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Untitled ~ ~::'?': ,. .~ fE' ;_ (J ~~~ase '-. Established 1875 t "America's Finest Piano" The C~lg~ He-presents the Artist's Playing A. 8. CHASE PIANO CO. Dit1ilion UNITED PIANO CORPORATION ~ Executive Office,: Norwalk, Ohio CELCO REPRODUCING MEDIUM, THE.-The Celco Reproducing Medium is the latest achievement in the art of re-presenting the whole range of music plus the interpretation of great pianists. It embodies some of the most recent inventions in this field of endeavor, and is made in one of the largest plants in the world devoted to the manufacture of player actions. It embodies improvements based on many years of experience and which are to be found in no other mechanism. Notable among these features is the floating crescendo and diminuendo, which allows a gradual increase or decrease of tone volume without resorting to a series of up and down steps. It is claimed that at any moment during the time the diminu­ endo or crescendo valves are in operation, the intensity may be increased from any given point, which offers a limitless range in the degree of force with which any note may be struck. This feature completely eliminates any suggestion of mechanical limitations. A large and well-balanced library of music rolls is available for use for the Celco Reproducing Medium. This collection of recordings contains much of the best in classical music as well as the popular dance music of the day. The Celco equipped piano may be used also as a regular player piano, it being possible to disengage the automatic mechanism and make use of sensitive control buttons for personal interpretation. The Celco Reproducing Medium is available in the A. B. Chase, Emerson and Lindeman & Sons pianos, all of which are manufactured under the control of the United Piano Corporation, to which refer. CHASE, A. B., PIANO CO.-Established in 1875. The A. B. Chase Piano Co., factories and executive offices are located at Norwalk, Ohio. The officers are: J. H. Williams, president; J. H. Shale, treasurer, and S. B. Keilholtz, secretary. These men are highly qualified for the important offices they hold in this prominent concern. The company has built up a nation-wide reputation for producing instruments of the highest quality. Only the very best materials are used in the construction of A. B. Chase pianos, and the most skilled workmen, with years of training and experience, are employed at the factories. Early in 1922 this company became a division of the United Piano Corporation. The manufacturing end of the business is now under the personal supervision of James H. Williams, well known in the piano trade, who has established a reputation through his successful connections of previous years with other great piano houses. The affairs of the company are in the hands of men who are well known throughout the trade, and whose ideals and ambitions are the production of musical instruments of the highest artistic quality. Many of the men in the personnel of the A. B. Chase factory have devoted their lives to the production of A. B. Chase pianos. The average length of service in the interests of the A. B. Chase Co. is thirty-one years. The manufacturing capacity of the A. B. Chase factory is 3600 pianos per year. The line includes uprights, grands, concert grands and player pianos. A. B. Chase grands are also equipped with the Celco Reproducing Medium. The Celco Reproducing Medium is the latest achievement in the art of re-presenting the whole range of music plus the interpretations of great pianists. Embodying the newest inven­ tions of this field of artistic endeavor is it is capable of striking any note at any time with any degree of force, thus making possible perfect reproduc-_ tion of the artist's individual interpretations. A large and well balanced library of music rolls satisfies every demand, from the classics to the popular /­ dance music of the day. The A. B. Chase line is represented by some the largest and most successful dealers throughout the country, who find it a ready seller where quality is of first consideration. The A. B. Chase is the official piano for the Scotti Grand Opera Company, The San Carlos Grand Opera Company and the Society of American Singers. It is also the first choice of some of the most famous orchestra leaders, including Paul Whiteman, of New York and E. A. Benson, of Chicago. The A. B. Chase piano is to be found in some of the finest residences in America, including the White House in Washington. The financial standing of the company is unquestionable. See also page 115 THE AMICA BULLETIN ~\ AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, a non-profit, tax exempt group devoted to the restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated paper music rolls. AMICA was founded In San Francisco, California in 1963. ROBIN PRATT, PUBLISHER, 515 SCOTT STREET, SANDUSKY, OH 44870-3736 - Phone 419-626-1903 Associate Editors: Emmett M. Ford and Richard J. 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