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The Story of the violano-virtuoso : world's only self-playing violin and piano, 1900
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1To win this official governmental designation, the instrument must indeed have astonishing merit. It is seldom that the United States Government goes out of its way to confer such a distinction on any kind of a commercial product, no matter how remarkable an invention it is. It is unbelievable that an invention that was imperfect or incomplete could be so honored.
3Has Stood the Test of Time
5The Violano-Virtuoso has stood the only real test of any article of value—the test of time and service.
7There are Violanos that have been used continuously for ten to fifteen years, subjected to the rigors of playing under all kinds of conditions and environment. Since the first models were produced, we have of course, added many new improvements and refinements as new models were presented year after year, but we point with pride to the fact that even the first models have stood up under the long service with absolute satisfaction to all concerned. The thousands of these machines that have been in active service for years conclusively show that the Violano is not an experiment, not a novelty, but a permanent and pre-eminent fixture in the world of musical instruments.
9"Today my Violano-Virtuoso has been in my cafe just ten months, and the best of it is, the instrument is better today—rendering sweeter music—than the day I purchased it."
10—H. ZENDER,
11Wausau, Wis.
13"It is a surprising thing, but nevertheless a fact, that my Violano seems to improve from month to month. I have had it now for three years and the tone quality gets sweeter all the time."
14—WILLIAM P. GREEN,
15Whitemarsh, Penn.
17"The music in our place has not only increased our business 100%, but we receive an average of $100.00 every month in collections."
18—WILLIAM WILLIAMS,
19Saginaw, Michigan.
21"I can truthfully say that your Violano has increased my store business fully 30 per cent at this time of the year, and was the biggest drawing card any store ever had in this vicinity."
22—W. G. DURLAND,
23Monticello, N. Y.
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