Music Trade Review
Issue: 1954 Vol. 113 N. 10 - Page 11
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production of manual pianos in the future. We have
no doubt but that a featherweight player action can
be produced to be contained within a spinet piano.
In fact, such a player action has already been per-
fected for that purpose. But, we sincerely hope, as
we have stated above, that much mature thought will
be given to its production, and that if it is placed
on the market it will be done with the distinct pur-
pose of endeavoring to further promote the playing
of the piano manually by the younger generation of
today and the future generations to come. If this
can be done, the prosperity of the piano business
may be safeguarded to the extent that we will not
have a situation again similar to that which happened
in 1932.
tion of the organ business, there is always an oppor-
tunity that those people who have purchased organs,
if they do not have a piano, may purchase one if
properly approached. As one dealer has expressed
himself regarding this situation in respect to the
player piano, he admits that a few years ago he was
favorably inclined toward the idea of the player
piano, but, and we quote, he said "I have cooled off
principally because of the progress that has been
made by the electric organ manufacturers. The organ
is the most attractive instrument known and played
by the amateur, and I don't think a player piano
would have as much musicality as the present-day
chord organ and spinet organ." That is just one other
angle which enters into this discussion. Another one
which is most enlightening at the present time is the
Piano Workshops Come to the East
fact that according to the American Music Confer-
ence estimates there are 18,750,000 people who play
significant development of keyboard experience
the piano manually. And, for the best interests of
in New York State took place the last week in
the piano business, we believe this number should
September in Ossining, N. Y. It was there at
the Park School that 32 elementary school teachers be steadily increased and nothing should be done
attended the first keyboard workshop to be held in to interfere with the normal progress which everyone
Westehester County. The sessions lasted from Mon- in the music industry hopes to see during the next
day through Friday and were enthusiastically at- decade.
tended by these teachers every afternoon from 3:30
to 6:30 p.m. So important were these sessions that
they were attended also by Dr. Joseph Saetviet, New
York State School Supervisor of Music, and were
publicized not only throughout Westehester County
and all of Westehester County's 14 newspapers with
a circulation of approximately 145,000 with illus-
EDITOR.
trated stories, but in other sections of the state. With
the beginning under such auspicious conditions and
through the fact that Dr. Saetviet is highly in accord
with the piano instruction in the schools throughout
the state, undoubtedly these workshops will be held
NOTE
in other communities and the keyboard instruction
in the schools will greatly spread throughout the
Many comments on the player piano revival
state within the near future. After all, for the future
reached us after press time and will be pub-
of the piano business and the urgency of increasing
production year by year, teaching children from gen-
lished in the November issue.
eration to generation to play manually is, in our
oinion, a prime factor. Let us hope it grows contin-
uously and that the dealers throughout the country
will stir themselves to do their part in helping it
become established.
A
How the Organ Business Has Been Promoted
S we have commented before, the piano indus-
try has shown some evidence of fear regarding
the competition of the electronic organ. There
is, however, a very redeeming factor in the promotion
of the organ business and that is that the organ
manufacturers and those dealers who handle them
have been teaching people to play manually, and
as long as personal expression enters into the promo-
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. OCTOBER, 1954
II
production of manual pianos in the future. We have
no doubt but that a featherweight player action can
be produced to be contained within a spinet piano.
In fact, such a player action has already been per-
fected for that purpose. But, we sincerely hope, as
we have stated above, that much mature thought will
be given to its production, and that if it is placed
on the market it will be done with the distinct pur-
pose of endeavoring to further promote the playing
of the piano manually by the younger generation of
today and the future generations to come. If this
can be done, the prosperity of the piano business
may be safeguarded to the extent that we will not
have a situation again similar to that which happened
in 1932.
tion of the organ business, there is always an oppor-
tunity that those people who have purchased organs,
if they do not have a piano, may purchase one if
properly approached. As one dealer has expressed
himself regarding this situation in respect to the
player piano, he admits that a few years ago he was
favorably inclined toward the idea of the player
piano, but, and we quote, he said "I have cooled off
principally because of the progress that has been
made by the electric organ manufacturers. The organ
is the most attractive instrument known and played
by the amateur, and I don't think a player piano
would have as much musicality as the present-day
chord organ and spinet organ." That is just one other
angle which enters into this discussion. Another one
which is most enlightening at the present time is the
Piano Workshops Come to the East
fact that according to the American Music Confer-
ence estimates there are 18,750,000 people who play
significant development of keyboard experience
the piano manually. And, for the best interests of
in New York State took place the last week in
the piano business, we believe this number should
September in Ossining, N. Y. It was there at
the Park School that 32 elementary school teachers be steadily increased and nothing should be done
attended the first keyboard workshop to be held in to interfere with the normal progress which everyone
Westehester County. The sessions lasted from Mon- in the music industry hopes to see during the next
day through Friday and were enthusiastically at- decade.
tended by these teachers every afternoon from 3:30
to 6:30 p.m. So important were these sessions that
they were attended also by Dr. Joseph Saetviet, New
York State School Supervisor of Music, and were
publicized not only throughout Westehester County
and all of Westehester County's 14 newspapers with
a circulation of approximately 145,000 with illus-
EDITOR.
trated stories, but in other sections of the state. With
the beginning under such auspicious conditions and
through the fact that Dr. Saetviet is highly in accord
with the piano instruction in the schools throughout
the state, undoubtedly these workshops will be held
NOTE
in other communities and the keyboard instruction
in the schools will greatly spread throughout the
Many comments on the player piano revival
state within the near future. After all, for the future
reached us after press time and will be pub-
of the piano business and the urgency of increasing
production year by year, teaching children from gen-
lished in the November issue.
eration to generation to play manually is, in our
oinion, a prime factor. Let us hope it grows contin-
uously and that the dealers throughout the country
will stir themselves to do their part in helping it
become established.
A
How the Organ Business Has Been Promoted
S we have commented before, the piano indus-
try has shown some evidence of fear regarding
the competition of the electronic organ. There
is, however, a very redeeming factor in the promotion
of the organ business and that is that the organ
manufacturers and those dealers who handle them
have been teaching people to play manually, and
as long as personal expression enters into the promo-
A
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. OCTOBER, 1954
II
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