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grand ballroom Sunday evening. Master
of Ceremonies will be Charles Sum-
mers of Wood & Brooks Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. Entertainment includes a concert
by the ASPT orchestra under the di-
rection of Henry Frank, Chicago. III.:
ukelele solo by Walter Williams, New
York; a novelty skit by Joe Daurer, ad-
vertising manager of the Wurlitzer
Company, DeKalb, III.; musical saw
solo by William Geiseler, New York;
and professional entertainment from
the New York area.
Dr. Paul Oncley, instructor in acous-
tics at Columbia University, will dis-
cuss "Musical Acoustics" at the first
Monday session. Dr. Oncley will per-
form visual demonstrations of acous-
tical principles with the aid of electron-
ic devices.
"Abrasives for the Piano Technician"
will be discussed by a representative of
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Co., St. Paul, Minn.
After an adjournment for lunch, tech-
nical workshops will reconvene for af-
ternoon sessions. Monday night has
been designated as radio and television
night. Free tickets for New York's stu-
dio shows will be available to conven-
tioners and their families.
A demonstration of key and action
building will be conducted by F. Kelso
Davis, sales manager, and Peter Corn-
stock, vice president, Pratt, Read & Co..
Ivoryton, Conn., at the Tuesday morn-
ing meeting.
This will be followed by the execu-
tive secretary's annual report, election
of officers, the selection of the 1954
convention city, and a closing address
by the new president. Tuesday after-
noon technical workshops will again
meet until 5 p.m.
Post convention trips to piano fac-
tories in the New York vicinity will be
conducted on Wednesday morning, Au-
gust 6th. Piano technicians will have
their choice of a visit to Pratt, Read &
National Association of Piano Tuners
Plan for Big Philadelphia Convention
The National Association of Piano
Tuners are planning for a well-attended
Convention, to be held at the Hotel Ben-
jamin Franklin in Philadelphia, Mon-
day, July 14th to Thursday, 17th in-
clusive.
Registration will take place the morn-
ing of July 14th and in the afternoon
there will be a regulating clinic on the
acrosonic spinet by Edwin Volz, Bald-
win technician, to be followed by a
demonstration of Wood & Brooks ac-
tions by Norman Dasenbrook of the
Wood & Brooks Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
On Monday evening there will be a
piano and vocal concert, featuring Mrs.
Estelle Ruth, pianist and teacher mem-
ber of the National Guild of Piano
Teachers and Chairman of the Summit
County Section of the Northeast Dis-
trict. Ohio Music Teachers Association.
On the same program will be Miss Elsie
Johansen of Columbia University, New
York.
On Tuesday, July 15th, John E. Kohl,
President of the association, will make
a keynote address at the morning meet-
ing which will be followed by Steinway
action regulation by Granville Ward.
Steinway technician, and voicing by
William Hupfer. also a Steinway tech-
nician.
In the afternoon, a represntative of
the Sherwin-Williams Co. will talk on
refinishing, and shop practices will be
shown in motion pictures, by R. F.
Boelter. technical editor of "The Tun-
ers Journal". In the evening, a business
meeting will be held for members only.
On Wednesday, July 16th, Joe Daur-
er. Advertising Manager of the Rudolph
Wurlitzer Co., DeKalb. 111., will talk on
"Salesmanship", F. X. Friedel, Treas-
urer of the N.A.P.T. and Membership
Chairman, will discuss "Tuners' Wel-
fare'. Richard Kamperman, President
Emeritus of N.A.P.T., will give a dem-
onstration of touch laying and regulat-
ing, and there will be an afternoon tour
through the Otto R. Trefz Piano Supply
House. Another business meeting will
be held in the evening for members
only.
The members will take a sightseeing
trip to Philadelphia after continuation
of technical classes in the morning of
Thursday, July 17th, and in the after-
noon will take a tour through the Les-
ter Piano Manufacturing Co. plant at
Lester, Pa. The banquet will be held
that evening.
The following exhibitors will dis-
Co. at Ivoryton. Conn.; or Steinway
factory at Astoria. Long Island.
In the event demand exceeds accom-
modations for these two trips, alternate
trips will be available to the American
Felt Mills, Glenville, Conn., returning
via Elmsford, N. Y.. to visit the Vilim
Piano Hammer Factory; Sohmer's Pi-
ano Factory, Long Island City; and
Pfriemer Hammer Factory, Brojix.
Exhibitors at the Convention will in-
clude: C. G. Conn Co., Elkhart, Ind.;
Continental Music Co., Evanston, 111.;
Steinway & Sons. New York; The Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer Co., DeKalb, 111.;
Pratt, Read & Co., Ivoryton, Conn.;
Baldwin Piano Co.. Cincinnati, Ohio;
W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, 111.;
American Piano Supply Co., New York
City; Wood & Brooks Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.; Gulbransen Piano Co.; Melrose
Park, III.; Standard Piano Hammer
Co., Melrose Park, 111.; Tuners Supply
Co.. Boston, Mass.
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