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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW,
FEBRUARY, !!).',<)
STEINWAY
N. J. EXHIBITS
ambassador, William R. Steinway, gets civic welcome
in Syracuse
to be open until Feb. 25th
A recent three day visit of William R.
Steinway, European general manager of
Steinway & Sons, New York, and
brother of Theodore E. Steinway, presi-
piano concert held in the Lincoln audi-
torium in the evening.
On the third day he gave a pep talk
to Clark employees at 8:30 A. M. and
An unusual exhibition of contem-
porary musical instruments was opened
at the New Jersey State Museum, Tren-
ton, N. J. on January 21, and will be
continued through February 25. It in-
cludes the instruments used in orches-
tras of today, also pianos, organs, elec-
tronic organs, and it will be supple-
mented with illustrated lectures and
musicals, demonstrating the use and
literature for the various instruments.
This exhibition, is sponsored by the Art
Advisory Committee of the State
Museum.
Manufacturers Exhibit
The exhibit was arranged with the co-
operation of the leading manufacturers
of musical instruments, broadcasting
and motion picture companies, sym-
phony orchestra organizations, pub-
lishers of books on music and music
magazines. Dr. Boris Erich Nelson, of
New York, lecturer and authority on
Melville Clark and Mayor Roland B. Marvin welcome William R. Steinway and
Roman De Majewski at Syracuse Station
musical instruments, is acting as adviser
for the exhibit.
dent of the firm, to the Clark Music Co., stood in the receiving line in the after-
C. Albert Jacob, Jr., President of the
Syracuse, N. Y., was a galla event.
noon at a tea given in his honor by Mr.
National
Piano Manufacturers Associa-
Mr. Steinway, who was accompanied and Mrs. Melville Clark at the Hotel
tion
of
America,
in endorsing the ex-
by Roman De Majewski, director of Syracuse. Mr. Steinay is planning also
hibit
and
its
purpose
of creating a bet-
wholesale sales, was welcomed at the to visit other Steinway dealers through-
ter acquaintance with instruments and
encouraging the "making of music at
home," states that "making music at
home is unquestionably a distinct con-
tribution to the cultural development of
the country."
Exhibit Open Daily
The New Jersey State Museum is
open to the public daily from 9 A. M. to
5 P. M., except Sundays and holidays
when the visitng hours are from 2 until
5 o'clock in the afternoon.
The T-renton Exhibition has been
made possible through the cooperation
of the following manufacturers: Ac-
cordion Corp of America; Aeolian Amer-
ican Corp.;' C. G. Conn. Ltd.; J. C.
Deagan Inc.; Epiphone, Inc.; Estey
Organ Corp.; Everett Piano Co.; Estey
Piano Corp.; Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co.;
Mr, and Mrs. Melville Clark and William R. Steinway receive guests at the tea given in the latters honor Hardman, Peck & Co.; Kaplan Musical
String Co.; Ludwig & Ludwig; Lyon and
station by Syracuse's popular mayor out the coluntry within the near future. Healy Inc.; C. F. Martin & Co.; Mathu-
Roland B. Marvin. Then there was a
shek Piano Mfg. Co.; New York Band
Steinway-Rothrum personal interview
Instrument Co.; Hans Noenning; The
which went over the air from station
Pedler Co.; Henri Selmer and Co.;
WSYR. He was also a guest speaker at
and Sons ; Story & Clark Piano
the usual Tuesday Kiwanis Club
goes to Wilking in Indianapolis Steinway
Co.;
Thorens,
Inc.; Rudolph Wurlitzer
luncheon.
Co.;
York
Band
Instrument Co.; Win-
Steinway & Sons, New York, have
In the evening of the first day he ad-
ter
&
Co.
Inc.;
Carl Fischer Co.; G.
dressed the staff of the Clark Music Co., announced the appointment of the
Schirmer,
Inc.;
Robert
Teller, Sons &
after a sumptious dinner and on the Wilking Music Co. as Steinway repre-
Dorner.
The
Accordion
World; The
second day, after autographing several sentatives in Indianapolis, Ind., the head
American
Music
Lover;
The
American
Steinway pianos on the wareroom floor, of which is Frank O. Wilking. The new
posed for pictures in the special Stein- arrangement goes into effect on Febru- Organist; The Etude; Musical Advance;
way window, greeted many new and old ary 15th. The Steinway piano has been Musical America; Musical Courier; The
patrons of the store and appeared in the previously represented by Pearsons of Musician; Music Trade Review and The
Orchestra World.
dark box at the Partlett-Robertson duo- that city.
STEINWAY