Music Trade Review
Issue: 1954 Vol. 113 N. 5 - Page 9
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Proposes National Committee and $19,000
in Funds to Wage Tax Repeal Effort
An open letter to 18 associations in-
terested in the music industry has been
mailed by Jack Feddersen of the Jesse
French Piano Division of H. & A.
Selmer, Inc., explaining what has been
done in the endeavor to have the 10%
excise tax removed from musical in-
struments, and urging the associations
addressed to contact their members and
work on a plan to present to the Con-
gressional Ways and Means Committee
the idea of having the tax removed in
1954.
Having been instrumental in endeav-
oring to have this tax removed during
the last two attempts, Mr. Feddersen
states that every dealer and educator
must present his views personally to
the Congressman from his home dis-
trict and at least one Senator from his
state. Also that each State Committee
must be responsible for contacting both
Senators from their state when they
are home during recess and for seeing
that the contacts outlined under the
first suggestion are made.
He advises that a national commit-
tee should be formed and employ com-
petent counsel to direct this campaign,
to keep the industry informed on de-
velopments in Washington, and to
arrange for a representative of each in-
dustry and educational association to
appear when the hearings are held.
He then states that commitments
must be obtained as follows: Sufficient
\£ ays and Means Committee members
to introduce and pass a repeal amend-
ment for musical instrument excise
taxes when these taxes are up for con-
sideration. Sufficient Senate Finance
Committee members to introduce and
pass a repeal amendment for musical
instrument excise tax repeal if such
has not been included in the bill as re-
ceived from the House, or to accept
such amendment if included in the
House bill, and lastly, commitment in
the Senate to introduce amendment
from the floor if not included in the
bill as reported out by the Senate Fi-
nance Committee.
In one page of his letter, he brings
out an idea for a proposed national
committee to enlist all interested parties
in the drive for musical instrument ex-
cise repeal and the appointment of a
chairman under which there will be a
professional counsel and three divi-
sions, namely industry association re-
presentatives, educational association
representatives, public and professional
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MAY, 1954
association representatives. He also
proposes a state committee with a
chairman, which shall include one
musical instrument manufacturer, one
musical instrument dealer, one music
educator and one member representing
public P. T. A. music clubs, etc.
Lastly, he suggests that the National
Association of Music Merchants appro-
priate $5,000, the National Association
of Piano Manufacturers $5,000, the
National Association of Band Instru-
ment Manufacturers $3,000, the Na-
tional Association of Musical Merchan-
dise Wholesalers $1,500, Non-affiliated
Manufacturers of Musical Instruments
$2,500, other associations—token con-
tributions or none, $500, making a total
of a fund of $19,000 for meeting the
expenses of endeavoring to have this
tax repealed.
ELECTRONIC BELLS
or TUBULAR CHIMES?
VIA AS MAKES
BOTH/
SINGLE BELLS-PEALS
CARILLONIC SETS
Regardless of the type of instrument
or the size of their budget, you'll be
able to fill the needs of every pros-
pect with Maas' long and complete
line of bells, chimes and accessories.
The more than 21,000 installations
prove that Maas Chimes and Bells
are in greater demand than all other
makes. If you are not selling the
Maas line at present, it will pay you
to investigate this extra profit oppor-
tunity. Our extensive national adver-
tising, merchandising helps and pros-
pect developer makes selling easy.
Write for catalog and
complete information
SYMPHONIC CARILLON
world's finest electronic
carillon . . . beautiful
bell tones never before
achieved, always sounds
in tune.
CATHEDRAL CHIMES
unsurpassed in the tubu-
lar chime field .. . remark-
able depth and warmth.
For inside use with organ
and outside amplification.
THE V I B R A C H I M E
Pure, sweet bell tones that
can be played with organ
for inside use, as tower
carillon, or both. The firsf
self-contained, and the
world's largest selling
electronic bell instrument.
