Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-25
PIANO SECRETS.
BY Col. VIM. G. 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
i worth
A high-priced piano or a 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 conpeti-
ton much is sacrificed to locks. 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 zen 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
lues that unscrupuloUs dealers have
ia habit of asking a big price, and
get all they can by dickering and
cutting prices to make 1t anUear thew
are selling bargains. ] believe 1t Is
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 a lower price.
have travelled pretty much all
over the country and have visited
and had business DEALINGS with manv
piano horses. The house of j. w.
Ienkin9' Sons Music Co. Of Kansas
CITY. Mo-. is uninue in manv WAYS.
First of all. they Fp"t tire DriceI
down to the lowest notch and stick
to It. and everyone gets that same
price. They do not give any re-
hates or commissions to outside mu-
sic teechersj they treat all custom
ers alike.
This splendid house was establish
ed two generations ago by j. w. Jen-
kins in Kansas City. No. His sons
were raised in the business. These
sons are now running the business.
and there is. in trrn, a third gen
Grafton coming along, who will in |
herit the principles laid down by
their parents and their grandfather. |
| know, absolutely. that this bust
ness house is on the square and that |
you can believe every word they |
tell yon. 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. NV tens
nj thousands of friends, who know
me by reputation and who know
me personally, understand that
would not use srch strong langrase
and endorsement unless the facts
absolutely warranted my words.
1t means a great >deal to you to
know the house you buy from Is
and | want every reader
of this paper, who wants to buy a
new piano or organ, or musical In
strrrDent to write to my friends.
Iffyou have an old piano you want
10 trade in. they will give you
lair value for 1t, or II you want to
purchase a secondhand Instrument,
.hev will give you a bargain on 1t.
Whatever your transactions with
hem may be or whatever your re-
lrirements are. YOU have my wcrd
Of honor that this house is on the
,quare and that the Jenkins plan
.reats all alike and that there is no
.harging one customer a higher price
han another. | want to prove to
you that no one can buy piano
or cash or on time from Jenkins
It a lower price than you can buy
me for. III
want you to know the house Of
Jenkins. 1t won't cost you q cent
o get acquainted with them. So
1t down today and write a letter
Is follows: please send me cata- /
Ogue Of your pianos, together with
ull particulars about prices and
ermS." Address J. w. jenkins Sons
Music Co., 1O15-1017 Walnut st.,
Kansas city, Mo. 25w2t" h
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