Vol.XX[ MAY, 1929 No . 11
A frett ed instrument monthly for BANJO, MANDOLIN, GUITAR
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!'LUU . Ml:HTION T J11 CRESCEN DO WI I UI WI.ITI NC TO ADVUTlSU! May, 1929 T HE CRESCENDO
Why ·1 should buy a B&D 6161Silver Bell" B~njo I In l ooki ng over the many claims of vari ous B anjo M anufactur ers, I came to t he conclu sion t ha t t here were sO many' fine qu alities in the S ilve r Bell ban• jo, this was the ins trum ent to w hich I sho uld give the most serious conside rat ion. The So ft Peda l whic h enables the play er to pr oduce so{ t and loud ton es at his will and pl easure, producin g many beautifu l vibrato and organ effects, influ . ellced me considerab ly in my fina l decision .
Ano th er thin g was the wonderfu l array of Arti sts u sing your instrument' , which ,inclu des a large majority of the best pl aye rs of the present day . Last but not least, I ha d an oppo rtunity to listen to one of your instrum ent s und er adverse condi tions, and its musical to ne quality ~as somethin g I ha ve nev er h ea rd duplicate d on any othe r banjo .
After making my final deci sion it was a question of which style to pur ~ chase , the price r&nge be ing from $ 140.00 to $900.00. I finally d ecided on a No. 6 Ne Plus Ult ra at $450.00'. (Si gned) "A Satisfi ed Customer."
1929 Am erican Guild Con vention! May 5th, 6t h and 7t h Lord Baltimor e Hot el, Baltimore, Md .
You are cordially invit ed to v isit ou r ex hibit r oo m No. 176 2. Here you will have a cha nce to hear an d meet th e Wor ld' s finest Banjo Ar tists a nd see the World 's finest Ba_njos. Fred erick J. Baco n in charge. It mi ght be of interest to our rea ders to kn ow that H . R. Eisenbrandt and Sons Music House. 216 West Franklin Street. Ba ltim ore, Md ., is th e o lde st Mu sic H ouse, we be lieve, in this coun try. Th ey are exclusive age nt s in t his city for B&D Silv er B ell Banjos a nd accesso ries . Carro ll McAfee is ma nage r of the Sma ll Instrum ent Department. Amon g the many prof ess ional pl ayers who use and end orse th e Silver Bell Banjos in t he city of Baltim ore , are "Th e Clover lead B anjo Boys .. of stat ion WFB R. Chas. "Duke" Ham ilton, J oseph Ow ens and Lew is P. J ohns on.
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May, 1929 TH E CRESCEN _DO 8
auch I• the Neighborl~ Feeling of the · Crescendo 0 method s a nd idea s in teaching, effec "ov erlook" a musical magazine written H p:s;;t;n;e:b::~d~~th:~t:o:;t ive rul es a nd modes fo r practic e, re• and asse mb led for YOU . monthl y pap er coveri ng th e subj ect is view s of modern selection s, helpful Along wit h all the se feature s which a mystery. Th e musical magazi ne is a sugge stions fro m .noted a rtisti,;, de• carry th e tun eful narrative, an inti tireless ally for th~ teacher, an acti ve scri ption s a nd crit icisms of th e late st mat e, persona l influence run s through fri en d and guide to the amateur, and impro vement s - the se, togeth er with the pag es , bring ing a rece ptiv e mood a safe compa nion for the arti st. It is a timely infor"mlltion about the late st to the render , and ext ending an in- serial story tun ed up to pitch . with music, concert s, rec ital tm tl their pr o• advanced ideas in mu sic. Great com g ram s, are but a few of the meat y ~~,~~:,~\~::rt,~c t~u ~ /;~ c:: sg~~:; ~~ posers and theori sts maintain that thi ng s served in mu sic magazin es . veals it s mys tic power. A newspaper music, like any other form of art, is But then, th ere is music adapl!..' RA.TE8 1 NOTE, 6c per word, 60c mini m um diane , Jnaubm lUJnaadv. Soeclal,-urlJ'ratetl Live~ Wire Directory pl-word u lt on appllcatJon. iltoappe.a r. MANUF ACTIJRERS PUBLISHERS STRINGS O.~n O.nJo Cocnpany, "BAD Silve r Bell Dan • Aloha l.afi d P ablbb lna Co., TulM, Oklahom ■ Albert. C. F. Co., 117 Dalance7 Street ,Phil •• dclph la, Pen17lvan la jo." (A ~u ), Grot on, bonne<:tlcut, Amer ican Golta r Society , 2280 Wnt 2Srd St., Lo1 An trel e■, Callt . Bacon B1nJ ? Co .. Groto n, Connecticu t B~:a:: m ln~~ultar ), !711 Coneord Pl ace , Arranaer, U0 l No rth H o7ne Ave., ·Chlcaao Uordw-l ■e, A., 11 Howar d St. , D ■ ltl more. Md. DIIM>n, Olh·er Co. 0(Dn lcn). 179 Tremont St .• Albert DellMn, 1>ubll11hcr of "The P ro feulo n11\ ~lt80 n, Ollnr Co., 179 T remont Strttt, Bolton . Botton. :11.... ch\lMUli ... Rml OrchNl ra l Tenor Banjol11t." S:!8 0r(?mer Muaae h~tt.e Ar cade, SL Pau l, Minn . f'IKher, Car l Inc. , Cooper SQuart , New York Ell naton , L. A. Inc. (A«eMOrl e:t), 220 En1t Berlin, lnlnl' In c., 1607 Broadway, New York s• th Street, Na"' York City Bac.klnabam, P ran k, 1116 South ll at Street, GlbMn MDllcal Sirin~ Co.. Bcllev llle, N. J . FIKlltr , Car l Inc. (Oealcn), Cooper Square, Ornaha, Nebrub Goll•El'an1 , 48 Ea1t 25 th St,. New York Ch ■ rt Ma,lt Publ ., 139 Sout h W11b1ah Ave .. Naw York Clt7 Gret■c:h, Fred Mis . Co., 60 Broadway, Naw Chl cairo. llli nol1 Glb90n , Inc. (8-nJo, Mandolin , Guitar) (Acefl• York Colombi a MHlc Company, Inc. - r,ubll 1hen, .o rla), Kalamuoo, MLcbla:an iml)Orten, Jobbflra, 5o)'hOclCII T . Pa 1.. a, ll'Ui• Italian M,ulcal Strl na: Co. Inc., 4 St. Mar k' • Grctacb , Fr-ff Mfir. Co. (Banjo, Mandolin . Gui tarl , t,teacber, Pl ■ ce, New York C:117 tar) (Acc'rla), 10 Braod way , DrQOk1,n, N , Y. Cre.9Ct!nt Molle Pobl. , 51U Delmar Avenue, L7on & Jln b In c., Wabaa h A J ■ ckeon Ave .. Gronr, A. D. (Ac«Uorlea), Lonit b land Cit:, . St . Pau l, Mo. Chlcaao, lllln ol ■ cw York 0 1.lano , C .S., 845 Soul h Broadway, Loi An• Marl , E. A 0., 22S W, a&th Street. N tw Yor k Harmon y Ca, (Banjo, Gu itar), 1150 North srelca, Callt. Mull er & K ■ p l ad , 154 E. 85th St., New Yor k t.w ndala Av. nuc, Chlua- o, 11\Jnola OIUOn, Olh ·er Co., 179 T remont Street. Boaton , Nation ■ ! Gut Strin i' Mfa:. Co., 4525 South Aah· Eplp hona BanJo Co. (8&11Jo)., H WIibur Ave ., Muaa ehuaett 1 l•n d Street. Chlcaao, llll nol1 Lon s llland Clt7, N, Y. Goldby, E. D. a Son, 815 McBrid e Avenue, National Mu lcal St rln a: Co., New Bnm1 wlr,k. • Pate rso n, N. J. Howe , Eliu (Oeale.r), 120 Doylaton Stl"ftt, New J e r■ey Do.ton, Muaa ehuaetl• llan ■en, J ohn R •• Ely Mlnn eeota Odell, H. P. Co., 151 Columbu1 Annue, Doe- ton, M.1ua chu11ett 1 KrHth .