announced W. L. Ludwig in Florida ment Co., New York, tendered a surprise din- the issue of a special Summer bulletin show- ner to Walter Gretsch, who sailed recently on ing merchandise which is particularly selected William L. Ludwig, head of Ludwig & Lud- the S. S. "Mauretania" for Europe. as good selling items for that season. wig, Inc., Chicago, has been in Florida attend- ing the Shriners' national convention in Miami. New Grover Items New Nicomede Flasher Walter Grover, head of A. D. Grover & Son, Joseph Nicomede, head of the Nicomede Mu- Oscar Schmidt Abroad Inc., manufacturers of patented specialties for sic Co., Altoona, Pa., reports that he has se- Oscar Schmidt, head of Oscar Schmidt, Inc., musical instruments, Long Island City, N. Y., cured a patent on a new flasher for banjos and 87 Ferry street, Jersey City, N. J., is now in announces that his company is featuring three drums, which will be known as the Nicomede Europe, where he is looking over market con- new tenor banjo bridges. Rainbow Flasher. ditions .and visiting foreign manufacturers. Beatrice Lillie Likes It Walter Gretsch Abroad New Store in Danville, Va. Beatrice Lillie, star of the popular musical Walter Gretsch, member of the firm of A new musical merchandise store has just production "She's My Baby," which has just Gretsch & Brenner, New York wholesale musi- been opened in Danville, Va., under the name completed a long showing at the Illinois Thea- cal merchandise house, recently sailed for Eu- of the Graves Co., and this store will feature tre, in Chicago, highly endorses the Regal tenor rope, where he will spend several weeks visiting high-grade fretted instruments. guitar made by the Regal Musical Instrument the markets. Co., Chicago. Florence Music Co. Moves Ludwig & Ludwig Instructor The Florence Music Co., Florence, N. C, re- Gibson Increases Capital Announcement has been made by Ludwig & cently moved into a splendid new location giv- The capitalization of Gibson, Inc., manufac- Ludwig, Inc., Chicago, of the publication of the ing them much larger quarters and display space turers of Gibson fretted instruments, Kalama- Ludwig Instructor in the Art of Snare Drum- for their instruments. zoo, Mich., was increased recently to $300,000, ming, compiled and edited by William F. Lud- according to incorporation papers filed at the wig, president of the company. Join Levy-Page Co. Secretary of State's office. Frank Ficarra and Kenneth Harmon are now Smeck and the Bacon connected with the Levy-Page Co. of Norfolk, Paul Moennig Is Back Roy Smeck, the Wizard of the Strings, is Va., as teachers of fretted instruments. Paul Moennig, head of Tonk Bros. Co., Chi- proving to be a great advertising medium for cago, wholesale distributor of musical mcrchan- Bacon banjos, according to David L. Day, gen- Murray's Store Remodeled (Continued on page 25) eral manager of the Bacon Banjo Co. Mr. Day Billy Murray, proprietor of Murray's Music receives clippings from newspapers in every Store, New Kensington, Pa., has remodeled his town where Smeck appears, showing Smeck and store, giving him more room for small goods, his Silver Bell banjo. and reports that business has improved a great deal since he remodeled the store. INew Globe Tenor Guitar The Globe Music Co., St. Charles, 111., has It Tops Them All A New added the new Florence tenor guitar to its line. The largest bass drum in the world, which Hawaiian This instrument can be played as a tenor banjo was made by Ludwig & Ludwig, recently went or as a ukulele, and is constructed of birch on parade through the main streets of Boston Guitar body with Eastern spruce. and was viewed by thousands of people. The massive drum was brought to Boston by the Simplifies and Makes The New Rolmonica Oliver Ditson Co., which handles the Ludwig Herbert G. Beyer, president of the Rolmon- line. Playing a Pleasure! ica Music Co., Baltimore, Md., announces to the trade the new Rolmonica, a new type of au- Praise Where Praise Is Due Ask Your tomatic harmonica that plays by hand with a The Standard Musical Specialties Co., 1527 Jobber music roll. It is now being introduced to the Kimball Building, Chicago, 111., has received a He Knows! This is accom- music stores through Buegeleisen & Jacobson, plished by po- communication from Al Morey, well-known pro- sitions marked New York. fessional banjoist, praising the new Milton G. on the finger- Wolf Quality Supreme banjo head, which prod- board. A New Hohner Harmonica uct is handled by this company. M. Hohner, Inc., New York, has just placed on the market a new harmonica called the New Hawaiian Guitar The J. R. Stewart Co., maker of stringed MR. DEALER SELL? instruments, 2541 West Twenty-second street, Chicago, has just added to its line a new Ha RED ARROW PICKS waiian guitar. The line is now in production (Better than Celluloid) and many orders are on hand for it. Our own make, thirty different picks for Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar, etc. Each pick is Mrs. Fred Gretsch Dies highly finished, supplied in light and medium- Mrs. Fred Gretsch, wife of the president of heavy grades, made from our own special the Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., stock. died suddenly on May 12, and funeral services Special price upon request. were held at the Church of Our Lady, Forest J.R.Stewart ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL CABINET OFFER Hills, Long Island, N. Y. Many persons promi- NICOMEDE MUSIC CO., Altoona, Pa. nently identified with the musical instrument in- Mfg. Le Domino Stringed Instruments Manufacturers dustry were present. 2541 West 22d Street CHICAGO, ILL. 23