Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-29
Piano Buying
Made Easy

sS-onlnerclallsm, the Old Adage, ALL
That GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD"
applies to the PIANO no less than to
the yellow metal itself.
At first thought it may appear the
easiest thing In the world to purchase
Piano, the only consideration, seem
ingly, being that one have the neces-
sary equivalent. The danger SO far
as the average Piano buyer is con-
cerned Is not altogether that he will
not get full value for his money, but
that he may be disappointed in not Sc.
curing the precise thing that he ex.
pected or his needs ind conditions
demand. For example. the head of a
FAMILY who is ambitious that his child.
rem shall acquire a Piano education
wants Plano capable Of endurance
and not one of specially elaborate
nn1sh or design. If he Is in moderate
circumstances and needs use economy
ne further requires good Piano one
equal to the hard pratice of his daugh
ters and sons, but not necessarily of
great renown or more than
the average cost. On the other
hand, If ne desires above all a
nne article of furniture to place
n drawing room, where no rough
usage is to be sustained, very diff
rerent kind Of Piano is wanted and
more money may be put into the case
design. If, again. the Piano is for
the use of finished pianist-one
skilled in giving expression to the
mighty tone-language-the Piano best
suited will be at once powerful In
tone, strong of endurance, and the
product of some manufacturer whose
Pianos have made him justly famed
Tor the artistic accomplishments OF
the products of his skill.
These are few of the considera-
lions which ordinarily present great
II not insuperable obstacles in the way
Of judicious selection of a PIANO.
Hence you at once may clearly see
the advisability of visiting G. B. Bax-
er's PIANO STORE-here you may
be In q large measure educated or
eniightened, as on lsis floors you may
find the products of fifteen or more
different manufacturers. and here com.
pare side by side the different Pianos
and have explained the different
Glasses and Usages to which the diff
ferent Pianos are best adapted. We
have spent years in experimenting
and studying the PIANO, Piano AC.
TON, Piano TONE, Piano REGULA-
TON, Piano SCIENCE, Piano CON-
STRUCTION and Piano ADAPTABLE
TIES.
It Is "A Startling Fact"
There are 4,5C0 different and dis
tinct pieces in a PIANO ACTION
exclusive of the PIANO SCALE,
CASE AND THE HUNDREDS Of
other and separate pieces. Mu-
sic is harmonious sounds, sound is
the vibration Of elastic bodies. There
fore, every PIECE and FIBRE in the
construction Of PIANO has to do
with the MUSICAL quality OF the IN
etrument.
"varnish may cover a multitude OF
defects" in the construction of q
PIANO as far as the appearance to the
EYE Is concerned, but varnish or
nothing else can possibly cover defects
in the MUSICAL CONSTRUCTION of
q PIANO; ignorance-and ignorance
alone is the one great essential on
which sighted or defective PIANO
CONSTRUCTION bases it's hopes in
fooling the PIANO PURCHASING
PUBLIC.
There Is an old saying: "You may
fool all Of the people some Of the time,
but you can't fool some Of the people
all the time"
When G.. B. Baker came to Ottumwa
he found the people being fooled in
their being satisfied with a very in.
ferior class Of Pianos. Note the
change: Today people of Ottumwa are
buying only the very best Pianos man
ufactured. Why? People have profit.
ed by our knowledge and experience
Many home has the Baker Piano
Store to thank for their explanations
and advice on the Piano.
This KNOWLEDGE and EXPER-
IENCH is yours for the ASKING.
Visit MY Store and by the 80 doing
you are the better equipped and pre-
pared to buy Piano intelligently
even If you go elsewhere after you
have received your information, you
can't afford to miss the opportunity of
this Free KNOWLEDGE.
We do not make the claim
that the other dealers have
no good Pianos on their floors,
but we do claim and can substantiate
our claim by the best Of testimonials
public appreciation and public support
in the way of buying Pianos of us that
Ottumwa people have better and
Higher grade of Pianos to select from
row than they had before G. B. Baker
came to Ottumwa.
You are not prevailed on to buy
your Piano of ME, but after once you
see and understand you will desire
to do SO, else you will be an exception
to the rule.
Better take time to Investigate.
The piano purchasing public in gen.
eral are buying their PIANOS at g. b.
Bakers Piano Store.
q Ii. Baker