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ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol. 113 — No. 4
2889th ISSUE
75th YEAR
SERVING
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REVIEW
THE MUSIC
O U R
INDUSTRY
APRIL
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CARLETON CHACE. Editor
75th YEAR
EOR SEVENTY-FIVE
YEARS
C O V E R
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THE WORKING SALESMAN WILL FIND PIANO BUSI-
NESS GOOD DURING I954
5
By Curtis T. Kimball, Wholesale Div., W. W . Kimball Co.,
Chicago, III.
GROWING PAINS IN THE ORGAN BUSINESS AND
WHAT IT NEEDS TO GUARANTEE PERMANENCY
8
By Robert G. Campbell, Gen. Sales Mgr., Connsonata Div.,
ONE OF THE NUMEROUS USES FOR
PIANOS
IN SCHOOLS
IS SHOWN
AS
THIS WEAVER PIANO IS BEING PLAY-
ED TO ACCOMPANY A SINGING CLASS.
C. G. Conn Ltd.
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (Editorial)
By Carleton Chace, Editor
ADVERTISER'S INDEX
American
Piano
American
Piano Supply Co
Plate Co
Amsco Wire Products
Beach Instrument Co
Corp
27
26
21
Brodwin
24
Central Commercial Corp. (Organo)
2
Cheek, Tolbert F
27
Dampp-Chaser,
Inc
17
Co
27
Elkay
Products
Estey
Piano Corp
Gulbransen
N.A.M.M. NEWS
16
NOTES OF INTEREST ON TUNING
25
27
21
Bremen Piano Corp
Piano Co
10
By Alexander Hart, Technical Editor
21
Co
19
Ivorine Piano Key Co
Janssen Piano Co
Kelly Co., O. S
Kimball Co., W. W
26
15
27
OBITUARIES:
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Fred L. Shoop
21
Kohler <£. Campbell, Inc
13
Kranich & Bach
Outside Back Cover
Krakauer
2 4
Bros
Maas Organ Co
Manual Arts Furniture Co
National Piano Corp
North Hudson Equipment Co
9
7
18
27
Paragon Foundries
Paragon Woodturning Co
27
26
Radio City, 1270 Avenue of Americas, New York 20, N. Y., Phone Circle 7-5842, Alex
Pfriemer, Inc., Chas
Pratt, Reed & Co
27
27
H. Kolbe, president and treasurer.
27
single copies 25c in U. S. and possessions. Canadian subscription $3.00 per year, all
Schaff
Tuners
Piano String Co
Supply
Co
Piano
27
21
Plate
and accessory jobbers and retailers by Kolbe Publications, Inc., 5 I 0 Americas Building,
Subscription price $2.00 per year, 2 years $3.00,
27
Vilm, Vincent
Weaver Piano Co
Wickham
The Music Trade Review is published monthly for piano, and organ, retailers, supply
Co
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, APRIL, 1954
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other countries $4.00 per year.
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