EVERYBODY KNOWS IT!

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17660, 22 December 1920, Page 9

EVERYBODY KNOWS IT!

THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PIANO AGENCY, LTD., 191, QUEEN STREET.

This is one of the oldest-established piano houses in Auckland, and most assuredly it could not have bean in existence for so many years unless it had gained the good opinion of the public, and made a name for itself. This it unquestionably has done, and if you wajit a piano that you can absolutely rely upon, a.s being all that it is represented to be, I hen you should patronise the E. and F. Agency. \ou will find the manager, Mr. Coldicutt. most courteous and obliging, and quite ready, moreover, to give you the benefit of his ripe experience of the trade and guide your choice in the selection of an instrument that will give you solid satisfaction. The building comprises three spacious floors and a basement. The ground' floor is devoted to showrooms and offices. The former contain a really fine display of horizontal and upright pianos by such world-renowned makers as John Broadwood and Sons, Collard and Collard, Allison, and Eavestalf (all of London), Pleyel (Paris), and the Estey Piano Co. (New York and London). Included are instruments by less noted, but nevertheless thoroughly reliable, manufacturers.

On the first flo /i" is the player-piano department, with its extensive perforated music-roll library. On this floor, also, is the gramaphone department—probably (the firm claims) the best stocked in .New Zealand. In some music stores you may find perhaps a couple of high-grade makes, but at the establishment under notice you are enabled to compare, side by swle, all the following celebrated machines: — His Master's Voice, Columbia, Edison Diamond Disc, Sonera, and Broadwood. An immense stock of records (suitable for all machines) is carried, and special audition rooms are provided where callers may listen to any records they, may wish to hear played over in comfort and privacy. ! The top floor contains the American organ showrooms, the practising rooms, and the workshops, wherein may be seen instruments in all stages of reconstruction. The staff of skilled repairers employed by the firm can practically convert an old piano into a new one. Since low-grade pianos have ceased to be imported a large trade in second-hand instruments has developed. In this connection it may be mentioned that the E. and F. Piano Agency has adopted the policy of restoring old pianos to their original condition rather than just patching them up for quick sale —as is often done. A complete repairing plant of the latest type has been installed by the Agency, and thus almost any kind of renovation has been rendered possible. A separate department exists for Player piano repairs. This firm has earned a n enviable reputation for its fair and square If a customer does not wish to pay cash the payments can he spread over one, two or three years, entirely at the buyer's option. And if you wish" to pay cash and have not the full price by you, this need not prevent your buying your piano right away. The firm will help you out. Or, possibly, you may have a piano and wish to exchange it for a better one. In that case, also, you will find the firm ready to meet you, and you will rcceive the fullest possible value for your old instrument. Also, clients of the firm may depend upon liberal treatment being extended to them in cases of sirtness, or other disability. The motto of the E. and F. is : " Fairplay to all."