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New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
&49 Blair & Brodrib Music Store 1e@es2e~ 9ssn: Q6
New Store Will
 Be Dedicated Tomorrow

The courtesy and ability Of the firm to supply every want of patrons together with the popular theory of merchandising practised by the firm should make this new business enterprise an instant hit with the music loving people Of New Britain and vicinity.
 The specal credit system ot the store will open the way to a wider enjoyment of music among thou sands of New Britain people.
 Although Blair x Brodrib have stores in other cities the principal ones of which are New Haven and Waterbury, the New Britain store will receive every consideration and vii be one of the main stores in the chain. In putting this new palace of music in New Britain, Blair X Brod- rib have attempted to link the muscal side of the city with an in- stitution of which it can be proud. The Manager of the store, Mir George D. Noel who heretofore has managed the Brstol store with a force of competent assistants will be
 in charge of Blair & Brodribs New
 Britain interests. The personnel of
 any organization is the factor in the
 operation of retail store of this character. The music business today ! requires trained men, men who know and understand their indi- ! ,.il,-u1 ,t; success to their ability to pick men of this calibre. The piano business, for example requires men who fully un- derstand all the intricacies Of the ! piano to be In a position to advise buyer as to what piano is best
 fitted for his individual needs. The Radio Department especially requires men who know and under stand electricity. The man in charge must be in position 10 know the
 set that will operate best in a given locality and the kind of equipment
 that will work best with that set | The Manager Of the Radio Depart ment will welcome any inquiries He will be glad to give advice on any
 troubles of any set whether or not i purchased from this firm.
 The Monograph Department also managed by a competent courteous man of proven ability.
 It has taken many months Of long.
 tireless effort to give to the people
 of New Britain this beautiful estab-
 lishment perfect in every detail and ! tomorrow one Of the most modern
 and finest establishments dedicated . the business of Music in the entire i State will be dedicated.
 The Management urgently re- [ quests you to be present on this occa- sion and can promise that you will
 be more than repaid for the time spent.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
BLAIR & BRODRIB'S SUCCESS HAS BEEN
 PHENOMENAL
Started Eight Years Ago With Only a Small
 Phonograph Store in Waterbury and Now Considered One of New Englands Leading Music Merchants

architect. The store is 13S feet deep by 21 feet in width with an eXcel- lent basement running nearly the full length of the store. The base ment is entered from the main part of the store down a beautiful stair case and is fitted un as showroom
 In the front of the store you will find the record department with many individual hearing rooms also the sheet music department where both popular and standard music is displayed in a novel way.
 The small goods department Is located at the left in the main lobby complete in every detail.
 The back of the store Is divided into three large rooms, entered through arched plate glass French doors.
 On entering one of these rooms you feel that you are in a beautiful living room, soft lights, beautiful rugs and color scheme that is rest ful and in harmony with the fur nishings and the beautiful instru- ments displayed.
 You can see here how the instru- ment you select is going to look in your own living room.
 The basement contains piano rol hearing rooms and foreign record 1 hearing rooms. Part of the radio de- partment will be located here and 9 section of the piano department.
 The basement is furnished SC deliberately and decorated so bcau- tifully one cannot realize that he is not on the main floor.
 C. G. Brodrib
 MT. Brodrib was born in Provi- dence, E. l. 37 years ago. He made his home in Hartford for many ! years. MT. Brodrib needs no intro- duction to the people of New Britain and vicinity. He formerly conduct ed store at 13S Main street, New . Britain in the Holman Building un- der the firm name of Brodrb and Wheeler. This firm after four years of successful merchandising oi phonogra phs and musical mer- chandise was sold during the war tc Wideners Incorporated. Mir. Brodrit is particularly pleased to again oper a store here and will welcome the opportunity to renew old acquaint- ances. He said, when interviewed that he has always had a warm feel ing in his heart for New Britain as he spent many happy years here.
 II. F. Blair
 MT Blair was born in Hartford Connecticut 33 years ago and spent his early years there. He was for merly in business In Hartford until the war broke out when he enlisted
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20

