A HIGH TRIBUTE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 132, 25 August 1927, Page 16

A HIGH TRIBUTE

TO BRITISH PIANO FIRM Those who attend the Auckland Musical Competitions now in progress will be impressed with the wonderfully fine tone of the official piano being utilised. It is an example of what should be aimed for in piano quality. It serves to emphasise the fact that England’s supreme piano is still to the fore in the matter of proven service. Modern manufacture has attained such varied heights that people can hardly be blamed for making mistakes in their choice of an always suitable instrument. However, it is good to know that the name of Chappell is at least a guaranteed exception. EMPIRE APPRECIATION Not only has Chappell triumphed by its special use throughout the Empire in Government circles and at the great musical including Queen’s Hall and Albert Hall, London, but the public has realised that this make is the hall-mark of excellence in the modern home. Speaking of Chappell’s latest creation, known as the “Diamond” model, the editor of “The Pianomaker." the great authority of the trade, in the course of conversation with the principal of a leading retail establishment, said that this newer model was, regardless of price, the finest production ever offered in England. This tribute to the result of 100 years of Chappell work is an appropriate recognition. The “Diamond” has a number of novel features which contribute a wonderful tone comparable with the horizontal grand. The provincial agents, Messrs. Lewis j R. Eady and Son, Ltd., recently received three of this striking models, but before being available to the people were promptly acquired—one purchased for one of the principal girls’ colleges and another by a prominent musical critic. Since that shipment a new series of the model has come to hand and will arouse the keenest interest of musical folk. The “Diamond” is finished in general Sapele —a rich and rare mahogany.

“ELYS I AN” ATTAINMENT Coincident with the recent announcement of the “Diamond.” the Chappell organisation also introduced a new type of the “Elysian” model which has been favoured by discriminating buyers during the last five years. The new “Elysian” at only £llO is considered to equal the tone of other makes of pianos up to £2OO grand—which is saying something. In fact, many people are surprised at being able to secure a Chappell at such a moderate figure, let alone a full over- 1 strang upright grand. The proposition for prospective pur- j chasers to weigh is whether it is worth | while bothering about a cheap piano | when for a few pounds more, combined } with reasonable terms, an instrument : of Chappell superiority is within easv t reach. ■ Thje city showrooms of Lewis It 1 m***?.™* on ’ " The I3ox Office,”' l a £ Queen Street, and branches. ■inould be consulted in this matter. 16 A