& Bennlna:bofen (Mualc Sta nds), Ha m H t ltm■ n , Frtd, Ell &1tone Bulldln sr. Cl e vcl ■ nd, ilt on, Ohio Ohio. Violin, Pl11no, Tenor 011njo. si mon, S. Co., 8106 Ch ■ J>Pt l Av1., Chlcal'O, 111. J ■ co b ■, Walter I nc., 120 Boyltton St .. Boato n, Sta ndard Muica l Strl na: Co., 122 C7r,rua A ..e .. Ladwi., & Ladwla: (Banjo) (ACCfftOrlH ), U ll Mauachu .ett■ New York North Llncoln Strfft, Chlcaa:o. J ohns ton e, J 1a. II ., Publl , her .J obber. Fretted Templ eman, C. A., 208 Capito l Theatre Bldsr.. ~ Mfa:, C., (Banjo) (Ac ceuo rle.), P almer l n1trume nt Mu ■ lc. 9H-A Oaborn e Stree t, Sioux Slt7 , Io wa and Barth StNela, lndlanapoll1, Indi ana KidRma100, Mich. \'esa Co.. 185 Oo\umbua An .. Doeton, H ■u. L7on & Heal y (Du.Iara), corn er W111baeh ai:.d Kot17, K., 104 \Veet Wate r Street, MIiwaukee, Ja cbon. Chlcaao. Wla.:ont ln Lana:e , William L., 2Z5 Eut 2Cth St~t. Ne w Mulmom Pobl . Co., 1716 Che,itnut St., Phlt a BARGAINS FOR ALL York, N. Y. "Pa ramount, " "Orpheum," delphla , Pa. "Ch.allenirer," "La np tlle" Ba njo., ':Dan ner Me11lna Ma■ lc C.., 2451 84th Street. Urookly n, For Sal e-Gibao n Harr, Guitar and leather c.. e. Blue; • benjoa and be nj~uku lcla an d acces- New York 1llA:htl 1 ulCd, $98. (A real be ra11ln.) - On e eorlu. MUI, , J ack Jn e .. US WC11t '6t h Street, New GlblOn srold pl aled $276 T enor D ■ njo an d York City pluah caAC, u.led ab month ■, $150. - One Ma.-lln, C. JP. a Co. (Gui tar), Nauret h, Penn- P11n1mount l'Old plated Arbtocrat Model $250 Nltomede Motle Co., Altoona, Penn 1ylva nla 17lva nla Tenor Banjo and cuo, u■cd abou t one year, Nlcomffe Mule Co. Muale, Methoda, Pi ck ■, Odell, ff ,. F. Co., 157 Columbu, Avenue, Bot , In tine conditi on, $125. Ste1>hen St. J ohn, -. Stdnp a nd P o\Wiu. Altoo na, Pa, ton, Mau. U. S. rer,resentatlvn for CIHTortl 6,3.8 Ham ilton St rea t, Schenectady, N. Y. Eun: Publle11tlon1 of Loni.Ion. Want t d-Glb80n Goltar , neck jolnlnl' body on 01- . Chaa. (Aceeuorl ca), 1700 Cllnton Ave., 14th or 15th f ret. Fred J . HIii , Dox 91 I. lil ln n ■apo ll ■ , lillnn. Ran,er, Dalh clm & Co., 2054 Wnt Lake St., Chlcaao, lllln oi. Sm ith Falla, Canada . 3-2t Ortk, Baroid (A cee.-orle■ ), 1870 O. aco n SL, Who hH II rc ll ■ blc m11ke accon d-hantl Gull.Ar Brookline, lila.u , Rue r, Har r,-, US W. '6th St .. New York City In srood condit ion for aale. Wr ite Greer Roa t h-FrankJ in (Met hoda, Mu11le, AeCf'.aorlea) PnaqH I.Sa Metal Co. (A cceuorle1 ) . 115 Wn t Ram ■ey, R. O. No . .,, r/o J 11mN1P attuaon. 17th Street, Erle, Pa . for H awa iian and kindred ln at rumcnla . 22C:? Beavrr Fa ll~. Pa. . . , . 6•lt Oak St .. P . 0 . Box 1882, J 11ckllonvllle, F111. llqaJ Jdulcal ln1tnlm cnt C. . (Du.In a) , 1211 Over $35 worth of lm POrlNI Guitar Soloe. En• Rod.ch , A ., 488 Pl eua nt Street, New BNlfonl, Wn t Gra.nd Avenu 1, Chlcal'O tlra collect.Ion on ly $15, C. L. Drlsr111. 4910 Muaa chuaet.U South KIidare Ave., Chk•ll'O, 111. ••• 4-2t 8Unat1land Banjo Co. (Banjo) ( A cceuorle■). Row-dtn, Claodit , 159 North State St .. Chlcairo. 1115 Orchard Str-Mt, Cblcaao Illlnol1 ' Ha wall ■ n Guitar Mule. t...tlftllt cala lne: In th , U. S. Over 600 beauUful melodln . Send for Stro•kra: Banjo C. .(Banjo), .,0 Hano.er St., Sa nto ■ , Don C., 65 Orl ca n ■ St,. Rocbnter, N.Y . cata losr. lileleh ert'1 MU11lc Stud io, l00 Uni , Bo■ to n, 11..._ , Sdloi-mann , J, D., 1010 17th St .. Denver, Colo. vcr ■ ity Bulldlnl', Seattle, Wu h, ...... 2-tf Stan .. rd SpfflallJ' (~al er )r 1527 Kimba ll Smith, Wm. J. Motlc Co., 254 West lht St ., Profn1lona l Ve; apbone Tenor Banjo and ca.l41 Bulldinl' , Cblcqo . New York Clt,- In l'ood condltJon, 1100. Writ • A. J ,. care Vtp Co., 115 Colnmbu■ An,, Dolton. "Vea:•• Stabl , Wm . C., 111 2nd St .. Mil waukee, Wl1. of CN!90llndo...... 1.... Dbone," "Vqav<:1:1:" B a nJo■• Gultan, M ■ nd~ Sta nnard , C-, 121 South Warren St.. Tre n Vcaa To~apho ne Pl ect rum Banjo No. 9. 12 lln ■ and A--.,rle■• ton, Nl"" J erae7 Inch hea d, with cue, In very aood condition. Wand7 Jlulc C:., (Acc■uor!N ), 71 10th SL, &:bwab' ■ Stodlo , 1501 North 57th StNet, Phlla• M u ■ t aell, $75. Writ.a G. T., CN!llcendo, 1-v Loni' Ialan d Cit,,, N, Y. dtlphla , P eo nu l .. nla "Littl e Wonder" 21 Inch acale banjo, like new, W~n . R, A.. (Ban jo, Guitar) {Acceuorlu) , Vollmar , Jatob, Pine Grove Avenue, Ch•rlotta with cue, $30. Writ• B. C .. care Of c ..... 1108 Chf.ltnut Street, Pblllldelp hla, P a . Station, Roeh .. u r, N, Y. ■ceo do . . •.. , •.., Voa lll01 , Perldct, .,.,0 Clal'llfflont Parkwa:y , Mandolin-banjo In aood condlll on with cover, WU-t W ... Co. (A-..MI). 16 Sudbury Bro nx. Nlt'1' York $15. Wri te E. M., Crucendo • . . , 1-v l'ftNet. Bo.ton , » ... Wddt. A.. J ,, Belfo rd, New J erN y G1dtar. l'OICWood, a;rand concert ab e, In tint 1hrUtn r, RIIMlpb (Du.ler), 111 Eut. 4th St. , White-Smith HuU: P11bU.blo1' Co., .,, Wlnehn cl ... condlUon , on ly $.4', Writ.a to E. C., Cladn.nad. Ohio t,er Sll'elt, Bo■ t.on, MUMch UNlta throuah Creae,ando. , ..•. • k @ Cl B 285G3 DfrsGFRF.TTED INSTRUMENT JOURNAL Propo•ed Plan of Fretted · ln•trument !Jlromotion by "-dolph F. Johnson, Executive Secretary of American Guild o{ B. M. & G . VERY community should instrument s. Many of you will country th e plan bring s to every have its instrumenta l remember that at th e Hartford section of many groups the spirit E group, whether it be in Convention it was voted that the of competitior, Th ese competi the schools or private intere sts- Guild affiliate itself with th e Bu tive fe stivals as they might be this fact i s being recognized to a reau . How t his affiliation could called, will be brought about by greater extent every year. The be possible and what good would th e American Guild and th e Na tendency to ward giying all derive from it has materializ ed tional Bureau, with th e express branche s of in strumental study throJgh a conference with ~Ir. purp ose that from the se sectional wider study in th e sc hool and in Termain e and Mr. Clark at which compet ition s would be cho sen the community was cry staliz ed time the following plan of fr etted gro ups to take part in the state by t he National Bureau for th e instrument promotion was for competitive fe stival. From th ese Advancement of Music. Possibly mulated . I shall mer ely outlin e stat e festival s winner s will be the most out standing example of the plan to you now - when i t is selected a "cho sen few" who will th is pha se of their work is shown in running order you will hear be featured at th e Nati.onal Con in th e school band activities plenty concern ing it. vention of the American Guild, throughout th e count ry. It i s propo sed that th rough which event will be th e opening In your city 01· town you hav e th e influence of th e American of an extended tour under the no doubt heard of th e local school Guild and it s member s, th e man• guidan ce of th e Guild and th e band and