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Wood Carving of Gulbransen Spinet
Presented to President Zack
A plaque which will occupy a promi-
nent place in the private office of Presi-
dent S. A. Zack of the Gulbransen Co.,
Reproduced in true fidelity is the
Gulbransen Chippendale model in a
complete room setting. The whole
African Needs Cooperation
To Make Trip to America
A recent letter received by Joe Dau-
rer. Advertising Manager of the Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer Co., DeKalb, 111., from
E. H. Chapman of South Rhodesia,
Africa, says:
"I plan to visit America in May or
June 1952 to inspect and try over mus-
ical instruments of all kinds, hoping
to buy stocks for my new business in
Central African Territories; Dollars
are now difficult to obtain against Ster-
ling, but I am gambling on these being
freed about 1953.
"I now travel throughout Central Af-
rica tuning pianos, and organs; I have
much demand for electronic organs,
sheet music, pianos and band instru-
ments, and I cannot meet these demands
from present avenues of supply, there-
fore I hope to secure good agencies in
America.
"Now the British treasury is so strict
about dollars that although I own three
motors, a large ranch and have plenty
of pounds in the Bank, I cannot con-
vert to Dollars and must finance my
American trip by some arrangement on
your territory.
Will Tune in Return
"I would gladly tune for firms per-
haps needing holiday'relief, or perhaps
my knowledge of trading possibilities
in Africa, might be worth a few nights
hospitality here and there.
"My Ranch has many varieties of
wild game ,on it, and I could offer in re-
turn magnificent shooting holidays and
plaque with the frame stands about 4
feet high and was executed by Mr. a trip to Victoria Falls, for anyone who
could look after. me in America, and
Pabst, an artisan carver with the Acan-
thus Wood Carving Company of Chi- then journey over here.
cago, and presented to Mr. Zack.
"I would like to learn how to service
WOOD CARVING OF GULBRANSEN CHIPPENDALE
MODEL
WHICH WILL HANG IN NEW GULBRANSEN PLANT.
in the new Melrose Park, 111. factory
which will be opened this month, is the
one reproduced herewith. It is a wood
carving, carved from one solid block of
Korina, a form of mahogany.
Johnnie Collier Breaks All
Sales Records for Forbes
Eighteen pianos in a single week is
quite a record for a city of the size of
Montgomery, Ala. In fact, it is quite
a record for most any metropolis, too.
But that is the record set by Johnnie
S. Collier, Manager of E. E. Forbes
Piano Co., Montgomery, and his assso-
ciates. According to E. E. Forbes, Sr.,
President of the firm, the Montgomery
store has broken the sales records of all
of the Forbes stores.
Larry Engdahl Now Manager for
Berry and GrassMueck
L. W. (Larry) Engdahl, who has
been associated with Berry & Grass-
8
Mueck's music store in Pasadena, Cal.,
for the past four years was recently ap-
pointed manager of the Alhambra
branch. Mr. Engdahl has a long back-
ground of experience in the piano and
musical instrument business. Larry is a
firm believer in "helping" a prospec-
tive piano purchaser buy . . . and not
"selling" them.
Wisconsin Schools Buy Wurlitzer
Carl Seeger, Enterprising owner,
Meyer-Seeger Music Co., Appleton,
Wis., recently announced the sale of six
Wurlitzer pianos, Model 901, to the
Trinity Lutheran School, Meenah, Wis.
Mr. Seeger also sold one to the New
London Public School and the city of
Appleton Public Schools.
Wurlitzer organs; your pianos I fre-
quently tune out here; I was a Naval
Staff Officer during the War and If I
can secure the selling rights for Africa
of good quality items I can handle them
successfully.
"The European population is now in-
creasing so rapidly throughout Central
Africa, that a large potential market is
opening up; also the native is now earn-
ing so much money that he is an im-
mense sales possibility for musical in-
struments.
"Mr. Minifie thought that your wide
knowledge of America Music houses
would possibly see ways to help me,
and I hope you can do so without giv-
ing yourself undue trouble."
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1951