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The New
Style D
""THE Style D is still the same
-*• little instrument of tonal bril-
liance, delicacy of case design and
richness of finish with a slight
change in design.
Note the gracefully turned
legs, pilasters and columns each of
which lend but another note of
refinement and charm to this
already popular little case.
We believe Style D to be
consistently the best piano with
regard to quality in materials, de-
sign and workmanship in every
single unit and part.
In filling the far spreading
demand created for the smaller
instrument in the home, school,
theatre and scores of other places
Style D predominates. Our pro-
position will interest you.
THE STARR PIANO COMPANY
Established 1872
Factories: RICHMOND, INDIANA
BRANCHES IN:
NEW YORK,
CHICAGO,
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BOSTON,
DETROIT,
CLEVELAND,
DAYTON,
CINCINNATI
INDIANAPOLIS,
NASHVILLE,
BIRMINGHAM,
KANSAS CITY,
Los ANGELES,
PORTLAND,
SAN FRANCISCO
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Dimensions—Height 3 feet, 10 inches;
width 4 feet, "8J4 inches; depth 24^4
inches.
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Woods—Hjtfh.. light blended mahogany
and walnitt, .lacquer finish, also ma-
hogany,, walnut and oak standard var-
nish finish. •
Back—Sx*. .p.p.stjS.
Sound Board--"-Of genuine Silver Grain
Spruce,;.straight, fine and evenly grain-
ed, prqp^rly
seasoned; heavily ribbed
and extra 1 ldrge.
Pin Block—Made of selected, thorough-
ly seasoned^! fine grained Hard Rock
Maple. To the heavy basic piece are
added, cross laminated, five additional
lengths of maple with the grain alter-
nating, making in all six plies of the
toughest, "p'uir-resisting material known
for pin block purposes. Factory tests
under pressure many times that exerted
by the piano strings show the pin block
will split rather than give way at the
laminations. Since a tuning pin is fine-
ly threaded 'and is turned into a hole
in the block smaller than the hole itself
the clamplike gripping qualities of the
pin block prevents not even a fraction
of an inch turn of the pin. Therefore,
since the piano strings remain at the
same tension, pitch is constant.
Plate—Full, strong, of iron, designed
to resist and has large margin of safety
for the- 'tremendous pull of strings
through -pin block. Plate is firmly bolt-
ed to back.
Strings—Extra long, strung at correct
angle,;, three treble unison, bass copper
wound.
Action—Light and instantly responsive,
firmly set in place.
Keys—Regular size, handsomely finish-
ed, full 88 note—protected by sliding
fall board.