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October 13, 1923
PRESTO
AMERICAN
PIANO SUPPLY
COMPANY
Felts, Cloths, Hammers,Punchings,
Music Wire, Tuning Pins, Player
Parts, Hinges, Casters
A FULL LINE OF MATERIALS for PIANOS and ORGAN
When in Need of
SUPPLIES
Communicate with Us
American Piano Supply Co.
110-112 E. 13th St.
New York
SCHAFF
Piano String Co,
Manufacturers of
graph to become a true musical instrument because
it has been designed according to the long estab-
lished laws of musical instrument building. It is the
Dealers Advised in Special Postal of Release of Two instrument for the music loving.
And because the Starr Piano Company's half cen-
Leading Fox Trot Favorites.
tury's experience in building 200,000 of the best musi-
Two new popular recordings for the Ampico are cal instruments the world has ever known, has en-
announced in a special "service" postal to dealers by abled them to build a phonograph of such quality, this
the Ampico Division of the American Piano Co., New experience has also enabled them to place in each and
York. They are "Bebe" and '"Dirty Hands! Dirty every Starr Phonograph the guarantee which stands
Face!" the outstanding fox-trot tunes of the day, back of each and every Starr product: A strict and
played by the leading dance orchestras and featured absolute guarantee of quality as exemplified in the
in all theaters. "Dirty Hands! Dirty Face!" was "Mark of Quality" famous the world over for a half
written and is featured by A! Jolson in the produc- a century.
tion "Bombo." These recordings are now ready for
shipment, and numbers will appear in November
bulletin.
Other recent recordings that are particularly fa-
vored in dealer's order are: My Sweetie Went Away, Man Behind the Small Goods Counter Should Know
Annabelle, That Old Gang of Mine, Love Tales,
the Requirements in Every Case.
Indiana Moon, Saw Mill River Road, Swingin' Down
Nobody can set down rigid rules for selling strings
the Lane, Wild Flower, Midnight Rose; No, No,
Nora; Hi Lee, Hi Lo; When Will the Sun Shine for for every violin although it may be taken for granted
Me, Rose of the Morning, That Big Blond Mamma. that very old instruments and instruments with thin
sounding boards require comparatively thin strings,
says a writer in the Fort Worth Register. Those
who sell and those who buy should remember this:
If the strings, particularly the lower ones, are at-
Its Fortunes Powerfully Influenced by the Fine tacked vigorously with the bow, and the tone rises,
sometimes as much as half a tone, it is a sign that
Character Acquired by the Starr Piano.
the strings are too thin. Then again, if the sound of
The character for making fine pianos has proved the fiddle is muffled, somewhat thinner strings should
helpful from the first in establishing the Starr Phono- be used and, if the strings are covered, a thinner foun-
graph as an instrument of musical worth. The Starr dation and a heavier wire will usually make a marked
phonograph is gaining in favor in all sections of the improvement.
country, but it is significant that the greatest growth
A mistake often made by amateurs is that a heavier
in the number of Starr phonograph users is evident string will always produce a stronger tone. The ex-
where the Starr pianos have had their biggest sales. pert violin maker will tell you that the strings must
The Starr Piano Company, Richmond, Ind., makers be always in proportion to the construction and re-
of an admirable line of pianos, was powerful sponsor sistance of the instrument. The tone cannot be
for the Starr phonograph.
greater than the violin is capable of producing no
Today, the Starr phonograph, born of a half-cen- matter what sizes of strings are used. If the string is
tury of musical craftsmanship, with a tone quality thicker than the instrument demands the tone will be
that is unequalled, and with every facility, con- harsh but not stronger.
venience and refinement for enjoying in your own
home the music of the entire world, is the first phono-
THE PHONOGRAPH HEARSE.
A $20,000 hearse, decorated with thirty-five wooden
angels and equipped with chimes, a talking machine
and amplifier to carry the music to the graveside, ap-
peared on the lower East Side of New York last
week.
NEW AMPICO POPULAR ROLLS
SELLING THE RIGHT STRINGS
FAVOR STARR PHONOGRAPH
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AT
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Established 1867
Strauch Bros.
All Well-posted Piano Dealers, Sales-
men, and the Piano Buying Public
recognize the value of this name on a
Piano Action,
For more than 55 years it has been associ-
ated with the best products of the Piano
industry. It has always represented
Quality and Merit
Paragon Foundries
Company
When a Piano Action bears the name of
Strauch Bros, it is an additional guarantee
of the quality of the instrument containing it.
Manufacturers of
STRAUCH BROS.,Inc.
Paragon Piano Plates
N E.W YORK
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Piano Keys, Actions and Hammers
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NEW YORK
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