Music Trade Review
Issue: 1930 Vol. 89 N. 8 - Page 21
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The Music Trade Review
AUGUST, 1930
waiting for a Moses to lead them out of the
wilderness and into the Canaan of plenty. The
manufacturers and the merchants have alike
had their opportunity and have failed either
to see or to take advantage of it. The pro-
fessional musicians are in an equally hopeless
condition. They are, in fact, even more hope-
less, for in the nature of the case they are
individualists to a man (and even more to a
woman). The tuners in their turn have shown,
and despite many mistakes, many blunders and
much loss of time in internecine warfares con-
tinue to show, themselves the best group-
workers of all. They perhaps can do what the
others seem totally unable to accomplish. At
least it is worth trying.
A Proposal
Suppose that at their forthcoming conven-
tion the tuners should adopt a unanimous
resolution, after fair and free debate, propos-
ing the immediate formation of a National
Musical Council, to be composed of the makers
of music, the makers of musical instruments,
the sellers and the technical experts. Let the
existing associations, whether they represent
the professional or the business end of music,
be invited to send delegates to a national con-
gress, at which the whole question of the
future of music, as art, as business, as cultural
accomplishment, may be discussed. So far as
For
PIANO ACTION
MACHINERY
Designers and Builders of
Special Machines
for
Special Purposes
THE A. H. NILSON
MACHINE CO.
BRIDGEPORT
I know, there is no such proposal before the
music industries, although the .professional
musicians have frequently made abortive at-
tempts in this direction. I can see no reason
at all why the tuners should not be able to
start the ball rolling. Someone must do it.
Why should not the tuners take the initiative
once more, in these difficult times? They have
done this before. Let them do it again.
I have great respect for President Boe and
for his fellow directors and am sure that they
sense the crisis at which their affairs, in com-
mon with those of the manufacturers, sellers
and players upon musical instruments, have
arrive'd. The way out undoubtedly lies in the
direction of a general alliance among all the
Philip W.0etting& Son
CONN.
interests involved, professional, commercial and
technical. The professional and the com-
mercial interests confess their inability unaided
to deal with the situation. Let the technical
men now grapple with the facts and see what
is to be done about them.
The Chequamegon Music Co. has opened
new quarters at 318 Second street, West, Ash-
land, Wis. George C. Baird, formerly man-
ager of the Cable Piano Co. store in Minne-
apolis, is head of the new company.
The Morgan & Rcers Piano Co., Inc., Hart-
ford, Conn., has changed its name to Morgan
& Beers, Inc.
Welte Mignon Experts
INC.
We install the original Welte-
Mignon Reproducing Actions
in all makes of pianos. Also
general renovating and re-
pairing of all types of player
actions.
213 East 19th Street
NEW YORK
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer and Damper
Felts
Continuous Hinges
Grand Hinges
Pedals and Rods
Bearing Bars
Casters, etc., etc.
Service
Price
IN
Quality
Reliability
21
WELTE-MIGNON PIANO CORP.
704 St. Ann's Ave.
New York
CHAS. RAMSEY CORP.
KINGSTON, N. Y.
THE SELPO PIANO TRUCKS
The End Truck is very convenient where there is not
much stair work and can be easily carried • in a small
amount of space. A board is used when piano is on the
stairs. The frame of the SelPo trucks are made of
crucible spring steel, cross braced and riveted. The hard
maple boards are padded with heavy felt.
SelPo C—Plain bearing rollers iron wheel casters, shipping
weight 95 lbs., $14.00.
SelPo B—Plain bearing roller rubber tired casters, $47.00.
SelPo E—Roller bearing rollers iron wheel casters, $49.00.
SelPo I)—Holler bearing rollers rubber tired casters, $52.00.
Ask for a catalogue of our complete line of TRUCKS,
HOISTS, light weight trucks, SKIDS, DOLLYS, Concert
Grand Trucks and Special Straps.
«
Manufactured by
SELF LIFTING PIANO TRUCK COMPANY
425 N. Main St.
Flndlay, Ohio
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, Inc.,
Y.
Manufacturers of Sounding Boards, Bars, Backs, Bridges, Mandolin and Guitar Tops, Etc.
O. S. KELLY CO
The Highest Grade of Workmanship
PIANO PLATES
Foundries: SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY & CO,
IVORYTON, CONN.
