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Vol. 91
WARIOUS tuners tell us that there
is a noticeable increase in the de-
mand for their services these days due
to the sudden desire of piano owners
to have their instruments put into
proper playing condition. With the
entertainment fund seriously curtailed,
it is found that piano music is not so
bad at all in helping to pass away the
evening, and the result is a greatly re-
vived interest in that instrument and
its playing. Many of the pianos have
been neglected so long that it is found
impossible to put them in perfect shape,
which means that there are going to
be many replacements when money
becomes a little more plentiful.
JUST because the piano trade escaped
a special tax under the new revenue
law may be a matter for congratula-
tion, but, as R. W. MacNaughton
points out in an article on another page
of THE REVIEW this month, there
are many phases of the new tax bill
that affect, directly or indirectly, every
line of business, including music. Per-
haps an evenly distributed general
sales tax would not have been so bad
' after all.
/™\ F 146 families whose children took
^ ^ part in the Look and Play piano
courses and recitals conducted by the
Weaver Piano Co. this year, 63 have
already bought pianos and other sales
to the group are in prospect. Certainly
not a bad percentage of sales in a
year when there are so many who de-
clare a satisfactory piano business is
impossible. Moreover, the plan is one
that can be adopted by the average
dealer at surprisingly small cost and
the Weaver Co. will be glad to offer
information and suggestions.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
No. 7
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
SHEET MUSIC
ACCESSORIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
63 Piano Sales to 146 Prospects Right Now
4
The Piano is Now Ready for Popular Revival
5
Editorially Speaking
6
The Revenue Act of 1932 and Its Bearing on the Music Trade
8
New Aeolian-American Piano Corp. Formed
9
Radio Manufacturers' Association Reorganized
16
Piano Tuners' Association Holds Annual Convention
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REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
Piano Factory and Piano Servicing
15
(Dr. Wm. Braid White, Technical Editor)
Sheet Music and Books
17
Musical Merchandise
18
B. BRITTAIN WILSON, Editor
EDWARD LYMAN BILL, Publisher
RAY BILL, Associate Editor
M.
L WULFROST, Circulation Manager
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