Music Trade Review

Issue: 1951 Vol. 110 N. 6

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ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol.
110 —No. 6
2855th ISSUE
S E R V I N G
T H E
JUNE
195 1
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
REVIEW
M U S I C
I N D U S T R Y
F O R
ADVERTISING INDEX
Aeolian American Piano Corp
4
Aluminum Co. of America
27
American Felt Co
41
American Piano Plate Co
51
Amsco Wire Products Corp
46, 51
Ansley Mfg. Co., Arthur
38
Baldwin Piano Co
5
Beach Instrument Co
25
Bremen Piano Corp
30
Brodwin Piano Co
24
Bauer Bench Co
31
Central Commercial Co.—Organo Div
23
Conover Cable Piano Co
40
Cornwall & Patterson
48
Cheek, Colbert F
47
Dampp-Chaser, Inc
48
Estey Organ Co
32
Estey Piano Corp
28
Gulbransen Co
11
Hammond Instrument Co
21
Hardman, Peck & Co
30
Ivers & Pond Piano Co
Back Cover
Janssen Piano Co
35
Kelly Co. # O. S
51
Kimball Co., W. W
8
Kohler & Campbell, Inc
15
McMackin Piano Key Co
44, 51
Maas Organ Co
22
Monroe-Sander Corp
46
National Piano Corp
19
North Hudson Woodcraft Corp
44
Paragon Foundries
51
Pfriemer. Inc., Chas
29, 51
Pratt, Read & Co
45
Rockwell School of Piano Tuning
51
Schaff Piano String Co
50
Standard Piano Hammer Co
50
Steinway & Sons
3
Story & Clark Piano Co
17
Tonk Mfg. Co
43
Tuners Supply Co
51
V-M Corporation
39
Vilm, Vincent
48, 51
Weaver Piano Co
34
Westinghouse Elec. Mfg. Co
37
Wickham Piano Plate Co
47
Wood & Brooks Co
2
Wurlitzer Co., Rudolph
6
O V E R
7 1
Contents
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION DISCUSSIONS ALL ON
BUSINESS BASIS
9
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE N.A.M.M. AS IT BECINS
ITS FIFTY-FIRST YEAR
by Ray S. Erlandson, National Assn of Music Merchants
12
FIFTH YEAR OF AMERICAN MUSIC CONFERENCE WILL FIND IT
WORKING TOWARD NEW HIGH FOR MUSIC INDUSTRY. . . .
by Louis C. LaMair, President of American Music Conference
13
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (EDITORIAL)
14
by Carleton Chace, Editor
CONVENTION PROGRAM
18
LIST OF EXHIBITORS
20
PIANO MANUFACTURERS AGREE THAT GROUP PIANO LESSON
PROMOTION IS A "MUST"
26
N. A. M. M. News
33
A. M. C. Notes
35
TELEVISION
38
PIANO TUNING IN REVIEW
by Alexander Hart, Technical Editor
49
OBITUARIES:
Charles H. Stephenson—S. E. Rose
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7 / 7H
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99
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Studio Vertical
Stvle 18
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Style 6':' '
'KIMBALL
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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1951

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