Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-05-02
PIANO SECRETS.
By Col. VIM. Q. HunteI

BY Col VIM. c, Hunter.
Buying a piano and getting a wife
means a contract for life. Pianos
are about the same size, color and
weight; they have the same num-
Der OF keys and strings.
Women may be the same size, age,
, weight and height, but there Is a
great deal OF difference In their
worth
A high-prlced piano or cheap
one looks and sounds the same to
those who don't have real musical
and mechanical experience.
Pianos are to be judged by tone,
construction, material and by far
the most important. by the charac-
ter OF the man who makes them
and the man who sells them.
In these days OF feverish competi-
ton much is sacrificed to looks. The
cheap imitator is up to the tricks OF
the trade. and by varnish, ornaments
and fancy work he can often palm
off the shoddy for the real.
A brass watch with pen cents
worth of gold plate will look like
a gold-filled or a solid gold watch,
but time and wear will show the
difference.
So difficult is 1t to tell real val
ues that unscrupulous dealers have
a habit of asking big price, and
get all they can by dickerlng and
cutting prices to make 1t appear they
are selling bargains. believe 1t Is
a dishonest practice to sell you
piano at certain price and to sell
another person in a different part
of the country the very same piano
at lower nri"a
have Travelled pretty much all
over the country and nave visited
and had business dealings with many
piano houses. The house of j. w.
Jenkins Sons Music Co. of Kansas
Citv. Mo-, is UNIQUE in many ways.
First of all, they put the price
down to the lowest notch and stick
to it, and everyone gets that same
price. They do not give any re-
bates or commissions to outside mu-
sic teachers; they treat all custom
ers alike.
This splendid house was establish
ed two generations ago by ]. w. Jen-
kins in Kansas City. Mo. His sons
were raised in the business, These
sons are now running the business,
and there is, in turn, third gen.
GRAFTON coming along, who will in
herit the principles laid down by
their parents and their grandfather.
know absolutely, that this busi-
ness house is on the square and that
you can believe every word they
tell you, and | know that they treat
you fairly and give you good value
for your money.
know the house of Jenkins very
we'll; have done business with them
for over twenty-five years: | have
watched their progress, and 1t Is a
great pleasure and satisfaction to
me to write these words. My tens
of thousands Of friends, who know
me by reputation and who know
me personally, understand that
would not use such strong language
and endorsement unless the facts
absolutely warranted my words.
It means a great deal to you to
know the house you buy from is
responsible, and want every reader
of this paper. who wants to buy a
new piano or organ, or musical In
strument. to write to my friends.
If you have an old piano you want
to trade in. they will give you a
fair value for 1t, or If you want to
purchase secondhand instrument,
they will give you bargain on 1t.
Whatever your transactions with
them may be or whatever your re-
quirements are, you have my word
of honor that this house is on the
square and that the Jenkins plan
treats all alike and that there is no
charging one customer higher price
than another. | want to prove to
you that no one can buy piano
for cash or on time from Jenkins
at lower price than you can buy
one for.
want you to know the house of
Jenkins. 1t won't cost you a cent
to get acquainted with them. So
sit down today and write a letter
as follows: please send me cata-
logue of your pianos, together with
full particulars about prices and
terms" Address J. w. jenkins Sons
Music Co.. 1O15-1O17 Walnut St,
Kansas City, Mo. 25w2t"