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HIGH LIGHTS OF THE AN-
NUAL MEETINGS OF THE
VARIOUS TRADE ORGAN-
IZATIONS
IN
CHICAGO
then the latter, if he does the job at all, will refuse to attach
his sticker to the piano, thus indicating that he will not stand
back of the job. In all such cases the defunct piano is to be
reported to the dealer and the manufacturer and where it is
traded in for a new instrument is to be destroyed.
If the tuners and particularly the dealers, as a body, actually
subscribe to such an agreement and abide by it, the trade will
have made a long forward step toward the solution of the
worn-out and obsolete piano problem.
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PIANO MANUFACTURERS
The chief move made by the National Piano Manufacturers
Association was a decision to abandon the combination stamp
that has been placed on pianos for a number of years with half
of the proceeds going to the manufacturers and the other half
to the dealers' associations. In place of the combination stamp
the piano manufacturers have adopted their own stamp from
which they will retain the entire revenue, the rate being
graduated as follows: on instruments wholesaled at less than
$300, 50c; on
those less than
$600, 75c; and
on t h o s e over
$
600, $1.50.
N a t i o n a l Piano M a n u f a c t u r e r s
Membership in
Association
t h e Association
President, Gordon G. Campbell, New
carries with it the
York.
obligation either
First vice-president, Lucien Wulsin,
to place a stamp
Cincinnati.
on every instru-
Second vice-president, Otto Schulz,
ment sold or to
Jr., Chicago.
pay in cash an
Treasurer, C. Albert Jacob, Jr., New
equivalent
York.
amount covering
Honorary secretary, Herbert W . Hill,
the entire output.
New York.
The new stamp
Secretary, Harry Meixell, New York.
OFFICERS
N a t i o n a l Piano and Music
Travelers A s s o c i a t i o n
President, Jacob Schiller, Philadelphia.
First vice-president, R. E. Briggs.
Second vice-president,
Fox, Bluffton, Ind.
E.
Bennett
Third vice-president, Guy L. Mclntyre,
New York.
Treasurer, George H. Bliss, New York.
Secretary, Albert Behning, New York.
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS
will not only end the controversy that lias developed over the
division of combination funds, but is expected to provide in-
creased revenue for the manufacturers' promotional activities.
MUSIC MERCHANTS
Following the lead of the manufacturers the National Asso-
ciation of Music Merchants also adopted, or rather decided
to continue, the use of its own stamp the revenue from which
will be devoted to an increased amount of promotional work
planned by that association. This is only one of the many good
things that came out of the merchants' meeting, which was in
the nature of an open forum and brought forth the frankest
and most helpful discussions developed in an association meet-
ing for many years.
SHEET MUSIC DEALERS
The National Association of Sheet Music Dealers con-
tributed their share toward 1 trade betterment, ratifying a code
of ethics covering the relationships between the music publishers
and dealers. The code, drafted by committees representing
both divisions of the trade, has been under discussion and in
process of development for several years and is designed to
eliminate a number of evils, chiefly of a competitive nature
that have existed over a long period. The code of ethics as
ratified by the dealers will go to the publishers for their con-
sideration and when thus ratified in its existing or amended
form will be put into effect. The code,
briefly, is designed to prevent the pub-
National Association of
lisher from competing with the dealer
in the latter territory through the con-
Musical Merchandise
signment of music to teachers and
Manufacturers
schools and through direct sales. At
the same time it places on the dealer the
President, Henry C. Lomb, New York.
obligation to provide such representa-
tion for the publisher that direct selling
Vice-president, H. Kuhrmeyer, Chi-
will become unnecessary. In short, it
is designed to be as equitable as pos-
cago.
sible to both interests.
(Please turn to page 7)
Secretary, Harry Meixell, New York.
REVIEW
July,
1931