Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-09-21
Froa the Boston Transcript.
American Pianofortes at the Psria r..
hihition.

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hi5ition.
1t will be highly graft, ing TO gu, read,
ers TO learn the marked success winch
has attended the specimens Of arr wbi.h
Americans have sent to the Paris E,h,.
bnion; but to none of them has been al.
tribuied so much merit as TO our celebr..
ted American pisnoior,es. Il would seem
hardly possible that VIC could riva' a,
yet. France and England, and the o,be,
countries of Europe, SO distinguished f.,
their progress in the arts and sciences in
so delicate and important an lns,rumen,
as the p'anolor,e: bu, the intellisen, cor.
responder, Of the Chronicle, in his le,,e,
to that paper, dated Paris. Angus, IA
1905, an extract from which we give he,
low. shows what rank our Boston piano.
fortes take abroad. We have before heart
Of the reputation Of the celebrated ins,rp.
men,s manufactured by Alder, W. Isdd
& Co, and 1t gives US the creates, pleas.
ure 10 add 10 that already jus, gained re.
pu,a,,on. that they now rival the world
We congratulate our friends, and the me.
chanlcs oil the establishment, tina, ,hev
have been able before such an ordeal, and
in the pic'ebce Of three bundled French
p'auos, to take the first prise. and we
Americans should be proud. too. tina, va
havs so emincn, apianoforte manufacture
among US. We need no longer 10 send
to Europe Tor instrume n,s Of superior
tone and finish. but may rather expec, TO
furnish her with her best aud fines, piano.
fortes
We copy from the Chronicle Of Sep.
tember 3:
The grea, exhibition is now in NOR.
furnishing condition than ever, and il,
future wilt, no doubt. be very successful
The jury Of award are now enca sed in
deciding as TO the merits Of the yar,ou,
contributions. A remarkable affair b,,
just taken place relative 10 contributor
from Boston, which will much Crafty
the pride Of Dns,on,ans. The trial be.
lore the jury Of award. Of the eacelleue.
o' the various pianotortes on exhibition
took place at the celebrated Pans Con-.
serraior, OF Music The jury Was com.
posed Of seven ol the most eminent pto.
ies.ors Of music IN Europe.
Joseph Iltlnissp -rgct. director OF the
ilnpcrmi Conservatory Of Nu.r =, ".
enna, the president. placed hin,sclf IN
Position vhet. hc could hear the ,oue nt
the instruments without seeing rhem.
a. - reader perIectl, imp ,rilal opinion
II their mrths In addition TO this. the
manufacturers name. were all covered
up with "hue caris, on eact, al whith
VAS c.rialn S,nn,is When alt had
been rled Mr.. Il-ime> Pc gel .a,d. .nou
Tar The American pane. rrirsrng 10 onr
from Boston. which h- had OH ..,,ral
's'tns,un> examined anu itlr,! AT til. e1fi.
Billions, an'l "hlah. for s.,rar unaecoupia.
fca.t'u. had been nrgIrcted In b.. srntwiill
'ht rest. A \cw York piano was anon,
the number. ani .nppn,,,,g he referred 10
that. they iold hIrn II lad been tried H.,
answer was positive that II had no, been
trird, vet all ihis lta- he had no, sesn
but "ml. listened ,",he tone 1t the ins,fa.
menis After repeated assurance. by
them, and deu',l. BY him. be CANT lot.
isf
referred Ia was no, there, AM. directed
lhrm AT once to send TO The exhil.,fion for
II. Soon It arrived. and when tried lr.
tore that talented JURY, wa. pronounced
N. bei piaaoforfe IN The French eAhibi.
ton and. accordingly. II wa, awarded
The hughes, priz. medal. Thu. piano IS
ifom the mandatory al Nc,,rs. \. ".
Ladd & Co, al Boston Tie above fac,s
are accurate la the letter, HAVING received
ny niprmatt"n personal, from Mr. lici.
ricspersrr hlsnse!f. lie Is Young man.
no, over twenty five year. al age. li4,.
ing before heard the superior qualify ct
tone 81 The above Instrument. hr prac.
used ear detected that II mas mol At the
tnaI. /, Is, indeed. astonishing. The
circumstance that t:..,r,n n,auoiofi.
has 80 successfully +tood the severe iest
OF such eminent European professors Il
music. ~ an event which May well gfs,liy
the prtt!c oi t. .,onians