Music Trade Review

Issue: 1954 Vol. 113 N. 12

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Spun Brass Piano Leg Among Specialties
Being Produced by Ramsey Corp.
One of the new specialty items which
is being produced now by the Charles
Ramsey Corp., in Kingston, N. Y., is a
At the present writing, the Ramsey
factory is very busy producing all kinds
of hardware, including piano pedals.
HARRY C. KAPREILIAN, JR. AND J. A. STAHL
Views in the Charles Ramsay plant—Top L. to R.—Stamping machine—Putting pegs in pedals—Buffing machine—
At the Bottom are three views of the new electroplating department recently installed at a cost of $13,000.
spun brass piano leg These are the legs
that are used on some of the modernly
designed pianos which are being pro-
duced with metal legs, music racks, etc.
continuous hinges, pressure bars, all
kinds of desk and top hinges, trap lever
springs, bottom panel springs, all types
of grand hardware, lyre rods and
Gulbransen Transitional Model Made
A Feature of Trailer Exhibit
GULBRANSEN TRANSITIONAL MODEL IN A TRAILER AT ATLANTIC EXPOSITION
Carry Gee, the Gulbransen dealer in
Richmond, Va., placed a Transitional
model in a trailer which was being dis-
played by the Usry Trailer Sales at the
Atlantic Rural Exposition which was
recently held in that city. The piano
in the trailer being played on by Mrs.
Usry is shown installed in the trailer
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which was seen by 50,000 people dur-
ing the fair.
Not only was the piano displayed
there, but it was also constantly played
and according to Mr. Gee, the piano
added such a homelike atmosphere that
the comment "and even a piano'' was
often heard.
braces, pedal mountings, fall board
rods, brass ferrules—square and round,
tapered ferrules, muffler rails, trap
work and leg anchor plates.
The work on all these items is now
under the supervision of Harry C. Ka-
preilian. Jr., in collaboration with J. A.
Stahl, plant superintendent, who has
been associated with the business for
more than thirty years.
The company was founded in New
York City in 1895 by Charles Ramsey
and was moved to Kingston in 1909,
where it has been operating ever since.
During the past year among the im-
provements at the plant has been the
installation of a rtew electro-plating
department at a cost of Si 3,000.
Commenting on the display, Mr. Gee
said, "The Transitional Blonde Oak
Spinet was a natural in the trailer,
matching beautifully with the furnish-
ings. The fact that it is only 22 inches
dee]) made it fit very nicely in the
trailer."
Bremen 37C is another
"slender look" model. It's
"the"
console with third di-
mension tone . . . due to its
perfectly balanced scale and longer
bass strings than in the average
piano of this size. Construction is
such that every nuance and depth
of tone are captured .
Write for complete information
Bremen Piano Corporation
2610 EDGINGTON ST.. FRANKLIN PARK. ILL.
THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW,
DECEMBER,
1954
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Carl Dowe Opens Modern Piano
Wareroom in Summit, N.J.
GROUP PHOTOGRAPHED AT OPENING OF NEW DOWE WAREROOM.
The accompanying illustraion was taken
on the occasion of the opening of the
new store of Carl Dowe in Summit,
New Jersey recently. Mr. Dowe con-
ducts one of the most modern piano
warerooms in the northern part of the
state.
In the accompanying illustration
Young Pianist Wins Award
Playing Chickering Piano
there is shown from left to right: Lou
Dearing, Mrs. Dowe, and seated at the
right are Miss Reiner and Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Pauley of Short Hills. Seated at
left is Mr. Dowe. In the rear at
the front of the piano is Mr. and Mrs.
D. A. Ambrose. Pianos shown are Kohl-
er & Campbell and Shoninger
Harry Kapreilian,
General Manager
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A Chickering piano from Barker
Bros, in Los Angeles was used by
Doris Pridonoff who won grand prize
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cream of hundreds of southland young-
sters who tried out in the four major
categories — singing, dancing, instru-
mental and dramatics. It represented
two age groups, 7 to 13, and 14 to 18.
Hammond Organ Co. Holds
Successful Monthly Meetings
The Hammond Organ Co., Chicago,
111., started a new series of monthly
meetings recently to instruct both new
and experienced retail organ salesmen.
The first three day sessions proved to
be a tremendous success. More than
40 sales people from all over the coun-
try were in attendance.
The purpose of these meetings is to
provide each retail salesman with good,
practical information to help him in-
crease his sales performance on Ham-
mond Organs. To reach this goal, the
new program offers very comprehen-
sive information on the selling, demon-
strating, servicing and promoting of
each model of the Hammond Organ.
Some new Hammond dealers and
salesmen attended, as well as several
men who had been selling Hammond
Organs for years. Everyone praised the
meeting highly and even the "old
timers" were quick to remark they had
received many new ideas.
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Kingston, New York
John A. Stahl,
Factory Supt.
Co
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SERVING THE PIANO INDUSTRY SINCE 1895
I EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS OF PIANO HARDWARE
• Piano Pedals
• Pedal Mountings
• Continuous Hinges
• Fallboard Rods
• Pressure Bars
• Brass Ferrules
(Square & Round)
• All Types of Desk
• Tapered Ferrules
& Top Hinges
• Trap Lever Springs
• Muffler Rails
• Bottom Panel Springs
• Spun Brass Legs
• Grand Hardware—
all types
• Lyre Rods & Braces
• Trapworlc
• Leg Anchor Plates
DORIS PRIDONOFF AT THE CHICKERING
recently at the Fourth Annual Junior
Jubilee show sponsored by the Down-
town Businessmen's Association, top-
ping 32 contestants.
The young pianist won a year's schol-
arship to the University of Southern
California. The finalists were the top
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1954

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