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National Association of Piano Tuners
Hold Annual Convention at Atlanta
T
HE 43rd Annual National Conven-
tion of the National Association of
Piano Tuners was held in the Bilt-
more Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. on Mon., Tues.,
and Wed., August 6, 7 and 8th. Registra-
tion of members, who came from 23
states, began at 8:30 Monday morning,
and at ten o'clock the convention was
opened with a salute to the Flag, fol-
lowed by the invocation by the Reverend
J. C. Daniel, pastor of Fortified Baptist
Church. The official address of welcome
by the Honorable George B. Hamilton,
Treasurer of the State of Georgia.
At 1 P.M. the technical classes began
with A. Volz of Baldwin Piano Co. lectur-
ing and demonstrating the regulating and
care of the Spinet action, followed by a
period of discussion and questions and
answers. This was followed by motion
pictures and lecture by Robert F. Boelter,
Technical Editor of Tuners' Journal.
The movie was made in Mr. Boelter's
own shop, and it proved so interesting
and instructive that it was repeated on
the following day, by popular request.
Tuesday brought the keynote address
by President John E. Kohl, followed by
Joe Daurer of the Rudolph Wurlitzer
Co., in his fine talk on "Salesmanship."
Tuesday afternoon was opened with a
"Technical Clinic" on repairing and re-
his method of laying the touch, and other
points of regulation of the used grand
action, followed by a technical panel of
N.A.P.T. and Factory Technicians, and
which also included Harry Hale of
Tuners' Supply; Robert Johnson of
Schaff String Co.; 0. E. Shuler the Key
Man of Paragon, Inc.; Mr. Geer of
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ducted by the Technical staff of N.A.P.T.
it was followed by the grand action reg-
ulating and voicing, by Granville Ward
and William Hupfer of Stein way & Sons,
New York.
Wednesday brought Richard Kamper-
man, President Emeritus of N.A.P.T. in
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1951