New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1927, Page 13

wiwes | NEW BRITAIN HERALD [=+-+] EW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1927. Blair & Brodrib Music Store 22, BLAIR & BRODRIB’S SUCCESS HAS BEEN | PHENOMINAL . Started Eight Years Ago With Only a Small| Phonograph Store in Waterbury and Now ] (onsidered One of New England’s Leading Music Merchants architget. The sto i'\ New Stere i, HISTORY OF PIANO IS % Mamonow OVER 5,000 YEARS OLD | Evolution of I\Iodg';—‘Instrument Dates Back dising pract the tirm To Obscure Beginning in China 2,600 onterprise an instant hit with the Years Before Birth of Christ r with th s music loving people of New Britain and vicint The spe Al credit system of the Like a beautiful story, going back through cenerations of | s 133 A * by 21 fect in width with an exc store will open the way to a wider 'OMAance, progress and accomplishment is the story of the evo- f’ ARy e i nady A enjoyment of music thou- lutm_n r-f»ll'e piano of today—the most popular, perhaps of all i Il AN 5e s Sore T sl hi‘u:\; ‘Hl’::r” Iinson) musical Instruments and that which will be found in a homc i nt is entered from th t 3 a ¢ 0" have Nacking in anv . SR vy H of the store dc v ir- in other cities the pr | hck]"l“‘i in any (.fll'hu form of musical instrument. |1 TR AR sl of which are Haven and [he ordinary piano today, that whic nown to every- o tha eor Sore en wiil u one, is but a phase in the development, as each vear brings f nd the record department with n]\ 8y oy cone :;w ome n;\\' quality—some new improvement—until now the - v any individual 1 z rooms also 1 i s thelmusic o > masters may be heard wi : 5 ¥ il lane] haingmog : ST ) T I B AL ) ;.C- th‘( m ‘m may be heard without even being in the K Bt e SR i music in New Britain, Blair & Brod. S&Me T00m; a push of a button and the image of & Paderewski & : e rib ha tempted to link the OF @ Rachmaninoff can be visioned. { The partment 1s muscal side of the city with an in- e ek ! et i tution of which it can be proud L [ sim 1 of thn H of the store. ment will be he Manager of the store, Mr. siringed Sinatr last movabl ¢ iplete in 1 | George D. Nocl, who heretofore has and used by the Chi- | bridg vorite instru TG Tiook ot s T managed the Brstol store with a Aen e 17th cen { e red of competent assistants will be | 0™ It consisted S supremacy \ T aneT ¢ of Blair & Brodrib's New _"“\A 50 strings, strung over a | rance of the ] | io pevacanel of |1 N TSR ARDSTIEE (0 sl 20rd possessed : o S 2 ion is the factor in the |l ot to the Western World ev f the most vital points of the § aems operation of a retail store of this| 4000 Yeurs later. It had five or i da: plano, namely—the in- g ful | haracter, The music business today :]“”)“‘ e ridges h determine board, meta [ i that 1s pents requires trained men, men who | fie Pifch of each group o strings 10d. of agitat H Tk i o i e o : 5 . . el i z e 7 X u 1S thelrsindis| 6 SUAESENELE OLRBHIK, eachyone vi pplicatio p e e it Exterior View of New Blair & Brodrib Music Store At 170 Main St., New Britain, Conn. ey irm owes theiy | PCiNE made up of S1 finely woven |the dampe e LU Sass (s thel strand each group was colored | Moz e z S t th Blue, Red, Yellow, White and Black [it. Mozart composed th. showing that, even in that remote|Flute” on this day, the Chinese understood some- | thing of the relation of tone to col hen came the monochord, a the tnstra- itcaliby €. G. BRODRII ment you select is going to look in (3 [ ) . your own living roam. [ piar The firm of Blair & Rrodrib h The basement contains piano roll | § i grown 1 ps and bounds. In th e Magic who fully un- intricacies of the position to advise Taking the evo to the ition of the spinet psichord. came a great to be in FinE ITaorna iAo el s eeera |a buyer as to what piano is best short space of cight years, from look ted for his individual needs. ingle Satringed b amaicSaearly s two hearing rooms. Part of thion . some- small Waterbury Con- | partment will be lo thousand ter. necLicyt X the ‘1{-’17. ction of the y d ers in mysical mer in New R R T of 1919 C. G. Brodrib Blair opened a small shop on Tast Main rbury. The and their store of o o he Ttadio Department especiatly o152 : B o : 15 of today § ~ Musical Instruments o Shes Sapn i b and electricity. The ma re | thagoras about 582 B. C. for experi- | raiseable top. ! so oSl he manknio B¢ ments regarding the mathematical | 2 and decorated so bean- | must be in a position to know the | A0 FEE ATt DULCIMER et e | set that will o 1: s ound. It consist y el that he i o e oeallls 1 of equipment | C1 Of & single cat gut string over a Harpsichord, and the * i floor adilyan d of equipment o ooy it e he ime 4 A e The Manager of the Radio Depart- 87 years ago, He miad ment will welcome any inquiries. He h S ing the intervals of .:\m 1l, stringed instrument built The tone was proc 1 by """l'fl the lines of the monochord, ? P = s : It is the true DUt With several strings. It was o fartford for ma 1l be gla give advice 2 o s, i, wroany weeds o tntro- Blair & Brodrib Will Be Representatives for a Wide Variety of Pianos, [oibies o wny st wiiner or not e struments