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ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol.
19 5 2
I l l — No. 2
REVIEW
2863rd ISSUE
S E R V I N G
FEBRUARY
T H E M U S I C
I N D U S T R Y
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
F O R O V E R
7 2 Y E A R S
OUR COYER
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THE CONTROLLED MATERIAL SITUATION RELATING
TO I952 PIANO PRODUCTION
Statement by J. V. Sill, President of Natl. Piano Mfrs.
Assn.
SOUTHEASTERN MUSIC
AT ATLANTA, GA.
MERCHANTS
5
REGIONAL
6
THE BUYING MOTIVES AND DECISIONS OF PRESENT
DAY PIANO SELLING
By Eddie Reynolds, Reynolds Piano Co., Jacksonville,
Fla.
BUSINESS AS W E SEE IT (Editorial)
8
10
By Carleton Chace, Editor
Four girls play different pieces on the elec-
tronic organ, while N.D.N. Belham, the in-
ventor, listens in on one of them. Mr. Bel-
ham who worked on radar during the war,
experimented for five years to perfect his
invention.
ADVERTISING
INDEX
American Piano Plate Co
31
Amsco Wire Products Corp
31
Beach Instrument Co
27
Bremen Piano Corp
23
Brodwin Piano Co
27
Bauer Bench Co
27
Central Commercial Corp. (Organo)
7
Cheek, Tolbert F
31
Dampp-Chaser, Inc
28
Estey Piano Corp
25
Gulbransen Co
25
Hardman, Peck & Co
25
Howard, M. D
31
Howe, Alfred H
31
Janssen Piano Co
21
Kelly Co., O. S
31
Kimball Co., W. W
25
Kohler & Campbell, Inc...Outside Back Cover
Krakauer Bros.
26
Kirstein, L
30
Maas Organ Co
17, 23
McMackin Piano Key Service
31
National Piano Corp
25
North Hudson Woodcraft Corp
31
Paragon Foundreis
31
Paragon Woodturning Co
30
Pfriemer, Inc., Chas
31
Pratt. Read & Co
31
Schaff Piano String Co
31
Steinway & Sons
2
Tuners Supply Co
31
Vilm, Vincent
31
Wayne Lumber Co
30
Weaver Piano Co
25
Wickham Piano Plate Co
30
Wood &. Brooks
9
Wurlitzer Co., Rudolph
13
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY, I952
POTENTIALITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TODAY'S
ELECTRONIC ORGAN SALES
By M. C. Korfnke, Central Commercial Industries,
Chicago, III.
II
A PIANO EACH FOR 10% OF THE CLASS PIANO
STUDENTS WOULD MEAN $200,000,000 IN SALES 14
By Verne R. Marceaux, Director of Educational Div.,
#
National Association of Music Merchants
NOTES OF INTEREST ON TUNING
By Alexander Hart, Technical Editor
29
OBITUARIES
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John Thomas Tanner • Alexander F. Reilly * Carl L.
Haddorff • Mrs. Genevieve V. Bogart
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