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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JULY, 1W
Howe Publishes
New Tuning Manual
A new book on the art of piano tuning
which also contains a section of instruc-
tion for tuning accordions has been pub-
lished this month by Alfred H. Howe well
known tuner-technician in New York. Mr.
Howe, besides having written this book
in simple English has also included in it
a glossary of piano tuning and repairing
terms and words. Entitled "Scientific
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on many of the river steamers in and
around New York including those of the
Fall River Line and the Hudson River
Night Line. He also cares for the pianos
of the American Women's Association
and he maintains a laboratory at 116
Alfred H. Howe
Pinehurst Ave., New York. He has also
Piano Tuning and Servicing" it is what done considerable work on repairing
Mr. Howe calls "a clarified explanation organs.
of the mystery of piano tuning."
"Scientific Piano Tuning and Servicing"
Mr. Howe has been in the tuning pro-
will be sold through piano supply houses
fession for many years. He started in the
throughout the country and will be dis-
business in 1896 after having spent many
played at the Convention.
years as a musician having been taught
to play the violin by his father at the early
Ben. Steinberg Dies Suddenly
age of 7 years. He also learned to play
Benjamin Steinberg, aged 41, of Jack-
the piano, organ, cello and cornet. In his
early tuning experience he worked for sonville Florida died suddenly of a heart
several well known dealers including attack on June 14th. He had been con-
Cluett & Sons. Troy, N. Y., and Fred Hart nected for nearly 15 years with the sales-
force of the F. O. Miller Piano Co. of
in New Brunswick, N. J. and others.
Later he went into business for him- that city.
Mr. Steinberg was a veteran piano man,
having been with the Cable Piano Co.
both in Atlanta and Jacksonville for a
number of years before coming with the
Miller Company. He was considered one
of the finest piano salesmen in the South.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
J. M. Levy of Atlanta, Georgia and Mrs.
Alfred Cohen of New York City.
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