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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
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1pairing all kinds of woodwind instruments. The firm moved from 48 to [address hidden], to [address hidden], and finally to Jamaica Plain where the factory is now located. About 1907 Mr. Bettoney bought out the Cundy Music Publishing Co. and the firm of E. C. Ramsdell 5 too. The making of clarinets, of which this company is now a leading manufacturer, was begun in 1912.
3In 1919 The Cundy-Bettoney Co. bought out the Boston Musical Instrument Company, 6 (Manufactory until 1913). They were well known for their high grade "Boston Three * * * Star Trumpet" and also made good baritones and basses. The Cundy-Bettoney Co. still makes some of these cornets and trumpets, which had no real competitors until 1915. 7 Some noted Boston players who have used these trumpets and cornets are Mathew Arbuckle with his Bayley model cornet 8 and Henry C. Brown, the two best cornet players of that day (1862) in Boston, [address hidden], Jack Hammond, John Flockton, Tom Henry, Arthur Wonson and Alexander J. Smith.
5This company makes instruments of varying prices to suit all purses, supplying many for school use, the different grades being indicated by trade names. They also carry the necessary accessories and repair each kind of instrument.
7In the woodwinds they make the following:
9FLUTES
10C and D-flat metal, Boehm system, with tone holes made by a patented process, three grades, both American and French models in the highest grade.
12PICCOLOS
13C and D-flat, three grades, Boehm system, Bettonite and metal.
15CLARINETS
16Wood and Bettonite materials, Boehm and Albert systems, B-flat, A, C, and E-flat, three grades, but not all in each pitch. Metal—five grades in Boehm and three in Albert systems, B-flat and A and E-flat in the best grade, covered keys on two grades.
18As E-flat and bass clarinets, oboes, oboe-saxes, and bassoons, cannot be made to advantage in the United States except in larger
205 See p. 24.
216 For probable predecessors and further information see Graves & Co. p. 268, E. G. Wright & Co. pp. 226 and 270, and Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory pp. 267.
227 Statement of Harry Bettoney.
238 No record is obtainable of when or how the Boston Musical Instrument Company took over the Bayley model cornet from B. F. Richardson, see p. 269.
249 Statement of Thomas M. Carter, leader of Carter's band.
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