New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-15

dividual Interpretation or expression.
Any Compositions Can Be Obtained.
The rolls OF perforated paper by
which the music is produced exist
in such variety that almost all the
well known music may be had as
we'll as rolls for the newest and lat
est music. Then, too. many OF the
great masterpieces Of music are pre-
sented in rolls which record the ex-
act playing OF an eminent modern
pianist.
The player piano makes possible
the playing OF the music most pre-
cious to each member of the family.
Definite study of the history and
development Of music is also made
possible. So, while one may be un-
able to play by hand even the sim
plest combination of notes, one may
obtain a full and deep appreciation
of the masterpieces Of Mozart, Wsg-
ner or Beethoven.
Advice Of Expert Needed.
The actual selection OF a piano
PLAYER or a player piano should be
done with the utmost care and with
the help and advice Of musical ez-
pert whenever possible. Each piano
may be said TO possess certain
soul" or individuality.
Should one select player piano,
to be played either by the hands or
by the player attachment, one must
be sure that the instrument picked
out possesses a full and rich tone
as we'll as a sufficient volume, wheth-
er played by hand or by the player.
When the piano has been installed
in the home il should be very care
fully tuned to remedy any possible
defect in the tone which the process
of moving may have caused. The
care of piano is detail upon which
there depends an immense amount
of importance. Nothing is more in
furious to its mechanism than ex-
posure to dampness, and a piano
should never be placed near an open
window, much less one of doors. IL
should be closed as soon as one has
finished playing, the pedals well
oiled occasionally, and at least once
in every six months the instrument
: should be tuned and the workman
who attends to its tuning asked to
examine it and to report any defect,
however slight.
Choose First Rolls Carefully.
The choice of the first few rolls OF
music should be made with consid-
cradle thought and care. In estab-
lishments where rolls are sold OPP
portunity is given for testing fhen.
and one may play any number OF Sc
lections before making choice OF
those to be purchased and added TO
the permanent collection. The raost
successful music fot the player
piano, particularly when played by
a beginner, is that in which the
theme Is definite, uninterrupted and
free from complications.
One should literally learn the first
pieces. becoming familiar with their
music, so that every shade of gradu-
ated harmony be completely ex-
pressed.
The few cases where the use OF
the piano player or the player piano
is disappointing are almost invari~
ably those where hasty and care
less choice Of piano has been made
and where there has been no effort
to really learn to play it correctly.
Careless and slipshod playing of the
player piano is quite as distressing
as such use of the piano, and really
beautiful and sympathetic music may
be had from one quite as well as
from the other.
For every real lover of music there
exists a particular interest in the
lives of the great musicians and in
the history of their masterpieces.
The correct use of the player piano
will make it possible to study the
works of composers, their lives and
the times in which they lived.
Gaining an Intimate Musical Knovl-
edge.
In this way one may gain very
intimate acquaintance with ones ia
vorite composer, bringing with it a
clearer and deeper understanding OF
The music itself.
If the rolls used be of the variety
which record the playing of great
composition by one who is himself
a master of the piano, the interest is
heightened and helps even the stu
dent studying to play by hand. Sets
consisting of the biography of a
. composer and rolls OF several of his
most noted works are issued for
those who wish to study a master
systematically.