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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
12 lines. Read by computer on 27 September 2026. Printed page 215. See the scan on archive.org.
1b. Present Day Manufacturers
3WM. S. HAYNES CO.
5William S. Haynes and his brother, George W., made their first flutes as boys after study of a flute loaned them by the flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra when it came to Providence. It took them about a year to make this instrument which did not work too well at first. After making others they were encouraged to come to Boston to repair flutes as there were few good workmen in this line. In the meantime both of them had received a thorough training in silver manufacturing with the Gorham Silver Manufacturing Company.
7George Haynes started a repair shop in Boston about 1888 at [address hidden] and then sent for his brother. The former moved to [address hidden] by 1893, but became ill and went to California for his health about 1896 while William S. Haynes kept on. He made the flutes for John C. Haynes & Company from around 1897 through 1899 and in 1900 started in business for himself as Wm. S. Haynes & Co. at [address hidden]
9He succeeded in interesting Carl Wehner of the Metropolitan Opera Company Orchestra in a flute, especially made for him, enough to play it at a performance of the Opera Company in Boston, as his German flute had deteriorated with use. Mr. Wehner afterwards bought this instrument for one hundred dollars and later interested six friends to buy Haynes flutes. Since he was the greatest flutist of that time, the success of the business was then assured. The company was incorporated in 1912. It was located at [address hidden] in 1920, but is now situated at [address hidden]
11Mr. Haynes used African blackwood in his instruments and guaranteed them for a year against cracking. Despite the fact that this wood is so hard that it ruins saws and makes it difficult to bore the parabola curve in the head joint, it got out of shape or cracked in this climate after being constantly moistened by condensation of breath. The intonation and scale were thereby rendered incorrect through warping.
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