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THE
MUSIC TRADERBVIEW
MARCH 17, 1923
These are the Phantom Hands of a
thousand immortal pianists; their glorv
ous genius preserved forever, through the
miracle of WeltcMignon reproduction
Only one in a thousand knows
what a Reproducing Piano really is
E W people know how a reproducing fidelity. None other gives the perfect "Float'
piano differs from a regular foot- ing Crescendo," that ultimate touch of genius
operated player piano. But the dif- that makes faultless reproduction possible.
ference is vast. The latter plays
And in these twenty years the master pian-
certain musical notes, punched into a player roll. ists of the world have preserved their art in
The only expression possible is that which over two thousand master records. The Welte-
the operator gives through the use of levers. Mignon Library can never be equalled. Many
The Reproducing Piano is an electrically of the artists will never play again, but their
operated instrument that reproduces the play- phantom hands will live forever through their
ing of great pianists. Not only does it play Welte-Mignon records.
the musical notes, but it also brings forth
The Welte-Mignon* is built into almost
every touch in technique, every subtlety of every famous make of piano, your own favorite
expression and tone color, in fact, you hear among them, either Grand or Upright. Its ar
the actual playing of a master musician.
tistic value cannot be pictured or described
any more than can a musical
The Reproducing Piano was
composition. But i t can be
invented twenty years ago. It
The Welte-iMignon* brings
heard at any good piano store.
was the Welte-Mignon. Ever
such mailers as these
A brochure explaining the
since it has remained supreme.
into your home—
D'Albert, Busoni, Carreno,
Welte-Mignon * in greater detail
After you have heard it, you will
Conradi, Danziger, Dohnanyi,
will be sent to you upon request.
be convinced that no other mech-
Gabrilowitsch, Ganz, Grieg,
Lamond,
Leschetizky,
Lhe-
Address the A U T O PNEUMATIC
anism has been devised that re'
vinne, Mero, Paderewski,
ACTION C O . , 12th Avenue and
cords and then reproduces a pian-
Saint'Saens, SamarofF, Schar-
wenka, Schelling, B l o o m '
51st Street, New York City.
ist's playing with such absolute
field-Zeisler.
•(Licensee)
iMear it—in comparison, there's a nearby dealer
\i modernised Welte-Mignon is LICENSED under the original Welte patents
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?rhaps you ask, " W h a t is the 'Welte^
on' ?"* It is a separate mechanism which, installed
a grand or upright piano, plays the instrument
v^rande
Hardman
Hazelton
in exactly the same way that some talented musi-
cian played when he made the master reproducing
roll. The Welte-Mignon * in a piano is practically
Ivers-Pond
Kranich & Bach
invisible and does not interfere with manual playing.
A few of the many pianos now equipped with the
Welte-Mignon * are listed below:
Kurtzmann
Mehlin & Son
Sohmer