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50 Year Employees of Wood & Brooks Co.
Awarded Gold Watches by Pres. Wood
" . . . . and in behalf of Wood &
Brooks Co., it gives me great pleasure
to present you with these engraved
gold pocket watches in recognition of
JOHN M. DELUHERY
JOHN A. PROBST
your fifty years of loyal service to
Wood & Brooks Co."
With these words and presentation
of gold watches to John M. Deluhery,
John A. Probst, and Charles J. Glick,
Alton F. Wood, President, Wood &
Brooks Co., wrote another chapter in
the history of this long established
company.
The three honored employees have
been with the company since 1904.
They have played important roles in
the building of Woods & Brooks Co.
to the high position it now enjoys
in the piano industry.
John Deluhery came to Buffalo from
Hartford, Conn, with Charles H. Wood,
founder of the company. He was Mr.
Wood's right-hand man and supervised
the construction of the original three-
story plant and subsequent major ad-
ditions to it. Until recently, he was in
charge of all experimental, construc-
tion, and pattern work and his unceas-
ing efforts were, in a large part, re-
sponsible for many of the intricate and
complex machines which are used today
in the manufacture of keys and actions.
He retired recently and will, in a few
weeks, celebrate his eighty-ninth birth-
day.
John A. Probst and Charles J. Glick
were an "Ivory Tandem" for over fifty
years. Mr. Probst was in charge of all
operations connected with the ivory
from the time it reached the vault in
tusk form until it was sawed into keys
and bleached. Mr. Glick supervises all
the ivory and celluloid laying.
Ivory keys account for only a small
part of Wood & Brooks' production
today, but until recent years, ivory
was used on all keyboards. "There are
no better or more experienced ivory
men than John Probst and Charles
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Glick, and Wood & Brooks is indeed
fortunate in having their services for
so many years," said Mr. Wood .
Mr. Probst retired in February of
bell-Temlett Piano Co. as manager of
their organ department.
Over 300 Churches Now Using
Story & Clark Church Piano
The acceptance of the Story & Clark
Style 44-C Church Piano by dealers,
and their success in placing this ex-
clusive church model in churches in
their communities throughout the coun-
try, has been most gratifying, accord-
ing to Michael G. DuBrow, General
Sales Manager, Story & Clark Piano
Co.. Chicago, 111.
Many church purchasing committees
have been able to make quick decisions
in the purchase of such pianos, because
the Story & Clark piano is the "only"
piano built especially for church use.
CHARLES J. GLICK
this year at the age of 77 and Mr.
Glick, a comparative youngster at 69.
is still going strong and working on his
second fifty years with the company.
Joseph C. Hagemeyer Elected
Pres. r (ampbell-Temletl Co.
Joseph C. Hagemeyer was recently
named president of the Campbell-Tem-
lett Piano Co. of Paterson, N. J., to
THE STORY
& CLARK
CHURCH
PIANO
Its special walnut case harmonizes per-
fectly with consoles of the best church
organs. Its special acoustic design with
string lengths up to 48 inches and the
tone escapements give it a rich, warm
voice sufficient to fill a large church.
It also embodies the Storytone mahog-
any sounding board.
In its first year "on the market" the
Story & Clark style 44-C Church Piano
has been chosen by over 300 outstand-
ing churches. In several instances the
Story & Clark Church Piano Organs
has been chosen.
JOSEPH C- HAGEMEYER
succeed the late James H. Campbell,
who passed away January 3.
Mr. Campbell, in association with
the late Percy H. Temlett, founded the
company in 1932, which is said to be
one of the largest retail outlets of pi-
anos and organs in North Jersey.
Mr. Hagemeyer has long been asso-
ciated with the piano industry, having
spent 25 years with Hardman, Peck &
Co., in New York City in a sales ca-
pacity and as a branch manager. He
resigned in 1948 to join the Camp-
Baldwin Employers Association
Wins in August Voting
The Baldwin Piano Co. Employees'
Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, was re-
cently retained as the employee bar-
gaining agent in a certification election
conducted at the Gilbert Avenue plant
by the National Labor Relations Board.
The independent employee associa-
tion won out over the United Steel-
workers of America (CIO), by a vote
of 1111 to 577.
It was the second time the CIO union
had tried unsuccessfully to become the
piano workers' bargaining agent. The
previous attempt was made prior to
World War II.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MAY, 1954