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a correction to be made either at F
sharp, A, C sharp, E flat or F natural.
A further test could be made F
below middle "C" to F natural above
as a perfect octave. The F below C
must be sharp to C and the F above
perfect.
mittee that would cooperate with the
other Associations in the music indus-
try, so that our efforts would not
overlap and would synchronize with
the work of the other associations.
Here again a skillful promotion man
would be of inestimable value to us.
However, you can make a compro-
mise between the two F's but do not
disturb middle "C" under any condi-
tions.
As we come out of present condi-
tions arid as our industry again re-
sumes manufacturing, we are con-
fronted with the Convention problem.
This is an old problem and one in
which every piano manufacturer is
intensely interested. Of late years
our conventions and exhibits with the
entire music industry have not been
satisfactory for the piano men for a
number of reasons. I can recall the
days in which the Piano Manufactur-
ers Association assumed leadership
of the conventions and handled their
own exhibits and the exhibits were
planned for the convenience of the
piano manufacturers and the piano
merchants and we all obtained better
results that we have in late years.
Our sales problems and our dealer
contacts are different from those of
the other members of the music in-
dustries and I think we should give
serious consideration to the matter
of our Convention and our exhibits
and put it on a basis that will give
us the facilities that we need. This
is a matter that I believe can be
worked out to the satisfaction of
everyone concerned and I hope it will
be given some consideration."
Now tune D sharp from C sharp an-
other fifth, this also must be tuned
quite flat as near three beats in five
seconds.
Now tune A sharp from D sharp,
a fourth, to be tuned sharp one beat in
one second.
Here we come to a severe test, be-
cause A sharp must qualify as B flat,
and can be better understood by look-
ing at the two designs, a circle of
fifths.
Just the same as F sharp and G
flat, in fact the circle of fifths to the
tuner is a part of his raw material.
He always employs them as severe
tests and trials with the major and
minor thirds, fourths and octaves.
MANUFACTURERS
fContinued from page 23 J
Throughout the years we have done a
job or a part of a job on these lines
but I believe that the time has come
that we do something definite that will
bring- results to us as manufacturers.
In the past our promotion work has
consistently been in the advancement of
music. I believe it is time to make a
change and put on a promotion drive
for the piano. At far as music is con-
cerned, we have a great number of
organizations that are promoting the
cause of music, such as the National
Music Council, the Music Teachers Asso-
ciation, the Band Instrument people and
countless others, all of whom we have
assisted in the past and whom I hope
we will assist in the future but it seems
to me that our principle job as piano
manufacturers is to promote the piano
itself. To do this we need a man or
an organization who is thoroughly fa-
miliar with the piano and its uses, who
can promote the piano vigorously, who
can get for us the needed publicity, who
can devise sales plans for us, who can
make the proper contacts for us among
musical people and organizations, and
who can develop plans that will make
playing of the piano easy and popular."
This is not a small order and it will
require care and time to select the
Among those present were:
Richard W. Lawrence, Robert A. Hill,
Aeolian American Corp.; Lucien Wulsin,
Philip Wyman, Dr. A. F. Knoblaugh,
Baldwin Piano Co.; George H. Stapely,
Reed Brown, Everett Piano Co.; Jack
Feddersen, Jesse French & Sons; Har-
old F. Hagemeyer, Carl N. Sanches, Jr.,
Hardman, Peck & Co.; Webster E. Jans-
sen, Hugh Helion, Janssen Piano Co.;
Julius A. White, Oustav Benning, Koh-
ler & Campbell, Inc.; A. S. Zeisler, Kra-
kauer Bros.; J. B. Schlosser, Louis F.
Ruppel, Kranich & Bach; Jacob Schiller,
Lester Piano Mfg. Co.; C. Albert Jacob,
Jr., Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co.; William
Perlman, National Piano Corp.; Harry
J. Sohmer, Sohmer & Co.; Harry Gen-
nett, David Eisen, Starr Piano Co.; Wil-
liam R. Steinway, Paul H. Bilhuber,
Edwin B. Orcutt, Steinway & Sons;
George W. Stieff, Frederick Philip Stieff,
Chas. M. Stieff, Inc.; Walter L. Bond,
Weaver Piano Co.; William G. Heller,
Frank Fink, Winter & Co.; P. R. Bow-
ers,
Rudolph
Wurlltzer
Co.;
Louis
Schmidt, American Piano Supply Co.;
William Hessmer, H. F. Stein, Amsco
Wire Products Corp.; Harmon J. Cook,
John T. Tanner, Nathaniel S. Seeley,
Cornwall & Patterson Co.; Joseph V.
Miller, Mapes Piano String Co.; Chas.
J. Pfriemer, Chas. Pfriemer, Inc.; James
A. Gould, George C. Seeley, Peter H.
Comstock, Pratt, Read & Co.; Henry G.
Wickham, Wickham Piano Plate Co.; A.
F. Wood, S. S. Walcott, Wood & Brooks
Co.; C. M. Yeoman, Klise Mfg. Co.; Cole-
man R. Curtis, The Mengel Co., Inc.;
H. R. Rinehart, Assistant Secretary,
National Piano Manufacturers Associa-
tion; R. S. Ames, G. M. Blackwell, The
Worcester Wire Works; Carl Ultes, O. S.
Kelly Co.; S. G. Ormsbee, Wayne Lum-
ber Co.; C. W. Timpson, I. T. Williams &
Sons; George E. McLaughlin, New York
Trade School; John F. Majeski, Emil
Raymond, The Music Trades; and Carle-
ton Chace, The Music Trade Review.
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