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The Music Trade Review
JULY 2, 1927
Mason & Hamlin Ampico Now Used in
Music Courses at Wells College, Aurora
Instrument, Supplied by the Clark Music Co., Syracuse, N. Y., to Be Used in the
Courses of Musical Appreciation in That Institution
DROP. CHRISTOPHER J. THOMAS, direc-
tor of the music department at Wells Col-
lege, Aurora, N. Y., recently selected a Mason
& Hamlin Ampico grand for use in the music
experience of the student shall be unbiased and
unencumbered with such facts, opinions and
technical comments as are desirable later on.
This the Ampico achieves through its uncanny-
that the newspaper was favorable to the plan
and in all likelihood would co-operate in it.
A meeting of the dealers will be held in the
near future, at which time a date for the hold-
ing of the contest and other details will be
ironed out. It was also considered probable
that some attempt might be made at the meet-
ing to form a new association of dealers in St.
Louis.
Effective Brambach Tie-Up
With Lindbergh Visit
E. F. Droop & Sons Co. Takes Advantage of
Flyer's Visit to National Capital to Refer to
Transporting of Brambach Pianos by Air
Pleasant memories of over two years ago
were brought to mind recently by the E. F.
Droop & Sons Co., Washington, D. C, during
the welcoming ceremonies to Col. Lindbergh, by
means of a large newspaper advertisement re-
counting the delivery of a Brambach baby grand
piano by aeroplane to the Droop store from
the Brambach factory in New York, on April
23, 1925. The advertisement carried the head-
ing, "Hail, Lindbergh!" and paid tribute to the
young Colonel's feat of flying to Paris from
New York in thirty-three and one-half hours.
Included in the copy was a photograph of
the reception given to Igor Sikorsky, who
piloted the Sikorsky plane carrying the Bram-
bach to Washington as pioneer in the delivery
of a piano by airplane. In the picture, Gordon G.
Campbell, vice-president of the Brambach Piano
Co., New York, and Ed Droop, proprietor of
E. F. Droop & Sons, are plainly distinguishable,
the latter being seated at the piano after having
been unloaded from the plane. A cut of a
Brambach Style B baby grand is also shown in
the advertisement, making a very clever tie-up
with the present national interest in aeronautics.
Wells College, Aurora, N. Y. Left—Winifred McBride, Scotch Pianist. Right—Christopher J.
Thomas, Director of Music
appreciation courses which he conducts in that interpretative fidelity to the many excellent
institution. The piano was supplied by the pianists who record for it.
Clark Music Co., Syracuse, N. Y., local repre-
"I feel that the many educational uses to
sentative for the Mason & Hamlin piano and which this instrument can be put makes it in-
the Ampico.
dispensable to the music department of any in-
To a representative of the Clark Music Co. stitution."
Prof. Thomas wrote as follows: "I believe it to
Prof. Thomas' wife is Winifred MacBride, the
be a cardinal principle that a work to be studied Scotch pianist. She has just made for the Am-
shall first of all be presented in as perfect a pico a superb recording of the John Ireland
manner as humanly possible, so that the initial Sonata for piano.
St. Louis Perfecting Plans
for Melody Way Campaign
Post-Dispatch Will Probably Support City-wide
Movement to be Launched Early in the Fall
in That City
ST. LOUIS, MO., June 27.—With business general-
ly holdings its own, St. Louis piano and
music dealers have concentrated their attention
upon the conduct of a special contest as a
means of further stimulating the interest of the
general public in music.
Definite decision has been reached by the
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various piano dealers of the city to conduct the
Miessner Melody Way piano-playing contest
here next Fall, beginning probably in Septem-
ber. Agreement to hold the contest was
reached by the dealers several days ago, and
the last obstacle standing in the way of the
project, seemingly, was removed with the an-
nouncement that the Post-Dispatch, one of the
largest daily newspapers in the city, had received
the plan enthusiastically and in all probability
will support it.
The plan was laid before the newspaper by
George Cain, vice-president of the Miessner
Piano Co., of Milwaukee, who was in the city.
Following a conference Mr. Cain announced
Piano Club of New York
to Hold Annual Outing
The annual outing of the Piano Club of New
York will be held on Thursdy, July 21, at Kara-
tsonyi's, Glenwood, L. I., where a regular shore
dinner with trimmings will be served at 4. p. m.
Those participating will be taken to the resort
in brge busses, which will start from the club's
building at One Hundred and Thirty-seventh
street and Third avenue, the Bronx, at l l a . m.,
but it is expected that many will go in private
automobiles. After arrival at Glenwood there
will be abundant time for swimming, baseball and
miscellaneous sports. The committee in charge
is made up as follows: Albert Behning, chair-
man; Joseph D. McGeveran, R. H. Schroeder,
Jacob Schorsch, H. Walter Maass and Otto M.
Heinzman.
Canton Music Co. Changes
CANTON, O., June 26.—The Canton Music Co.
has given up its Cleveland avenue northwest lo-
cation to another line and will continue to main-
tain offices and will carry a limited stock of
merchandise in the rear of the room. The store
will not use the windows but will make regu-
lar canvasses of the city.
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