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Vol XXXIII, No. 375 J U LY , 1936 [Price Si xpence

THE
"CONCERT GRAND" .
The" CONCERT GRAND" has for many~ been associated with
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clear, brilliant tone is due to the construction of the combined wood
and metal hoop. The vellum rests on a brass hoop spw1 over a stout
wire, which is again supporred on a scalloped ring, thus keeping the
vellum clear of the hoop and giving extra volume and brillian~ .
The maple handle has five veneers down the centre and underneath the
fingerboard, whioh giv~ greater rigidity and prevents warping, at the
same time giving a handsome appearance.
The resonator i5 the •· Paragon " type, made of maple with veneers
of ebony. Built in tongued sections and recessed to fit the
nickel-plated flange.
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·')lav I <'011gratulate you on you!' added sixths and cannot play a simple
N~t~s
cU)clc~mm£Jlts
BY TH E EDITOR
excellent editorial in this month's
'B .i'\lf.G.' ·
It- sm-ely is time t hat these so-called
si11gle line melody at. sigh t!
Carry on t.h e good work, Mr .
Bassett, some more exposures like
teaching schemes were exposed, and t.his will be welcomed by the legiti -
MORE ABOUT POSTAL by doing so, you have, I feel sure, mate teachers.
TUITION the whole-hea1·ted support of the Yours sincerely,
My editorial para.graph of last teaching prof ession. Ra y Baillie .. ,
month, anent " Dubiou s Posta.l The majority of these correspon-
'l'ui tion,' ' has been most faYourably dence courses are just commercial *
commented upon hy many readers proposition s to the 'teachers'· who COMMERCIAL PROPOSIT I ON
who, themseh-es, are q11alifiecl nm them, many of whom are music- Mr. Ray Baillie's comment that
teachers of the fretted instn1meut6; ally i1litera te and cannot group the "these schools are .inst a, commercial
the gist of opinions expr~ssed being-;- notes of a har of m11sic correctly. proposition" is justified , because once
"it is time that somethmg was said · But what of the pupils? They are this type 0£ "sch'ool" receives an en-
about the futilit y of such tuition to lost amid st chords of the ninth and quiry from a "likel y customer" the
the beginner. " lat ter continues to be plied with new
Futility is an apt de.scription, _be- CONTENTS offers. For instance, my correspon-
cause the correct meth'od of playmg "8 . ~1.G." Ct.Ull XOTES 248
"B .M.G." Dlt'J,O:0IA:$ 247 dent of la st month (whose letters I
a musical in strument is not possible "B .M.G." i':'.OTES .. . 247 quoted in Notes and Comments for
Bv TH& WAY 246
by the written word alone; demon- CONCERT ~OT£:$ 247 June) has sent to me a still further
stration is essential, especially in the CORRESPONOP.!\C&
EstUDIANT ·IN·,\. A, LITTL'& Wuu ~uiss ).lv sr~RY
249
232 long communication he subsequently
case of the "ra.w recruit" to the ranks EXP£Rl!I.IE:.'TS WITH THI-; Rovso S1'2-1!:I.. By receiYed from the School, regarding
237
of fretted-instrumentalists. F~~;,~~~~~C~~EWS ::: ... ... ... . .. 23 8 which he writes :-
Fk~!!re~c~~i~R,'{~::ri~'~COR0$ ~~ THk:.. ~IOsT_~: 232 Re "Tuil ion by Corres pondence."
u F11:o"1"XACMHR TO P UP IL." By Terr)• Usher 243 I am glad to see that you have
BUT "Ho-r .. C HORU SES AKD )IODERS $y:,;cOrATIO:-;
devot.ed a considel'able amount o[ space
o:-: THR BAsJo. By Alf Bell ••• 244
The "Conespo ndence" type of so- )(ASDOl,.I~" MAHSTRO ! By B flat 243 to the abo"e subject in the June issac
)tus1e SUPPLF.~1-ST" IS 'THIS I SSUE :- or "JJ.M G."
called school should not be confused BAS JO SOLO: " RIDISG TIIE RAXGE IN TIIE SKY"
with the legitimate "Schoo ls of Cu1-rA1tS01.0: "O sL\ ' A SrosE's THROW FRO )I
11
Since I fot•wat·ded the " -- School or
J-1£:AVES ,. , ••• ••• ••• ...
:Music" literatui-e t,o you I have received
1h1sic" a.t.tended hy -efficient teachers PL&CTRlJM DAS JO S01,.0: "Tiu:
SYROMP.1:t:;1 DALL II
DARKTow:,:
••• ••• •• • ••• one more letter from tJ1is concern, which
of fretted instruments. The latter l\( ;.S() OUS' SOLO: " '.\iAQ UED A" ••• • •• I enclose herewith for your pernsal. This
schools and teachers, in fact, depre• T£sOK 8ASJO SOLO: "WAKE UP A:,,:o S1so"
N£ws A:SQ Vrnws. ny A. P. Sharp e 235
specimen eYideritly completes the series is.
cate the harm ea.used by the "bu y our ~on::s ASi) Co~:.JESTS ... 229 sued, nnd concludes with a threat or in -
0YASGV- R &S. By A. P. Sharpe 245 crnnsc<l fees if theii· proposition is not taken
instruments and we will teach you RADIO N£wS . .. . .. . .. •.. . .. 23S up promptty.
free of charge " sch'emes. S1s(;LE Snusc T ECHS IQVl: FORT r.:,,:oR8ASJ01S1$.

~~~~~ H;1~eyT;.;£
·r,!!Y BtC~xs,::~:· 245
By··cw1o~d As )fr. Baillie so rightly says, such
E ssex ...
Tim BREAKoows
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Of tH£.
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BRE-AKDOws-111.
... . .. 231 schools are merely commercial pro-
AS WITNESS By C. A. Keeler •.. 23-5 positions of no value whatever to the
Mr. Ray Baillie, the well-known Tm~ CARE OP THE DAs10. ,BY Fred
Tm: '.\I.umoL1~-. Dy F. Wmsbw
Van
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st ll(lent who rca/i.y "\\'ishes to play,"
soloist and teacher of fretted instru- THt:. ~IA!<t:DOL IS , GUITAR ASD UKi;Lt 1.t. By as instanced by tlie following en-
",zj ~~ ':;t~rT~;~TY 231
me_nts, of the Stone School of )fo sic, YEARS OP .. ·13.;\I.G·.~; lightening excerpts from the com-
wntes : By A. P. Sh;;trpc 236 munication under discussion.
 230
"\\7e hnYe been reserving a Guitar for
you, and we arc greatly disappointed thnt
you have not tak fn :.1dnrnt.agf of our offe1·
"' !,each you how lo r,1;1;·this fine solo in.
~trument.
''I wond()r if vou are like so m,rnv other
people "'ho ha,:e hesitat ed lo take 'up the
guital' bec,,usc Uie ;• imagin e it too <lifficult
lv le"rn • If so, then you will be surprised
t o know that the Cui1a1· is NOT a difficult
in~ttument. to learn- when vou have been
$hown HO\V,,, · towus, he would l,p delighted io meet
Gu itaris t reader s of "B.M.G.,"
too, will he "surprised" to know this,
I imagin e.
Solo playing as well as accompanyin g ) 3
l horoughly dealt wit-h :n the lesson, . . .
Peoplt who knew nothing wh ute, ·c1·about
music l>efo1·ethey enr olled arc now ab:e to
plav wit h case ;md dio)t..
inction.
'!.'he School's "Cour se," as stated
la st. mont ,h , consi~ts of h,·ent Y-f'our
(fortn ightly) writte n lessons, ' after
which, according to the "School," the
student who "know s not.hing- about
music" c,m become (I solo guita rist!
We all know that to be able to play the
g uital' is "p1iccless accomp li,J1ment. You
wa.nt. Lo J>l ay i ot herwiso you wouJdn't ha\·e
take n the trouble to answ er 0111·adv ertis e-
ment . But "Wanting" 01· " Wishin g" to
play is not enough -you must ACT. Put-
ting things off fol· a. day or two or a week
01· two-called PROCRASTIN'ATIOX - is
,111 all too common failin g whi ch Jose, us
s0 many golden opportunities. T.his 'is
your GOLDEK OPPORTUNITY and we do
r!ot wnnt you to miss it .
Tlie aboYe is en p1Mwnt, I take it .
Just . compa,·e the ,;,mall cost of thi;
Course of In.5tl'Uction with the small fortm,e
you wl)u]d have to pa,y under the old
method. And don't forget, all the old diffi.
culti.es have been swept away by this
simple new method. Ea ch lesson is so in -
tet·esting that study and pra ctice arc mor e
like a pastime than a task. And they are
so convenient; you can study and practi se
wl1enever you wish without ty ing yourseli
clown to set J,ours - all in the quiet of your
-0wn home with no strangers around to
make you nervous.
The value, of tuition lies not in the
cost but in th e efficiency of the
teacher . I need sav no more but will
conclude by quoti,ig· the three fiual
paragraph s of the School's letter :-
A week afte r you hove had youl' firsf
lesson, your on ly ,·eg..et "~II be that you
didn't know or tin s really wond edu l
meU1od yea.1-s ago . So, whe,i learning to
play ha s been so simplified. and brought
rinht to y our doo1-,why contmue to confine
yt..11• enjoyment or mu sic to listening to
others playin g• WHY HESITATE •
I am going to gi ,·e yo" one ~o•·e oppol'-
tunity to secure a fine Gmtru· without extra
cost. Do not put this off- TO-DAY is your
GOLDEN OPPORTU N I'l'Y . TO-DAY the
Em ·olment Applica ,tion which you )1ave de-
cided to fill in should be posted. ACT
NOW.
At the rate the School is now g,·owing.
it should be but a short time until the
present pri ce and wrms are withdrawn. If
you do not enrol now, not only will yl)u
B.M.G.
STAN KEWLEY
Jose you,· Gu itiu·, but it is almost ce1'lain
that yo u will ha ve to pay a fee of perhaps
£8 8s . Od. or £9 9s. Od. My advi ce to :,oa
is to ENROL NO, :v and make sur e of
securin~ youl' Guitar and this decided
saving .....
* * * .Al. , 'b(I "· mwt ed plnyiug the pian o
PHOTOGRAPH .S ON THIS
PAGE
)fr. Stan Kewley is the banjoist
and i.ruitari;:t in the ,·aud e,·ill e act
"Shiels and Kewl ev" which is at pre -
sent touring· the coi.mtry. Mr. Kewl ey
sta rt ed his Yaudeville career with the
"Four Brownie Boy s," pre~ious to
wh ich he was a dance banjo ist. He
is Yery proud of his two "Paragon"
han.io, and his "Paragon" guitar.
AL SHAW
[July, 1!)36
One of h is hanjos , in addition to be-
ing- gold -p!.atetl and specially in laid,
has all the positim 1s on t he finger-
board indicated In· inlaid minors.
The theatre ~pot, lighi., 1 eflected from
these i., most effectiYe. ]£ a uv re(lders
of "B .M .G." ca1·e t0 call ' on )fr .
Ke,d ey wh eu he i, app ear ing in, or
within easy distan ee of. their own
them, sho,1· his inst r 111nent;;
, aud au-
~weJ' to the he,t, of his ab ilit y any
banjo or guitar q uer ies t hey care to
put to birn .
Al. Shaw is, perh ·aps, one of the
busiest. of London prof essional frette d
i1Htrnmentalists. The Sis Swingers .
Primo Scala, Th e Loudon Pian, J
.\.ccordian Band are a few of t !te r e-
c:ord ing· comhination s with wh ich ht>
,;onstantl .,· work s, and many of th"
commercia l programmes from Ra dio
:K01·m,1111h·and Radio Luxemhou1·:.-
mak e use· of his playing of t.he guiia ·,.
and Hawaiian g·uitar .
at seYen ~·ear,=of ag·e, hut, after he
heard a gram ophone rPcord of Oily
Oakl ey pla:·iu g "The Coloured
)Iajor," decided to pur cbc,,e a banjo .
·within a ~,ear (he was then thirteen )
he made hi s first puhlic appearance
playing banjo solo.,. A fter a few
years playing Yarious sma 11 engage -
ments he re tu rned to )Ianchester ,
where he play ed with The J_o1Hlon
Baud a t the Casino. then to Bla ck-
pool "·ith Will Hurst : Gleu eag-les (llld
Adelphi, Li Yerpool. In 192:3he com-
menc ed t he stuclv of the H awa iian
guitar and came to London. securing-
an engag emont at th e old Cabar et
Cluh. Plaved Yarious London
theatt·es with.LauYaun. the Hawaiian
guitarist - from whom .-\I. Shaw learnt
a lot. Was with Jav Whidden at the
Carlton Hotel in 1926, pla~1 ing the
pl ectmm . guitar, the following year
opening with Mariu s B. '\¥inter at
the Hotel Cecil.
Var iou s importan t. engagements
and numerous recor ding- sessions
followed and t hen, in 1934, he con-
centrated upon recording a nd broad -
C(lstin.g as gu itar soloist , and it i';
int erest ing- to note that he has ap-
peared wit.h most of the first-class
·hands and combinations, including
Ambrose . As a compo;er, .·U . Shaw
ha $ two new pl e<'t.rum guitar solos
to his credit and numerous composi-
tion s for the Hawaiian g>t1 itar and
hanj o.
 July, 1936]
Tl1~ Ma11cl~li11,
(J1Ji tell'
(Fledl"um,liawaiia11 l; Regular )
a.id U k1Jl£le.
co~ovu,o"" A. de VEKEY
P .S.'l'., London. send,; parliculars of
a 11 inst n11ne11t, he is " contem platin g
hu_ying , ·• nncl asl,s 111
y opini on .
.·ln~11:cr .- H <le pe 11ds on lhe <>
of _,·ou r ,, mbit ion , b Ltt, my opin io n is
that ·. 110 instrum ent - " ·i(h such lim ite<l
seope (and "·hich, inc iden lo.lly . re -
quires no study) is "·or th bo t he rin g
a~oul, fo r yo n would ,-:0011 !ir<' o f such
ii:, instrument. l f, ho" ·e,·cr , yon do
1101 mind w,1sting your t-irnc and 111
in r etu rn fo r poor results m usiea ll.v
11,e ,nsh- um enl m ,w su i l ,·ou . Rut. 1
woulrl stro n gly r c~;i1111n c i°HI t hat _,·on
s lucl.,· some \\'Ortli-"·hil c in,t rnrncn t;
a nd from m us ical not atio n .
(l. 0 ., T,i,·erpool. writ e, re ,1
lc ,,llwr p ick he h,1, clc,·isc·cl fo1·
pl ny i11g [(l(l 111an<1 0:i11 \\'hich,
he claims, eli111in:11 c•s all .. clic k'"
,1nd prod uces a s<,ft. 111usic,1\
!onl' . l·fo as h ;\'11<-tht•r t!lC't'C
,rn uld lw ,11 "· likdihnod of l h<'
iclc:1 heco111in g populnr.
. ln ~wrr .- To !Ill' lnlkr <iU.l'S•
I io11 l \\'Onl<l rcpl_v- \"'o . l;ilclc-
tr, t or v,nious maici·i ,ds ha,· c
be en l ric•d, hut il1t• 11,njoril_v of
pln_,·c rs prcfe l' ,1 plcci rtt111 of
rcrrl !orLoiseshcll . I .<•a t :,er
picks fo r h,rnjo "·ere '' t ri od
ou t .. soll10 venrs ngo , h ut (he
pr!'fo1·cnce ~or (he, lodoi,P sh ell
rnrietv st ill r cm,, ins .
•·A:G ., :, Bii-1ui11glia1n. asks " RA Y MONDE
nn ·iou~ questions concerning
1he u kul ele nnrl t he gu it,,11·
B.M.G.
\\Tilt on (fo l' u'kulele). You will find
the fingering on l-oth in strurnc n!s
i,,!:nl i<'a l .
' · 1>i~~:,Lisfied," N e wcasl -le, "rit e~ ,,
lt·lier o{ complaint- nbout his gu it;u·,
diflic u ll-y in pln~·ing t,he Grn at Barre,
et c.
: l n.rn:/'/·.- ( J ) ll ad .,·our gu ibw been
a new , or e ,·c•n ·',·ecc ntl y pnr ch,, sccl,"
instrnme11t l ".<Hild haYe ~a.id , "R e-
turn it lo t-he ~om·rc of s upp l y ." In
you ,· ,·a.,e, h.o"·p ,·e r. the mak e r i~
xi-cnt app,1renily no l.. lo hbm e, fo r ,·011 hav e
had t lw guihn· in nsf' for so"m e tim e
an d , acc·or ding lo .vonr self, if. wa s
'\ ill rig·hl \\'hPn ·lir~t p urchas ed."
Your t·om p laint !hat "t .h e fretting-
lws \\' O l'll lhrnu .gh q nic kl .v'' may rea -
~011ahly l,p a<·rou1Ht>d for by l he faet
one y lhal - t he in s ln1 111e11t ha s lwe n us ed
<·o tisi,-!Pntl ., · for clan<·P-li.1ncl work; no
nn1kP1· woul<l r isk !(is 1·t>Jllllal ion by
fit ii ng- !he 1-n ir of fr ~!ting you m en -
! ion .
(2) .\f., · ,·ie "' is tha t. !h e instru-
mrnl has ,e n ·pcl .,·,n1 p re!t y well , eon-
AND HIS BAND 0 ' BANJOS "
.,J •· $/ii/ " from lire P11t/1tlfmc ffcckl y (rrli'i1sc·tl tl1ror1
; l10111the f (Hmt ry on
, j1dy 11tcl), w :dlid i tlu'i IMJUlplnyt t/u; 1.·i:l!-lrntr.~•,1 mdrcl,. '"Ulll:t: , l wtt}'. ,.
23 1
of !h e sfrings \\'i ll be t ru e at th 'e
! we!Hh fre t , a n d t he other definitely
'out ·,'.- eYen wh e n t he s f.r i ngs are n ew
and of t.l1e ,mme bra n d. Can you
sug ·gest : a. r emedy?"
.-111.swer . - Covel'ecl strings that do
not, \\'ha .L "' e term . "p.a i r " correctly
,n e frecl ue ntly fo u nd-:--t.he p r obable
c·aus r of the !roub le JU yo u r case -
a nd !.lie on ly remedy is for y ou to
c·hange !:he i;trin 1gs un t il th _ey do
· 'pair." You ' "ou l d be s urprised at
t h P numb er of str in gs the "supe r -
1·1·i I ica l" pla n ~r s <lisca rcl hefo, ·e tl 1ey
a r r t·omp l etei_y sati sfied, for tl 1ei r re -
q11iremP 11l, i n th e " pairin g" r espect
a r e exading- .
H .J.;., H ot.llHharn , sug-gesb; tl,at
uk ul el ~ so lo, shou l cl he inch1ded in
i11P rno n lh l~· musi c s upple m ent . of
· ' 13. ~f .G."
.\ nwwer.-I ag r ee , and ha Ye 1:om-
m u n it:af ecl "' i t h. !he 1':tlitor before on
!h is s n bj et:t . Hi s Yie\\' i s th~ t t.her e
is not sut'.ic:enl- g(;ne rn l 1111.e rest
sho ,n1 lo w11rrn11l , 't-he jJnelus ion
ot uku lele ~olo~. } personally
clo not, rng ard tha .t, as be ing t-lie
rcrn l rcnson, for T th in k it is du e
lo lhe clis(Ticlinat ion of uku le le
players to " bot her l o write" nnd
so "v oice" th ()ir \\'ant s . I fe e l
~ure that if Lhc dem and is
fo1·thcom i ng, I he Bdi t-01· lwh o
does his best , lo please all
r ea d ers) ,viii "g ivo his at-w n -
t,ion.n
.\1\ crnTci.,pond cnc c r cli1.t,ing
t o th is .l)op,\r! ,rncnt sho ul d be
sent DIHB CT to A . de Vekey .
1Hii 4 Gh ristcht1rch Hoad, Bos-
eombe K irst, l3ourJ1emonth.

conc!t1ding hi~ lette r \\'ith
" in \\'hn .t '"'". cnn the (,,n ) i11strmnents
lie conside recl a$ 's imil nr ' " ·h en they
are lune d cliffcl'c>ntly ?"
: l 11H1rc1·.- Although the tuning is
clifiel'Cn l . Ilic i111 r rv,1/~ on the first. four
~(-rin gs of lh c gu it,nr a l'C lhc same, ns
you \\'ill discover by sto ppin g the notes
on th e gu i lfll' nt the ~<·,·e n t h fret, wh ich
g i,·e, on t he h ighct· fo ur strings
(·l-H-:Z-1) ihe same notes ns on t he
u'kulele, i. e., A-D -1<'~ -H. As you
piny the guihu·, I.tr y o,·cr " !>0n1c nu111-
hl' r , ancl i [ you con~ iclei · t-he nol<JS on
I !ir 1tlrnlPle 11~0 11 ll10 gu i(ar you \\'i ll
lh 1cl ll1c fingm·ing is e xact.!r the ~a.nic .
8i111ilarly , ,{ p lay e r of the nlrnlelo , wi t.h-
:)(lt pre,·ious lrno\\'l eclgc of t h e guit -ar,
onn, b~• considering t-.l1
e firs t four
!,t1-ings of the gnitnr t,he snme ns on
lh ~ ukulele, do likew ise . A forthei·
cxp er imc,n t is to IPn.rn a simp le ~olo
on !he 11ku lcle, t-h en pla ce n cnpo -
d ·,1st-ro on th o se Yc.nth fret of t-h c
gu itar, re'1din g ,m octa ve hi gher t-hau
~itler ing- !li e amonnl of ha r cl playing
1( must . haYe lrncl; a n ,1 _,·0111· a 1·gu 111
I hat .,·ou " kn ow a Yiolin ist wh o ha s
l,e e11 pla ,ving h is do l in fo r ye ar s ancl
it. ,;till i s as it " '" ~ on t h e dav he
h()ugh! : i t.," does not a ppb · to a g 'ui t ar
.,tnmg- \\' ith stee l st rings and con -
,shrntl ,. use d for "clance wor k. "
You r· guitar, in r-0111mon wi!h otl1er
instn 1111ents, ne ecls oYer h aul i ng-
pN io,lil'all., ·.
'l'he (;hrat B an(, 11ee d s ron s bn t
pr a l"li,·n ( e,·en tl t'ou.g-h the i nstrnmeul
hP prop!lrl ,\' n<l.iu~tt•cl ) hu!, a s yo u
"h,1 ,·e p r actised hal'{l " and ha,•e
'·1uw c r ht>tlll ahl e lo make r ea l heat l -
way ," I sho ultl s u.!rgC',I . that yo u m en -
lion t-.11 is fad lo th<i man d oing t h e
o,·erhaul; he " ·ill aclj u~t· t he action
ac·ronling-1~ ·.
G .A .A . , T.~e<k "C an yo u ex pl ain
\\"h~· r hnYe diffi culty in g eH ing· th e
thirc l ancl fo11rlh s!r ing·s on my rnan-
tlolin to ahn1vs sou nd tli e fiame?
1\ 1ia t I m ean is-s ometim es on l y one
~
en(
J17£13.a11;
and fli~ E~i1111~r
~
(\ifh>rd (ss~
N OW th,1t- th e " Whi t() Coons'' have
bee n rcs usc itnted, and at·e 0ft.en
nppeariog i n the B.B .C pro grnmmes ,
1 find thnt the dllt e of the ir origin is
o[t en bein g confused wit h thn t of my
H ov:"ll Picl'rots which w as t h e first
co1;cert p,1rtv e ;•er sta r ted in En<>Jand
ll, 1891 . . C >
W e <hl our firs( . per formance ou the
Ho yal Ync h t before t he Jr.te Kin ,~
Edward VlI. ,1t Cowes on A ,i gt,$t SrJ,
1891, the re being al so pr e.,~nt th e !al e
Cjuccn Alexandra , the t hree Princesses
<1nd the t\\'O Princ es .
lt w as in 1808or 1894 t!.itl~1 <"ngaged
the late W ill Pepper (th e father of Mr •
Hany Pepper of the B.B .C.) .
