Music Trade Review

Issue: 1941 Vol. 100 N. 5

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MAY, 19J,1
J. W. Dawson
founder of Dawson Music Co.
passes away at 74
one son, J. W. Dawson, Jr., who has been
managing the business and will continue
to do so. Mrs. Dawson states she will
cooperate in the management of the busi-
ness.
Displays Names on
New Truck
J. W. Dawson, founder and head of the
Dawson Music Co., Phoenix, Arizona,
passed away on April 9th at his home in
Making good use of a new delivery
that city. He was taken ill December 1st truck which he recently purchased T. R.
and was believed to be on the road to
recovery when he contracted pneumonia,
which was the cause of his death. He was
born at East Liverpool, Ohio, and Mr.
Dawson celebrated his seventy fourth
birthday on February 19, of this year.
When he was seventeen years of age he
went to work for The Thompson Music
Co. of East Liverpool, Ohio. In 1910 he
and his brothers organized the Dawson
Piano Co. in Pittsburgh, Pa., and in 1913,
for reasons of health, went to Phoenix, Huston, head of the Huston-Baldwin Piano
Ariz., when the Dawson Music Co. was Stores in Milwaukee had the names of
started.
The deceased is survived by two
brothers and two sisters, residents of Pitts-
burgh; by his widow, Gertrude A. Daw-
son, by two daughters one of which is
Mildred, the wife of Rev. R. E. Dicus (note:
spelling of this name is not clear in Mrs.
Dawson's letter) by a daughter Evelyn, a
605 EAST 132nd STREET
student at Occidental College; also by
the instruments he handles, as well as that
of the company prominently displayed on
its sides. In the accompanying illustration
the new truck is shown in front of the
store at 714 North Broad-way.
President of Student Council
Patricia Ann Price, charming daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Price, has recently
been chosen President of the Student
Council at the National College of Edu-
cation, Evanston, 111. Morris Price is Re-
gional Director for Wurlitzer in the Cen-
tral District.
WEAVER PIANO
A Musical Masterpiece
Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa.
LUDWIG-RICCA
PIANOS
KRANICH
"<; BACH
i) PIANOS
\J Since 1864
^\ary only in dige
\ye manufacture one
quality -the finest.-
3^rorn the new 6mall
console to the nine foot
concert grand every
Kranicli&Bach piano ih
perfect in every detail.
237 EAST 2 3 R D . S T R E E T , N . Y
NEW YORK
S H O N I N G E R
PIANOS • ESTABLISHED 1850
The quality old time
Shoninger dealers
expect . . . in new
consoles of great
beauty.
Directblotv action.
Tone volume control from a
mere whisper to that even
greater then in a concert
grand piano.
Consult your piano manufacturer
National Piano Corp.
1200 Broadway
New
MIESSNER INVENTIONS, Inc.
18 MAIN ST.
MILLBURN. N. I-
3t Master Piano Craftsmen for 99 Years
HARDMAN PIANOS • MINI PIANOS . HARRINGTON PIANOS
33 West 57th St., New York
•T. M.Ret. l«r Eimlali Pimette
CONSOLE and GRAND PIANOS
offer dealers and purchasers
alike, the ultimate in fine pianos—
truly "star" value in design and
construction.
We Invite Inquiry
STARR PIANO COMPANY.
Richmond, Indiana
BRAMBACH GRANDS
Original Scales
Modern Designs
KOHLER & CAMPBELL
Grands — Consoles
Studio Uprights
A wide variety of modern designs — Lowest Prices —
— Write for Details —
KOHLER & CAMPBELL, INC.
629 WEST 50th STREET
NEW YORK
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MAY, 19U
21
Recovers Keys
With Ivoloid
Piano
Supplies
Actions - Hammers - Plates - Hardware
Strings - Pins - Felts - Tuners Supplies
Julius Breckwoldt
Head of Julius Breckwoldt & Son
Passes Away in Florida
Julius Breckwoldt, octogenarian dean
of the piano supply industry and presi-
dent of Julius Breckwoldt & Son, Dolge-
ville. New York, passed away on April
Julius Breckwoldt
23rd at his winter home in Daytona
Beach, Fla., after a short illness. He would
have been 85 years of age on August 31st,
had he lived. Although active in business
up to the time of his death he had, as had
been his custom, gone to his Florida home
with Mrs. Breckwoldt for his usual winter
vacation. At the time of his death William
A. Breckwoldt, his son and Julius Breck-
woldt, II, grandson, were with him, having
arrived there the day before.
Piano key repairing has again become
an active business since the revival of
the piano, according to C. S. Giordano,
head of the Ivoloid Piano Key Co., 5924
15th Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. Mr. Giordano
has been making a specialty of repairing
piano keys for the past fifteen years and
today is doing this work for some of the
leading manufacturers and dealers
throughout the country. His clientele ex-
tends as far south as Florida and as far
Mr. Breckwoldt was born in Blankenese,
Germany, where he attended polytechnic
school. He came to this country when 16
years of age and was employed at the
New York Customs House and later en-
tered the employ of Alfred Dolge, soon
becoming a member of the firm and in
1896 becoming sole owner of the business.
The company has become one of the lar-
gest producers of sounding boards, back
and bridges and controls its own virgin
forests of Adirondack spruce. Mr, Breck-
woldt, admired and loved by all in his
community was always active in civic af-
G. S. Giordano covering a set of keys
fairs and was president of the First Na-
with Ivoloid
tional Bank of Dolgeville, director of the
Herkimer Trust Co., and at one time pres- west as the Pacific coast.
ident of the Dolgeville Coal Co.. Dolge-
In repairing and recovering keys this
ville Herald, Dolgeville Chamber of Com- company uses Ivoloid which is guaran-
merce, the Village of Dolgeville, treasurer teed non-inflammable and will not chip,
of the Dolgeville Fire Department and a crack or discolor. It is also impervious to
member of the Dolgeville Board of Edu- dampness.
cation.
For many years Mr. Giordano was em-
In 1880 he married Miss Jennie Lam- ployed in several of the largest piano
berson who survives him and with whom manufacturing establishments in the
he celebrated his 61st wedding anniver- country and through all his experience
sary in January of this year.
has made a close study of key manu-
Besides his widow he is survived by a facturing and repairing. With him are as-
son William A. Breckwoldt, vice-president sociated men who have also been in this
and treasurer of Julius Breckwoldt & Son. business many years.
a daughter Mrs. George Ward and two
grandchildren Julius Breckwoldt II. and Besides guaranteeing its work the
company has worked out a system of
Mrs. W. Vosberg.
service
which also guarantees prompt re-
Funeral services were held in Dolge-
turn
deliveries.
ville on April 28th and interment took
place in the family plot in that city.
"Since the revival of the piano," said
Many prominent persons attended the Mr. Giordano, "our business has steadily
services and the floral tributes were ex- grown and we are doing work for large
dealers all over the country."
ceptionally elaborate.
Take ''piano hinges" for instance !
If you would inspect the finish of our hinges you would discover a big difference.
1. The knuckles arc uniform and in correct alignment.
2. The screw holes are evenly spaced and accurately countersunk, and not dragged or
buffed out of shape.
3. The surface is smooth—not wavy. — All beveled edges are uniform.
4. Every hinge is tissue wrapped before packing to protect the fine hand buffed finish.
We'd like to show you. May we submit samples and prices?
AMERICAN PIANO SUPPLY CO.
DIVISION OF
iiammaehvr Schlemmer & Co.
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ITH A V E M E , NEW YORK, S I X K 1 8 1 8

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