its effort s in the an nual ufact urer s and publi shers. and Bureau. · competitive festiv ~tl. Thi s s ame the National Bur eau, th al local To make th ese co mpetiti ve band, if it is as activ e as th e frett ed instrument gro ups be festivals possible and t o pcnnit averag e one. ha s its per iodic con• organized. Th e formin g of th ese a mea ns of keepin g ec1ch 1-('roup cert s ; parade s when th ere is one, groups has no connection with in conlact with th e activitie s of and takes a big part in th e com any amliation with th e American th e o th er. each group will be munity 's activitie s. Each mem Guild, but Lh e int ention is to advi sed by th e Bure;rn and th e ber of the band is proud to say, create that community spirit of Guild to afliliat e th emselves wit h ""I play in that band'"; th e par which I spoke at th e begi nning th e Guild as a Chapt er. Th e ents and friends listen more in• of thi s articl e. G roups can be Chapt er fee will he very small tentively lo their music, and so formed in community houses. in and th e la x per he:id will also be we hav e a circ le of musicians and various local factori es, in th e very :small so :is to mak e it p OS· audience whose effort s are for clubs and a ssociation s. al camp s, sihle for eve ry one to joi n. furthering the success of their with i n the chur ches, amo ng Now this plan a s I ha ve shown friend s and pro ud organization. in man y oth er ways. iL to ,\'OU merely touches upon You have all read the titl e of To furth er thi s int eresl th e the work and details invok ed in this artic le and are wondering Bureau in conj unction wit h thi s puttin g such a campaign in mo what this "community spirit" plan, will circulat e a book that tio n; th ere is one thin g that atmosphe re ha s to do with my will give complete inform at ion YOU can do to h elp bring thi s propose d pla n of fretted i nstru as to forming such a gro·up and about and that is to fill in the ment promotio n. Here it i s- other d etails concerning its man following Qu estio nnair e f r om For quite ·some time as secre agement and po ssibiliti es. There ,: hich we ,\·ill form some of th e tary for the American Guild , I will be oth er propa ga nda distl'ih mat erial for the hook which will have been i n corre spondenc e ut ed encoura ging thi s movement tell 1:houl thi s campaign. with Mr. Term a in e and Mr. and every poss ible means will be used to spread th e word: .. i\lusic Write as much detail with Clark of th e National Bureau for c:ic:h que~tion as you can, and the Advanc eme nt of Music to for every one and eve ry one for gi\'e a.iy amount o( sugg estion find th e possibilitie s of combin music - join you r local fr ett ed you wa11t to-but nrnil it in t o ing th e efforts of the two or instl'Ument club." the Crc~Ct!ndo as soon as you can. ganization s toward a promo With th ese fretted in strum ent tional campaign on our fretted group s formed throu ghout th e -p leaae turn to p;, ge 23 6 THE CRESCENDO May, 1929 Radio numbers b DELL'SNEWEST ARRANGEMENTS for BANJOand MANDOLINCLUBS Young America, March -H. F. 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Co., Inc. 55 Orlea!'-s Street, Rochester , N.Y. May, 1929 THE CRESCEN DO 7 The American Guild of B. M. & G. "On to Baltimore" fr om th e Pre sident ; Dear Guild l\lember s :- about a development of th ese One of th e gr eat es t mo --- William B. Griffith ment s of my mus ica l ca ree r th~ ughts so as to as sure every is close at hand and I can Gmlder atte nding the conve ntion N reviewiog th e wor k of our hardlr find word s to ex press an d also tho se who are una ble to I organization du rin g the past 1 1 be at Baltimore, that this 28th year we find the result s most en ::liles;~ c:o ~v~11~i:1~:';/a~~~:i.'~~ An nual Convent ion will brin g couraging. ex tend to you a most hear t)' welcome to llalti /nore fo1· abo ut th e most inter esting re Th e publicity given the Hart th e 28th Annual ,....Con\ ·cnti on sult s in th e promotio n of fretted ford Convention by the local of the Ame rican Guild of instrn ments and in th e furth er pap ers and t he vario us music 8. l\l , 11ml G. In preparing ance of ou1· frat erna l orga niza journal s throughout the count ry th is C01J\1Cllli on I ha\' e en• deavored to arr-,.mge for l'O U tion. placed before th e publi c at that a prngrmn th at will be a Tim e- May 5- 6-7 -8, 1929. time th e fiature and aims of the rar e tr eat to you both mu Am er ican Guild of B. M. and sicall y and sociall y, E \'ery Place- Lord Ba ltimo re Hot el G., ns well as it s accomplish- thing is in readin ess now am! Balti mor e,. 1\'ld. ' th e onlr thin g needed to Program - ment s. , mak e th is conventi on a g rea t Continua lly through the year s uccess is a 100 per cent at Sunda y, May 5 we hear of various plans and pr o tendanc e, To see you all on Reception and reg istration. motion s which in them selves th e morn int{ of i\la y 5 at th e Monday, May 6 Lor d Ilalt 1more Jfot el, the play a part in the cam paign of headquarter s, is m y hear ts 10: 00 A. i\l. l{l1siness sess ion furtheri ng the inter ests of fret des ire now. Once more wel 2 :00 P. i\l. continu ed ted instrum ents. At last year' s come to nil. 8 : 15 P. M. Guild concert convention we heard l\fr. Ken Frat ernall y you 1·s, Tuesday, May 6 Cos11,\1J Don C..San tos CONDUCTOR D. &.-Flint, Michigan Please send me some infornia Dea r Round Table Friend s: ti on regar ding the Guild. I'd like By the time you receive this issue of the Crescendo you will be to be a $5.00 member. I'd like wending you r way towan l Baltimore. We have had short glimp ses of th e to have one of th e year books. list ot treats which await us th ere, and nil you folks out in magazine lease tell me how to get the land who don't wind up the clock, put out the cat and lake the week oil', rig ht chords p I a y in g second will be missing the trea t of your life. trumpe t part in orchestra, or is Public schools are just beginning to think about waki ng up to th e it trans posed, or not, and so on. idea of fretted instruments in the publi c school s and who knows but we Can a man becom~ a good solo ma y be hear ing some interesting things along this line. Things are ju st or orchestra player if he works beginning to happen along some line s of fretted instrum-ent activities in the Buick agency nine hour8 and we look forward to a very interest ing con\"enti on. a day? Or have you got to put Besides the int eres ting business ~ss.ions we have an impressive list in most of your time on the of artists who will help make the