Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-09-13
American Pianofortes at the Paris Elk.
hibition.

1t will be highly gratifying to our readers to
learn the marked success which has attended
the specimens of art which Americans have sent
to the Paris Exhibition; but to none of them
has been attributed so much merit as to our cell
- $500. - ra---~n, eos. IL pauld seem
naruly possible that we could rival as vet.
france and England, and the other countries of
Europe, so distinguished for their progress in
the arts and sciences, in so delicate and Impor.
tant an instrument as the pianoforte but the
intelligent correspondent Of the Chronicle, in
his letter to that paper, dated Paris, August IA,
1919, an extract from which we give below,
shows what rank our Boston pianofortes take
abroad. We have before heard of the reputa.
ton of the celebrated instruments manufactured
BY Albert W. Ladd & Co., and it gives us the
greatest pleasure to add to that already lust
gained reputation, that they now rival the
world We congratulate our friends, and the
mechanics of the establishment, that they have
been able before such an ordeal, and in the nres.
ence of three hundred French pianos, to take
the FIRST PRIZE, and we Americans should be
proud, too, that we have so eminent piano.
forte mandatory among u.s. We need no
longer to send to Europe for instruments of su.
perlor tone and finish, but may rather expect
to furnish her with her best piano fortes.
We copy from the Chronicle of Sept. 8 =
1.-The great exhibition is now in more -four.
lshing condition than ever, and its future will,
no doubt, be very successful. The Jury of
award are now engaged in deciding as to the
merits OF the various contributions. A re,
affair has just taken place relative to
a contribution from Boston, which will much
crafty the pride of Bostonians The trial be.
fore the jury OF award of the excellence of the
various pianotortes on exhibition took place at
the celebrated Paris Conservatory of Music
The jury was composed Of seven of the most
eminent professors of music in Europe.
Joseph Helmesperger, director Of the Impe.
al Conservatory of Music at Vienna, the pres.
lent, placed himself in position where he
'uld hear the tone of the instruments without
e1g t1eIn So as to render perfectly mpartial@
re manufacturers names were ali covspo5 iu,s'
''n white cards, on each of which was q cart,ip
ulloef' When all had been tried Mr. Homoa
erger said, Now for the American n;an~,
'ferrlng to the one from Boston, which ba hoa
I, : a.' occasions examined and tried at the
Inloltons and which, for some unaccount, b Ie
tson' had been neglected to be sent with tbe
t. A New York piano was among the npm
and s.upPosing he referred to that thew
MN IL mad been tried His answer WINS
litlve that it had not been tried vet all
'lihe ne had not seen, but only listened 70
tone OF the instruments After repeated
frances by them, and denals BY him. he
le forward and satisfied them that tbe ope
eterred to was not there, and directed them
nee to the exhibition for it. Soon i arrived
when tried before that talented urv wss
louneed the best pianotorte in the French
Pltion, and, according Iy, it was awarded
| lghest prize medal. This piano is from the
fiactory of Messrs. A. W. Ladd T. o.
piston. The above facts are accurate to tho
having received my information person.
lorm MIR. Helmesperger himself He lisa
\ man. notover twenty-five of age Hay.
ftore heard the superior quality of tone Of
iPove instrument, his practised ear detected
acas not at the trial, 1t is, indeed az.
ing The circumstance that Boston nj.
I re has SO successfully stood the severe test
IA eminent European professors of {" music
'fvent which may we'll crafty the pride Of