The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-03-21
THE BAND STAND.

THE BAND STAND.
A band stand of entirely novel
architecture is now receiving the fin
ishing touches on the Hotel premises.
1t is situated on the Richards street
side of the grounds, opposite the end
of the lanai above described. The
style of architecture is Moorish, and
the building has crown-shaped APP
pearance. 1t is a decagon on the
outside lines. One of the ten sides
is left for the entrance. The nine
remaining ones are provided with
seats for the musicians, which holding
six each comfortably will therefore
accommodate 81 of them. As. how
ever, there is large area inside of
the row of benches, the stand will
easily, accommodate sixty players.
Economy of space has been afforded
by the shape of the stand, which
spreads out as it rises from the
ground, in harmony with which form
the bandsmen's seats overhang the
edge of the floor.
Beginning with the details at the
ground, there is first floor sur
mounting walls oft. Gin. high sloping
inward. Then inside a low open
balustrade are the benches already
mentioned. Ten pillars spring OBJ
liquely outward and upward from the
angles, terminating above the edge of
the roof in ornamental curves. The
pitch of the pillars is about 40 de-
grees, and the circumference of the
roof at the rim is 100 feet. The
seats of the musicians are five feet
inside of an imaginary line from the
edge of the roof to the ground. There
is height of II feet from the floor
to the ceiling. The roof is of frus-
trated cone shape with concave pitch.
1t is surmounted with a bulbous
dome, ending in an ornate final,
Roof and dome are painted in gaudy
cOlors after the style OF ornamentiug
mosques in the East. Stripes run
vertically on the roof and horizon
tally on the dome. Similar briliance
OF color is laid on the pillars.
While the band stand will he a
strikingly attractive object in day
light, its appearance at night must
be magnificent beyond anything ever
before seen here. There has not
been anything like the amount of
illumination for the space ever at
tempted in Honolulu. Tiny though
the structure is, it is fitted with no
al t,i. In,
There are 80 of them on the posts,
40 on the margin of the roof, and the
remainder in the dome and final.
Around the top of the roof, where
the dome begins, are inserted sashes
of small stained glass lights, in all
colors, which when aglow with cleo
trio light from within will appear like
necklace of irridescent jewels. The
whole structure will be lighted in an
instant, for the first time, at s
O'Clock tomorrow night, on the oc-
casion of the combined concert by
the Royal Hawaiian and the U. 5. +.
| S. San Francisco's bands.
il feature Of the new band stand
of first Importance is the ceiling,
which has been constructed as a
sounding board and not at all for
looks. In the old band stand at the
hotel acoustics was wholly disre-
garded, with the result that the
music was spoiled by getting in a
confused tumble inside of the roof
Here it should be said that the idea
of this band stand is the result of
Col. Geo. w. Macfarlane's observa-
tions in England. A primary end in
view was that of acoustic properties.
The stand is as near as may be, in
every essential particular, copy of
that at the Crystal Palace, London.
To secure good sounding board
in the ceiling, it has been construct
ed of thin spruce like the sounding
board of violin. The streaks are
glued solidly together, so as to make
the ceiling virtually one piece. No
more nails have been used than were
necessary to hold the ceiling up, and
it is calculated TO have all the vibrat-
ing property required. 1t cones out
flush at the rim, so that there is free
exit for the sound. The reflection
of the notes from the sounding board
will likely give the music of the band
an agreeably mellow quality
Mr.. G. b. Ripley is the architect
of the band stand. He grasped the
essential ideas with facility when
propounded to him by Col. Macfar.
lane. Prof. Berger, bandmaster,
has been consulted in every detail OF
the construction, and is satisfied that
the results will be all that have beer
expected. Now that frst-class
band stand has been provided, it il
the intention Of the Hotel manage
ment to give up the grounds every
week or fortnight for public concerts
Ample seating accommodation vii
be provided on the grounds, in add
tioL to what the Hotel affords.
Mr.. John Cassidy has had tn,
direction of the electric lighting o
the lanai and band stand, the detail
being ably carried out by Mr.. Taylo
of the Hawaiian Electric Light an,