Los Angeles 39, California
Il 1 ' i
Proposes National Committee and $19,000
in Funds to Wage Tax Repeal Effort
An open letter to 18 associations in-
terested in the music industry has been
mailed by Jack Feddersen of the Jesse
French Piano Division of H. & A.
Selmer, Inc., explaining what has been
done in the endeavor to have the 10%
excise tax removed from musical in-
struments, and urging the associations
addressed to contact their members and
work on a plan to present to the Con-
gressional Ways and Means Committee
the idea of having the tax removed in
1954.
Having been instrumental in endeav-
oring to have this tax removed during
the last two attempts, Mr. Feddersen
states that every dealer and educator
must present his views personally to
the Congressman from his home dis-
trict and at least one Senator from his
state. Also that each State Committee
must be responsible for contacting both
Senators from their state when they
are home during recess and for seeing
that the contacts outlined under the
first suggestion are made.
He advises that a national commit-
tee should be formed and employ com-
petent counsel to direct this campaign,
to keep the industry informed on de-
velopments in Washington, and to
arrange for a representative of each in-
dustry and educational association to
appear when the hearings are held.
He then states that commitments
must be obtained as follows: Sufficient
\£ ays and Means Committee members
to introduce and pass a repeal amend-
ment for musical instrument excise
taxes when these taxes are up for con-
sideration. Sufficient Senate Finance
Committee members to introduce and
pass a repeal amendment for musical
instrument excise tax repeal if such
has not been included in the bill as re-
ceived from the House, or to accept
such amendment if included in the
House bill, and lastly, commitment in
the Senate to introduce amendment
from the floor if not included in the
bill as reported out by the Senate Fi-
nance Committee.
In one page of his letter, he brings
out an idea for a proposed national
committee to enlist all interested parties
in the drive for musical instrument ex-
cise repeal and the appointment of a
chairman under which there will be a
professional counsel and three divi-
sions, namely industry association re-
presentatives, educational association
representatives, public and professional
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MAY, 1954
association representatives. He also
proposes a state committee with a
chairman, which shall include one
musical instrument manufacturer, one
musical instrument dealer, one music
educator and one member representing
public P. T. A. music clubs, etc.
Lastly, he suggests that the National
Association of Music Merchants appro-
priate $5,000, the National Association
of Piano Manufacturers $5,000, the
National Association of Band Instru-
ment Manufacturers $3,000, the Na-
tional Association of Musical Merchan-
dise Wholesalers $1,500, Non-affiliated
Manufacturers of Musical Instruments
$2,500, other associations—token con-
tributions or none, $500, making a total
of a fund of $19,000 for meeting the
expenses of endeavoring to have this
tax repealed.
ELECTRONIC BELLS
or TUBULAR CHIMES?
VIA AS MAKES
BOTH/
SINGLE BELLS-PEALS
CARILLONIC SETS
Regardless of the type of instrument
or the size of their budget, you'll be
able to fill the needs of every pros-
pect with Maas' long and complete
line of bells, chimes and accessories.
The more than 21,000 installations
prove that Maas Chimes and Bells
are in greater demand than all other
makes. If you are not selling the
Maas line at present, it will pay you
to investigate this extra profit oppor-
tunity. Our extensive national adver-
tising, merchandising helps and pros-
pect developer makes selling easy.
Write for catalog and
complete information
SYMPHONIC CARILLON
world's finest electronic
carillon . . . beautiful
bell tones never before
achieved, always sounds
in tune.
CATHEDRAL CHIMES
unsurpassed in the tubu-
lar chime field .. . remark-
able depth and warmth.
For inside use with organ
and outside amplification.
THE V I B R A C H I M E
Pure, sweet bell tones that
can be played with organ
for inside use, as tower
carillon, or both. The firsf
self-contained, and the
world's largest selling
electronic bell instrument.
Los Angeles 39, California
Il 1 ' i
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