Miles Thanks Participants for New Store Opening
The Miles Music Co thanks local firms manufacturers and distributors for cooperation in opening their new store and in advertising and news stories. Participants include Wurlitzer Baldwin W. W. Kimball Lester General Electric Simon Distributing Ashley K Supply Jos. Zamolski Southern Wholesalers Hardman Peck Berry Lumber Zirkle Smith Service Station and Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Music Co
Ba Orris Sales Co
Wurlitzer Piano Co
Baldwin Piano Co
W. W. Kimball PianoCo
Lester Piano Co
General Electric Co
Simon Distributing Corp
Eleison 4& Jacobson
Ashley K Supply Co
Jos. M. Zamolsk Co
Southern Wholesalers, Inc
Hardman, Peck Co
Berry Lumber & Supply Co
E. Roy Zirkle
Smith Service Station
The
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Age Robbing Strads of Tone Says Expert
Washington violin maker W. Scott Herman with 30 years of luthier experience warns the Stradivarius violins will lose resonance as they age past two centuries. He says their medium thickness wood cannot sustain the millions of vibrations required for future performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. Scott Herman
Herman
Vast Baldwin Plant Grows Into World’s Largest Piano Maker
The Baldwin Piano Co, at 1801 Gilbert Avenue, expanded from a small workshop to a sprawling complex of eleven acres. Founded by Dwight Hamilton Baldwin with partner Lucien Wulsin, the firm became the world’s largest piano manufacturer, exporting to 48 countries and selling across the U S. Its eight story assembling building houses its own chemical laboratory and power plant, and renowned artists like Harold Bauer and Ruth Slewczynski endorse Baldwin pianos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pith
Elm
Bes Oaks
Baldwin Piano Co
Gilbert Avenue
Dwight Hamilton Baldwin
The
Baldwin Co
Union
Baldwin
Richard Byrd
Antarctic
Little America
Bhe Briedwin
Lucien Wulsin
Pike's Opera House
J. W. Macy
Cincinnati Art Academy
Harold Bauer
Walter Gieseking
Joe Sturbi
Josef Shevinne
Ruth Slewczynski
Victor Records Promotes Black Label Series and Classics
RCA Victor rolls out a large Victor Black Label line priced for broad appeal. Gems from Beethoven to Tschaikowsky feature artists like Barbierri and Kreisler. Popular leaders and singers include Dorsey, Miller, Shaw, Barnet, and Waller, with a vast catalog over 7,500 selections and monthly Red Seal and Black Label supplements.
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RCA Victor
Victor
Beethoven
Brahms
Tschaikowsky
Barbierri
Padecewski
Kreisler
Manuhin
Bluebird
Tommy Dorsey
Wayne King
Xavier Cougar
Hal Kemp
Ray Noble
Glenn
Miles Heads Zenith Dealer Network in Virginia
The Edgar Morris Sales Co of Washington DC announces Miles Music Co as the largest Zenith dealer in Virginia. New 1941 Zenith models arrived and are on display with praise for their improved styling over last year’s models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Morris Sales Co
Washington, D. C
Zenith
Miles Music Co
Virgina
Fixture Building Supervised by Sellers at Miles Music Store
The Miles Music Store of Tomorrow featured fixtures manufactured by Berry Lumber & Supply Co. of Harrisonburg. W. H. Sellers personally supervised design and construction, arriving in Winchester to oversee carpenters and joiners during the streamlined store’s creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Miles Music CO
Berry Lumber & Supply Co
Harrisonburg
W. H. Sellers
Sellers
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Wurlitzer
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Miles
S. Loudoun St
South Loudoun St
Radio
Radiorgan
A. C
D. C
R. F
NSIS
Washington, D.C
Victor Records
Apple Folks Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Baldwins
Cincinnati, Ohio
Acrosonic
Hamilton
Victor and
Bluebird Records
Rca—Victor
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