Music Trade Review
Issue: 1945 Vol. 104 N. 9 - Page 30
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George Hochman
George Hochman, well known musi-
cian, concert tuner and in recent years
floor salesman at
the Fifth Ave. sa-
lon of Wm. Knabe
& Co., New York,
passed away at
his home from a
heart attack on
August 16th. He
was 63 years of
age and had been
associated w i t h
Wm. Knabe & Co.
f o r 4 5 years.
Starting as a tun-
er he became so
expert that he
GEORGE HOCHMAN
b e c a m e
t u n e r
fQr
such celebrities as Cammille St. Saens,
Madame Nordica, Eugene D'Albert,
Emil Sauer, Leopold Godowski, Fer-
ruccio Busoni, Arthur Rubenstein and
others. He was born in Leningrad and
came to America in 1892 and studied
at the Hebrew Technical Institute.
Mr. Hochman was held in high es-
teem by all who knew him and especi-
ally by those associated with him in
business. One of the high lights in
his career, of which he was always
proud, was that he sold the piano that
George Gershwin learned to play on
to Gershwin's father.
He is survived by a widow Celia
Wolfson Hochman and a son Julius.
Funeral services were held at the Riv-
erside Chapel. Interment was at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery.
•
William F. Schlemmer
William F. Schlemmer, president
since 1914 of Hammacher, Schlemmer
& Co., New York, of which the Amer-
ican Piano Supply Co. is a division,
died on August 18th at his home, 330
Park Avenue, New York, after a long
illness. He was 70 years old.
Born and educated in New York,
Mr. Schlemmer entered the small hard-
ware organization which was founded
by his father ninety-seven years ago.
At that time the firm occupied a small
store in the downtown section, but in
the late Twenties, under Mr. Schlem-
mer's direction, the firm, having
branched out, was moved to the twelve-
story at its present address.
Mr. Schlemmer leaves a widow, Else
F., and two sisters, Mrs. E. B. Bruch
30
20 at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Ft.
Wayne. Burial took place the follow-
ing day in Boston. Col. Avery, is sur-
vived by the widow, Cecile, and one
daughter, Mary Therese.
of New York and Mrs. Carl Schoen
of Rumson, N. J.
Funeral services were held on Tues-
day, August 27th, at the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church and was attended
by a large number of friends and mem-
bers of the trade. Interment was at
Woodlawn Cemetery.
John Wesley Morrison
Col. William J. Avery
Colonel William J. Avery, 53, for the
past seven years export manager of
the Farnsworth Television & Radio
Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., died August
17th, at his home in Fort Wayne, fol-
lowing a two years' illness. Col. Avery
had been with the Farnsworth organ-
ization since its inception in 1939.
A native of Boston, Mass., he gradu-
ated from West Point Military Acad-
emy in 1914, and served during World
War I as an infantry captain. While
serving in France, he participated in
the battles at Soisson, St. Mihiel, the
Meuse-Argonne and the Marne. Sub-
sequent to his honorable discharge
from the Army in 1919, Col. Avery
was elevated to the rank of Lt.-colonel
in the military reserve.
Col. Avery was one of the most wide-
ly known and widely travelled men in
the export industry. In 1920, he ac-
cepted a position with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works at Philadelphia in
the Engineering Specialty Department
of the Foreign Sales Division. In 1924,
he headed the Export Radio Division
for the Atwater-Kent line of radios,
one of the first nationally-known firms
to pioneer the radio export market
In 1935, Col. Avery became vice presi-
dent of the New York Export Com-
pany, and later was made merchandis-
ing manaerer of the International Divi-
sion of RCA. During his twenty-five
years of export experience, Col. Avery
had visited 125 foreign countries.
Funeral services were held August
MAN POWER
TWO TUNERS WANTED
Must be able to do fine tuning and action
work. Must be honest, sober and settled.
