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OBITUARIES
LUTHER E. WOOD
Luther E. Wood, for many years an
executive of the Wood & Brooks Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y., passed away suddenly
on May 9 at his home, 49 Cleveland
Ave.,
Buffalo, as the result of a heart
attack. His age was 54. At the time
of his passing Mr. Wood was an ex-
ecutive of Permat Products, Inc., of
Rockford, 111.
Mr. Wood was born in Deep River,
Conn. His father, Charles H. Wood
was then an executive of Pratt, Read
& Co. He afterward established the
Wood & Brooks Co., at Buffalo. Luther
Wood, after graduating from Nichols
School of Buffalo, attended Princeton
University and later went to the Michi-
gan College of Mines. In the spring of
1917 he entered the United States
Army in World War I and was com-
missioned First Lieutenant. Before
going overseas he was made a Cap-
tain. He then served with the 109th
Field Artillery, 28th Division, and saw
combat service in France and Belgium.
After the war he returned to Buf-
falo where he became affiliated with
the Wood & Brooks Co.
He was also prominent in Buffalo
business and social circles and was
formerly a member of the Board of
Directors of the Manufacturers and
Traders Trust Co. of that city. Of late
years he has been interested in Cana-
dian mining: securities. He was a
member of the Buffalo Tennis & Squash
Club, Pack Club, Racquet Club of New
York, and Albany Club of Toronto. He
was well known as a sportsman, was
formerly one of the country's top ama-
teur golfers and fond of fishing and
hunting.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Rams-
dell Wood; two daughters, Jean Scott
and Sarah Fraser Wood; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wood; two
brothers, Kenneth A. Wood of Madison,
Conn., and Alton F. Wood of Buffalo;
and by one sister, Mrs. Addie Tilney of
Andover, Mass.
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MRS.
GERTRUDE S. SCHMIDT
Mrs.
Gertrude S. Schmidt, wite of
Louis Schmidt, head of the American
piano Supply Co., New York, passed
away after a lingering illness on May
20th. She is survived by her husband.
Funeral services were held on May
21st at the Park West Chapel, 79th
Street and Columbus Avenue, New
York.
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George W. Braunsdorf Plans
to Attend Conventions
A well-known supply man who will
attend the Convention at the Palmer
House in July is George W. Brauns-
dorf known as the "Tuner's and Re-
pairman's Friend." Mr. Braunsdorf
also attended the convention of the
American Society of Piano Tuners
Technicians this month and hopes to
be able to attend the convention of the
National Association of Piano Tuners,
in Canton, O., in August.
TUNERS' CARRYING CASE
The popularity of
this roomy tool case
is well deserved, for
it is a perfect "car-
ry-all" for the piano
tuners'
equipment.
Seal grain imitation
leather covers the
inside and outside,
and it is fitted with
substantial l o c k s ,
catches and corners
n i c k e l plated on
brass. Weighs j u s t
under seven pounds.
Large
MAN POWER
WANTED
TUNING INSTRUCTOR
Competent instructor desired for proposed
tuner-technician school with Veterans Ad-
ministration contracts in Denver, Col. and
Detroit, Mich. area. Please submit a state-
ment of your qualifications, salary require-
ments and references to Mr. Harry Rine-
hart, Secretary, National Piano Manufac-
turers Association of America, Inc., 505
Arch Street, Philadelphia 6, Pa.
. . . F O R
Only
Store in
business
family's
3
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Music - Record, 1 - Appliance
college town of 10,000. In
12 years. Going south for
health.
Write Box 72
Macomb, Illinois
PIANO TUNER
We
can offer an attractive, permanent
position to an experienced man.
KITTS, 1330 G. STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Claude L. Hodges Back
After 32 Months War Service
Claude L. Hodges, Jr., son of C. L.
Hodges, president of the Tompkins
Music Co., Augusta, Ga., has returned
to the business after 32 months in the
U. S. Army Air Force. He was an
Electrical Specialist in the 382nd Bomb
Group.
AMERICAN PIANO PLATE GO.
Manufacfurert of
compartment
' A "
SALE...
PIANO PLATES
Left hand trays
!4'/ 4 "x|3/ 4 "x|l/ 2 "
Right hand trays
I4IA" X 3'/ 4 " X I'/ 2 W
AMERICAN PIANO SUPPLY CO.
Division of HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
229 4th AVENUE
54
Since 1848
NEW YORK 3, N. Y.
GRAND AND UPRIGHT
Price
$12.50
BADGER BRAND
RACINE
WISCONSIN
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE-. 1946