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Prominent Men in Music Industry
To Be Speakers at ASPT Convention
Leaders in the nation's music indus-
try will speak and participate in activi-
ties of the American Society of Piano
Technicians during its 11th annual con-
vention, Aug. 1-5, at the Hotel New
Yorker, New York City.
Piano technicians will hear Ray S.
Erlandson, president of the National
Association of Music Merchants; James
V. Sill, president of the National Piano
Association of America; and Dr. Jef-
frey O'Hara, president of the Compos-
ers and Artists Guild.
From technical clinics in action reg-
ulating and soundboard repair to Man-
hattan boat rides and Broadway shows,
the piano technicians will combine work
and play during their five-day New
York visit.
Eleven Technical Workshops
Eleven technical workshops, each of
which will run for three days, will be
initiated at the 1952 convention. Indi-
vidual subjects include tuning; upright
and spinet action regulation; grand ac-
tion regulation; tone regulation; key
recovering and rebushing; problems of
restringing and soundboard repair; re-
finishing; business promotion; shop
know-how, tools, repairs, etc.; shop
problems for the blind; and a general
technical forum.
National officers and delegates will
attend an opening Council meeting on
Thursday morning, July 31. Following
registration on Friday morning, con-
vention-goers will visit industry ex-
hibits, including those of the National
Association of Music Merchants. An
instructors and moderators meeting and
rehearsal for the ASPT orchestra will
precede lunch in the grand ballroom at
noon.
The convention's opening session will
begin at 1 p.m. Friday afternoon. Na-
tional president George Brasch, Mil-
waukee. Wis.. will preside. Royal Ryan,
executive vice president of the New
York Convention and Visitors Bureau,
will extend the official welcome for
New York City. Greetings will also be
offered by Ray S. Erlandson, President
of the National Association of Music
Merchants.
Friday night entertainment includes a
boat ride around Manhattan, leaving
42nd St. on the Hudson River at 7 p.m.
The Saturday morning program will
open with an address by James V. Sill,
president of the National Piano Associ-
ation of America, Inc. Richard Wester-
velt, New York University School of
Merchandising, will advise piano tech-
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. JULY, 1952
nicians on "How To Sell Your Serv-
lces .
Arthur Johnson of the Interchemical
Co. will speak on "The Application of
Varnish. Lacquer and Paints." A forum
on "Public Relations and Advertising"
will be conducted by H. Ellis Saxton,
Milwaukee, Wis. Delegates will adjourn
for lunch and return in the afternoon
for technical workshops scheduled from
1 to 3 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.
Noted composer and lecturer, Dr.
Jeffrey O'Hara. president of the Com-
posers and Artists Guild, will be the
featured speaker at the annual conven-
tion banquet Saturday night. Guest
artist at the banquet will be Thomas
Richner. former Naumburg winner and
eminent pianist from Columbia Uni-
versity.
Sunday morning and afternoon will
be devoted to church attendance, the-
aters and sightseeing. The New York
Chapter and its women's auxiliary will
be hosts at an open house in the hotel's
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