Music Trade Review
Issue: 1953 Vol. 112 N. 10 - Page 18
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catalog might request a copy by writ-
ing the company at 115 South Wabash
Avenue, Chicago, 111.
Social Security Rate After January
It appears that the Social Security
Pay Koll Tax Hate go to 2 c / f for em-
ployers and employees on January 1.
1954. A combination of a full Congres-
sional calendar and lack of business
pressure to retain the l 1 /2*/<' r a t e P re "
vented legislative action before the end
of the last session. A Social Security
Sub-Committee of the House Ways
and Means Committee is convening in
Washington this month to consider the
pay roll tax rate. NAMM is urging
legislation in the new Congress to au-
thorize retroactive retention of the
H/ 2 % tax.
Effort to Increase Minimum Wage
The perennial effort to increase the
minimum wage from 75c to Si.25 per
hour is expected when Congress con-
vents in January. The $1.25 rate is a
bargaining point from which support-
ers plan to compromise at $1.00 per
hour for the new rate. The retail exemp-
tion will be attacked again, as always,
and will be staunchly defended by all
retail associations.
Sales Tax Doubtful
Don't be concerned over what is
heard about a federal sales tax. There
is a bare possibility that the Secretary
of the Treasury may recommend such
a tax. but it will have no chance if
current congressional thinking prevails.
Congress has told the Treasury that it
won't enact new taxes to replace the
loss of H billion dollars due to the
10% reduction in personal income
taxes on January 1. and the 2.5 billion
dollars reduction on December 31
through expiration of the Excess Profits
Tax.
Baldwin Piano to be Used in 5000 Mile
19 City Tour of "Piano Playhouse"
"Piano Playhouse", for ten years one
of the most popular music programs
on radio, embarked on a unique 19-
CLASSICAL STARS
OF "PIANO PLAY-
HOUSE", LOUIS
TEICHER, GRACE
CASTAGNETTA
AND ARTHUR
FERRANTE WATCH
ANOTHER OF THE
PROGRAM'S AR-
TISTS, KEN
CLARKE, PLAY
THE BALDWIN
PIANO
city tour through the South, Southwest
and Midwest on October 5th.
Prompted by the great popularity of
the program and the obvious upswing
in music appreciation throughout the
country, the Playhouse will transport
four of the world's top pianists, and
Milton Cross, renowned music com-
mentator, on the four-week junket.
Three concert grands furnished by The
Baldwin Piano Co.. Cincinnati. 0.. will
accompany the artists throughout the
5,000-mile trip in a special van.
The four world-famed artists who
will take part in the tour arc Arthur
Ferrante and Louis Teicher. widely ac-
claimed piano team; Miss Grace Cas-
tagnetta, possibly the world's finest
Whitman Piano Co. Expands
concert improvisor; and Ken Clarke,
Tlie Whitman Piano Co.. Anchorage.
among the top jazz pianists in the
Alaska, has moved into larger quar-
ters. Under the management of Ted world. Miss Maggie Fisher who wrote
and produced the radio program will
Whitman, this company handles the
direct the tour.
Baldwin and Wurlitzer pianos and or-
gans and conducts the only piano and
The format of the lour will feature
organ service department in the terri-
a history of music, both classical and
tory of Alaska.
popular, from the early works of Moz-
USED PIANOS —
GRANDS (as is) from $150 up
STUDIOS (as is) from $225 up
UPRIGHTS (as is) from $25 up
A choice selection always available
V
0
WRITE — WIRE —
OR — PHONE — CHELSEA 2-4350
BRODWIN PIANO CO.. Inc.
Est. 1914 — HARRY BRODWIN. Pres.
246 WEST 23rd STREET
18
art and Bach to contemporary works.
A highlight of the program will be the
playing of Bach's Three Piano Concerto
NEW YORK. N. Y.
for the first time on any tour in this
country.
All the artists are well-known to mu-
sic lovers. Ferrante and Teicher have
just recently recorded a "Piano Play-
house" album for MGM, and have
made some revolutionary singles for
Columbia. Miss Castagnetta is widely
known and is purported to be one of
the finest classical improvisors in the
piano concert field.
Ken Clarke, young jazz representa-
tive on the tour has a unique back-
ground. As a boy he studied classical
music and was embarked on a promis-
ing career when World War II came
along and he joined the navy. He was
a member of the crew of the aircraft
carrier Wasp when it was sunk by the
Japanese in the Pacific, and he spent
fifteen days on a raft with two other
shipmates before they were rescued.
Long exposure to the sun damaged
Clarke's eyes, and he was temporarily
blinded. During his convalescence, he
was brought to New York to hear Art
Tatum. one of the world's grestest jazz
pianists who is blind. Tatum took a
liking to Clarke and taught him many
things about playing jazz, which comes
more easily to a blind man than classi-
cal playing. Clarke has since regained
his sight but became so adept that he
now rivals Tatum in the jazz field.
Mills Piano Shop in Berkeley
The Mills Piano Shop has been
opened at 1778 Shattuck Avenue, Berk-
eley, Calif, by Fred W. Mills, who was
formerlv in business in Oakland, Calif.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1913
catalog might request a copy by writ-
ing the company at 115 South Wabash
Avenue, Chicago, 111.
