Music Trade Review
Issue: 1951 Vol. 110 N. 1 - Page 19
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NAMM NEWS
NAMM SURVEY
(Continued from page 16)
(Continued from Page 17)
to go ahead 10 percent or more : while 33
percent look for a 5 percent gain. The
remaining 27 percent expect to break
even or drop slightly behind. February,,
same as January. March is expected to
be the spring season's biggest month due
to an early Easter (March 25). April,
60 percent do not expect to ei^ual 1950.
radio-phono combinations. A minority
said all items were in short supply.
Prices
Obvious to all is the fact that prices
are increasing. No decrease in price
were noted.
Best Sellers
Pianos head the list as "tops in dollar
volume." Organs were a close second.
Television took third place with radio-
phono combinations fourth. Musical in-
struments came in fifth place, with rec-
ords and sheet music tying for the sixth
spot.
Deliveries of Merchandise
Only 23% of the merchants queried
Music Outlook First Quarter 1951
NAMM's recent survey among a cross
section of merchants indicated 75 per-
cent expecting a good first quarter. 33
percent believed the first quarter pros-
pects to be bright. 42 percent considered
prospects equal to 1949, while 25 per-
cent thought the outlook cloudy.
were experiencing prompt deliveries.
The big majority (77%) said all de-
liveries were slow. Slowest to come
through are top grade pianos, musical
instruments and organs.
Inventories
No merchant is attempting to decrease
his inventory. As would be expected,
56% of the dealers were increasing
their inventories while 22% were trying
to build up but with difficulty. No
change in inventory policy was reported
by 22% of dealers.
TV n 11 fT
NOW AVAILABLE
. . . are better pianos to help dealers;
better s e r v e their c u s t o m e r s
. . .
Correspondence Invited
WEAVER PIANO CO., Inc.. York. Pa.—Since 1870
11 III 11 111 Hill IIill II111 §ii» tiill Hili II
SHONINGER
WESER BROS.
37 inch
Spinet Models
ESTABLISHED 1850
AMERICA'S FINEST PIANO VALUE
OVER 150,000 WESER BROS.
PIANOS IN USE
in a complete line of conventional and period styles
WESER PIANO CO.
WRITE US FOR OPEN TERRITORY
NATIONAL PIANO CORP., 5 4 Canal Street, New York 2 , N. Y.
HARDMAN,
PECK & CO.
Mcster piano
craftsmen
HARDMAN GRANDS
HARDMAN
CONSOLES
•
'MINIPIANOS'
since 1842
33 West 57th Street
New York
524 W. 43rd STREET
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Telephone LOngacre 4-4960
The ESTEY . .
•
• Meets t h e p r e s e n t
• PRICE demands!
•
For t h e u l t i m a t e i n f i n e . . . .
CONSOLE and UPRIGHT
Consult
PIANOS
Meets the present con-
ditions!
Meets the musical DE-
MANDS of retail pur-
chasers!
• Valuable territories are
still open . . . Write di-
rect to factory for infor-
mation.
PIANO CORPORATION
Mrs. B. K. SETTERGREN, President
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951
19
NAMM NEWS
NAMM SURVEY
(Continued from page 16)
(Continued from Page 17)
to go ahead 10 percent or more : while 33
percent look for a 5 percent gain. The
remaining 27 percent expect to break
even or drop slightly behind. February,,
same as January. March is expected to
be the spring season's biggest month due
to an early Easter (March 25). April,
60 percent do not expect to ei^ual 1950.
radio-phono combinations. A minority
said all items were in short supply.
Prices
Obvious to all is the fact that prices
are increasing. No decrease in price
were noted.
Best Sellers
Pianos head the list as "tops in dollar
volume." Organs were a close second.
Television took third place with radio-
phono combinations fourth. Musical in-
struments came in fifth place, with rec-
ords and sheet music tying for the sixth
spot.
Deliveries of Merchandise
Only 23% of the merchants queried
Music Outlook First Quarter 1951
NAMM's recent survey among a cross
section of merchants indicated 75 per-
cent expecting a good first quarter. 33
percent believed the first quarter pros-
pects to be bright. 42 percent considered
prospects equal to 1949, while 25 per-
cent thought the outlook cloudy.
were experiencing prompt deliveries.
The big majority (77%) said all de-
liveries were slow. Slowest to come
through are top grade pianos, musical
instruments and organs.
Inventories
No merchant is attempting to decrease
his inventory. As would be expected,
56% of the dealers were increasing
their inventories while 22% were trying
to build up but with difficulty. No
change in inventory policy was reported
by 22% of dealers.
TV n 11 fT
NOW AVAILABLE
. . . are better pianos to help dealers;
better s e r v e their c u s t o m e r s
. . .
Correspondence Invited
WEAVER PIANO CO., Inc.. York. Pa.—Since 1870
11 III 11 111 Hill IIill II111 §ii» tiill Hili II
SHONINGER
WESER BROS.
37 inch
Spinet Models
ESTABLISHED 1850
AMERICA'S FINEST PIANO VALUE
OVER 150,000 WESER BROS.
PIANOS IN USE
in a complete line of conventional and period styles
WESER PIANO CO.
WRITE US FOR OPEN TERRITORY
NATIONAL PIANO CORP., 5 4 Canal Street, New York 2 , N. Y.
HARDMAN,
PECK & CO.
Mcster piano
craftsmen
HARDMAN GRANDS
HARDMAN
CONSOLES
•
'MINIPIANOS'
since 1842
33 West 57th Street
New York
524 W. 43rd STREET
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Telephone LOngacre 4-4960
The ESTEY . .
•
• Meets t h e p r e s e n t
• PRICE demands!
•
For t h e u l t i m a t e i n f i n e . . . .
CONSOLE and UPRIGHT
Consult
PIANOS
Meets the present con-
ditions!
Meets the musical DE-
MANDS of retail pur-
chasers!
• Valuable territories are
still open . . . Write di-
rect to factory for infor-
mation.
PIANO CORPORATION
Mrs. B. K. SETTERGREN, President
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951
19
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