Music Trade Review
Issue: 1951 Vol. 110 N. 11 - Page 26
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I OBITUARIES |
PHILIP GORDON
Philip Gordon, Business Manager of
the "Music Trades", New York, and a
former concert pianist, passed away
suddenly on Tuesday, October 23rd, at
his home, in his 58th year.
Mr. Gordon had been associated with
the "Music Trades" since 1933. Pre-
vious to that he had been an exhibiting
artist for the Aeolian Company and the
American Piano Corp. He also had ap-
peared with Caruso and accompanied
Mischa Elman and studied under Rafael
Joseffy and Ernst Von Dohnany.
He is survived by a widow, Virginia
Benton Gordon, and a nephew, Edmund
Gordon.
Funeral services were held on Thurs-
day, October 25th, at the Riverside
Chapel in New York and were attended
by many friends as well as a large
number of members of the piano indus-
try in the New York metropolitan area.
A. V. MINIFEE
A. V. (Jock) Minifee, Pontiac, Mich.,
passed away recently from a heart at-
tack at the age of 77 years.
He was born in Alma, Ontario and
was trained as a piano tuner by the
Bell Piano Co. at Guelph, Ontario. He
ESTABLISHED 1885
INCORPORATED IS03
HENRY WICKHAM.
Ftunder
FRANCIS J. RYBAK
Francis J. Rybak, head of Francis J.
Rybak & Co., Yonkers, N. Y., well-
known organ technician, passed away
in his fifty-second year on October 30th.
He is survived by his widow, Norma,
a son Frank, his parents and two sisters
and a brother.
He was former president of the Bronx
Kiwanis Club, a Mason and belonged
to Pilot Project, a welfare group in
the Bronx where on White Plains Road
his organ plant was located.
Services including religious and Ma-
sonic services were held at his home, 78
Seminary Ave., Wednesday evening,
October 31st. Interment was in Mount
Hope Cemetery.
CELEBRATED WICKHAM P L A T E S .
Now Available . . .
TheTunerAlone^
Preserves^
The To
FLY BRAND TUNING PINS
• The celebrated Fly Brand Tuning Pins, known
for their exceptional tonal qualities, are again
available.
• The quality is the same today as it was over 50
years ago.
• Fly Brand Pins are made of specially drawn wire,
absolutely uniform in every detail.
WE INVITE YOUR INQUIRIES:
Sole Agents in U.S.A. and Canada
AMERICAN PIANO SUPPLY CO.
Division of Hammacher, Schlemmer 8C Co.
6 WEST 20 STREET
Since 1848
JOIN
THE .
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
o f
PIANO TUNERS
THERE IS N O T H I N G FINER
i
went to Pontiac in 1906. He was a
charter member of the Piano Tuners
Guild, organized about 1910, and later
became a member of the National Asso-
ciation of Piano Tuners and was the
first president of the Detroit division.
He became national president of the
N.A.P.T. in 1931.
He was the first to promote regional
convention meetings among tuners
which were then held in Indianapolis,
Grand
Rapids, Toledo, Toronto,
Rochester and Washington. Since 1941,
he has been a member of the American
Society of Piano Technicians and has
been active in the support of this or-
ganization. He was also a founder of
the Pontiac Music Guild and helped or-
ganize chapters in other cities through-
out the state.
He is survived by his widow and
three daughters, three sisters and a
brother, as well as five grand-children.
Funeral services were held at the
Huntoon Funeral Home and interment
at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
NEW YORK 3, N. Y.
Organized To Maintain The Highest Tech-
nical And Professional Standards In The
Practice Of Piano Service.
Originators of a Nation-Wide System of
Qualified Piano Service Identified by a
Membership Certificate of "REGISTERED
TUNER and REBUILDER of Pianos." This
certificate is issued each year for the pro-
tection of the Tuner and his C'ientele.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PIANO TUNERS
MEMBERSHIP OFFICE:
957 EAST 78th ST., CLEVELAND 3, OHIO
TUNERS' JOURNAL OFFICE:
430 OGLETHORPE ST., N.W., WASH. 11, D.C.
READ THE TUNERS' JOURNAL
26
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1951
I OBITUARIES |
PHILIP GORDON
Philip Gordon, Business Manager of
the "Music Trades", New York, and a
former concert pianist, passed away
suddenly on Tuesday, October 23rd, at
his home, in his 58th year.
