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Harmony School of Piano Tuning
To Occupy 3-Story Bldg in Harrisburg
Having received a license from the
State Department of Instruction of
Pennsylvania to operate, John Collins
Steinway Sons
Return from the War
Major Theodore D. Steinway, after
recently being cited for and decorated
with the Bronze Star Medal, is now
on terminal leave, after which he will
Cake, opened last month a piano tun-
ing school at 2117 N. Sixth St., Harris-
berg, Pa., Mr. Cake will teach theory
and practice and Bernard Theurer,
regulation and repair. It is called the
Harmony School of Piano Tuning.
With an immediate influx of appli-
cations which came through the Vet-
erans Administartion, Mr. Cake found
his initial quarters too cramped and
has now leased larger quarters at 120
South Cameron St., where the school
will occupy a three story brick build-
ing with a basement the same size as
the upper floors, loading platform and
freight elevators, in all comprising
approximately 12,000 square feet of
floor space.
Lett to Right—John Collins Cake, head of
Harmony Ptano Tuning School, George Ger-
meyer, head of retinlshlng department, and
Bernard Theurer, head of regulation and repair.
"With this set-up," said Mr. Cake,
we are putting in a case refinishing
department and will give the student
tuners the advantage which it will
afford them and it will enable us to
take a piano into the factory from
the various dealers in the city as well
as from our own private customers
and do a complete job on it at a
minimum of cost. We will maintain
MAJOR THEODORE STEINWAY
retume his duties in one of the Stein-
way factories.
Captain John H. Steinway, third
son of President Theodore E. Steinway,
has recently been transferred from
Accra, West Coast of Africa, to La
Guardia Airfield in Long Island, N. Y.
Lieut, (j.g.) Frederick Steinway, on
leave from the Navy, was recently
married to Miss Mary K. Castle in
Tulsa, Okla.
Captain Charles G. Steinway, son
of Mr. Charles F. M. Steinway of
Steinway & Sons, is the Steinway cited
for and decorated with the Bronze
Star Medal and Purple Heart last year.
He also is at home on a leave from
the European theatre of war.
Carl T. Keppler, recently honorably
discharged, after three years service
in the Army, two of them overseas,
has returned to Steinway & Sons and
has resumed his duties as Advertising
Manager.
40 years' experience
in cooperating with
makers of fine pianos
to the end of . . .
BETTER TONE
STANDARD
Piano Hammer Co.
I Not Inc.)
820 North Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO 51, ILLINOIS
28
The Harmony
School of Piano
Tuning,
our office at 2117 North Sixth Street
and will do the initial training work
here until we get established in the
larger quarters."
A very well planned and effective
broadside has been issued by the school
setting forth its plans. These include
a resident course, and a combination
course.
Resident Course
The resident course requires that
the student come to Harrisburg. The
regular schedule is six hours daily, five
days a week for training and practice.
A student may hasten graduation by
putting in longer hours. The total 240'
hours minimum study consists of: 10
hours of Unisons; 30 hours advanced
Unisons; 40 hours perfect fourths and
fifths; 40 hours on Equalized Temper-
ament; 120 hours regulation, repair,
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JANUARY, 1946