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He rema ined with me for th ree
vc:1rs when certnin 11lt.erations had to
be m;1cle to mnke it "·orth while for
J imm~· Blak eley (t.lrn well-lmown
comed ia n) to forego pantomime en -
~a!!eu1c11ts nncl remain
0
\\•ith us
t l11~ough
th~ winter.
Th.i nlten1l ions not provi n g sat i~-
f,1elor_1· to W :ll PE>pper, he left the
l{,"·nl l?icrrots, .ind started the "White
( 't,;m~" on e xac tly til~ sa:ne lin r•s as
111,1· comp,111,v. I at onc e engaged Jo e
:.\fo rlcy in his p lace , and he remained
11·ith nie for , ·ery m;rny years .
\ \' hen he left rnc event -uullv h ;) w,Js
t:ngaged hy the ''White ·· Coons,'·
a~ "'''S also Miss F rancine De ,dwr sl
(who h,Hl lH'en ,l"it11 us for eight ye ars)
and t thin k thev 111ade I h('it· first
:tpp enrnnce \Yith one of tit ~
· ' \\ "hite Coon" 'l1 roupes at
'.lfar gate, so far ns my
111 t•mory ca ni es me.
'I his ought to pu t it 011re -
conl as lo I he uctu nl elates
,of t-he for 111atio n of I he re-
,1wc1 i vc compa ni es, ,1l)0\1t
which then' nppear, to hn ,·,,
l>ccn so 111 c confusion . I la tch·
lw,11·d t he date of the sbn{ of
t he "Wh ite Coons" ,rnllouncPd
l,_v the B .B. C. as 1889!
F.G ., On no account cvel'
lo wel' your bri dge after pla _,._
ing OI' _vou1· in s trumc11t " ·ill
nc ,·el' be in order .
' l'hc1·c is no nec('~s i Iv to
· · rt'lie ,·c the strn in 011 • the '
l'ellum" as you say, t hc:
pr cSSlll''J of the bridge does
110! - brc,1k vellums.
Ill our ,1/rn• issue 111.:fatit<ir$11;.:_,~att·i
13c su t·c Lhat you have it tl ~. 1'hi$ 'phwo,..rltj,fr sht;:-1:sCo/iir. /l tmk~ (c/ IJO)'ltw1l,.\'r-. IJMuslq} pla,l'i11,:Iii:; b~wjo.
ucc<mr/}trnictlIJ>"Iris fa·o l1r&1lras()JJ pitrno ,u;C(m/io1
p laced at t he some dis - fhl.!t<mntry."
Lan ce from lhe 12th fr et-
u,; l-hc 121-11fret is from the uut .ll th e
l-0p of the arm .
P .R . . Very few of (he so ngs I u,c •d
to sing in the Hoyal Picrrots m·c stil l in
r,rin(,. T ,1111 often asked fo1·them nnd
almost invarinb ly have to disappoint.
It $Cums n gt·eat pi t._v t hat- sin{;iug
with banjo accomp,rnirncnt is not mor e
fc-ati,rcd nowadavs, :is I al 11·
av,s
fonncl my ban jo" songs \\'er e ,·c',-y
popu lar itc 111s in out · pr ogrammes .
\\ "c ha ,·e lhc following nu 111b<·1
·s >-lill
in ~l<>c:k , 2,-. eopies which "'r nrc
uffc•rin:,t al. h. cech l o cle11r. .-\II arc
for p ianoforte "'il h banjo nccompn ni-
n-.,, n t: · '.-\ lexnn der's Ragtime B,rnrl."
"Yidcllr on Y.1u1·Fidd le," " l\!:s"i,s,sipp i
D ipp_,. Dip,·· "W hen the Con Yen! B t li
is Ui11zing . •· "Griz:d _v Rem,' ' "Little
i\fo ,.;y G,ikc \\';1Jk," ''The Catel'pi il,w
B.M.G. [Jdy, 10:rn
111,dthe l~ose, •· "The P ien-ol's Song,"
" i\Iy Ol,1hciti ·r.ady," "Ev'ryb:i dy's ESTUDIANTINA
Doing lb.'' A Little Wir eles s Mystery
- And The Solution
Some of th('se 11·oulcl be s uit able fol'
From Our \,Vi-reless
yam p ul'pose, I feel su r e. They are Corr ~spo11clent
old enough to he C]Uite new to the
Ma rio de P ietro, broadcasli11g
prnse n t genern t ion . mando lin st!w, will do someth ing n~w
on the a ir to -m:lt"l'ow.
O.R., Th e i·ccording so loists, Pedro ·' Mai ·io de l'ietro and hi s Esl udinn-
Jo'<:rrari Lou is He Htl, and Nix Fol'd tina," the n.n.u. an nounces in its
,11·eall ~no rnan , ,·iY..,i\!a rio de Piet.ro. prngrammes .
It caused a bit of const crnatio:i
whe11 I as k ed at Broadcasting House
F.H.., 'J'lie J3.'M. .in d G. Club stnrted what an est11di<mtinais .
i.,y Miss Edna Aloma in Bomb~y las t Officials looked blank .
year is, so for as l lrno11-,the first B .i\L 'l' hc Assistant Variety Director was
,,nrl G. Olul:- to he st.ar ted in Inclin. asked . He shook his bead nod sai d
T ,nn glad to hea 1· you have jomed it , the Mu~ic D epartme nt would know .
r.nd "n.
.1!.G." \\'ill ,11\\'a,·s welcom e >:{ ::,: ,;:
ncc<1l1nl~of ils doin~~ - • 'l'lie .Music Department snid it l:-e-
1.ie\"C ,d the est udiantinn was
an instrurnen t which Mario
clP. P ietro brought to an
audi tion, .incl the auditicn
officia l liked it.
The auclitio11 oflicin l 11·,1,;
appronchecl, ,1nd mnint,1i11e,l
he had not seen :iny est ucli-
a n t.i na at anv audit ion .
The ·Mus ic D e pnrt11wn l
asked ,,g-ain, a nd on
\\"llS
secon d t ho 11g h ts saicl it
miqht be a ·kind of bn nd . D11t
nobody seemed rcnl ly to
know .
,, ,,
Here is Mnr io de T'ietro 's
e xpl nnntio n: "Estnd i,1n t inn
is a Nenpolitnn n nme fa,· a n
orchestra wh ich I formed of
mandolins . guitars, 'cellos ,
violin s nncl accordions."
FRETTED IN S TRUMENTS IN THE OPEN AIR
Reprilll ed from
·l llmt p/t1ras l◄lki: tlu:.ir btstnrm(11ts 1~
•il11tJu:m011pi,nic:s " Th e Eveni ng Ne ws" (Jun c 131/,_)
i mul ;;m·tar 011 " ri:cc11t . ,·xcrrrsicm"i11tu
T do not kn o\\' wlwthcr the Club
co11lcl he ntli liated to the Lon -
clan 13.:\f. and G . Ch ,b, or wh nt
n~c()r-ds
exnc t h · thnt would mea n , bu t FRETTED INSTRUMENT IUCORDS
Iii:• S1•c1·ct.u·v, ::lfr. G. A. I<ec ier, Of lHE MONTH REVUWED 13Y
11 ·<11,ld let. you lmo11· if you were
to \\'r ite hitn , ,is he is ,,lso Rccrelmv "A I a u r i s ''
of th<·' Bri tish Pecleration of Tlnnjo,sts,
:\fa11<10Eni ~ts alld Guit ,lt'i~t~. ~o I will
n,k him to girc ~'O U all par t iculars to
I K hist month's '•B .:1l.U ." I endec111
lJU:ita(ion from a cot·respondenL' 8
lctt~r ou lhe non-issue of banjo
c1i,1h lc nn.v of _,·our n,emh ers to joh
$Olo rc:corcb with the words:-
the• l-'c<hralion . ::-.-ow,ban j0-pl ay iug readers of " /1.M .(;."
or r1111 r.>(• vears ago {·her<, wer e h.·t me lica1· r..om _voa. )J,111 jo rc-:-o:-dswill
~c-,·t·ra l B;i llj;J lhnd~ l'll ll bv o/Ticcr~ in nC"\'t•rlw i~:-.:.rcclwhile you arc ,·oulcn L t,J
I l,p Arn,_y ,;I s uch places· as QucLtn, ju~L ~it. u ~1ck a11cllllOilll . \\ ~l'it,· about. ,·out·
gl'iC\'itllC'~ !' ' .
Ba 11~a lorc and ~o 0 11. bu( lhcv \\'ere Diel I r eceive an avn lnnchc or
not ·lU.\'(. and G . Cl11hs as ,; e now letters?
understnnd the word.
As nn on swer to tl1:1tC')uestion , T fed
like typing the three 11· ord , t lrnt lrn,·o
0
All correspondence r elating to this
Departm ent should be addressed {-0 done much to 11·ards immortiilising Mr.
Clifford Essex {B.B.), 15a, Grallon Street George Ticr nard Slrnw !
New ll<'11rlStreet. London. W.1. '
l helic vc that i£ \\'~ ca n pn;iye to th<;
 July, 1036] B.M.G. 233

different (or shou ld I say "iudiffc - );°ow, while you rememl.>cr , wril e ( DJ3.5001)
rcnt ·•?) gramophone compan ies tlwt to:- JOE VE :-; U'l'l & EDD!E LA;\G .
Lhere is o l.>uy11igpublic for b1111jo:;oln Tronsmissio11 Dept. (J\ihtsfrol Section), "S11'i11yiiig the Blues."
discs th:iy \\' Oll ie! be only too pleased to /nternoiio11atB-roodcostingCo., Ltd ., .. /Uack and Bltte Bottom."
i~sue ban jo records.. J3uL, it menu~ 11, Ho.!lam St ., Portland Place, \"e1111ti,111d Lan g . .. . the perf<:ct-
th,lt E\"BBY l.>anjoist who is ll'i, c Lo11do11,W.l. 1'"'t nership!
enough to av,\il hirnself of rncord l I depe nd~ 11po11 ·nn ; whclltcr thi~ .I[ ,·ou h,l,·e their "W ild O<tl" and
tu ition and entertainment i\1 LiST hclp. f<.'alm·e bcco,ucs pcrm 11ne11tl " S11,,-sl,i11-o'
' ( J>orlo. Rt\330) 01)(1
The .11:d,tor pu~ Lorward a suggestivn :) ·:i- * .. Ooi11y P!oc-,·s" and '· Doi11y 'l'hinys"
in his hist monLh ·s i\otes an d Co11:- COLUMBIA ( 1',u-Jo.H .33,52) you simply must- con1-
11u;nts thnL 1 thiuk should uot be (f'B . 1391) pidc the t.rio by purchasing this
nlloll' ed to be '"sh elved. " The issue LEN FlLLIS . 1·<ecol'CI; :f not, and _vou p lay th e
of fretted instrumen~ reco rds not only " Jllfood R11.by
." plC'ctnu11 gu itar, or can, afte r he,n ·ing
pleases play e rs bm :s often the mc,111s " Dip:JCmonio.'' tltis disc, ;1ppr ec i,1lc the un ique 11ncler -
of induci1w n non-play er to tak e up tlu, \\' ell , here it is! .... the first record sla11clin g that exis ted between Venut -i
study of Ll~ei11stn11nent he hea rs . The of the new "electric ' ' Spanish g11ita1· ,111cll. ;111g,buy the othe r two ... ne ed
1•'0::derati on by foster ing the issue of ( 1·id0 <'oil •mbi,i 's ~,1pplemcnt) . . ,1ncl, 1 say more?
sl.lch records, not only c,1ters for it~ lo uw. iL"s ~ldu lo ,1 c 1·001w1· t,1l;in i:r BR U NS WICK
members hu, helps to creat,, new lti~ mrn n1npl ify i11~ outfit to the t"C·
playe, ·s .. . ,111clit i;; n<;w ph1,·,· r~ that (02195 )
col'fli11~ stud io to mnke n rec ord .
benefit teachers, music pubh shc rs ,111d SOL l·IOOPll & l l lS >10\/ELTY
iri:,trum~nl, rn,1ker;; alike. l-:\'cr.,· F J VE.
Lenchcr , pi1blisher and i11tlnu!acture r ·· Tu Vou, S,wel!teort, Aloha."
of fretted instrum ent s shou ld do " I fula B reeze."
urn ryLh iog in ltis power k, make ~he .Fr om tr io . . . to quartel; from
issi.1e of fretted instn1111L·11t rec ords a qum·let . . . to no,·elty five!
monthl y e,·eri"t. The new 111c111ber,1ppe01·s to l.>c a
* . • pil•c1rnn1 guitari st, tlte :nstn nnc nt. 1-
il'.fy contribution Lo th i., cause o( ti on rcm,1i1ting ,is be fore exc epl thnt
fretted instrum ent reco rds has bee n t.o 801 Hoopii hi1nsetr is ob viously plny in g
,11, electric guita r , l.>111 as both lhcs,,
inrln ce .. tin: J)0ll'<cr:;\ hut l:e" lo broa~l-
cu;;t a wee k ly prognunmc [rnm lt,,d,~ lll'l llbcr.:; ar; of llte s low Vi'll'iely (and
Xorn1 a ndv (%9.5 met.res) of fretten Sol Hoopii w,1s nc,·er one for chord
"·ork) th e instrvrncnt is in its proper
iDstn1me;, t reco rds. The first of Lhesc
elC'mC'nt here, the ,1mplificali on being
p1·o"rnm11u,s "·i ll l.>eradiflted on '1'11e• •
eh\\'~ June 30th, nt J.15 p. m. (l ,1n1 used wore fo1· the s 11s t,1innw 11~
wi~itin o- befo r e the eve n t , of course)
of notes rnther th,,n Lhc "'m11g-
nific ation of so1mcl. ·, You cau
und e,;ry •ruesday a t, 5.15 p.m. so long
hear \\'h,,t [ mean (nncl I hope:
a.~ this time is not ta k en up by nn
.rn11 will h11y t·his r ecorcl ~o !li nt you
·adve rtiser .
For the firs L t-,·o or lhrcc "·ccks the mu. hcur) b_v listen in g lo lhc ch0111~
playecl immccliatt,Jy nftcr lhc vocali~l
n·cords wi ll be chosen by !he Stntion
h,1~ fini-:hcd ~ing ing in lli c first tillc .
but; Lhis i~ whe re ~Ol' c,1n help . KEN HARVEY
Arc there any fret.l ed inslr11111cnL w.-·.'n
i$ pl il )'iu ;: ,',1 L.frapool, Jlmrdu.sttr, (, lus;:o.,•, J.,,omfo,1, 'l'ltc on ly cornpla:11t l have to find
I.Jirmi1l;;.lurm,,·tc., ,lrrrilll! 11,t months of :logtt~l 1wd
Stplcmbrr. \\'i(lt this " n<:11''. Sol ll oo pii i~ lltat to'l
records you lltink should l:o broad -
1nueh oi t,hc rcc<ml is dc":otrcl lo s i 11g.
cast? Gui! ,,w nmplificalion C'amn about be- in g ,mcl n ot enough to pl,1y ing .
Then write and say so! c,wse the guil,1r in the da nc e !:anti w>1s
What proportion of bnnjo, 111a11do lin HILL BILLIES
inau<lib le amongst brass and \\'incl
und "u itar records shoulcl be included i,,~tnnnents. Then it w11s fou n d thnt "lVho Wo11/cl11'tbr: T,oudy'?" Th-c:i
in e,~ch fifteen minutes? amplifie,1tion i:(.t·,e o t<1tally new tone Lon e ~ t ar Ran ge1•s, and " 'l'w111l,/c
Ulrite and give 3•01wviews ! colou r which, if properly handled, was JJown 13/wch of My Di·wms,"
no you think the time of the clay quite pleas ing. In the recording 8tu di•> Th.~ GMs of the Golden West
given to this prog r nmmc is convenient wh ere th e recording engineers hnve al l ( Hegal -7.ono . MR. 2099) comes first
t,J listeners? the ampl ificntion necessa r y 11t their 11l'cler th is sect ion. 'J'h e nccom-
If not; wri .te: if .110 11 do; still evmmnnd, it seems t-0 me '' n wnste of pany;ng i11strnme11ts to t he first liti c
w 1·ite! time" pl aying an ampl ified ins t rument nrc mnndo lin , gu itnr nncl ulm lcl0
T h e conl -in11anC'c of lh i, w eek\~, unless it is to make use of t,his new and, as the melody (simple ns it is) is
hrn,1det1st, is depend en t, upon you . . . lone colou r. pl,1_ved on the manclol in :1 nd l he gn i-
,ind you ... nnd YOU, so I hope Lhnt Both '' Moo,1 l?u.b!i'' and ' ' Di71so- t arist-- pln,vs morc Limn ,i I ltr rc -chorcl
EVERY rend et· of t hese not-es, i f he 11rn11ii!" n-rc compositio ns of ·Len 1i'illis' ncco111p;1niment, this is a hil l-l1ill v
has the interest of h is instrument nt nncl would hnvc been hearcl t o better reco rd l rcco1rnnC'nd. If yo n Cf\11 get
heMt, wi ll write. nd vnn tago if !-hey hncl be en plnynd on u sed to "The Gil'ls' " YOices vo11 will
A few mi nu tes spent in penning a an orcli11a,·y plectr um (not, "Span ish," find the >1ccompan~•in g l?11itaiist pu ts
sho r t Jett-er giving you t ,·iews on th is please) gllltar, fo1·t his recording s hows in ~orne qui l:e plensing wol'k on his
p rogramme will not take :'P n lot of us t-hat the elcch ically am plified in . in~trum ent -! B ob Mallin , singing
yN 1r time, b ut, those few mmut es may st rurnent is only effec tiv e in slow " J(11ich J(1111 chs on //Jo ,W,mtc!" nrnl
b!l the means of ma k ing our instru - s ingle -sh·i nit pnssa ge1-. and both these "Saddlc Yom Blues to 11 Wit,1.
ments (ood the immense populnrit ,y ~olos h111·e fast chord pnssal!es "'her e .\fos/ ,a,n(I'' (Decca .F.5!llj!)) hns q11itc n
there is for .t hem) more generally lhc res11lblnt overtones create a. m ere r,letis i ng vo;ce ontl, a lthough his guiti l"
koo wn. jumb le cf notes. i,; too near th e micrnphone, t he nc -
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cuJ1J1':t11i111c11{, is rc ully good uud qui t,~ li111cs,ll\d \\'ind up; hold ing the st.ring ward s towa rds the pegs. '.['his will
it, l,·, ·ping 11 ·itl1 !lie so11gs . .. in fac t , side11·m·~ so lh at lher e arc a t least ensu re the str ings vibra t ing from the
ou e o f l 1,,. licst acco111pa 11i111
e nh; in this three \;Taps round t.he peg before ten- innc1· edge, wil h a res ult ant clear
lypu of record ] ha1·c heurd fo:· s,,n,e ~ion is ,1ppli ed t-0 t he str ing . Make tone.
li :11e. ~urc that there are ?!O sharp edges T h e b·id" e is t he n,ost impor tant
LEARN FROM THESE RECORDS in the peg holes. pur t of a b~njo; for it is the med ium
ftis "" ,u .. lu11vtcd /«et tl«,l one of A good si lk stl'ing treated as men - bv whi ch Lhe vibrations from the
tl,c .rn,:esl, u1td rinic l.c,t ,cuys to /eu,•n is tioned in my Inst mont h 's art icle, ond str ing H e transmitted to the vellum,
lu I i.,len tu " sl«r " p lai1ers. z.,.
m an y
,,ppl: ed ns above, \\'ill stnn d a great th e sounding boa rd of the instrum en t .
,·u .,c.s /hi., is o,tly 1>os siblc by 7ltwcl,nsi11u
their n :<:vl'dtd w11rl,·s. s,, e<a.;J,,m.1;nth I clc,11 of use if it does not come into 'l'he greatest , nlterntion in the to ne of
/i,t lhe ,,.1,1J~ehe<Uli110"few of the
u11<i~"1· contact. \\'i th the finge r-n ails an d the any pnr!icular instrument can be
c11·,:r c 1'/ ·nro rd• . which, «lllrough ·1w t fret s on lhe bnnjo 11t·e prop erly l'l':ade by clrnn ging the bi-idge. 'l' he
,,. th e heu,li 11y of lr ette,l in-
,.,,,,, ;,,,, 1111,1,
.-stnn,v ·1,t rt:r:vrcl.~,ltuve <t lr ctted, in.-;tnt- finished . Sharp frets ,d i soon cut nmoun t o[ wood used in th e making
ul/:nt 11/ay c<llh e·l'eon . 1'1,e tt.,ic.1:isk s gi ve th ro ugh silk strings . Frets must have of a br idge is the contro llin g fac tor
on i1"-dif'<di,,11 , of hnu.: 11 nu· h then~ i:,'i to a fh1t, surface of about one t hir ly. effec ting the chan ge ; for a h eavy
lwrn in lire disc ., rrn,l, by bnyiw1 these sccuncl or nn inch on the top. bridge will produce a mellow tone ,
rccrn·tl.,, the «m biti o,,• •tw lent i.i «sstn·e,l Th e si rin g fasten ings- tai lpiece wh ilst a t-hin bridge will give a sharp
,,f <' 1·h1wJ1 u:a,y to 1n·u/lciency on li is pa1-.
titula, : insf r11mc 11t . ,111d peg-ca n be tilted with slots io- i,:napp y tone to the instrument . Wi th
$l0end o! hole~, permit-tin g of greater tl,ese facts l-orne in mind, a littl e
••• Don 't Miss . facili ty in the quick fitt ing of str io gs. exper imentin g should g ive t.h e results
n Recommended. This is the met hod us ed on t.he con- des ir ed.
• Optional. cert stage by the write r that enable~ Care shoul d be exercised in t he
h im to put on a first str ing in six ~elec tion of a suitable liridge , in o rder
PLECTRUM GUITAR that- the tone of the banj o will be
brilliant yet not too "thi n ." E xtra
~
3
"Slnw I'ol;e" and "l,Cltch On" - Cleo he n vy bt·1clges, for use when practis-
Br own (Brun s. 02186). "'"""The z,,,.,,;,,is ing, will give n mut ed effect; udvan -
Ou" ancl " ,l l rrmmn Drm't 1Hlow Tt''- t-ageo us wh en one wishes to practise
Conui<· ll os well (Il rnns. 021i3 ) . *u "Naa«-
.w11.-,·• - Albert Ammon s (Br uns. 02187). " quietl y" and avoid an n oying one ' s
-x•" ll',,1, ! Wah! J,nmenf'- Clyde i\IcCoy neighbour s, al though there is not hing
(Brnns. 02056), •••-".411-11011m ce,,.s lJlu.e.," bette r th an fitt ing one of the e ffective
- F nu1kic '1'r11111ba11 e r (Brnns. 02197) . rr,utes now on th e marl,et.
*'" "1-',·n(J!J!J.71,,ttom"- Andy I<irk (Col.
nn.:;ooo ). *"""Uhr i.<tu,,h e,· Ooh,mb1t s"- Br idges should be rnade of hard-
l.011i, "K in,:,:'' G,nc in tn ei(a l-7.ono. wood, rock mapl e or rosewood l:-eing
er/ly " - Dixie
;\IR 210:1). "' '1'r,1n· .7Jut/. the t,wo most !iUitable for th e pur ,
D<·dls (R eg>11-7.on o. ~IR.2102) . *" Tt'-, pose. The slots in the bridg e shou ld
1/ni,ii ,,u i11 r:oli/ nrniu" - Cnsani Club
Orch. (ll<'x 8789). be so cut tha t the stri n gs fit t i~Mly.
HAWAIIAN G UITAR othe nl'i se t here will be n loss of ton e.
*~• u !(orrnii<rn T'or(l(/is<: and "Dream
11
When the slots become worn (which
'J'iu11•" - T.ond on Pia no-Ace. Dand (Regal- t hey will in time) the brid ge should
Zono. ) IR.2096) . NORMA DURSLEY
be replaced .
