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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
STEINWAY PIANOS SELECTED AS OFFICIAL
INSTRUMENTS FOR RADIO CITY CROUP
HE laurels held by the Steimvay piano
as an instrument of distinction have re-
cently been enhanced through the selec-
tion of the Steinvvay piano as the official
instrument of the Radio City enterprise in
T
Rockefeller Center, or Radio City, is out-
standing in the interest of the public at
large in New York and vicinity just now
for a number of reasons. First, it is one
of the largest building developments ever
REVIEW,
December,
1932
and the wide publicity given it, the selection
of Steinway pianos as official instruments is
particularly significant. In the music hall
they will be used in connection with musical
programs of the highest class presented on a
scale, it is said, surpassing in elaborateness
anything before attempted. The grand or-
chestra, under Arno Rapee, alone comprises
over one hundred selected musicians and there
will also be the large ballet to support the
The New Radio City Music Hall, Opening Dece Tiber 27 and Equipped With Steinway Pianos—
Left—Exterior; Above—Interior, Seating 6,200
the newly developed Rockefeller Center in
New York. The first unit of Radio City to
be opened to the public is the music hall,
where the first performance will be given on
December 27, and well before the opening
a score of Steinway instruments, the major-
ity of them grands of various sizes, were
delivered to Radio City for the use of the
orchestra and soloists in the auditorium
proper and for installation in the numerous
studios and rehearsal halls. By the time the
music hall and the adjoining RKO Roxy
Theatre are opened many more Steinways
will be in place.
carried on in the city, which fact is particu-
larly significant just now, and a majority
of building operations are being held in
abeyance. The music hall and the theatre,
together with the accompanying office build-
ings, are in the first unit to be opened to
the public, but several other units of the de-
velopment on adjoining sites are either near-
ing completion or will shortly be under way.
The building work has given employment
to over 2,500 men for over a year and will
continue to employ a substantial number of
artisans for many months to come.
In view of the extent of the development
stage presentations and a number of impor-
tant individual artists who have already
been placed under contract. In short, being
associated with the Radio City enterprise,
the Steinway piano will be much in the lime-
light for many months to come.
Just before the opening of the Radio City
Music Hall there was a special display fea-
tured in the show window of Steinway Hall,
calling attention to the selection of the Stein-
way as the official piano and showing letters
from the Radio-Keith-Orpheum interests and
from the executives of Radio City to that
effect.
New Stores and Changes
The Humes Music Co., Columbus, Ga.,
has had its charter amended to change its
name to the Humes Co., with authority to
deal in furniture and electrical appliances
as well as in music.
company's present quarters on Main street, to
allow for the expansion of the furniture de-
partment.
The Gibson Musical Instrument Co., Inc.,
Indianapolis, Ind., has recently been char-
tered for the purpose of manufacturing, sell-
ing and repairing musical instruments. The
incorporators are E. C. Bremerman, A. A.
Fairbanks, F. F. B. Hirsch and W. H. Gibson.
The Becker Music Co. has opened a new
store at 11 Main street, Potsdam, N. Y. The
company's main store is located at Long
Lake, N. Y. The Potsdam branch will be
under the management of Fred Becker.
The Houck Music Co., Little Rock, Ark.,
which for thirty-five years has been located
on Main street, recently moved to new
quarters at 113 East Fourth street. W. P.
Hamilton is president of the company, having
recently purchased the control from the Houck
interests.
The Frederickson-Constant Piano Co. has
succeeded the Frederickson Kroh Piano Co.,
the well-known music house of Oklahoma
City, Okla. The partners in the new com-
pany are George F. Frederickson and J. L.
Constant.
Dorer's Music Shop, Inc., New Haven,
Conn., has been incorporated with capital
stock of $50,000. The incorpoTators are
Emil and Lillian Dorer, of West Haven, and
Lillian Raisen, of New Haven.
The Peffer Music Co., Stockton, Cal., has
leased a floor in the building adjoining the
Miller's Music Store, Beverly, Mass., will
in future be known simply as Miller's, in
view of the fact that furniture and refriger-
ators have been added to the company's mu-
sic line.
The Aegenter & Odland Music Shoppe
has been opened at 109 West Ninth Street,
Sioux City, Iowa. Both members of the
company have been in the music business
for a number of years.
A. W. Maahs has opened a new music
store at 527 Fifth street, Santa Rosa, Cal.,
where he is handling Kimball pianos as
well as radios and sheet music.