convention stay a pleasant one. To banjo to be good? those who have attended previous conventions most of the artists need no introduct ion. To those who have not heard th em, let us say right here ANSWER that you c.an't afford to miss this all around musical treat. \Vm. Place, The American Guild of Banjoists, mandolinist; Wm. Fo ster, mando ccllist; Frank Bradbury, banjoist; ·Earle Mandolini sts and Guitarists is a na CoOke, banjoist ; Shirl ey Spau lding, banjoist; Walter Kaye Bauer, man tio nal organization, founded in 1902 dolinlst; Helen Stanton, ma.ndocellist; and J ns. H.. John sto ne, banjoist, with the object to promote, advance wifl be among the artists to appear . and maintain the artistic, musical and Gebelein ha s a whole bag o' tricks up his sleeve for our entertainment mercantile interests of the instru a nd let's make all those plan s, so we can leave the pick and tremolo mentp from which the name Or the worries behind and enjoy a real convention with real "fretted instrument organization is derived , together with folk s.'' their several variants and kindred in Fraterna lly yours, strumtmts, in their literatu re, music DON C. SANTOS. and trade . Eligibility for memb ership : Any seeond trumpet pnrt in an orchestra get as much for a lesso n as Jim-that person (white) . of good moral char tion. If you wish to pla y this part it something is wrong. Perhaps Jack is acter, who is a teacher or player of should be transposed one full tone behind Jim for two months and a ll o( the banjo, mandolin and guita r, or lower to bring it into the right key. a sudden it "dawn s on him" as we kindred instruments, is eligible for If you want to piny chords, use th e say and he goes with leaps and bounds. profe ssional membership, nnd ma y be regula r tenor banjo chord accom There are no two individuals alike, come a member by being vouched for panim ent and get your chords eit her and it isn't fair to either to try to be by a professional or trade member , or frolTl the symbol s or chord analysis. alike. Work out your own styl e. De by furnishing th e secretary satis fac If you hav e the ambition to become pend on your teacher's advice and your tory proof of their ability in the form a good banjoist you will do so in spite own progr ess to tell you wheiji er or of a written statement of their mu of any other work you ha ve to do. lf not you will amount to anything . Re sical education and experience in play you hav e to work long hours at some member "patience is a virtue" and ing or teaching the instruments with thing else and at a fatiguing work, "everything comes to those who work'' which the Guild is concerned . The you will hav e to have more pati ence so stick to it, my fri end, and you 'll entrance fee is $2.00 and the annual and not expect too much of yourself. not be sorry . dues $5.00. U you can devote some tim e each day The American Guild of Banjoists,' to eat,est practice and if you can B, R. Baltimore, Maryland Mandolinists ·and Guitari sts is the study wit h a competent teacher, there I am a tenor banjoist and I am finest organization of fretted in stru is no reason why you should not be st udying harmo ny. I would like ment . players, teac~rs and manufac come a good play er, eithe r in orches to know where I may obtai n a turers in AmeriCR. We hope that you tra or as a soloist . Above all things, corcespondence teacher to teach will send in your application for mem do not pattern yourself after someone me all the ranges and things bership and plan to attend th e Balti else; it is fine to ha ve an ideal, but about all orchestra and band in• mor e Convention. do not pattern week by week after stru ments. One cannot play chord s from th e anyone . Some feel that if Jack doesn't -p l-•• turn t o pq• 19 THE CRESCENDO 9 Nute : Th e Smalt noles ar ;i nllm!r lo ht11d1111erl ,·,, i!nSemblP-p erJor111a11re Copyri g ht MCMXXIU by Walter J aco ba, ltlc., Bost on 4 830-22-a ! 11ll!r11ali on1Jl Copyrighi Secured MadP !D U.S •.A . ;# ,-so 0, ______\ .,. ------~o~-t;,o~ ~~------~----,------~~~: ------~ 10 PubHshed ty Walt er J acobs, loo-. Boston rr t nttd in u . :.. A . 4&80 -22 wf ,/# L______,_ __-_ -_ -_ -_-_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ , ""'·-----;-----~<> ~0-:~ - THE CRESCENDO 11 Gringo tst or Solo Tenor Banjo MARCH ZARH MYRON BICKFORD 28190 Am eric an Folio 28196 American Folio 28 19a American Folio 28192 Americ an Folio T HE CRESCEN DO 15 Gringo Guitar Banjo and MARCH Mando Ba ss (11r,los 1oith st emH drmm) ZAR H MYRO N BICK FORD 28193 America n Folio 16 TRE CRESCENDO KANAKA KAPERS · STEEL · GUITAR SOLO Slow .Dance .ao Net r r cresc. r r r 6B .,... ll B =i~-(~:a Copyright 1921 hy H.F.Odcll.tCb .,Boston Mad.flin _u . 8.A. May, 1929 THE CRESCEN -DO 17 The Guitar and Steel Guitar Round Table Th t Round Tablt c1.:tlcomt1y our qut1lion1 and 1u99ntion1 at all timt1. No 'JUtl• tion is tao 1imJ1lt or too long for a rrpl1. Enclou po1/agt for a Junona l rtJ,fy. Sophocles T. Papas . CONDUC T O R and often adopting, but in spir es us many fine guitarists in thi s country E°ditorial with an int ere st an.,J desire to put our but Sego\' ia is ·uniqu e in his ·art a nJ best f oot foremost n.s noth ing else can is, therefore, beyo nd comparison. You do. W e go hom e full of courage and can lessen your disap pointme nt , how T ~~ntl~~:'7:~m~re:Yup::i;~:~~~ energy and th e determ ination to do a C\'er, by getti ng records tha t he has scendo render s the importance of at better year' s wor'k th an we have ever m.::ulefor th e V ictor Com pan y. In m y tend ing th is and eve ry co nvention or done before. • last oon,·ersation wirh Sego\'ia he told the Guild. Even if it invoh•es a sac Let us not allow personal feeling s me that he matlc sel'er al records i n rifice of convenience or pleasure, nil to influence u s in our business , part England recent l}' for the Victo r Com~ those who attend will find that they of which i s attending th e con,·en tion. pany but only three of these have been have been more thn.n repaid . Th~ ben Do not say, " I will n ot go to the con rcleasetl up to the present time. All efits derived from doing so are num er ,·ention ~cause th e pre sident is not the se are 1louble-faced and arc a s fol ous, one of th e most import.ant being good-looking enough,' ' or that you lows: Xo 1298, Sonatina i n A m.ajor the getting awa y from business and th e don't like the convention manager, or, Torroba , Courantc (Bach); No. 6767, comp lete relaxation after a har d sea perhaps, because you were not e lected Tremolo Study-Tarrega, Fandanguil son's work. Th e much-qu oted "A ll to some office. Th e I.ate Or. Frank lo (Turina); r-.:o. 6766, Theme Varie work and no piny mak es Jack a dull Crane !laid that "Huling is always (Sor), Ga\'otle (Bach). boy" should not be forgott en, as, al secon1I • clas 11 busine ss - l{rcatne11s I ,lo not know of an y other g uita r t hough not requiri ng phy sical exe r comes only through ser\'ice." ' Not all recor,ls except tho se ma1le by Vahtlah tion, leac hing nnd playing in public of us can be leal lers but we ca n ull Olcott Bickfo rd. Mrs. Bickforil made invol\'eS so much mental nml ner\'OUfl scr.,.e aml, by se rving , we can be ~\'er a\ , so me gui tar />ioloJ; and some strain tha( it i s impera tiv e to get great. with piano accompa'nim cnt. You could some reli ef for a short time. Then, i.:-et a lii,t of the se from her . Her ad again, in t eac hin g as in e\'ery thing drei..