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ESTABLISHED 1879
V O L 104 — NO. 3
2782nd ISSUE
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WHAT REVIEW READERS SAY
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CONSERVE CAPITAL NOW; KEEP IT LIQUID FOR THE FUTURE
by LOUIS G. LaMAIR, president, Lyon & Healy, Inc., Chicago
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SHOULD POSTWAR SPINETS BE OVER 40 INCHES HIGH? Sym-
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BUSINESS—AS WE SEE IT, EDITORIAL, by CARLTON CHACE
CEILING PRICES ON NEW PIANOS
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MELODITONE—NEW METHOD OF CONVERTING UPRIGHTS TO
SPINETS
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NAMM-NEWS — REGIONAL MEETINGS —NATIONAL
WEEK PLANS
"The Admiration of Youth" for those who play
the piano, seems to be an appropriate title for the
photograph on our front cover for which we are
indebted to li'm. Knabe 6- Co., New York.
ADVERTISING INDEX
American Piano Supply Co
Amsco Wire Products Co
Apox Piano Co
Atlantic Piano Co
Bromberg, Louis
Brodwin Piano Sales Co
Curtis, S. L
Gulbransen Co
Halifax Piano Co
Hardman Peck & Co
Jamaica Furniture Exchange
Klein Piano Co
Murphy Finishes Corp
Manhattan Piano Service
Krakauer Bros
Paragon Foundries
Pioneer Piano Co
Pfriemer Inc., Chas
Snyder Piano Key Co
Vincent Vilim Inc
Virginia Piano Co
Weser Piano Co
Weaver Piano Co
Wood & Brooks Co.
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WASHINGTON HIGHLIGHTS
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VAST RECORD SALES A STIMULUS TO RADIO-PHONOGRAPH
DEMAND, by JOHN H. GETTELL, Electronics Division, Gen-
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REINSTATEMENT OF THE MAGNAVOX POLICY /....
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POT POURRI
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PROVING THE VALUE OF FEATURING CLASSICAL RECORD
ALBUMS
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MODERNIZATION OF WAREROOMS FOR POSTWAR BUSINESS,
by PETER COPELAND, Architect and Designer
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FIRST AID IN PIANO REPAIR, by ALEXANDER HART, Technical
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OBITUARIES
E. C. THOMPSON—Mrs. R. W. LAWRENCE, Jr.
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The Music Trade Review is published monthly for piano, organ, radio-phonograph
retailers, supply and accessory jobbers and retailers by Kolbe Publications Inc.,
510 RKO Building, Radio City, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y., Phone
Circle 7-5342, Alex H. Kolbe, pres. and treas., Mai Parks, vice-president and general
manager.
Subscription price $2.00 per year, 2 years $3.00, single copies 25c.
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