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ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol. 113 — No. 8
2893rd ISSUE
THE
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REVIEW
75th YEAR
SERVING
AUGUST
MUSIC
INDUSTRY
CARLETON CHACE. Editor
75th YEAR
FOR SEVENTY-FIVE
YEARS
CchtenU
PIANO MANUFACTURERS OPTIMISTIC AFTER
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (Editorial)
10. I I
By Carleton Chace, Editor
Here is Liberace in his home in Hollywood
at his $10,000 Baldwin Concert Grand equip-
ped with a unique plexiglass lid perfectly
proportioned, with bright chrome-finished
hardware as its only decoration. It is com-
pletely transparent, enabling him to see and
be seen by guests for whom he plays.
ADVERTISING INDEX
American Piano Plate Co
Amsco Wire Products Corp
American Piano Supply Co
Beach Instrument Co
Bremen Piano Corp
Brodwin Piano Co
Cheek, Tolbert F
Dampp-Chaser, Inc
Dryburgh Co
Elkay Products Co
Estey Piano Corp
Gulbransen Co
Hoffman Piano Co
Ivorine Piano Key Co
Janssen Piano Co
35
34
42
27
27
31
35
32
34
35
27
2
31
34
15
Kelly Co., O. S
29
Kranich & Bach
Krakauer Bros
Laughead Co., Gordon
Maas Organ Co
Minshall- Estey Organ, Inc
4
13
7
9
Outside
Back Cover
National Piano Corp
26
North Hudson Equipment Corp
35
Paragon Foundries
35
Paragon Woodturning Co
34
Pfriemer, Inc., Chas
35
Play-It, Inc
30
Pratt, Read & Co
35
Roll-or-Kari
30
Schaff Piano String Co
35
Tuners Supply Co
35
Vilim, Vincent
35
Weaver Piano Co
27
Wickham Piano Plate Co
34
THE MUSICAL TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, I95
BAND AND ORCHESTRA LEADERS CHOOSE PIANO
FOR BASIC TRAINING
13
NATIONAL PIANO TRAVELERS ASSOCIATION HAS
SUCCESSFUL MEETING AND JAMBOREE
14
PHOTOS OF EXHIBITS AND PIANOS ANNOUNCED
AT CONVENTION
16-24
"BUY A NEW PIANO, THE PURCHASE OF A LIFETIME" 23
By S. E. Zack, President, Gulbransen Co., Melrose Park, III.
INTERESTING NOTES ON TUNING
33
By Alexand-er Hart, Technical Editor
OBITUARIES:
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and accessory jobbers and retailers by Kolbe Publications, Inc., 510 Americas Building,
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