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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 146, 12 August 1911, Page 5

FORMING A BAND. It is a healthy sign of the times that every town and village wants its hand, ;If you arc forming one in your locality, it will he to your advantage to communicate at once with the Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., Wellington. They are sole agents for Hawkes’ Excelsior Sonorous Band Instruments. These are the finest in the world. They are used hy champion hands everywhere. The Ballarat City Band won the Australasian Championship again last year, playing on Hawkes’ instruments. They are super!) in quality and tone. Each instrument is specially tuned hy one of the most highly skilled musicians in London. The inclusion of one, two, or three Hawkes’ instruments in a hand is immediately noticeable, owing to the groat added richness of the tone. A hand all Hawkes’ must ho the acme of perfection, so far as the instruments go. Write in for particulars. The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., Wellington. North Island manager: M. J. Brodkes. Local representative: W. C. Cargill.*