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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, PIANOS ONLY, DECEMBER, 1H1
Importance of the Piano in Many Walks
of American Life, Displayed in Photos
have a try out on the U. S. S. Penn-
sylvania.
ON A RANCH—Pioneer Day celebration
at Guyman, Okla. with a Wurlitzer
Spinette.
PIANO FESTIVAL — Indianapolis Piano
Festival in which 125 Grand Pianos
were used.
IN CATHEDRALS—Everett Orgatron in St.
Peters and St. Paul Cathedral, India-
napolis, Ind.
IN COCKTAIL LOUNGE—Wurlitzer piano
in cocktail lounge of the Montrose
Hotel, Cedar Rapids, la.
IN PAGEANTS—Mathushek SpinetGrand
in Centuryof Progress and with Colonial
in Century of Progress and with Colo-
nial Orchestra in George Washington
Home, Brooklyn, N. Y.
IN TELEVISION — Wurlitzer Spinette in
piano broadcast.
IN THE WHITE HOUSE—The Steinway
White House grand piano.
IN MUSIC SCHOOLS —Class in Ethel
Tingle School of Music, Phila., Pa.
IN PLAYROOM—A Winter <£ Co. Musette
In other walks of life are pianos—
in this attractive playroom.
IN THE HOME —Ruth Lois Unger of WITH SWING BANDS—Orchestra leaders
Irvington, N. ].. playing on her Knabe
B. A. Rolfe, Ferde Grofe, Ozzie Nelson,
Rudy Vallee, Eddy Duchin and Harry
grand.
Sosnik hold a "jam" session.
ON AN OCEAN LINER—Steinway Grand
in the First Class Lounge of the S.S. UNCLE DON CHILDREN'S HOUR—Uncle
Don playing a Wurlitzer Spinette.
Empress of Britain.
ON A BATTLESHIP — Sailors orchestra AT THE WORLD'S FAIR—Story & Clark
On pages 14 and 15 of this National De-
fense Number the REVIEW has tried to
show both the piano and the organ in use
in as many walks of American Life as it
has been possible to procure photographs
of. The REVIEW is indebted to all those
who have helped in collecting these
photos including the National Broadcast-
ing Co.. Radio City Music Hall, the
United Service Organization, U. S. Army
and U. S. Navy as well as the manufac-
turers and dealers in the industry.
The army pictures include one of Ger-
trude Ely playing the piano and sur-
rounded by selectees from Camp Bland-
ing, Fla. in the Army "Y" at Starck and
another shows local girls singing with
soldiers around a piano in a U.S.O. rec-
reation center. One group of selectees is
listening to Sidney Willoughby demon-
strate the Hammond Organ at Fort Meyer,
Va. Two other army pictures were taken
at Fort Dix, N. J. when private Cliif Good-
man of New Rochelle, N. Y. was accom-
panying Jack Leonard.
For
Pianos as played in 100 piano festival
at recent New York World's Fair.
MUSICAL APPRECIATION—Walter Dam-
rosch and his musical appreciation
class over NBC national hook up.
PIANO QUARTET—The first piano quartet
broadcasting in National Broadcasting
Co. studio on Steinway grand pianos.
WITH CHORUSES — Henrietta Schumann
with Radio City Music Hall Chorus
playing "Rhapsody in Blue" on the
Steinway grand.
IN TRAILERS—Wuriltzer Spinnette in
trailer of John Stevenson, Rockford, HI.
IN MOVING PICTURES—Piano used in
build up of new R.K.O. picture "Four
Jacks and a Jill" starring Anne Shirley
and Ray Bolger.
IN LOG CABINS — Wurlitzer Spinette in
log cabin home of E. N. Mabry, Mari-
anna, Fla.
ON THE CONCERT STAGE—Shefter and
Brenner piano duo at Music Hall.
FOR UNCLE SAM'S SAILORS — Warner
Bros. Navy Blue Sextette.
IN CLUB CARS — Wurlitzer Spinette in
Club Car with Charles Ruggles at piano
surrounded by Peggy Diggins, Nancy
Carroll, Wayne Morris, George Tobias,
William Orr and Mona Maris.
WITH SYMPHONIES—12 Steinway Grand
Pianos with Radio City Music Hall Sym-
phony Orchestra in performance of
Ravel's "Bolero."
Should any piano dealer desire to have
a copy of this spread for display purposes
the REVIEW will be glad to send one on
request.
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