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The Jfusic (J/iade
Established 1879
REVIEW
Vol. 112 - No. 7
THE
PIONEER
July, 1953
PUBLICATION
2,880th Issue
O F T H E MUSIC
I N D U S T R Y
Variety of Technical Workshops at Houston
Convention of American Society of Technicians
The annual Convention of the Ameri-
can Society of Piano Technicians took
place at the Rice Hotel in Houston,
Texas on June 22nd, 23rd, 24th and
25th. The Convention Committee was
composed of Willard B. Davis, Presi-
dent; Harry W. Hughes, State Officer;
Leslie J. Hoskins, Executive Secretary,
and Allan Pollard. Administrative
Assistant.
At 2:30 p.m. on June 22nd. Harry W.
Hughes made the address of welcome
and Rov Hofheinz, Mayor of Houston,
followed with an address of welcome.
National President Willard B. Davis
then addressed the guests and they were
greeted by Leland Carter of the Carter
Music Co.. and Mrs. James T. Seddon.
President of the Houston Music Teach-
ers Association.
On Tuesday, all the workshops were
opetned at 8:30 in the morning and
closed at 11:30. At 2 P.M. there was
an advertising and business promotion
meeting in the assembly room, at which
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., DeKalb. 111..
Percy Gatz and H. W. Harting spoke.
Later in the afternoon, there was a talk
am "How to Establish a Business" by
Don Morton and Willard Davis with an
open forum discussion afterward. In
the evening there was a barbecue, Texas
style.
On Wednesday, after the workshops
were closed, there was an address at
2 P.M. by Robert Johnson of the Schaff
Piano String Co. on "detallurgy of
Drawn Steel Wire". The annual ban-
quet was held at 6:30 p.m. that evening.
On Thursday at 2 P.M., Leslie J.
Hoskins talked on "The National Out-
look", there were committee reports, in-
doctrination of new members, prize
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1953
awards and the selection of the 1955
Convention city.
The Women's Auxiliary had a full
schedule also. Mrs. George Brasch.
National President, presided and there
was a welcome address by Mrs. Allan
E. Pollard.
Wednesday was given over to a tour
of Houston, including the Shamrock
Hotel, a luncheon at Sakowitz with a
style show, and a Greyline out-of-town
tour in the afternoon. The ladies then
attended the banquet in the Crystal
Ballroom.
National officers of the A.S.P.T. are
Willard B. Davis, President; Percy
Walter Gatz, Vice-President Robert M.
Lutzen. Treasurer, and Ralph A. Kings-
bury, Secretary.
The Regional Directors included
L. P. Crowl, Northeastern District;
Herbert Kilinski, Southeastern District;
Harry W. Hughes, Southwestern Dis-
trict; Robert I. Bobst. Northwestern
District.
The National Officers of the Ladies
Auxiliary were Mrs. Elsa Brasch. Presi-
dent; Mrs. Edith Davis, Vice-President;
Pauline Miller, Recording Secretary;
Anne Smith, Corresponding Secretary,
and Mrs. Margaret Kingsburv. Treas-
urer. The Convention Hostess was Ruth
Pollard and the entertainment was in
the hands of Katherine Hughes.
The following piano manufacturers
and piano supply manufacturers were
represented at the Convention, many of
whom had exhibits. Baldwin Piano Co.
of Cincinnati. Ohio was represented by
Clifford A. Geers, Edward A. Volz and
James E. Mixter; Steinway & Sons by
Granville Ward, William Hupfer and
William Saeger. L. A. Knowles was
there for Jesse French & Sons; Joe
Daurer and Roy Newstedt for Rudolph
Wurlitzer Co.; W. W. Kimball, Jr. and
Ben F. Duvall for W. W. Kimball Co.
Pratt. Read & Co. was represented by
Charles Frederick Stein, F. Kelso Davis
and Peter H. Comstock; the Schaff Pi-
ano String Corp. by Robert Johnson;
Dampp-Chaser. Inc. by 0. J. Buckley
and Hiram Harting; Wood & Brooks
Co., by Norman K. Dasenbrook and
Charles Summers; Continental Music
Co. by Joseph Kulicek.
Brand Names Committee
Plans for 1953 Compeition
The newly appointed Executive Com-
mittee of Brand Names Foundation's
Retail Advisory Council held its first
meeting on June 18 and announced
plans for a year-round program of
brand education and service for retail-
ers.
Under the chairmanship of Frank O.
Wilking. President of the Wilking Mu-
sic Co.. Indianapolis, Ind.. the Execu-
tive Committee is composed of last
year's top Brand Name Retailer-of-the-
Year winners. Stephen A. Douglas, Di-
rector of Sales Promotion. The Kroger
Co., Cincinnati. Ohio, is chairman of
the 229 member Retail Advisory Coun-
cil succeeding Joseph L. Eckhouse,
Executive Head, Gimbels, New York,
who attended the meeting as Honorary
Chairman of the Council.
Mr. Wilking felt confident that this
year's retail program, the most inten-
sive in the Foundation's history, would
reach most of the nation's two million
retailers.
Mr. Douglas said that the Foundation
will shortlv make available to retailers
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