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William W. Kimball Becomes
4th President of The W. W. Kimball Co.
William W. Kimball, son of the late
C. N. Kimball, was elected president
•of the W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago,
111., at a special meeting of the Board
of Directors held December 13, 1945,
to succeed the late W. W. Lufkin, who
passed away last month.
Mr. Kimball therefore becomes the
fourth president of the company which
was established 88 years ago. In 1921
after graduating from Dartmouth Col-
lege, Mr. Kimball joined the organiza-
tion as a bookkeeper. He later spent
two years at retail selling and then en-
tered the factory to learn piano mak-
ing. He was elected a director of the
company in 1928, and vice president
in 1933, succeeding the late E. B. Bart-
lett. For many years he has been a
deep student of piano and pipe organ
building techniques. He is considered
exceptionally well posted, not only in
piano and pipe organ construction,
but in the field of electronics.
Other officers electer were: Vice-
President and General Manager J. V.
Sill. Vice-President and Superintend-
ent, Geo. B. Lufkin. Treasurer, D. W.
Kimball. Secretary, Ben F. Duvall.
Mr Sill has long been vice president
of the company. The responsibilities
of general manager have been added
to those of vice president in charge
of sales. Mr. Lufkin, brother of the
late deceased W. W. Lufkin, has long
been general factory superintendent.
New Castle, piano operation.
George M. Bundy, chairman of the
board, stated that these changes were
D. W. Kimball, a brother of the new
president of the company, and B. F.
Duvall have been treasurer and secre-
tary for several years.
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Feddersen Gen I Sales Mgr.;
Parrish, French Gen I Mgr.
Organization changes made in con-
nection with Selmer's post-war pro-
gram have just been announced by J.
M. Grolimund, president of the firm.
Jack Feddersen, Executive Vice-
President, is returning to the main
office at Elkhart as General Sales Man-
ager, and will coordinate sales and ad-
vertising activities of all divisions of
the firm. C. N. "Spot" Light will con-
tinue at Elkhart as Selmer Sales Man-
ager, while L. A. "Slim" Knowles,
Jesse French Division Sales Manager,
will move his office to Elkhart about
January 1st.
Several changes have been announc-
ed at the Jesse French Division, New
Castle, which has been under the man-
agement of Mr. Feddersen for the past
three years.
Owen S. Parrish has been appointed
General Manager of the Jesse French
Division. Mr. Parrish formerly was
comptroller at New Castle. Harry
Bedford, industrial engineer formerly
with the General Electric Co., has been
appointed production manager of the
JACK
FEDDERSEN
made in preparation for the extensive
post-war sales and manufacturing pro-
gram planned by Selmer.
Hecht Bros. Piano Salon Modernized;
A. J. Brissette Now Manager
HARRY
BEDFORD
He stated that the firm was gearing
up to supply its dealers with a sub-
stantial amount of merchandise in 1946
^nd to initiate a greatly expanded ad-
vertising and sales promotion program.
The New Piano Salon of Hecht Bros, in Baltimore, Md.
The Piano Salon of Hecht Bros.,
Howard and Franklin Sts., Baltimore,
Md., has been thoroughly modernized.
Through the war period Hecht Bros,
maintained their sales force and piano
technicians and have catered to the
music loving people of Baltimore.
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Recently A. J. Brissette of New York
City was appointed to take charge of
the Piano Department with William G.
Hause as his assistant.
Shop facilites have been enlarged
and for complete refinishing and re-
pair work.
E. R. Taylor Becomes
Advertising Dir. of Zenith Radio
Appointment of E. R. Taylor to be-
come Zenith Radio Corporation's dir-
ector of advertising has been announc-
ed by J. J. Nance, vice president. Tay-
lor joined Zenith in 1943, first taking
charge of sales promotion for the new
Zenith Radionic Hearing Aid. With
reconversion, Taylor assumed charge
of promoting Zenith radios.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JANUARY, 1946