Social Security Rate After January
It appears that the Social Security
Pay Koll Tax Hate go to 2 c / f for em-
ployers and employees on January 1.
1954. A combination of a full Congres-
sional calendar and lack of business
pressure to retain the l 1 /2*/<' r a t e P re "
vented legislative action before the end
of the last session. A Social Security
Sub-Committee of the House Ways
and Means Committee is convening in
Washington this month to consider the
pay roll tax rate. NAMM is urging
legislation in the new Congress to au-
thorize retroactive retention of the
H/ 2 % tax.
Effort to Increase Minimum Wage
The perennial effort to increase the
minimum wage from 75c to Si.25 per
hour is expected when Congress con-
vents in January. The $1.25 rate is a
bargaining point from which support-
ers plan to compromise at $1.00 per
hour for the new rate. The retail exemp-
tion will be attacked again, as always,
and will be staunchly defended by all
retail associations.
Sales Tax Doubtful
Don't be concerned over what is
heard about a federal sales tax. There
is a bare possibility that the Secretary
of the Treasury may recommend such
a tax. but it will have no chance if
current congressional thinking prevails.
Congress has told the Treasury that it
won't enact new taxes to replace the
loss of H billion dollars due to the
10% reduction in personal income
taxes on January 1. and the 2.5 billion
dollars reduction on December 31
through expiration of the Excess Profits
Tax.
Baldwin Piano to be Used in 5000 Mile
19 City Tour of "Piano Playhouse"
"Piano Playhouse", for ten years one
of the most popular music programs
on radio, embarked on a unique 19-
CLASSICAL STARS
OF "PIANO PLAY-
HOUSE", LOUIS
TEICHER, GRACE
CASTAGNETTA
AND ARTHUR
FERRANTE WATCH
ANOTHER OF THE
PROGRAM'S AR-
TISTS, KEN
CLARKE, PLAY
THE BALDWIN
PIANO
city tour through the South, Southwest
and Midwest on October 5th.
Prompted by the great popularity of
the program and the obvious upswing
in music appreciation throughout the
country, the Playhouse will transport
four of the world's top pianists, and
Milton Cross, renowned music com-
mentator, on the four-week junket.
Three concert grands furnished by The
Baldwin Piano Co.. Cincinnati. 0.. will
accompany the artists throughout the
5,000-mile trip in a special van.
The four world-famed artists who
will take part in the tour arc Arthur
Ferrante and Louis Teicher. widely ac-
claimed piano team; Miss Grace Cas-
tagnetta, possibly the world's finest
Whitman Piano Co. Expands
concert improvisor; and Ken Clarke,
Tlie Whitman Piano Co.. Anchorage.
among the top jazz pianists in the
Alaska, has moved into larger quar-
ters. Under the management of Ted world. Miss Maggie Fisher who wrote
and produced the radio program will
Whitman, this company handles the
direct the tour.
Baldwin and Wurlitzer pianos and or-
gans and conducts the only piano and
The format of the lour will feature
organ service department in the terri-
a history of music, both classical and
tory of Alaska.
popular, from the early works of Moz-
USED PIANOS —
GRANDS (as is) from $150 up
STUDIOS (as is) from $225 up
UPRIGHTS (as is) from $25 up
A choice selection always available
V
0
WRITE — WIRE —
OR — PHONE — CHELSEA 2-4350
BRODWIN PIANO CO.. Inc.
Est. 1914 — HARRY BRODWIN. Pres.
246 WEST 23rd STREET
18
art and Bach to contemporary works.
A highlight of the program will be the
playing of Bach's Three Piano Concerto
NEW YORK. N. Y.
for the first time on any tour in this
country.
All the artists are well-known to mu-
sic lovers. Ferrante and Teicher have
just recently recorded a "Piano Play-
house" album for MGM, and have
made some revolutionary singles for
Columbia. Miss Castagnetta is widely
known and is purported to be one of
the finest classical improvisors in the
piano concert field.
Ken Clarke, young jazz representa-
tive on the tour has a unique back-
ground. As a boy he studied classical
music and was embarked on a promis-
ing career when World War II came
along and he joined the navy. He was
a member of the crew of the aircraft
carrier Wasp when it was sunk by the
Japanese in the Pacific, and he spent
fifteen days on a raft with two other
shipmates before they were rescued.
Long exposure to the sun damaged
Clarke's eyes, and he was temporarily
blinded. During his convalescence, he
was brought to New York to hear Art
Tatum. one of the world's grestest jazz
pianists who is blind. Tatum took a
liking to Clarke and taught him many
things about playing jazz, which comes
more easily to a blind man than classi-
cal playing. Clarke has since regained
his sight but became so adept that he
now rivals Tatum in the jazz field.
Mills Piano Shop in Berkeley
The Mills Piano Shop has been
opened at 1778 Shattuck Avenue, Berk-
eley, Calif, by Fred W. Mills, who was
formerlv in business in Oakland, Calif.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1913
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