COLONIAL PIANO COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 113, 29 May 1901, Page 2

COLONIAL PIANO COMPANY.

Ther-is has bsen mentioned in these columrs from time to time the arrival of various consignments of •nuaical instruments to the Colonial Piav.o and Organ Company, but go largely has this undertaking grown, ii',dw the able management of Mr. D. MirKinnon Bain, that more than puffs' ng notice is due to the latest additions to its B'ock as advertised in another column.' First, however, the mere expulsion of sucU a business shouli be ■-.otpcl, Tn fiis re-p-c f , tl.e re,ult -it aiucd furnishes undoubted p'oof of; the era of prosperity i hat has arrived for the distrie*-, attended by tho e ilevaiing influences which show themselves more in musical taste and culture than id anything e'se. The Company was therefore fortunate in commencing operations at the right time, in the right way, and with the right sort of manager. This partly explains the thorough success which has attended the business. The remaining end ■ equally important factcr in tha rouit has been the cireful selection of instruments thoroughly suitable to the clitna'e ar.d to the l"ng'h of the purses of pu chaser.. - 'xlr.Td is a'ways a va-1 difleie'c.i bebwi en a firm which fli's here ;'iid th< rp, making spasmodic attempts to rush the sale of musical insJruments, and one that settles in a bwility and st adly se's to work on a I usii e s which in"rrasi s on its own if eri's nd e-tiblish-s a r-'put ti<n that has a goo 1 savour far and wile. In the choice of a piano for instance, how many people possess the r< quired technical kaow'e-lge f n justify th«m in ac'ing on their own judgment? Ymy few indeed. The sua involved i<t by no means insignificant, and therefore it. is a great boon to the majority of purchss.rs to feel safe in dealing with some particular firm such as the Coloniil Piano Company whoap manager can not' only be trusted to give them fair value for their ou'lay, but has aLo the special knowledge and abi'ity to enable him to thoroughly explain every part of the in&ti ument and point out the advantages of eveiy improvement introduced. It is little wonder therefore that the Company's business has grown beyond all expectations. At pres nt time tho showrooms in Devoa street, occupying two fl:ors of cons : derable - ize, are full tf musical in-t uments of various kinds, forming a display cf such goods bs is ta; ely seen outside a town like ore of the four'centres of thi colony, In German pianos there are several excellent models of Schumann,

MeMag, Straus=, Thurmer, Ncola', Schiedmayer, til of good tone nnd finish, atd many of quite nesv dudgr. In English pianos there are B.ura't and Robinson's (makers to the L ndon School Bond), Col Ia id and ("ollard, Hopkinson,MoLingtoD <k Weston,Smith and Jeffrey, and othiT makers. The purity of tone and delicicy of touch cf theso icstiuments is such as cm only be found in pianos of a high-ckfs ord-r, while their finish is perfect. In American organs there are some exqwisitt ly melodious ppecime.ns, the Mason and Ham'in's and Mi'let's b< ing, of course, in the fore•XmuaU _ Aajl violins, banj >?, atd other ics'rumrn's invite inspection; and there is also a very large stock of n v eet music. In

addit'oa to this, Mr. Bain hps opened up srriiEgements with the Inst houses

in (he trade in England, Amwici, and Australia, nnd can therefore obtain at

shoit notice anything that is required in the business. Tie bighly-fiuished

instruments lately supplied to the City Band are an instance of this, and the flattering appreciation he is constantly receiving of the merits i,f the articles ser.t out. from the company's warehouse reflect the greatest credit on his skill

and wind judgment, while the business its- If is one hat is in every way worthy of progressive New Plymouth.