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diaphragm and a trumpet-shaped resonator.
The PIANOTIST Piano Player.
The strings are played upon as in a normal
any Piano.
The Only Player Awarded Medal Plays
violin, and the vibrations of the strings are
Any one can Play H*
Easily Fitted to any Piano.
conducted by means of an ordinary violin
at Paris Exposition of 1900. . . . Endorsed
by Leading Musicians.
bridge, which rests upon a rocking lever to
The great bandmaster, says: "The Pianotist is
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA really
a wonderful invention of great musical merit."
the diaphragm and resonator. The lever sup-
A piano fitted with the PTAVOTIST can be used In
the ordinary manner or as a Self-Player, as desired
porting the bridge oscillates laterally upon
Do Pneumatics Do Laborious Pumping
Price
the body of the instrument, the end being
Ho Clumsy Cabinet
no electricity
attached to a diaphragm of aluminum by a
Liberal Discount to the Trade.
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small connecting link. The diaphragm is held
in position between two India rubber cush-
A D E K M F G * C O . , Warerooms: 503 Fifth Ave., Cor. 42d St.,
NEW YORK.
Factory and Offices: 449-455 West 41st St.
ions by means of a specially designed holder
N.
B.—We
also
manufacture
the
best
Electric Piano Player on the Market for use witb
fixed upon the body of the violin by two
aay current. Also a perfect "Niclcel-in-the-Slot" Self-Playing Piano.
brackets. Attached to this holder is the
trumpet or resonator.
GREAT VALUE, INCLUDING T H E
TRANSPOSING KEY-BOARD.
The disc or diaphragm which represents
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the belly of an ordinary violin is perfectly
FiCTORYJjtWREHCEJIASS;
MERRILL PIANO MFG. CO.
free to vibrate, the result being that when
the strings are set in motion by the bow,
the bridge and rocking lever vibrate accord-
ingly, and thus every vibration is transmitted
The Largest Value for the Dealers.
to the diaphragm. The diaphragm sets in
Make a note now to write for Cata-
logue and Particulars. You should not
motion the air contained in the resonator,
overlook the Edna Line. .' ' .' .'
the resonator augmenting and distributing
the same to the surrounding atmosphere. It EDNA ORGAN & PIANO CO.,
Factory, MONROEVILLE, OHIO
is claimed almost any quality of tone can be
obtained from one instrument by a simple
change of diaphragm. Although the dia-
phragm is made of the metal aluminum,
WORLD-RENOWNED PIANO-FORTE ACTION
there is no metallic sound audible, even to
ears trained long practice to the tones of the
L. CHARPIAT, SOLE AGENT FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA
wooden violin. The rich mellow tones sup-
posed to come only after, at least, a cen-
PARIS FACTORY,
NEW YORK FACTORY,
J6 Rue de l'Evangile.
tury's playing of a violin require no forcing,
88 Lincoln Avenue
and its admirers say the slightest contact of
the bow will bring them forth and make the
IIS E. 14th St., New York.
player imagine himself a far better performer
Is the Finest and Best
Near Stein way Hall,
Organ made.
Sold all
than he really is.
over the World on Ita
rierlts alone.
But, did anyone ever know a violinist who
No traveling salesmen re-
did not sincerely believe he was a far better
quired to sell our entire
product.
performer than he really was?
This extraordinary fact
$175
Merrill Piano
BURDETT PIANOS
EDNA ORGANS
THE
SCHWANDER
J. HERRBURGER
WILLIAM F.HASSE.
A VIOLIN WITH A WAR RECORD.
Piano Stools, Scarfs, Coders
of all Descriptions.
COMPOSERS'
speaks volumes for the
quality of our instruments.
It's the "Old Reliable Hiller
Organ '' all the time.
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MUSIC
At the bazaar which is being held at the
CABINETS.
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Md., by BUSTS.
MILLER ORGAN CO..
Selections of Scarfs Sent on Approval.
the Daughters of the Confederacy for the
LEBANON, P A .
benefit of the Confederate Monument Fund, WRITE FOR LATEST
there are some interesting things on exhi- CATALOGUE JUST ISSUED.
bition, notable among which is a violin made
GARRETT GORDON,
rianulactured by
in 1791 and shown at the North Carolina Manufacturer and
Dealer in
CHAS. A. WESSELL,
table by its owner, Major John S. Hayes,
222-224
East
37th Street,
NEW YORK.
of this city, who was a staff officer in Gen.
No J J8 AVENUE D, Bet. 8th & 9th Sts*
John R. Cooke's North Carolina Brigade dur-
THE
NEW YORK.
ing the war. The violin went through the
HENRY KELLER & SONS,
war with its owner. It escaped unscathed,
Manufacturers of
but while enduring the fortunes of war it
met with some hairbreadth escapes. Once
during a night's march it fell from the quar-
RIDER AVENUE,
termaster's wagon and other wagons in the iict. 140th and 141st Sts.,
of 1901 surpasses any of its predecessors. Progressive
TVTCVTT V A D P 1
West
of
Third
Ave.
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dealers like them, and expert buyers pronounce them to
train passed over its case without doing in-
contain the best value in the piano world to-day *>• <£
jury to the instrument. Carlo Patti, brother
of the celebrated prima donna, enjoyed the
JEWETT PIANO CO.
use of the violin for some months during the
J. J, Woodbury
encampment of his regiment—the Second
LEOMINSTER, MASS.
Factory and Office :
Tennessee—at Evansport on the Potomac.
WESSELL PIANOS,
Veneers.
Upright Pianos
JEWETT
PIANO*
rTOFMAIW&Ca;
Piano forte manufacturers,
AMIE AND THE PRESIDENT.
Jay C. Amie, the Kroeger Ambassador, was
a recent caller upon President Roosevelt at
the White House. It is not true that he
talked Kroeger piano to the President, nor
was he looking for a "job" for himself or
for a friend.
617-619 Tenth Ave.,
New York.
c4rt in Piano Construction
is clearly evidenced in
The
CAMVRON
Story ®. Clark
PIANOS
They are in advance in point of
tonal effect and casz architecture,
STORY & CLARK.
Factories, CHICAGO.
SSI West 4Oth Street
NEW
YORK