similar to the square piano Of tb, last century It had five movable bridges and was the favorite instru- ment during the 18th and 17th cen turles, maintaining it's supremacy long after the appearance of the planoforte. The Clavichord possessed tour Of the most vital points of th, present day piano. namely-the in dependent sound board. metal strings, percussion method of agitat- Ing the strings and application of the damper to the strings. Bach. Mozart. and even Beethoven, used it. Mozart composed the Magic Flute on this instrument. Taking the evolution of the spinet or virginal, to the harpsichord. came the first instrument looking a great deal like a piano, resembling. some what, the larger grands of today, mounted on four legs. and with raiseable top.
 DULCINIER
 Between the Harpsichord. and the first real piano, came the Dulcimer a small stringed instrument built along the lines of the monochord. but with several strings. It was played by hammers held in the hands Of the performer, similar to the Nylophone. Its popularity was confined to Germany and it's only instrument similar to this and known by the same name was also widely used in the Orient.
 To combine the wonderful tone sustaining capacity of the Clavi- chord with the power of the Harp sichord led three inventors, work ing separately to invent almost identical piano actions. Marius or Paris G716), Schroter of Saxony 1 G717) and Christofori (17O7).
 Marius never completed a piano. abandoning his models as they were i sichord.
 The invention of the planoforte as an entire or complete instrument must be credited to Bartolomo 1 Christofori of Padua, Italy.
 The period of greatest develop ment in piano construction lay be. tween the years of 1760 and 1880 and then between 1855 and 1880.
 In it's early stages the square, as with all stringed instruments built previous to it, had weak wood i frame. This meant that thin wires at low tension only could be used. | In 1925 Alpheus Babcock of Bos- ! ton, Mass, invented the full iron ! frame or plate as it is now called. 1 This allowed pianos 10 be built with l heavier wire at higher tension. which caused the instrument to have a much fuller singing resonant tone | than had heretofore been possible. This was one of the most important of piano inventions.
 The first upright piano was built in 17S0 by Johann Schmidt of Salz- ! burg, Austria, and the first upright piano in America was finished by John Isaac Hawkins of Philadelphia in 1900,
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Entertainers
 Souvenirs
For Everyone-All Welcome to This Glad Event in New
 Britain's History

A good time is promised to all who attend.
 Mir. Harold Lyman. Edison artist, will be present from the Edison fac tory. He is a well known player and we may induce him to compare his playing with the playing of Mir. Edison's new Edisonic.
 Many Broadway entertainers will be here to sing for you.
 The doors Of the store will be opened by his Honor Mayor Gardner Weld at ten o'clock Friday morning, and from then on there will be something doing until ten o'clock in the evening.
 Do not miss this affair. Come any time between ten a. m. and ten ?. m. and stay as long as you can. We can asure good time to all.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20

action Is an electrically operated player that reproduces the playing of the living artist.
 Radios
 Most all of the best makes of Radios will be carried, Federal Orthosonic, Atwater Kent, Eadiola, Bosch and Splitdorf. Special demon- stration rooms are provided where you like best. Small inexpensive sets to fit any corner or larger expensive consoles for the luxurious living rooms may be had in any of these makes.
 Monographs
 One of the important Departments in Blair & Brodrib's new store will be the Monograph division where all of the Worlds famous makes will be carried. A complete display Of the new Orthophonic Nictrolas, ranging in price from s17.00 10 s1250.0o.
 The Orthophonic victrola is the instrument that startled the world recently with its wonderful, lifelife natural tone.
 You will see wonderful Brunswick Panatropes in a profusion Of styles and models to please the most dis criminating, on display The Bruns- wick instruments are rapidly forging to the front and are considered by music lovers as a wonderful repro ducing instrument.
 MT. Thomas 4. Edison's new "Edisonic" instrument will also be carried. Edison photographs have been manufactured and sold for nearly 50 years. Mir. Edison has
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
OVER ?t S,oo6 6'YEX YEARS $ OLD
Evolution of Modern Instrument Dates Back To Obscure Beginning in China 2,6OO
 Years Before Birth of Christ

