Music Trade Review
Issue: 1927 Vol. 85 N. 4 - Page 8
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The Music Trade Review
JULY 23, 1927
National Tuners' Association to Meet
in New York on August 8, 9, 10 and 11
First of Gatherings of This Organization to Meet in New York in Long Period to
Have Elaborate Four-Day Program—Player-Piano Contest Feature
7:30
T H E National Association of Piano Tuners
has announced the complete program for
its annual four-day convention, to be held at
the Hotel Commodore, New York, on August
8, 9, 10 and 11. A number of interesting fea-
tures have been introduced which will serve
to stimulate the attendance at the session. It
is the first time the Tuners' Association has
met in New York for a number of years and
it is believed that the Eastern representatives
will turn out in large numbers to attend it. The
program in detail is as follows:
Monday, August 8
A. M.
9:30 Registration of Delegates, Members and Visiting
Tuners.
Entire New York Division will serve as Reception
Committee.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
2:00 Convention called to order by President Charles
Deutschmann.
Address of Welcome: Vice-Mayor of New York
City and M. F. Garwood, Jr., Chairman, New
York Division.
Roll Call.
Reading of Minutes of 1926 Convention.
Announcements.
Appointment of Committees.
Introduction of Resolutions, etc.
Adjournment promptly at 4 o'clock.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
7:30 Conference of Council Members.
Tuesday, August 9
A. M
Keynote Address, President Charles Deutschmann.
9:30 Annual Report of Secretary, W. F. McClellan.
Annual Report of Treasurer, Lester Singer.
Report of Committee on Piano Class Instruction,
Leslie Hoskins, Chairman.
Report of Committee on Education, Nels C. Boe,
Chairman.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
P. M.
2:00 Address: "Who, What and Why Is the Piano
A. M
9:30
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P. M
2:00
in quality, American Perfected Piano Wire is also
the most economical you can use. It is absolutely
guaranteed against breakage—and ultimately is far
less expensive than cheaper grades of wire, with
their constant need of repair and inability to hold
tonal qualities.
For over sixty years Perfected Piano Wire has
maintained its superiority unquestioned. In 1900
it was awarded the Gold Prize at the Paris Ex-
position over the whole world.
Today Perfected Piano Wire is used in all leading
American makes of piano—indisputable evidence
of the satisfaction it has given over a long period
of years.
Use this guaranteed product in your instrument,
and learn the meaning of perfect wire satisfaction.
Let us send you full information.
Services of our Consulting Acoustic Engineer always
available—free.
American Steel & Wire
Company
Sales Offices:
Chicago, New York, Boston, Cleveland, Worcester, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Buffalo, Detroit, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Wilkes-Barre, St. Louis, Kansas City,
St. Paul, Oklahoma City, Birmingham, Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver,
Salt Lake City
Export Representative: U. S. Steel Products Co., New York
Pacific Coast Representative: U. S. Steel Products Company, San Francisco
Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle
Report of Committee Working With Manufacturers
Regarding Placing "The Care of the Piano" Pam-
phlet in Pianos, H. T. Rawson, Chairman.
Report of Committee Providing Plan for Short
Cut to Prosperity, Herbert F. Antunes, Chairman.
Address: "Tone Amplification," by John Anderson,
Technician, Chickering & Sons, Boston. Ques-
tions invited.
Reports of Committees.
Preliminary Report of Committee on Resolutions.
P . M.
2:00 Address:
A. M
9:30
F I R S T
Tuner?" by Chauncey D. Bond, General Superin-
tendent, Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa.
Address: "General Principles of Grand Construc-
tion" (illustrated with models of action, wrest
plank, etc.), by Henry J. Frey, Superintendent,
Brambach Piano Co., New York. Questions in-
vited.
Group Conferences on Voicing, Grand Action Regu-
lating and Principles of Harmony, led by Herbert
F. Antunes, Chicago; E. S. Werolin, New York
City, and H. E. Pilgrim, Hamilton, O., respec-
tively.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
Lecture on Organ Tuning, by Frank W. Hale,
President, Tuners' Supply Co., Boston.
Wednesday, August 10
"Evolution of the Music Roll" (illustrat-
ed by stereopticon views), by Charles F. Stoddard,
Inventor of the Ampico and Director Research
Laboratory. American Piano Co., New York.
Address: "Analysis and Measurement of Tone"
(followed by tests on acuteness of hearing), by
Paul H. Taylor, Technician and Vice-President,
Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
Banquet
Banquet Hall, Hotel Commodore.
Ten-Minute Addresses by Prominent Members of the
Trade.
