Zobo and Songophone - Revision history

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‎1900 - 1910

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Gwesterhof: /* The Songophone and the Sonophone */

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‎The Songophone and the Sonophone

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 File:Zobo 2021 8.jpg|<small>Zobo cornet shipment, wooden box </small>
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 Rudolph Wurlitzer & Co Cincinnati catalogue 1901

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	''W H. FROST is a zobo enthusiast; , naturally, says the cynical reader - "he makes 'em." We repeat, and emphasize the statement - W. H. Frost is a zobo enthusiast, working with the tenacity of a violin maker, in the improvement of his instrument, ever ready to discuss its merits and possibilities, and having unlimited faith in the ultimate acceptance - by the trade and public - of the zobo as a musical instrument. Mr. Frost has amply demonstrated that the zobo is not a toy, but he, nevertheless, with all the sincerity and earnestness of an enthusiast, continues to impress upon you this vital point. Mr. Frost prognosticates, and we think with considerable justification,that the zobo brass instruments have not only "come to stay," but that the next few years will witness the evolution of a "musical novelty" into an accepted and most appreciated "musical instrument." An improvement of considerable moment has recently been adopted in the zobo brass instruments which will undoubtedly tend to still further enhance their popularity. We refer to the new improved vibrator, which may be said to almost revolutionize the possibilities of the instrument. To those unfamiliar with the construction of the zobo, it might be of interest to state that the vibrator of the instrument is attached to a wooden vibrator frame, which is inserted in the mouthpiece of the instrument. Constant experimenting has resulted in a perfecting of this vibrator, the effect being to clarify the tonal effects of the instrument in a most marked degree. With this latest improvement the zobo brass instruments are now completely under the control of the performer, better expression can be obtained, pianissimo and forte are easier of emphasis, and, to use Mr. Frost's own words, "the tonal quality of the instrument is of so refined a nature that it becomes especially adapted to the most refined quarters of a limited New York flat." Bands and orchestras also benefit by this improvement, as selections can be performed with greater accuracy and better effect. In referring to the new vibrator, Chas. Russell, of the well-known musical vaudeville team, the Russell Bros., writes: "The new vibrator is a big success and the zobo cornet solo with piano accompaniment is the best feature of the program." Mr. Frost states that in future all zobo brass instruments will have an improved vibrator in addition to the regular one. He will be pleased to forward a sample vibrator to any zobo performers or zobo brass instrument agents.Otto Langey's Zobo Brass Instrument Instructor, published by W. H. Frost & Co., 123 Liberty street, this city, is meeting with splendid success and undoubtedly fills the bill in a most admirable manner.</small>		''W H. FROST is a zobo enthusiast; , naturally, says the cynical reader - "he makes 'em." We repeat, and emphasize the statement - W. H. Frost is a zobo enthusiast, working with the tenacity of a violin maker, in the improvement of his instrument, ever ready to discuss its merits and possibilities, and having unlimited faith in the ultimate acceptance - by the trade and public - of the zobo as a musical instrument. Mr. Frost has amply demonstrated that the zobo is not a toy, but he, nevertheless, with all the sincerity and earnestness of an enthusiast, continues to impress upon you this vital point. Mr. Frost prognosticates, and we think with considerable justification,that the zobo brass instruments have not only "come to stay," but that the next few years will witness the evolution of a "musical novelty" into an accepted and most appreciated "musical instrument." An improvement of considerable moment has recently been adopted in the zobo brass instruments which will undoubtedly tend to still further enhance their popularity. We refer to the new improved vibrator, which may be said to almost revolutionize the possibilities of the instrument. To those unfamiliar with the construction of the zobo, it might be of interest to state that the vibrator of the instrument is attached to a wooden vibrator frame, which is inserted in the mouthpiece of the instrument. Constant experimenting has resulted in a perfecting of this vibrator, the effect being to clarify the tonal effects of the instrument in a most marked degree. With this latest improvement the zobo brass instruments are now completely under the control of the performer, better expression can be obtained, pianissimo and forte are easier of emphasis, and, to use Mr. Frost's own words, "the tonal quality of the instrument is of so refined a nature that it becomes especially adapted to the most refined quarters of a limited New York flat." Bands and orchestras also benefit by this improvement, as selections can be performed with greater accuracy and better effect. In referring to the new vibrator, Chas. Russell, of the well-known musical vaudeville team, the Russell Bros., writes: "The new vibrator is a big success and the zobo cornet solo with piano accompaniment is the best feature of the program." Mr. Frost states that in future all zobo brass instruments will have an improved vibrator in addition to the regular one. He will be pleased to forward a sample vibrator to any zobo performers or zobo brass instrument agents.Otto Langey's Zobo Brass Instrument Instructor, published by W. H. Frost & Co., 123 Liberty street, this city, is meeting with splendid success and undoubtedly fills the bill in a most admirable manner.</small>
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		+	News from the Thurmons Culture Club in Catoctin clarion December 03, 1896
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:Catoctin clarion December 03, 1896.jpg
		+	</gallery><small> Zobo Quartette playing</small>

