The Washington times., 1912-11-05
Interesting and Instructive Narrative
From the Possessor of q Schubert
Piano Which Should Appeal to
Every Person Contemplating
Placing Q Piano In Their Home.

There are no doubt number of very
good makes OF pianos offered the pub
lie today remarked Mrs. Inez Sey-
mour Milton. the well-known dramatic
soprano soloist. musician, and composer.
to Times reporter during a CONVEX
sation about music, but l am certain
that there are none that can outclass
the Schubert for endurance Of tone
when put under such q remarkable
test as has distinguished the one in my
| Eighteenth street home.
| To begin with. this same piano has
| seen twenty years steady service and
has probably covered more miles OF
| travel over the country by train, boat,
and horse and OK team than any piano
| in Washington. And today II Is the
| same soft, sweet-toned Instrument as
| when II came from the famous factory
| in 1892.
"It was purchased for siOo through a
| dealer in q little frontier town near the
| Missouri river and the Indian country
in Dakota. The dealer carried very
small stock of musical instruments. but
| he was strong when It came to cata-
| logues and the good points OF the Schu-
bert. Indeed, II nc couldn't sell a Schu.
! bert at what he considered their real
worth. he was content to let his sewing
machine trade with the ranchers, the
townsfolk, and the Indians constitute
his main weekly business.
| From the time the Schubert arrived
from the factory and was installed in
| the village cottage, after being hauled
| from the railway station, a mile away,
| by an OK team, until 1t was unlocked
for the last time and set up with all the
| reverent care and dignity It's age and
experience rightly entitled 1t, there has
probably never been moment when
It was all alone or quite ignored.
while out on the plains of Dakota,
fnI mn taiRInnl
pressed pleasure over its action ana ,,nd
Blind Tom for pianoforte brilliancy
and execution. played his famous com
Iowa, tornado. which brought neigh,
bors scurrying to the cottage from all
sides, particularly pleased Boone, when
his host expressed fear that the tre-
mendous attack might impair the piano.
No. exclaimed Boone. the schubert
Is equal to any demand made upon it..
Another noted performer to test its
tone was Emi Saur. one OF the great
celebrated his birthday anniversary
Saur not only complim"ntcd Its tone
but requesting the company present to
step into an adjoining room and TO re-
main there until he badc them return,
performed the remarkable feat FOR
which he was noted of playing duet
with the piano and violin. Now. how
he ever accomplished this feat NOBODY
knows. for he bound everyone by hon
or to listen but not to enter the music
room during his mysterious perform
ance. But none present Will ever forget
the beautiful strains of harmony pro-
duced by one pair of hands on the
sweet-toned Schubert. and a rare old
VIOLIN Mary Wood Chase, the noted
pupil of Ref. and famous as a concert
pianist, also played upon this Schubert
and it furnished accompaniment for
Sybil Saumus, also famous in the world
Of noted singers.
well, that Schubert piano remained
in the Dakota cottage, OH the plains for
about eight years, where its versatile
service included pianoforte work with
an orchestra and for concerts, weddings
and funerals.
zone day It was wrapped up with
blankets, carted to the depot and
shipped to Mason City. Iowa. From
thence 1t went ten months later to Mar
shalitown. Iowa. and from there It was
transported six months later to Min
neapolis Mimi, where 1t fell into gen.
tier transfer company hands, but. new
ertheless. experienced the transitory
life OF apartment house living in that
frigid but hospitable city.
"Fate decreed that It had not reached
Its final resting place, for in less than
two years. 1t was boxed and shipped to
Washington. d. c., leaving the frigid
for the milder climate OF the National
say right here that II the Schubert
piano can stand $50 degrees of varied
temperature of the Northwest, 30 below
heat in July and August-besldes the
reckless and rough handling of the
freighters out OF Chicago-it deserves
the medal for highest honors for re-
markable endurance In the musical
world.
AFTER coming to Washington. its
travels did not end. Soon after its ar
rival In this city the Schubert was
boxed up and transported to Chesapeake
mer cottage, "seyton- by-the- Bay" for
six months and was then returned to
nv city home.
Now here is an unusual thing. In
the course of human events and in
very short time later the Schubert
principal actor in MANY social, must
cal and theatrical affairs OF the far
West. was sinSlv packed away In a
huge box car bound for the far West
again. 1T finally reached Worthngton.
blasts were severe enough to have put
1t out of commission. But 1t was un-
packed and set uD for brief period OF
less than two months when It was put
the National Capital and set up once
again in it's pretty music room in my
Eighteenth street home.
Now II there IL any piano in the
world that has had the bumps and
vicissitudes that this self same Schu-
bert has experienced and retains today
the brilliancy OF tone, easy action and
beautiful qua litv of the Schubert. shall
gladly yield 1t the palm. For my part
I shall always regard the Schubert as
the peerless one among the great
family Of pianos
Mr.. Joseph Hall Chase, of the Joseph
Hall Chase Piano Company, of 1907 G
street northwest, will be pleased to
show the latest p1nIala ne n "a