Like beautiful story going back through generations of romance progress and accomplishment the story of the evo luton or the piano Of todayhe most popular perhaps of all musical instruments and that which will be found in home lacking In any other form of musical instrument
 me ordinary piano today that which is known to every one is but phase in the development as each year brnos some new quaty-some inlprovement-until now the music o1 the masters be heard without even being in M same room push Of button and the image of Paderewski or a Rachmaninoff can be vsioned ~
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
FIRST

FIRST
 Tie first stringed instruments were invented and used by the Chi nese as early as 2650 B. C., and were called "ke.' It consisted Of a set Of 50 strings, strung over a box and was much superior to anything known to the Western World even 4000 years later. IL had five or six movable bridges which determined the pitch of each group of strings. The strings were of silk, each one being made up of S1 finely woven strands, and each group was colored Blue, Red, Yellow, White and Black showing that. even in that remote day. the Chinese understood some thing of the relation Of tone to colr.
 Then came the monochord, q single stringed affair nearly two thousand years later.
 The instrument was used by Py- thagoras about 5S2 B. C. for experi- ments regarding the mathematical relation of musical sound. It consist ed of single cat gut string over a wooden box with markings under heath designating the intervals of the scale. The tone was produced by plucking the string. It is the true progenitor of the piano-insofar as all succeeding instruments were i'm proved directly from this-earlier instruments being abandoned.
 h.r 1F oh sand years and the first semblancc Of anything resembling a piano ap- peared-the ciavicytherium. This was an instrument in which the strings were arranged in a triangle 1 or harp form. The strings were of gut and the sound was produced by ! the plucking of a quill attached to | the end Of the Clavis or key. It had 40 keys. black and white, arranged the same as the modern piano key board.
 It was invented In Italy about 1900 and afterwards copied by the Germans and improved by them. Further efforts tc improve it devel- oped the Clavichord.
 sPINET
 Two hundred years later, In 1903, came the next step in the develop ment, ill which a first attempt was made towards placing the instru- ment In the cabinet. Previous in struments were entirely exposed to vew. It took it's name from the in- ventor, Giovanni Spinetti, and was called the Spinet. though when it be- came generally popular in England was known as the Nirginal. It was oblong in form with a range of four octaves. It had long strings, thus increasing the volume Of tone, but the plucking system was still used for producing the 1 tone. The desire for still fuller i tone, led this instrument to be de- vcloped into the Harpsichord. 1 The first Clavichords were built during the 18th century and had 20 strings made Of brass which were made to vibrate by flat brass tang ent attached to the end of the key. The form Of the Clavichord was
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20

After many months of service he returned and with Mr. Brodrib form cd the partnership of Blair X Brod- rib which has flourished and today is recognized as a factor in the music merchandising field.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Leading Makes of All Musical Instruments
 Will Be Carried
Blair Brod Will Representatives Wide Variety Pianos, Players, Grands Phonog raphs Radios, Band and
 String Instruments, Sheet Music Etc.


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New Britain herald., 1927-10-20

Manager Of Blair & Brodrib's New
 Music Store
 MT. Noel especially requests you to be present at the opening. He wants to meet and greet you and make you realize that this beautiful store is yours. Come here for all your unusual needs, whether it be to purchase or for advice on any matter pertaining to music or musi- cal education. He wants you to make this store your headquarters when downtown. Come in and rest-check your bundles, meet your friends here. Use this store as you will, you will al- ways be welcome
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ways strolling at the edge Of love
but never stepping over. His
preference was Broadway stars;
Frances once told Emily that a
name never seemed to mean much
to him till he had seen it in
lights.
"Some meh," she explained.
cant turn their thought from
the dazzle. It's a child streak in
them. And sophistication stands
for the greatest thing in tho
world"
But Coles was not thinking Of
sophistication now. He glanced
at Emily-walked across the room
to kiss the hand OF a Russian
countess turned Greenwich vii.
lager-noved restlessly and
glanced again. Presently he sat
down beside her and tried to
draw her out.
Later he found himself talking
on his favorite sub1ect-himself-
and wondered. Still later he be-
gan to suspect that here was a
novel type Of woman.
shes astonishing" he told
Mrs. Haiden. II didn't suppose
they made 'em any more. You
mean to tell me she's just what
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SHOULDERS