THE BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY
306 W. Broadway
Louisville. Kentucky
Supervisor Wanted
who is familiar with piano repairing. This
is an exceptionally good opportunity. Answer
to Box 421, THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Room 510, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York
20. N. Y.
John Wesley Morrison, sixty-four,
builder of pipe organs, died in Spring-
field, Mass, on September 10th. A na-
tive of Omaha, Neb., he represented
the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vt.,
for twenty-eight years in that locality
before going into business for himself.
NAPT. Executive Board
Makes Plans for Future
The National Association of Piano
Tuners due to transportation restric-
tions cancelled their 1945 National
Convention and in its place held an
Executive Board Meeting August 7th
and 8th at Rowe Hotel, Grand Rapids,
Michigan. The agenda was set for 1916
and the Board guaranteed that some
of these plans will take shape before
January 1st.
The Board recognized the success of
the FUND inaugurated last year by
the Vice President at the Pittsburgh
Convention and voted for the contin-
uance in 1946. Other financial plans
will be forthcoming. The President's
message on "Introduction of Piano
Study in all First Class Schools" was
considered by the Board and action will
be taken in 1946.
Clark & Jones to Distribute
Stromberg Carlson Radio
Clifford J. Hunt, manager of radio
sales of the Stromberg-Carlson Co.,
Rochester, N. Y., has announced the
appointment as area distributors for
the company's postwar radio, FM and
television line, the well-known distri-
buting firm of Clark & Jones of Bir-
mingham, Ala. The Alabama area,
marketing authorities say, is expected
to offer one of the South's richest post-
war trading areas. Mr. Hunt pointed
out that the Alabama distributing firm
named to represent the fifty-one year
old communications firm has strong
roots in the business life of the South.
Clark & Jones trace their commer-
cial history to their founding in 1898
by H. S. Jones, Senior, whose son, H.
S. Jones, Jr., is one of the three firm
executives today. The firm, which will
celebrate its forty-seventh birthday
soon, is known for the thoroughness
and consistent high quality of its serv-
ice to the dealers in its territory.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1945
George Hochman
George Hochman, well known musi-
cian, concert tuner and in recent years
floor salesman at
the Fifth Ave. sa-
lon of Wm. Knabe
& Co., New York,
passed away at
his home from a
heart attack on
August 16th. He
was 63 years of
age and had been
associated w i t h
Wm. Knabe & Co.
f o r 4 5 years.
Starting as a tun-
er he became so
expert that he
GEORGE HOCHMAN
b e c a m e
t u n e r
fQr
such celebrities as Cammille St. Saens,
Madame Nordica, Eugene D'Albert,
Emil Sauer, Leopold Godowski, Fer-
ruccio Busoni, Arthur Rubenstein and
others. He was born in Leningrad and
came to America in 1892 and studied
at the Hebrew Technical Institute.
Mr. Hochman was held in high es-
teem by all who knew him and especi-
ally by those associated with him in
business. One of the high lights in
his career, of which he was always
proud, was that he sold the piano that
George Gershwin learned to play on
to Gershwin's father.
He is survived by a widow Celia
Wolfson Hochman and a son Julius.
Funeral services were held at the Riv-
erside Chapel. Interment was at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery.
•
William F. Schlemmer
William F. Schlemmer, president
since 1914 of Hammacher, Schlemmer
& Co., New York, of which the Amer-
ican Piano Supply Co. is a division,
died on August 18th at his home, 330
Park Avenue, New York, after a long
illness. He was 70 years old.
Born and educated in New York,
Mr. Schlemmer entered the small hard-
ware organization which was founded
by his father ninety-seven years ago.
At that time the firm occupied a small
store in the downtown section, but in
the late Twenties, under Mr. Schlem-
mer's direction, the firm, having
branched out, was moved to the twelve-
story at its present address.
Mr. Schlemmer leaves a widow, Else
F., and two sisters, Mrs. E. B. Bruch
30
20 at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Ft.
