PIANOS FOR CHINA.
China is au&kooisg \*Kh a vengeance. The latest is ol the growing popularity cf th*« p»»no. Instruments to tbs value of more than £37,500 r*.*e imported in th« year 1906. T<w invasion of tkii Oriental land by '.he piano has tjv-n the instrument manufacturer;/ cl German}*, England, a?d Uoftnd States a now field to wor*. in, they are trying laid to ♦*»» whims and fancies of OiWtal imU. A special style of piano is now teeing made for the Chin** wSch Lai the case made of stri|« of n:4 solidly glued together, Uma tllot'Mm the wood to expand u»«i contract without affecting the instrument. Aa* other misfortune re;.crted to nave been experienced by many shipper* was that of improper parking. Invariably such labels as “This up with care ” and other viofis are to be seen on the outside of the boxes, but to the Chi •-ess mind rk*v convey no impression, and owing tn the fact that almost everything in China is done backwards the pianr, more often arrives upside down than io it* orooer DosiJJoa.* HOI.
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Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 48, 20 July 1908, Page 7
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180PIANOS FOR CHINA. Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 48, 20 July 1908, Page 7
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