Music Trade Review
Issue: 1952 Vol. 111 N. 10 - Page 24
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Earle Foreman Passes Away
Suddenly at the Age of 61
Earle Foreman, General Sales Mana-
ger of Sohmer & Co., New York passed
away suddenly Wednesday evening, Sep-
tember 17, at his home on Riverside
Drive, New York.
He and Mrs. Foreman had been out
to dinner and she had stopped, to
go to church, while he went on home.
When Mrs. Foreman arrived home, she
found her husband had passed away
suddenly and was lying on the kitchen
floor.
Earle Foreman, who was 61 years of
age at the time of his death, was not
only a well-known and well-liked re-
tail merchandiser of pianos, but a musi-
cian. He started his musical career at
the age of 14. giving piano lessons in
Lansing, Ohio where he was born and
playing the organ in the church.
His first connection with the piano
business was with Wilking & Redmond
of Columbus, Ohio, after which he be-
came associated with the Heaton Music
House in the same town, and later
worked with Harlin Hart at the
May Co.
He then became General Manager
of the Wurlitzer store in Cleveland and
was later transferred to be manager
of the store in Detroit, after which he
became connected with the Jenkins
Music Co. in Kansas City.
In 1939 he joined Sohmer & Co. in
New York as Sales Manager where he
stayed for a year and a half and then
became Sales Manager of the Clark
Music Co. Piano Dept. in Syracuse,
where he remained until the war. He
then joined a local broadcast station
where he acted as announcer and also
sold space.
In 1945 he returned to Sohmer &
in state at the Cook Funeral Parlor on
West 72nd St. from Thursday until
3 p.m. on Friday, September 21st.
Mr. Foreman, besides directing the
wholesale and retail sales of Sohmer
& Co.. had a great flair for writing and
wrote a great many promotion bro-
chures and broadsides which were used
by Sohmer dealers throughout the
country.
THE BIG 3
F O R FASTER SALES . . . BY
JESSE FRENCH
EARLE FOREMAN
Co. as Sales Manager and last year was
made General Sales Manager directing
not only the retail but also the whole-
sale sales. He is survived by a widow.
The funeral services were held in
Lancaster, Ohio, on Saturday, Septem-
ber 20th. Interment was in the family
plot.
William H. Bowles, Eastern Sales
Manager for the Story & Clark Piano
Co. and Mrs. Bowles accompanied Mrs.
Foreman to Lancaster. Ohio and Presi-
dent Harry J. Sohmer of Sohmer &
Co. flew there for the services. Before
leaving for Lancaster, the remains lay
h
r^§§^-'~\\
' •
Jesse French means Business for you!
Get the Facts—Write
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
Dept. L-81 Elkhart. Indiana
WEAVER
. . . are better pianos to help dealers
better serve their customers . .
Correspondence Invited
WEAVER PIANO CO., Inc., York. Pcu—SincS"
The ESTEY..
• Meets the present con-
ditions!
• Meets the present
PRICE demands!.
• Meets the musical DE-
MANDS of retail pur-
chasers!
• Valuable territories are
still open . . . Write di-
rect to factory for infor-
mation.
ESTEY
PIANO CORPORATION
Mrs.
24
Hill 11 in Hill inn inn inn inn inn
i
i
s ii o \ i \ 4. i: ic
ESTABLISHED 7850
AMERICA'S FINEST PIANO VALUE
in a complete line of conventional and period styles
WRITE US FOR OPEN TERRITORY
NATIONAL PIANO CORP., 54 Canal Street. New York 2, N. Y.
HARDM/IN,
PECK & CO.
Master piano craftsmen
since 1842
HARDMAN GRANDS
HARDMAN
CONSOLES
'MINIPIANOS'
33 West 57th Street
New York
E. M. SETTERGREN, President
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1952
Earle Foreman Passes Away
Suddenly at the Age of 61
Earle Foreman, General Sales Mana-
ger of Sohmer & Co., New York passed
away suddenly Wednesday evening, Sep-
tember 17, at his home on Riverside
Drive, New York.
He and Mrs. Foreman had been out
to dinner and she had stopped, to
go to church, while he went on home.
When Mrs. Foreman arrived home, she
found her husband had passed away
suddenly and was lying on the kitchen
floor.
Earle Foreman, who was 61 years of
age at the time of his death, was not
only a well-known and well-liked re-
tail merchandiser of pianos, but a musi-
cian. He started his musical career at
the age of 14. giving piano lessons in
Lansing, Ohio where he was born and
playing the organ in the church.
His first connection with the piano
business was with Wilking & Redmond
of Columbus, Ohio, after which he be-
came associated with the Heaton Music
House in the same town, and later
worked with Harlin Hart at the
May Co.
He then became General Manager
of the Wurlitzer store in Cleveland and
was later transferred to be manager
of the store in Detroit, after which he
became connected with the Jenkins
Music Co. in Kansas City.
In 1939 he joined Sohmer & Co. in
New York as Sales Manager where he
stayed for a year and a half and then
became Sales Manager of the Clark
Music Co. Piano Dept. in Syracuse,
where he remained until the war. He
then joined a local broadcast station
where he acted as announcer and also
sold space.
In 1945 he returned to Sohmer &
in state at the Cook Funeral Parlor on
West 72nd St. from Thursday until
3 p.m. on Friday, September 21st.
Mr. Foreman, besides directing the
wholesale and retail sales of Sohmer
& Co.. had a great flair for writing and
wrote a great many promotion bro-
chures and broadsides which were used
by Sohmer dealers throughout the
country.
THE BIG 3
F O R FASTER SALES . . . BY
JESSE FRENCH
EARLE FOREMAN
Co. as Sales Manager and last year was
made General Sales Manager directing
not only the retail but also the whole-
sale sales. He is survived by a widow.
The funeral services were held in
Lancaster, Ohio, on Saturday, Septem-
ber 20th. Interment was in the family
plot.
William H. Bowles, Eastern Sales
Manager for the Story & Clark Piano
Co. and Mrs. Bowles accompanied Mrs.
Foreman to Lancaster. Ohio and Presi-
dent Harry J. Sohmer of Sohmer &
Co. flew there for the services. Before
leaving for Lancaster, the remains lay
h
r^§§^-'~\\
' •
Jesse French means Business for you!
Get the Facts—Write
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
Dept. L-81 Elkhart. Indiana
WEAVER
. . . are better pianos to help dealers
better serve their customers . .
Correspondence Invited
WEAVER PIANO CO., Inc., York. Pcu—SincS"
The ESTEY..
• Meets the present con-
ditions!
• Meets the present
PRICE demands!.
• Meets the musical DE-
MANDS of retail pur-
chasers!
• Valuable territories are
still open . . . Write di-
rect to factory for infor-
mation.
ESTEY
PIANO CORPORATION
Mrs.
24
Hill 11 in Hill inn inn inn inn inn
i
i
s ii o \ i \ 4. i: ic
ESTABLISHED 7850
AMERICA'S FINEST PIANO VALUE
in a complete line of conventional and period styles
WRITE US FOR OPEN TERRITORY
NATIONAL PIANO CORP., 54 Canal Street. New York 2, N. Y.
HARDM/IN,
PECK & CO.
Master piano craftsmen
since 1842
HARDMAN GRANDS
HARDMAN
CONSOLES
'MINIPIANOS'
33 West 57th Street
New York
E. M. SETTERGREN, President
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1952
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