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Kimball Pianos Official Instruments for
Both Political Conventions in Chicago
Kimball pianos have been chosen as
the official pianos of both the Republi-
can and Democratic National Conven-
tions, meeting in Chicago at the Inter-
national Amphitheater from July 7 to
orous and continuous dealer aid pro-
gram.
The Connsonata Electric Organ, has
also been chosen as the Official Organ
of both conventions. Arrangements will
FROM L. TO R.—WILLIAM NEALE ROACH, DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION MGR.,
R. G. CAMPBELL, C. G. CONN, LTD., CHARLES HACKER, ASS'T CHAIRMAN
AND ROLLA A. BURKE, KIMBALL RETAIL MANAGER.
10 and July 21 to 24, respectively.
The pianos used in these conventions
will be two Kimball Style "G" Grands,
and one Kimball Studio Upright, Style
18, equipped with over-size casters for
quick moving around the stage.
Special newspaper advertising mats
are to be distributed to all Kimball
dealers throughout the country for local
promotion of this unique honor. All
dealers in cities with radio stations will
receive special ads urging newspaper
readers to "hear these famous pianos
during this history-making convention".
Those with local television facilities will
receive another set of ad-mats urging
the readers to "see and hear these fa-
mous pianos on TV". Both ads will fea-
ture the call-letters of local stations, as
coverage will be nation-wide. This is
just another example of KimbaH's vig-
be handled by the W. W. Kimball Co..
Connsonata representatives in the Chi-
cago area. The official organists will be:
William McMains for the Republican
Convention, and Herald M. Andersen
for the Democratic Convention.
The men who were responsible for
this unanimous "drafting" of Kimball
pianos and Connsonata organs for the
conventions are pictured above. Left to
right: William Neale Roach, Conven-
tion Manager, Democratic National
Committee; Robert G. Campbell, Conn-
sonata Organ Sales Manager, C. G.
Conn. Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.; Charles
Hacker, Assistant to the Chairman,
Committee on Arrangements, 1952 Re-
publican National Convention; and
Rolla A. Burke, Manager, Kimball's Re-
tail Division.
Tuner-Technician Clinic
To Be Held at Convention
Yorker on Saturday evening, July 26,
to put the finishing touches upon this
Panel Discussion.
Chairman Avery is extremely inter-
ested in the shortage problem of quali-
fied piano technicians and is planning
this Panel Discussion based on four
points which he hopes may point the
way to an ultimate answer to the prob-
lem. These four points are as follows:
1. Means of discovering talent.
2. Means of stimulating interest in
the tuning profession.
As one of the 1952 Convention fea-
tures, a Tuner-Technician Clinic is be-
ing planned for Thursday afternoon,
July 31, 2:00 p.m., in the Panel Room,
Third Floor of the Hotel New Yorker.
NAMM Tuner-Technician Committee
Chairman, A. Perry Avery, President
of the Avery Piano Company, Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, will hold a meet-
ing of his committee at the Hotel New
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3.
Means of training students in
piano factories and schools of
piano technology.
4. Furtherance of student training
in retail piano repair shops.
Chairman Avery is inviting members
of the Manpower Training Committee
of the National Piano Manufacturers
Association to meet with his planning
group on Saturday before Convention
week. Mr. Avery views the problem as
one of joint interest for both NAMM
and NPMA.
Members of the NAMM Tuner Tech-
nician Committee, in addition to Chair-
man Avery, include: Earl Campbell,
President, Campbell Music Co., Wash-
ington, D. C.; Clarence M. Pettit, Vice
President, Wm. Knabe & Co., New
York; Paul E. Murphy, Treasurer, M.
Steinert & Sons, Boston, Mass.; John
M. Troup, President, John H. Troup
Music House, Inc., Lancaster, Pa.; E. S.
Rice, President, W. S. Rice & Son Music
House, Columbia, S. C ; Frank 0. Wilk-
ing, President, Wilking Music Co., In-
dianapolis, Ind.
Two Old Time Dealers
Tour New Gulbransen Plant
Two visitors who were recently con-
ducted through the daylight ground
floor plant of the Gulbransen Co. in
W. W. BENEDICT AND E. H. BENEDICT
STAND EACH SIDE OF GEORGE A.
McDERMOTT.
Melrose Park, 111., by George A Mc-
Dermott, Vice-President of the Com-
pany, were W. W. Benedict of Ottum-
wa, Iowa and E. H. Benedict of Clar-
inda, Iowa.
These two gentlemen are two of the
oldest dealers on the Gulbransen books
and they made a special trip to Chicago
to visit the new plant.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1952