Mr. Gordon had been associated with
the "Music Trades" since 1933. Pre-
vious to that he had been an exhibiting
artist for the Aeolian Company and the
American Piano Corp. He also had ap-
peared with Caruso and accompanied
Mischa Elman and studied under Rafael
Joseffy and Ernst Von Dohnany.
He is survived by a widow, Virginia
Benton Gordon, and a nephew, Edmund
Gordon.
Funeral services were held on Thurs-
day, October 25th, at the Riverside
Chapel in New York and were attended
by many friends as well as a large
number of members of the piano indus-
try in the New York metropolitan area.
A. V. MINIFEE
A. V. (Jock) Minifee, Pontiac, Mich.,
passed away recently from a heart at-
tack at the age of 77 years.
He was born in Alma, Ontario and
was trained as a piano tuner by the
Bell Piano Co. at Guelph, Ontario. He
ESTABLISHED 1885
INCORPORATED IS03
HENRY WICKHAM.
Ftunder
FRANCIS J. RYBAK
Francis J. Rybak, head of Francis J.
Rybak & Co., Yonkers, N. Y., well-
known organ technician, passed away
in his fifty-second year on October 30th.
He is survived by his widow, Norma,
a son Frank, his parents and two sisters
and a brother.
He was former president of the Bronx
Kiwanis Club, a Mason and belonged
to Pilot Project, a welfare group in
the Bronx where on White Plains Road
his organ plant was located.
Services including religious and Ma-
sonic services were held at his home, 78
Seminary Ave., Wednesday evening,
October 31st. Interment was in Mount
Hope Cemetery.
CELEBRATED WICKHAM P L A T E S .
Now Available . . .
TheTunerAlone^
Preserves^
The To
FLY BRAND TUNING PINS
• The celebrated Fly Brand Tuning Pins, known
for their exceptional tonal qualities, are again
available.
• The quality is the same today as it was over 50
years ago.
• Fly Brand Pins are made of specially drawn wire,
absolutely uniform in every detail.
WE INVITE YOUR INQUIRIES:
Sole Agents in U.S.A. and Canada
AMERICAN PIANO SUPPLY CO.
Division of Hammacher, Schlemmer 8C Co.
6 WEST 20 STREET
Since 1848
JOIN
THE .
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
o f
PIANO TUNERS
THERE IS N O T H I N G FINER
i
went to Pontiac in 1906. He was a
charter member of the Piano Tuners
Guild, organized about 1910, and later
became a member of the National Asso-
ciation of Piano Tuners and was the
first president of the Detroit division.
He became national president of the
N.A.P.T. in 1931.
He was the first to promote regional
convention meetings among tuners
which were then held in Indianapolis,
Grand
Rapids, Toledo, Toronto,
Rochester and Washington. Since 1941,
he has been a member of the American
Society of Piano Technicians and has
been active in the support of this or-
ganization. He was also a founder of
the Pontiac Music Guild and helped or-
ganize chapters in other cities through-
out the state.
He is survived by his widow and
three daughters, three sisters and a
brother, as well as five grand-children.
Funeral services were held at the
Huntoon Funeral Home and interment
at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
NEW YORK 3, N. Y.
Organized To Maintain The Highest Tech-
nical And Professional Standards In The
Practice Of Piano Service.
Originators of a Nation-Wide System of
Qualified Piano Service Identified by a
Membership Certificate of "REGISTERED
TUNER and REBUILDER of Pianos." This
certificate is issued each year for the pro-
tection of the Tuner and his C'ientele.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PIANO TUNERS
MEMBERSHIP OFFICE:
957 EAST 78th ST., CLEVELAND 3, OHIO
TUNERS' JOURNAL OFFICE:
430 OGLETHORPE ST., N.W., WASH. 11, D.C.
READ THE TUNERS' JOURNAL
26
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1951
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