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ESTABLISHED 1879
Vol.
112 — N o . 9
2882nd ISSUE
S E R V I N G
OUR
T H E
The Jt usic
SEPTEMBER
1953
REVIEW
M U S I C
I N D U S T R Y
F O R
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
O V E R
7 3 Y E A R S
C O V E R
CchtenU
SOME ANSWERS TO WHY MORE PIANO DEALERS
DON'T ATTEND N.A.M.M. CONVENTIONS
5
10.
BUSINESS AS WE SEE IT (Editorial)
I
By Carleton Chace, Editor
SUGGESTIONS ON WHEN TO CLOSE A PIANO SALE
A GROUP PIANO CLASS CONDUCTED
DURING A PIANO WORKSHOP AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
OF MUSIC LAST MONTH BY MRS. FAY
TEMPLETON FRISH.
ADVERTISING INDEX
American Piano Plate Co
31
American Piano Supply Co
30
Amsco Wire Products Corp
31
Baldwin Piano Co
4
Beach Instrument Co
21
Bremen Piano Corp
21
Brodwin Piano Co
26
Brown, A. T
19
Cheek, Tolbert F
31
Elkay Products Co
31
Estey Piano Corp
13
French & Sons, Jesse
21
Gulbransen Co
15
Ivorine Piano Key Co
30
Janssen Piano Co
23
Kelly Co., O. S
31
Kimball Co., W. W
21
Kohler & Campbell, Inc
7
National Piano Corp
21
North Hudson Woodcraft Corp
31
Paragon Foundries
31
Pfriemer, Inc., Chas
31
Pratt, Read & Co
31
Schaff Piano String Corp
31
Steinway & Sons
2
Story <£. Clark Piano Co...Outside Back Cover
Tuners Supply Co
31
V i l m , Vincent
31
Weaver Piano Co
21
Weser Piano Co
28
W i c k h a m Piano Plate Co
30
Wicks Organ Co
24
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, I953
12
By Vaughn Van Cleve
V
N.A.M.M. NEWS
1
16
ELEVENTH STEINWAY SALES COURSE
18
REPORT OF N.A.P.T. CONVENTION
28
NOTES OF INTEREST O N TUNING
29
By Alexander Hart, Technical Editor
OBITUARIES:
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E. M. James - Louis Schmidt - Jay C. Freeman - Dr. Frank Buttell
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