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ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol.
110 — No. 11
NOVEMBER
19 5 1
REVIEW
2860th ISSUE
S E R V I N G
The Ji
T H E MUSIC
I N D U S T R Y
CARLETON CHACE. Editor
F O R OVER
7 1 YEARS
OUR COYER
CcHtenU
MUSIC STORE BRAND NAME RETAILERS OF THE YEAR TO BE
NAMED IN APRIL I952
MRS.
5
FAY TEMPLETON FRISCH APPOINTED NATIONAL PIANO
CHAIRMAN OF THE MENC
5
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (Editorial)
Miss Bodil Sneum a classroom teacher from
Copenhagen, Denmark visits a classroom in
York, Pa. where a group of children are
being taught to play the piano by Mrs. Flora
Bierbower
while
Mrs.
Evelyn
Waltman
Becker, Director
of Music
Education is
present.
ADVERTISING
INDEX
Aluminum Co. of America
4
American Piano Plate Co
27
American Piano Supply Co
26
Amsco Wire Products Corp
27
Beach Instrument Co
24
Brand Names Foundation
11
Bremen Piano Corp
24
Brodwin Piano Co
24
Cheek, Tolbert F
25
Dampp-Chaser, Inc
19
Estey Piano Corp
22
Gulbransen Co
22
Howard, M. D
25
Hardman, Peck & Co
22
Howe, Alfred H
27
Janssen Piano Co
23
Kelly Co., O. S
27
Kimball Co., W. W
,
22
Kohler & Campbell, Inc
14
Kranich «£. Bach
17
McMackin Piano Service
27
Maas Organ Co
13, 20
National Piano Corp
22
North Hudson Woodcraft Corp
27
Paragon Foundries
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27
Pfriemer, Inc., Chas
27
Pratt, Read & Co
27
Schaff Piano String Co
27
Sohmer & Co
Outside Back Cover
Standard Piano Hammer Co
20
Tuners Supply Co
27
Vilm, Vincent
27
Weaver Piano Co
22
Wickham Piano Plate Co
26
Winter & Co
, 15
Wood & Brooks Co
9
Wurlitzer Co., Rudolph (Pianos)
2
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, NOVEMBER, I95I
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by Carleton Chace, Editor
USE OF COPPER CUT TO 10%
15
NAMM NEWS
16
A M C NOTES
18
NOTES OF INTEREST ON TUNING
by Alexander Hart, Technical Editor
OBITUARIES:
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Philip Gordon • A . V. Minifee • 'Mrs. Carrie Bretzfelcler • John
Allen Haughton • Fred Patton
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