Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol.
MAY
110 — No. 5
.
REVIEW
2854th ISSUE
S E R V I N G
T H E
M U S I C
I N D U S T R Y
F O R
19 5 1
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
O V E R
7 1
Y E A R S
OUR COVER
Contents
President Harry S. Truman Pla.vs on the com-
posite spinet piano produced by members of the
National Piano Manufacturers Association and
presented to him by a special National Musie
Week Committee. At the right is Webster E. Jans-
sen,
president of the NPMA who represented the
piano industry at the presentation (Story on
Page 14)
SOME RETAIL PRICING SUGGESTIONS ON PIANOS, ORGANS
AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
4
MUSIC MERCHANTS OFFER VARIETY OF OPINIONS ON THE
PIANO BUSINESS
5
CHIMES CAN BE MANUFACTURED BUT—MATERIAL SUPPLIES
ARE LIMITED
8
PIANO BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT—EDITORIAL
10
by Carleton Chace, Editor
*
ADDITIONAL CUTBACK ON PRODUCTION WILL CAUSE
SHORTAGE THIS FALL
12
PIANO MANUFACTURERS TO COOPERATE W I T H NATIONAL
Aluminum Co
American Piano Plate Co
American Piano Supply Co
Bauer Bench Co
Beach Instrument Co
B rod win Piano Co
Cheek, Colbert F
Dampp-Chaser, Inc
Estey Piano Corp
Gulbransen Co
Hardman.. Peck & Co
Howe, Alfred H
Janssen Piano Co
Kelly Co... O. S
Kimball Co., W. W
Kohlcr & Campbell, Inc
McMockin Piano Service
Maas Organ Co
National Piano Corp
North Hudson Woodcraft Co
Paragon Foundries
Pfriemer, Inc.. Chas
Pratt, Read & Co
Rockwell School of Piano Tuning
Starr Piano Co
Tuners Supply Co.
Vilm, Inc., Vincent
Weaver Piano Co
Weser Piano Co
Wickham Piano Plate Co.
Wood & Brooks Co
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. MAY, 1951
2
27
26
22
22
22
24
24
19
20
19
27
17
27
22
15
27
13
19
27
27
27
27
27
19
27
27
19
19
26
7
PRODUCTION AUTHORITY ON SCRAP METAL
13
CEILING PRICE REGULATION 22 FOR MANUFACTURERS
20
OBITUARIES
18, 19, 24, 25, 26
George L. Byerly-—Hugo F. Ricca—Charles L. Brady—Luther B.
Clark—F. Rammelkamp—George L. Wheeler—-Ralph Tapp
The
Music
retailers,
Trade
supply
Review
and
is published
accessory
jobbers
monthly
and
for
retailers
piano, organ,
by
Kofbe
radio-phonograph
Publications,
Inc.,
510 RKO Building, Radio City, 1270 Avenue of Americas, New York 20, N. Y., Phone
Circle 7-5842, Alex H. Kolbe, president and treasurer.
Subscription price $2.00 per
year, 2 years $3.00, single copies 25c in U. S. and possessions.
$3.00 per year, all other countries $4.00 per year.
Canadian subscription