TENOR-BANJO
H " Jr «b«-•lr Jl/r,e .•" - Clrnrl esto n Chase rs
':Je:::trt:
{,~~$
tlit
i!o:::t~1sit:,!j/::ro:i:!r:i
1

West R,gio11al S 1a1io11 o,i Jr1ly 10th .

The average he ight o( a banjo
!l' a rlo . 'H.2211\. "'"0/' M an Z1ive,·"- Pau l Miss Du,s/ey i-t 4 mnJber <)/ the ,1ewly-
bridge is h al£ an inch; t-enor -banj o
\\"hil e mnn (H. i\f .V. BD.5066). /on1td IJriSloJ (East) IJ.M.bG. Club a,1d bridges are u~ually five-eighths in
a pup il of t/ ()rau;. Craddy, the. wt ll-lmorJm
BANJULELE Uachtr of Brt'.stol. height and should b e slightly lower ou
~• "(:en r( ,e Forn,! n, M erll e11
<> " - George tht' first , $tring (A) side, beca use un-
Fonnby (R PJ?al-7.ono. ll!R.2083). seconds, and is often commented ccYered (or plain ) strings do not vi-
,\ II ,·01wspon<le
1we respecting fretted upon by members of the Press . bn 1te in as wide a n a rc ,1s the cover ed
i11~11·tm1C•11t i-ccords
shou ld bo addr e:-rnd lo 'J'he usuHI method of st rin ging a stri ngs; t his makes the action
"A lau1·is.'' c/ o u u .JT.G." 15a. Gr.1.fton bnnjo is with firs t , secon d and firth easie r withou t in any way being
Sn cd ,, '.\rw Bon,l SLrecl., T.onclon
, \V.l, and of silk, t hird of gut, and fourth wire det rim ental to the tone .
if ;1 :·cply is: wanted . tl stamped addn~ssecl wound on silk. Most plec trum plnyers
t•uvl'l-opc-enclo~e~l. The . generally acce pted correct po-
use a plectr um gauge first and seco nd , sit ion of the br idge on the vellum is
wir e wound third and compound that it sho u ld be plac ed at the same
fou rth; \\'hils t teno r-ba njo ist$ use t he d ista nc e from the 12th fret , as t he 12th
THE CAREOFTHE regu lar 11·ire stri ngs ma de for the in- fre t is from the nut. In ot her words,
BANJO strume nt. All wound strings soon
lose brilliance and should be rep lac ed
the twe lfth fr et, will be half -way be-
twee n t he nut and the bridg e . B'ut
( B ci11g pm ctic (I/ hi11ts o,i tl1e a.iiHs: - fair ly fr equentl y . ('l' he frets out into this is uctu nlly only t-he ap proximate
11«m/. /Ind ,yepai·r of the ins/ru"111et1/ th e out er winding, forc ing th e coils posit ion , £or th e extr a tension appli ed
and its (lccessories). apa rt) . to the st rin g \\'he n stopped at. the
The four th string on a. banjo usPd frets is not a lloll'ed for. 'l'he accurate
B y FRED VANEPS
in a dance orchestra. should be re- method of de termin ing the bridge
('J'lio world-famous American soloist placed for eac h e ngage ment, i.e ., a
1111d tcnc her) posit.ion is by harmonics which al'e
new string fitte d fot· ench evening's c1lways p e rfec t oct aves at the p oin t
(Seco nd Insta lment)) work . wh ere th e !,we lft h fre t is , or sh oul d
FITT ING A ,STRING HIN TS REGAR DING THE be .
To ap ply a str ing to the peg .
tl n·c11d i L t hrough t-he hole
BRIDGE
The slots in the brid ge should sl:int.
The prr>cedure is to test each string
sE:parately by ma kin g the twelft h
und \\'nl]) lhe ovedrn nging end downw ard s towards the tai lpiece nnd fr et harmonic and com p arin g it with
rounil ll1c st ring proper t.11•0 or th ree lh0 slo t,s in the nu t should slant down - the struck not-e ,,t the same (12th)
 July, H>36]
fret .. 'l'he notes th us produced should
sound identical in pitch . Should this
not be the cnse, t,he position of the
bridge must be altered (moved either
towards the fingerboard or vice versa)
Ltntil the two not,es agree in sound.
(To be continued)
THE MANDOLIN
By F. WINSLOW .
(Contiuued from the April issue)
O st ill further deve lop ind ep en •
T dent action and t.o produce
supp leness and strength I
tho rou<rhly recommend P1·cparatory
tv th.e"'shake, by 0 . Sevcik, Op. 7.,
l'art I. After Part I bas been studied
Part 1I can be taken.
l n t l1e above -ment.ion ed books the
t,hn.ke is dealt with iu a comprnhen-
sive nnd exhaustive way. 17or in -
st;111ce, Exerci~e 1 is to be practised
in six different ways; Exercises 2
!,nd 3 in five ways ( each four-bar sec-
tion to be ·practised many times) ;
Exercise 4 deals "·ith Accidenta ls,
Chr omatic .Passages, ele.; Exe rcise 5
with B1·o·ke11Scale Form; Stud ies 6
and i in Major and ~fino r '!'rinds; nnd
so on up to Study 12, wherein t he
Tri llo is given in a more advanced
f.o,.m, Study 17 giYes four methods of
pla y ing Tt·illo, on the same notation,
s l,owing that on some occas ions the
Trill o should commence with an up-
stro ke instead of a <lo\\"n-st,roke . In
sLudy ~O the Trillo nnd Doubl e Stops
nre introduced whil e Stu dy 23, the
1,ist in this series, will be found to be
a t-est for independent action and
sho uld be well studied before Part II
is a.ttempted. If these two methods
arc tlioroughly mustered there should
be 110 ditlicult,y in knowing how to
play the different Trillos that may
oecu r in various solos.
Iu this seri'es of articles I have tried
to assist the student. by suggesting the
Lest methods, et.c., for beneficial
study, hut I have not dealt wit,h the
wb je()t of bow to overcome the many
teclmical difficu lties encountered by
thi• student in the course of progress;
a subject wh i()\i would necessitate a
further sel'ies of ar ticles, for to deal
udequately with thiSf matter wou ld
take numerous issues to ()Omplete.
Othe r subjects I have in mind are:
" The .13alance of Mandolin Ba nd s";
'· How !the members ,sh:ould 'Je
ti-oined "; " The best class of music.
file:," (for easy access to prevent con-
fusion) : "What the leader ot· con-
dnctor should know about the ability
of eac h mcmbel' ·•; "The best method
of filing band -parts, t-0 p1·event loss
or dami:ige" (No loose parts should
be used in public appearnnces, fol'
loos:e p!ll'ts are as lik ely to be on the
B.M.G.
floor as on t he music -stand) ; " 1 he
reheal'sing of clul:s a nd orc hest ras
prior to public appearance "; and
m,my other subjects of importance.
I hope to be able to deal wi th the
above-mentioned sU!bject,s in fut ut·e
articles, bu t a.t pr esent I have not
sui'licient time at my disposal. I the re -
fore ask my read ers' indulgence and
I will continue my articles at the
cnrliest opportunity .
Newsand\Jews
Collected and edited by A. P. Sharpe
THE n ews of the month is undoub t-
edly Ken Ilarvey's new in-
shument . . • an "e lectric singing
vibro-guitar." I think nearly every
worth -while newspa per in the country
has printed a p,wagraph abo ut this
"sensational ,1ew inst ram ent ." I p.leased to meet an enthusiast.
hope to j)e able to persuade Ken to
The following "evergreens of jazz''
wi II be included as plectrum banjo
solos in future issues of 0 8 .M.G!'
"SHINE"
"I CAN'T GIVE YOU
ANYTHING BUT LOVE"
"BASIN STREET BLUES"
"YOU RASCAL, YOU"
Further titles will be announced in
later issues.
I-ell "B.M .G." readers a ll about it in
the near future.
* *
Nick Lucas, the famous American
guitarist, and his bond opened at the
Hollywood Restauran t, New York
Cit,y, on April 6th, and the band (n')t
to men tio n Nick Lucas 's singing imcl
gu it a l' playing) proved so popular that
,, ,,
it was h eld over until the end of June.
Wi-iting in t.he "Even ing Standard"
Inst month, Matthew Norgate says :
"She ldon's silent fooling is nothing
short of inspired." Gene Sheldon
played a week at t-he Grosvenor !louse
Cnl:aret before stm ·ting an extensive
tour. His plnying of the tenor-bnn jo ,
lik e his fooling, ".is inspired," and
i-enders should make a po;nt of seeing
Gen e when h e is appear ing in thei r
tow n .
,,
" 'Rag-time,' the new syncopated
music, is doomed to pass away in the
very n enr futme, ot· nil signs lie. Wh en
the public begins t-0 t-ire of a sty le of
music . . . and. keeps away from a
pleasure plac e because that class of
music is played there to the exclusion
of nll else . . .. the end cannot be very
235
far away .. .. " And thal p1111r.: c·11t
par . is reprinted from tile '"Pl,iht<l c,l-
phia Inquirer· • of 1899!!!
)'.( ;;:
I undershmd tha t ' 'H uymonde Uull
His Band o' Banjos" ha ve th e
honour of their photogra 1>li app ear i11g
ou t,he reprints of the banjo solo •Jt
"Blaze Awny." The band feat ur e~
this number in a "Pnthetone Weekly "
tilm gazeUe released tbroughout ( he
country on July 2nd .
~:-: ;) :,;:
l<
,r eddi e Morgan and Wally Hadl ey
opened at Chatham on June 15th, with
t heir new act feat urin g Qanjo ancl
tenor-b.1njo; and two tenor-b a njos . An
act well worth the enthus iasl ic
play er 's atte ntion.
~; ::< *
Whenever a fretted in st rum ent
play er is visi ting youl' town call "back
stage" and meet him; he is inY11ri,1bly
Sec
t he show before you call so t hnt you
can discuss h is act wi th him.
* ,:{ :~
Al Shaw, th e populur bnnjoist, pl cc-
ti·um guit,a1·ist nnd Hawniinu gu itaris t
has commenced a tour of lhe principn l
vaudeville th eatr es. His pl ecfnim
gu itat· solo, " Ho t Coppers :• (lh c num -
ber he has featu red t-hr ee limes "ove1·
lhP air'' with "'l'he Six Swingers ")
is to be published b_y Ulifford Esse x
nnd Son.
* i:,: *
Have you notic ed how more and
mo1·e fr et ted insh'u ment players nre
nvpeating "o n t he h a lls" ? This is n
" revival" t-hat should l'cnc1it teilr·h•
e rs nil over the coun try.
;:~ V,
The editor of the " Radi o Tim es"
te lls m e that in future he will try aud
indicat e whe ther t-he "banj o ists" in
13.13.C. programmes play (I bnuj o or
te nor-banjo. Players cnn h elp by
correct 0ly describing their instr umen t~.
THE BREAKDOWN
OF
THE BREAKDOWN-I I I
SOME OF ITS IMPLICATIO NS
Bv G. A. KEELER ,
(Con tinu ed from June issu e )
Last mon th I gave s hort parti-
culai:s 0£ (1) the Buckley Serenackrs
(2) Th e l3aker-Jones -Dnv is-Ma1111ing
<~u~rtet, (3) Chas. B ell , an d (4) T.
P . Briggs as dancers of th e br eak-
down.
Here are some more dancers t,hat
simi larl y made a nnrne fot them-
selves in t heir day:
. B1·own, Jo e, champio n jig dan cer (J857 )
m J. \.',·. Raynor and Ead Pierce' .,
Christy .Mins t •·cls. ln a wog1·ommo nf
th ese _rmnst.1·
cls a t a pcrfonnan cc 1s;,•ri, ;1f
Co,·k m 1859, Pai·t IT cont.ainecl "A mcrican
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236
B.M.G.
Pl'izc $ilvc, llelt ,Jig," dnnccd by Ml'. Joe dancers in thei,· tl'oupe. Th eir perlo1•111
. 'fheir g'l'0l<squc n11<l acrol>alic dniieing
n,·own. J>r,,.L JU iudu<led '" !lo op de an ces \\"C:rcseldom wit,hout. u l>reakJowu wus au out,., t.,m ding feature of th~ir net.
Uoo<lem J)oo" ("$<!Ilg for more Llrn11 500 nnd in asso.:iaLion wit,h bt\njC's lllu llen, J. J., when w ith the Buckley
t,imes in London wit.h ntptm·ous Et,hiopian Scrorndc1 ·s ( 1846) hnd U,c Se i·c11ade1·s ( 1860), included breakdowns
npplause") . "Joe" was C\'Cnlually accordinn 1 bnnjo , cono.o tambo nod bone in his reperto ire , ofte n dancing them w ith
I-eaten in a contest fo1· the ch ampionship cnswnets. The great Sit· Robert l'eel and ''i\laster llow;ird," as Howard wns then
by a dancer mu11cd Was h Kol'\on. the "Gra n .i Old Man " (Wm . Ew art Glntl- known .
Cnnfield nnd B~ok spceiaiiscd in
slo n e) occasionally visited these merry Newcon,~e; llobl,y. H wa s d nl'ing tt,c
da,·kies when they were at the Hano ver t i111e or 'l'hnt,·hc r , Primrose and W est's
:ic1·ol>ntic songs ::JHI dnnccs iu which t.hcy
i ncl11< l<·•.l ba11jo Ul'cakdowns , Played wi,h Squa re Room s. It is curious Lo reAecL Minslrds at Lile St . Jan ws's Hall t ha t
tl ,e ,\loore nn<l Hu1·gc-a!i 1\linst.rds fnr a that at the rn,·cnt conce.-t of the Ilfo, ·d Bol,l,y Ne wco mbe came over wi th a big
n.M .G, Club t,he uccordian was again A rneric:an re put.at ion as a song and dance
t ime.
used in conj u oction with banjos . art iste and jo ined the tro u pe, whi ch wa s
(:,ii-1·0ll. Johnslon und J. T. l'owcl's. On Fran cis , Iim..-y. a come<liun and <lancer, one o f tho most impo1-tant of t he Ameri .
f:1h ,July, 1880, some or 1he p1foc i1>al son of Jame s "Francis, of ,he 11-lohawk ca11 coa ,bmations. Newcombe po sse,secl
c1-~ or the. $au llrancitco
t1w111l1 ~1in:::.Lrel~ Minstre ls.
mat.le a, first. appN1ra 1u..e in l,his count.ry at. n ve 1·y pleasing tenor voice ancl his dan c-
Frccm· famil y . Will ie J,' .-ce:tl' l,ccame
f:t. ,fames's H all. 'l'hc priucipn l, were in g was o f tt.e neate st and most HnishQd
a <lancer. A lbe1·t l•1·eea1· n lso developed
c~.noll, Johnst on ,111clJ.>owcn:: ••s abo,·c description . His ravout'ile song was en-
into a smal'l comedia n and <lancet' , Fred
5,1;1Lc<l. 'J'he~, inLl'Oduccd singing ,mtl Ht!ro- t.itled, "On n Bright Sum met• Mornin g ."
Freea1· stnrte<l as a dnneer, bnt, died in
l,at.il: daucing of 1111c.'i:Ceptiv1rnl kind in a 1889. ~l iss Louie l'reeur (fomous for her (To be continued).
litLlc ph ,ntation scc11e e11t iLlecl, "'l'he singing nnd dancing) w~s :i mcmbe1· of
Darki"s' Weddiug- .' ' K lll. llall app eal'Cd
wit h trhem wh~, up to t,h:1Ltime , was
probab ly th o fine,t \mnjo solo ist, C\'er heard
this t alented family . Willie F reea, · was
a dec id ed fa, ·otH'ite at ~he old St, James·s
Holl.
"'03 to '33''
iii this cmrntry. .Although m,dnly n
' ' thimbl e" phyN ·, Hall i11cl11ded bre.,k .
Gallim or e, Alf.-a fine dancer.
Have, ·lc_y's l\fastodon .Mi11st1·els, _ from
THIRTY YEARSOF
,1own;;.in his rcperto i1·c. New Yol'k, opened at, He,· i\'luJesty's
Chec,·e1·s and Kennedy . :\ cartoon by Theat,ro (as it, then was) in t.he Hay. "8.M.G."
Alfr ed Bryan shows J, cnnedy p laying a mark et on July 31, 1880. Fol'ly per . By A. P. SHARPE
ban j o to whi ch Cht'evers (cdso \\'eutin6 formers wel' e advet•tised to uppcar on the
"Bob Hiclleys") is ,i.,ncing a bl'enk<lown, This retrospective review of
J' hcy ,, er~ described ns "Amcricn's S.)11s
,mcl Buffa lo Boys."
·•B.M.G.'' Commenced in• the
GEOFF SISLEY 'S October, 1935, issue.
Chl'isly. George , ol tl,e o!d ,,,.iginnl
minst,·el.s (1$43) was" fine dnncc1 ·, INSTALMENT
Cr.awford Bt·os., ccceu~l'ic and ncroOatic
A GALLERYOF EIGHIH
1 923
dnncers , appea1·cu wilh the ~! 001·, :uici
Bm·ges,s 1'.l mstt·el s iu 1898. '1'!1c b:lllJo was GUITARISTS , J anuar y 8th: Oh,1.s . H . Sta iner first
7ilayer to broadcast banjo so!os from
nn cly absen• rrom these pcrfornv,ncC>.s.
wi 11 be r es u med in the Augus t M111 ·crmi J·fouse.-W riter says : "It is
,Joe Dm1iels bnnjoist. teaeihcr, etc., ,,tJ1en
at, 112 Lcadeahall St,·cct,, E,1; ,, us cJ ,o issue. The ne xt p layer whos e
unfortunate that syncopate d music is
give lcsoo11s in all st,ylcs of stni::e danc ing kno,\'ll ns, and called, ragtime. "-
r ec o rds will be dea lt with is
including the breakdown, aud Icntured January 31st : " ofr s. de Vekey's Juv -
d;111 cing in his ndvei'lised annoum ::eme 11r·s. enile s~,renaders" give a concert nt
Dan\'Cl':S, Joh n H ., orig inally annour1ced ANDRES SEGOVIA. Bomnernou th.
as "Jc,hn H. Danve,.s" but Jnter mor e
familiarly ns "Jo hnny Dtmvcrs/' was a
Janm1ry 15th: Geo. L . Lansing dies
fil'st -rnt !l comcdinn and <lath.er. Hjs son stage at one time. T h ey were there foe· 11tBoston, Mass, U.S.A.-Banjo solos
Billy Dan\'er~ is now ;,ppe aring on th e severa l months and dur in g theit· slay now being repe ated ly broadcast, "one
halls :rna i:::;one c>fth e leading co medians dances of almost, every descript ion, in - /i.stener-in (living in Nelson, Lanes .)
of I-he day, ,John ll. Dnnvers was Dan cluding bre,kdowns, wei-c pel'fonned .
Lcuo's nn ck Tu t.hese clays or the ail' l\foot·e'.s (Moore and Bn l'gess Minstrels),
clearly hearing the banjo solos broad-
rnail. , t is inter~slmg to note tlrn t aL fifteen comedians and dancers at the same c;Hst from London. "-Joseph Kek uku
J . II. Dan,·e,-'s init ial :1.ppearance wiLh p~riod included himseli, Waller (originator of the Hawaiian gujtarj now
fhe ~/olw,vk Minstrels, Islinglon, he sang Howai ·d, Chas . \Suum,, Tom Sully, Loming E 11gland with his ''Jfawaiiun
"I'l l send you down a letter from th e Cheeve.-s and Kennedy, 'Wood and West , Sexte t."
sk,v ,"• Waite,· 1Io wa1·d was 011 the some Willie F1·eca1·, Albert F1·ccar, F r ed
bill w ith his "Drollct·i ~s witJ1 Lile Banjo.'' Fteca..-, A. l\k) 1nham and others. "Take Your Pic k " is frequently be-
Dur~nd, Lnn~ing, w:1s a jig- dtm cc,r of liobbs. "BillY," was one of lhe finest ing broadcast by l'ete Mandell.-May :
c.,cepl1cn:tl 11ter1l,, sand dancers cve1· sQen in this country. S,rn,uei Siegel arrives in London.-
He o rigina lly came over from , \ merica
Duri11h, F1·ed (1813), was a l i"ely with the Cht-ist.ian er Minstrels in 1892.
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra
nmusing and ,·cry rotn11d litt.le comedia n:
1-Towat·d, J . , d~nced Amcric,111 j igs wh cu (with Harl'y Reset· playing banjo and
but wiLhal ,ight. on his feet, lfo sang tenor -banjo) appearing in the revue,
w ith "The Ol'iginal and Celebrated
"Ri11.ors in l,hc Ail ··• when t,he :Mohawks at St. J11mes's Hall,
pluyed nt l';angc,·'s Old Amphitheatre ,
Chri sty's Minstrels," "Brighter London," at t he London
in 1859. Hippodrome. - "More than 90 pe r cent
1he olcl 11a1·ylcbonc Th eatre, and Pavilion
Go,·don and VVhile, dnnc::
ing experts wiLh
'!'heat. ,·e Plilo En (I) . "Duri:th's Jig" is
Fi-an k DmnonV$ ininstrcJ.s in America in of banjoist s are still exclusively finger
a welJ,known l,anjo jig au<l is sli! I players . "
occasio na lly played. 1856 .
Kell en, Cha.s., comedian and dancer. 1924
Dwiiht .. Pete, w:, s :\ most \"Cl';S:1til<
: man. Len n ard, J{41·1·y ( 1889), specialised in
He was clevel' at fa1·r,1yard min1ic1-y and Sig,101· Mado de l'ietro makes re-
<lanci ng, in which he w as n.n e!:pert,
c,pci·t, on the btnJo . us well as uc'ng a u 1·eakdowns at that time being hi ghl y cords for t he Winner ond Homochor d
dcve1· clan,,ec. lt, is · 1·~co1·ded I hat lhn popular wilh banjoi sts and minstrels. Co11'lpanies. - U. A. Keeler writes:
L~nn -h i msclf a champion c!nn ce r in his Mackney, E. W., co m ed ian , dancer nu<l "Broadcast ba1ijo solos may become
c.-arly c;11·~~1·- ~dmil' ~J Dwi g ht. g1·1.•all.v ns banjoist, . Partic u lars of Mackncy's
n p:ayet· n 1,d du?ICE't. very useful indeed to the budding ban-
cnre1.~1· ha,•e al rcndy appc-ured in joist.'' - J an-uaMJ: Vess Ossman dies
EmmctL, Browe, ·, Whillock an d Pel- " ll.M .G." H e often included t he break -
ham , iu 1843, had a good d--n cer 01· down in :,i,\ act., :rnd in his rem ini scences. at the age of 55. - Uorrespondeot
publislu ·cl some years n~o, h e incorpor- writes: "I wish publishers could be
'-' ]lm·ry Tlun.fe,·, 1cl,r,i. 11:itl, (h r. Man - nt cd a s ketch of himsclr danci n g a b 1·eak. induced to issue banjo parts in t heir
hattan ill in.,t,,c/.1, scmo a .,,,.,,, enti!le1l, ,lowu in n igger oulfit,, Adjudicaled in orchestra l dan ce tunes," and the edi-
"ll Ym, See L1,c11,Let Me "K-now,"th e d,1nd n g ,·ompet.!tions.
su/1-tif/e lieino "O,· Sen<l Me 1Vo,-1l b11 i\lehon , F r ed, comedian and dancer . tor repl ies t ho.t "three firms have
fh e Jo'int Jlalloo11-." 1'he cho,~,s ,nen - i\lorton and Sadler ivere comedians now stnrw d includ ing banjo par~8
fi ons the bmiio. a. A . Ti.. and dancers of Transatlant ic fame. in t heir orchestrat ions ."

