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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A BEAUTY-DECKER & SON'S BOUDOIR UPRIGHT.
A BELLAK APPRECIATION.
Praise for the Pianophone Player as well as the Piano
which they handle.
The demand so rife latterly for uprights
smaller in proportion than those generally
current, is happily satisfied in the boudoir
upright, style A, made by Decker & Son,
the enterprising manufacturers located at
97 : "975 East 135th street, this city. This
instrument, as can be noted in the illus-
tration, is graceful in outline and beautiful-
ly proportioned. It is four feet, four inches
high; five feet, two inches wide; two feet,
two inches deep, and weighs when boxed
about 560 pounds. This instrument is ad-
mirably adapted for export trade and for
small apartments, or for special decorative
purposes. Although comparatively small,
the scale is a delightful one and up to the
high standard which distinguish the Decker
pianos as high-grade musical creations, which
have won the admiration and support of
many of the most eminent musicians during
the past half a century.
Style A is made up in figured walnut and
figured mahogany. The case is double veneer-
ed with double grand fall, automatic swing-
ing music desk, solid natural wood mould-
ings, carved pilasters and trusses, with solid
mouldings across top frame, handsome hand-
carved panel in top frame, continuous hinge,
improved repeating action with nickel-plated
supports and movable hammer rail; ivory
keys, ebony sharps, overstrung bass, full
iron frame, three strings, seven and one-
third octaves, three pedals and nickel-plated
trimmings.
In this instrument, as in the more ambi-
tious styles made by this firm, the same at-
tention to details is illustrated in the atten-
tion paid to the finishing and varnishing, as
well as regulating. It is, like the thousands
of Deckers that have preceded it, a musical
instrument that reflects not only many years
of conscientious effort toward perfection in
piano making, but it is thoroughly modern
by reason of the fact that it occupies a place
entirely its own, by virtue of possessing that
fundamental requisite in a piano—a purely
musical tone.
Under the capable supervision and man-
agement of Frank C. Decker, the head of the
Decker institution, the instruments which are
leaving the factory to-day are worthy of the
high reputation ever associated with the
Decker name, and they will commend them-
selves to dealers by virtue of these facts.
revolving disc. This brake is connected by
a wire with a large diaphragm. As a result,
A contrivance has just been patented which the large diaphragm is made to vibrate very
gives to phonograph or telephone the voice powerfully, the power coming from the rev-
of a stentor. It is an entirely new idea, and olution of a shaft—in other words, from the
machine. The voice of the speaker merely
depends for its efficiency upon a metal disc, modifies
the vibrations, but in this way or-
which is kept rapidly spinning by the same dinary speaking tones are converted into
motor that runs the machine. The vibration shouts, while preserving the intonation faith-
of the diaphragm, caused by the voice, pulls fully. The contrivance may be applied either
a lever back and forth, and thus varies the to telephone or phonograph, and it will mag-^
pressure of a brake upon the edge of the nify the sounds to any desired extent. If
desired, a four-horse engine may be used to
run it, with proportionate effects in the way
of sound. As might be supposed, it will re-
Organ Stop Knobs and Stems,
produce music as well as the voice.
64 and 66 Court Street, New Haven, Conn.
TO AUGMENT PHONOGRAPH SOUND.
EDNA ORGANS
~~~BURDETT PIANOS
The Largest Value for the Dealers.
Make a note now to write for Cata-
logue and Particulars. You should not
overlook the Edna Line. .' ' .* .'
EDNA ORQAN & PIANO CO.,
Factory, MONROEVILLE, OHIO.
Speaking of the progress of the business
of James Bellak's Sons, of 1129 Chestnut
street, The Philadelphia Item, in a recent
issue, says in part:
"Founded by James Bellak, in a modest
way, years ago, the business of the firm has
increased until its customers are numbered
in every State in the Union, and its reputa-
tion for liberality and fair dealing is wide-
spread. In a few words, the firm is one of
the most successful in America.
"The secret of the merited prosperity is
obvious. The firm has never handled any-
thing but the best pianos. For instance, the
Hardman, which has a standard of excel-
lence, reaching back twenty-nine years. The
Gabler is another fine one. Seven thousand
of these have been sold in this city. As to
the Emerson, it is only necessary to say that
75,000 of them were manufactured, while
the Shoninger and Harrington are also pop-
ular, and standard instruments.
"Another feature of special interest and
only one of the many that this firm is always
exhibiting is the Electric Pianophone At-
tachment, for any piano, which it plays. The
patented features of this wonderful device
are: First—It is the only interior device
which can be readily applied to any piano
whatever at the purchaser's residence. Sec-
ond—It is the only device the application of
which does not mutilate, extend or enlarge
a piano, or which is normally invisible when
applied. Third—It is the only self-player
(piano organ) which can be successfully op-
erated by one cell of storage battery, or by a
primary battery. Fourth—No other self-
playing piano or organ can use its patented
principles of automatically stopping the mu-
sic-sheet at the end of a piece or roll, cutting
off the power, rewinding the sheet, and
throwing the music holder into position for
a new music roll. Fifth—It employs pat-
ented means whereby it is absolutely impos-
sible to waste or use power or current unless
actually playing.
"It is worth while visiting Messrs. Bellak's
Sons' spacious warerooms and watching this
device in operation. It educates, instructs
and cultivates."
*PIANO;SCARFS
12 assorted velours, latest Fall designs
and coloring, silk cord and tassel
fringe, made in strictly up-to-date
manner, $15.00.
12 assorted velours, florentine silk or
damask, latest designs, with two-
knot fringe or all silk diamond
fringe, $18.00.
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NEW YORK.
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