~ is 2280 West 2:lrd Street, Los e lse, we ha ve to be l.p lo the minut e. J .E. S.-Oma ha, Nebra ska Angele s. California. and mu st, therefore, be in tou ch with It was w ith grea t inte rest th at C. K. - Guelph. Ontario . Canada new ideas and met hods. We are all I read your a rticl e i n th e March (I ) Do you think it bad ta.ste apt to fall into a groo\'e in our work issue of th e C rescendo. and with to use a s teel first st ring along and beoome unr ecept ive to su gges parti cular r eference to A ndr es with two gut ~tdn gs'! I myse lf tion s, which is an unprogr euive atti Segovia. Segovia did n ot come prefer all gu t strin gs but I find tude of mind . out as fa r as th e "wild and wool it diOicult to ge t a gut firs t strin g At th e convention we also ha\'e an · ly west' ' so I did not h ave a n th at will stay to concert pit ch opport unity to see th e lat est de, •elop opportunit y t o hear him pl ay . 1 with out br eaking. Does Segovia ment s in the manufa ct ure of fretted hav e read in th e Crescendo. it use all g-ut st rings and compound instruments. The manufa ct ur erfl them seems to me as thou g h it we re in or silk basses'! selves are there , ready and willing to th e J anuary or Fe bru ary i:ssue. (2) Can you tell me where I listen to suggestions- glad to ha, 1c that Segovia has made severa l can f,.t'et firs t-class gut strin gs th e opportunity of lea rning th e wishes Red Seal Victor records. The and also good silk strin gs? of tho se who use their product s. dealers here do not have th ese, ANSWElt The above-me ntio ned rea sons are and I am wonderin g if you know (I) Th ere is no necessity for using sufficient in themse l\'es to make it the nam es of th e se lections a nd a steel E string unless one uses th e a dvisabl e for all w ho possibly con to could give th em to me. I could guita r to accom pm1r for long 11eriods. atte nd th e conv ention, but there is th en ha ve our local d ealer o rder l!UCh as three hour s for danci ng , for anot her whic h shollld determi ne the sa me for me. A ny infornmtion instance, in which case it would be matter. T hose of us who have be en you c an give me a long thi s line more sati sfact ory to use nil stee l teac hing and playing for some years will be gi·eatly appr eciated ; a lso string s as qualit y of tone would not are inclined to take it as a matter if th ere are oth er records by be the fir st cons ideration. In the ca se of course and lo lose that fre shness of prominent guit ar ists. of solo work all gut o r silk strings arc viewpoint whi ch is so ess entia l to our ANSWEll preferable and you should · find no best work and t-o th e advan cement of It i s too bad that you ha,·e not hat! troubl e at all if you use n good qua li a ny enterprise. Contact with others an opportunity to hea r Sego, ·ia as his ty. I myself h:n·e been using gut and who are taking an active part in the pla ying would certainly be u re,·ela silk string s for years and have found wor ld of fretted instrument s not on ly tion as it ha s been to eve ry 0110 whi> them ,·cry satisfactory except ing in gives us ideas well worth con sidering ha s heard him . It is true that we have - pl e;1.ae tum to pa1e ZO 18 THE CRESCENDO May,1929 New York Mandolin Club Orchestra Santos Annual Concert Entry of th e Gladiators .. Fu cik-Odell Gives Concert to 1000 Dance of th e Ske letons . . Allen-Ja cobs a Big Success On April 20 t he New York Man Serenade Quintette The Sa ntos Ba njo Band of Roches dolin Club under th e diiection of J os. C. Kettner held its Fourth Annua l Hun garia n Fantasy .. Tobani Op. 207 ter, N. Y., ended another successful Concert. The atte ndance was believed • L'Avv enire , Walt z .. . . E . Moruce lli seas on Apri l 26, Along with a varied to be the most ot any preeeeding year, Orchestra program by Don Santos' pupils from appi-oximatcly..to ne th ousand people, Master Melodies ...... Robert s-Odell Rag to Grand Opera the unusW11ly The pro g~ consisted of only the Memories of Hom e .... Gut man~Odell large audience had an opportunity to highest class o( fretted instr ument hear many of the finest fretted in mus ic as follows: Golden Sceptre (Overture) st runlent players : Frederick J . Bacon, Schlepegrcll-Ode ll Ear le Cooke', Star ligh t Indian Prin Mandolin Solos cess, Margar et a nd' Herbert Boote, Griffith School of Music by Alice V. Conklin J oe Delane and hi s Happy Banjo HO Bonav ent ure Ave nue, N. E. Orche st ra At lan ta, G~ral11 Boys, thi s per sonne l together with ~------~ . Old Comrades, March .... Teike -Odell the staff arti st s of the Sa nt os School TENOR--BANJQS-PLECTR UM · of Music : l\largnret Dnignan, vocalist; SAXOPHONES- TRUMPETS 'l'he concert was nppl'cciably re- Fred Tezzi, xylophonist; Mrs. Fre nch Hot an d Noviilt1 playJnir-SOCk Chor u ceived and much cred it for its success FIII I n - Dreab-Endlnz• - Bh•-Wrlte and the large ensemble of seventy for Free Booklet-Mention In,trument. is d9e not only to its o[ficials, Mr. five put forth a very pleasi ng pro ff'WAB 'S CHORD AND HARMONY SYB TEIII H. E. U01ANt.57th8t. Strobach, pre sident; Mr. l\lorf, , gram. vice pre sident; lHr, K. Kreuter, sec- Following the concert the students ret.ary; but to its fift y energet ic and audienc e tripp ed th e light fan- Just Out member s. ta stic. ALABAMA Mrs. Alice C. Broughton Studloil of Mu.slca l Art MOONLIGHT TEACHER 35!!11Ea11lo Street EmmaM. Murr Lo.An11c le1.Ca llf. MANDOLlN, BANJO. GU ITAR A new fivc•slring banjo solo finger style 74 Grandview Avenue. White Plain ■, N. Y. TUNEFUL · CAT CH Y OPERA TIC HITS ''""""' " Mrs. Elsie Pyle NOT DIFFICULT Teach~ r of MANDOLIN. UKULELE. GUITAR . "GRAND OPERA STRAINS" H AWAIIAN GU ITA R and TENOlt BANJO O rder a copy today-lO cents An . bJ JA 8. II , J OIIS STOSJ:: GI Davl .s Strttt, Pbmouth. Ma.s1. Ill l,fanll . ,,0 l'L.no AOC• . 