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Wanamaker Salon A
Model in Modernization
The remodeled Wanamaker piano
salon in New York was opened to the
public early last month at which time
Dr. Alexander Russell had made ar-
rangements for a most comprehensive
display of grand and spinet pianos in-
cluding such instruments as Mason &
Hamlin, Baldwin, Chickering & Son,
Kimball, Haddorff, Lester, Estey, Jesse
French & Sons and the Wurlitzer
Organ.
The salon is still situated on the
second floor, adjoining what used to
be the auditorium which is now the
Dumont Television Studio. At various
times the organ and the piano is dem-
onstrated over this television station.
As one enters the salon from the
elevator a Wurlitzer organ is seen in
a most artistic setting as shown in
one of the accompanying illustrations.
The decoration motif is rose and
green, the carpet a deep rose and the
walls of a lighter tint while the bro-
caded drapes at the windows are light
green. The Venetian blinds are ivory
with green strappings. Easy chairs
are upholstered in rose. With such a
setting the pianos' and organs' dark
woods are prominently silhouetted.
Against the west wall is a dais upon
which is a Wurlitzer Organ to the right
of which, attached to the wall are a
set of chimes.
Three private offices are banked
against the south wall which are used
by Dr. Russell, Edward Luberoff, man-
ager of the Organ Division and their
staff.
Tuner-Teacher Meeting
Feature of NAPT's Conv
Tentative plans for the Convention
of the National Association of Piano
Tuners to be held in Canton, O., on
August 2, 3 and 4, at the Hotel Onesto
include a tuner-teacher meeting at
which Grace White, National Repre-
sentative of the National Guild of Pi-
«no Teachers will address the tuners.
Anson Overdorff will represent the
tuners.
So far ten exhibitors have reserved
space and new devices and methods
of construction will be displayed. The
Canton division will sponsor a ban-
quet and Chauncey D. Bond of the
Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa., will act
as toastmaster. Other plans will be
announced later.
President Eugene Frizzell, Pitts-
burgh, Pa., will preside throughout
Three Views of the Palatial New Piano Salon Recently Modernized by John Wanamaker. N. Y.
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t h e v a r i o u s meetings.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1946