were im. | AR0S 0f the performer, similar to duction to tiie people of New Britain DA SEL s Y Players, Grands, Phonographs, Radios, Band and The Phonograph Dopartment aiso | DI0%el Secty from (hiezearter LU RoTs, e end v onty a store at 13§ Main String Instruments, Sheet Mus - managed by a competent courteous t nother fumpiof almost ty - rument similar s e nglus bl ic, EtC. A free e Another jump of almost two thou ity o 'h{~ and A 1 the first semblance | Known by the same name was also der the firm e of Drodrib s TR 7 o E 2 il tifully or hest in a given phonog street in music store of toc sald, when policy t start w 5t That policy wa ard m months of lon et oo S o e i & v d in the Orient. T‘;"‘“‘M ¥ Ly = r cent service yyhecler. This firm after fou Leading lines of merchandise, in grades to fit every taste, no matter how discriminating. "~j\' : > to the prople el et i and give the omer a squ Ga iere ; % : L 5 S i s of New Britain utiful estab- Aoty 4 o boss in our :’,Wm‘:m qu.(y‘ : °" may be found in each department of Blair &Brodrib's, New Britain's newest contribution jignen: Pl \ :M rument ity of the Clavi- ] Iways give Dim chandise was sold during the war to | to the music world. Several makes of instruments, those which the firm have found best suit- tomorrow one st modern | "o N i dioL Wideners Incorporated. Mr. Brodrib E Inest establishments dedicated B ¢ entors With t s sound policy the little ed to the needs of their customers, will be found in each of the departments, and inspected » sound w to invent almos is particularly pleased to again open Music in the e ire store prospered until it outgrew the o giorg here and will welcome the amid surroundings which in themselves are conducive to a pleasant demonstration. S i e sl ] il GGG 1 acquired the opportunity to renew old acquaint- e e LI 3 bl nie ARSI e ETERImaTo Ly la ances. He sald, when interviews sts you to be present on th -1t S | A Bank street right in th AT T i more space in the store raction 13 an electrically operated 'made comparative tests and music nd can promise that you swill | Lhe Same as the modern piano key- ipleted a plano. i busine establishy Sttt 2 egran voted to pianos than any | player that reproduces the playin itics who have heard the living sk L 2 M poara : U S busin ablish ing in his heart for New Britain as toarenatiiortinestine ! aly about X o~ i e el pioeitnl . instrument. Several indi- |the living artist. breathing artist compare his voice It was invented In It about not applicable to the existing Harp- ally occupies comprising | Lo BT NAPRY YEATS ETE - vqual rooms, where demonstrations Radios plih bl orithe EUEenE, N Tt e Igfenaiatorarag cored b &.‘;;[j:mx,l ; many thot of floor S be had fn private have been e e ces of Strument can detect no difference. = ier and improved them he invention of the planoforte Sk L6 125 D provided fo P oat Bl RO LEH e ol Instruments tertainers Further efforts te improve it devel- as an entire or complete instrument 1 Mr, Blair was born in Hartford Radios will be carried, Foderal z = A L b L and this oo, o 5 ; § Many makes of pianos are earrled | 20 0, (O EET S Not to be overlooked in Blair & = oped the Clavichord Tiust, hs . .credited to Bartolomo ; : onnectic fears 1l spen R L i sonic, Atwate it Gl i R e S PINTY Christofor! *adua, Italy. : OFd in & modern ki early years there, 1o was fors | TGIY: Lester Leonaxd, Auto, Ho- 3001 ”0na"Spiitdort. Spectal demon: | Hiodrib's store ls the well equipped ouvenirs, , - seier Eht e e A y musical department store. S AR ar 5 ter, & Sons, ST D n i i strum par 'wo hundred years la L ; iod of 2 D all standard instruments, together ment which contains a large and For Everyvone—, varric W el Mwln( ine |the war broke ¢ en hie enlisted. i (e Standard Artistic Recordo, erbury store the Bristol storc wit andard Artistic Recordo, was added. This was a success Hiaht mplex and Strauk Player actions, from the start as the thousands of 5o tie Wete Mignon reproducing All Welcome to ' came the next step in th ~k<!Hym‘- U[I of \r:t d,\ h{{’md ‘]l‘ d This Glad Event in New ment, in “"H’("\ 111 first (l?;. reussion instruments. A plete | Shnls ma towards placing the sand or orchestra can be fitted out Britain’s History !ment in the cabinet. Previous in- ment in p you may test and compare the you like best. $Small inexpensive sets to fit any corner or ln no construction lay be- ars of 1760 and 1830 and 1880. s the square, as r expensive Hitaa s tom s Sl et piano. i (i pestmen | A xood time is promised to all who ments were entirely exposed to | with all stringed Instruments built In 1923 the New Haven store was Most of these pianos are well | o D8 Bt et i One of the largest assortments of jaticnd. vew, Tt took its name from the in- | previous to it, 1 a weak wood added to the chain Mr. Brodrib mov- known in New Britain and vielnity | Phonographs sheet music, orchestrations, records Mr. Harold T.yman, Edison artist, ventor, Giovanni Spinetti, and was frame. This meant that thin wires and | ing to New IHaven to personally ving satisfaction to thou-| . : and rolls will be found in de- | will be present from the Edison fac- called the Spinet, though when it be- v tension only could be used. i ma r it. New Haven people were sands of owners. The Auto Piano, ne of the important Departments partment located in the front of the tory. He is a_well known player and | came generally popular in England | cus Babcock of Bos- i quick to d honest effort and especially enjoys a world wide repu- In ir ~\ Brodrib's new \ymv'»'v\'“ store on the main floor. A complete | w may induce him to compare was known he Virginal. vented the full fron [ sricndly modern merchandising and { ‘There are many of them in “L‘l EhonoEraph iR I Vit I Edison records his playing with the playing of Mr.