30 All Ol.brr PI IU .I~ ea. Fred 8 . Jacobs Send forCOmpletaCataloeut "BLACK LABEL BRAND" 18 Groveland Ou b JAS. H. JOHNSTONE-,u~rf!~ .. 1 1 O evdand , Ohio U4• A 011HH'111llrNI - Kela•u .. , Mlc/ll11n That ~ :.I:::~ ~ i,!'.:!,.a!f~:J~m1n1 In tone::: lb.In1!~1:8'.~?~.ltlf 1111ot.ba at.rll!IL.... ···:::: •::~ 1 SOMETHING NICE FOR TENOR BANJO TEACH ERS AJII ror111'1<'9 lilt- OllDEII NOW DON'T MISS THIS OFFER CHARLES A. TEMPLEMAN Zarh M. Dlckto r-d'• BOOK TWO-20th CENTURY METHOD FOR TENOR BANJO C.olto l Thuln Dalldlns - Slou City, Iowa JUST OFF THE PRESS, DODK ONE for bt;lnnen I• GREAT, BOOK TWO for ildvanced I, WO NDERFUL. E.ch book retail, for 76c. (A )!ovular prlee.) - Thia month WE GIVE one book FREE. Duy on-WE GIVE you tho otho r---B OTII Th e Hom e of Good Solot for th e Ten BOOKS SENT POSTPAID for 16c, P in thb ad to yoqr bu1\ neu card--een d 76c to or Banjo , Five-string Banjo, Mandolin Fred He_ltm an Co ., 414 Pro spec t Av e., Clevel an d, Ohio Tllol t unow, Cloldb, • Shepard' ■ 8111dLN tor tbe Jlallkl, I booa-s>ff book &Oc. Dean l'lcll JJ~bod fat tbe Ball,lo, N.,. and It.I· '1mtd Edltlcm-1~ Mt. Smllh'I SU.le. 1'9chnl!llll and Truaolo 8111dJN for u.. &nJo-r~ net. C!lolce CollectJODof Banjo Soloa. 8 boob-pn MASTER-CLASSES booll &O "harmoni cs," "position playin g" and development of the right hand (plecll'um). ANSWER Co n tinued fr om P •I C! 8 If you ha \'e not. had the books I am A NSWER Paramount. I am thinkin g of mentionin g, try th em mul in some of Write to the University Ex tension purchasin g a new banjo of the th em you wi ll find the mater ial you Conserv atory , Siegel-Meye rs Buildin g, $500.00 class or bett er and would are looking for. Chica go, Illi nois. They will se nd you also like your advice Op the mat- · For "hann onics" use Stah l's Book 2 sample lessons, c.ntalog and full de. and Loar· s Method {publi shed by Nic tails. Be sure to -mention that you are ~~~eeo~nct;: ~~~ne qr twenty- omede). For position playing ,' use int ere sted in the Har mony Cour se. Whe n you get in th ';,,$500.00 clas s Master l\let ho,I, IJook 2, Uy l\lorr is Write also to DeLameter Harmo ny you can find a good banJo in most anr {))ub\ished by San to s ). For right hand System, 1660 Wnrre n Avenue, Chi ma ke. Of cour se, we all ha ye pr efer technique , use Rowden' s Technique, ca go, lll inois. ences and when )'O U try the different Books I. 2 anti :t Ko matt er how Al ong with your ha rm ony corre ones you will hav e, too. We st rongly • much you know about banjo, the se sponde nce lessons I would st rongly sugg es t that you try all th e mak es books will be good for you. sugges t conCentr atcd study with a you can Jay your han ds on; make your - pl eiue turn to page 24 good teac her in you r vicinity. You own decision for , if you hav e play ed will find tha t you can make better bruljo long enough to want a $500.00 progress a nd you will not In ll into the one, you will know the point s to look JACOBS FOLIO for ba d tec hni ca l fa ult s if you have a fo r in a GOOD banjo. As for the sca le competent teacher to inst ruct you. lenb'1:h, the twenty-one inch is much Get in touch with Conrad Gebelei n, bett er for solo work. You can get BANJOSANDS 204 West Franklin Street, pho ne Ver over the finger board with gN?ater With All O rchestral and non 4671. Pe rh aps he ca n help you. ease and better execution. It is less tiring and for solo work I ra,·or the F reti ed Instrum ent s ad lib. 0. C.- Grand Rapids, Michigan twe nty-o ne inch sca le cntiN?ly. Th e I play a number of "R~ r's Th rt-e ,·olu m l'R. T he mo~t oorn 11let~ and twenty-th~ inch is fine for orche stra ne,.ilil c UH'llllll' m cnl• over 1,rovl,fod fo r Novelties for Tenor Banjo" but IUIIIJO .,,. ..,,mt, l,•~• .,,;,..,.J1,l., ctrum ('n • work and good for solo work if you ,..,,., 1,1e,,. b"nj,:, h,iml d "ith 11ny ,l.,~ir.::tl find difficulty in fingering some don't do too much of it and play Jes~ of his characteristic p h r a s e 5 •;::;;:;~•:m:;•t,;,~!r;:;';;i1,.,U '~r~-'h::i'.,.~""!\:';; difficult solos; but when you plar often 01rnjo.,,.,•1i,m•<>rfull1 ,lec1ru111cho i r•· clean and up to tempo. Example in publi c ant i play th e difficult num • Sn m1,lc numl x,r rnhil ....d u u •••111•••1- No. 1 enclosed. I underst and the hers you will find the short scale much l'IU C t :S. uc h ,·o lum r: l' lano arc. 7 5c mechanic s of the phrase perfect better. ,wt; a ll orhu lu llrd 11.rcd orchrnr:il ly but have to reach a triHe too in 1>trumrno. uch. 40 c nrt. far to get all the tones clear. A . B.-B urli ngton, Ver mont CONTEN TS-VOLU ME Ill Example No. 2 is a chord taken Would you kindly tell me of from one of Pinga tore 's solos for some good tenor banjo literatu re tenor banjo and is an exception that I could obtain in rega rd to ally long !'each. I can get the chord with e-very ton e clear but Selected Tenor Banjo Solos to play it up to tempo in the solo Wr i1c /or l ist is a difficult proposition . Would Peterson Shell Picks you advise playing a twenty-one ""A J>ielr. that won·t a.:,rnteh" " inch scale banjo, speaking strict l'ETF. RSOS UAN J O STU DIO TUNEFUL MELODIES ly from a soloist's standpoint ? 91·1% J a1-lca A.,, .• Woodh.ann. N. Y. fo r Teno r a nd Pl ec tr um B..,n jo • The first examp le giv en from Re- ::::::::::::::::::::::: l-"0 r lfo11J" ll "t"l "'" I ;,11 fnlt"' I i11°lrn• ser's " Fair and Wa r mer" needs prac- • mrn1s Inn: ,, ur ,1ru1tl , . .,,.,,111,1,•••..,jc, Rowden'a Tenor Banjo Techni c: book~ fur un• "ith "' "i1hou1 11,-r.; tice to get fa st enough, th oug h easy Com1>Lete.e.rtfu llr [l"adW; 192 1>uu. Iloob I. •·onrt/rl•~ iz,• ; 1"0 ,·ul"""~• ,.,.,.h ron • : and 3. 11. r.(I Ud l. r und l mtl' II I f'rlnd~IH . , 1.. i1dt11t•i.,of W, •hll.,. IM·•I """l"'•ition•. to tu mble it- I th ink it is less difficult Banjo Pla,lne. !o"lnnr an,t l"leetrum. l l hook.•. l' ,i,·~ . ....,,,-h H,lum-, l ;" r l,o..,kt. ;5,·. ~ each. o .. t10,o,ut al rlnto, Tremolo. fl 0.1 than some of the other part s of t he Pr"rtHl>'I Gnd1d Me1odlrt for T,•n~T hallJ<>. num ber . A twenty-one inch sca le ban • ll anJo tftnnrl. l"leetrumbanjo. l llndoUn . l ;u!ur. M1ndol•. )hnd oc.Jlo; Ii 1-b. :.0C uch. Hu o• JACOBS' ENSEMBLE jo will help considerably in the case G11llar Con ln•BH1$!11dlu. SU N!. of eac h exam ple in que stion, but in Ct.AU D C. ll OWDEN for T e no r a n d P lectr u m Ban jo1 151 Nor th 81.ato Street-C hluao .111. with ad lib. pa r h for a ll o r c h e1 • th e chord reach in Pingatore's "Pec k t ra and ba n d in &tru menh. o-Pi cks" will be hard on eit her scale. ,\ <'Olle,•tiun of t.i numl.en nf \"Ariou~ That is a bad reac h and as it seems a Ir!"