went straight back to the long
car that cleaned and shone under
the moon. He got in, started n.
and was off to a racing start
the pebbles showered about the
wheels as they sped away down
the drive.
He didn't even ask where Mil.
lie was" said Sally DULY, when
he had gone. Wasn't that thu
funniest thing you ever saw--the
way he turned around and went
without going into the house?"
TED dropped down beside her
again. Yes, but let's not waste
a perfectly good night and
hundred-candle- power moon talk.
ing about John Nye ana MilIie.
Come here, woman, I'm
going to show you what a real
kiss is like! He was very cocky
and sure of himself.
But the spell Of the moon and
the summer night was gone for
Sally-broken by the sound OF A
mans voice, saying seven short
words into the darkness, She got
up slowly drew her hands Away
from Ted's hands that tried to
hold her.
mo. I'm going in" she said
land dance once more-iust for
the fun Of it."
"I'll go with. you" Ted put in.
eagerly.
She shook her head.
"Oh. no. you'll never dance In
there with me again. she de.
clared firmly. Now that I
know how you feel about it do
you think I'd let you? Do YOU
think I'd let you humiliate your.
self for me? Not--as you would
say, Ted-on> your ballroom
socks!'
She left him ana went back to
the little dining room where Mil.
lie and Davidson were sitting in
silence at the table. Davidson
was looking angy and ruffled and
Miilie seemed to be on the verge
of tears.
That night after he was cone
Sally heard her sobbinR to her.
self in her room.
Il could cry, myself. to think
OF John Nye finding me all wrap.
PED up in Ted's arrns-T'm sure
he saw me-" said Sally to her
bright reflection in the nnirrow.
Then she decided that she was
glad because he had come upon
them there together.
1T showed him that I didn't
40 all those nice things for him
because I was in love with him."
she told herself with an energetic
nod OF her head. He'll think.
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By Beatrice Burton

now, that I'm wild about Ted"
The thought gave her a certain
painful pleasure.
That night Mabel's son, Beaure-
gard, jr, was born In Bethlehem
Hospital.
Sally drove her there at Z
In the morning in Aunt Emily's
comfortable car. Beau followed
in his own ramshackle red one.
AND at 4 he was proud father.
TWO weeks later Mabel brought
her baby home, and Sally took
upon herself an entirely new Job.
She became sort of second
mother to the tiny new bundle
OF pink, blossomy flesh that was
Beauregard Jerome. jr.
CHAPTER Ii
One night early in August a
dreadful thing happened.
1t was q hot Saturday-an air.
less night. lit by a red moon that
hung like = copper lantern low
in the blue black sky.
All evening long the dining
room in the House by the Side
OF the Roao had been packed with
hungry jewellers All evening
long the garden outside the house
had been filled with automobiles
mat came and went through the
wac gateway. All evening long
Aunt Ems two little Mattresses
mad rushed back and forth. from
the kitchen to the dining room.
with trays of cool pink water.
melon. bowls of cracked Ice and
platters OF chicken Maryland in
their hands,
Sally had danced four times.
ana made salads in the kitchen be.
tween dances. Then she had
neiped Aunt En- wash dishes. and
at l o'clock. when she started up-
stairs to bed she was dog-tired.
Her small feet, that danced as
II little wings were fastened to
them. dragged on the steps The
smooth. pink soles of them ached.
Saliy's head ached. too-and so
aid her heart. 1t had been ach-
Ing with :. dull. persistent ache
that had been in it ever since 4
night weeks before when Mile
had told her that John Nye had
laughed at all the things she had
done for him during the weeks
she worked in his office.
She was used to that ache bv
this time-sc used to It that it
was nothing more than a feeling
Of loneliness and emptiness in her
heart now. She felt as il some.
ono suddenly had blown out ali
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she seems1 Fac. valus?"

