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Manufacturers Committee to Investigate
Ideas to Stimulate Piano Sales
The Executive Committee of the Na-
tional Piano Manufacturers Association
met at the Waldorf-Astoria. New York
on February 3rd. One of the import-
ant topics discussed was a possible
promotion, to stimulate the sale of pi-
anos, and the President. John E. Fur-
long, was authorized to appoint a spe-
cial committee to look into the possi-
bilities of various types of piano
promotional programs, during which
they will interview public relations
counsels and. if possible, present a
recommended program to the Mem-
bership at their Annual Meeting in
June. Heading this committee will be
James V. Sill, formerly association
president. Other members are Jack
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F. Feddersen, Webster E. Janssen,
Henry Z. Steinway.
L. P. Bull, President of the Story &
Clark Piano Co.. and the Association's
Trustee to the American Music Confer-
ence, gave an extensive report on the
activities of the American Music Con-
ference in furthering the keyboard ex-
perience program, which is being sup-
ported by the Manufacturers Associa-
tion. He also reported on the public
relations work of the Conference.
Hope for Tax Repeal
President Furlong reported that he
had spent several days in Washington
conferring with members of the House
Ways and Means Committee in respect
to the repeal of the 10% Excise Tax
on pianos. Efforts to have this 10%
Excise Tax removed are still being
pushed by the Association, and by the
Association's Excise Tax Committee
which is headed by J. F. Feddersen,
former president of the association.
i\ot only has this committee made
many appeals to the House Ways and
Means Committee, but there have been
many personal appeals through the
Congressmen who represent many of
the members in their various districts.
William IVrlman. Chairman of the
Special Committee on Freight Rates,
reported that he is preparing a special
brief petitioning for exemption from
the 25% increase on less than carload
freight rates that became effective on
May 30th, 1952.
Members of the Executive Commit-
tee who were present were President
John E. Furlong, Winter & Co.; Treas-
urer Henry Z. Steinway, Steinway &
Sons; J. F. Feddersen, E. R. MacDuff,
Grinnell Bros.; W. W. Kimball, W.
W. Kimball Co.; William Perlman, Na-
tional Piano Corp.; Henry G. Wick-
ham, Wickham Piano Plate Co.; Wal-
ter L. Bond, Weaver Piano Co.; James
Mixter, Baldwin Piano Co.; A. S.
Zeisler, Krakauer Bros.; James A.
Gould, Pratt. Read & Co.; William
Hessmer. Amsco Wire Products Corp.;
Clarence Petlit, Aeolian American
Corp., and Robert C. Fernley, Secre-
tary.
Phonograph Manufacturers Ass'n.
Re-Elects Officers
At the last meeting of the Phono-
graph Manufacturers Association, Inc.,
the membership unanimously re-elected
the present officers for another twelve
month period. Joseph Dworken, presi-
dent of Dynavox Corp., president; I.
Rothman, president of B & R Electron-
ics Co., vice-president, and Harold
Kraft, of Kraft Bros., secretary-treas-
urer.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MARCH, 1954