A Garden Quaint of Long Ago, When Phantom Fingers Play—

Mason & Risch, London (Ontario) · Ad in "The Free Press" and "London Evening Advertiser", December 15, 1924

A couple in crinoline-period dress embracing on a bench beside a garden fountain, trees and a house behind; at the lower right a grand piano projecting beyond the frame of the picture A Garden Quaint of Long Ago, When Phantom Fingers Play— THINK how many times it would be one of the richest pleasures you would ask, to be able to hear one of your favorite pieces, played by one of your favorite pianists. “In the Gloaming,” perhaps, or that beautiful composition of Bartlett’s “A Dream.” As the old strains come forth, time slips back to a garden of days gone by. Flowers in summer grandeur fringe a winding path. Your Mason & Risch Welte-Mignon Reproducing Piano paints a picture of a girl who waited there. How clearly her every feature stands out in your memory! But your enjoyment of the Mason & Risch Welte-Mignon is by no means confined to the simpler things. The famous compositions of the ages, played by internationally known pianists, are at your disposal. The genius of Paderewski, DePachmann, Hofmann and hundreds of others is transported to your home in the famous Mason & Risch Welte-Mignon. It was the first reproducer pronounced perfection by great artists, and it is still so regarded. The world’s master pianists will gladly play for you on the Mason & Risch Welte-Mignon any time you call at our sales rooms. Two hands playing a piano keyboard, emerging from a dark vignette These are the Phantom Hands of a thousand immortal pianists, their genius preserved forever through the miracle of Welte-Mignon reproduc- tion. 248 DUNDAS STREET - LONDON. 248 DUNDAS ST. LONDON, ONTARIO Framed panel: a faun playing pan-pipes MASON & RISCH Welte-Mignon REPRODUCING PIANO Framed panel: a faun playing pan-pipes

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Niels Pfeffer (ed.): “A Garden Quaint of Long Ago, When Phantom Fingers Play—” (Mason & Risch, London (Ontario), December 15, 1924). In: Welte-Mignon Advertisements Collection, https://anz.welte225.org/ad105/.