Music Trade Review

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ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol.
109 —
AUGUST
No. 8
1950
REVIEW
2845th ISSUE
SERVING
THE
MUSIC
INDUSTRY
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
FOR
OVER
70
YEARS
OUR COVER
Contents
WHAT IS THE PROPER ACE TO COMMENCE PIANO LESSONS
—4 OR 9?
5
by SIDNEY WOLFE, Irvington, N . J .
Sister Mary Luke, Supervisor of (trade School
Music at Sacred Heart Convent, watches the fin-
gering of six students who follow music played
on piano by two students.
ADVERTISING
INDEX
Aluminum Co. of America
American Piano Plate Co
Amsco Wire Products Co
7
27
27
Beach Instrument Co
Bremen Piano Corp.
B rod win Piano Co.
Bumb Piano Movers. Inc.. Julius
, . . . .
22
22
22
22
Central Commercial Corp. (Organo Div.). . . .
Conover Cable Piano Co
2
17
Dampp-Chaser, Inc
13
Estey Piano Corp
20
Gulbransen Co
17
Hardman, Peek & Co
20
Ivoloid Piano Key Co
27
Janssen Piano Co
15
Kelly Co., 0. S
27
Kohler & Campbell.. Inc
12
Kranich & Bach
Outside Back Cover
Maas Organ Co
9
Manpower
26
McMackin Piano Service
26
National Assn. of Piano Tuners
26
National Piano Corp
20
North Hudson Woodcraft Co
27
Orr, Samuel
22
Paragon Foundries
27
Pfriemer. Inc.. Chas
27
Pratt, Read & Co
27
Rockwell School of Tuning
27
Schaff Piano String Co
27
Starr Piano Co
20
Tuners Supply Co
27
Vincent Vilm, Inc
27
Weaver Piano Co
20
Weser Piano Co
20
Wickham Piano Plate Co
25
Wolfe's Play-By-Color
19
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, 1950
"ENJOY YOURSELF—ITS LATER THAN YOU THINK" PROMPTED
BESSERMANS SABBATICAL YEAR
6
C. ALBERT JACOB TELLS A M.C. MEMBERS WHY PIANO PRICES
CANNOT BE LOWERED
8
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (EDITORIAL)
'....'
10
by CARLETON CHACE, Editor
SUGGESTED WAYS AND MEANS TO MAKE YOUR SALES INVEST-
MENTS PROFITABLE
16
by HARRY E. DYKEMAN, B. F. Faeth Piano Co., Nashville, Tenn.
N.A.M.M. NEWS
18
A.M.C. NOTES
21
PIANO TUNING IN REVIEW
24
by ALEXANDER HART, Technical Editor
.
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OBITUARIES
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26
PETER HARTMANN--HERMAN B. 5PIVEY
The
Music
retailers,
Trade
supply
Review
and
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retailers
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