| Tt was oblong in form with 1 it is now called. Esontl TR e the United States Navy, on ships @11 Of the World's famous makes will will be on hand at all times as well | Edison's new disonic. range of four octaves. It had long lowed pianos to be built with be too small for their ever growing withstanding the hardest kind of |P® carried. A complete display of the latest Popular Music in a low Many Broad entertalners will ' strings, thus increasing the volume higher tension. busine and larger quarters were wbuse and the damp weather condi- | W Orthophonic Victrolas, ranging priced Record. be here to sing for you. of tone, but the plucking system which ¢ 4 the instrument to have | sought and found se qu s ons which is so injurious to a in price from $17.00 to $1250.00. Competent attendants will be| The doors of the store will be was still used for producing the 2 much fuller singing resonant tone I consisted of the greater part of a piano of lesser quality. The The Orthophonic Victrola fs the present at all times to take carc of openad by his Honor Mayor Gardner | tone. The desire a still fuller | than had heretofore been possible. ety SR ANto Pianos in use at the Vatican |instrument that startled the world | persons desiring attention in this | Weld at ten o'clock Friday morning, tone, led this instrument to be de- | This was one of the most important ! - of the business district. This store 1t Rome, Th are chosen for their recently with its wonderful, lifelife line, and from then on the will be | veloped into the Harpsichord. % o N to is doing a fine business and is a dit to the wonderful city of New musica stability. The Hol s and wonderful |natural tone, There will be two large player roll | something doing until ten o'clock fn | The first Clavichord rt M. Cable plano | You will see wonderful Brunswick hooths in the basement department | the evening. during the 15 wer » first upright plano was built h century and had 20 in 1780 by Johann Schmidt of Salz- ie is in use in schools, conservatories Panatropes in a profusion of styles and you will find in stock at all times | Do not miss this affair. Come any | strings made of ¢hich were | burg, Austria, and the first upright S AT (e (e ST of music and in many public p models to please the most dis- a full assortment of American and time between ten a. m. and ten p. m. | made to vibrate by a flat brass tang. 10 in America was finished by men and they are both young been put (o every test criminating, on display. The Bru Fors rolls, There will also be a and stay as long as you can, We c:m)vr( attached to the end of the key. |John Tsaac Hawkins of Philadelphia e R R e ) to cvery expectation of wick instruments are rapidly forging | forvign record department here, asure a good time to all. {The form of the Clavichord was|in 1500 1 inspire the yvouth of today to emulate them, to sct out for a goal and then bend every effort to reach sho purchaser. to the front and are considercd by | music lovers as a wonderful repro- Standard Artist Recordo UCIng instrument. The nev it. r S anE Taeny ) e MMz Whomas Edison's new To attempt to describe the ex- | vers lsted above and is the | “Edisonic® instrument will also he | quisite New Britain store would be | marvel of all who have tried it. 1t | €arried. Edlson phonographs have | 4 well h impossible. | H. E. BLAIR can he played so realistic and natur- | Peen manufactured d sold for | The photographs on tnls page will X with the same expression of the 1early 50 years. Mr. Edison give yon a faint idea of its ap- After many months of service he rtist. It is sensitive to 3'n|\ri » A and with Mr. Tirodrib form- every mood, and requres little or no © partnership of Biair & Brod- | effort to play this modern player placed by a new one of artistic de- rib which has flourished and to piano. It will stand up and give serv- Kign. plans were drawn by Mr. cogmized as a factor in the mu ice for a lifeti r who is somewhat of an | merchandising field, | The Welte Mignon Reproducing old store front has been re GLO. Do NOEL | Manager of Blair & Brodrib's New | Music Store | | | Mr. Noel especially requests you |to be present at the opening. H {wants to meet and grect 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 mus | cal education. He wants you to make | this store your headquarters when | downtown. Come in and rest—check your bundles, meet your friends here. B e Use this store as you will, you will al- | ways be welcome Interior of Main Lobby of Blai r & Brodrib’s New Music Store