A Program of High-Class Musical Numbers.
Dancing.
Thursday, August 11
Report of Committee on Publicity, George C. John-
ston, Chairman.
Report of Committee on Player-Piano Playing Con-
test, A. V. Minifie, Chairman.
Address: "Teacher and Artist Co-operation With
the Tuner," by F. E. Lane, Secretary, New York
Division.
Address: "Lord and Lady Show-Off," by William
E. Medcalf, Indianapolis.
Address: "Worn-out Pianos Should Be Junked, Not
Serviced," by W. F. McClellan, Chicago.
Finals in "Player-Piano-Playing Contest, Sponsored
by Standard Pneumatic Action Co., New York.
Awarding Trophies to Winners.
Final Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Nominations for Officers.
Election of Officers.
Invitations for 1928 Convention.
Presenting Charters to Newly Organized Divisions.
Final Adjournment.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
Sixteenth Radio Station
for New Columbia Chain
The sixteenth radio station has been added
to the chain being developed by the Columbia
Broadcasting System for the presentation of
the elaborate program over the air next week.
The latest station is KOIL, of Council Bluffs,
la., operated by the Mona Motor Oil Co., and
which, with a daytime power of 4,000 watts and
a night power of 2,000 watts, is heard regularly
throughout a large section of the Middle West.
The programs over the new Columbia Broad-
casting System will start on Sunday, Septem-
ber 4, and through Arthur Judson, a noted
impresario, and his affiliations here and abroad,
artists of international prominence will be pre-
sented.
Krakauer Bros. Pianos
for Gimbel Department
The Krakauer Bros.' line of p ; anos has been
taken on by the piano department of Gimbel
Bros., New York, and will be featured by that
organization. The Gimbel department is under
the management of C. S. Hammond, who re-
cently took charge after having been manager
of the piano and talking machine department of
Loeser & Co., in Brooklyn. He selected the
Krakauer line as the result of his knowledge
of and appreciation for the qualities of the in-
struments.
Libraries Interested in
Municipal Aid to Music
The National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music has just received from Cleveland
Public Library a request for a copy of its book,
"Municipal A : d to Music in America—A Sur-
vey," to be added to the library's collection of
musical literature. In this connection it is in-
teresting to learn that well over two hundred
libraries have requested copies of the book
and the list is growing steadily.
The Music Trade Review
JULY 23, 1927
National Tuners' Association to Meet
in New York on August 8, 9, 10 and 11
First of Gatherings of This Organization to Meet in New York in Long Period to
Have Elaborate Four-Day Program—Player-Piano Contest Feature
7:30
T H E National Association of Piano Tuners
has announced the complete program for
its annual four-day convention, to be held at
the Hotel Commodore, New York, on August
8, 9, 10 and 11. A number of interesting fea-
tures have been introduced which will serve
to stimulate the attendance at the session. It
is the first time the Tuners' Association has
met in New York for a number of years and
it is believed that the Eastern representatives
will turn out in large numbers to attend it. The
program in detail is as follows:
Monday, August 8
A. M.
9:30 Registration of Delegates, Members and Visiting
Tuners.
Entire New York Division will serve as Reception
Committee.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
2:00 Convention called to order by President Charles
Deutschmann.
Address of Welcome: Vice-Mayor of New York
City and M. F. Garwood, Jr., Chairman, New
York Division.
Roll Call.
Reading of Minutes of 1926 Convention.
Announcements.
Appointment of Committees.
Introduction of Resolutions, etc.
Adjournment promptly at 4 o'clock.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
7:30 Conference of Council Members.
Tuesday, August 9
A. M
Keynote Address, President Charles Deutschmann.
9:30 Annual Report of Secretary, W. F. McClellan.
Annual Report of Treasurer, Lester Singer.
Report of Committee on Piano Class Instruction,
Leslie Hoskins, Chairman.
Report of Committee on Education, Nels C. Boe,
Chairman.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
P. M.
2:00 Address: "Who, What and Why Is the Piano
A. M
9:30
6:(X>
P. M
2:00
in quality, American Perfected Piano Wire is also
the most economical you can use. It is absolutely
guaranteed against breakage—and ultimately is far
less expensive than cheaper grades of wire, with
their constant need of repair and inability to hold
tonal qualities.
For over sixty years Perfected Piano Wire has
maintained its superiority unquestioned. In 1900
it was awarded the Gold Prize at the Paris Ex-
position over the whole world.
Today Perfected Piano Wire is used in all leading
American makes of piano—indisputable evidence
of the satisfaction it has given over a long period
of years.
