Music Trade Review
Issue: 1953 Vol. 112 N. 4 - Page 24
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JENKINS MUSIC CO.
(Continued from Page 20)
television industries attended the open-
ing of the completely renovated store
of the Jenkins Music Co. which took
place in Tulsa, Okla. on February 6th.
The modernization of this 5-story build-
ing cost $300,000.
The executives from the Jenkins Mu-
sic Co.. Kansas City, present were Paul
W. Jenkins. President and grandson of
the founder, John W. Jenkins, who
founded the company in Kansas City
in 1878; Fred W. Jenkins, Vice-Presi-
dent and Treasurer of the firm, and Ken-
neth G. Gillespie, Vice-President and
General Manager. The opening of this
remodeled store marked the 40th year
of Jenkins' operations in Tulsa.
At the same time, the Jenkins firm
has leased a new brick and concrete
warehouse, which will provide storage
space and quarters for expanded tele-
vision and piano service departments.
Two large display windows flank the
store entrance, with a deep window on
the right featuring pianos and tele-
vision sets, on the left a shallow V-
shaped window which divides the store
entrance from the building entrance and
lobby. Spotlights in both display win-
dows highlight the merchandise on
view.
A feature on the new ground floor is
a new office built by Jenkins with box
ticket racks and a ticket window for
the Tulsa Philharmonic Society, Inc.
Piano lofts and credit offices are also
on the ground floor in the rear.
A new wide stairway to the basement
salesroom with television and large
radios opens from the ground floor.
The second floor is devoted wholly to
the sales of pianos and organs.
N. E. MICHEL
the 1953 Edition of his "Piano Atlas",
which lists over 4,596 pianos with
names of manufacturers, with serial
numbers by year of manufacture. The
first two editions which were published
less than five years ago, have saved
dealers many thousands of dollars on
trade-in allowances in used piano pur-
chases.
Included in the new volume are 1148
names of foreign pianos which were
built in Austria, Australia, Belgium,
Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Canada, China,
Denmark, England, France. Germany,
Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Norway, Russia, Scotland. Spain. Swe-
den and Switzerland.
There are also names of piano mak-
ers and manufacturers of the United
States prior to 1853, over a hundred
years old. This list includes the piano
manufacturers of New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston, Chicago, Rochester, Bal-
timore, Connecticut, Detroit, Reading,
Buffalo. Albany Pittsburgh and Cin-
cinnati. The book comprises 168 pages,
and of the 4,596 names in the book
Years ago, many dealers selling pi-
3.448 were made in the United States.
anos were puzzled when they ran
Other information in the book is on
across a certain make of piano to be weight of grand pianos from 4 feet 10
taken in trade as to the true value of
inches to concert grands, giving the
the instrument. At that time, a lot of weight unboxed, boxed and cubic feet
guess work was done as to the age weights of 44-inch uprights, spinets,
of a piano, but 5 years ago, N. E. squares and large uprights.
Michel of Rivera, Cal. compiled a
The actual size of the book is 41/^ by
book, pocket-sized, known as "Michel's
6l/ 2 inches, and retails for $5.00.
Piano Atlas". In this book were found
With So. California Co.
the name of piano manufacturers
throughout the United States and the
Mr. Michel has been identified with
serial numbers of the pianos which
the piano business practically all his
they had made up to the time of the life, and at the present time is a buyer
publication of the first book. When
at the Southern California Music Co.
hundreds of used pianos were rebuilt
in Los Angeles, Cal., where he has
and sold, this book proved to be an been located for over 20 years. He is
invaluable adjunct to a dealer's ware-
associated with M. F. Martin and Lew
room.
Fontron, and has been a buyer for the
Now Mr. Michel has just released
last 13 years.
4,596 Names of Pianos In
1953 Michel's Piano Atlas
24
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, APRIL, 1953
JENKINS MUSIC CO.
(Continued from Page 20)
television industries attended the open-
ing of the completely renovated store
of the Jenkins Music Co. which took
place in Tulsa, Okla. on February 6th.
The modernization of this 5-story build-
ing cost $300,000.
The executives from the Jenkins Mu-
sic Co.. Kansas City, present were Paul
W. Jenkins. President and grandson of
the founder, John W. Jenkins, who
founded the company in Kansas City
in 1878; Fred W. Jenkins, Vice-Presi-
dent and Treasurer of the firm, and Ken-
neth G. Gillespie, Vice-President and
General Manager. The opening of this
remodeled store marked the 40th year
of Jenkins' operations in Tulsa.
At the same time, the Jenkins firm
has leased a new brick and concrete
warehouse, which will provide storage
space and quarters for expanded tele-
vision and piano service departments.
Two large display windows flank the
store entrance, with a deep window on
the right featuring pianos and tele-
vision sets, on the left a shallow V-
shaped window which divides the store
entrance from the building entrance and
lobby. Spotlights in both display win-
dows highlight the merchandise on
view.
A feature on the new ground floor is
a new office built by Jenkins with box
ticket racks and a ticket window for
the Tulsa Philharmonic Society, Inc.
Piano lofts and credit offices are also
on the ground floor in the rear.
A new wide stairway to the basement
salesroom with television and large
radios opens from the ground floor.
The second floor is devoted wholly to
the sales of pianos and organs.
N. E. MICHEL
the 1953 Edition of his "Piano Atlas",
which lists over 4,596 pianos with
names of manufacturers, with serial
numbers by year of manufacture. The
first two editions which were published
less than five years ago, have saved
dealers many thousands of dollars on
trade-in allowances in used piano pur-
chases.
Included in the new volume are 1148
names of foreign pianos which were
built in Austria, Australia, Belgium,
Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Canada, China,
Denmark, England, France. Germany,
Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Norway, Russia, Scotland. Spain. Swe-
den and Switzerland.
There are also names of piano mak-
ers and manufacturers of the United
States prior to 1853, over a hundred
years old. This list includes the piano
manufacturers of New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston, Chicago, Rochester, Bal-
timore, Connecticut, Detroit, Reading,
Buffalo. Albany Pittsburgh and Cin-
cinnati. The book comprises 168 pages,
and of the 4,596 names in the book
Years ago, many dealers selling pi-
3.448 were made in the United States.
anos were puzzled when they ran
Other information in the book is on
across a certain make of piano to be weight of grand pianos from 4 feet 10
taken in trade as to the true value of
inches to concert grands, giving the
the instrument. At that time, a lot of weight unboxed, boxed and cubic feet
guess work was done as to the age weights of 44-inch uprights, spinets,
of a piano, but 5 years ago, N. E. squares and large uprights.
Michel of Rivera, Cal. compiled a
The actual size of the book is 41/^ by
book, pocket-sized, known as "Michel's
6l/ 2 inches, and retails for $5.00.
Piano Atlas". In this book were found
With So. California Co.
the name of piano manufacturers
throughout the United States and the
Mr. Michel has been identified with
serial numbers of the pianos which
the piano business practically all his
they had made up to the time of the life, and at the present time is a buyer
publication of the first book. When
at the Southern California Music Co.
hundreds of used pianos were rebuilt
in Los Angeles, Cal., where he has
and sold, this book proved to be an been located for over 20 years. He is
invaluable adjunct to a dealer's ware-
associated with M. F. Martin and Lew
room.
Fontron, and has been a buyer for the
Now Mr. Michel has just released
last 13 years.
4,596 Names of Pianos In
1953 Michel's Piano Atlas
24
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, APRIL, 1953
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