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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1932 Vol. 91 N. 8

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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW,
O c t o b e r , 1932
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Greater Average Profit . . . .
KIMBALL DEALERS LEAD THE INDUSTRY-
LET US SHOW YOU HOW AND WHY . . . .
OU can estimate a man's character and
Y
the scope of his influence by his friends.
If they are numerous and wortli while and loyal
you can safely conclude that he is a man of parts
and importance.
Isn't the same true of business houses? Kimball
has cultivated the better piano dealers all over
the country, helped them solve their prob-
lems, loyally stood by them through difficulties
and now have the largest organization in the
country.
In the aggregate Kimball dealers have sold more
pianos than any other similar group. There are
more Kimball pianos in the home today than
any other single make.
Kimball dealers are notably prosperous. Their
average business life is long and successful.
Quite a few Kimball dealers of a half a century
ago are still selling the piano satisfaction that
goes with this name.
During three-quarters of a century the profes-
sional musicians, the concert artists, teachers,
parents and children have all come to know and
appreciate the unsurpassed value, beauty and
tone that is inbuilt in the Kimball.
FOR 75 YEARS-ONE POLICY-ONE DEALER ORCANIZATION-
THE SAME DEPENDABLE QUALITY AND LEADERSHIP . . . .
T
HE average lifetime is about thirty years—
a man past seventy is recognized as excep-
tional. The average life of a business is about
seven years. A firm surviving the ups and downs
of good times and hard times for three-quarters
of a century has unquestioned vitality and in-
tegrity. This is the case of the house of Kim-
ball which constantly renews its youth from the
fresh energy of the rising generations in its
ranks.
The integrity of Kimball is manifest in a dealer
policy of loyalty, fairness and co-operation
unaffected by changing conditions. Financially
the strongest in the industry this firm is free of
any necessity for shifting its sales set-up under
the pressure of circumstances. The same gen-
erous policy Kimball has consistently followed
in carrying your customer still prevails. This is
the most flexible, time-tested finance plan ever
offered to piano dealers.
Kimball makes every working part of the 10,-
000 mechanical units in their pianos in the
largest factory of its kind in the world. In this
absolute control of quality and in the adherence
to the standards of craftsmanship laid down long
ago before the days of mass production is found
the "raison d'etre" of the KimbaU's recognized
leadership.
Dealers who buy for cash, as well as those who can profitably use sound financing*
usually find they can do more and better business ivith the Kimball. Write us today.
W. W. KIMBALL CO.
75th Anniversary
KIMBALL HALL
CHICACO
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DETAIL piano sales in New York
during September were up ten per
cent and more above the totals for the
corresponding month last year and
similar encouraging reports come
from other sections of the country.
In short, the seasonal fall activity that
has been missing for the past two
years has again made its presence felt
in a number of lines. It is in no
sense a boom but it is welcome.
T H E retailer who recently visited a
Gypsy encampment in search of a
seventh daughter of a seventh daugh-
ter to help him with his credit prob-
lems might have been a trifle extreme,
but, nevertheless, it takes considerable
foresight as well as an airtight sys-
tem to keep retail collections in good
shape these days. The Platt Music
Co. system, described elsewhere in
THE REVIEW this month, has worked
out well. Maybe it will present an
idea or two to other dealers.
T H E W. W. Kimball Co. is this
year celebrating the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the establishment of
its business, and the capable manage-
ment that has won success for the
company for three-quarters of a cen-
tury is reflected in the stability of the
great Kimball institution today. It
represents an imposing monument to
over seven decades of sound business.
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Music
Industry
OCTOBER
No.
8
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
SHEET MUSIC
ACCESSORIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Gangway for the Ladies, Says This Woman Dealer
4
A Credit Department That Has Speed and Safety
5
Editorially Speaking
6
Winter & Co. Announces New Models
9
W . W . Kimball Co.'s 75th Anniversary
I!
Obituary Notices
M
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
Piano Factory and Piano Servicing
15
(Dr. W m . Braid White, Technical Editor)
W / H I L E there is life there's hope,
as witness the report from Bridge-
port, Conn., of the final settlement of
the affairs of the Hart Piano Co. The
company went into bankruptcy in
July, 1921. During the eleven years
since the creditors have received divi-
dends amounting to $9,000 or ninety
per cent of their claims.
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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