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N APT Members Witness Piano Manufacturing
During 44th Annual Convention in Phila.
TTHE 44th annual convention of the
••• National Association of Piano
Tuners took place at the Hotel Ben-
jamin Franklin in Philadelphia, Pa.
July 14th to 17th, inclusive.
On Wednesday, Joe Daurer, Adver-
tising Manager of the Rudolph Wur-
litzer Co., gave a talk on salesmanship,
and F. X. Friedel, Treasurer of the
N.A.P.T., gave a talk on "The Tuner's
Chairman-Treasurer; James H. Alver-
son, Jr. Director (Not shown in above
shot); John W. Travis, Director; and
John E. Kohl, Advisor.. Mr. Kohl is the
retiring president.
The exhibitors included Steinway
& Sons, Weaver Piano Co., Rudolph.
Wurlitzer Co., Wood & Brooks Co.,
Schaff Piano String Co. and others.
Nine Krakauer Pianos Chosen
for Use at Southern University
NEW OFFICERS OF THE NAPT: L. TO R., JOHN W. TRAVIS, DIRECTOR; LABAN A.
NICHOLS, PRESIDENT; ANSON D. OVERDORFF, VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR
TUNERS JOURNAL; FRANK X. FRIEDEL, MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN AND TREAS-
URER; JOHN E. KOHL, PAST PRESIDENT AND NEW ADVISOR.
On the afternoon of the first day,
there was a demonstration of regu-
lating the Acrosonic spinet by Edwin
Volz of the Baldwin Piano Co. after
which there was a discussion period.
This was followed by a visual aid
demonstration of the various parts of
Wood & Brooks action by Norman
Dasenbrook, assistant general manager
of the Wood & Brooks plant in Rock-
ford, 111.
In the evening there was a concert.
On the second day, Tuesday, J. E. Kohl,
national president, gave the keynote
address which was followed by the
regulation of Steinway action and voic-
ing by Granville Ward and William
Hupfer, two Steinway technicians.
In the afternoon, E. H. Hoey, factory
representative of Sherwin Williams Co.
gave an address on refinishing, which
was followed by a discussion period,
and R. F. Boelter, technical editor of
the Tuners Journal, showed a motion
picture of shop practices.
In the evening, there was a business
meeting for members only.
Welfare" which was followed by a
talk on "Touch Laying and Regulating"
by Richard Kamperman, President
Emeritus of the association.
Following this, the members who
were attending were taken on a tour
through the Otto Trefz & Co. piano
supply house where they were served
a buffet luncheon.
Returning to the hotel, the final
business meeting of the association was
held.
On Thursday, there was a sightsee-
ing trip of the city and a technical
session for those who were interested
in not seeing Philadelphia, which was
followed by a tour of the factory of
the Lester Piano Manufacturing Co.
In the evening, the annual banquet was
held.
New Officers
The new Officers elected for the en-
suing year were as follows: Laban A.
Nichols. President; Anson D. Overdorff,
Vice-President and Editor Tuners Jour-
nal ; Frank X. Friedel, Membership
USED PIANOS —
GRANDS (as is) from $150 up
STUDIOS (as is) from $225 up
UPRIGHTS (as is) from $25 up
A choice selection always available
WRITE — WIRE —
OR — PHONE — CHELSEA 2-4350
BRODWIN PIANO CO., Inc.
Est. 1914 — HARRY BRODWIN. Pres.
246 WEST 23rd STREET
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, 1952
NEW YORK. N. Y.
A. S. Zeisler, vice president and sales
manager of Krakauer Bros. New York,
reports the sale of nine Krakauer studio
upright pianos to the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N. C.
for use in Hill Hall. He also reports
the sale of a Krakauer five feet, three
inch Krakauer grand to the Depart-
ment of the U.S. Army for use at
Camp Kilmer, N. J.
The pianos for the college were
recommended by William S. Newman,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Music
HILL
HALL—UNIVERSITY
NO. CAROLINA
OF
and Chairman of the Piano Instruction
Committee who was formerly with Co-
lumbia University at which time he
purchased a Krakauer grand. Dr. New-
man is a concert pianist and has played
as soloist with many symphony or-
chestras.
Du Mont TV & Electronics, Ltd.
Announced by Dr. A. B. Du Mont
The formation of Du Mont Television
& Electronics, Ltd., a Canadian subsidi-
ary of Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories,
Inc., Clifton, N. J., was announced re-
cently by Dr. Allen B. Du Mont, Presi-
dent of the parent organization.
The new subsidiary has been formed
to effect licensing agreements with
Canadian manufacturing organizations
for the manufacture of Du Mont prod-
ucts in Canada.
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