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FAIR TRADE
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areas of free enterprise protected by le-
gal fences must not be crossed. Perhaps
now you can realize why the NAMM
cannot do certain things which you want
done. Perhaps too, you may realize your
own individual strength in local situa-
tions which are the most common.
Neither NAMM, nor any other trade
organization is vested with police pow-
ers, and it is you, the public, every-
body, who have denied these police pow-
ers to associations—therefore don't con-
demn NAMM or any other group for
being powerless to act when and as you
think they should. Realize above all,
that the power to control or curb, could
be applied to you as well as to your
opponent.
Suppose NAMM Did Have Power
Visualize for a moment what could
happen if NAMM had the power to do
the things which some have criticized it
for not doing. Suppose NAMM could
influence manufacturers' franchises. It
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would be just fine to lake certain lint's
away from competitors and award them
to good association members. Then sup-
pose you resigned from NAMM for
some reason. You'd be liable to lose
those valued franchises, which in effect
would almost force you to keep your
membership.
Suppose NAMM could control the dis-
count selling of merchants. Any mer-
chant who sold to any person or group
at a discount would lose his lines oi
merchandise by reason of the Associa-
tion's influence, with wholesalers and
manufacturers. This in effect would
amount to a boycott of the accused mer-
chant by his suppliers. If totally effec-
tive, that dealer would be put out of
business and it could be that the true
facts of the case might not justify such
action. With power of this nature, it
would be very probable that no mer-
chant in the country would be able to get
merchandise unless he first became a
member of the proper association. That
would completely eliminate membership
problems for all associations, but it
could be very rough on dealers.
Follow this theory through as far as
you like and it won't take long to see
how tyrannical a local, state or national
association, or any combination of them
could become.
Instead of situations such as these, we
have the ones under which we now oper-
ate. The dignity and freedom of the in-
dividual is protected and upheld. That,
after all, is the American way. wherein
the individual is all powerful—not the
state, not a group or organization.
THINK—How much is this freedom
—How much is free enterprise worth'?
You may feel that it is an awful lot of
trouble to bring a violator of the trade
practice rules to justice. You may be-
lieve that getting the information to sub-
stantiate a charge is almost impossible,
VNE of the few pianos now on
the market that is made, owned
and operated by the same family
that created it.
I OUR generations of the Kra-
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Krakauer piano—over 75 years
in the same family.
I HE Krakauer is the best piano
for "Tone," "Responsiveness" and
"Case Design."
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or lakes loo much time. The facts are.
that if the violations are of sufficient im-
portance, the evidence is there—it can
be gotten—and corrective action will
follow. Remember that the accused is
innocent until proven guilty. The safe-
guards against loose charges, hasty ac-
tion and injustice protects you as well
as others. It is important lo know the
rules, know what fads are at your dis-
posal, know when to lake action and
how to take action.
Be Sure of Your Ground
Always be sure of your ground, for
none of us are perfect. Nowhere is this
fact more simple and forthrightly stated
than in the greatest rule book ever writ-
ten—The Bible. In the book of St. John
when the accused woman was brought
before Jesus he said, " . . . He that is
without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her." (8.7).
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A professional practice piano key-
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404 Fourth Ave., New York City.
The keyboard is available in 3, 4,
5 and 7 octaves. The one being shown
at present has 5 octaves.
The piano keys are full size with ad-
justable tension and the keyboard is
contained in a walnut case with leather
handle for easy carrying.
The keyboard measures \M" x 19Mi"
x 4MJ" and weighs 22 lbs. It will be
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY,
1954