Music Trade Review

Issue: 1954 Vol. 113 N. 3

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW,
MAWUFACTritKlt» OF
KELLMER
Pianos % Organs.
AM HORBIIT PIASW AT AS
IIONRST P1U Organs Made front the Finest Material.
SfONE EOT 3KH,1J3D WORKMEN
EMPLOYED
Price* are &s Low as it Consistent for
Firtt Glass Instramonta.
For Prices ami Territory, address,
Kellmer Piano & Organ Works,
H A Z L E T O N . i"A.
&
GARDEN CITY STOOL CO.,
427 k 429 Blue Xilwi Ave., Chicago. 111.,
UPRIGHT
-.M*scr«-i.:«»:»»»-
Piano, Organ 4 Store Stools.
PlAlMOS
F a c t o r V i
Are
^needed to Kihc best m«li«nv P nce4 instrument r, ,v n ^ W ;
uir^t They are B r i l l i a n t I n T o U e an.i U n s u r p a s s e d i n
Workmanship and Finish. .W//v ,<^;/^«« E a s t
1 3 6 t h
S t e e t
a n a S o u t h e m
THE DAVENPORT * TREACY CO.,
JAMES ABBOTT & SON,
Piano-Forte Actions,
PLATES
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ACTt«>\ Kit U K(JT«, PKDAL FICKT. ROt.TR. *«•.
OFFrrK AKI> FINISHING UOOMS :
Nos. 444 & 446 West 16th Street,
FORT
NEW YORK, N. Y.
MANUFACTURER Of*
THE BUFFALO PIANO CO.,
First-Glass Upright Pianos,
1489 & 1401 Niagara St.,
Write for ,
Prie«» ft'xJ Territory.
BUFFALO, Ji. Y.
1851.)
(13
BROADWAY, CAMBRIDCEPORT, MASS.
TheR
MARSHALL&WENDELL PIANO FORTE.
i-.srM«I.ISIII.:II 30 VK.\a».
'
First-Class Medium Sized Uprights a Specialty.
SUNlFACTt «BU UV
"CROWN"
ORGANS
AND PIANOS
THE MARHALL A WENDELL
pi AN o FORTE MFG. CO. (Limited), ALBANY, H
ANTISELL PIANOS.
Grand HUjhe*t Award of Merit
AT EVERY EXPOSITION WHEREVER EXHIBITED.
GEO. P. BENT,
W»B*SMAVCNUt
CHICAGO, ItLS
W« it* Sal* ftw»»M rf t
k t
**METALIC WREST PLANK,**
O- S. STOlsTE,
ri..*'."" 1 ^, 1 l n t " » *li«r tl>» »trt»R» »w urifh..i
N•• «"'" '" »P'tt. shrink. d.>c»y »n.t « » ' "»'• 1
UPRIGHT * PIANO
EBVING, MASS.
( .U ITl'i.L I'AKTti UI.AKS ANI> 1-RIOaS *»»B1S8
TliK
T. M. A N T I S K L L !>IA.lSrO CO,
8AN PItANCIS€O, CAL.
HOW MANY REMEMBER WHEN ADVERTISING IN THE REVIEW LOOKED LIKE THE ABOVE—IT WAS IN THE EARLY 6O's.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MARCH, 1954
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The JS usk
ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol. 113 — No. 3
2888th ISSUE
REVIEW
75th YEAR
SERVING
O U R
MARCH
19 54
T H E MUSIC
I N D U S T R Y
CARLETON CHACE. Editor
75th YEAR
F O R SEVENTY-FTVE
YEARS
C O V E R
CchtehtJ
1879 -1954
PIANO MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION APPOINTS
A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE IDEAS TO
STIMULATE PIANO SALES
4
N.A.M.M. DIRECTORS CHOOSE NEW YORK FOR
I956 CONVENTION IN JULY
5
PIANO PANEL DISCUSSED MANY INDUSTRY PROB-
LEMS AT THE RECENT ATLANTA CONFERENCE. _
6
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (Editorial)
8, 9
By Carleton Chace, Editor
ADVERTISER'S INDEX
Aeolian American Corp
American Piano Plate Co
Amsco Wire Products Corp
Baldwin Piano Co
Beach Instrument Co
Bremen Piano Corp
Brodwin Piano Co
Cheek, Tolbert F
Elkay Products Co
Estey Organ Co
Estey Piano Corp
Gulbransen Co
Hardman, Peck & Co
Ivorine Piano Key Co
Janssen Piano Co
Kelly Co., O. S
Kimball Co., W. W
Krakauer Bros
Kohler & Campbell, Inc...Outside Back
Kranich & Bach
Maas Organ Co
Manual Arts Furniture Co
National Piano Corp
North Hudson Equipment Co
Paragon Foundries
Paragon Woodturning Co
Pfriemer, Inc., Chas
Piano Plastic Products, Inc
Pratt, Read & Co
Schaff Piano String Corp
Sohmer & Co
Steinway & Sons
Story & Clark Piano Co
Tuners Supply Co
Vilm, Vincent
Weaver Piano Co
Wick Organ Co
Wickham Piano Plate Co
Wurlitzer Co., Rudolph (Organ Div.)
Wurlitzer Co., Rudolph (Piano Div.)
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. MARCH, I954
AMERICAN MUSIC CONFERENCE TRUSTEES
AUTHORIZE MANY NEW ACTIVITIES
10
75 YEARS OR MORE—BRIEF HISTORIES OF MANY
PIANOS THAT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED
75 YEARS OR LONGER
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NOTES OF INTEREST ON TUNING
53
By Alexander Hart, Technical Editor
OBITUARIES:
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John J. Jansen
The Music Trade Review is published monthly for piano, and organ, retailers, supply
and accessory jobbers and retailers by Kolbe Publications, Inc., 510 Americas Building,
Radio City, 1270 Avenue of Americas, New York 20, N. Y., Phone Circle 7-5842, Alex
H. Kolbe, president and treasurer.
Subscription price $2.00 per year, 2 years $3.00,
single copies 25c in U. S. and possessions. Canadian subscription $3.00 per year, all
other countries $4.00 per year.
(ACCEPTANCE
UNDER SECTION 34.64 P. L
& R. GRANTED)

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