Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-12
MUSICAL CHRISTMAS
GIFTS WILL BRING JOY
700 Many People Overlook Their
Possibilities In Selecting
Holiday Presents.
NEARLY EVERYBODY MUSICAL
y" Longer Necessary That One
Know How to Play to Enjoy tho
Delights of Piano Worl IL s
Greatest Artists Accessible to All.

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t'oslHS suitable SltS Tor one
friends and relatives is surely one Of
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dous variety Of possibilities TO suit all
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cvcryb body is musical and a lack OF
skin ;y M lamar , rance, ..hv ono
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Christmas gifts is n player-pi;,ro of a
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OF enjoyment. \ grand piano OF the
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interpretations by the worlds greatest
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tore ,s rood ,r ,ikolv to hccor,n ..,ipny.
after usage or whether the action Is
TOO heavy or too light
The >eean OF the NiolinIst
owing to reccn, developments in the
art %. teaching the violin This sweet
est OF ali Instruments ~ RAPIDLY be-
coming better appreciated and makes
an excellent gif, Their. is a super
stition abroad shat any violin il good
that ia old. and that The older /, is
tn. better" This is only true OF in
s,runcnts that were good in tho hepin
ming. A bad fiddle Is a bad fiddle from
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to the time i, reaches its final resting
place on the Junk -hcap. no matter how
many centuries elapse before this in
glorious end is achieved. First-class
Instruments az .he old cr.,nnna ,nst.rs
such as Strsdivnrius. Guarnerius. Amati
or BerEcnzi. are worth thousands Of
dollars I'M, ,bis is ou.irr on;,. DC 49,,
10 their rnri,v as IN tbnir i,,r;n.ic
musical merits This b,s ,.d ,,.r,.
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easily octec'cG. out frequently only an
eNncr, can Ten whether the instruments
are genuine or not. II is possible 20
et' "io imported vtolins by famous
makers at prices varying from siGe to
$500, and these violins. II kept in re-
pair are good Investments. AS their
value is sure II increase Us zine xocs
on. But do no; imarin. that this an.
plies to any Old fiddle lyi,o .r,nna
in the attic 40 violin nur,,nr,inr
to have bee, mad. abroad .hnulh D.,
purchased w,hou, .,n.r, .Ix;,o W.
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!ou horss
LHt 'hat any fiolinist would apprc-
craze IL GOOD violin bow. 1t has been
Mcli saih 'hs' INC history OF the violin
IS inc history or the bow. Certainly
'"san'ni couid never have electrified
WIN ms paying had i, not
perh TOT iohrte' the great French bow
n'aAer: :'iVeT mounted Pcrnambuco
bows can re purchased from 81 10 5000
" "oie 'nc hieh"st prices being OBJ
tNl.'eu io' genuine ionrte bows. Other
$3.50. niaNerS are oodd, l.amY.
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cra,,o ',Nt'"' ''hc V!oiihs by
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