	Music Trade Review 1897-24-1-05 addresses 'small goods trade': W.H.Frost, Libertystreet		Music Trade Review 1897-24-1-05 addresses 'small goods trade': W.H.Frost, Libertystreet

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	''Captain Kazoo told that someone named Alabama Vest took the idea to a German clock maker named Thaddeus Von Glegg and they made a kazoo. That was somewhere around 1840. A traveling salesman named Emil Sorg saw this, thought it would be something easy to sell. In New York, he joined with Michael McIntyre, a metal worker. This led to the first metal kazoo in 1912. Mass production began in 1914, and in 1916, [http://www.edenkazoo.com/museum.php/ The Original American Kazoo Company] was formed. This company is still there, along with a really neat museum. At first, it was treated as a real musical instrument. It became part of serious music, then later part of folk music. It fit in very well with bands that also used homemade instruments.		''Captain Kazoo told that someone named Alabama Vest took the idea to a German clock maker named Thaddeus Von Glegg and they made a kazoo. That was somewhere around 1840. A traveling salesman named Emil Sorg saw this, thought it would be something easy to sell. In New York, he joined with Michael McIntyre, a metal worker. This led to the first metal kazoo in 1912. Mass production began in 1914, and in 1916, [http://www.edenkazoo.com/museum.php/ The Original American Kazoo Company] was formed. This company is still there, along with a really neat museum. At first, it was treated as a real musical instrument. It became part of serious music, then later part of folk music. It fit in very well with bands that also used homemade instruments.
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		+	In 'H.P.Lovecraft and his legacy', hosted by Chris Perridas, Lovecraft writes in his diary:

	''"When, at the age of 11, I was a member of the Blackstone Military band ... {I was a} virtuoso on what was called a "zobo" - a brass horn with a membrane on one end, which would transform humming to a delightfully brass impressiveness!" [12/13/1930 to August Derleth in Lord of a Visible World, Joshi, 2000]		''"When, at the age of 11, I was a member of the Blackstone Military band ... {I was a} virtuoso on what was called a "zobo" - a brass horn with a membrane on one end, which would transform humming to a delightfully brass impressiveness!" [12/13/1930 to August Derleth in Lord of a Visible World, Joshi, 2000]

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	''CASTLEMAINE. At midnight, when news of the relief of Mafeking as reported from Delagoa Bay was received bells were rung all over the place. To-day school children and others assembled in the town hall sung patriotic songs, and listened to patriotic addresses by the mayor, Messrs. E. D. Williams and H. S. Lawson, M’s, L.A. and Lieutenant-Colonel McCay. The children afterwards marched through the streets to the market buildings, where they were entertained by the mayor. To-night the 4th Battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel McCay, turned out, and headed by their band, paraded the streets. The cadets were led by the Zobo band. They went to the town hall, where patriotic speeches were made. At the invitation of Lieutenant-Colonel McCay the officers and a number of leading citizens were banqueted at the Castlemaine Hotel.</small>		''CASTLEMAINE. At midnight, when news of the relief of Mafeking as reported from Delagoa Bay was received bells were rung all over the place. To-day school children and others assembled in the town hall sung patriotic songs, and listened to patriotic addresses by the mayor, Messrs. E. D. Williams and H. S. Lawson, M’s, L.A. and Lieutenant-Colonel McCay. The children afterwards marched through the streets to the market buildings, where they were entertained by the mayor. To-night the 4th Battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel McCay, turned out, and headed by their band, paraded the streets. The cadets were led by the Zobo band. They went to the town hall, where patriotic speeches were made. At the invitation of Lieutenant-Colonel McCay the officers and a number of leading citizens were banqueted at the Castlemaine Hotel.</small>
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		+	Strauss also published sketches to be played by a Zobo band. This one is called Topsy Turvy, 'speialle written for Zobo Quartette Artists'
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:Topsy Turvy 0.jpg
		+	File:Topsy Turvy 1.jpg
		+	File:Topsy Turvy 2.jpg
		+	File:Topsy Turvy 3.jpg
		+	File:Topsy Turvy 4.jpg
		+	</gallery><small>Topsy Turvy, a Zobo sketch, source Ebay 2021</small>

