JACOB
BROTHERS
Manufactured by the Jacob
Bros. Co., In the large piano manufacturing plant New York
City. The Jacob Bros. Co. is one of the most progressive and
Successful concerns in the piano industry. They have several
retail stores in the city of New York and in other important
cities of the east. Their wholesale trade is very large and
substantial. Jacob Brothers pianos and player-pianos are
durable instruments, their finish being exceptionally fine
and the tone quality satisfying. They received an award at
the World Columbian Exposition, in 1893, and have been the
recipients of many encomiums from the music trade and public.
Jacob Brothers have large financial interests in other noted
makes of pianos, and also a controlling interest in one of
the finest equipped piano case factories in this country;
they have recently acquired an action factory of old
established reputation, and altogether have taken a prominent
position in the piano industry.
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JAMES & HOLMSTROM
An old, honorable and valued
name in the American piano industry. The James &
Holmstrom instruments have long been noted for their
excellence of material, durability and tine tone qualities,
one valuable feature in the construction of these pianos
being the transposing keyboard. The small grands that bear
this name have attracted widespread attention among critics
in the musical worth by reason of their unusual excellence.
The James & Holmstrom factory comprises commodious
quarters at Alexander Ave. and l33rd St., New York, devoted
exclusively to the manufacture of these fine instruments. The
reproducing and player-pianos of this make are equally
admirable in every particular.
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JANSSEN
One of the conservative,
reputable piano manufacturing companies in New York, owned
exclusively by Janssen Piano Co., Inc. Manufactures uprights,
miniature grands, player pianos and player grands, also
reproducing and expression player pianos.
One of the most respected
names , among manufacturer of keyboard instruments in America
today, and one of tile few remaining companies in the
industry still controlled and actively directed by the
descendants of the founding family. The Janssen family owned
and operated one of the largest and best equipped piano
manufacturing plants in New York City, where skilled artisans
perpetuate a tradition of more than 100 years of dedication
to the highest standards of quality piano construction. The
company's steadfast insistence on integrity of craftsmanship
and superiority of materials has earned for its products a
truly distinctive reputation, not only with other
manufacturers, hut with America's foremost piano dealers and
the music loving public everywhere.
Although the Janssen piano has
gained a broad acceptance among schools, musical
institutions, and teachers of music, it has become widely
known as "The Home Piano of America" because of the
many exclusive features and qualities that make it the ideal
instrument for use and enjoyment in the home, the traditional
cradle of musical appreciation and learning. The superiority
of the Janssen piano was the result of the company's
continued policy of product research and refinement, and few
companies in the industry can point to such an impressive
record of successful improvements in design, materials,
beauty of tone, mechanical excellence, and the efficiency and
exactness of manufacturing procedures. Proud owners of
Janssen pianos throughout the United States and in many
foreign lands as well are reaping the benefits of this policy
of product improvement and development, for no other piano
has so much lasting value built into it, and no piano,
regardless of price, has all the exclusive features found in
a Janssen. The Janssen Console line of quality leaders in the
fine piano field are found many of the exclusive features
that make the purchase of a Janssen such a sound investment.
One of them, the built-in Music Desk Light, has been
proclaimed as one of the most beneficial improvements in the
history of piano manufacturing. The soft illumination of this
fluorescent light, directly below the music, makes other room
lights unnecessary and is a priceless safeguard of good
eyesight for children and adults alike. The light also
effectively combats dampness:, the greatest enemy of a
piano's delicate inner mechanism.
The remarkable strength and
durability of grand piano construction is achieved in
Janssen's exclusive four-section cast iron plate, which
guarantees longer instrument life and greater tone quality.
This is but another of the numerous quality features that
make the Janssen the superlative instrument that it is and
assure the purchaser of a lifetime of pleasure and
satisfaction. Other fine and desirable Janssen Mignon
features include beautiful hand-rubbed lacquer finishes,
truly authentic period styles, responsive Direct-Blow Action,
solid Sitka Spruce sounding boards, sturdy six-post backs,
three functional pedals, including bass sustaining,
reinforced moth-proof hammers, Maple tuning pin bushings, and
the most rigid pin-block construction possible, through
Hard-Rock Maple laminations and nickel-plated pin-block
locks.
It was not only the intrinsic
quality of Janssen piano construction that kept the Janssen
name in the forefront of the industry, but also the success
of the company's engineering imagination. The Janssen Spinet,
for instance, is the smallest full-keyboard spinet piano in
the world with standard Direct-Blow Action, and represented
one of the truly great piano values on the market .
The Janssen Chord Piano was
another much-publicized invention born of the inspiration and
know-how of Janssen technicians, that by an integral system
of diminutive colored lights, enabled anyone, regardless of
age, to sit down and have fun at the piano without ever
having had a lesson.
The best understanding of the
continued excellence of the Janssen Piano can be found in the
words of the famous Janassen Creed, which was written many
years ago by the founder and summarizes the principles that
govern the company today:
"This is my creed and
on it I have built my Piano and Reputation! To give you
as nearly as possib!e a dollar's value for every dollar
you give me. To treat you as I want to be Justly. Since
you may possibly know little or nothing about the
material or craftsmanship that goes into the piano you
bought, you must naturally rely on me. I want you to do
that-and I promise that your confidence shall not be
misplaced. Following this creed for a life time , has
earned a Janassen reputation, that my product and methods
must; maintain. I want to be right and do right. If I
fail in any one thing, it will never be because I wanted
to."
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JEFFERSON
These attractive and sweet
toned pianos are the products of The Jesse French
& Sons Piano Co., of New Castle, Indiana. They
are met with favor with a class of music lovers who want
reliable instruments for family or home use. The Jefferson
piano is durable in construction, and it is fully sustained
by the company's guarantee. In September 1919 Mr. Johnson
organized the Henry G. Johnson Piano Mfg. Co.,
secured the factory at Bellevue, Iowa, which has been in
operation for very many years, and commenced the manufacture
of Henry G. Johnson player-pianos exclusively. The Henry G.
Johnson instruments have won success by their sterling
merits. They are more and more in demand as the trade and
public become familiar with their desirable qualities, and
the fact that the factory has been enlarged by an addition
400 feet long by 80 feet wide speaks in positive terms of the
progress which has been made, and this condition augurs well
for the future.
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JEWETT
Jewett pianos have been made
in New England continuously for more than sixty years and
sold throughout the United States and abroad. Used and
endorsed by famous musicians, Jewett pianos are famed for
their thoroughness of construction, fullness of tone and
exceptional ability for standing in tune under changing
conditions. Factory, Leominster, Mass.
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E.
P. JOHNSON
The name of the president of
the E. P. Johnson Piano Co., of Elgin and Ottawa, Ill. Mr.
Johnson is a thoroughly skilled and experienced piano maker,
having designed and built some of the famous instruments
besides those of its own industry, which is one of the most
flourishing. The E. P. Johnson pianos and player-pianos are
in every way distinguished by quality and up to date
characteristics. E. P. Johnson pianos are dependable in every
respect, and they are favorites with many of the foremost
dealers.
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JULES,
EDOUARD
One of the three pianos made
by the Heppe Piano Co., of Philadelphia and
New York. This piano is equipped with Three Sounding Boards
(patented) instead of the usual one. And is on sale by C. J.
Heppe & Son, Philadelphia. (Established 1865.)
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