-'"· Tenor 11,.njo so l<> 5,o.-; l' le.-trum BANJO SOLOS l!nn j,, ... lo 1rnd T,•nor llnnjo ,•hu nl " 511<": fa vori te chord in the first strai n it J-"ot tenor b1Djo. l'Ul.l ,o r IJLUl:$. ►U!I hH• PIOPJ'. .. ondtrful Tl,J"\h,n. l:HT"J chord 1,111, 11n)·or,•h.urh,.n ,l iu ..1.f> nadn und er the auspices ot the art istic circle or that cit)'. Luter on he toured South Am erica nhvays giving his own P~"""'.i;ii<~;;,=:::::;,----:•------· recitals and undoubtedly has cr eated an int eres t. in !lild ent.husiruim (or th e Cont inued from pare 17 guiinr which in th is country nt least has nc\"1!r been known before. Many extremely hot or damp wenther which Doesn't he speak English? I am prominent. European composers amo ng affects bot.hsi lk and gut strings; this, sure anything yo u can tell your whom arc Ponce , Torroba a nd Turinn, howevt'r;" is not a general condition rea ders abo ut him would be of have writ.ten music espec ially (or th e and ha),pen s rnrely . If you will send interest to them as well as to guitar a nd dedicat ed thei r works to me a stamped, self-addressed envelope myself and I hope you will give Sego\•ia whfch in . proof in itsel( o f and re-state your que stion I shall be the matter yo ur co nsideration. t heir recognition of the guit.nr·s pos glad to give you th e brnml of strings ANSW t:ll sibiliti es for modern mu sic ns we ll as which I u se. Segovia, as well as a ll 1 nm very glad that. you hnd th e (or the cl:,s!Ucs and of Segovia's su the European guitarists, uses gut and opportunity or hearing Segovia and, preme art istry. Segovia made hi11 .silk string s. thinkin g thnt pcrhu ps nil Cresce ndo deb ut. in this countr y on January 7, read ers will 1K!int erested in knowing 1928, aml the New York critic s uium someth ing or his life I nm herewith E. H.-Boston, Massachusett s imous ly acclui med him as one or giving n short sketch as you request. the greatei,it living artists on nn y in TpJ e~~e w;kh~ ah:tn Segov ia was bom in a small city strument and th eir praise or his play !heA:J:;near Granada, Spa in, nntl is thirty Segovia an d was so much im- ing nm.I persona lit y WCl'e in the super resgpd, three years of age. Hhs parents were lativ e. Segovia did not SJ>Cnk Engli sh not only with his won not. especin lly musica l but he was derful pl before he came to thi s country but ayi ng which was a reve grcatiy intereslCtl in m us ic Crom child now speaks it a little, also German. lati on to me, but with his char m hood and the guilnr was his Cavorite ing pen,onality also, that I wouM He speaks French Huentl y and in .:i inst rument. He gnve· his first. public (cw minut es of conve rsntio n with him like very much to · know some conce rt a t the age or fifteen at Gra- thing more of him and am won one can percei\'c his gener,11 education dering if you w ould not give a and culture whic h a re essen tial to full Attention Hawaiian Cuita ritta! Jlrtistic maturit) •, Segovia is now in short sket writer, who has given the matter some littl e thought, fee ls that it APPLAUSE is more than a one-man job, and and believes that all good exponents of the tenor banjo should have a hand in it, and thi s whether th ey ~ be soloists, teach ers, composers -We will gladly receive your letter nntl comment s.- Ed itor or ju st danc e play ers. 1t is the opinion of th e w1ite r that the . I matter can best be start ed by The BoJ1" holding an open forum in this "Bad of Ple,trum and other magazin es devoted to Instruments the intere sts of the plectrum family of instrument s, then later an open letter by Giusepp~ Pettine call for an open conventio n of T would seem to be the in technic for the instrument such teach ers, soloists, composers, ar written law th at in every as has been done for th e mand o rang ers and playel's of th e in I fami ly with a number of lin and guitar, showing him th e strum ent . For th e present, th e childr en there will be th e tradi beauty and wonderfu l variety of most press illg needs and ques tional "bad bo.Y" (many time s style s of composition s with all tions are th e following: erron eously so called), and today th e embellishment s and colorin gs - plea,e turn to page 22 the tenor banjo repre sents the used by other instrum ents, and "bad boy" of th e plectrum fami develop the man .y banjoi stic ly of musical instrument s. He traits th at are of such vital im ha s grown fast and w i th a portance to his very existence. "I Wouldn't Part healthy growth , bless him! He We must not bring him up mere has attracted m u ch atteption ly to imitat e eit her th e mandolin With My Ludwig and is earning quite a little mon or th e ,.guit ar, however, as that ey, but ha s been left too much would spell disas ter, but rath er Banjo Anyt hing" to himself alld his own way of bring out all the lat ent poss ibili for "coming up." His education ha s ties banjoi stically typical of him been neglected, and unless we in coloring and make-up. So say s Pclcr Fratt ini . t ake an imm ediate hand in hi s A big job? It positiv ely is, or Barre , Vermont better bringi ng up, he eventuall y and an undertaking requiring and many Ban joi sts may find him self ostrac ized by more than one generation lo fin all over the coun tr r well-bred people and, perhap s, ish, yet one well worth starting ag r ec with him. neve r be . ab le to· move in good now while the enthusia sm for During t he past musical society. We surely can th e instrument is so rampant. · month we ha ve not allow such a thing to happ en The next question is how best rcce i\'cd o ,. c r to a member of our famil y wit h to start in on such a thin g? The two huudred out at least making an effort to letters endo rs stop it. Tru e that he is out spoken ing th e L ud• Tht Moot Ct•o lllt T'"et BanJo Mothod tn Eart h and rough, even disrespectful, l ,m,r'., Orcl1c.dral 1'c11or IJ1mjo Mcdsod wig Ba njo. but he is only a boy and wit hout A cum1,lc1e «mne of a 1nodern tolo 111d Orclt d ttal Lo:t u, ,ocnd T~nor llanJo ln siru cUona lnd11dln1 pronlcal har · routhe l.ud doubt th e out spoken roughn ess mony. c o,n1•lc1t In four ni lum eo. l'rl .,.(l)O tYolum • IIIOO w ill' DI :,:le is a mask put on ju st to hide his llt :) 11:~11u:1i- , An,ct lo n. t:ru1•lrt an,! Jun !ot T cuur I.IRnjo n .r,J,, \Ian,! rollm. l' uhl l:s/1<,dl,J' to 11rn\'e our short comings and shyness . NICOMY.Dt; MUSIC CO. Ahoon•, I', . d 11im~. 