	May 20th 1901 Pan-American Exposition , Buffalo NY		May 20th 1901 Pan-American Exposition , Buffalo NY

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-File:Zobo 2021.jpg
+File:Zobo 2021.jpg|<small>Zobo cornet shipment, with wooden box and instructions </small>
-File:Zobo 2021 1.jpg
+File:Zobo 2021 1.jpg|
-File:Zobo 2021 2.jpg
+File:Zobo 2021 3.jpg|<small>Zobo cornet shipment, instructions </small>
-File:Zobo 2021 7.jpg
+File:Zobo 2021 7.jpg|
-File:Zobo 2021 8.jpg
+File:Zobo 2021 8.jpg|<small>Zobo cornet shipment, wooden box </small>
 </gallery>
 Rudolph Wurlitzer & Co Cincinnati catalogue 1901

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 Somewhere between 1897 and 1900 Cracow must have sold the Zobo Manufacuring Company to Strauss Manufacturing Co. An 1900 ad names Strauss Mfg Co as the seller of Zobo's. An article from 1902 describes the growth at Strauss and the Zobo's being at the heart of it.
 [[File:Zobo ad 1900.JPG]]
 Rudolph Wurlitzer & Co Cincinnati catalogue 1901

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	==1900 - 1910==		==1900 - 1910==

		+	Somewhere between 1897 and 1900 Cracow must have sold the Zobo Manufacuring Company to Strauss Manufacturing Co. An 1900 ad names Strauss Mfg Co as the seller of Zobo's. An article from 1902 describes the growth at Strauss and the Zobo's being at the heart of it.
	Zobo ad 1900		Zobo ad 1900

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	''The zobo brass instruments are rapidly becoming popular among musical circles; a prominent church choir of Tacoma, Wash., gave a most successful concert on Oct. 9th, last, the program containing both popular and classical selections, carefully rendered in a most "serious" manner. The Tacoma "Ledger" devoted half a column in describing the event, and referred to the performance as a most ambitious and successful affair. Prominent among the numbers was a zobo duet, "See the Pale Moon," by Donizetti, which called forth rapturous applause. A very handsome presentation plate, size 17^3 x 14, printed on enamel paper, has recently been published for presentation purposes by Mr. W. H. Frost, and can be had gratis on application. The plate consists of six half-tone portrait groups of zobo combinations and prominent organizations, and, in addition, a handsome portrait of America's favorite comedienne, May Irwin— the whole form ing an admirable advertisement most artistically produced. A new zobo instruction book, specially prepared by Otto Langey, together with some new and original musical selections, have just been published, further particulars of which will appear in a later issue.</small>		''The zobo brass instruments are rapidly becoming popular among musical circles; a prominent church choir of Tacoma, Wash., gave a most successful concert on Oct. 9th, last, the program containing both popular and classical selections, carefully rendered in a most "serious" manner. The Tacoma "Ledger" devoted half a column in describing the event, and referred to the performance as a most ambitious and successful affair. Prominent among the numbers was a zobo duet, "See the Pale Moon," by Donizetti, which called forth rapturous applause. A very handsome presentation plate, size 17^3 x 14, printed on enamel paper, has recently been published for presentation purposes by Mr. W. H. Frost, and can be had gratis on application. The plate consists of six half-tone portrait groups of zobo combinations and prominent organizations, and, in addition, a handsome portrait of America's favorite comedienne, May Irwin— the whole form ing an admirable advertisement most artistically produced. A new zobo instruction book, specially prepared by Otto Langey, together with some new and original musical selections, have just been published, further particulars of which will appear in a later issue.</small>

		+	[[File:Instructor.jpg\|thumb\|left\|<small>Zobo Band Instructor by Otto Langly, 1896</small>]]
	Music Trade Review 1896-23-19-21 (Nov 28th 1896)		Music Trade Review 1896-23-19-21 (Nov 28th 1896)

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 File:Songophone ad 1915.JPG|Sonophone ad 1915
 File:Son-o-phone.jpg|Son-o-phone ad
-File:Sonophone letterhead.jpg|Sonophone letterhead
+File:Sonophone letterhead.jpg|Sonophone letterhead 1914
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