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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MAY, 19U
Combination
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R. W. Lawrence, Mr. Archer Gibson, Dr.
Chas. M. Courboin.
A special Musaphonic salon has been
established on the third floor directly
over the main wareroom of Wm. Knabe
& Co. which is the only piano salon on
upper Fifth Ave., New York.
Opening of the new salon was the
subject of half page advertisements in
several New York dailies.
Phonographs ... Records ...
Radio - Phonographs
Ansley Presents
Oxford Dynaphone
Musaphonic Salon Opened With
Gala Reception by Win. Knabe & Co.
The Ansley Radio Corp., New York, re-
cently introduced a new instrument to be
known as the Oxford Dynaphone.
The Oxford is an eight tube automatic
combination radio-phonograph, incorpor-
The opening of the new radio salon of
Wm. Knabe <& Co., Fifth Ave and 47th
Street, New York was marked by a gala
reception and party on April Gth which
•was attended by several hundred people
among whom were many socially prom-
The guests were received by F. A.
Ray of the Musaphonic division of the
General Electric Co. and George Morti-
more and F. H. B. Byrne vice presidents
of the Wm. Knabe & Co. In addition to
the demonstration of the Musaphonic
there was a musical program by Mar-
guerite Volavy, pianist and Saul Blumen-
thal, violinist.
Among those present besides the offi-
cers of the two companies were many
persons prominent in society and in the
musical and scientific world, and several
artists of the Metropolitan Opera, includ-
ing: Lieut. Commander Don F. Smith, J.
R. Poppele. Miss Annamary Dickey,
Raoul Jobin, J. F. McEvery, Mr. and Mrs.
William Nevins Cook, Mrs. Alfred Cortis,
Clinton M. Washburn, Mrs. Ely J. Kahn.
Leonard Liebling, Mr. and Mrs. John
Ingersoll, Ettore Panizza, Alexander Sved,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Larocque, Mr. and
Mrs. Leopold Sachse, Allen G. Wellman,
Mr. and Mrs. Etienne Alexiu Barone, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Tiffany Richardson, Mrs.
George Eustis Corcoran, Miss Edith Wet-
more, Coster Wilmerding, Miss Susan,
Street, Mr. and Mrs. H. Van Buren, Mr.
and Mrs. Armand Tokatyan, Miss Greta
Rausch, John J. Raskob, Mme. Zinka
Milanov, Miss Doris Doe, Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Huehn, Frank K. Andrews, Mrs.
Berthold Neuer, Mr. . and Mrs. Walter
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Olitzki, Mme. Kerstin Thorborg, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Alexander, Mr. Michael De
Musaphonic Announcement by Wm. Knabe & Co. p a c e / M r R o b e r t Weede, Mr. R. M. Bald-
inent persons as "well as well known win, Mme. Rise Stevens, Pietro Yon,
members of the musical profession.
Major Edwin H. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs.
guitlird company, iitrhiiling muMeiana, compost™, star* of ihe
Metropolitan Opera, ami notaUe. (iijurci in society, £atherc
nrar a (Iciitoimtratioii of a new advance in Radio reception a n j
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ating short-wave and standard broadcast
bands. The radio covers 540 to 1650 kilo-
cycles and 6 to 18 megacycles, with sur-
prising range and selectivity. The care-
fully engineered amplifier provides ex-
cellent tone-quality for the reproduction
of records. The Oxford is available for
either AC or AC-DC operation.
The Oxford is built of genuine maho-
gany with front panel of carefully match-
ed feathered crotch veneers. Legs are of
solid mahogany. Finish is hand rubbed. It
stands 28" high and is 17^4" wide and
16%" d ee P- Plays automatically either
ten 12-inch or twelve 10-inch records.
Standing, left to right: Miss Doris Doe of the Metropolitan Opera; F. H. B. Byrne. Vice-President. Wm. Knabe & Co.; Miss Marguerite Volavy. Pianist;
Pietro Yon, Composer and Organist of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Seated at piano: Leon Rothier of the Metropolitan Opera. Center: New Knabe Radio-
Phonograph Salon. Right: F. A. Ray and H. L. Andrews. General Electric Co.