Ivory Cutters since 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND KEYS, ACTIONS, AND HAMMERS, UPRIGHT KEYS,
ACTIONS AND HAMMERS, PIPE ORGAN KEYS, PIANOFORTE IVORY FOR THE TRADE
The Music Trade Review
AUGUST, 1930
waiting for a Moses to lead them out of the
wilderness and into the Canaan of plenty. The
manufacturers and the merchants have alike
had their opportunity and have failed either
to see or to take advantage of it. The pro-
fessional musicians are in an equally hopeless
condition. They are, in fact, even more hope-
less, for in the nature of the case they are
individualists to a man (and even more to a
woman). The tuners in their turn have shown,
and despite many mistakes, many blunders and
much loss of time in internecine warfares con-
tinue to show, themselves the best group-
workers of all. They perhaps can do what the
others seem totally unable to accomplish. At
least it is worth trying.
A Proposal
Suppose that at their forthcoming conven-
tion the tuners should adopt a unanimous
resolution, after fair and free debate, propos-
ing the immediate formation of a National
Musical Council, to be composed of the makers
of music, the makers of musical instruments,
the sellers and the technical experts. Let the
existing associations, whether they represent
the professional or the business end of music,
be invited to send delegates to a national con-
gress, at which the whole question of the
future of music, as art, as business, as cultural
accomplishment, may be discussed. So far as
For
PIANO ACTION
MACHINERY
Designers and Builders of
Special Machines
for
Special Purposes
THE A. H. NILSON
MACHINE CO.
BRIDGEPORT
I know, there is no such proposal before the
music industries, although the .professional
musicians have frequently made abortive at-
tempts in this direction. I can see no reason
at all why the tuners should not be able to
start the ball rolling. Someone must do it.
Why should not the tuners take the initiative
once more, in these difficult times? They have
done this before. Let them do it again.
I have great respect for President Boe and
for his fellow directors and am sure that they
sense the crisis at which their affairs, in com-
mon with those of the manufacturers, sellers
and players upon musical instruments, have
arrive'd. The way out undoubtedly lies in the
direction of a general alliance among all the
Philip W.0etting& Son
CONN.
interests involved, professional, commercial and
technical. The professional and the com-
mercial interests confess their inability unaided
to deal with the situation. Let the technical
men now grapple with the facts and see what
is to be done about them.
The Chequamegon Music Co. has opened
new quarters at 318 Second street, West, Ash-
land, Wis. George C. Baird, formerly man-
ager of the Cable Piano Co. store in Minne-
apolis, is head of the new company.
The Morgan & Rcers Piano Co., Inc., Hart-
ford, Conn., has changed its name to Morgan
& Beers, Inc.
Welte Mignon Experts
INC.
We install the original Welte-
Mignon Reproducing Actions
in all makes of pianos. Also
general renovating and re-
pairing of all types of player
actions.
213 East 19th Street
NEW YORK
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer and Damper
Felts
Continuous Hinges
Grand Hinges
Pedals and Rods
Bearing Bars
Casters, etc., etc.
Service
Price
IN
Quality
Reliability
21
WELTE-MIGNON PIANO CORP.
704 St. Ann's Ave.
New York
CHAS. RAMSEY CORP.
KINGSTON, N. Y.
THE SELPO PIANO TRUCKS
The End Truck is very convenient where there is not
much stair work and can be easily carried • in a small
amount of space. A board is used when piano is on the
stairs. The frame of the SelPo trucks are made of
crucible spring steel, cross braced and riveted. The hard
maple boards are padded with heavy felt.
SelPo C—Plain bearing rollers iron wheel casters, shipping
weight 95 lbs., $14.00.
SelPo B—Plain bearing roller rubber tired casters, $47.00.
SelPo E—Roller bearing rollers iron wheel casters, $49.00.
SelPo I)—Holler bearing rollers rubber tired casters, $52.00.
Ask for a catalogue of our complete line of TRUCKS,
HOISTS, light weight trucks, SKIDS, DOLLYS, Concert
Grand Trucks and Special Straps.
«
Manufactured by
SELF LIFTING PIANO TRUCK COMPANY
425 N. Main St.
Flndlay, Ohio
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, Inc.,
Y.
Manufacturers of Sounding Boards, Bars, Backs, Bridges, Mandolin and Guitar Tops, Etc.
O. S. KELLY CO
The Highest Grade of Workmanship
PIANO PLATES
Foundries: SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY & CO,
IVORYTON, CONN.
Ivory Cutters since 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND KEYS, ACTIONS, AND HAMMERS, UPRIGHT KEYS,
ACTIONS AND HAMMERS, PIPE ORGAN KEYS, PIANOFORTE IVORY FOR THE TRADE
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