she seems? Face valua?"
Mrs. Haiden's eyes were very
sharp and they narrowed trifle.
She's a baby. King. None Of
your tricks, old boy"
my God. Frances, give me
credit for somethingi She's like
a piece OF Dresden in an old
chateau. You think a man could
put finger on anything So
ethereal?"
She said. "See that you don't
try. I'll be looking out for her."
He was nightly offended but
he went back to Emily and told
her stories OF the theater which
made her eyes big and flushed
her with wonder.
However, she shrugged when
Frances asked her how she liked
him. Agnes increasing bittor.
ness kept always before her the
image of Steven Day as a martyr
victim Of those who had the upper
hand in the world where the com.
bination of price and power were
supreme. She had no great sym.
pathy for her mothers attitude.
but 1t influenced her nevertheless.
So she shrugged away the
mention OF Coles---shrugged away
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the candles In a room and left
her alone in cold darkness.
An odd way for Sally to feel.
sally. who had always been 30
TILED with the joy and fun of liv.
ing that she had snapped her
quick little fingers at poverty and
work AMI discomfort-at all the
things that some folk find so hard
to bear:
sac reached the top Of the
stairs, kicked off her silver.kid
slippers, with tiny bells fastened
to their straps, and went into her
own room.
There was light in it, and sit.
ting on the edge Of the bed was
Mabel. She had a large. nickel
plated watch in one hand. and
with the other she held together
the flaps Of a soiled silk kimono.
Look at that" she said to her
sister-in-law and Sally did lock at
the watch she dangled before her
eyes. Look at the time-five
minutes after IL
Yes. but the baby doesn't get
his hottie until O." replied Sally,
puzzled. It was one of her Jobs
to get MP a, every night and go
down stairs to warm bottle for
Beauregard. jr. Mabel was still
too weak and Ill to be wakened
two or three times every night, so
she said.
I'm not talking about the
baby" Mabei raped out fmpa.
tiently. I'm talking about the
baby's beautiful father! He's not
home yetr'
tTO Be Continued Tomorrow
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when her judgment went wrong.
Emily appeareA often in he
Great View salon. Sometimes she
would sit behind the tea table,
the dim light Of which Mrs. Hal
den was so fond. picking out her
pale head. throwing into sharp
relief her small. sweet face.
Sitting like flower, as delicate
and as sweet, her hands busy
with the massive silver tea ser.
vice, saying in her shy way,
Lemon? Sugar? Oh. another cake
do"
Her mind busy with the things
they talked of-turning in upon
itself with a little sense of shock
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Coles would be a good thing for
her. 1t would teach her some
thing Of q strata with which
she came in no real contact and
it would counteract the evil of
what she knew to be Agnes
thought.
She, herself would keep an eye
on the thing; see that 1t didn't
develop into another experiment
for the young critic. She would
bring them together and be ready
to snatch Emily away il danger
threatened.
So she made her plans In all
good faith and sure intent. 1t was
one Of the few times in her life
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NOU Go On With The Story.

IN, It happened every day, no
" doubt. But these touched upon
her world as two lines Of q tri.
angle come together with q third.
Coincidence, Of course.
Yet she felt q sudden chill. Some
say the Sister who weaves the
pattern Of human lives Is run
ming a new and significant thread
into the warp and wool Of ones
existence when that chill strikes
the nerves.
CHATTER IL
But there were new friends.
Frances Haiden was responsible
fer that. This woman with the
singular appreciation of beauty
established Emily in her salon
In the Great View house.
you must meet new people,
dear. These you know In Lyall
all are very well, but you must
talk with others who do things
and with some who only try to
do things. Both are important.
Character unfolds az ideas de-
velop and those must rub against
other IDEAS for complete unfold.
ment.''
But your friends all are such
grand folks, dear Frances. They
know everyone. ! couldn't think
OF anything to talk about"
"A girl as pretty as you are
doesn't need to talk, Emily. Just
be. Besides you can listen, can't
you? Too many people in this
world don't know how"
And she set about designing q
frcck: chiffon In the ultramarine
! that would turn the gray eyes to
sparkling jewels and make the
pale hair very fair indeed. There
would be a frill running down
across the bodice and Winding