Use this guaranteed product in your instrument,
and learn the meaning of perfect wire satisfaction.
Let us send you full information.
Services of our Consulting Acoustic Engineer always
available—free.
American Steel & Wire
Company
Sales Offices:
Chicago, New York, Boston, Cleveland, Worcester, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Buffalo, Detroit, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Wilkes-Barre, St. Louis, Kansas City,
St. Paul, Oklahoma City, Birmingham, Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver,
Salt Lake City
Export Representative: U. S. Steel Products Co., New York
Pacific Coast Representative: U. S. Steel Products Company, San Francisco
Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle
Report of Committee Working With Manufacturers
Regarding Placing "The Care of the Piano" Pam-
phlet in Pianos, H. T. Rawson, Chairman.
Report of Committee Providing Plan for Short
Cut to Prosperity, Herbert F. Antunes, Chairman.
Address: "Tone Amplification," by John Anderson,
Technician, Chickering & Sons, Boston. Ques-
tions invited.
Reports of Committees.
Preliminary Report of Committee on Resolutions.
P . M.
2:00 Address:
A. M
9:30
F I R S T
Tuner?" by Chauncey D. Bond, General Superin-
tendent, Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa.
Address: "General Principles of Grand Construc-
tion" (illustrated with models of action, wrest
plank, etc.), by Henry J. Frey, Superintendent,
Brambach Piano Co., New York. Questions in-
vited.
Group Conferences on Voicing, Grand Action Regu-
lating and Principles of Harmony, led by Herbert
F. Antunes, Chicago; E. S. Werolin, New York
City, and H. E. Pilgrim, Hamilton, O., respec-
tively.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
Lecture on Organ Tuning, by Frank W. Hale,
President, Tuners' Supply Co., Boston.
Wednesday, August 10
"Evolution of the Music Roll" (illustrat-
ed by stereopticon views), by Charles F. Stoddard,
Inventor of the Ampico and Director Research
Laboratory. American Piano Co., New York.
Address: "Analysis and Measurement of Tone"
(followed by tests on acuteness of hearing), by
Paul H. Taylor, Technician and Vice-President,
Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
Banquet
Banquet Hall, Hotel Commodore.
Ten-Minute Addresses by Prominent Members of the
Trade.
A Program of High-Class Musical Numbers.
Dancing.
Thursday, August 11
Report of Committee on Publicity, George C. John-
ston, Chairman.
Report of Committee on Player-Piano Playing Con-
test, A. V. Minifie, Chairman.
Address: "Teacher and Artist Co-operation With
the Tuner," by F. E. Lane, Secretary, New York
Division.
Address: "Lord and Lady Show-Off," by William
E. Medcalf, Indianapolis.
Address: "Worn-out Pianos Should Be Junked, Not
Serviced," by W. F. McClellan, Chicago.
Finals in "Player-Piano-Playing Contest, Sponsored
by Standard Pneumatic Action Co., New York.
Awarding Trophies to Winners.
Final Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Nominations for Officers.
Election of Officers.
Invitations for 1928 Convention.
Presenting Charters to Newly Organized Divisions.
Final Adjournment.
Attending Classes and Visiting Exhibits.
Sixteenth Radio Station
for New Columbia Chain
The sixteenth radio station has been added
to the chain being developed by the Columbia
Broadcasting System for the presentation of
the elaborate program over the air next week.
The latest station is KOIL, of Council Bluffs,
la., operated by the Mona Motor Oil Co., and
which, with a daytime power of 4,000 watts and
a night power of 2,000 watts, is heard regularly
throughout a large section of the Middle West.
The programs over the new Columbia Broad-
casting System will start on Sunday, Septem-
ber 4, and through Arthur Judson, a noted
impresario, and his affiliations here and abroad,
artists of international prominence will be pre-
sented.
Krakauer Bros. Pianos
for Gimbel Department
The Krakauer Bros.' line of p ; anos has been
taken on by the piano department of Gimbel
Bros., New York, and will be featured by that
organization. The Gimbel department is under
the management of C. S. Hammond, who re-
cently took charge after having been manager
of the piano and talking machine department of
Loeser & Co., in Brooklyn. He selected the
Krakauer line as the result of his knowledge
of and appreciation for the qualities of the in-
struments.
Libraries Interested in
Municipal Aid to Music
The National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music has just received from Cleveland
Public Library a request for a copy of its book,
"Municipal A : d to Music in America—A Sur-
vey," to be added to the library's collection of
musical literature. In this connection it is in-
teresting to learn that well over two hundred
libraries have requested copies of the book
and the list is growing steadily.
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).