Music Trade Review

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ESTABLISHED 1879
DECEMBER
Vol. 109 — No. 12
19 50
REVIEW
2849th ISSUE
SERVING
THE
MUSIC
INDUSTRY
FOR
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
OVER
70
YEARS
OUR COVER
Contents
SUCCESSFUL RETAIL SALES MANAGEMENT DURING
A SEMI-WAR ECONOMY
by HOWARD W. COWEE, New York University
School of Retailing
7
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (EDITORIAL)
by CARLETON CHACE
12
COMMON SENSE AND AMERICAN INGENUITY WILL W I N
OUT FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
A Year-end Message from RAY S. ERLANDSON,
President of the N.A.M.M.
Mrs. Kosilii Nin. prominent pianist and piano
teacher and wile of Salvador B. Xin, San Juan.
P.K. iiiiino merchant, is shown instructing one of
the member* c > t" her lar^e |>i:iiu> p'iisses.
NEW YEARS GREETINGS FROM HENRY G. BEHNING
President of the Natl Piano Travelers Assn.
16
20
RESTRICTIONS ON ALUMINUM AND OTHER CRITICAL
METALS EASED
21
ADVERTISING INDEX
Aeolian American Corp
6
Aluminum Co. of America
17
American Piano P'ate Co
43
Amsco Wire Products Corp
39-43
8aldwin Piano Co
4
Bauer Bench Co., Inc
19
Beach Instrument Corp
28
Bremen Piano Corp
31
Brodwin Piano Co
33
Cornwall & Patterson
39
Dampp-Chascr, Inc
40
Estey Piano Corp
32
Gulbransen Co.
15
Hardman, Peck & Co
32
Howe, Alfred H
41-43
Janssen Piano Co
35
Kelly Co., O. S
43
Kirsten's
38
Kimball Co., W. W
25
Kohler & Campbell, Inc
11
Kranich & Bach, Inc
Outside Back Cover
McMackin Piano Service
43
Maas Organ Co
21
Monroe-Sander Corp
37
National Piano Corp
27, 32
North Hudson Woodcraft Co
39
Orr, Samuel
28
Paragon Foundries
43
Pf riemer. Inc.. Chas
36, 43
Pratt, Read & Co., Inc
29, 43
Rockwell School of Tuning
37, 43
Schaff Piano String Corp
43
Sohmer & Co., Inc
9
Standard Piano Hammer Co
38
Starr Piano Co
32
Steinway & Sons
3
Story & Clark Piano Co
2
Tuners Supply Co
43
Vincent Vilm, Inc
39, 43
Weaver Piano Co
32
Weser Piano Co
32
Wiekham Piano Plate Co
42
Wood & Brooks Co
22, 23
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1950
NAMM NEWS
24
AMC NOTES
26
PROGRESS WHICH HAS BEEN MADE BY THE AMERICAN
MUSIC CONFERENCE IN 1950
21
by LOUIS C. La MA IR, Pres. of American Music Conference
RCA SHOWS IMPROVED COLOR TV IN WASHINGTON
30
PIANO TUNING IN REVIEW
by ALEXANDER HART. Technical Editor
41
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