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ESTABLISHED 1879
VOL. 105 — NO. 2
2793rd ISSUE
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FEBRUARY
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CARLETON CHACE, Editor
REVIEW
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MUSIC
I N D U S T R Y
F O R
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OUR FRONT COVER
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CONVENTION DATES FOR 1946 SET AT NAMM BOARD OF
CONTROL MEETING
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SELLING PIANOS AT RETAIL A LUCRATIVE OCCUPATION FOR
YOUNG MEN
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EDITORIAL—BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT
by CARLETON CHACE, Editor.
In the "Seventh Veil," a British picture being
shown in this country, the piano provides the
means of awakening Franccsca, played by Ann
Todd, from her spell of amnesia after an auto
accident. In the illustration, courtesy of Univer-
sal Pictures Corp., she is shoivn pdaying at a
symphony concert.
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WHAT TO DO WHEN PLANNING TO MODERNIZE A MUSIC
STORE
12
WHY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN OFF
THE CONTROL LIST
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ADVERTISING INDEX
Page
Acme Piano Moving Co
15
American Piano Supply Co
31
American Piano Mart
15
Amsco Wire Products Co
31
Atlas Piano Co
15
Braunsdorf. George W
31
Brodwin Piano Co
13
Conover Cable Piano Co.. . Outside Back Cover
Classified
30
S. L. Curtis
14
J. C. Durden
14
Gulbransen Co
14
Hardman Peck ft Co
14
Harmony School of Piano Tuning
27
Ivaioid Piano Key Co
15
Klein Piano Co
15
Manhattan Piano Service
15
Midwest Piano Co
15
Modern Art Piano Co
15
National ass'n of Piano Tuners
31
Paragon Foundries
31
Philadelphia Piano Exchange
15
Pfriemer Inc., Chas
31
Schaff Plane String Co
31
Simonson Piano Co
15
Six Bros. Piano Co
7
Snyder Piano Key Co
31
Standard Hammer Corp
28
Starr Piano Co
22
Steinway & Sons
2
Tuners Supply Co
31
Vincent Vilim Inc
31
Weaver Piano Co
26
Weser Piano Co
15
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1946
OHIO MUSIC MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION MAKES PLANS FOR
CONVENTION
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IN DEFENSE OF THE SPINET PIANO
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INFORMATION ABOUT PIANOS
by ALEXANDER HART, Technical Editor.
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OBITUARIES
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EMIL RAYMOND—CHARLES C. ADAMS—JAMES C. HENDER-
SON— GEO F. and ERNEST A. CRESSEY.
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