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The Talking Machine World, New York, April, 1928
The Priceless Prize
220,000, in commemoration of the Schubert Centennial, will be distributed by the Columbia Phonograph Company to composers who best recapture the melodic spirit of
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony
"Back to Melody" is the unofficial title of the contest.
The priceless prize is ever yours in Columbia's Viva-tonal recording of the Unfinished Symphony, MasterworksSet No. 41, the world's greatest short work, recorded the new way — electrically — on Columbia New Process Records, with their smooth, scratchless surface. In six parts, with album — $4.50.
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The Viva-tonal Columbia $115 Model.— Rich and tasteful walnut cabinet, decorative art finish.
The Viva-tonal Columbia $90 Model.— Twotone brown mahogany cabinet, high lighted and shaded.
Thrill to Columbia's Magic Notes!
On these marvelous new reproducing creations, the Viva-tonal Columbia Phonographs, the original rendition and the record reproduction are twins. Ears cannot hear nor can the imagination conceive a difference.
Enjoy all the music of all the world in your own home, when you want it, the way you want it — the Masterworks of Music's Immortals, the latest song hits, the dance numbers that everybody wants to dance and listen to. Every note, from the highest treble to the deepest bass, is exactly "like life itself".
Only a hearing can convince you. Visit any Columbia dealer — without obligation. Eleven models, eight sizes, and eleven prices meet every purse, every taste, and every space requirement.
Thrill with the world! Thrill to Columbia's "Magic Notes!"
The Viva-tonal Columbia $300 Model. — Brown mahogany cabinet of imposing proportions and magnificent design — decorative art finish.
The V iva-tonal Columbia $275 Model. — Two-tone walnut, high lighted and shaded.
Various models range from the new Viva-tona! Columbia Portable, priced at 330.00, to the imposing Columbia-Kolster Viva-tonal, The Electric Reproducing Phonograph, at 2475.00. The last named is equipped with an "electric pick-up" of new design, the rvolster Power Cone Speaker, and Cunningham Tubes. It plays records, yet its volume can be exactly controlled, by a twist of your fingers, from a whisper to a fortissimo.
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