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J TT THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1908 ATES AVANNAH, GA. The Southern Home of The WORLD’S GREATEST PIANOS T HE PRESTIGE OF OUR HOUSE rests on nearly 40 years of satisfaction to our customers. It is simply a matter of business with us to give them greater value for their money than they can receive elsewhere. We could not afford to do otherwise. Our interest in a customer does not end when a sale is made. When we say “Guaranteed for a Lifetime,” it is not an empty phrase. Our record in the past is proof of our reliability in the future. W ITH the advantage of the largest stock of instru ments and every thing musical, not only in theSouth but probably in the United States, we can supply you with anything in our line at a cost surprisingly low when compared with the prices of others. On our floors you will find the most perfect products of the world’s most famous piano makers. With them will be found the cheapest instruments in the world, that are good, at prices simply impossible to the ordinary dealer. Chickering Pianos For those who lmve cultivated their musical talont to the highest possible point, or those who intend to ito so, the Chickering is undoubtedly the wisest selection. For eighty-five years it has been the choice of musical artists seeking the most perfect medium for the ex pression of their skill. . . Prices from— $500 to $1,250 Art moderate, indeed, when the rare -quality and real musical value is considered. Ivers & Pond Pi lanos A high grade, artistic piano at a moderate price. It has been one of the few really GREAT American pianos for more than fifty years, and the richness of tone and beauty of construction, is difficult to surpass. The lVF.RiS & POND, loses nothing by comparison, even with tho higher priced instruments, and though its price is comparatively low, it is by many experts, preferred to any other piano. Our price as low us $350 to $850 Ludden & Bates Club Pianos This is a genuine $400.00 instrument when judged by any musical standard, and bv the price asked by other dealers for identical grades. By joining the Ludden & Rates Piano Club, however, you can secure this splendid instrument at once on payment of a small sum, for tho astonishingly low price of $2S7.00. You S/CVD& $21t3 Under this plan, you cm, if preferred, pay for your piano in small monthly payment# that you hardly miss. The Ludden & Bates Club Piano ia guaranteed for a life-time, and may be regarded as a high grade instrument in every respect It is delightfully full and rich in tone, having that peculiar "singing” quality found only in pianos of the highest grade. It is n full enbincl gmnd, balanced scale, as |ierf<vt as skill can make it. Genuine Ivory keys. Beautiful cases of fancy walnut, mahogany or oak, lined throughout with birds-cye maple. Club members saw all the ordinary cost of piano selling and get as close a prioe ns if they bought one hundred pianos instead of one. Send for booklet which explains the plan. MACON STORE 417 SECOND STREET The Public is invited to call at our warerooms to see, hear and enjoy the best and latest of every- thin2 musical. BRANCH HOUSES Atlanta Jacksonville Augusta LUDDEN & BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA PIANO PLAYERS To those who arc lovers of music, but lack practice or musical training, we earnestly suggest the life-long delight to be secured by the purchase of an Angclus or n Cecelian Piano Player. Wo can furnish one at comparatively little cost that will make your old piano fairly ring with melody; that will enable anyone, without the slight est musical training, to play the most difficult piano music. If pre ferred, we can furnish a new piano that may be either played by hand, or by the inside concealed player attachment. The public is invited to call and listen to the performance of these really wondorful instruments. No charge whatever ORGANS, PHONOGRAPHS AND SHEET MUSIC An Organ, suited to the means and needs of any church or home may be found in our stock at prices ranging from $60 to $1,000. All thoroughly reliable, and include the Ludden & Bates, Estey, Farrand and others. We have n large stock of the Victor and Edison Phonographs, and a full line of the best and latest records. Free concerts given daily. Our stock of Sheet Music and small goods is probably the largest in the South, and prices are certainly the lowest. List of new music mailed free. Mathushek Pianos When we say that we have sold Mathushek pianos to succeeding generations of many old Southern fam ilies, the sterling goodness of the instrument may be judged. Of the more than thirty thousand we have sold, not one but has given satisfaction. The MathusHek is admirably adapted to this damp Southern atmosphere. Never affected, by the peculiar climate. Costs almost nothing to nmiutain, because it seldom requires tuning. Prices $350 to $750 And considerably lower here than elsewhere. Lester Pianos In this famous instrument is wonderfully combined tho qualities that appeal aliko to the student, the teach er and the artist. Its tone' is rich and mellow, its touch delicately responsive, and its durability is covered by n comprehensive guarantee. The purchaser of the Les ter may be assured of substantial value for every dollar of its cost, which runs from $325 to $750