Vol.XX[ MAY, 1929 No . 11 A frett ed instrument monthly for BANJO, MANDOLIN, GUITAR so let's think of Proposed P lan o f Fr etted Instrum ent Prom o tion ~" " plll(<' S Th e Ameri can Guild of B . M. & G . Th e "Bad Boy" of Plectrum Instrum ents •er pal(" ZI PUD Ll6HC D DY H. F . ODELL COMPA NY 20 Cents Per Copy COPYR I GHT Int-A LL ft l GHTS RIEU:RVED $2 .00 P er Year [NT [lt[D AS SECOND CU.IS MATTIER JUNE I.'"'· AT T H[ POST orrtC[ .. T BOSTON. MASSACHU IIE TI I . UND[R ACT or MAIICH l. 1171 Prlmtd I ■ U.L A, I 100 BOOKS FOR PLAYERS AND TEACHERS OF I 5 F~~!!~12E~~~J:~~l~!~~! •~_•! INSTRUMENT MUSIC IN T HE WORLD TENOR BANJO BANJO _ E. Z. 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SMITH MUSICCO ., INC. 25 4 -256 W . Jht Street NEW YORK , N. Y. !'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 . 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