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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1interviewed, some several times. These were largely the heads of business houses or music departments. The industries represented are as follows—
3Publishers ………………………………………….. 18
4Music Loaning Library ………………………………. 1
5Music Journal Editors ………………………………… 1
6Engravers and printers ………………………………. 5
7Music store salesmen ………………………………… 3
8Pianoforte manufacturers and dealers ……………….. 8
9Pianoforte tuners ……………………………………. 1
10Organ builders and organ parts representatives ………. 6
11Violin makers ………………………………………… 14
12Flute, piccolo and clarinet makers ………………….. 6
13Band and fretted instrument makers …………………. 5
14Band leader ………………………………………….. 1
15Woodwind dealers ……………………………………. 2
16Music string makers ………………………………….. 1
18Addresses and dates of firms out of business have been taken largely from Boston City Business Directories. The year covered by some of these as far back as 1847 runs from July to July. Hence the years are approximate as a company may have been started or have ended in the second half of the previous year or the first half of the year in which the directory was published. Where addresses and dates have been taken from other sources, they are from books and publications as far as possible, but occasionally come from the memory of some person once connected with the firm concerned.
20In general firms are discussed in chronological order by dates of founding, except in the Appendices, which are alphabetical.
22The writer takes no personal responsibility for the statements in this volume, since they have all been based on the most reputable authorities accessible to her.
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