11·1 ,. Although at first we (th e eld: n .,,.1 l' rof u ers of the family of plectrumi sts ) •lnru,I Banjo practically were forc ed through 111 on l)· s r,o. circumstanc es to adopt th i s Your pupi l losing in terest? Start young ster, neverthe less later on him at once on the wonderful book we found actual plea sure and profit in his fostering , and there 44 Solos in Duo Style lo, Ludwig & Ludwig fore should not cash in without Dep t. ZC, 16 11 North Lin co ln Street spending at least some of that Chi caao, lll inoi, profit upon his musical educatio n Tenor Banjo l"'.entlemen : rJ eASC wn d me • Dlxfo Tenor D11nJn. I -eve n if it has to be forced upon /\ new method by 11me nd o,,i111fSr.11,a,l, ·•1>o"lt 11n,t (~het' kont') him , as so often is necessary G IUSEPPE PETTINE 0 I ..-m 1111yu r. on delh ·ery (~u hj «t with so many childr en. We must to five d11y~• fr ~ td11I) to teac h th e unaccompanied form of □ t wi ll pay$7.!;0onde li"t' T)'AndS$ take him in hand , polish him up, Danjo ·playing. Price $2.00 Mt'h month untl1 I h11v111,,.ld S50. and estab lish a "standardized If ..rter r, .,.., lri11l. I Rm not ut i~foid. I ~h" II rnlurn th e ln ~trurnent In 1eood NJndi• school" whereby he may attain TWILIGHT REVERIE ! Ion 11nd rt'relve re fund of m y Jo,. ·n 1111y ment, m in ua •mll lt tr11n•1,ort,,tio n ~hRrlC"e, musical Cultm:e. If we can ac a new Solo, 7k I 11m MmdinJ;:" thr«i reforcnce 1. complish this, his eventual ucom tl , lh e cLIFFOl m ESsEX SON i [l N11m•~ ------ubllcallo n• for T enor a nil Pl ec trmn ing-out party" will do honor to [J1njo11. - Se nd for ll.•!..__11nd 1•rltta . him, as well as reflect credit ,\ddr e•~------upon us. R. I. MUSIC CO. (Dept. H) Cl"My Dea--::_-ler _-_-_-_-__ _ _ _ What can we do to bring this Providence , R. J. ( l,o d w lir 6 Lud,. ·lir ruer~ e the right to ahl i, about? First , establish a reliable th rouahnrtl'C'aldu ler .) Pl.Billt M%NTJ0N TIIS CJt.E8CD:DO WIIJCN" WRITING TO 4DYDTUIJtR8 22 T HE CRESCEN DO May, 1929 The "Bad Boy" - continued 1. Should t he present "sym bol" writing be entire}y dis carded? The 'Artist and 2. Should the tenor banjo be considered as only an "accom paniment" in strument? 3. What system of fingering ~ e Banjo and notation should be recom mended? The fir st que stion cannot b e taken care of by, a simple uyes" or "no"; it will take a long time, many discu ssions, and plenty of printer's ink to settle it . The second is more or le ss linked with the fir st, but should not be very hard to solve. The third , while requii:ing more seri ou s study, should not be very diffi cult of solution. Come, teachers, soloists and ordinary players of the tenor banjo, take a hand in the matt er and offer a sugges tion! Let us confine our though ts to the future upliftin g of th e "b:i.d boy." Above a ll else, do not leave it to oth ers, especially to those who may not h ave a prac tical knowledge of th e instru ment , or to tho se who hav e only th eir own personal gain in mind. The ordinar y player' s point of view is worthy of as much con sideration a s that of anyone e lse. Mail your letter of suggestions tc:,the writer , care of this maga zine. E. C. Benson Barker TEACHER ot BANJ O, MANDOLIN, GUITAR Studlo-- 412 J ubon Bulldlnar Pro vlderu:-r, R, I. A Nrw Hl1ht, 11 - ■ Mdt tl Tnw Ball}e lll•tll .. MORRIS MODERN METHOD EARLE .COOKE (t..ttttl.111prvqdedJl.loll) 81:l«!fd•tll(llolwto1P1>e&fbd-tbe!tlb ~rdl,ubalfllWl,J~J'Ollba .. - uutaal ClDlll"fflllon f1I Thi Alllffkla Oulld B I 00 BANJOS, GUITARS AND You MANDOLINS for quiclc di,poaal - ¼'to H off retai l price. Guaran tecdtobeu reprcacnted . Heard ... Continued What do you need 7 from page 19 GEO. STANNARD -- llfl ,. Je• NI'. P1• t. 121 S.. Want11 I I., Tno11te ■, N. J . The Music Supplement B. M. A.-Chic ago, Illinois I recentl y inquired at Lyon In this !!sue th ere appears some and Healy, if they had any of exception.ally good music for club Segovia's phonogra ph records Wanted! groups. These sugge stions each month for sale. They had three double for arc issued for your convenience in facers, and I was pleased to pur• the Crescendo columnt-more new, selecting good music from th e leatling chase one of them. They are of what', going on. Your program, , publi shers . Th is month has two good both fine numbe rs and he played recitals, concert& are of inter ut; newa d ipping, and items which you tenor banjo arra ngeme nt s for the them at his rec:ent recital here have found interesting, all help to popu lar Queen City Marc h by A. J. you Might be glad to broadcast build up an inte resting journa l. Weidt and publi shed by Wa lle i: this fact to the readers of Cre Write to us; tell us; we want to J acobs, Inc. Furt her part s may be scendo ? Do you know of an y hear from YOU! secured for thi s same number. snappy , clean•cut banjo solo rec and Th e Gringo March by Mr. Bick ord - somethin g rendered in a th e Round Table has been created ford is also a very popular numb er masterful and decisive manner, for your service. Make UK of it. ~ ted from NiComede's American and not trashy. Each conductor is devoling his valu• able time to anawcr any quution V ;._o~io.A good representat;i.: group- ANSWE R. you may have- profeuiona l or be• There are many good bnrijo records ginne r. ~~fs i~o~~~~n ~~~rtc:!\:ufu=:~·amJ here are a few o! the artists. Go Cr e,ce ndo Pub l. for this number seventeen different to you r fa vorite sto re nnd hea r a few 157 Columbu, An. , Bo,to n, Mu,. part s at but 60 cents per volume. of these and I'm sure you will find The Kanaka Kap ers Dance is one somethi ng to your likin g. The records of Walter Burk e's Steel Guitar num as played by Albert Bellson, VnnEpp s, T ;~~ 4:~~:r~~~i.:~!:~~;;~~~%t~:~ bers, published by H. F. Odell Co., a Vess Osman, Eddie Peabody and Har• he.id, correctly processed and dried , good examp le o! hi s works. ry Reser are genera lly accepted as ready to adj ust to hi1 ini lr ument in 20 among the best in banjo recordings. minutes. VoultaosEnsemble Play Before Honored Guests On Mnrch 16 a lecture was given ■.M.G. Edited by Emile G,-imsha,v by the Greek Bishop of Boston at an asse mbly in New York with the Greek A Monthl y Magazine Consul General and the Greek Ar ch devoted to the int erests of th e bishop of th e U. S. in attendance . Banjo , Ten or Banjo , l'tlandolin , Guitar. The program was given by Pericles Wrt te to Milton G. Wolf Voultsos and his Frett ed Instrument ' 16A, CRA.FTON STRE ET. NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W. I. Rt ad1-Strctclm l En semble. 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