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ESTABLISHED 1879
OCTOBER
VOL. 104 — N O . 10
19 4 5
2789th ISSUE
S E R V I N G
T H E
REVIEW
M U S I C
I N D U S T R Y
F O R
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
O V E R
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OUR FRONT COYER
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President Truman, whenever possible, delights in
playing the piano. Here he is shown seated at a
Bradbury Cameo Model Console Piano manufac-
tured by Winter & Co., New York. Photo was
taken by European Picture Service when he lived
at Blair House.
ADVERTISING INDEX
Page
Acme Piano Moving Co
23
American Piano Supply Co
39
American Piano Mart
23
Amsco Wire Products Co
39
Appleton & Co., R. S
35
Atlas Piano Co
23
Baldwin Piano Co
13
George W. Braunsdorf
39
Brodwin Piano Co
22
Classified
38
Curtis, S. L
26 & 28
Estey Piano Co
15
Everett Piano Co
2
French & Sons, Jesse
Outside Back Cover
Gulbransen Co
28
Hardman Peck & Co
9 & 28
Huston-Baldwin Piano Co
23
Jamaica Furniture Exchange . .
23
Janssen Piano Co
17
Klein Piano Co. . ;..
23
Manhattan Piano Service
23
Midwest Piano Co.
22
Modern Art Piano Co
23
National Ass'n Piano Tuners
39
National Piano Corp
27
Paragon Foundries
39
Pfriemer, Inc., Chas
39
Pioneer Piano Co
23
Philadelphia Piano Exchange
23
R.C.A. Manufacturing Co
24
Rockwell School of Piano Tuning
37
Schaff Piano String Co
39
Simonson Piano Co
23
Snyder Piano Key Co
39
Starr Piano Co
38
Standard Hammer Corp
35
Tuners Supply Co
39
Vincent Vilim Inc
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Weaver Piano Co
28
Weser Piano Co
23
Winter & Co
4
Wurlitier Co., Rudolph
7
PIANO TEACHING IN A DEMOCRACY
by Dr. RAYMOND BURROWS, Professor of Musical Educa-
tion, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.
5
REGIONAL MEETINGS OF THE NAMM-CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS-
DALLAS, TEXAS
8
RUDOLPH WURUTZER C O . ANNOUNCES FIRST ORGATRON
MODELS
18
DEALER'S ESTIMATE OF POSTWAR PIANO BUSINESS
20
PIANO MANUFACTURERS STATE THEIR POSITION IN REGARD
TO PRODUCTION
21
NATIONAL PIANO MANUFACTURERS ASS'N. PROTESTS SUP-
PLY PRICE CEILINGS AND DEALER ABSORPTION
31
DISTRIBUTION IN THE PRESENT POSTWAR ERA
by IRA MOSHER, President of the National Association of
Manufacturers.
32
THE ELEMENTARY PHASES OF PIANO TUNING
by ALEXANDER HART, Technical Editor.
37
OBITUARIES
38
Mrs.
W I L L f A M H. DANIELS
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1945
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