Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-18
MUSICAL.
The Place 90 Fisd what You Want In
Musical lnstrumeuts.

The Place 90 Find what You Want In
Musical lnstruments.
d. Roy Bowlby, manager of W. W.
Kimball Cos branch house, Rock Island,
would respectfully announce TO the
musical people of Rock Island that We
now have on hand the finest assortment
Of musical goods that we have ever shown
within the past eleven years.
Mr.. Bowlby has been connected with
the Kimbsll Co. for twenty,ons. years,
commencing with them when he was. =
mere boy and. in fact. has never been
employed in any other business or with
any other firm. They have been estab-
lished in Rock Island for eleven years
and during that time nearly 1900 pianos
and organs have been sold from the
Rock Island store, several hundred OF
which have been sold In this city. We are
thankful for the patronage OF home peo>
pie and will say that IL there are any who
fed with them we would like to know
who they are as We are here to make good
our warranties.
We handle the Hallet g. Davis and
Emerson pianos. which our house has
sold throughout the northwest for the
past thirty years; this fact alone is q
sufficient guarantee OF their excellency
There are many Hsllet & Davis and
Emerson pianos in the tri-cities now that
have been In constant use for twenty
Eve years and are still 10 good repair.
The New Scale Kimball piano. which
We are now manufacturing in Chicago, is
meeting with success unprecedented in
the historyIof piano forte making, Il
has been endorsed by Patti. Tamagno.
Nordica, Del Puente. Ardeii. Perotti,
Belstks and all the artists of the Metro
politan Opera company and the Boston
Ideal company besides fifty to one hun
dred Others whose names are immortal in
the musical world in the highest terms.
Our company have been over two hum
dred pianos behind their orders during
the past year. They are manufacturing
about three hundred pianos Q month. and
they are all shipped to dealers az soon as
they srs finished. and the company has
not been able to keep even q half dozen
Of them in stock for retail in Chicago.
We have in Chicago one Of the most com.
plete factories in the world. containing
al the hrst-clsss machinery that money
can buy. and superintended by some OF
the finest experts known to musical craft
We claim the New Scale Kinbal Piano
to be thoroughly frat Glass 10 every par
ticular. and We also claim that il 10 the
only first class piano that was ever manu-
featured In this country and sold at fai
legitim ate business profit. We use th'
same plant and machinery for msnufact
uring the pianos which 10 used in mskipi
the organs. All the material for th'
wood work 10 cat at our own mills 10 Ar
kansas.
There are factories In America whose an
nusl expenses. Including salaries and eve
rythipg, are eo00. coo and they have new
or made moro than two thousand piano
per annum. You can easily figure the
this would amount to $50 on each pia
no. over and above the actual cost Q
making Il. before the deslsr gets hold g
Il. People Who buy our pianos do no
have 70 pay any such ''tribute- - thiI
and that y where ve claim 70 ssll drs'
class piano for Les money than any on
else.
! Any one contemplating the purchase o
piano would do well 70 call and exau
Inc our immense stock. We Ruarnnt<
| perfect Satisfaction. end guarantee 10 Ris
the same prices that The goods are 90
for II Chioago.
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