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ture of Anson fuselages and compon-
ents."
Practically the entire personnel of
the Chickering, Knabe, and Mason &
Aeolian American Personnel and
Factories Ready for Piano Making
T H E extensive factories of the Aeol-
ian American Corp. in East Roches-
ter, New York, have in recent months
been going through a reconverting
process which has now placed them
back in their original status for the
manufacturing of pianos. Since con-
siderably before the order came from
the War Production Board that the
R. A . HILL. President
manufacturing of pianos must cease
these factories had been busily en-
gaged in turning out war materiel un-
der contract with Federal Aircraft
Ltd., Montreal, an agreement which
was made sometime prior to the cessa-
tion of piano manufacturing in 1942.
The conversion of its factories in
anticipation of this important com-
mitment was actually started several
months in advance of that time to
prepare for the deliveries required by
the Canadian Government and the im-
portance of the program. The work
required a setting for the manufac-
ture of moulded plywood components
for use in Anson II and V aircraft
which played a leading role in the pro-
gram of the British Commonwealth
Air Training plant in Canada.
That the whole undertaking was
carried to a conclusion with particular
success and efficiency is evidenced "by
the official acknowledgment from W.
A. Newman, President of the Federal
Aircraft, Ltd. The acknowledgment
sanctioned by the Canadian Govern-
ment was sent to R. A. Hill, president
of the Aeolian American Corp. in a
letter as follows:
"Now that your manufacture of
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1945
moulded plywood fuselages and com-
ponets for Anson aircraft has been
brought to a conclusion, I wish to ex-
press on behalf of Federal Aircraft
our sincere appreciation of the fine
cooperation of your company during
the two years that you were so inti-
mately associated with us in the manu-
facture of moulded plywood parts for
use in Anson II and V aircraft, which
have played such an important part in
the British Commonwealth Air Train-
ing Plan in Canada.
"Your company's accomplishments
must be a source of considerable grati-
fication to you. The enthusiasm and
judgment displayed by Mr. Kavanagh
and yourself and your officers and em-
ployees in setting up for the manu-
facture of moulded plywood compon-
ents and the efficient way in which
early production problems were solved
is most exemplary. The quality of
your work has been of the very highest
order and a t no time was our program
embarrassed even to the slightest ex-
tent by your rates of production.
"I consider your record in every way
as being most satisfactory and I do
hope that you will see that all your
officers and employees understand and
appreciate how highly we regard their
wartime contribution in the manufac-
Bottom—Large autoclaves together with
nections mid loading cars. After the vc
they were placed inside of rubber bags a
autoclaves for the final curing- of the ve
Kond idea of the tremendous amount of
factories for this vital war work. Veil
pressures. Men are all former piano me
K.
G . HUBER,
Vice
Pres. and Salesmanager
Hamlin factories, over eight hundred
employees including the executives,
were involved in the work.
Upon the conclusion of the Canadian
contract work of a similar character
was done for the U. S. Government.
Top—Part of the former pin no on.so shop
laiiufucture
which was converted for
of tu so Inn «•* and a
air-co id i Honed to
keep the arihe.siv s at the •roper teni-
perature and hum dity. parti •ulurly ilur-
A Is i shows the
t h e rl veneer* beinn placed
wrapping; room
nndrel.s to form the
over the large
various fust-Inn*' sections.
the necessary pressure tanks, steam con-
neers were wrapped around the mandrels
d a vacuum drawn and then placed in the
dh
ivork which was necessary to prepare the
ers were "cooked" with terrifically high