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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1913 Vol. 57 N. 19 - Page 6

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
6
How the Pearson Piano Co. Ad-
vertises the ifemt&iamlm Pianos
in the Indianapolis Daily Papers
Supreme in Tone
and Durability
Pianos
( The Finest \
\ln The World)
For more than fifty years the name
Ulaafltt $c ijamlUt has stood for origi-
nality, invention and devotion to an
artistic ideal in the manufacture of
pianos. Their system of construction,
with the added new features, has attracted the
attention and searching investigation of both
the musical and scientific world.
NOT A THEORY—BUT PRACTICAL
"An imperfection in the modern pianoforte, found even in the
instruments made by standard makers, has been the loss in tone qual-
ity due to the inability of the sounding board to retain its tension.
The problem seems at last to have been satisfactorily solved by a
most simple and ingenious construction embodied in the pianos of
Mason & Hamlin, of Boston, U. S. A."—In the Scientific American,
Oct. 11. 1902.
"The Stradivarius
of Pianos"
The Tension Resonator
It represents a determined effort to fulfill
every demand of the artist. If by putting
a greater expenditure into it it could be
made a finer piano from the artist's stand-
point its makers would do so. Price with
them is the last consideration—not the
Accomplishes what has never before been
accomplished in a piano—it permanently
preserves the crown or arch of the sound-
ing board and makes the tone of the piano
indestructible. This tension gives greater
vitality and responsiveness to the vibrations
of the strings and produces the perfect
tone.
first.
Grands
$800
Upwards
(PATENTED)
Used Exclusively in These Pianos
Immortal Is the Tone
of This Piano
The beauty of tone with a hitherto unknown
responsiveness and a degree of durability
never before approached is found only in
this piano.
These qualities are the cause of universal
demand at the best concerts of our world's
greatest artists, who have pronounced it as
musically the most beautiful piano the
world has ever seen.
It is impossible to convey in words any idea of that most vital
part of any piano—its tone. Hence we do not ask you to look at
the Mason & Hamlin Pianos—we ask you to hear and play them.
Uprights
$600
Upwards
Established 1873
The Home
of the
Kurtzmann
Pearson Piano Co.
128-130 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET
The Home
of the
Angelus

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