July, 1!)36]
i\forio de Pietro fm·ming u bunjo,
mi,ndo lin and gui tar band I- February
25 th : A. D . Grover rn,nTied.-"Mas -
tel' Bill Ba iley , the young son of lL
'l';nrant Builev, will broadcast folll'
11ot·ley solos fr;m the Cardiff Wi reless
Statio n on Mny 3nl. " - George i\Iorri s
plavin"0 wit h the ·'Ori ginal :i\Iadait·
1''ol;r " ut the j\foyfuir Club , Lonclo;L -
" 73.•If.()." prin ts first lis t of orchestra I
banj o par ts availab le .-J ·uly : "PAUA -
(;()N' • b<in
jos 11
.ncl tenor -b1injos first
inlrod-uccd. - J(1rk Hylton 's Band
(wil.h Bmile Grimshaw, Jnr . play ing
leno,·-banjo ) appea ring a t the Pi cca -
dilly Hot el.
Answer to correspondent : " \Ve mm-
no t promise to incl ude any Ila\\·aii,H1
g uitar music in 'B .M.U .' snp plr -
me nts. " - August 12th : B rooke Johns,
1.h e Ame rican tenor -banjo ist, plays for
t he Prin ce of Wales at St. Jarnes's
l'ah \l;e . - In an ar tic le about A. 1".
Crnrn er, t l,,:, edi tot· says : •· An adm ir-
able feature aboul, his playing on this
instt-ument (the Ha\\'a iian gu it a r) is
th at he do es not o ,·enlo the s lide
effeets . . , - "0/ 111/t he instruments
th<lt look like b1i11jos witl,out 11ct-1wl/y
l>cing b1mjos, U,e one that is most
J>O/Htlm·to-day is th e tenor-bnnjo.''
· · :\fand olin~, mando las, mando -cellos
ancl guit,ws arc now being used in many
of: t he pt-incipal dance m·chcstrns i11
:\ rne rica. "-- Oct()ber : Edit or write~ :
· ·] suggest tlie time has a rr i1·cd when
bm1jo bands might produ(:e infinitely
betto r resul ts tha n they hm ·e don e in
tbe past . "-Due to increa sing busi -
ne ss, Clifford Esse x and Son take over
t.he whole of the second floor at 15a,
Graft on S treet. - J. G. (a. re,ulc,·) asks :
"If it is t1~1c that the ba11;0 is losir,g
B.M.G.
its 1io1mlarily in the il1mce ba.ncl."
1Javc Thom a,; playing the ten or-
uanjo with th e Savoy Havana Band.-
An American correspondent writ es :
"l nnt icc that many banjois ts o,·er
here at·e using standard banjos minus
ihc oct ,w u str ings. "-Novcm .be.i·:2.\Jth.
Ernest Sl11111d
1/ies in Binni11gha.m.
(To be co11t1·11-11ed)
EXPERIMENTSWITH
THE ROUNDSTEEL
By Gi:on·. :::,1sLt:Y .
l'l'HBH'l'O I hav e al\\'ays bc-
H lie,·ed .n th e ,naxi111 · ' "'h en you
h,11·0 fouu d t he accesso ries th a t
sui t you, s t ick t-0 them , " an d iu the
cns e o! th e st.eel for playing the
Ha ,nliian guihll· J, m11ny years ago,
fo11nd one t,h ut sui ted me and ha ve>
used it eve r si11ce. Th is particulm
steel was an excepti onally comfort-
able ,·ari ety of the flat stee l and I
\\·as n e,·e r tempted to cl1ange; for I
belie ,·ed that cons ta nt changin g
\\'Ould hav e been detrimental to my
tech nique.
But af ter reading Bert Hedstone's
a 1·l-iclc on the rouncl steel .. a steel
which is sa:d to produc e more to ne ;
uet ter tone ; bette r v:bn 1to; and, in
adclil·,ion, makes reversed steel posi-
ti ous en~ict· a nd ( ,·ery imp ol'lanl) '! 11-
al· lt•s one to produce chords hitherto
imp ossi ble with out alte rin 0"' the
tu nin g of t.!1e in str um en t . . • how
could an enthus ias tfo Ha\\'a: ian
gui ta ri st resist investing in a steel
wit h a ll thes e advantages!
1'o c11t a long st-0ry short , I pur -
cha s ed a round steel and commenced
to e xper iment . Kat ,ur a lly, I fou nd it
237
n1\'lrn·,ml to hold at first, but I soon
ae:riu:red the correct "g rip" aft -er
c<nigulting photo graphs of R oy
Smeck, J·farold Aloma an d Bert
Hcds tone . In 11se, I found that the
rou nd steel produces au easier
,·ibra to ; ,1 vibrato that , is more
elfoctive, for it is poss ib.le to roll the
sl.Pel on I he str ings ( lo a cer tain ex-
tc n t) thus avoidin g th e scra pin g
11oisc ~0111eti mes heard from tho
co,·cred bass strings . Of course, I-he
stee l c,1 nno t be rolled on the str in gs
unl ess it is laid across th em in th e
hlrre posit-ion .
R egar ding
,d1 ich should
the tone question,
be the Hawniinn
gui t.ar ist.'s first eonsiclerat.ion, I would
ima" ine th at, when one becomes nc-
cust~rned to th e rou n cl steel, a slig h tly
fu ller quality of souncl can be ob -
tain ed, for I notice th at the nmount
o( th e stee l in cont a ct, "'ith t h e str ings
is-slightly gre at er t han th at of t-he
flat ty pe of st eel. In execut,ing the
not·mal angle posi t ion s and th e
rev ersed ang le positions I also find the
round steel t-0 be superior to the flat
ty pe, 1111<1I n,hise the us er of tlw
round steel lo refer to the n ert
Heclston e's photogroplis if h e " ·is hes
to ocqn ire !,he correct techniq11c for
t h ese ,rngle pos if ons .
On e of t,he chief fnil ings of the
Hrl\q1 :ian gu itnr is its li mitations in
the m,1ltcr of playin g chords other
than m ajor with the dom inant as the
kading , or top , note. Hav ing beeu
lrnnclicapped in the rea lms of chord
nielodv at t imes I was inl -erest ed wh en
in co1iversnt,ion wi th '' Alauris ," th is
gcnt l.ema.n di·ew my attention to the
poss ibili tie s of the ro und steel in t-his

CHAS. H . STAINER C . L . LANSINC JOSEPH KEKUKU PETE MANOELL H ARR Y RESE R MAR IO OE Pl l! TRO

V ESS OSSMAN TARRANT BAILEY , Jr. CEO. MORRIS •EMILE C R IMSHAW , Jr . A. F, CR A ME r. OAVE THOMAS
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matter of chord work.- You may have
not-iced tl.lat the row1u steel has an
abrupt ecige at one end; by allowing
the steel to sink as far as it will go
between th.e first. aud seconcl strings
(for example), turn ing the steel jus t
enough to stop tche third string at the
next fret , a new series of chords is
pos_sible. To explain more fully, it is
possib le to play t wo different angles
sim.ultaueously; for instance, in the
Kealo ha method o, 10, 10, 9, S chord
is shown . . . a chord that is only
possible with a round steel. Ho\\'ever,
I would warn players to be discreet io
their use of these positions, because
sometimes the intonation may be ;l
lit t le on the <;doubt.fol'' side .
In using the round steel I found
tha.t a new system of damping t-he
strings behind the steel is necessary.
E'rom the pho tograp hs of Bert Red -
stone (which I h,we asked the Ed itor
t,) reprint with t,his article) it would
seem that he uses both third and litt,le
fingers for t his purpose ..
A point I would like to raise is,
wh at, of the act ual DIAMETER of the
l'Otmd steel? Some of the photogr aphs
I ha ve seen of well-known pl ayers
using the round ste el gave me the im-
pr ess ion that t,he diameter of the
steel was sma ller than the specimen
I h ave in my possession (the new
"Islander" rolle1· steel as used by
Petei' Hodgk inson). In playing some
of the chords new to the Hawaiian
guitar, as mentioned a~ove, th e
diameter of t he steel would be a \·ery
important factor .
In conclusion, I can only reiteral.e
what B ert Redstone has said nod ad-
vise every player of t he Hawai ian
guit,ar to experiment wi th a round
stee l ... it 1·eally is worth while.
·• ~ ..,~ .....;f)i~
Soutbet'll Section
'T"'llE Federation B. M. and G. band
1 h eld a successful meeting at-the
Memoria l Hall, Fru:rin gdon Street,
E.C., on May 27th , when more than
seYenty persons att ende d. Mr .
Harry Marsh and Mr. B em ard Sheaff
conducted in l11rn during the even-
ing. Amon gst the items prac-
ti~ecl wer e :-"M :au t he Guns," "In
a Pe rsian 1Vfa i1,et," "Ben Hur,"
"St ,rau ss Wal tzes," "Gay 90's" and
"Gems from the Classics." During
)he iutervnl solos were J>layed by iVfr.
A. D. Lord '(mnndol in ) and Mr. G.
A. Keeler (banjo) ; a contingent of the
Aston Banjo Band also playing
" Scotc h Broth" and "My Moonlight
Madonna ."
A census was t.a,keu of the act ual
B.M.G.
BERT REDSTONE'S
uhologra.phs or ho w to use t,hc round steel.
T'op · left: '!he correct met hod of holding tl>c
rou11<! steel. Top rig h t : 11.'his sho w~ the con·cc~
p,o::;it ion of t.h () .stee l when ph\l· -mg on an.,
sju gle st.d n g . 'Ph!,}' steel _ sh ou ld n~t be l O\\_'.Cl"O<l ('afe,
to th e l3ane pos1t1ou ,,.•hen 1,l ay1Jlg on siugh •
st.t·in1;s in the lower 1·egistei -. Bottom left : Tht'
i!01-J'(l'OI.- 1·cvc r $C angle nosit.ion. Almost
impossibil i t-)r wit h W-le na t. ty1,e steel.- . Bottom
righ t: Sho win g the c.:oncct. n.nglc nosn;.1on.
instrumeutation pl'esent that even ing
i\nJ the 1> layiug strengtl~ provecl to be
as follows :-Finger style banjos, 14
first aucl 3 seconds; plectrum banjos,
7 firsts, 6 seconds and 1 third; 3 bass
lanj os; 2 contra-b ass banjos; mando -
lins, 12 firsts and 8 seconds; 1 octave
mando la; 1 Spnuish guitar; 3 plec-
l .nmi guitars; 3 buujolins; 1 clrnm
,1ncl 2 pianos . At. the meeting on
JLrne 24th the instl'llmenta,tion was
adjusted to secure ::i, better balance.
Th e next meeting \\'ill be on Jul y 2'9th.
G. A. KEELER.
Not-them Section.
,\.. balance sheet for the t \\'elve
months ending 1fay 31st will be avail-
able early this month, and a copy
will be sent to r.nyoue interested in
exch ,mge for ,1 stamped addrP,ssed
· 1:nvelope .
Subject to c:onfh:mation in the
August issue of " B.~£.G.," th is year's
Rally ·.,·ill bt'l nn:mged for Sunday,
September 2'ith, in r.he 'Tower Circu s ,
BlackpooL Shou lcl lhe demand merit
it. a second hall (probably in the
·w inter Gardens) wi ll be engaged foi-
cel'tain contests ancl possib ly a third
hall (sim ilarl y located) for a trade
exh ibition.
In addition to the bt1njo duet con-
test already r,nnou nced, there appear;;
f;,J qe a demand for n guita r duet con -
test and one will be held (i( at leas t
SIX entrn.nts) for prizes kind ly offered
by a well-1rnown :Manchester music
store.
It m,w be menUoneclhere that thi~
year th~ prizes for nll con tests will
l'e held by ti1e winners for the full
(July, 193 6
Lwel\"cmont4 s, ::is nell" ones ha ve beeu
p!.'Oiuised by the h·ade. 'l 'b.is will
a void t.he inconYenienc e of sha ring the
cups. etc ., with the Southern Sec tion.
1 hope to give full parbicuhws of these
prizes in the August ··B . .\1.G.''
Judges and i\LC. 's lwrn been cle-
c iclecl u11onand, if it is at, all possible,
i\rr . Ken lfatvey , the Arne,.,can b.-..u -
j oisl•, ll"ill l~e ,1sked to appear ,lt th~
l{,11ly.
,u,.~. }[. lVccrncr, of 20, A!exandr,i ,
l?oail, S/ocl,:tun Hculh, Uhcshirc,
has been appointed to sen d out En -
trance l<'orms for all contests . These
forms \\'ill be ready about August 1st,
,,.u<lmust be returned to Mrs. \Veav oer
l:y August 21st, the clos ing- clat-e.
Kindly note the adclmss, /01·tl, c.~e
j1Jrms cannot be obla.infd from me .
:,eLing is fixed fol' August
'l.'he llCxt 111
Wth, ,H 2.H0 p . 111. at t-he Impe rial
:\fan chest-e;·_
iV. ·LINLEY .
<.\.-11
Radi~ N~ws
J uly 2nd. - Th~ Kai'! Caylus Playca-s will
lll'oadeast. r,·orn (h e :Xatioual S1at.io" at
7.30 p.m .
July 4th. - Fl'c<ldi e ll lol'gan and Wally
Hadl ey will play teno1·.l11111jo011d plect l'urn
banjo duets fl·om ,.he :, at ionol Statiou at.
8 .;>,) p.m.
July 51h. - 1'rois~ and hi, o l:111dolic1"s
\\'ill ut"oadcast f1·0111 t he Hegional St.atiou
from 10.15 to 10.45 p.m.
July 10th.- ~li,s :Xorm_. Dul'sle~•, age
12 yoa rs, will bro:id casl, the follo"~ng banjo
solos ,- ' ..BeaL As You Go," "Sprig or
Shillelagh" ant! "T he Kilties," from Lhc
West. Regional Sialion at 5.15 run.
July 11th.- '!'hc C,n·cliff B., M. anu G.
Club will lll'oadca ~l from the '~' est Rc<>ion,11
$l,al ion from 8.55 to 9.45 p.m . "
J uly 121h.- '.l'J'oisc m,d his Jlfandol.iel's
wiJI broadcast from !lie National Station
fr<)lll 2.20 to 2.45 p .m.
July 20th. - A I Sha,w will broadc ast h:is
ne.w ~lec~rmn guit ar so1ol "!Jot Coppers," on
the Emp>l'C wa\'eband aL 12 noo n.
July 20th - The Karl _Caylus Playel's will
ha·oadcasL from the Nationa l Station from
l l. 45 to 12.30 p.m
J uly 2st h.- '1'1·oise and illis Bnnjoiier~
will brMdcast from t.he Regionnl StaLion
from !l.'.!Ol,o J0.10 ,p.m.
Ju ly 26th. - T,·oiso and ltis j\fando li ers
will broadcast from the- Ref(ional Statio n
from 5.15 to r. p.m.
July 26th. - 1'arl'ant Bail ey . Jr. (Banjo).
and Geoff. Sisley (Cuit:tl'), wil l llroadcasL
duets fr om the West Regional Station .
~ Owing to lack of s pace we re g ret
that Dr. Boris Pero U's article on
"The Famous Guitarists in Italy " is
unavoidably held over until the
Au g ust is s ue.
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Arr: by BERT BASSETT
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To obtain & piano accom pan iment fo~ use with this &olo, every pl>yer should purch'Se th e ~ong"Th e D"ktown Strutta,' B, 11:· Price 6~ pos\ fr«.
Obtainable from CLIFFORD ESSEX & Son, Ltd . 15a,, Grafton Str eet , London. W.1.
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To obtai n a p iano accompan iment for use wi th th i~ solo, enry player should P\lrchase the song"Ridlng the Range in the Sky." Price 6.,post free.
Obtainah le from CLIFFORD ESSEX & Son, Ltd. 15a, Grafton Street, London. W.t.
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Issued as a Tenor-Ba,;,Jo supplement to"B.M.G:' by special arra ngement with Lawrence Wri ght Music Co. Denmark St, \V.C,2,Owners 9f the copyright.
To obh!n a piano accompan!me .nt for use with this solo,every player should purchase the song "Wake up and sing!' Price 6~ post free.
Obtainable from CLIFFORD ESSEX & Son, Ltd. 15a, Grafton Street, London. W. t.

Issue.d as a Guitar supplement to"B.M . G'.' by special arra11gement with Lawrence WrigM Music Co.Dmtnark S4 W.C.2. Owner~ of the copyright.
To obtain & piano accompaniment for use with this solo, every player should purchase the song"Only a. stone's-throw from hea,-.n'.' Price6~ post free.
Obta.in&ble from CLIFFORD ESSEX & Son, Ltd, 15a, Grafton Street, London.W.1.
 July, 1936) B.M.G. 243

In a sca le tbere are twelve sc111i- \' ery oHen arrangers and con, .
"FROMTEACHER
TO tones. A dim in ished 'ith cho r d Lins p<>scrs ,n-ite the chords , she 11·n abol"e
interva ls fo ur frets apart (I say fom ltav in "" do11ble-s hai·ps in a simpl c-1 ·
PUPIL" frets so Urnt yo u can 11nclcrstancl form, " d ispe ns ing· with the douhk •-
quite plainly whnt - I rnenn - the shu rp s , but l-he above is t h e mor e
A GUIDE TO COMPETENCE clisl'anee between A and C on nny correct way of wri ting them . I hop ,·
ON THE GUITAR st r ing). Thus, from these twelve semi- I have been ab le to h elp yo11 1<1
ton es ll'e can only eonst1·11ct three undersLand t hi s so m ewhat, "nw k-
By TERlli' US HER
JJU ' FEREN'l' diminish ed chords : let wa rd " chord. I adm i t i t was quite "
( 1•:ighLh lnsL1tlment) u.,; 8ec ll'hy . \ Ve ca n co11slr11ct one t,ime befol'c J "got t,h e hang of i t "'!
from t he 1s t 4th 7t,h and l 0tl1 H eme 11,Lct· when pla y ing n "di,n i-
X tli e Iou.-llt insta hn en t oJ Lhi~
I series
v iewed
(i\fon::h issue)
lhe construclion
] n·•
of
se mi to nes; on~ from' t.lic 2ncl, 5th , SU,
n11rl 1 Hh sem itones; one from the
3nl Gth 9U1 ,rncl 12th scm itonl's.
nished" chord, that i t can be pl:1yed
in t he p osit ion of cmy of it,s not e~ :tn cl
does not all-c1· its shape when chn ng.
chords . I mention ed Lhe Diminished \\'c th~ n come to t-he 4lh sem itone ing its inv ersion .
Sen:uth cho rd (giv in g n simple: ll'hieh ll'e haYe alr ead y u~~d in the
me t-hod of cleliniug and locating aho ,·c fir~t chord . I will group th(; se
snmc) mid promi~ed to deal _wlth lhi~ t-hr cc chonl~, ,showing how, .i.. ,_,. en -
pnrticular cho rd 111n l,,.ti,r 1~s11c.. .
W e ll the t-im c has an ·n ·cd: for
ha r mon ic chnngcs, each chord 1111:iy MANDOLIN
MAESTRO!
be, in if·.self , fo11r ~cparat-c 1·l1onl~; BYB t,
s11rn, is/u.., 1·ou lnl\·c di gested ,,11Lh:11
0
ench nnm ed afte r onc of the notes in
hns ~ee1~ <:0111:1incd i·11 n1_1· prt·1·io11l'
,nl ic les. l' oll ~lt,)ti!d 11011· l><J ublc t-o
l,tttc1· ,;ndet·sla nd l he somewl 111l
E l\"'l'HUSIAS'l'IG man d ol iuisls (lnd
co lkct-o l's of fretted insLrum ent
gr amophone reco r ds will n ee d no
p11zzli11g llu ,m·y :,[ till · chor d of ll ,o i11toroduct ion to Parlophone rcco r cl No.
Din,iuisb eil l::ieventli. H. 1462 ... "Cavalieri« nusticana-
You 11nck1 -~10,,cl .1 hopu, my <lcfi- /11/t :·mczzo" and' ·/ ,. e1 Cl,in,:sc
11i1io11 or a .ithi~·d" as bt•in.~ lhl! 'l' c1n71fo Ganlen" played by t he Bel -
d:sh,n,·t• l,ct we on :ny one m,<l ;he gia n Mandolin Orch estra. H is i11dee<l
m •xt-l,ul . onec, not es 111,1 sc nlt-. '\ 011 uufort11untc thnt this disc is t he on ly
:ilso 111ulcr,k111c l lh:1l- then : ,we t11·0 one nvili la hl e in th i s coun!--i·_yby t he
ldncb of "th ird " - 111aj01" antl n1ino1·; oi-clw st ,ra consiclc !'ecl lo be> Oll l· or
,uul I 1,.11·0pr e 1·io 11sly c·xpl ai1wcl L!11\l !,h<: finest on t he Cont in ent. Th is
,1 Dot11ina111 ::le1·c11l h elto ,·cl co 11s1sL, orchcstr ,1 is di reolecl bv S ilv io R.anier :
of ,1 ;\l:ijor Thi1·d (t h e clishrncn _b~- w ho, inc :dcn tally, ;iri ,111gcd 1111.lhe
lln ,e11, a:1_1, L,' and A. on llt a lm ;l Kelc lb ey 11111nbe 1·s for 111 11rnloli11
~u-:11 g c•f lhc g11il,1r ); plu~ a i\Jm or 01 che~t-r,t fo,. l\fossrs . Bo,-worlh & Go ..

'J'hi rd ( th e clisl:ince bcLwec n A n11~ (', an d has rec enLl'y C<>;11pl. led :\ ucw
ft ,. i11~!:rnce) : plus ,111ollt<1' · i\fm or 1:ia.ndolin met hod ll')tich s houl d r auk
'J'ltir cl. :\011· :1 Diu1inilih 1•cl Sc1·enl h with Lhe l·<i>-t of Lhe 111 od ern works fo1·
clto r d ltus <JlH: of lhcsP inlcrl':l ls th e ,naudolin .
,lim::Uif>hecl; the dimi11is l1cd inl-cn ·:11 Signor Silvio Ranieri, whose pot··
bc•i1w Llw i\'fojor ' l'hi rd, wh:cl, is re- l1·aiL nppelll'S on this page, was bo rn
tl uce~l lo ,, i.\[in <Jt" 'l'hirrl . Tln:s !lw in Honw , lla l-y, on Novembel' 6lh ,
Do111in 11nL ~knrnth chol'Cl (111:ijor :Ire!
Mnndulin Virlllrufl IJHdComp0$tt. 1AA:~, n11d g:1vec,hi s fii·sL concert in hi s
(see article 0 11 tl, is page) n:ol ivc c: ty at t he age of fiflee u; Lh c
- m inor Brei- min or !l1·d) llt'cm ,u,~ n
f;i mi nis/11·d 8c ,·cn l h cl,ol"(] (111i ·nor llte o rig in:11 r l1<ml (or it s <·nlt:al'lnonic great- "nccess of this fil'SL pu bl ic ap-
!lr<l- 111ino1·::)1'( 1~ mii,or flr c1) when p e,11·,rncc, coup led ll'i t.h n n atura l
c hange) .
11,,,111ajor interval is s o 1·,·d11eml. To likiug fo,· Lhin gs mu s ical, 11· ,1s instr11-
( ;,•011111
mcnt11l in hi m r e11chi11g t he d ec is ion
il111slrnle my mea nin g : lh <· nnminnnt <:jZ H 1) F
Sen, 111-h cho rd of G (( :. B.'ll -1?) can l.J ndopt 111.us ic ns a pr ofess ion. He
H ll TI At,
macl e his ni·st concerl tout · will, t hl'
1:e c li:111..,ed tc n Diminish ed Seve n t h E ~ n~ n D
chord 1/ r e:luci ng the 111,1ioi·inlct ·1·,il Cx l-: j!: c:~ n cc lclwalecl It1 di an guitn rist, Lt 1igi
l\fo zz nn i , with w hom he gnve seve r a l
c:.n lo G:;l-13 (G ~ -H-D-F). Tht· nhon· c,,,,lt] lw <Jallc•cl n ~
concerls in U1e principnl to wn s of
'1'1,is, so fa r , is f:iirly ~imp le. but di m : TI dim: l) clim: l~ cli,n : At,
1.011· c•oines the "p 11zzling par!-." Any
T!:ilv 11s ll' ell 11s nbr oa cl, parLicu la rl.,·
cli11,: q11itr rMrt•l\tl_v. in l?r,u 1ce . Since his ca1·l y in trod uc-
di 1ni'ni s lied scwcnl I, c hor d of fo11r n1"011p 2. 1ion 10 (,he conc ert plat form hi s man -
noLes 111,1ylw callt·cl liy l-h(I n,11nc of l•', :\ C 11:t, cloli·n rec ita ls huve Cl'eatc d a se nsat ion
e ilh1:1· on e o.f llw~e not-es (somr -
Lirn es "cn lrnrmonicall_v cha .ngcrl," ns
T will expl ai n ) lwcnnsc ,my of the
Gx
H~
I)~ I•':$ ,\
Hi$
l) ~
0
n,
],'~
l•'~
A
in all t he princ ip al cities of Europe.
