

If they want to sell later at the right price, then we will ~ ~ have the instruments for you. I feel like letting them sit on their musical instru- ~ ~ ments at high prices. We contend that prices in Europe are high for the collector and the investor ~ to be buying at this time and we do not feel like paying the high prices they are ~ asking for their merchandise. We have ~ ~ done this even though we have practically discontinued importing merchandise from ~ ~ Europe. We have come up with a nice catalog again for you. In spite of my inactivity in the business, and at the same time the coun- ~ ~ try was, and is experiencing a recession, and all kinds of problems throughout the ~ ~ country and the world. We have, because of this policy, grown to be the largest dealer in ~ ~ the world. I feel we are filling ~ ~ a need that automatic music collectors need, and must have, and is a good selection ~ ~ at fair prices. I am not going to let this business just die. I will assure you that who- ~ ever buys the business will have to impress to me that they will do business in the ~ ~ proper manner. ~ ~ I still have several persons interested and wanting to talk with me about buying the ~ ~ business but as I am just talking with one person at a time, I can't tell just when ~ it will be sold, but I do hope to have it sold shortly. They had the money and not the time, or they had the time and not the money. I have talked with several interested persons but have not found the right ~ ~ person. Many of you know that because of my wifes illness, I have decided to sell the ~ ~ business. ~ ~ Also, as I have written, I have not been very active in the buying and selling of ~ ~ machines and I am afraid that I am not going to be very active for a while yet in the ~ ~ future. With your help and the help of God we have come a long way.

Hopefully this will keep the cancer under ~ ~ control. They did take her off the strong Chemotherapy that she was ~ ~ taking in her veins practically every other day and now she is to take the Chemo- ~ ~ therapy orally, not as much, not as often. Our doctors have told us that this is good but there is still a long ~ ~ road of treatment ahead. The last reports we received from the Anderson Cancer Clinic in ~ ~ Houston, dTehxas, hindhicated that there were.nohcancer 7ells present in her bone m~rrow ~ ~ tests an t at t e oles that were eaten ln er pelvlc bone and spine were closlng ~ ~ and healing.

We feel sure that ~ ~ your prayers, along with ours, have been the deciding factor in turning the tide of ~ ~ battle in our favor. We thank those of you who have prayed for her recovery. MacKINNON'S t ~ ~ AUTOMATED MUSICAL INSTBUMENTS t ~ ~ Dear Friends: ~ ~ ~ Many of you know from the previous letters that I have written that during the past ~ ~ ~ eleven months my wife has been fighting a teriffic battle with cancer and now after ~ ~ so many months of pain and suffering, I am happy to report that she is now winning ~ ~ the battle. FLORENCE AVENUE ~ ~ HOUSTON TEXAS~ 7701B CHARLOTTE~ N. Instru- ment orders can be directed to either Charlotte or Santa Fe Springs, as explained in the introduction to this catalog. SPECIAL NOTE: For faster service, send all orders for books, records, discs, and rolls to our Santa Fe Springs showroom. Note: When traveling a great distance to visit either showroom it would be a good idea to let us know in advance - so we can be expecting you. Hours are 9:30 to 4:30 Monday to Fri- day - Saturday 9:30 to 3:30. HOUSTON, TEXAS: Our showroom is at 3564 West T. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA: Our showroom is at 453 Atando Avenue. Santa Fe Springs is in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and is about halfway between downtown Los Angeles and Disneyland. Hours are Monday to Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 9:30 to 3:30 Pacific time.

SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA: Our showroom is at 11975 East Florence Avenue. MacKINNON'S THE LARGEST DEALER IN AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE WORLD VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS For the convenience of our customers we maintain three beautiful showrooms of instruments.
