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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1907 Vol. 45 N. 18 - Page 8

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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
We Are Leaders
For the Reasons Below
(FROM "THE OUTLOOK" MAGAZINE)
Nothing Equal To It
The Melville Clark Apollo Player Piano
The only player piano in the world that can play 8 3 notes or the entire piano
keyboard.
The only player piano in the world with the effective transposing mouthpiece that
changes the music to any key to suit the voice or accompanying instrument. It also
prevents the annoyance caused by the shrinking and swelling of the music roll due
to climatic conditions. This mouthpiece represents 9 5 per cent of player piano value.
THESE TWO SUPERIOR FEATURES MAKE THE
APOLLO PLAYER ABSOLUTELY PEERLESS
Every sensible buyer will want a player piano that will play seven and one-
third octaves. That is the Apollo player range. Every one of the 8 8 piano keys
is struck by a pneumatic finger. No couplers are used.
ALL OTHER PLAYER PIANOS
have a range of only 65 notes or 5 octaves
Would you buy a 5 octave piano? Certainly not. Then why would you buy a 5 octave player
piano, when you can get the APOLLO with its seven and one-third octave range ?
The APOLLO is the STANDARD
Its tone is beautiful; its mechanism perfect; its case designs extremely attractive.
the highest type of the artistic player piano
Send to the manufacturers for a handsome illustrated catalogue
Melville Clark Piano Co.
Dept. O
Steinway Hall, Chicago
The Apollo plays 38, 65 and 88 note music
It is
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