'l' hcy ore nlw ays we ll nttendecl, and
his incompn1·able techn ique and
r,rn,· nol-cs may I,(\ rcgur<l ed as t ltc '!'h e nbovc co11lcl he cnlll'd F ~ d im : higlilv clern lopcd mus ica l sense h n~
HOO'l ' np!·e, ,IJ,., ' 'in (-c1·v,1ls' " lt,('in _t: A rli•n: C cli m : F, iJ clim : l) ~ dint. placed him in the ve ry fron t rank of
t he sa m e nn cl inl'C•rsic>n of the chorcl (, rn11p a. pr ese n t-clay virtuos i. In P aris, Bi-u s-
l-h11s ca 11sing n<> s \.mclui-n l alte r a - et J: r. nv se ls, Antwe1·p , Leipz ig, B er h1 , Milan ,
t ion thereb. An "F,n h :mno ni c A~ C'j l~ G Tiomc- in fact, in every cit y wh er e
Change" is II cl111nge in lhl' NAMTil l"x A' C~ F. I,~ has app ea r ecl- Bignor Ranieri h as
of a n ol-e, wilhou! · 11 change iu t,hl' nx 1"x
A~ C~ not only won ap prob at ion from th l'
~mmd of t-hc not c,; t lrns, C 1 can lw The nbo1·r rcml,l {,., r, , llcrl :r ~ mandolin fraternity bu t nls o from llu,
chan ged to D t, without , :il te rin g t h e 1li111: F. dim: G dim: B t, d im : A~ ot her musicians and composers wh o
fo und. dim. h ave ac claimed him with en t hu s ias m
 244
B.M.G. [July, rnaa
and congrnh:lnt ed h im on the excel - Ex . 6B, is st rnightforward pro-
lence of his progrnmmes on which " HOT
" CHORUSESAND gressi on, all ihe chords being finger ed
D.

were to be found most of t he concertos

by Vie ux ternps, Paganini, Wi~n iask i,
St:n:tsaie, de Deriot, Mozart, Bee t-
hoven, etc .
It is interesting to note that his
tour of t-hc princ ipa l cities of Europe
included
Live rp ool.
rec itals in London nnd
Signor R1m:eri is no\\ · permanent"I:·
resid in g in Br ussels wh t rc, having
ckveloped manv brillin n t rnandol in -
MODERN SYNCOPATION1- 1- 2.
'fbe t wo higher notes of a dim. i tb
ON THEBANJO cho rd can be finget·ed by a bnrre (see
E x. 5C and D), und by playing these
By ALF BELL .
t.wo notes· on ly, usin g the first and
(Continued from the Jun e issue ) fourth fingers alternately ( ns shown
OR- t.he next ex ercise I will use 11
F domin,1n t- 7th chord form . E x.
4A, is the <lorn. 7th chord o{
in Ex . 6C), we haYe an e,1sy method
of variat -ion .
E x. 6D, is played on th e th ree
key C, nnd it is often rep rese nted by
lower strings by using a 1- ~3 chord
the s:•mbo l G7. nnd moving the left.hand positi on up-

:f, 7f1i•er•
isl~, h e founded the ma n dolin orches - v r, • V r, n r, V r, v- n ~ V n '> V r, S!-V

: ttt1~
t r,1 which t he re,1der can hea r on the 3

abo,· c mentioned Parlop hone record,

or per medium of the Brnsscls bro;1d-
Ex.4. ~rjifN ~
i7f 11f ~ ~
casting stntions. I n E x. {13, as in 3B, I have simply wards (t-hree frets at a time), th e
In 1920 he becf\mc D irector of the us ed the chord inversions . In Ex . 4C same man n er as Ex. 6B . I woul d also
famous l\fandolin Section of the I h,we added the note A, which is ii ri;m ind yo u t.lwt in a "hot" chorus,
Societi; Uoyale de l,1 Grand e H:11·. Uih in k nal from the root (G) of the exam ples 6B, C and D, can be sul:--
mon :e de Brnxelles, which gained •d(\m. 'ith chord. E x. 4D contains a stitut-ed for :my bar harmonis ed by
firs t place in t he Intemationa l Con - pasBing note At,, notice how syncopa- the G dim . 7th chord , regardless of
tests at Boulogn e and R heims . In tion i~ p1·oducE"clby accenting the the origina l me lody.
1931 he "·as appointed Director and chot·ds . Bar 7 of ' 'Di nah '' conta ins a dim.
Manager of the ;;Grand e Harmonie " To ret-um to ''Dinah" (given in 7th chord, t he refore, us a ,•ariation,
concerts and at the same time, Ins t month's music supp lement), bars I have introduced part of E x. 6B.
assumed co11trol of the Grand 5 an d fi are harmonisPd by a dom. 7th In the majo ri ty of popular song
Syrnphon_v Orchestra . chord, :n this c:ase D7, therefore, I choruses the m elody of th e firs t eight
Th e last concert- at which the Dcl- h,wc trl'\ns pos ed tl1e obove exam p les bars is prnctically repeated in bnrs 9
girm Mandol in Orchestra appeared nn cl npplied them to these t-wo bnrs. t,.) 16, but- when playing a ''ho t"
was :,it.tended by Roynlty, 1:-y wholll Xo te the use of t be dom . 9th chord {'horus it is not ad v:sab le to repeat
S:gnol' Hnnier i and his orchestra were (('. R A), in bn r (i in steod of the the first phrase. With a dance
cc-ngratu lated after their pedectly m·iginal dom . 7th (C, F j:I, A) . orchestra we would probably hear a
fln,dess rendition of Beethoven 's \\' e will now deal wi th the var· n- differnnt inst ru ment. take over the
1-'irst Symphe,oy . tions of n dirninished 7th cherd fom1. "lead," but on the banjo we con vary
sr e II PB t!te solo by
He has specialised in trnnscr ibiog , ·# •#.s_ giv in g
h!,J! f
2PB ,sP B the
for t he plectntl orchestra,
reno"'ned symphonic
the most
compos it;ons. II
---
l !
- (E)
f I
se~ond ph_rase
shght l? d1ffe1·-
H is urrnngements inc lud e ·' Chinese ent treatment".
Pagoda, " " Ballet Egyptien, " Ex. 5A, is the fm;t invers ion of the . As an exampl e of this refer to the
"En TI:,idi11,1nd" l·y Ambros.o, cl,o rd G d im. 7t 11. A comp lete dim . spec ia l arra ngement of "D inah,"
•· ;vfarche Funebr e d ·un Hanoeton" 7Lh chord is composed of four differ- ba rs 9 to 14, where we hav e a varia -
(.Fn neral Mm·ch of ,1 Coc k-chafl::t·) l:y en t note s, bu t for practical purposes tion played on the th ird 11ncl four th
Leon Dul>ois, etc ., etc . , and Signor on the banjo we may om it one of strings . As in the first phmse, t-he
l{anicr; ha s distinguished himself as these notes . For cxnmpl e, we cannot
n composer, his ; 'Concerto in D notes u sed are taken from the
p lay Ex. 5.'\., on the banjo bub we ea.n hal'mony .
Major," the "So uvenir de Varsovie" piny any of the exnmples 5B , C or D . In bars 9 to 12 \\'e haYe G, B, D
,111d '·Uan to cl'Estale" being lookecl
All the inversions of a dim. 7th (the notes of the nccom p,1nying
upon as gems in mandolin literature; chOJ·d can be fin~ered in the same chord) and the 6t h E. Tn bars 13
in fnct t,he mundo lini st wh o :s un-
manner - E x. 5E. This, nnd the fact nnd 14 we h a,· c D, A, C (the
acquai ,{tc d with t he works of Signor
that : we hav e onl_v to move 3 frets up accompaniment), nnd the l)th E.
Raniel'i is missing some of t he finest the fingerboard for each invcrs;on, Th e ot her notes used in these bars
solos eYel' written for h:s instrument ,.
makes il easy for u s to use the inver- net as st-epping stones between the
1 £eel this artic le would be incom- sions in a "hot" chor us. r.otes of the harmony and help to fill
plete w ithout mention of tlie. decor- \Ve "·il l agn in assume that Ex. 6A in the 50 10.
ations Signor R-unieri lrns had
confert·ed upon him. These inc lu de
Cheva l:er of the Ord er of the Crown
of Be lgium; Ghevalicr of the Crown
oi Ita ly; Go ld Medal, City of Mi lun;
French Arts and Scienc~s Medal ;
Gold i\1Iedal and First , I>l'iie, Inter. is ~ b11rof a pop:rlnr song . Ex. 7, shows a (l' \I. var iations
1;,ttional Con test for Composition, Note l"hat in thi s cnsc examples 6 suitable for a Minor lrnrmonv.
Leipzig, Hl04; Pres:dent, Belgi,rn B , C. m, d D nrc n ll based on the in - 'fhe chord in Ex . 7 A is E minor
~[nndo!in l'lub ·s 1''cdcr,1t 1on; u.nd H·rsi ons of E x. ('L\.. with th e root , (E) above, :H,d E x. 'iil
:Wember of Honoul' (not honora ry
member) Grande Harruonie de v/' r, 'V r,- r, ;.-,,.,7"1..
Brn xellcs and mos t of the principal
Europe,111 m,111doliu orcirest ms. Ex . 7.
(A)
 2 -J,;3
July, 1986] B.M.G.
Before visit ,iug the U .S .A., Oy,rn-
is composed .of the inversions of Lh is
cho rd . OYANGOREN guren g;tvc concerts in Urugu,ty.
E~am ples 7C and D are based on Ar gen'ti 1rn and Brazil, " ·hl:l'"
chord ar p egg ios . T his type of vari11- audiences nnd m us ical cr iti cs \\'~ !',·
By A. P. SHARPE. eq u,illy enthusi,1stic over his pl ay ing .
tio n., like inversions, can a lso be
app lied to all other chords. As an IAL Nucion (Buenos Aires) soicl:
illustration oI Lh is I have applied the
voi'iitt-ion 7D to the chords used in
J ULIO i\•IARTlNE½ OYAN-
GUHEN , whose p lay ing of the
"The conc er t gui(:al'ist, Ju lio Mani -
ncz Oyan g urnn, rev ea lt!d outslan din.e?
Spanish g uitar Las caused Lhe music ')un li ties showing his g reat artistry .
bars 1·7, 18 and 19 of ·'Dina h ." critics in the lJ.S .A. to ran·k him with Th e pl'og1·a.mrne was of excell ent
Jn Ex. 7E ., I hin:e added a C ;j: (a Sl·govi,1-, was bor n in D ura:mo , Uru- q1mli1y consisting of cornpos iLion s L,_,.
GLh from the root- E). t-0 t he other g uay , nnd gave his first concei·t at t he Alb eniY., Bach , :\foz,1rt, 8ierrn, 8 ors .
notes in the harmony . ,wt' of elen:m. His first public appear - 'l':\ITeg,1 and Turin,,, 1d1ich gave lhis
I will now d ea l with lh c remaind er ,1~ce ii\ lhe ·u.S ..A. "·a s wh en he gaYO instr111ncnb list nn op por tu nil y lo
of . th.:i specia l arrangement of a conce d in lhe Kew York Tow n Hall, s l,01,· h is g reat, techn i<]ue and
"D in ah . " in October, 1935 . At, pres ent ho is 111usicians.l:ip (o his cnthu s insl,ic
Dars 20, 21 and 22 · are varied by gl: (:St soloist on v,1riou s nn Lional nud 1cn ce.
t.he use of in versions on Lhe ori ginal n>dio pr og rnmm es ond is pfon11ing an
me lody chord . c xtcnsi" e toul· of the Un ited States .. \\ ·u. in P.n!!'l,iud, look fo rward 1·0
Bars 23 nn d 24 co n tnin an effecti 1·e The Ke w Yor k Press says : '·O ynn- lteari1ig 8<·,;o,· .folio .iVTartine7.
"break" on the dom. 7th chord (D7) gur en play s in th e tr,idition of ele - Oynn guren.
int roducing t he added 9th E. 'l'his gance, s u avity and good taste. He
"lii·eak" should be pl ayed on th e first can mnnage br illinnt passag e work
all(! second stri ngs , as i.nd ica.t.ed, with without allowing it to assu m e undue
a sl ig h t nccent on the dotted quavers . importance in the mus ica l sc h eme ood

You will notice th at the

lost e ight ba rs of the origina l
choi·us a r e sim iln'r to t h e firs t
SINGLE
STRING
111·0 8-lrnr ph rnses but . ,1s T TECHNIQUEFOR
pointed ou t befo re, i11a '"hot"
chorus i L is not 11ch:sable t,o · TENORBANJOISTS
r epeat a ph r,,se . Hem-ing th is
in mind, I have made use of J3y WALLY H AOU'.Y .

su~t,t ined chords in bars :Z ',3, (Fourth insla lmenL) .

-J.7and 29, relie viug Lhe mono -
Al::>1'11,onth, it will lw
tony by int roducing a repeated
trip let on th e t h ird st ring in
L rc n1c111bcred,
seve ra l <:x amplcs
I gnve
(music)
bars -J.6, :18 and 30.. This of tcichni cnl exerci~es trn11s-
\',w iution pro,·id~s an ab~o - posl:cl into various major
Jute cont1·usL Lo L-ot h th l: keys; t•xe rciscs \\'hich, I
first, and scc011d phrns e~, l rusi , l h e reader has prac-
a lthoug h the uotes usutl an, t isl:cl to :1chnntage .
exactly tl~e ~u111 e. This 111011th I gi,· e
In bat · 31 I h ave departed JULIO MARTINEZ OYANGUREN
six e x,1111p
lcs-th r ee 4 -lrnr
l he original h,ll'mony. Instead of is int-ent nbo, ·e all in mak ing m us ic and (:hrec 2-bor phrn~ cs- in the 1-ey
playing the chord of U majot · I l,ave on lhe guilar, not ca u sing mu s ic to of (! min or .
moved one fret up the fingerbo,trd to serve ns a med iu in for {,he disp lay of
play a .. bt·eok" on t he chord E 117. hi~ instnunent" (New Yori,: 'J'hnes) . Incidcn tnlly , 1 t-.liink that nt this
This Ii Llle varia lfon, together \l'i th ,1 "It happ ens on ce in a \l'h ile !hat stage it \l'ou ld ee ad,·isab le to intl'o-
ba1· ~im ilar to 32, ma kes a ve ry some u nusua lly g; ftccl perform er ciuce my rende1·$ t,o \\'hat is know n to
effect:ve ending for a " ho t" chorus. pro !essio nnl players as the "b ack
l n this nrticle it has bee n my en -
rn:ses the g uita r out of its roman t ic
beat."
cslate as o.medium for serenndes . This
deavour to enlighte n t:h e reader re - '.l'hc · 'bflck bent-" merelv cons ists of
happened last nigh t wh en Jul io l\farU-
gnrd in g the const ruction of so.called
· ' hot" mus ic . Of co u rse, mn11y more n e1/. Oyao gu ren foilow-ed in 1he foot - th e use of the up-st roke 0;1 not es thnl·
steps of that Sponish wonder, Segovin, arc syncop >1t('d or, in ot her words,
methods of vnriation can be used and, "off the bea t "; ::incl if th(' 11ccornpan." -
nnd proved h:s ri ght to stand righ t
.wi th the Ed:t,or's pe ,-rnission I will in g exerc ises are careful!>' stuclic-cl
up as ,111 cq uol of the Sp anish
:discoms e furtlier on tbe subj~ct at a the studeut should qu ickl .v rcnl: S!'
masLel'" (New York Journal). "l\1111·-
.Inter date , ~u t what I wish to im - lincz O.vanguren plo>'S th e guitar \l' it•h "'h ere to use the app 1·opria !c s!roh>s
:1ire~~ 1:pon .,·ou is 'the fact that it is fine skill. '.I'li ere is ,1n elegnnce nud nnd phras es for the best effect. Jn_
the original. harmony which prov'des gracefulness in the 11·ay he us es h is cfo:ct·iminllte use shou ld, of course. h"
'tb.'! foundation. in s hument thnt suggests a chnrm avoided.
, ' Tn conclusion, I invite r ea ders to lilt.le 1mown amo ngst us . Not , only is Example 1 (on n exl pag e), i, a
·udd r ess nny que ries they may have his playing bea u tiful and delivery 4-bar ph r ase wit-h a hiplel' l,:wl
'911 th is subject to m e. . c / o fine, but his progrnmme is chosen or "_pick-up ." 'l' he c1o tfrcl
·:·n.v.a .,·· l\lld I \\'ill do my be st to . with taste nnd ea r e." (Bridgeport <]Ui\V e rs shou ld be cl!'111'1_1·<l<'fill<
•<l in
·sol\'(> n ny d:fficu llies . Herald). l h is phras e, wh ic h i~ /\ phr,,~P
 246 [July, 1936
B.M.G.

.We ;u:e pleased to heal' that Stella S.:ott

and her ban jo have been engaged by S.:ott
t 11 Uo1·don fo1· fifteen weeks at the Grnnvi llc
P,wi!ion, Ramsgatc, lo,· the summer seas on.

Harold Lancaste r and Doris Cr utc hley

played banjo and Hawa iian guitar solos res-
pective ly from the Midland station on the
8th of June. A reporte1·, commenting upon
this forthcoming bl'Oad cast, wrote :-

© ' bb1
,19,nJ2J.Jeir
pij..JJ i II "The ,·o is romance in Monday's broadcast .
Mt·. Lanca.ster's partner is his f\ancee, Miss
Do,·is Cr utchley . He first met hel' when she
r, V V V
came to him for music lessons.
r, V >v r, >r, V · r, > >,,..._ V

~ ,b," ~fr'Frr&rtwr
"Mr . Lancaster has appeared on the same
·®
6
ff'f-II: bill ""' many leading artists. A few weeks
ago he was at Lewisham wit h ]\fr. Norman
J.ong, the popular B.B.C. ent,erl,ainer. He
has carried off the Abbot Challen g e Cup
C Minor Chords 8V a .. ...... .....·,· ·•·········
3·-········: at the Bla ckpool Fl'etted Instrume nt Fes -

Pd
3
tiva l for the past two yMrs. Miss Cru tc hley
11 •19! 11 .... , 111 ,/1II
1:f..,~ ... ,, ,111! is also the ho Ide,· of a cup for Hawaiian
guitar playing, which she :,lso won at the
Festival.
"Mr. Lancaster and Miss Cru tchley will
p,wtic11l,11·lyefl'cctil"C in t·he key of () appca ,· at the top of the bill in a v"t'lety
n:ino1· (,,lso t.ho key1-of ]) minor nncl
0 111ino1·-in bolh of which the
LEN WILLIAMS progra mme to be broadcast from Bim ,ing-
ham at 6.30 p.m. Their tu rn will inclnd c
fingering is Lhc snme as used for C two of J\fr. Lanca.ste ,·'s ow n numbe1·,,
'Eldorado' and 'Step On It.' '·'
rni nor) . Pn.v ,1ttention Lo thf; dynn-
11:ics ,rncl mu \\'ill notic e the smooth,
OFFERS
n al m ,d l'li.,·tl11nic,,ffect of the " back
be:1L"
"B.M.G." M,·. Hal'o ld Wi lliamson, of "Be!,bt.rville.'·
Willow Cresceut, Sowe1·by Bridge , w ould
lik,: to hear from a. rewmandolin phyCl'S in
Example 2 is nn ol h<!r 4-bur phrase
READERS Ha li fox and dist rict with a view to 1oinit!g
a small combinat ion.
to \\'h ich my remarks regarding Ex . 1
nlso app ly. HIS
Mr. Eric G. Spencer, •lf 111, Somarset
Example 3 is also n 4-but· phrus e, COMPLETE Road, HanclsworU1 ·WooJ, Birn ,:ngh .. n:, 20.
wishes to know of a teache r of t he piectrun ·
elend y rn ,u ·ke cl and ver.v <:ffe<:th,e in g uita,· in the Ha udsworth area. failiug this,
I he key ofl~ minor. Modern GuitarCourse in the City ceut ,·e. Mr. ',pc nccr menticns
that ~he neares t teache r advert ising iu
Examples 4i and 5 Me 2-bur phrns es 8/ - DEPOSIT "n .lvl.G" is three miles :.way fron , l,is
11"
[1ich \\'ill be found to be useful as address.
and balanc e 2/ - weekly
" fill-ins'' ut t.lrn 7t l, and 8 Lh bm·s for or 35/ - Cash
instance. ' Enquiries are often received for past •:.;m-
This Famous Course includes: plete volumes o! " B.M.G," but many of th e

Exa mple 6 is an excellent 2-bar
phrase [or numbers in qu ick t-empo.
T I, i~ phrase is easy to play yt't most
di Pel i1·e. Note U1e dynamics .
Jn Lhe nexL insta lm ent I will in-
clude l:hesc examp les . in t he trans-
po~ecl keys, a nd I would su ggest th a t.
th e w,1dcl' s h ou ld fh,: t practis e Lhc
P~::1mple~ given with Lhis al't.icle .
( To be conliJ1u.ed)
I
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150 D I AGR,AMS 1n;blis:hers, however, have five complete
6,000 WORDS ,o tumes, from October 1928 to September
1933, for disposal ; also a bound volume of
Embracing e very aspect of the "B.M.G.'' 1906-7. The price of each volume
modern Plectr um Gui tar is fotll' &hillings ana are obtainable irom
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cont.e 1iM of Lhc cour:se.
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pMtic1tlan of the above to : - Mr. A,·thur Ke nn edy, the well-know!I
N<ime ...... .............................. .... ...... . fretted instrument teacho1· of Oxio rd. iniorms
!lddress .. ......................................... .. us th, ,t j,o has b een engag ed by "r.Appl e-
ton (of the Cardiff D. B.C.) for a ; ea son at
LEN W ILLI A MS 'l'cnby . Wa,les. Mr. Kenn edy has been giving
Besson Musicraft, gui tar an d H:iwa.iia.n guitar lesson, to J\fr.
12 ARCHER STREET , LO NDON , W .11 Appleton's two daughters Rcuy and J oan.

. d by itsing a rowid
beobtai~ie I . flat type of
Do you play the There are so many advantages a;~ discarding t ieir
teel that pla~rers everywhere
s · the new -
steel a.i1d pitrc 1iasing N DEB "
Hawaiian Guitar '' IS!;~R -the
STEEL
1
ro7:rs;~!:rs
t:i,'\
~ is better than th e re st ·
Bu y one to-da y ·and see

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Les lie Green , of Dovel'court, Es s.ex, ·'R"

"13.M.
C3"N()tes Urndc (Banjo) . .
Te;,~her: J\lr . ,\I. H. Milhs .
Exami1\er : Mr. Bernard Gough .
. .

Miss Coomi vesavevala, of Bombay, Ind ia ,

Messrs . R. Hillman, ArU1ur Allcu aud "B" Grad e (Hc1waiian Guiial';. HAMIL TON, Onta rio, Canada .-O n A pri l
Thomas ~Jeadows have formed a. banjo tr io Te :ichcr : M1·s. T . :\lurzba n . 30th lasL pupi ls of the Boote Music SLud,u
wh icJ1 they ha " c named the 11
Rega l 'l'rio" l·;;\'.amin ei-: 1\(1·. V. Siqu eira., and llono hi lu COJl:;c1·vat.ory ga.,·c ~ su ccc~:,..
(two or the players use Clifford Ess ex Arthur J. C. Stewart, of Dublin , "A·• lul concert at •.-heMain Street W·. Y . W .<..: . .I.
