The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
kOT0 IS JAPANESE
MUSICAL NOVELTY
INSTRUMENT BIDS Fair to ATHi "a-
wnssnn Ukulele In Popular Favor
They Say.

They say.
Every now and then love ~ novelty
rronpfs the amateur musician N eT-
pArirent with the musical instruments
81 ether countries ard some Of these
sxrsrhnents have resulted in the sd-
dttIon to the legitimate concert music
Of the present day The mandolin,
for instance. has come TO be recognized
as orc n the principal instruments Of
every College elee club. although to
an oder generation it wss novelty
ssanresxine the listener. as naively de"
srrthes Nv a Young woman Who heard
Il tnr the nrst tlrae ~ "au instrument
Of eight strings tuned In pairs. mona
Of which were in tune. Greater ia"
rafiiargty and rra ctice, however. nave
solved the tuning problem and the
linking music has come 70 he appTe
ciated and fn some cases taken seFl-.
oufiy.
Al intervals other countries have LETT
ftptr impress on the public taste. al.
Though few Of the instruments
Rave tasting hold Orchcstras have
rf,tne and gone leaving agreeae bic mem
ortes behind Thorn. Ike the Russian
es~chewt ra which exploited the priFni-
1--WE baialsika a stringcd instrument
having somewhat the appearance OF
three -eornered guitar. II fact most
Of the Instruments introduced from
other countries are string Instruments
either played with the fingers or.
pl7fcked bv q plectrum Of one sort or
another, The object In every case be
sag to excite the vibrations rs in the
most primitive instruments year
or two ago at the First Congregational
church there Was a demonstration az
native Porto R!can instruments madt
Of eoprde ar fashioned from solid
Blocks Of wood. over which strings
were stretched. giving forth harmo-
rious sounds but Ike the halalaiha
thev were too primitive to be exploited
commercially for tho amateur public
The either. introduced years ago
from Bavaria and the Tvrol, had had
its followers but has had no great
vogue, II may be because when taken
from fts romantic surrour dinEs i'
sounds less aIiuring mr. II may be he
cause requiring to bo plac@d upon
table n requires a certain fermaNtv
end leses the intimate charm Of the
srntrumentS which are more "cuddlc-
sogre At all events even IN its re
cent form with certain attschmSrta.
which absolutely prevent discord Il
siP8Fesftif mas no great hoia upon
p0Ille tnVNF-
There - "a growing nklng Tor INC
raNs'e 81 '.' oA7Fl hpa winch hke tht
TvAo7shon@ gives fort" from strips -
Neleseas. f'ri "%"a. "1en struck WIN
nftF# NalcE& % P''a%anl clHaF souno'
esFfe}4A'f 'H f2N"T WIN me deFote"s
g IT, ta"'t"Fn oanc@. ne instrument
~ I'D IS iH me $onthefn part - Mex
70 atf4 Is kn0Tn ~ Afrlea here In
irha&1Ae I--shlon FoNFds take the
tsaae q iav wooden SOUND eo&es- and
F'snnf 81 fae mamma hands "f tfuafe'
nsaia ana ".RsF south IN countries are
saatE49N Inc music betteF ana oetter
kfsgNr
fNefFooe Knows me Naiian ukn-
if@~ "i4+cR mas round widespread favor,
~ the wa{AnF notes produced by
TIE Nt7inE steel against the strings
steta 9Keit ~ aa3 2 permanent qual-
- g the pn Tersaf music - the pres
ehl 0a}.
hoso' sccoFdtns 70 Musical
Tss'T ~ curious ~ both The eye
s1a egg Of The orinitisted Il il made
e. 3shsnese poplar or in japanese,
"o"o> Us sig t@et long sn6 ha"
t.4Fteen str1nsS' which arf tuned hY
xaeR ~ tFldge-Eke RinckS of ebony
npsa Win ivory, there being one Of