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■fl/lTH the advantage * ’ of the largest stock of instruments and every thing musical, not only in the South but probably in the United States, we can supply you with anything in our line at a cost sur prisingly low when com pared with the price of others. On our floors you will find the most perfect products of the world’s most famous piano makers. With them will be found the cheap est instruments in tne world, that are good, at prices simply impossible to the ordinary dealer. SAVANNAH GA The Southern Home of the WORLD’S GREATEST PIANOS •"THE prestige of our house rests on near ly 40 years of satisfac tion to our customers. It is simply a matter of busi ness with us to give them greater value for their money than they can re ceive elsewhere. We could not afford to do otherwise. Our interest in a customer does not end when a purchase is made. When we say “Guaran teed for a Lifetime,” it is not an empty phrase. Our record in the past is proof of our reliability in the future. Chickerinq Pianos For those who have cultivated their musical talent to the highest possible point, or those who intend to do so, the Chickering is undoubtedly the wisest selection. For eight-five years it has been the choice of musical artists seek ing the most perfect medium for the expression of their skill. Prices from $500 to $1,250 are moderate, indeed, when the rare quality and real musical value is con sidered. Ivers & Pond Pianos A high-grade, artistic piano at a moderate price. It has been one of the few really GREAT American pianos for more than fifty years, and for richness of tone and beauty of construction, is difficult to surpass. The IVERS & POND loses nothing by comparison, even with higher priced instruments, and though its price is comparatively low, it is by many experts, preferred to any other piano. Our price as low as and up to Mathushek Pianos When we say that we have sold Mathushek pianos to succeeding gen erations ol many old Southern families, the sterling goodness of the instrument may be judged. Of the more than thirty thousand we have sold not one but his given perfect satisfaction. T he Mathushek is admirably adapted to this damp Southern atmosphere. Never affected by the peculiar climate. Costs almost nothing to maintain, because it seldom requires tuning Price $350 to $750 And considerably lower here than else where. In this famous instrument is wonder fully combined the qualities that appeal alike to the student, the teacher and the artist. Its tone is rich and mellow, its touch delicately responsive, and its du rability is covered by a comprehensive guarantee. The purchaser of the Les ter may be assured of substantial value for every dollar of its cost, wdiich runs from $325 to $750 Ludden & Bates Club Pianos This is a genuine $400.00 itstrument w'hen judged by any musical standard, and by rhe price asked by other dealers for Identical grades. By joining the Ludden & Bates Piano Club, however, you can secure this splendid instrument at once on payment of a small sum, for the astonishingly low price of $287.00. You Save $ 113 Under this plan, you can, if preferred, pay for your piano in small monthly payments that you hardly miss. The Ludden & Bates Club Piano is guaranteed for a lifetime, and may be regarded as a high-grade instrument in every respect. It is delightfully full and rich in tone, having that peculiar “singing” quality found only in pianos of the highest grade. It is a full cabinet grand, balanced scale, as pefredt as skill can make it. Genuine Ivory keys. Beautiful cases of fancy walnut, mahogany or oak, lined throughout with birds-eye maple. Club members save all the ordinary cost of piano selling and get as close a price as if they bought one hundred pianos instead of one. Send for booklet which explains the plan. The public is cordially invited to call at our warerooms, if only to see, hear and enjoy the best and latest in everything musical. Free Concerts given daily, for which there is no charge whatever. Come and bring your friends. WRITE FOR CATALOG ■tT" ' Piano Players To those who are lovers of music, but lack practice or musical training, we earnestly sug gest the life-long delight to be secured by the purchase of an Angelus or a Cecelian Piano Player. VVg can furnish < me at com paratively little cost that will make your old piano fairly ring with melody; that will enable anyone, without the slightest musical training, to play the most difficult piano music. If pre ferred, we can furnish a new piano that may be either played by hand, or by the inside con cealed player attachment. The public is in vited to call and listen to the performance of these really wonderful instruments. No charge whatever. Organs, Phonographs & Sheet Music. An Organ, suited to the means and needs of any church or home may be found in our stock at prices ranging from $60 to $1,000. All are throughly reliable, and include' tne Ludden & Bates, Estey, Farrand and others. \\ e have a large stock ot the \ ictor and Edison Phonographs, and a full line of the best and latest records. Free concerts given dailv. Our stock of Sheet Music and small goods is probably the largest in the South, and prices are certainly the lowest. List of new music mailed free. . HIDDEN & BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE, SAVANNAH 0E0R6IA.