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80 Gulbransen Pianos in
Hamilton Pianos for Navy
Use in San Francisco Schools With Bench Attached
The total of Gulbransen upright
pianos purchased by the Board of Edu-
cation of the City and County of San
Francisco has now reached 80. These
pianos are for the schools and music
departments in that area. The latest ship-
ment was that of 20 Gulbransen Minuet
uprights. These were delivered by the
Bob Allen Piano Salon, San Francisco,
California, and in the accompanying
illustration Mr. Allen is shown receiving
congratulations regarding this latest
shipment.
Three New Representatives
For Minshall-Estey Organ
The Minshall-Estey Organ, Inc.,
Brattleboro, Vt., announces the appoint-
ment of three representatives, one lo-
The Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati,
Ohio, recently shipped four carloads ol
Style 242 Hamilton upright pianos to
the U. S. Navy. The majority of these
instruments went to the Navy Depot at
Norfolk and a smaller number went to
the Navy Depot at San Diego, Calif.
The pianos a e finished in special
Navy gray color and are the standard
BOB ALLKX AND GULBRANSEN
PIANOS FOR SCHOOLS
weighs 150 pounds, has a height o f
53% inches, length 31 inches and a
depth of 19 inches.
The Minshall Model H, single manual,
although even smaller than a piano, ac-
cording to specifications made out by
the company, reproduces from stand-
ard electronic tubes the cello, violin,
horn as well as the grandeur of the
diapason. This instrument was inlro-
duced last year and created considerable
comment at the Convention. In th : s
model, a full octave of pedal bass notes
provides a pleasing balance of bass
tones, and that frees both hands for ac-
companiment and melody playing on
the manual.
CHIEF MUSICIAN BOWERS IXSPECTS
HAMILTON
Style 242 Hamilton school piano, with
extra heavy legs and trusses and with
a special bench held on a built-in slide
under the keybed. The gold U. S. N.
decal is on the fall board and the "Hamil-
ton" and "Built by Baldwin" decals
Zeswitz Music House Opens New
Annex for Pianos and Organs
THE MIXSHALL ESTKY TWO MANUAL ORGAN
cated in Texas for the southwest, the
other in Chicago for the middle west and
one in New York City for the east. These
men are well-known throughout the
piano industry. In the east, David Eisen
will take care of that territory while
C. L. Dawson will handle the territory
in Texas and vicinity. C. R. Hunt, who
makes his headquarters in Chicago, will
take care of the middle western territory.
On the Pacific Coast, the company is
represented by Lincoln H. Gruhn who
makes his headquarters in Orange, Calif.
According to Burton Minshall, head
of the company, the demand for the new
Minshall-Estey Organ was phenomenal
at this convention. Both the new Model
E Minshall electronic organ and the
Minshall Model H, the single manual
model, attracted unusual attention. The
Model E is a 2-manual organ in walnut
case only with a height of 441/> inches,
length of 46 inches, and a depth of 29
inches. The Type C40 tone cabinet
which has an output of 40 watts, and
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THE GRAND PIANO AND ORGAN ANNEX Ol
The Zeswitz Music House of Reading,
Pa., recently opened a grand piano and
organ annex a few doors from their
main store at 14 South 8th St.
The new annex interior is shown in
the accompanying illustration. It is
quite spacious and has created an ideal
setting for the Baldwin grand pianos
and electronic organs. The new addi-
tion has greatly relieved the congestion
in the main store piano department,
where not only the Baldwin line is han-
I -WITZ MUSIC HOUSE
dled but Story & Clark pianos are also
displayed.
On the second floor of the new annex
is a large organ recital and practice
room.
During the opening, two visitors who
attended the ceremonies were Paul
Mooter. Sales Manager of the Organ Di-
vision of the Baldwin Piano Co.. and
George Pelling, traveling representative
for the same company.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, 1951