Wayne. Burial took place the follow-
ing day in Boston. Col. Avery, is sur-
vived by the widow, Cecile, and one
daughter, Mary Therese.
of New York and Mrs. Carl Schoen
of Rumson, N. J.
Funeral services were held on Tues-
day, August 27th, at the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church and was attended
by a large number of friends and mem-
bers of the trade. Interment was at
Woodlawn Cemetery.
John Wesley Morrison
Col. William J. Avery
Colonel William J. Avery, 53, for the
past seven years export manager of
the Farnsworth Television & Radio
Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., died August
17th, at his home in Fort Wayne, fol-
lowing a two years' illness. Col. Avery
had been with the Farnsworth organ-
ization since its inception in 1939.
A native of Boston, Mass., he gradu-
ated from West Point Military Acad-
emy in 1914, and served during World
War I as an infantry captain. While
serving in France, he participated in
the battles at Soisson, St. Mihiel, the
Meuse-Argonne and the Marne. Sub-
sequent to his honorable discharge
from the Army in 1919, Col. Avery
was elevated to the rank of Lt.-colonel
in the military reserve.
Col. Avery was one of the most wide-
ly known and widely travelled men in
the export industry. In 1920, he ac-
cepted a position with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works at Philadelphia in
the Engineering Specialty Department
of the Foreign Sales Division. In 1924,
he headed the Export Radio Division
for the Atwater-Kent line of radios,
one of the first nationally-known firms
to pioneer the radio export market
In 1935, Col. Avery became vice presi-
dent of the New York Export Com-
pany, and later was made merchandis-
ing manaerer of the International Divi-
sion of RCA. During his twenty-five
years of export experience, Col. Avery
had visited 125 foreign countries.
Funeral services were held August
MAN POWER
TWO TUNERS WANTED
Must be able to do fine tuning and action
work. Must be honest, sober and settled.
THE BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY
306 W. Broadway
Louisville. Kentucky
Supervisor Wanted
who is familiar with piano repairing. This
is an exceptionally good opportunity. Answer
to Box 421, THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Room 510, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York
20. N. Y.
John Wesley Morrison, sixty-four,
builder of pipe organs, died in Spring-
field, Mass, on September 10th. A na-
tive of Omaha, Neb., he represented
the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vt.,
for twenty-eight years in that locality
before going into business for himself.
NAPT. Executive Board
Makes Plans for Future
The National Association of Piano
Tuners due to transportation restric-
tions cancelled their 1945 National
Convention and in its place held an
Executive Board Meeting August 7th
and 8th at Rowe Hotel, Grand Rapids,
Michigan. The agenda was set for 1916
and the Board guaranteed that some
of these plans will take shape before
January 1st.
The Board recognized the success of
the FUND inaugurated last year by
the Vice President at the Pittsburgh
Convention and voted for the contin-
uance in 1946. Other financial plans
will be forthcoming. The President's
message on "Introduction of Piano
Study in all First Class Schools" was
considered by the Board and action will
be taken in 1946.
Clark & Jones to Distribute
Stromberg Carlson Radio
Clifford J. Hunt, manager of radio
sales of the Stromberg-Carlson Co.,
Rochester, N. Y., has announced the
appointment as area distributors for
the company's postwar radio, FM and
television line, the well-known distri-
buting firm of Clark & Jones of Bir-
mingham, Ala. The Alabama area,
marketing authorities say, is expected
to offer one of the South's richest post-
war trading areas. Mr. Hunt pointed
out that the Alabama distributing firm
named to represent the fifty-one year
old communications firm has strong
roots in the business life of the South.
Clark & Jones trace their commer-
cial history to their founding in 1898
by H. S. Jones, Senior, whose son, H.
S. Jones, Jr., is one of the three firm
executives today. The firm, which will
celebrate its forty-seventh birthday
soon, is known for the thoroughness
and consistent high quality of its serv-
ice to the dealers in its territory.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1945
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