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The Music Trade Review
JULY 24, 1926
The exports of player-pianos show that 1,339
of these instruments, valued at $367,311, were
exported during May, 1926, as compared with
1,512, valued at $456,472, exported in 1925. Tht
eleven months' total shows that 14,440 player
Total of Instruments Exported During This Month Was 1,339 Compared to 1,512 During the pianos, valued at $4,241,063, were exported dur-
Same Month of the Previous Year—Piano Exports Show a Slight Increase
ing 1926, as compared with 12,055 player-pianos,
valued at $3,708,750 in 1925.
ASHINGTON, D. C, July 19.—The sum- 1925. This is an increase of $1,262,247 over the
The exports of perforated music rolls for the
mary of exports and imports of the com- period.
month of May, 1926, amounted in value to
merce of the United States for the month of
Of the aggregate exportations in May there $11,752, as compared with $27,962 in 1925. The
May, 1926, the latest period for which it has were 122 organs, valued at $25,482, as compared eleven months' total amounts in value to $216,-
been compiled, has just been issued, as follows: with 120 organs, valued at $8,704, in 1925. The 953, as compared with $280,591 in exports for the
The dutiable imports of musical instruments eleven months' total showed that we exported same period in 1925.
and parts, including strings, during May, 1926, 1,600 organs, valued at $224,593, in 1926, and
Player-piano actions and parts thereof shipped
amounted to $369,518. The eleven months' total, 1,420 organs, valued at $205,624 for the same abroad during May, 1926, were valued at $32,562.
ending May, 1926, shows importations valued period in 1925.
The exports of piano actions proper and parts
at $4,130,932.
In May, 1926, we exported 472 pianos, valued thereof were valued at $6,817 dviring the month
The total domestic exports of musical instru- at $99,250, as compared with 469 pianos, valued of May.
ments for May, 1926, amounted to $1,229,589, at $106,753, for the same period of the previous
Band instruments to the value of $44,272 were
as compared with $1,268,609 for the same period year. The eleven months' total shows 4,969 shipped abroad during May, 1926, while string
of the previous year. The eleven months' ex- pianos, valued at $1,145,878, as compared with instruments totaled $38,061.
portations of musical instruments amounted to 4,565 pianos, valued at $1,094,205, for the same
The value of all other musical instruments
$12,832,941 in 1926, as against $11,570,694 in period of 1925.
and parts thereof which were exported was fig-
ured at $131,340.
The countries to which these instruments
were sent and the values thereof are as follows:
Spain, $2,869; other Europe, $12,011; Canada,
$30,975; Mexico, $51,650; Cuba, $24,480; Argen-
tina, $29,105; Venezuela, $12,344; other South
America, $32,723; Australia, $235,922; other
countries, $34,482.
Exports of Player-Pianos Show Slight
Falling Off During Month of May, 1926
Eric Zardo Uses Milton
Piano for Studio Work
Well-known Pianist Expresses Himself in En-
thusiastic Terms Regarding the Structural
and Musical Qualities of Instrument
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Another artist added to the list of those of
prominence now using the Milton piano is Eric
Zardo, who has secured a Milton for use in his
studio. Mr. Zardo heard the Milton piano for
the first time only recently and was so im-
pressed with its qualities that he expressed the
desire to have one for his studio work, a request
that was at once complied with by President
George W. Allen, of the Milton Piano Co.
Following the receipt of the instrument Mr.
Zardo wrote to Mr. Allen as follows:
"I wish to thank you for your excellent up-
right with which you supplied me for my prac-
tice work.
"I have used your piano for some time and it
has proved more than satisfactory. You will
appreciate the fact that after many months of
hard practicing of the concert work type, when
I touch your piano to-day I find it in as fine a
condition as the first day I played it, this will
prove more than any words I can express.
G. A. Grinnell in Hospital
DETROIT, MICH., July 19.—The trade will regret
to hear of the illness of C. A. Grinnell, president
of Grinnell Bros., who is in the Henry Ford
Hospital. Mr. Grinnell became ill immediately
upon his return from the recent national con-
vention of the Music Trades and has been in the
hospital ever since. At this time it appears that
it will at least be several weeks before he will
be back at his desk.
Opens Store in Zeeland
ZEELAND, MICH., July 17.—Fred H. Goodyk,
who came here from Holland, Mich., a short
time ago after selling his music store to John
Van Vyven, has leased the John A. VerHage
Building here and has opened a general music
store. In the interim Mr. Goodyk has been
a partner in the music and furniture store of
Goodyk & Palmbos, this city, but has now
disposed of his interest to Henry Palmbos.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.