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What Membership In NAPT
Means to a Dealer and Tuner
by ANSON D. OVERDORFF
Vice President of The National Association of Piano Tuners and Editor of Tuners Journal
E, The National Association of* pass such examinations, or other tech-
Piano Tuners, would like to in- nical or professional tests as may from
form all readers of THE MUSIC time to time be provided for in the
TRADE REVIEW, how to recognize the By-Laws of this Association. Only
members of this Association. Since Registered tuners have the right to use
there are m a n y the Registered Service Certificate of
inquiries a s t o qualified membership. A facsimile of
m e m b e rship in this certificate is shown on this page.
NAPT we would
Associated membership is open to the
like to explain in
student
or apprentice in our Profes-
detail the Quali-
sional Arts; to those who do not pass
fied Member a n d
a satisfactory test for Registered mem-
the
Associate
bership; to those under twenty-one
Member.
Since
year of age, to those who have less
there a r e many
than five years of professional prac-
many tuners mis-
tice;
and this membership shall be
rep r e s e n t i n g
identified by the imprint of the Asso-
NAPT and in or-
ciation's No. 1 cut. Facsimile of the
ANSON D. OVERDORFF der that you may
Associated Members card is also shown
know when y o u
Vice President and
herewith.
Editor
h a v e a member
W
of the National Association of Piano
Tuners working for you, we explain
herewith his credentials, also the trade-
marks of this organization. There are
two types of members and a trade-
mark for each: the Registered Tuner
and the Associate Tuner. The Asso-
ciate member carries a card, and the
Qualified member a certificate which
they must display a t all times, as these
are issued each year. So for your own
protection, we urge you to insist that
your tuner shows his credentials for
the current year.
All applicants for Registered Mem-
bership must have at least five years
of professional practice, and have
reached the age of twenty-one. Regis-
tered applicants must satisfactorily
New Firms and Changes
Owatonna, Minn., has a new and
completely modern music store, The
Stephenson Music Shop. F . J. and R.
G. Stephenson are the owners.
Thomas R. Young, Salisbury, Md.,
will open a branch store in Seaford,
Del.
J. J. Ruhs has sold the Audu'bon, la.,
Music Co. to Alfred Haals and Evan
Schmidt, the latter recently having
received an Army medical discharge.
The Northwest Piano Co., Minot,
N. D., has moved to a new modernized
salesroom at 121 Main Street.
A branch of the Crocker Piano Co.
THE-MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1945
Associated membership can apply
from time to time for Registered mem-
bership if age and years of profes-
sional practice as of Section 2: of our
Constitution are in order. Outside of
these conditions of membership quali-
fications, associated membership is ex-
tended all Association rights.
That is only one National Associa-
tion of Piano Tuners and they are in
the thirty-sixth year of serving the
piano-owning public. It is the only
organization operated by tuners exclu-
sively for the interests of the tuning
profession. It is the aim of this Asso-
ciation to continue that way, and we
urge all tuners who are interested in
their own progress to join up at once
with those members who have seen the
light of a better day. If interested,
write the Business Office, 248 House-
man Bldg., Grand Rapids 2, Mich., or
National Association of Piano Tuners
This Certifies That
J O b f l DO6
Sprlngdale, Miss.
IB A N ASSOCIATE M E M B E R
VOID AFTERJDQfL.31 B
the Editorial Office, 214 Buffalo Ave.
Takoma Park 12, Md.
National Association of Piano Tuners
848 Hou»nun Bldg.
Grand Rapids, !, Mich.
Always Carry this Certificate When Tuning
ffilliftm Doe
Sprlngdale, Miss.
ReSistration No.
18151
Void After Dec. 31,1945
This Certificate of Registration
Certifies that its brafcfohas passed an exacting technical exam-
ination conducted by^^AJdtional Association of Piano Tuners
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a; and has thereby proven hrkjibjfc& to Tune and Service the Piano.
NUtJorul Association of Piano Tuners
(ovtr)
has been opened in Albany, Ga., C. J.
Crocker, the owner, also operates music
stores in Dothan and Andalusia, Ala.
Three Steinways Now Captains
Capt. Theodore D. Steinway's broth-
er, John H. Steinway and his cousin
Charles G. Steinway have recently been
Tipling Opens His Own Store
commissioned Captains in the Army.
D. E. Tipling for many years con- Captain Theodore is serving in the
nected with the piano department of Philippines, Captain John in West
Binder's in Trenton, New Jersey, has Africa, and Captain Charles in Ger-
opened his own piano wareroom at many. Altogether five young Stein-
159 East Front St., Trenton. The new ways, representing the fourth and fifth
store will be known as Tipling's and generations of Steinways, are now
will handle pianos, radios, phono- serving in the Armed Forces. Also,
graphs and television. Mr. Tipling has about 190 Steinway employees, among
been in the piano business for over a whom are one Captain and three Lieu-
quarter of a century in which time he tenants, are serving in the Armed
Forces.
has built up a splendid following.
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