" Rega l" ban Joa) . 'l\hey find t he banjo mo sL Grade (Ba nj o) and "A " Grade (Hawa iian ltcms by .Ha.waiian guiLat ensemble::;, n1. H-
popula r in t.hc Alde rs·i1ot dist rict. H is Guitar). dolin an<l guiLa t l,r io, .Ha .waiian gu ita!' t.rio,
in tcrcsti 11g lo note t hat the t,hird .mcn1 be l' of ]i:xamincr: i\ (r. J c1ck l\facGnrvcy . l.,,mJo ensembl e and Mr. llel'bcrt J3ootc~
t his trio plays a C.E. "Gonce .rt Grand" V1ictor Thomas , of London, " B" Grade b.:nJo solos wc,·c gre a tly enj oyed .
banjo . (Banjo) . J-LONC.:KO.NG.- On April 25U, the Wing
Teacher : l\!r. Harrv Da, is. 1 U11 ..\fand oli n 0 1·cl1e::;tn,, ui1der ihc conducto r.
Thi s issue of "JJ.M.G. " goes to press loo Exam iner: llk Cli.fford Essex ship of S. l' . Chinn, g.axc a, concert at th e
ca l'ly l.o be able to giv e t he resu lts of :.he Char les Shale , or Bil'mingham, ~'.•\ " Ga-nde S?. St..cph c11':-:;
Girls ' Collcgct items including :
:\ merican Guild or Banjoists, 1\•fondolinis ls (H awaiian Gnit-ar) . "~\ lai-d1c .Es1n1g11ole/ ' ''Poet .-in d Pc.asant..
and Guit arists' Convent.ion, held in Minne - 'l'each<'r: )fr . Stan Mart ini. Overture," "S elect ion from William Tell, "
apol is on Jun e 21st to 24th. A 1-epoi-tof th e Examiner: l\{r. K en K a.pua. ·'Valsc de Faust.,'' ,i~1urchc n:Iilit...airc'' and
con vcution will appea r in our August issue. Alan Collings, of Mancheslc r, "A" Grade · ' El Dora do." T,hc le:1der of the o,·chescra,
(B,m;ol . ~fr. Lambert Gockchin, pbyed mandolin
Members and friends · of the Exam iner: :clfr. Will Shepherd. solos "Da nza, Spagn ola," :1nd
Nortl1 Lond on Club spent a "Bo ston Ideal :\lar<\h," and
very pleasant day at Maldon, 111r. S. P. Chinn "?.lazui-ka di
Essex , on Sunday, June 7th . Co11certo. •· In a rcpor~ pub -
The Journey was made . by lished in the lo c,11 1!ewspapc.- a
coac h and aft el' enjoy ing ,., writer says; " Vlc hope t.he
splendid lunch at the Blue orchestra will pl"y aga.in in t,he
Boa.,· Hotel , the par ty spent the near fut ure as it,s peL·£orma ncc
a[Lcrnoo n 011 the 1·iver and was 11Hjoycd by all. "
afte.nv.u·ds on ~he put ting g,·een GREENW ·ICH.-The Lewis-
wher e a. tour nament was fierce. ham Club played aL t-hc
ly contested . Af ter tea the Gre enwiC", lt Garde n Pat ·t.y for
rema.ind er of the day wns the benefit- of St . ·Paul's
~pent, in 1·ambling , and the Church, on Satur day, Jun..:
homewa.l"(I journey completed 13th . The i:,lub ga ve sever:, !
a very enjoya ble day . lrnJr.hour tm ·ns nnd were ac-
COJ"ded a g reat ovation.
The following is '' " ~xcei·pt Amongst the items rl:tyc,!
from the "Bii xto11 F r ee P1:cssu were :-ul 'dan t.hc Gun~,
of May 29th :- u ~fo onli ght. and You ' '
1
"Vod}: a, "" ' Swa n<'c Si:~g-
HT he amateurs on the song , Gcn1s from t..hc
J3rixton 'Ast oria.' stage th is Clas.c.ics," uGay 90'~/ ' ''Over -
week- lllessrs. Owen, Hut ch- tu re l\fodle.y," ··Speedw ell/ "
ings and Francis-a re meet - etc.
ing with a reception that l\IAGAR A FA LT,S-E,11 ly
shou ld enco urai;re anv in ~lay , Uic Ni.eg,11·
,, Ilan.10
amateur with talent to seek Band and Hawaii.in Orchestr a.
a.n audition . both 1111<l~r t,he dfr action of
Leonard F rancis. the E, ·an \Vhite, gave a concert in
youngest of the three, is 16 the Niag:t1·a Falls Hi i:h School
yea rs of age. He plays a Anclilo,ium with the till (•
gu it ar and sings . "Fretted Frolics;"' such it i~m:-:.
W.T,. Hutch in gs also plays .is "Do wn South /' "ParaclL·
a. gmta .r and Be•t Owen a,
of the Wooden Soldiers ," ·
city clerk pla,ys Lhe -banjo. "Di n:th," by the band and
He received banjo lessons \"ill'ious solos. trios ;ind en-
und c l' the expel't t,uition HENRY CARLYLE semb les p1·oving popuh,r to
t,he huge ~ndience thr1l• lrnd
of Be rt Bassett . Th e Banjo Soloist and Teacher of Guernsey, C.I . assembled . Jt is inf.eresting- to
Th e r hythm playing of the On tile left Mr . Carlyle gitu a n imf>rtssion of :.:hat it b,rnjoist looked like in 1$36 ami llte. otlttr nol e that tJ1e banjo b»ncl lws
pl10J.og
raph sht:rwsMr . Carlyle a$ Ire reall)' is .
tr io is distinctly c,·edit able." seventy-o ne play ers and the
Ralph Moore, "A" Gt·ade (Teno ,· l3tmjo) ;
H awa iian gu itar orchestra
Anthony Mc Cafferty, "A" Grade (Banjo);
fotty -six, and in some items both sect.ions
Richard Francis Ho dgso n, "A" Gracie played c,,ncerted .
(Guitar); Aubr ey Coblei gh, "A" Grad e
(Hawaii.an Guitar); Mrs. Phoeb e SE1'TLE. - On June 13th , 111. Eug ene
A COPY OF THE TESTS NECESSARY Symonds, "A" Gnule (Mandolin) ; al ! of Earl e was engaged lo play at the Garden
TO SECURE ' 'B.M.G." DIPLOMA S C;ilgary, Alta , Canada . Fete held at Langcliffe Hall, his banjo and
can be obtained free of charg e by Ernmine r : Mr. Geo. E . Tucker . gu it a.r solos provhlg quite populal' .
applying to the Editor, "B.M .G.," Miss Susie Truter , of Pr eto l'ia, S.J\ ., "A"
15a. Grafton Street, Bond Street, London, W . Grade (B,mjo). \VOOLWICH .-i\Iembe rs of the Lewisham
The following oandidates have been Exam iner : i\fr. H. Coetzer. Club nssiste cl :.t " C'..oncert on May 28th, a(
a warded Diplomas:- Miss A . K. Smith, of Lon don, "A" Gn,dc St John's Chu rch Hall. Concer te d it ems.
W. A. Wagstaff , of Birmin gham, " A " i.nd (Ma ndolin). dn ets and Quintet.s were well rt•cci \'ecl :
" B" Grade /H a waiian Guitai·). Teache r: J\Jr. B. W . Dykes . "Tat.too, ·, "B la;,,e l\ wa.y,'' ''l\ •Jexican Rid c-...
Examine•·: Mr. Bert Bassett . ''Soick and Spa nis h" and specia l ensemb!ei- .
Exa miner: Mr . Ken Kapua.
"Show noat," "E nf..-v of the Gladiaiol's' '
Frederick Bennett, of Derby, "A" Grade
(Hawai ian Guita r) .
INSTRUMENTBADGES etc .. by Messrs . Bt1lla;·d, Benne.tt . Beni<l~c .
(BANJO er GU ITAR) Dolby and Pooley were greatly enj oyed. The
Teache r: Mrs. Elsie Dawson.
Exa miner: Mr . Sanders Papworth. Well made in gilt and enamel promoters of this concer t were :\frsFs . Cress -
EACH 9d. POST FREE well and Caple, member s of !he Lewish ,,m
Maste r Ronald Marriott, of Ha rl"ow, uA" Club .
Grade (Ha,va iian .Guita r).
Teach er: Mr. Edward Fairs .
R. S. KITCHEN Ltd.,
27-29-31, Queeo Victoria St., Le ed s, l.
Exa miMt': Mr . Beinard Sheaff.
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B:M.Ci. [July, 1uao

T he J une meetings of the Excelsior was much (lppreciat _e<l by the club members

13.M
.~.( lubNctes (L..-wisham) Club were well attended
visitors are now a. regular reatnre. Community
items p lay ed have included "l\lan the Guns,"
"Spic k and Spanish," ·'Community l\fedley/'
and and visitm"s. E. J. Tynell prov ided· t he
h\nt er n and acted as operator
evm ing.
for the
At "the conc lusion of the lecture
club membe.-s played " Za.-an:i" and '"Sy nco-
"Sousa Scrap Book, " etc. A sut·prise viisit pa.!-in' Shuffle'' and Mr . Keeler playeJ
of se,·eral members of the Croydon Club "Hunga.-ian Rhapsody No . 2' ' and " Lawn
Club Secreta,·ies who sen(l notes f or in- was made at the June 15th meeting an d l\fr .
cl r,sion in this section should be as Polka." '!'he eve ning closed with a vote of
l'reslancl, deputy concluct-0r, took the baton thanks to Mr. Keele,· for his very fine lecture
concise as possible. Notices intended in ·'C:~ms from the Cla.s:$ics," a-ftel·wards play- and lo ?,fr_ Ty,nll for his able "ssist"ncc.
Jui' i,iclu.sion in "B.Af..G .11 rn-ust re 11ch ing a mandolin and guitar duet ,;1 ith his snn,
the t:ditor on or be/o.-e the 20th cl«y of ·'l' ost l:lorn Galop." At the request of a • * *
the month 1>recedingthat in which tlte ,·isito,· "Nina Pancha March" was pla.yd by Ou June 9th bhe Hackney and District
the club's m;mdoli11 and guit.:H· section. a nd Club played t.he follo,vin~ con 1munity item ..;:
announcement is to a7Jpear. th1::- Ha,w,1ii;m Serenaders plnyed ' 1 Contl " A Southern l1'estival," ue n Hur," 11
Dut !.e1·. 11

L,le:,' 1 and ' '.Aloha Oe," which wer e greatly 1

Tho Acton and Ealing Club spent ;c most
<•11joyab le e\'eni ng visiting, the Islington Club
011 Tucs cl:ly, June 9t h . l'hc re was a larg e
nwsl<,1· o[ both clubs and the opening com -
,1ppreciatcd . The club are holding the ir fo·st
0hting to l3righ tou on S-unday, July 19th.
fly \Va1tz '' 'Sunnv Italv '' •·Gems from the
Clussics,"~ "Vodka,'" etc.",' followed by YOl11n-
tary pl.n.ying : ,banjo duet.: ucuu~ ,111•
G,itc:hy," :Misse.s F. Benwell and I . Attwoo l:
nu111dolin .solo, Twilig ht in Rome/' l\fr . .F..
11

n11mity number, •fA.dmiral Andy/' souudccl ,J. Ty rr ell; banjo solos, •tAndanteH :wd
fine wit,lt the backing o[ the t wo contrn-bass The Hackney and District Clu b wa;;
,·,sited hy ~fr. G. ;\ . Keel e,·, who gave a. '' Wal t z," S. Ya xley: ".Li Hirondelli," H.
an<l two bass banjos . Th e Acton an_d Ealing Cross ; l>nnjo quartet, "~.rncopatin' Shufi le ."
Club then ga.,·e a. programme con:s1StJng of mos t i11stn1cth·e a11d intei· est ing lantern
"Bushrangers' Ma,·t,h," "Valsc
"Creole Belles," tollo wed by a mandolin
Caprice ," ~cture on "Ba njo )fusi c:
Basis and Hist orical Devdopmcnt,"
Its Physi .ca l
whi ch
*
1'.hc May meeting of t he lll ord Clul> wa s
*
solo, "Tanrnlel la," play ed by llh-s. llenuing- held in the new headquarters , 286, Hi g:,
•• n, \\"hich brought forth ,·olnrnes of Road, lllo rd. Communit y it ems included :--
appluu~e Th is was succeeded by ~Scot~ 1
"Beat as You Go," ''BanJo Vamp," "Com-
(;1nd," " Bn tt.ed ly Waltz," and "Call o' munity MecU_ey," "Gypsy :r,o,·e," ' 'Sp ic,k
Erin"; the Acton and Ealing Club's pro- and Spanish" an<l Sa ilol's Don't Care.''
11

grt1mmc concluding wif )1 ]frank
ph~):inq 'A 11 in Position," Jot· which he had
1
an 111s1stent encore, ;111<lJJn 1·espons e, gavt!
a clever a1-r,mgement of HSome o[ 'l'hrse
l)a_\'s." A short interval then took pla ce,
duriug which )lr . Ted Percy (the Clwinnan
of the Jsli11gto11 Club), in a few well. chosen
,vonh;, wekomcd the ,·isitors and commen ted
upon the good effect created by these inte1·-
dub visit~, whi ch not only enco ura ged a
Ln.wes Jncli"idua l ite1ns- were, "l\fan orrn" a nd
''One, 'l'wo, 1'hrec, }"'our/' Hawai ian gu itar
solos, l\h-. But/er; 1 'S wing of the Kilt," banjo
so'o, )fr. Vango; "Eve1•_ything·s in Rhythm
witJ, ~Iy Heart," \V. Tomkins; ''Valse di!
Concert,'' G . A. K eeler; "Gypsy Violin/'
and ''!\l:- 1st ic ~felody.1' ple::-trum guit.a.r so!Os.
l\fr. Laro che : 11 Yankee Gr it" and 11 Nationa l
;\ledley ," plectrum bllnjo solos, Miss Fairlie :
uAhi Ahiwela and "O ld Hawaiian i ·fat·d , ,"
11

fl iendl ,v s.pirit ,nnong t he mcnnbers but. Hawaiian guitar solo with ~tiitar acc ..
eua-hlcd each c lub to hear a rendering or )f cssrs . Crook and Cornell: "Whispering,''
ntunbn~ new to them. 'l'he lslington Club, 1>lectrnmgu i~ar solo, Mr. Briston, Mcelin i;s
uncle,· t-he conductorship of j,\fr_ A . V . Tuck, will be resumed in September.
then played " Man the Guns," "Mconlight (f. ~~

,rnd Yon"; t hen a. bc1njo duet, most ex cel- On June 2nd, the Isli ng to n club spent "
leully 1·endcrcd by )fossrs. F. H. Robson and \'Cry en joyable evening as they were fortun.
Ted l'e, ·cy, " )f y T.acly Jaz1."; "Spick and ale i,1 havi ng ,vall y Hadl ey, t l,e Austncliau
Sp;,11i,;h," "'l3rn Hu ,•" (by the dub) . Miss b,injoist and tenor -banjoist , an d Fr eddie
Gladys Pcl'cy's mandolin solo, uComme un
1'•{ol'gan, t he .Am~rican te nor.ban joist, ,·isil
Hev e," followed. and brough t forth a storm them and contribute to t.he c,·enin ;(s
of al)j)Jausc: whic!i t,hi~ clever young plnyel' plnying . The mcetiug in cluded rnandoliu
l'ich ly dcs('t ,·cd. "Stl'auss \Vall-z<'s," and a solo, l\:Iiss G. Percy, Tm·aniella." ; mn11tloli11
0

th,ncing -b:rnjo no,·clt._y, l\licrophonc Sam,"

11
duet , "Ellis Ga lop:i l\1iss Pri-c_v ,111d F .
lly '.\_fr. 0 . A. Keele.-, l>rought a. delightful Braiucj •·I\fy Lady Jazz t banjo and tC'nor.
;;,·c1uug to a close. b,mjo duet,, hless, ·s. Percy and Robson : b'1njo
~olo, ''Ba nsh ee," A. VV. i\fartin. nua ~orne
comm uni ty 1>h1yi ug by club. tJ,e
Th en
Wally Had ley a1id Freddie Mo1p111 contri -
U\, i11g:lo i11c·1T:1l)i11g: r.:s:ltip, tl1t• 11c,,
111c,,1uli<- ·. buted a h,,lf.hour's pro grnmn,c which
W. S . W OOD
ly l"c,nned Bristol ( East) Clt,b has acquin•<i included uAlone/' "Rhnpsoch· in Blu(.'."'
!t10rc s.pacious prem ises for £ut urn nh !Ctin gs . 1
' ~obocly ' s Sweetheat·t.,, an d Ynany pop ular
,It the meeting on Jun e 12t h commun ity tune-~. Freddie ilorgan's wonderiu l te ch nique
11
1
itC'rns were : 'Tattvo~' ' Smok y 1\lokes,' ' and Wally H adley's fine tenor-banjo and
t' l\ ilti es," trGec..rgia. ~!r-dley," "Spdg or banjo accompaniments were a real treat to
Sltilldngh,' 1
·'\.Vili~t.ling Rufus," and ui\'1ag- he,ir, and the Islington dub ob viously
1>olia \Vnll, ." )li~s );orma Dursley and L. enj oyed listening to th em. ~fr. Percy, in
C'oate~ p1ayed banjo duet, 11 Pro Patria.'';
)[.-. ()1';1m, plectrum banjo solo, "Happy
BANJO RECORDS thanking the two visitors for com ing along
to the club, added that a vo1e of than ks
G1> Lu cky 0 ; :Miss Dueslcy, banjo so lo, shou ld be passed to ?,fr Sugden for intro -
1
') foukitt"ix"; a11d ~Iiss Heath 1 Haw,diau 1i6 Imperia l 2835: 2882: 2922. ducing these two fiue pla :·ers 10 Is lin gton .
gu il:n· ~olos, "1 :'\I.ano no/' and 0 Ha .waiinn 1/- Rex 8226: 8177. Iu reply, Wally Hadley said that ·it was a
1..,,:.-
yc Song-.'' 6d. Eclipse 870: 405: 592. pleasure to visit the Club a s the i,· rendition
OB'l'AINABLE FROM: of the numbers tJ1ey had pla_ycd was excel -
* * * CRYSTALATE GRA MOPHONE
lrn t, and he knew F,·cdd ic had enjoyed h im-
self .,, th is was !,he fn·sl, B. i\f . & G . com-
Ott ~lay 29th, ,molhc1· successful meet ing RECORD CO., hination he had had !he pkasure of he a dng.
oi 1hc Bri~tol (East) <"lul, wa s hel<l aucl lh<' IMPERI AL H OUSE, Needless to •a." th e:• hacl enjoyed pla.yinl(
following 11mnb~1-sp laye <l:- 0 ThQ Kilt,ies/' CITY RD., LO N QON, and t hey both hoped the ir prog,·amme had
"L anc nsi,ire Clogs," "Sprig of Sh illelagh, " E.C.I, p leased all members.
1
• )[a gnolia

"Georgia
,vaU ,,.-t::
,'' "\'\"·histJing Rufus'' and
Medley." Ind ividua l items
OR * * '*
TARRANT BAILEY , JR ., At the mee t ing of the Londo n Club on
incluclecl ' ·Take Yom · Pick," plectrum banjo 167 GLOUCESTER PLACE, J une 8th , the Ho n . Secretary presided in the
solo, !llr. Kin g; "Donkey Laugh," b~njo absence. 1-hl'Ough mourn ing, of the _ chair -
di:el. i\fessrs. L. Coates anc1 W. J en k111 s; BAKER ST., LONDO N, man (Mr. H . Ackerman). Sympathetic·
" )r ,lnona'' tind u,vnitz Petite," Hawaiian N.W.I reference wns mad e lo the death of M ajo,·
guitar duet, Messrs . Hussey and T,. Coates . Acke.-man and lo the g.-eat loss 1,he Club
 July, 1936 ) B.M.G. 249

,had susta ined thereby . The Secretary re- banjo solo, " Handy Ja ck," A. Eldridge ;
po,·ted that letters of condolence had been mandolm lrio , ·'Heads a.net Flow ers,'' ~1:ss
sent. to the relatives on behalf of the Club Vani t y, and 1\Jess rs. Daniels and Thul'low;
and that he himself had personally attended ~anjo solo, '' Dese r~ Trail," A. G. Binks;
the funera l. The community items played banjo tl'io, •·C1rcn$ Parade," l\les sr s.
wcr~ :-'' Return of the Regiment/ ' "Ci rcus Ja,·vis, Ol,issell and Webb ; mandolin solo,
P,wade," "$po,-ts Parade," "Gypsy Lo ve," •·G,wotLe," A. D. Lol'd ; qua,-tet, "Gypsy
·•Papillon ,;va lb,," "Pot Luc k ," "Banjo Love," Messrs . Davis, Eldnd ge, Hinks and
Vamp" and "1\'lagnolia. Walt .z ." In the Lord; mandolin du et , '·M:asan iello/'
voluntary playing, ban jo solos wer e given '.llessrs. Lee and Thurlow .
by F. C. Wa lters, "R ugb.)' Parade" and
"App le Blossom"; mando lm solos by R. A ,·ery enjoyable meeUng of The Ph il-
Donald, "In Old Seville," "Black Eyes" harmonic Socie ty or Guita rists took pince on
,md "Sogno di No_tte" (Romance) ; banjo
solo, T. Edwards, "Syncopatin ' Shuffle";
amaz ing ' St:nda y, Jun e 7th, at 155, Cromwell Road,
th e house oi the President, Dr. B. Perott.
b;injo solos, G A . Keeler, "Liszt 's &,cond
Hunga1ian Rhapsody, and "Schaeffer's Jig."
J COOV
S.t,,1. COMM PAOLO SOPRANI
J•
Piano Ac•
'.ll iss Li11dsay's Ladi es' Guital' Orche st ra
g~.,·c some interesting items and ~liss Lind-
c-0rdio n . 39 Treble- Notes, 96 Bass Key s. Best say's songs with g uitar accompaniment were
Duets played cluring the evening were:- qu.:Jit .y Steel Re eds. 2 Voice. Fini she~. in
"Niggerto wn" (Messrs. T. Edwards and 8iue /Green Ca$ing. In excellent cond 1t.1on. mucJ, appre cia,ted . Mr. Alexis Chess con-
Sr>ecial cas h bargain, £14 is O, Qr £1 l>e- t,ril, uted sevcra.l solos tn his usnH1 masterly
G. A. Keeler); "La Paloma," mandolin and
gu itar (Messrs. R. Dona ld and T. Edwards) ; ~~~~• fti~~ ce p0 l of~ \t.oi'A.tJfk
'tiano Ae- mannet ·. It is hoped t<>hold the next meet.
"Gipsy Violin," piano and gnitat· {Messrs. ,;ord ion. 4 Voice Treble. 5 Voice UafiS. 41 i1:g on S1111day , July 5th .
l' rnno Ken, 120 Uat--s Not es, he-St. quality
• *
,,
W . Kit-by and T . Edwards). Steel lt ccd s , Slitle Coupler o n 'l'rcble , g~d
tone . Dar e:dn, £17 10 O, or .t'l Uevo i it•,
J,;::tlan('C t1f £18 at. 5/· weekly , T l:e special meet ing of the Watford Club
On Tueschy, May 19th, members of the S. H. FRONT A LIN I Piano A c~ordion. 120 prored to be a g reat success. T he mee!.-
l31
u!!- H Piano Kc,·:s:
. Uest. qualit~· Steel
Lt wis ham Clt:b visited the Isl in gtcn Club .
