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~4 Statement by the President
of the Aeolian Company
M VER since the announcement through the newspapers
and magazines of the Aeolian-Vocalion there have
been many surmises as to the policy this Company
would pursue in regard to it. As the instrument has
become better known and its unusual features recog-
nized, queries from musicians, members of the music-
trade and others, regarding our attitude have become so numerous
that it has been deemed advisable to make a public statement.
In the first place let me say that the Aeolian-Vocalion was
not designed to be what might be called a "popular phonograph;"
that is to say, it is not our intention to produce an enormous
number annually, or to seek broadcast representation.
We believe the market is already well supplied with the very
low-priced instruments, and that these admirably serve their
purpose.
But it is with the phonograph that purports to be a serious
musical instrument—that is adopted for educational purposes
and finds its way into homes where music is known and appre-
ciated—that the Aeolian-Vocalion has entered into competition.
Copyright 1914, 1915, 1916, The Aeolian Co. =