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Hardman Piano With Permat Action
For Irving Berlin's Bermuda Home
Hardman, Peck & Co., New York,
recently received an order from Irving
Berlin for a piano to be used in his
Bermuda Home. As a protection against
severe climatic changes, this piano, a
Model "E" Bisque Finish, has been
equipped with the new Permat plastic
action, manufactured by Permat Prod-
ucts, Inc., Rockford, 111., of which
Myron A. Thayer is president.
Bermuda weather, like that of all
seashore localities, has long been a
bane to piano owners since high hu-
midity and temperature fluctuations
frequently cause a piano to go out of
regulation. Sticky notes, double tones
and generally imperfect playing quali-
ties result. In Bermuda, one makeshift
method in the past for combatting
humidity has been to place an electric
light inside the piano and burn it con-
tinuously.
The Permat action is made entirely
of plastic and magnesium and other
moisture-repellent materials. Thus, the
company claims, it stays in 95% per-
manent regulation and is impervious to
high-humidity deterioration and daily
or seasonal weather changes. Also it
performs equally well and remains in
true regulation in all climates, all lo-
cations, damp or dry.
While ideally suited for an oceanside
residence such as Berlin's in Bermuda,
the manufacturers point out that it
Ceilings on Radios
Radio set manufacturers introducing
new models may now calculate ceiling
prices of these new models by in-lining
them with sets they are already pro-
ducing, the Office of Price Administra-
tion announced on June 7th, effective on
that date.
In fact, sets now in production, and
with established ceiling prices, must be
used whenever possible for purposes of
comparison and price alignment, OPA
said. Comparison may be made witn
models last sold in 1941 and not now in
prodlction only when the manufacturer
is introducing a model entirely unlike
any he is now selling.
OPA said that the radio regulation
is also being amended to incorporate
into the regulation certain prices in-
creases which heretofore had been au-
thorized by order; however, OPA em-
Carl N. Sanchez, Hardman, Peck & Co. and phasized that the level of ceiling prices
Myron A. Thayer, President, Permat Products
at all levels of production and distri-
Inc.. Inspect Hardman Piano for Irving Berlin
bution will not be affected by today's
was developed to answer the great need
action.
for this type of complete control over
(Amendment 2 to Maximum Price
piano regulation
in all localities
throughout the nation as well as over-
Regulation 599—Radio Receivers and
seas.
Phonographs—effective June 7, 1946.)
VILIM
PIANO
New Ruling on Price
65 Lj earS
HAMMERS
we commenced suppling the piano, or-
gan and supply manufacturers with
fine hardware.
Made of the
Highest Grade Domestic Felts
We are still serving many of the firms
who purchased from us at that time.
REPAIR ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED
Can there be any better proof that our
products have always embodied that
high standard of quality so necessary
in the building of fine pianos?
We maintain a special department
for tuners and technicians
CORNWALL & PATTERSON CO.
VINCENT VILIM, INC
20 N O . HILLSIDE AVENUE
PIANO HARDWARE
938 CRESCENT AVE.
ELMSFORD, N. Y.
BRIDGEPORT, C O N N .
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1946
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