THE BEAT GOES ON

The US Department of Commerce has awarded, a $944,000 loan to the Estey Piano Company to manufacture a plastic piano, along with the guarantee of a $2,000,000 bank loan for the company as soon as production of the plunkers begins. The Estey Company gets the loan because under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act, loans are available to companies and workers who’ve been hurt by imports resulting from recent cuts in tariffs.