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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
A QUARTET OF NOTED PIANISTS USING THE
MASON & HAMLIN O N TOUR THIS SEASON
O
N the front cover of THE REVIEW this
month appears a photograph of un-
usual interest presenting, as it does,
portraits of four pianists of international
reputation who are playing the Mason &
Hamlin Piano exclusively on their tours of
the country this season.
Most interesting of the group at the
moment, perhaps, is Egon Petri, the noted
Dutch pianist, who is visiting the United
States for the first time, and will give his
first recital in this country at the Town Hall,
New York, on January 11th. Petri comes to
the United States acclaimed by European
authorities as a piano virtuoso of high stand-
ing, comparable to Busoni in his per-
formance.
Then comes Robert Goldsand, the young
Viennese pianist, who has already established
himself in America through the success
achieved by him in his tour last year. He
is said to have one of the longest lists of
bookings of any pianist this season.
Moiseiwitsch, the Russian pianist, requires
no introduction to American audiences be-
cause he is now making his eighth tour of
the United States.
And finally there is George Copeland, the
American pianist, whose individual style of
playing, especially of the music of Debussy
and Spanish composers, has won him high
favor. All in all, it is a remarkable quar-
tette of artists who have selected the Mason
& Hamlin as their medium of expression.
What Petri thinks of the instrument is
evidenced in the following letter which he
sent to the Mason & Hamlin Co.
"Many years before my arrival in this
country the name of the Mason & Hamlin
piano has been familiar to me through my
beloved master and life-long friend Busoni,
who repeatedly spoke with the highest en-
thusiasm of its excellence. You can imagine
my joy when I learned that I should have
the privilege of using it during my American
tour and how eagerly I have been looking
forward to try it myself.
"It is a great pleasure for me to tell you
that my expectations have not only been ful-
filled but surpassed. It seems to me the abso-
lute perfection in pianoforte building—both
from the point of view of mechanism, which
responds to all the various subtleties of key
treatment, and that of tone, which is marvel-
ously sonorous, sustained and, even in the
loudest forte, of a beautiful singing quality.
"To have such an ideal medium through
which to express what one feels in interpret-
ing the works of the great composers is ;i
real joy."
JESSE FRENCH OPEN NEW
SALON IN MONTGOMERY
orator of Scott-Marks, Incorporated. Rich
rugs, prettily shaded lamps, artistic chairs,
and odd tables enhance the individual note.
Pleasing display windows flank both the
Montgomery street and the Lee street
entrance to the salon.
One of the outstanding features of the
new piano warerooms opened on December
1st by the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.,
at Montgomery and Lee streets, Montgomery,
Ala., is a completely equipped piano studio
where beginners are instructed in the rudi-
ments of piano playing by Frank Woodruff,
who conducts the Jesse French School of
Music.
The Salon for the display of pianos is
most elaborate. A background of soft tones
is created with a wall papering of gold and
pastel design with attractive paneled effect.
The note of gold thus introduced is carried
out in detail in window draperies of dull
gold silk damask elaborately draped in
French style. These hangings were de-
signed by Fred E. Robertson, interior dec-
PLAYER PIANO PUMPS
Dependability Proven
in Ten Years of Service
MANUFACTURED BY
J O H N S. GULLBORG MFG. CO.
2617 ASHLAND AVENUE
CHICAGO, I I I .
Write for Particulars
"ELECTOHA" PUMPS FORMERLY WERE
MANUFACTURED BY MOTOR PLAYER CORP.
SHARP DECREASE IN
CANADIAN MUSIC TRADE
The Canadian musical instrument indus-
try produced $8,250,887 worth of instru-
ments in 1930, according to official report.
This was a considerable decline from the
$13,505,238 worth in 1929. There were 32
individual establishments reporting for
1930, or 10 less than for 1929. Musical
instruments represented $2,777,867 of the
output for 1930; musical instrument ma-
terials, $265,568; and phonographs, radio
sets, and accessories, $5,207,452.
Twenty-three establishments are located in
Ontario Province, 7 in Quebec, and 2 in
British Columbia. Of the total production
of the industry, however, over 60 per cent
continues to be manufactured by firms located
in Quebec, this being due to the greater
production of radio sets, phonograph reco-ds,
and pipe organs in this Province. The
Province of Ontario produced over 39 per
cent of the total 1930 output, while the re-
mainder is accounted for by British
Columbia.
The number of establishments engaged in
manufacturing each class of product in 1930
was as follows: Pianos and organs, 21
phonographs, gramophones, and records, 3
phonographs, radios, records, and parts, 3
and musical instrument materials, 5.
The production of pianos, organs, phono-
graphs, and records all showed a decided
REVIEW,
January, 1932
decrease in both quantity and value in 1930
compared with 1929. During 1930 there
were several items in the "piano and player
piano, actions, parts, and accessories" group
where production totals did not warrant
separate enumeration. This group during
1929 was valued at $817,059, but decreased
to $226,493 in 1930. In 1927 production in
this group amounted to $1,397,512 and in
1928 to $1,125,969.
The value of the various classes of musical
instruments and parts imported into Canada
decreased $1,442,459 for the calendar year
1930. Imports from the United Kingdom
decreased by $28,842 and from the United
States by $1,255,531.
The famous French piano manufacturing
houses of Pleyel and Erard, long strong com-
petitors, have merged.
PRATT READ
SERVICE
We maintain special repair
departments for the conven-
ience of dealers and tuners on
Piano Keys
Organ Keys
Piano Actions
Ivory Parts
Send your work to us for
prompt attention and careful
expert workmanship.
Our price lists on repairs and
materials will be sent on re-
quest. Write for them today.
PRATT, READ & CO.
Established 1806
Deep River, Conn.