)J.1nv concerted and individm1l items wer~ ;~i111\to ,~:~~i;;.shr~1a!:i
~is-n~~~!~!~l~C p~i~~~ll;•.I
!,~~ 111.;began with l:Ommuni ty pla.ying: "T'o the
!fr on t/ ' "J(ilties" and "\~-·h istling Rufu s.11
with brilli an t s. Co st £3$, Ban,;ai11. £18 0 O,
played . T-he success of ~he e, ·ening was 01 ;£2 Oe.posil, lla lanc;t!. ol £19 at. 5/ · we~kl)'. D:-;mw. the famous child o iano j\c~·o,·dion -
doub ly assured by tl1e presence of Geoff MARINELL I Pian o A CCOt'dion. 3·1 P1 a110 ist, a,id '.\fr. . Lon Goddard,. pia11ist, both
:'\ole s, -48 Hau Keyi. 2. Voice . Det-t. qu R-lity
Si,Jey and 'l'a,·rant Ba.iley, Jr., whose pla~•- 00 0 pla.yecl select~ous from th~u· rep ert oires.
in~ o[ banjo and guita r duets \v~·~ g•-eat ly i~e1f~w! $f1
;ifi~!!t~i~ bfl~!r. n!~r!i:~~~e\~ ~fnn~~ closing ,i most successful even ing. ·
:rhls is A new demon !;lra tion model, eo.st-
appreciate,]. Commun ity items during Jun e originally £20 . Bnt ai n, £13 15 0 Ca t h. or
hr.xe included: '·Vienna ~lar ch," usunny £ 1 Depos it., Ual.-u1c~ of ,£1-l at. 4/ · wee k ly.
lt~ ly ," ·•Gay 90's ," "Spick and Spanish," S.H. COMM PAO LO SOPRANI Pia1u, ;\<;:-
C't•rdion. ::~ 'l'r (•blc. 8:) B.tllli, 2 \' oice . Be11t,
"Vodka." 1
'~'10011iight - :ind You ," ''Gems qualit.y Steel ReC",b . Exceptionally po"·~_rh1}
from t,he Overtures," "Pot Luck/' ''~'Ian t,on('. Finithe<l 1n wh ite 11.tcrola<au c ca:ting .
in pcrlec1., condi tion, :£1'l 10 0 (ia$.h, o r £1
the Guns/ " ''B~111jo Vamp,' 1 uB en Hur ," l)cp osit , Balance of .£13 at 4/ 6 weak ly.
an,, ·'Sousa Sc,·ap Book ." Individ ual ite ms : $.H . SONORA,ITALY P ia no Accorchon . 34
•rreble, 48 B ass. 2- \"o ice . 'Best. quaJily Steel
LETTERS TO T HE EDITOR
Me~srs. Dnnce and Wallis, "A Footlip;ht Reed s. Finithed in H.ecl.lJllu e celh\lo !d r:\ 5• T.dters fron i p /11yer ., intended for pubii-
Favomite" and "Beat as You Oo"; ?\fr.
J.lnllard, "Picking U,e Guitar"; F. Akery,
~g9 9
41- weekly.
t 1
o;e r; , ~~~si~;ng~1 :~~~ orB£ft~\ ue
c11tion .,ho111d ,aitten on one .,ide of
the pu per on/ y an,t .,ho ,tl<l be as sh o,·t
''Cupid's Arrow " ; Southby lift-. BUESCHER B nat SOP RAN O. Low Pit ch.
11.1 the S<tbjecl permits. Publi cation of c,
Su~ight, m 04;lel. Silvt'f•lll.-tcd !a.nd -bla tit. lini ~ll.
"Hu moresqu~"; Messrs. Akery, Walter,
" 'arner and Ashb y, "Snatches of Song."
It has been decided to visit the Leigh-011. ingSingle
Arrn,~t~•
ir~:e:tf;~-. :t•i~;;~~-:m!~!~.
Oct ,we Ker.
Au to matic
in~r:~
~ 'l'h is.
lett er docs 11ot imply erlito,·ial endorse-
m ent of the o vinions expressed. Thr
initrnment i~ in :\ ,·ery fine cond 1t.ion, tual :m·tl " Co,.,.c.,po-ndence" should be w,·it-
11
Sea Clu b in the near future.
*
,, i$ .suppli ed co1np1ctc wi t h mo u thp iec-e.
£9 ,SI o. or 1116 Oe1>Nil, 13:ilance of £10 at
tc, 1 in the to7, left hancl corner of all
the letters intended 7or in clus ion under
5 /• weekly.
The Newcastle club now meets in the COUESNON,PARIS 8 1\at SOPRANO. Low thi~ heutli11!/.
]?it c h. Slh·<-r-plate<l. Straight model .. f'ittcd
Gree n Howard s Clu b, Newgate Street. Com- with ~ R-olltrf:. Single Autorni,tic Oct:i.ve Dear Sir,
munity items at the last meeting were :- Kcv. lf :u been repaddccl anct 1hor,rng:hly
<we·rhaule d . Perfect Coinp lc le with m('t1. 1lh• For sevc l'al years I played the banjo in
" Tune Tonic ," "Vod ka ," "Glitter of Steel ," piec e in second-hard c:aFe. .t-5 5 0. o:r 10/· dance bands nnd deriv e:l gre,1t p leasm· e i11
"Nigger 'Minst ..els," "Strauss \¥altz es 11 and Dep o~it . nAh\rwc nf £5 at 3/ - wee5dy.
,i~sist ing to i·e:ntler that special t,vpc or J1n1sic.
MILNER &-STRlNC 'C Et.LO C Ul TAR , H1.1ill
· 'Gems from the Classics." :Miss New:il and vr "'cll-~ea son('d Ehfiny, 1ini~he,t with whilc- I.,res_surc of businc~~ caused me to give np
Mi·. Varley played ma.ndolin duet, "Barca- ivn roid . f'. f..hl\J>NI Tone l·folei,;, i,c-rfcctl;,.·. rret• nw s1cal engage ments: but cvet· since it has
rollc. " The club are pleased to welcome ted fingerboard. wi th mnHu::r•o-pcarl po sition~
ml\rkcd. 'fhis iJ,strument. is in c-xccl\cnt C-"11· been my am~i t io11 to form a fretted instru .
a new member, i1iss Turner .
)) * ~!~i:,n. b1~0~:n ;~t
ife1l"fl~
.4;8 15 o. ('r £1 De!)O!i-it
1
~~pl~:tgi~~! 11;.'
. Jlabnce o ( .£) at
1
3£2.1~ ment. dan ce band.
tain amount ol
It. wonld cnt-ail a cer -
expen~c because dance
The New south London Club's meeti ngs 5/ • weekly.
CONN E flat At. TO SAXOPHONE. L h \\ '
1tl•1nbc1·s would reql1irn specinlly nrt·n11ging .
co11tin11elo be well attended and members l,itch. Sih"cr•1>ll\led. G old Bell. Shl!i;le Au1 0- b11t a few enthusiasts logethe1 · maybe would
matic Octa ,•e Key. Pear l fingertip s. 5 Hol- not object t,o a small subscript ion .
;H'C becom ing populsr for playing a,t a num- lon. Wat erpr ~of Pad ~. Jn very good con•
b,•,· of soc ials and open n ights . The Dru ids d!t inn. B:ir,Ain . £.17 10 0, or £ 1 10 0 Ocpo ~it. Al'e there any playel's in th e Bil'miugham
a11d Bufta .loes a,·e among recent engage- '011lan<'t nf £18 at Sf• weekly. area who would be int el'ested in the pro-
,.CA VAL I ER'' E flat ALTO 'iAXOPHONE .
ments. A contra-bass banjo has been l.ow Pi tch. $il\'er-pbt ed. fr osl.<-d fini sh. Gold posal 1 If good 1esn lt,s were attained the re
pui ·chased and a player cJ1os~n lo study it. ~~ I,~. 1rt:~~i~oli~wenft'n~<t ~~ut~r'!;;t ic:F.Oc-;1:~ is no reason why the novelty combinttt.ion
Community items pl:1yed dunng Jun e were: :d tC~Mt h·c"' hii:i:h r•• l-e}', ~ 'Pea rl R ,nll"'rt. 'l'h i!i- should not obtain paid engag ements. Any.
" A Southern Fest ival ," " Lazy Rhythm ," i!t a bran tl n ew 1~36 morlel. hut :i c-,nuple nl how , it wou ld not be wo,·king to a dead-encl.
the f).ids a re i l ic::hUy i howrnom -soi!<-
_tl.
"At Sunset," and "Keep the Step," and S1~ecial offer . £ 17 10 n. nr .£ 1 10 O Deuo ,i t. Perh;,ps yon would no t obj ect, l\lr .
individual items included: Mr. Hartnnpp, '8 t1l~nc-e ()f .:£'2., at 716 week ly. Eciitor, t.o acceptin g repli es on the matte•·
LYON AND HEALEY E flat ALTO SAXO •
"Scottish Medley"; Mr. Steve ns, plectrum addl'e ssed to the undersigned and forwal'(l-
rir
~ A~t~~!~~!
1
~uitar solo, "Feelin' ~ly ,¥ ay"; and a bass ~hN EJ<c~:~.~r!, P,~~~;, i~?;!~t'•li
~~!~' ing them on to me . The various cot'l'espon.
Octa ,·C Ke\•. Ran ,c from ln\,. D ill\ t. In '1'on F. dents could then get togethe r.
banjo solo , "Love's Old Sweet Son_g._" 1'1_,e ;; Rollcu. · l' ea rl Finger lip $. Co!t £3S. Bar •
se~rctat·y asks that any player ,·es1drng 111 (:ain. £16 19 6, or £ 1 10 0 Deposit. B~fonec-o f Yours since•·clv.
B"lha.m, Tooting, B,·ixton , 01· any other South .C18 :i t. S/· week ly.
E flat ALTO SAXOf>HONE BY MASSAR "DANCE BAN.0 ."
l .011do11borough. who would like to jo in a t.YREA, J ,,nw Pit ch. Sih ·cr,pl~le.d, Gold
Dear Sir,
Bell. nam:: e fTo:n Tnp 1:• u. J.ow n R;it:, 4
r lul., but finds the present headquarters at Ebony Roll er s. S in~lt" Ant ,nm ;itl c nc-1a,·c K,:Y- 111nc-conli,ncc with the !-l:n_µ-~estio
n m:ule by
n:~lt,en;ca too far :1way Lo at,tend. commu11i- ~<·rcw ln k id p:ads. £S 19 6. or 19/6 D ~('IM1L
('er t nin cont ribut or s to your Corres pond ence
rn1te ,vit.h him with a view to a new and Balance o f .:£9 ;it- S/· weekly. 11
Send to-day .. lo-morrow may be too roh1mns. I ~pp c-nd th l'ec faYom·itc" list~
lar)!er club room mo,·e centra l lo lhc a, follows: -
late. All In st rum ent..• sent 3 days freP.
majority . trial against Cnsh , C.O.D. or Deposit Finger style banjo so los. "S"' anee
• • Ec-hoes.'' "Miniature No. 3/ ' "Vals. 2
At a meeting of the North London Club
t.he following ite,n s were played :- uKil ties.''
HESSY,S Otientn l, ., "Come Bnck to E1·in/' u :\ Coon
!soug" and "Twi lii:ht '.lfelody," all of whic h
HLancas ,hire Clogs," "~ 'fagnolia ':\ 7a.ltz.'' J play on a zit.hcr-banjo.
"llfoonlight and You," "Blaze Away.'' 18120 MANCHESTER
ST. P lect rum ban jo solos. rcHot Dog." " Take
"Ge ms from the Clas$ics," HGay 90's, ., Your Pick ," " Listen to This." "Operati c
"Banjo Vamp/'
tion Mar ch ."
0
Blush Rose." ' 1 Fedet·a -
Individual items were:
LIVERPOOL Afemories,JJ "Coo n's Carniv:il' 1 and ((Si.co
on It. " ·
 250 ~.M .G. [July, 193 6
From my collection of o,·e,· a hundred and letter in the spirit in which it is written. ,·eleased in the selling mon~hs; and were
fifty "fre tted" records, I choose the follow - You1-s faithfully, a YCry sound propos it,ion from t.hc com -
ing as being representative of the best pe1·- pm1y•s point or view. One, in fa ct, created
S. Ll'ITLEWOOD . ii. re.cord in banjo "5..llcs. Th e lasi. disc
£ormanc("s on Lhc instnunenh featured : rd cascd (t,hc on ly one showi11g insufficient.
Oakley's "Sweet Jasmine" and "Marchc Jc D~a,· Bert sa les lo pay its way) c" me out in July
Cuncerl,'' (Parlophone). Ernes t Jone s Tlwnk you
for "/LII.G.' s" kind c xprr s- (following l wo of mine in June) and re.
"i\lighly ,\meri ca" (Goh11nbi:.), Segovia's ~ioh or good wishc:-:: duri ng my rcccut ceiv ed m., publi city i11 the Uanjo press.
''Theme Varie" and "Gavotte" (l-I.M.V.), prolonged illness . c1la11
y th ank s a l;,o
At.-. A. Bowles a nd Mr. E. Ilos e fo., their
,o Upon my mentioni11,1: the advisabil iLy oi
advet ·Lising in "B .M .G., " C'rysta late rep lied
~J:n-io de Piet.i-o's "Preiudio" nnd "Bole ro"
kind rc cog11ition of my wor k as cx pn'sscJ that it would not be wort ,h \'.'hilc .
(J3rllona), Eddio Pea-body',; "Poet and in the Jun e "JJ.M.G. " Now .I ;1m fiL <tgain :incl hope to be b.lCk
.Pensaut.'' :i.nd ur_.ucia. di J.ammermoor" l z-hou1<1like tu ::-ay :$Omet.hing about, the playing with you sho rlly, for I am anxiou s
(Co lumbia) nnd Cammeyer and Sheaff's f;.tlc,s figure drop lo wh ich ~J r. HO!-l C r<'[crs to p,·o,·e lo this co mp:iny their mistake.
·'T he Jolly :\lariner)/ and '''J'hc Dustnian's (auc l, in<.-idC>11l,ally
. n•w11·di11~ ha d lJu:,dn ('s::; ,, U.M . G .. , <;: t. be expcc l<>d to aO, ·ci-1i~,...
:111:1o
Picnic·• (Bello 1rn1. i11 banjo n:co rd~ gr 11f'1·:1llv) ,:is I ;nn sure ,•r1t:lhrr co111pan~·•sprodHcts free. l,hc-r('fon,
that this drop is cln(• to n,,.
,;pal,hy of the re- 1 i11scrt. an acl\'ert i:--emcnt. on bchnlf ol'
Jn the abo,·c list I am ,.£,,aid that the co1·ding c.:omp.1nilS thi·ms<:l\'es ,1s 11111(·h as lO
1
1 Cry.:,;t,dat c in thi~ i:;;~ue i11 the hop e tlwt ,
ban ,io and the t~no•·-banjo mnst suffc,· at l,;111joiAt,s. wh o. in mauy c;1sc:-, have wiLh your kind hdp, tlwy <.: <111i-:ct: tJ1<'ir
1,he expense of th e ,i thct ·-bar.jo, though I
pi'obahl_v n ot even hca1·d of the l'Ccords misl -- akc . The number s or my reco rd~ ,11 -c
cc 11<..·r1
·11
e~I. (1 know t hi:-; h;1s ortC"n hcen g i\'Cn . and I hop e t,hosc of yo u r r enders wh.:,
hnvc many 4•favom·ites'' by such artists ;1.s {hP- c.:,H:.<' with some of m_v nwn.) switch 011 to mv broadca.st.:-; will order dil'C'Ct.
Reser, Ortuso, f.ordy , Fill is, Pidoux, van .\l_v la4 Lwo di:-:l·S (1'dC":l.$t'(
} hy Cr y:--t.a
- l'rom Cryst , d;ilc , but if auy of them ,u ·o llll-
Eps , O<;Snurn, i\lorlcy , '1'. Bail ey Jr . , and so la {c) ~howcd a drop i11 ~:ties of many oblainablr pl<'ase wr ite to me. R cadcri;; wjil
011. J 11 addition to ''so lon recordings, I ha\lC thon:$.lllds {I am not pennittc-d l,o quote l>e acti ng in lhc spirit which has 1n·omplecl
amplC\ mate ria l for a, "s ix'' frorn 1 'co11- to,· the snme
(Wli 1al figure.":>) on ear li<"'rtitlC!~...: t he 11HH1y letters :rnd articles in "H .JI .G,''
C'Ompany. '!'he~<' E'arl~cr numbe1's were a:--kin g- fol' more banjo records . . ,1ud you
ce 1ted'' efforts : on H.r.1.V ., P,ufophone, well iHIW!l'tised in t he banjo prcs!-1.: will gel th em.
Decc., and Rega l. l shall s•ud C:rystalaLe " copy of Lhis
13ut with the two styl es of banjo pla.yiug; lrtte, ·, and T know I shall uot he with out
suppo l't,. So fai-, I 1h:a.ve not. had a11yt.hin ~
(.he ,i t her-banjo; linge .., plectr um a nd ti> ~ay in ,·eply to t1l1osowho critic i~ecl t,hc
Jiawai ian guita rs; mandolin and tenor-ba nj o, t~1 1·)c of piE"c~ I 11sually reco 1·ded. A:,; I am
it is " difficult propositio n for any "f rettist" wrili11g, f llHI.Vas woJ1. F i, ·e of tJ1c ::,; c\·cn
fo make a definite cJ1oice of cisix'' ! How ... makc1·s for whom I hn."e i·,,cordrd ha\·c
ever, t,he "joy" of fretted in:strument.s lies ~i ,·cn in~t ruclio1~:-:.~imilar to t l1~ follo,\1ing :
· ' \ Ve want you to record. for your n~xt
in tb ei1· am~1zi11g vari ety to ' 1 fret.tists," sess ion, a rhy4.,hmic se-Jectio 11 roi~t:iiuing:
t,hc Spice of Life. l.h(•8-r-titlt,~ (usuaU_v film ~c-]ec-tion:::) har kl"cl
Banjovial ly Yours, by :l 11 011-top ,vri,::tht or 1111puh
lish<"d Qi-:ginal
J. McNAUGHTON. composition . :rnd t wo mcdlevs in vHri~d and
cr1m!nt rci~ll $f~,Jt• cont.-1initi'~ th(' fo1low-
in~ . . .. " Then one .i:et•. if lu~h .
pi;rno p.irt.~ iu u np lay n,ble k ey:::. to be tra n~-
posed . an·au !(rd, men 101ised. etc . (and
Dea:· Sir, 11sn,allv all ercd at Lhe scss iou). lo be rl11l-,,
p,1s~ed <md Ol'che..~t ntted. J could n~COl'd·a
J udgiug fr om the conespo1alrnce coh rnrn ~ hu ndred ~tn:ltlanl baujo solos happil" .1:11d
in the fost few issues of "JJ.M.G." tlwrc cnsi ly _in th~ tirn(' tak('n preparing a!1d tc-
appears to be n numbet · of readers who arc 1·ec,,rdrn~ thP.se numbc1·s. if thr sarn<" ,-ritic-~
delighted witl, W;illy Hadley 's a1ticles on the will find a comp any willing r.o me,kc i he
t,cnor-bat1jo and, along with them, I should ]ll'C'Ssinii~ .
One Ja~t \\'ot·d. If "A1am ·is'' wollid likr
lik e 10 congratnlate you on publishing these the three '.l'.T!. J,· . reco1·cls to which he
a.rticles for teno,·-banjoists. rf'fers, T hope to be a.blo. to «h ·e t h<"m to
Howe\·er, on looki n g through the last nine him. What a.re lJw t itles? ,..
issues l fit,d that there has been only three HERB SARGElilT, Yo1.n·.s·sinC<'r<'ly.
tenor -bauJo music snppl ements printed, co m- :.:lw i$ "I prcse.111lrmrillg J/1.:.Yort/1 of En:1;fomt TA..RRANT B.-l !f.F:Y. Jr.
iu 1111 a,·t called· • Tit.:. Thru tfo.mcric /Joys.,"
pa.,ed with twenty suitable lot· linger or plec - in 11,t ·· Wliift Ncrmti" N~:·,1~. .\fr. Sargen t
t,·um ba ujo . Whi lst appreciating the fact :.•rf(t$ tlrtrl Ju~fwd$ tire l.uwjo i>u'r ca5in zly
that more of your readers are exponents of
the finger 01· p lectr um sty le, I feel ~hat there
popu/((T c.spa:ial/ y in lrclcw1t /r?m t,·lu:rt lit
!tas TCCCIIIIJ' rdtmu:d. SmallAcll€rtisements
a r.> an exceedingly great number of teno r-
banjoists who would like lo see ,nol'e s<>los The 1'ate /01· Adver t ising under this
for the le nor- baujo printed tha n three in
nin e issues . If it is not possible Lo publish
one $010 pet· month, could this not be done at
WE HAVEIT! he11ding is 5/- per half -inch., or less.

ilARCA INS
Large r space prn rata.
F ROM THE " C. E. ' ' SEC-
least each alte1·n:-1temonth ? The Mus ical Sensation OND-HAND LIST . Ko. 170. "Radioto ne"
Of The Year Model GUITAR and case . £5 . No. 175.
Again, judi,.;ug from yom: columns, the, ·e •~·e Clifford Esse x "Paragon" :ll orlel PLECT.
a. number of playe1·s feaLutmg the lenor -b:n~JO YOUR SUCCESS IS ASSURED WITH F!UM GUITAR , with shaped three-ply
in ,·ariety, whic11 goes to. pl'ove that the rn- case . £9. No . ::80. Gibson GU ITAR , model
s!.t'wnent i.:, again becommg popular; and L.0 0 . wi th case, in perfocth· 1:ew condiLion,
furthet, in the Jnne "B .M .G." Notes, it
st:iles that •· the tenor-banjo is the real s wing
'1'<Il'ationa\ £5 . .
No . 176. Clifford E ssex "Popula 1·" model 5-
inst rument. "
Now, ~fr. Editor, do you th ink tha.L yo<t
1ne
~ "~"" ~IC ~~~~;:R stl'i ng BANJO and case, £4 . No. 179
Cliffo,·cl Essex "Paragon" 5-strini( BANJO
could oblige with an m·1·angeme11t o[ any of with ~hree-ply case, lin ed ,·ch·et, £17 10.,.
Any instrument sent on approval against
LhtJ ''cvel"greeu' 1 num bers, such as. uAva .lon," Ha waiian or Spa ni sh cash. Cli fford Essex and t:on, T,L<l. , 15a,
"Somebody Sto le l\Cy Gal," etc . , fol' the £18 - 18 - 0
tcno1·-banjo . 1f you cou ld, I am sure you would Grafton Street, New Bond Street , J.ondou.
Amplifier £21 - 0 - 0 W.l.
not, only oblige myself, but a la rge 11umbe1· Selmer i\Iacaferr i GUITAR. Cost oYer
of " B.'Al.G." 1·eadcrs . Ot course, if no
teno r- banjo solo is insel'ted in the next issue
BOOSEY
& HAWKES,
LTD. £21. Shaped plush-lined ca se, fine tonf:':,
of "B.M.G." do no t be afraid of ha.,,ing 93 Oxford Road, Manch ester I vol. ex. c~nd. Accept £12 cash. R.. East,
5, Bankfie!(l Road , llloldgrecn, Hurlde rs-
copies of ful-m ·e issues left on your hands, TELEGRAMS: sonorous,. Manchester . field.
b•c ause it will still contin ue to be delivered TELEPHONE: ARDw,ck 3826,
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 July, 1936] B.M.G. 25 1
Directory of BIRMINGHAM
B., M, & G. CLUBS
TEACHERS Bev e rl ey, Jack (G.) All styles. Ha-rmonyaod
with the names and addresses
and t heir
· Gitt~
·s,"YJ~;ci
('1: 0
_0o;;_~G~ )Li1 0 Tr ee 69:o;t
of their Secretaries ADDRESSES La ne. »ournville . B 'h.1.m . f£ x3mine r fot "" -'!;·
'Hull , S . G. ( Z -B., M ., H .G. & G.)-Term s
"-G·· 0:;,s,)
8 •Befo r e a Tea che r 's name denot es an ;\1Qdo,:r:
,t <', 5'li6.Pt"Nl!Utt i,:o,.d. Seib' P;i.:1r:, PhOri('; $,:Ur O.,, ..:,
?l-)
Tn"~r~f:~s
f ~~d~ !1isc~~,f~~i'i:5/• Examin e r for "8 .M .G. " Diplomas.
n::.~~mf
Kirby,
n,:r for ·· U.M .O," u1r:1>m:v,).
