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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1940
WURLITZER
everyone adjourned to the reception
room for dancing.
New York staff surprise "Perk" Bowers with banquet on
his fifth anniversary
MINIPIANO
Percy R. Bowers, familiarly known as
"Perk" and long identified with the
musical instrument business, was ten-
charge of Wurlitzer Retail Store opera-
tions, acted as Master of Ceremonies.
Seated at the head table from left to
finished in lauhala displayed at
Hawaiian show
Herewith is shown a "Minipiano" by
Hardman, Peck & Co., New York, cov-
ered with lauhala. Lauhala is a tree,
native to the Hawaiian Islands, that has
long, slender leaves. The leaves are
cured and toughened, then stripped and
woven. In its natural color it is the
favorite floor covering in homes in the
dered a "Surprise Banquet" by his asso-
ciates at the Hotel Taft, New York,
January 15th, on the occasion of his
fifth anniversary with the Rudolph
Wurlitzer Co.—as New York manager
—140 employees as well as many execu-
tives from the Home Office at Cincin-
nati attended.
Ray S. Erlandson, Vice-President in
S H O N I N G E R
PIANOS • ESTABLISHED 1850
The quality old time
Shoninger dealers
expect . . . in new
consoles of great
beauty.
Direct blow action.
National Piano Corp.
1200 Broadway
right, the following were present:—
D. Kitzmiller, Manager of the Wur-
litzer-Rochester Store; E. C. Pay ton,
Manager of the Wurlitzer-Philadelphia
Store; A. B. Hunter, General Credit
Manager, Cincinnati; R. S. Erlandson,
Vice-President in charge of retail store
operations; P. R. Bowers, Manager Wur-
litzer-New York Store; A. S. Arnstam,
General School Supervisor, Cincinnati;
J. C. F'reeman, Manager Wurlitzer-New
York Violin Store; Rem Wurlitzer,
Assistant Manager New York Violin
Store; Fred A. Holtz, President of the
Martin Band Instrument Company, Elk-
hart, Indiana.
A beautiful ring was presented to Mr.
Bowers by the employees and execu-
tives of the Company.
After
dinner and presentations,
Islands, as it can he washed and used
for a long time. The lauhala used for
the piano covering was bleached. The
bleaching is a very expensive process
and very few natives can bleach it suc-
cessfully.
The lauhala covering for the piano
was originated by Miss May Drake of
Thayer Piano Co., Honolulu. The in-
strument, with a radio covered to match,
was exhibited at the Hawaiian Products
Show.
KRANICHGBACH
SINCE!
1864
New York
- Tone volume control from a
mere whisper to that even
greater then in a concert
grand piano.
On our 75th Anniversary we.
the direct descendants of the
founders.pledge a continuance
of ourpolicy to manufacture but
one name-one grade-z/rffinest.
Consult your piano manufacturer
MIESSNER INVENTIONS, Inc.
237 E A S T 2 3 R D ST..NEWYORK
18 MAIN ST.
BRAMBACH GRANDS
Original Scales
Modern Designs
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^yr
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A wide variety of modern designs — Lowest Prices —
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629 WEST SOth STREET
NEW YORK