DECEMBER IS, 1923
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
15
BJUR BROS. PIANO TRIUMPHS IN MOST EXACTING TEST
Used in
Movin~
Picture Theatre for 17,472 Hours' Steady Playing. the Only Default at the End of
That Time Is the Wearing Down of the Brass in One of the Pedals
Eve ry on ce in a wh ile th e public read s an
s ize as m ay be seen, the d o tt ed lin e illu s tratin g
int e res t ing s t o ry r ega rdin g an endur a n ce te s t
th e o ri g in a l shape of t h e t oe. Af te r he had
of .a ba ttl es hip, a u to mobil e o r an a irplane, but
looke d the p ia no ove r th o ro u g hl y, h e found
none of th ese te s t s p e rh a p s is more striking
t h at thi s was the only part whi ch nee d ed re-
than that which w as g ive n a
B jur Bros. verti cal g ra nd , P uri
t a n Mod e l 16, wh ich w a s sold
se v e n ye ar s a g o and sin ce that
tim e h as bee n u se d c on s ta ntl y
in a mov in g pi c tur e th ea tr e,
h avi n g been pl aye d upon s tea d
il y fo r s ix d ays a w ee k durin g
th a t pe ri o d , m ak in g a total o f
17,472 hours.
The constant u se of a n in
strume nt in a movin g pic
tur e th eatre, wh e r e h a rd pl ay
in g is usual, s ubj ec t s it to a
mor e se v ere test th a n if it h a d
Worn Down by 17,472 Hours' Usage
b ee n purc has ed fo r hom e li se.
D ol t cd l.ine J n dic a.t(' .~ () riuiu~l C01l t OH Y oj P edal
T he pi a no m u s t not o n ly e mb o d y <;la bilit y in
p lac ing and w ro t e th e foll o win g le tt er to th e
it s co nq rll cti o n btlt a lso Ill ll s t be possesse d o f
Il jllr Bros. Co. regar din g it.
a vo lul ne o i ton e w hi c h w ill meet e yery r equire
I a111 sending YO ll
" t -nd e r separate cove r
bras s pa r t of t he peda l
o f pi a n o bo u g ht o f yo u
'c ,' e 11 y ea rs a g o.
It
h as b c<: n use d seven
y ears, s ix d ays a w e ek ,
a nd is in fi ne co nd ition
with t he excep ti o n of th e
ped a l. The o wn e r will
wa nt a no th e r lik e it
wh e n thi s o n e is w o rn
out. "
The Bju r Bros. Co.
h as fr om ti m e t o ti m e
received s t ri kin g com
me nd at io n s upo n its in
strum e nt s fr om vari ou s
pa rt s of th e co un try , bu t
beli eves th at non e h a s
bee n rn 0 r e co nclu s ive
of the s up e ri o r to ne,
l~igh- gra d e m a t e ri a l a nd
workman s hip, all of
which ar c to b e fo und in
th e cons t r uctio n o f th ese
in s t r um e nt s, t ha n t h is.
The B jur Bros.' p ian os
Bjur Bros. Vertical Grand Puritan Model 16
and pla y er-pi a no s h av e
mc nt necessary t o g ua ra n tee t ha t it is di s tin c tl y
bee n m a nu fact u re d ~ in ce 1887 und e r th e s up e r
heard in a ll par ts of th e th ea t re.
v is io n o f \ V. L. Hjur, w ho se exper ie n ce h as
.\ s ho rt ti lll e ago th e Rju r Bros . Co., )le w
cove re d a pe ri o d o f many yea r s.
Y o rk , m a nufac tur e r o f thi s in s trum e nt, r ecei ve d
In th e B jur B ro s.' in s trum e n ts a re fo und
a Iett e;' fr o m a dea le r who had b ee n appeal e d
m a !) y indi\'idu a l pa t e nted fe a tur es w hi c h h av e
t o to re pla ce th e lo ud pe da l up o n it. U pon
b ee n d C\' elop e d by the ex pe rt s o,f th is co mpan y
tak in g thi s par t of th e ins tru me nt o ff, h e found
- - p 'act ical inn o va tions in co ns t r u ction w h ic h
it in th e co ndition illu s tr a t ed in th e re pro du c
have re s ult e d in t h e p ro du c tion o f p ia no s a nd
t ion ac compan y in g thi s arti cle. Th e toe of the
pl aye r-pian o·s of s up e ri o r t o ne q ua lity, la s ti ng
pr d a l ha d been w o r n d o wn t o, ha.1f its n a tur a l dura E:>ilit y a nd rea l e xc elle n ce t hro u g hou t.
TO OPEN NEW STORE IN HENDERSON
SPENGLER HOLDS FORMAL OPENING
Alwyn P. Barnes to Establish Retail Music
House in Henderson, N. C.
H I:: NDER "ON, N . c., D ecem ber 4.-- ,\ full line o f
mu s ical instrume nt s and s uppli es will be ca rri e d
in a new mu s ic s tore to b e ope ned on Garn e tt
s treet by A . T: Ba rn es in th e n ea r f uture. Th e
s tore will b e locate d in th e n ew build in g ne x t
to th e H e nd ers on Furniture Co. a nd will b e
und e r the mana ge m e nt o f A lwy n P . B a rne s ,
n o w empl oye d a t th e Ri g g a n O p era Hous e.
LE XINGTON, K y., D ecembe r IO.-The f ormal open
in g of SPte n g ler's A rt & Mu sic S hop a t 139 West
M a in s t ree t w as h e ld h e re r e cently a nd s eve ra l
hun d r ed p eo ple v isit e d th e store . Th e g ro und
Oo or d evo ted to pianos and ph o n ogra ph s is in
c h a r ge o f Mr s. Lillian Tro s t H e rrin g . v\' . R.
Se bree is the pian o sak s ma n a ge r, a nd th e co n
ce rn ac ts a s cen t r a l K e ntu ck y age nt fo r the
I ve rs & P on d a nd Straub e pi a n os. T he ta lk in g
m ac hin es ca rri ed a r e the Ed is o·n a nd Br unsw ick
lines.
OPEN USED PIANO STORE
BUVS HAMILTON MUSIC CO.
M IN "1EA POLI 5, M I"IN. , D ecem be r S.-Fos te r &
\V a ld o , m usi c m e rch a nt s a t 8 11 Ni coll e t ave
nu e, h a ve ju s t obta in ed a lease o n the e ntir e
s ec ond floor of the buildin g at 22 Ea ~ t G ra nt
s tr eet, to b e used fo r di s pl ay a n d s to rag e roo ms
for s econd-hand pian os. Th e n ew Quar ter s w ill
b e occupied at on ce, in ad diti o n to mainta inin g
t h e reta il store.
PHILIPSBURG, P A., D ece mbe r ll .--Th e s tock an d
fi x tur es o f th e st ore of th e J. J. H a m ilt o n Musi c
Co. h e r e h ave bee n purch ase d b y C. W. a nd
\,y'illiam T . O w e n s, who ha ve a lr ea d y ass um ed
co nt r ol o f th e bu s in ess. T h e s to r e wi ll ca rry
a co mpl e t e li The of Vict o r, nrun sw ick a n d E di so n
ph o n og rap h s a nd al so pi a n os a nd or gans. M r.
H a m ilto n 's r e ti reme n t is o ccas io n e d b y illn ess.
COINOLAS
Supremacy thru their
Performance
Tiny Coinola
Durability that has
defied the years
Known Values
Proven Satisfaction
Your territory may be open
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
16-22 S. Peoria Street
Chicago
Illinois