Alfr ed. Banjo Soloist.
• •.
Twuon.
PARTICULARS OF MEMBERSHIP AND DA TES IOS. Row Hea th Ro:u.l. Kings Xorton. "Phone : ~ ::,,.· '310. •
OF MEETINC S CAN BE OBTAINED OH 7/• p er a n111,m./ or 2 li n es; • K apua , Ke n . Sp ecialist on H _a~au.an. G u: -
' k 11lt: l c 1'2, Coirnore A,·enue , Krng s He;lth .
111,-a m/ t..,
APPLICATION TO THE SECIIE TARY 3/6 per li11e/o r e>:tra / i11cs or part of line.
Acton and Ealing, Sec., Clifford Essex , "Pi doux, Joh n cB ., M.G . 8- T.B) . Scotcher's
LONDON and SUBURBS Ch:tm be rs . s,. Corpora t ion Slr~et . 'Ph one ; Ccn t ra .l 1301. ••
15a Grafton Street, New Bond Street, W.l. "Rich , Sydney J. (Z_-8 . & B. )-45 , Hannun
Bath: Sec., R. Tarrant Bailey , Newton, Bailli e, Ray (T-8 ., H. G .. G ., U .. T lreory) Ro:1d. Ki111fs Hc:i.th (E,~~um11er for {J ..U .G. 0 12!.0 nl M ). •
St. Loe, near Brist ol. St ei nw ay H:.I . Ceori:e S i.. \\" . I. Phone: Ma)" 53ii . Also :51 "Welch,J, C. ( Z-B . 8- B.) - AUC ..i,;.Pabhca -
l-lig11 Ro:id . 8alh~ r'n, S .W. 1io1H~in e:ock. 27, ;\fin StC;'lciRaad . G ra vt!ll f Hill. E rdin<.to11.
Bradforll. Sec., E. Groen, 28, Holm e Street, •Barnes, Fre d (B., T-8. , G .. H-G .. Th eory } .
Little Horton, Bradfo rd. Pltc t rum s t y le a s~ ialic>'· 69. Falltl :mcl P2r k A\' C,. S . BLACKBURN
:--on vood . S.E .25. "Phone : Livi11g<S
t ()1}C 38$4 •
.Bristol (East) . Sec., \\'. J enkins, 226, Staple - ~winstan loy, Lester (8 ., G ., P.) Coventry
tor. Road, fl ristol, 5. "Bassett , Bert (B .. Z -B. & T-B) -198, House . 011::irr y ~ t 'Phont!: 73:?9
Cla pha m Road . $ .W .9, a nJ IS.1. Graf1on St re et, Ne w Bond
British Feder atio n of Banjo ists , Mandolin ists S t reet W. L BLACKPOOL
and Guitarists . Sout hn . Section , Sec., G. Bishop, John E. (B.M. G. & H.G .) 130, Os- "Bedford , L . (B .. M ., G ., 1-l.G.) . Solos for all
borne S.iumc . Da.~cnh,un. Essc ;,,:. i ns tnim ents . $t1,1.d
ios 7$, Btoamfit!ld Ro1'd .
A. Keeler 106, Ki ngs wood Rd ., Good- 'Bl ake; J .R. (B. , T-B., M. & G.) . All sty les. · Nava , Per cy. (B .G .M.) -All styles. Post al
mayes . All comm unic ations to Actin g :Sl, Lewes R«td, ~ Orth F inc hl e)•. X. 12 T ui , io n. 30. Sou th Kini: Street .
Assistant Secretary, E. J. Bangs , 13, · Boutle, Ma dam e. Sc. ,. T .C .L. (8 ., M. , G.
BOLTON
Ferndale Rd., L eytonstone, E .11. P. Acco r dio11.J 36. Shcrnh:-.11 $t 1•cct. W:r.ltha 1,is 10 ..,•. E .11.
Now North em Section, Sec., W. Linley , Campb ell , MissesM. &. B. (B .. T -B .. M .. G,} •L obb, Barbara,A.T.C.L. (B.M. ,G.U B .Pf. )
u;, Grea t Ea,stern Rood . ar.d 42, Pl~is ro ...· Cro ve. £ ,15. 6S5. St. fi (":o,:,HRo-.11. 'Ph ou,:· Holton .\3'91
3 Spencer Street, Reddish , Stockport. •D y kes, B. W. ( H ., T -R . . M . . Do/a ., G .H.G .,
Cud iff. Sec., W. Tea~ue , 145, Pena.rth Road, Ai •Co!'ll(I fJ, IJ,8,ru jo. ) 15a Gr a ftot1 St re e t, \ \' . I. and a11 Met ro • BOURNEMOUTH
Gl'anget own, Cardiff. 1>0lit.1n Acade my Bra nchcs.- Mu y!cbonc. Le ,·ti;m,touc .
l lford . Romford . Woodfo rd. fo rest C ate, C l:ap1on , 13:.irk,
" De Vekey &. Sons, A . ( B . , M ., G .. U kul ele
Cheltenham. ::lee., Miss Alioo Gard iner,
Kings way House , Pi tt ville St., Chelteubam . .n:.::·ei (B .. G.
-~"d:.v";~d;: & P . Acc ord .}
Pop ul :ir son&l plas in~ a s~c:iatit y. ~"$. High Ro.""ld. lllord .
4, Ha w ai,'a1i C u Ua,J

Pittiti,'~~;'.\'7~(B ~~';{t
1354 C hris t church R oad. Boi.oom be.

&6'.) 30,Richmond 1

Croydon. Sec., J . F . Masters, ~ , Downl&nds E ss ex . "Phone: l 1fo rll 1335 :.nd -HI. Bruce Crovc . To tt ~nh."tm 1\lausions. R ich mond G~-rde 11
1:.
Road, P urley, Surrey . •F airs Edward (8.,T -8 . & P .G.) -Ncwlyn, BRADFORD
Dagenham. Sec., John E. Bishop, 1:30,
Oabome Square , Dai,:enham. Essex. •a;r~sh~4w
: E:;,~i;
rore
.,Jlf. •G . •T·B )-54
Picc.a.di\ly , W.I.
0

·1>hC)tlC : R.ef!U l 6917 ,

Excelsior , Lewisham . Sec., Alf. F reear, 13,
P oint H ill, Greenwich, S.E .10.
Glasgow. Socs., 1,',·ank and Mro. Merton,
551 SauchiehaU Stroet.
Qlugow (Premier), Sec., Jaa Wien, 25,
Balio) St ., Gharing Oroos, W.
Glasgow ("TIM BanJolien"), Sec. , J o,lm Bynd ,
8, Nith Street, Riddl'ie , Glasgow, E.l.
Hackney and District. Sec., A . C. Hazle , 15,
Dynevor Road, Stoke Newi11gton, N.16 ..
lllo rd. Sec., Jimmie Edw ards, 57, Ehgin
Road, Seveo Kings. . & Th eo r )'}Tc rm& £ 1 Is . \ 12 lcs 110 111.l. Trial les s.on 2~. IJ, Fran•
lallng ton. Sec., A . V. Tuck , 17, Sprmg field
Drive Ea8tern A venue, !Hord . Esee>:.
LeJds. S ec., H . El son , 11. Bart,horpe Ave.,
Stainbeck Rd ., Leeds, 7 .
1.eeds Philharmonic Mandolin and Guitar
Orchest ra. Sec., :\(iss A da Taylor, E bo,·
House, 32, Burton Row, Leeds, 11.
Leigh.on-Sea, Sec., W. Readnian , 10, Leigh
Ha.H Road, Leigh-on-Sea.
LeWisham, S .E. Sec., M orris Dolby, 6
Harwo orl Av • ., Bromley, l( ~nt.
London. Sec., G. A. Keeler, 106, Kingswood
Road, Goodmayes, E~e~ .
New South Lonaon. Sec., D. M. Culling,
No. 4, Broomwood Chambe rs, Broomwood
Road. S .W.
North Londo n. Sec., A. W. Lloyd, 400, Lord -
&rup Lane, Tottenham, N.17.
Nor th Wales. Sec.. Algemo n H . Lacey.
"Fa irfield," VVoodland Av enue, Rhos-on-
Sea, Colwyn Bay.
Oldham. Sec., J. Taylor, 14, Werneth Cr .. .
.,.n,
, Oldham.
Parkd ale, Canada. Sec., Miss M. Sheehy,
1292 D&nforth Ave., Toronto, Ont., C..nada.
Phllha'rmonlc Society of Guitarists. Sec.,
L. J. Kin~ton , B.A .. 22, Spencer Park,
S.W .18. (Circolatin~ Library for Membeni.)
Plymouth. Sec., S. C. L. Carder, 6, Ilb ert
Street. Plymouth .
'Ramsgat e. Sec., Ali"n Young, Gympi e:
11
A,·ebury 1\\-enue. Ramsgale, Kent.
Remford. Sec.. H .· C. Smith, 50, Claremont
R.oad, Romforct.
SaUord. Sec., Allo.n Sha.w, "May lon," Holly
Grove. Northenden Rd ., Sale, Cheahire.
South-West London. Aston Banjo Cl11b.
~ec., H. 0. Winch , 117, Hartfield RO<><!
Wimbledon, S.W.19.
Wallasey. Sec., W. Cook, 135, Borough Rd .,
Wa.laaey .
Walford, Sec.. J. ~Iillbourn. 263.
rte ll R.o,a,1. \Va .t.forrl.
West Hert s. Sec.. W·. Bi,mell, 236. Wa t ford
Road , Croxlev Green. Watford , He.-ts.
Wolverhampton : ilcec.. E. W. Cheadle, 33.
Sherwood Street, Wolverhampton.
/ 55, "Ver non, Sy d. (B. M. & G. ,\ 1•t is t ) 17, Upp er
Rushto n Ro:td . Th or ubul'\", 'r~ I.: 81•.:t.dford 1973
Grosvenor College of Music, 447, Strand, BRISTOL
W.C ::?. B .•T -8 .. H . ,md S- G .• P. Ac-cordi.on. Sax .• de. F ro:st
"Cradd y, H . E. G. (B., Twor-B a iijo & Gtr.)
S Le:t§oOns21s. 'Phone : Tc mpte 33ll .
•H a nd scomb, Alwyne Fra nk (B., M.,P ., v :, -3'2 . Victor i.a Par k, Fishp0nd$ , Orls t ol.
H. <;. 6 P. Acco rdio11.) 403. Hi~h R:o acl. Wood C rce n, ~- 2'2
'Ho ls t, M ax (B . t; 7 -B .}-Plectrum style. BURTON-ON-TRENT
1 ~::
So lo aud d,111\C
M~°;;i~\:· Gl~'.c-:
e b:u, d.
P·8':~j~~
·t with
T wel ve lu ,o ns., J:Z 2s . 42'. Sincl air
Debroy
"Gri ggs, F. O. (8 . T-B . & G.) Th e Crotchet,
Rolle~ ton RtJ:-.d
Some rs · Band ( 1) •• T -B 11,G.) F inti,eL".and Plec t rmn Sty les . CARDIFF
Co rr cspo 11denc:c Cou rse T uitlon a Spei;i ..,lit y.
La r.e. Ke w Jl:arnct . "Phon e. : Ba rne t 3958.
J 7, Pot te rs •All en, R, (B ., M. , li .)-171 City Road,
(Eumin e.r to r •• B .•11.G."' D iplomas) .
"Ridler, Lil y . Prizewinner. HonoursT .C_L. Willmore , Her bert. (8 .M.G.)- Finge r and
Ci!;rt , T. C.L ••R.S .A .•L..C. ){ ., R oid er o f ··c-· Gra do ""B .•'il.G,'• l' lcc, s, ;rtc.s. $3 . Cowbrid~c Road .
D iplo:nu (fJ .. Pt i.!Clru,n mt d Fi ,u:~r. Z ·B •. T•B .•8 11,.;W . Pf .
CHATHAM ( KENT)
klin Rd . Penge . S.£ .t O.• or H er ne Hill S t udio byappoin1mc nt.
Fowle, T. W. (B. & Z -B .)-- 38, Thorold Rd,
'Rus sell-L aw, A. ( B .. T -8 ., P -B .,G.,P .G. &
HG, J D2:1ce mus ic '-' speei:itlit y . .SOBe.ul :ih RO:Ld,W a lth am • CHELTENHAM
•,s;:;g~
·;:i, Herb . (B.,M .,G ., Ha n 1101t)•) Plec- "Gardiner , Ali ce (B . , T -B ., M ., G . (Spa1t. &
d
t rum Spe,c!alisl. :?-i:t Hig h S1r-ect. Purlc,· . $ur rc)'.
"Sheaff , Ber nard (B., Z-B. , G .) 68, New T:;~~;:' gidEn.g$(Jf ~10T-e.ft,"(l: 5Ji~G.)-J,
S t. Ma.rk' S:E mpo rium,
Oi,;ford St rMI. \ V.C .I . 'Ph one : Museum 43SS
W ebbe r , J, ( P .G.). Solo and dance styles CHICHESTER
, .. C ·· Ol p.), 191. Dover Ho u~e Ro:itd. i:to e.M.mpton. S. W.15. Turnock, E. T. (B .. T-B & G .). WestAshling .
ABERDEEN COVENTRY
Stordy, J. W. ( B.,M. G. a11d all fr ett ed
.: S:r «, .
iMslru..,. e11ts . P •. P Ac.ctJrdion 6- S11xl, .i~:-c.Ki>'I·
0
"P ollard , Ir ving S.-61, Primrose H ill St•
' flhoiic: ~!,S:?. P.xr1mincr for .. /l ..U .G ."" Di p1f)in::.~.
ABERYSTWYTH
DERBY
"Milverton, A. ( B .,T -B ., M ., H -G., etc.) 19, Bowd, Ber t (B .. M .. G .\ Finge r, Plectrwn
_ £?,S t ~::\tC.
;"Ind:O~nc:c S t yle, . :90 . Xorm :tm on R O;\d,
ALDERS HOT "D awso n, Mrs . E lsie (B ., Z -B .. T. -8., M.,
Meadows , T. ( B., & Sa x .) 34, Church 0 .. l/.G .. U). District E xa mine r for " B ..V .G." D iplomas .
La .ne . :eltl t:nds t he Studio . Mess rs . Wi she r & Son, 7. Londo n Road.
" The Srio t."" Pri Y:\te A~d ress . ~- S ta tio n Road . Sa ndi.acre.
ALTRINOHAM, Oc rbrs hi re . ' Pho ne: Sandiac rc ~ -
DEWSBURY
Howard, Don (B. , M ., G., T-8 .)-Pupil of "L y les, Albert (8 ., T -8 ., M .. G., ). (Exaini •
E m ilo Gd ms h:tw. Lo r,c.lc>
r.. F in:g. .\nd Plcc . $ ty le t . Pul) HlilB . ner for " B ..'lr.G ." Di plomas ) 9. Pa rk Ro.ad , Huddcr,6. eid
M . & C . 01"( h, 03 w $Orl' $, 95 Ce<it,:e $ tl'CCI.
vi,sit ed.
AYR
•Davidson, R. (B. , T -B ., H.G. and G.)-
DOVERCOURT
"Milli s, W. H. (B., T -B. , M. , G.).- 3, Ne!-
T hco z & har mc>n j;'- So ltH) 1' n ,_ncc S trl e. 111.Wa.llM:e St .
BARNSTAPLE "' " ~i~IB'LIN and BALLYMENA
*Ma cGar vey, Jack (B .. Z -B- , H,G. & P~c .
Ern est, Miss J . (B.. H.G . & P.)-efo .
M e~srs:. O. X idclin & Son~. Th j'; Sq u::1rc . 8:im ~ta p&e. Gt r. ) Rm Uo & 3t age tl eJ,o,-t'" c nt. elc , >:X :uninC t for " O.M.O. "
BATH
Oi$!loru:,'I;fo r ltt l-:\ni,, All coni t .-35. R'\11)'1'11
01\<"J'St •• 8:t.llHll("!"l:'I.
*Nor to n, E. G. (B. & Z-B.) - Examin er for
*Tarrant Ba iley Banjo Stud ios, 32 Park "8. :U.0 ." Oi plotn:t!t. 3. F<:
>rlC Road. F ::t.in·i c~. Dublin.
1 S t reet . flJ.M. G.. Sa:ro/>flo 1tt!, Uk 11lelc, H tn.s:aUau St at:f
Gr1if(u·. /)a l(t l(dll(l . Do mrn, cfc. T li rcc T e «clr U$ ( " C' " Gr~d~
EBBW VALE , MON,
D i/>loma ) ;.•acll a ~(II() r adi o ('1',idr ecord ht g a rJ ;s,t , AJ>j,(li nt cd •Leno Bes agni (B ., P -B ., T-B ., P -G., H .G ..
ex tt min ~r /o r ·•u .,11. c;,•· Dl/}l omas 1910. Compre hcn sh·e r.-ns,c P -Acco rd i ONJ. Personal or Post::1l T uiti on . E x.,m in cr for
or high gr.a.de ins1ru r\ic nt s . fr()m cont ra-bass t o picco lo . S tr inu " 8 JI .e.•· Diplomas . Examinn tionin your own home fr p~e-
'.\tustc. etc . in s tock :'11-'dre:i.d,· for immedia t e de Hw:.-, -. Pe r- fe rre d , Rhy thmic. S wing & Straig ht s t)•les of pl:t.1 it11?
m:u,en t bl.a.ek disc rccot'dS of -l1m1teur perform:1 nce m.tde to -86. Valley Road.
order hv !tp~ci:,.l nr r:\t1f)C1ne nt.
EDINBURGH
Be:CKENHAM 'Chilton, 8 , (Z -8 .. 8 ., M. t;, G.)-Puoil of
*Sisl ey, Geoff (G., P-G &- H .G) 26; Green- A. D. C.·\(}'fflP\'er Alber t Buil din 5s . Sh a nd wick P l:tce.
, w;\
r~-8ce \.:en h.-m . Ke nt . or C.liffo rd E ss.ex Stud io .
GLASGOW
BEDFORD Buchanan , Miss E liz a be t h (B. , T ·B ... ~1..
Sa lmond, H .A.8. (B .,Z-8. & T-8.'-Begin - G.• U.) '.\tu sk . Stri nl!s. Velt um~. rns t nimcnts r~:>al rC'd ori
or" rnls.es ~- Gr.\rwille S, no-,t. Ch~r in&lCroH .
fte rs e.,,re folh • ~roundBE~ -~~s;. Ro..'\tL
Whippen· McKechnie, Alex. (B .. T-B ., G., H. G .. .II. )
:all s ty lu l S. (';:irtur k t,:i,trf'•I. Cr()SSh ill.
" Campbell, Leslie (B., T .B. a,i d M.)-1 , • Merton Frank &. Mrs. ('<chool of Synco-
Ben n~n Or h•c Broo k ....,te Ave nue . pa lion) . Dire ct or. F r!lok Mer ton·s Or chc-Mr.a.s. (B .. T -8 ,.
BIRKENHEAD G.. H .G .• JJ .. Sa x •• P .. P•Ac c.J A ll C.E. mt:s1c ,stoe l-:ed.
veuums. re.pa irs . SSL ~!luGhieha ll Strc <!!
t . C h:trin_: Crou.
•Hur st, H arry (B .. 7--B., T-B ., G. & H.G .) Wien, Jan IB, /i, Z-B ) , 72 Hillvi ew D rive,
286. c •cvc l awl Str ee t . Carol s ide Park, Clal'k s ton .
 252 B.M.G. [July, 1936
FALKIRK NORWICH, GT. YARMOUTH AND WEST HARTLEPOOL
"Ma cbet h, Wil l (B., T-B. , G., M., U.) - DISTRICT, •Smit h , Char les (B ) 41 Southburn Terrace
•• ~tn tUo.' · I◄ . Orchnrd !=.r~"Cf .
*M itchell, W. (B .• S. or N .G., M.)-Mod ern WEY BRIDGE
GUERN S EY, C.I, rhyt hm ic & solo pll\yin.: . etc . rc:rins ino<let.:ue. All com . Cator, E. (B. t;, Z- B .) Beginner s carefully
,H , Arundel Road . Newtown. G1. \'t'lrmouth -
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Littlejohn, Jllhn (B ., Z -B . & U.)-123, Bede RI DDI NGS (DE R8YSHIRE) mC:nts. Fo-oth l11sSchool, 606. Ccmtre ;:erect.
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LEEDS ROTHE R HAM • Hale, Miss A. (B ., T -B ., G., H. G., M.}
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Whittingto n , w. (B., Z -B .. M.)-55, pre, Clifford Esse x :IC.CCt.Mrlcs su pp lied .
Looorn vd T•"•<•· 1),o,ton Road . ROSSEN
DALE VALLEY .. Akerman, Sigvard, Teacher of frett ed:
LEICESTER Taylor , Norm a n , Championship Holder, ins t rumen t .s. ;\lo~k.S t udio, K uo s~sat nn 5,
"Chamberlain, J, (B, , T-B., M., G., H .G. w., Z•B P-8 c1.. ke·Holmc Tc, Bumte,
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LEIGH-ON -SEA *Adderley, Arthur (B . &-Z.B. )-Plec. style. *Macrow, Char lie (B. , M ., & G.)-Studioa :-
•Waddington , S, F. (B., Z -B ., Fing er Style, Sh~:;,~~~~~ ~t- J~l~ord /.B . & Sax,J -Plectrum 'i1l~~~;_s:1~°e'.n!~i~J~~~ir!~:~!8:1d~:~~moe sb urg, s. W~rnbley ·
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LINCOLN "'" stc•••· •Young , Bernie De (B ., T-B., G., H.G., M -
Littlewood, Terence '( H .G ., B Ii- P -B .) SHEFFIELD u«•d Th,.,,,- ,01,
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•Briggs , A. w. (B .• Z -B . & P.). All styles •Tanf ield , G. R. (B. & G.} Tuition all styles t ::~t n~ g~tr~~~c,~d~:hyA:!n ~!~ SJ~· Ensemble ClllUC:S
10. Brendon Avenue , F iel d Lane, Lith erland, Li ver pool 21. -So t o ,.ntl D;11n
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Scott, Char lie.-Plectrum Guitar Specialist e-w, Horace (P·B., B. , H.O.) Beginner$ T}u:01'Y, 99 Sw:i.n scaS tr eet. Victor il\ P,'\rk
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tC. 63.'I, Derby Road. • Matson, Olen. - Speciali st on Hawaiiao
Thompson t Frank (P-G. , H.G., T-8,) ,- ST . Ll!ONARDS-ON -Sl!A Gui l~r. P 11pilo !O-.t\'i dK°K :\ll!.1i6. Pi<:r S:« ..1.
Pupil of Leo F nlis. S1ud;o .1l ey wor1h·s~9 . Rens•• ~ s,. Foster, Lois Irene (T -B .. B.,M .• G. , U .) - •Webster, G. H. (l?n .• M .. N.G. {;, U.J-
"Phonc: Roya1 3536. 24. C:u- i~brooke RQad. Room 39. Bon Ma'l'chc nui ldin f S. B~ rra ck Street.
LLAN ELLY STOCKPORT PRETORIA
•Jones , T. E. (B .. Z-B. , T-B. , G., H.G., Ho ward, Don. ( B. M ., G., T-B .}. Finger •coetzer, H. (B., Z -B. , P -B .) Tuition all
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Black, Alice (B. , M .. Ii- G., All Style s , Ha r- "Linley, Wm. (B. & Z -B.) Finger or Plec.
»1011)1)--6 Chap pel! R~ Dro,1!Sden M;)J)Chester bv Provd m,: thods-3 . ~etncer Str ee t . Rddis:h. • Bellson, Albert ( B. , 1lf . , G. & P-Accordi·otJ)
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'Orey Harry F (B ,. TB) 24 Bra ERLAND Studi(IS, 326, Pa.rra matta Ro:\d. Pt ter s.ham, AgeD t foe
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