Music Trade Review
Issue: 1940 Vol. 99 N. 9 - Page 18
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 19W
William J. Keeley
former president of the Auto
Pneumatic Action Co.
passes away
which was formed later of which he was ices were held at the St. James Chapel,
vice-president. At one time he was presi- Cathedral of St. John the Devine, New
dent of the National Piano Travelers As- York and interment was at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
The pallbearers were Albert Behning,
Richard W. Lawrence, Paul B. Klugh,
Gordon G. Campbell, Mr. Banks and Mr.
Gaverich.
Among those present were Julius White,
Gustave Behning, William H. Bowles, E.
E. Vidand, A. W. Johnston, Herbert Simp-
son, William A. Mennie, Carleton Chaco
and others.
William J. Keeley for many Y ear s ac *
tive in the player division of the piano
industry but retired since 1925 passed
away at his home on Riverside Drive,
New York August 25th after a lingering
illness.
Mr. Keeley started his career in the>
music industry as a clerk in the music
department of Sherman Clay & Co. in
San Francisco. Later he came east and
entered the employ of the Wilcox <& White
Co. in Meridan, Conn. While there he
became acquainted with Charles Kohler
and later with Thomas Danquard devel-
oped a player action which -was used in
the Autopiano manufactured by the then
newly formed Autopiano Co. Later when
it was decided to make player actions for
the trade he became president of the
Auto Pneumatic Action Co. a position hfc
William J. Keeley
held many years and of which he be-
came a substantial stockholder as well
as in the Standard Pneumatic Action Co. sociation. At the time of his death he
was in his late seventies.
He is survived by a widow, Grace Burr
Hamilton, his second wife. Funeral serv-
KRANICH
BACH
PIANOS
Since 1864
yye manufacture one
quality - the finest. -
3rorn the new 6mall
con/Sole to the nine foot
concert grand every
KranicluSachpianoib
Brooks Mays Passes Away
Brooks Mays, prominent Dallas, Texas
piano man and head of Brooks Mays &
Co., passed away after a lingering illness
on August 8th at the age of 71.
irr
CONSOLE and GRAND PIANOS
offer dealers and purchasers
alike, the ultimate in fine pianos—
truly "star" value in design and
construction.
We Invite Inquiry
STARR PIANO COMPANY.
Richmond, Indiana
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
New York
Tone volume control from a
mere whisper to that even
greater then in a concert
grand piano.
Consult your piano manufacturer
NUESSNER INVENTIONS, Inc.
18 MAIN ST.
MILLBURN. N. I.
237EAST23RD.STREET,N.Y
Master Piano Craftsmen for 99 Years
HARDMAN PIANOS • MINIPIANOS . HARRINGTON PIANOS
33 West 57th St., New York
-T. M. R«g. Hi Eamuff Pianette
BRAMBACH GRANDS
Original Scales
Modern Designs
KOHLER & CAMPBELL
Grands — Consoles
Studio Uprights
A wide variety of modern designs — Lowest Prices —
— Write for Details —
The Piano the Public Asks Par
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
132nd St. and Alexander Ave., New York
KOHLER & CAMPBELL, INC.
629 WEST 50th STREET
NEW YORK
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 19W
William J. Keeley
former president of the Auto
Pneumatic Action Co.
passes away
which was formed later of which he was ices were held at the St. James Chapel,
vice-president. At one time he was presi- Cathedral of St. John the Devine, New
dent of the National Piano Travelers As- York and interment was at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
The pallbearers were Albert Behning,
Richard W. Lawrence, Paul B. Klugh,
Gordon G. Campbell, Mr. Banks and Mr.
Gaverich.
Among those present were Julius White,
Gustave Behning, William H. Bowles, E.
E. Vidand, A. W. Johnston, Herbert Simp-
son, William A. Mennie, Carleton Chaco
and others.
William J. Keeley for many Y ear s ac *
tive in the player division of the piano
industry but retired since 1925 passed
away at his home on Riverside Drive,
New York August 25th after a lingering
illness.
Mr. Keeley started his career in the>
music industry as a clerk in the music
department of Sherman Clay & Co. in
San Francisco. Later he came east and
entered the employ of the Wilcox <& White
Co. in Meridan, Conn. While there he
became acquainted with Charles Kohler
and later with Thomas Danquard devel-
oped a player action which -was used in
the Autopiano manufactured by the then
newly formed Autopiano Co. Later when
it was decided to make player actions for
the trade he became president of the
Auto Pneumatic Action Co. a position hfc
William J. Keeley
held many years and of which he be-
came a substantial stockholder as well
as in the Standard Pneumatic Action Co. sociation. At the time of his death he
was in his late seventies.
He is survived by a widow, Grace Burr
Hamilton, his second wife. Funeral serv-
KRANICH
BACH
PIANOS
Since 1864
yye manufacture one
quality - the finest. -
3rorn the new 6mall
con/Sole to the nine foot
concert grand every
KranicluSachpianoib
Brooks Mays Passes Away
Brooks Mays, prominent Dallas, Texas
piano man and head of Brooks Mays &
Co., passed away after a lingering illness
on August 8th at the age of 71.
irr
CONSOLE and GRAND PIANOS
offer dealers and purchasers
alike, the ultimate in fine pianos—
truly "star" value in design and
construction.
We Invite Inquiry
STARR PIANO COMPANY.
Richmond, Indiana
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
New York
Tone volume control from a
mere whisper to that even
greater then in a concert
grand piano.
Consult your piano manufacturer
NUESSNER INVENTIONS, Inc.
18 MAIN ST.
MILLBURN. N. I.
237EAST23RD.STREET,N.Y
Master Piano Craftsmen for 99 Years
HARDMAN PIANOS • MINIPIANOS . HARRINGTON PIANOS
33 West 57th St., New York
-T. M. R«g. Hi Eamuff Pianette
BRAMBACH GRANDS
Original Scales
Modern Designs
KOHLER & CAMPBELL
Grands — Consoles
Studio Uprights
A wide variety of modern designs — Lowest Prices —
— Write for Details —
The Piano the Public Asks Par
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
132nd St. and Alexander Ave., New York
KOHLER & CAMPBELL, INC.
629 WEST 50th STREET
NEW YORK
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