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Paul Ruhenbeck. Robert Johnson, Jr.
will address the guests on piano strings,
and Charles F. Stein of Pratt, Read &
Co. will give a complete grand action
A very educational program has been
demonstration.
arranged for the regional Convention
On Friday evening, there will be a
of the American Society of Piano Tech-
banquet
at which John E. Furlong,
nicians, which will take place in Hart-
Vice-President of Winter & Co. and
ford, Conn, at the Hotel Bond on
President of the National Piano Manu-
November 4th, 5th and 6th.
The first day will be devoted to a facturers Association will address the
guests, as well as Harry Sohmer, Jr. of
trip through the modern plant of Pratt,
Sohmer
& Co.
Read & Co. in Ivorytown, Conn, and
On Saturday, William Hupfer will
the company will serve a luncheon to
talk on "Preparing a Piano for the
all those present. At 4:30 P.M. as soon
Concert Artist." William Kimball will
as the plant tour is over, they will
tell about pianos with the "New Look"
furnish a bus which will transport the
guests to Hartford. Pratt, Read & Co. including a new type of key covering.
Sid Durfee offers his experience on
have also made arrangements to meet
"The Business of the Technician" and
the early morning trains from Boston
Allen House will show and explain
and New York, at the Old Saybrook
piano cloths. William H. Bowles of
station.
Story & Clark Piano Co. will be present
Among the features on Thursday eve-
and show a film taken in the Story &
ning at the Hotel Bond, at which Joe
Clark factory. Other speakers will be
Daurer. Sales Promotion Manager of
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., DeKalb, 111. Norman K. Dasenbrook and Roy En-
dress as well as M. E. Endrews, Percy
will be master of ceremonies, there will
be colored film on research at the W. Gatz, National President of the
Baldwin factory, shown by J. M. E. ASPT, and A. P. Avery of Providence,
Mixter, Advertising Manager for the R. I. who will be present to bring
greetings from the National Associa-
Baldwin Piano Co.
tion of Music Merchants. Among the.
At the morning show on Friday, Paul
Roddy of the Nicholson File Co. of other exhibitors will be the American
Providence, R. I. will talk on the Felt Co.
The meeting is being sponsored by
"Proper Way to Use a File". "The Re-
the Boston Chapter of the American
pair of Soundboards and Bridges" will
Society of Piano Technicians.
be demonstrated by Erwin Otto and
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The New York chapter of the A.S.P.T.
held its monthly meeting on Monday
evening Oct. 4th, and saw the film en-
titled: "Story & Clark Builds A Piano
For You". It was decided to postpone
the election of the new board till the
November meeting.
President Erwin Otto reminded the
members about the A.S.P.T. regional
convention to be held in Hartford,
Conn, for three days in November.
At a recent joint meeting between
A.S.P.T. and N.A.P.T. New York chap-
ters, it was decided that the local price
for tunings should be eight dollars.
John Shadier of the American Piano
Supply Co., 91 Hudson Street, New
York 13, N. Y. announced that the
company would soon publish a new
catalogue, the price list of which is
calculated to protect the professional
technician. Mr. Shadier was accompan-
ied by John Vaughn, manager of the
piano supply department.
Eastern Massachusetts Record
Association Has First Meeting
The newly formed Phonograph Rec-
ord Dealers Association of Eastern Mas-
sachusetts held its first convention in
Boston, October 12, at the Hotel Ken-
more.
The principal speaker was Alexander
Akerman, Jr., Executive Director of the
Federal Trade Commission who spoke
on trade practices.
Speakers from RCA, Columbia and
Capitol lead in discussion covering pro-
motions designed to hold onto old cus-
tomers and to attract new ones, new
products and developments now in the
planning stage that can affect the Retail
record business, and the proper design
and layout of a retail record store for
maximum business.
Frank Homeyer is president of the
association.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1954