The talking machine world (Jan-June 1919)

JuN-E 15, 1919 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 145 $8.00 Spring Motors $4.75 Equipped. with l_2-inch pressed steel turntable, speed regulator, brake, needle cups, large nickeled winding crank, escutcheon, mounting screws and washers. Terms, cash with order. Send for sample to-day. Phon-O-Musical Sales Co., P. O. Box 1824, Boston, Mass. We can supply the trade witii a limited number of popular priced cabinets, either in white or finished. Three sizes only, 44-in., 48^-in. and 5154-in. high. Good lines and finish and big sellers. BULLOCK MFG. CO., 4732 Madison St. Chicago, 111. FOR SALE High grade steel needles, 4c a hundred in lots of 100,000. COLE & DUNAS MUSIC CO., 54 W. Lake St., Chicago, 111. WANTED Columbia and Victor Hebrew and Russian records. Apply "Box 654," care The Talking Machine World, 373 Fourth Ave., New York, N. Y. We are in the market for a machine to cut and sharpen phonograph needles. The Kovell Talking Machine Co., 2365 Mission St., San Fcancisco, Cal. ATTRACTIVE QIMBEL BROS. WINDOW The crowds passing the prominent establishment of Gimbel Bros., at Thirty-third street and Sixth avenue, paid tribute recently to the attractive show window devoted to the products of the Talking Book Corp. displayed in the illustration herewith. WAYSIDE GRAMOPHONE CONCERTS At a -London police court recently a woman stated that her husband earned his living by traveling about with a gramophone and entertaining people with it in ladies' houses. He boasted that he made a good living in that way, and why not? The king of artistes is always open for such engagements. Few dealers have ever developed this side of their business, though. NEEDLES WE MANUFACTURE Diamond needles for Edison Sapphire needles for Edison Sapphire needles for Pathe in ttock ready for delivery MERMOD & CO., 874 Broadwa;, N. Y. CABINETS WANTED A certain fairly large manufacturer of complete tallcing machines desires to contract for the making of a large number of cabinets. Address Box 3000 Talking Machine World 373 Fourth Ave. New York City EDUCATING THE ANTI=MUS1CAL How John A. Scott Is Successfully Overcoming Certain Religious Prejudices Against Music in Certain Parts of the State of Pennsylvania We hear much these days of the universal love and appreciation of music, of the fact tliat music is one of tlie essentials to human happiness, and that it is ranked by Governmental authorities as fourth in the line of necessities, coming immediately after food, clothing and shelter, yet there are sections of the LInited States where religious sects hold forth and where music is looked upon as a curse and is barred either in the church or home by religious scruples. It seems peculiar in these modern days that such conditions should exist, but they do exist, and the talking machine or piano dealer who has the courage to establish his business in or adjacent to one of the communities settled by any of these particular religious sects has the ordinary problems of business increased. There is a religious sect in Conestoga County, Pa., and adjacent territory which regard music of any sort with religious horror, and not only refuse to permit the use of musical instruments of any kind either in the church or the home, but make every effort to avoid hearing the music produced by others. Although the members of the sect in question are energetic and without exception prosperous, the territory being rich in agricultural possibilities, and while they enjoy the benefit of the modern innovations in the conduct of their affairs and in the furnishings of their homes, they still maintain without abatement their prejudice against music in all forms. A dealer in Conestoga County relates a situation in which a woman, enthusiastic over one of the talking machines he had for sale, purchased the same with the proviso that if her neighbors strenuously objected and ostracized her for the possession of this machine she would be privileged to return it. Two days after the sale he received a telephone request to take the instrument back. It seems that, despite the fact that it was mid-summer, whenever she played the talking machine her next-door neighbor, although fifty feet away, closed every window in the house and drew down the shades. This was no reflection whatever on the tone of the machine, but simply was the religious antipathy of the neighbor to listen to the phonograph. At least one talking machine man in this afflicted territory has taken a certain amount of pleasure in endeavoring to overcome his religious prejudice by endeavoring to impress upon the members of the sect that music holds a prominent place in the Bible, and that in maintaining the Bible as a work of the Lord they must of necessity adopt the teachings that music is looked upon with favor by the Almighty. This particular talking machine man is John A. Scott, connected with the Solotone Mfg. Co., of Lititz, Pa., which make and market the Solotone phonograph. Mr. Scott himself is the son of a Lutheran minister, and is firm in his belief that true worship is enhanced by the use of music. It was through his influence that an interesting article combating the existing antipathy to music appeared recently in the "Lititz Express," and for his own part Mr. Scott prepared a slip containing some interesting facts concerning the reference to music and musical instruments in various sections of the Bible, ■f'hese slips he sent to various prospects whom he felt they would interest. The facts as presented by Mr. Scott show considerable familiarity with the good book, as well as considerable research work, and they might prove of value to other talking machine men who perchance may lind themselves up against the problem of overcoming religious scruples. The facts as presented are as follows: The sixty-six books comprising the Bible were written over a period of sixteen hundred years, from the time of Moses to the Apostle John. The words music, musical instruments, musicians, song singers, singing, appear about 425 times; harps and viols, 150 times; shouting for joy, 75 times; joy, 200 times; happiness, 25 times; glad and gladness, 150 times; rejoicing, 300 times. Total, 1,325 times. The word gloominess appears in the Bible two times. The word despair appears in the Bible four times. It would appear, therefore, that since the earliest history of the human family, .music, musical instruments, singing and joy have been encouraged by the writers — who were Godly men — legislators, patriarchs, prophets, kings, priests, statesmen, physicians, shepherds, tax gatherers, tentmakers, fishermen and men of every class of the community, in every stage of human progress and experience. A recent addition to the talking machine department of the Shepard Co., Providence, R. I., is Miss Ruth Cannon. THE REGINAPHONE A phonograph of the highest grade with many exclusive features. The new Regina Sound-box is the greatest improvement in talking machines in years, reproducing all hill and dale and lateral cut records equally well, and in a manner unsurpassed. New B«glna Sound-Box Territory arrangements with active dealers. Send for particulars. THE REGINA CO. 47 West 34th Street, NEW YORK 209 South Stale St., CHICAGO. ILL. Manufacturers of ifie Regina Music Box and otlier musicai instruments for over 25 years.