Music Trade Review
Issue: 1954 Vol. 113 N. 7 - Page 9
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Hammond Organ Studio of Tucson
on "Sunshine Mile' Opened by Cushing
the market for the fall business.
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co. was
founded in 1863 by the late Frederick
Mathushek and was incorporated in
1866. It had occupied extensive fac-
tories in New Haven, Conn. Later it
was moved to New York and it came
under the control of tin- late Charles
and C. Albert Jacob, and was carried
on for many years by the sons of C.
Albert Jacob. Sr., C. Albert Jacob. Jr.
and the late Charles Hall Jacob.
A few years ago, Mr. Brown brought
out a piano which he called "The
spinet piano with the grand style,"
a full 88-note instrument, which he
said was styled to harmonize with the
size and decor of the modern home and
furniture.
THE NEW HAMMOND STUDIOS OF TUCSON, ARIZONA
The grand opening of the Hammond
Studios of Tucson, owned and oper-
ated by Howard Cushing at 2438 East
Broadway. Tucson. Ariz., look place on
Friday, June 4th and Saturday, June
5th. Formal invitations were mailed to
music teachers, impresarios and mem-
bers of musical societies, and an invi-
tation advertisement was also pub-
lished in the Tucson Daily Citizen and
the Arizona Daily Star, with the result
that there was a large attendance on
both days of the opening.
Entertainment was provided by Mr.
Dude Vance, star of one of the local
television stations, KOPO: Dick Hall,
one of Tucson's popular entertainers
now appearing in a leading hotel; and
the nationally famous "Keyboards'"
Bob and Olympia Lloyd. Carnations
were distributed to everyone who came
to the store.
The store is located on "Sunshine
Mile" in the midst of the better shops
and where ample parking facilities
are available. Floor space covers an
area 35 by 70 feet deep. Four large
plate glass windows cover the entire
front of the store. Two large organ
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. JULY, 1954
practice studios and five smaller
studios line the walls to the rear of the
store. Stock rooms, parts room and
service area is also in the rear.
The entire store is air-conditioned.
The furnishings are all moderne motif
and the floor is carpeted wall to wall
in a sandalwood shade. The walls are
decorated in a light green, the ceiling
acoustical tile, done in a lighter shade
of green which produces a cool, clean
no-glare appearance. From the inside
of the store the beautiful Santa Cata-
lina Mountains can be seen etched
against the northern sky.
A. P. Brown Buys the
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co.
Announcement has been made by
C. Albert Jacob, Jr. of the Mathushek
Piano Mfg. Co. that the name and
goodwill of the company has been
sold to A. P. Brown who will hence-
forth operate under the name of the
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co. In an in-
terview with Mr. Brown, he stated that
the new Mathushek factory will be at
40-01 11th St., Long Island City. N. Y.
and that he expects to have pianos on
Acrosonic Piano in Liberace
Suite on Railroad Train
Recently when Liberace traveled
from Los Angeles to Chicago to begin
his series of eastern personal appear-
LIBERACE AT THE ACROSONIC
ances, the Union Pacific Railroad Co.
arranged with Ralph Louis, manager
of the Baldwin Los Angeles store, for
an Acrosonic piano to be put in Liber-
ace's railroad suite. The piano traveled
east with him and enabled him to prac-
tice and rehearse en route.
Hammond Organ Studio of Tucson
on "Sunshine Mile' Opened by Cushing
the market for the fall business.
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co. was
founded in 1863 by the late Frederick
Mathushek and was incorporated in
1866. It had occupied extensive fac-
tories in New Haven, Conn. Later it
was moved to New York and it came
under the control of tin- late Charles
and C. Albert Jacob, and was carried
on for many years by the sons of C.
Albert Jacob. Sr., C. Albert Jacob. Jr.
and the late Charles Hall Jacob.
A few years ago, Mr. Brown brought
out a piano which he called "The
spinet piano with the grand style,"
a full 88-note instrument, which he
said was styled to harmonize with the
size and decor of the modern home and
furniture.
THE NEW HAMMOND STUDIOS OF TUCSON, ARIZONA
The grand opening of the Hammond
Studios of Tucson, owned and oper-
ated by Howard Cushing at 2438 East
Broadway. Tucson. Ariz., look place on
Friday, June 4th and Saturday, June
5th. Formal invitations were mailed to
music teachers, impresarios and mem-
bers of musical societies, and an invi-
tation advertisement was also pub-
lished in the Tucson Daily Citizen and
the Arizona Daily Star, with the result
that there was a large attendance on
both days of the opening.
Entertainment was provided by Mr.
Dude Vance, star of one of the local
television stations, KOPO: Dick Hall,
one of Tucson's popular entertainers
now appearing in a leading hotel; and
the nationally famous "Keyboards'"
Bob and Olympia Lloyd. Carnations
were distributed to everyone who came
to the store.
The store is located on "Sunshine
Mile" in the midst of the better shops
and where ample parking facilities
are available. Floor space covers an
area 35 by 70 feet deep. Four large
plate glass windows cover the entire
front of the store. Two large organ
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. JULY, 1954
practice studios and five smaller
studios line the walls to the rear of the
store. Stock rooms, parts room and
service area is also in the rear.
The entire store is air-conditioned.
The furnishings are all moderne motif
and the floor is carpeted wall to wall
in a sandalwood shade. The walls are
decorated in a light green, the ceiling
acoustical tile, done in a lighter shade
of green which produces a cool, clean
no-glare appearance. From the inside
of the store the beautiful Santa Cata-
lina Mountains can be seen etched
against the northern sky.
A. P. Brown Buys the
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co.
Announcement has been made by
C. Albert Jacob, Jr. of the Mathushek
Piano Mfg. Co. that the name and
goodwill of the company has been
sold to A. P. Brown who will hence-
forth operate under the name of the
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co. In an in-
terview with Mr. Brown, he stated that
the new Mathushek factory will be at
40-01 11th St., Long Island City. N. Y.
and that he expects to have pianos on
Acrosonic Piano in Liberace
Suite on Railroad Train
Recently when Liberace traveled
from Los Angeles to Chicago to begin
his series of eastern personal appear-
LIBERACE AT THE ACROSONIC
ances, the Union Pacific Railroad Co.
arranged with Ralph Louis, manager
of the Baldwin Los Angeles store, for
an Acrosonic piano to be put in Liber-
ace's railroad suite. The piano traveled
east with him and enabled him to prac-
tice and rehearse en route.
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