Music Trade Review

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1U1
Four Pages
Page 3
Table 2 .
Ifiiaical Instruments, P a r t s , and Materials
Number, and Value; 1939 and 1937
Production, by Kind,
1937
1939
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^1,15O,§13
,.^£3^|877,9^
111,245
$18,031,038
103,110
519,567,679
,656
$2,380,283
27,370
£3,239,113
29,847
§4,453,840
15,467
52,418,378
46,700
#,451,342
32,385
$4,821,386
8,359
$1,945,703
12,842
$2,583,461
7,230
52,567,684
14,357
55,966,893
451
4232,186
689
^538,648
Pianos:
Total number
Tot£l value.
Upright:
Number
Value
Vertical or console models with conventional action}
Number
Value
Console models, flat top, drop action:
Number
Value
Grand:
Under 5 feet in length:
Number.
Value.
5 feet to 6 feet in length:
Number.
Value.
over 6 feet in length:
Number.
Value..
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W
HAT 1940 has in store for
piano men is anybody's
guess. With the European
war continuing, and our
not geting into it, piano production
should hit 130,000. If war is stopped,
we shall be lucky to repeat the 1939
performance. Dealers in boom cities
will have to stand guard over credits,
installment paper, for the flimsy
handling of borderline credits could
react to over-sized repossessions.
Being a political year, influences
beyond dealers' control are liable to
aid or hinder the annual results. The
year will either be a cinch, or will be
full of difficulties requiring extreme
skill and ability.
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