Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-19
PIANOS & MELODEONS.
G.. w. KNR BEE


WHO has been FOR many years located in
w Tennessee as Tuner and Rerairer Of sSF
Pianos would respectfully call the attention. III III
OF the musical public to the fact, that he visV x
tied New York last for the purpose Of making
ments with the best Piano Forte makers to sell their Tnstru
ments After spending several weeks that greet me-
ropos visiting the different manufacturers Of note he
came 20 the copclusionand who might be judge in this
case II Tuner of we've wears Is noP-that the Pianos Of
Of Lghte Newton Bradburys shoud be preferred to all
others He accordingly made agreement with them,
whereby he Is enabled TO furnish Pianos at retail In
New York, freight and charges added that
who buys Of him know that he is paying for
his article than he would be charged by the manufacturers
themselves he were to visit them in This House
making twenty Pianos per week, much greater number
than made by any other in the United States and for
purity aud volume Of and fneness Of finish both in
side and out the proof hat they stand wholly unriva
led. These Pianos awarded the first premium by the
luries OF the Worlds Fair anf the FAR o the American
lnst ute in 1888 Among the many Musci ans and ANA
eurs who have from time time examined these Iustru
ments testified to their superiority, and recommended them
TO their renis LOWELL MASON and THOs HASTINGS, Of
worldwide celebrity, h. C TIMN President of the Pbhar
monte Society, MY, THEoDoRE FLsFULD cunducer of the
Philharmonic Society, NJ GEoLGE T. FOor, juror in
the Fair Of the American Institute in 1888 LEATI O.
HiLL y. NASH, EDWARD HowE, Jr, &C., &c.
GEO J. WEBB, Of Boston, the well known and popular
Teacher Composer after examining these
and testfing TO their entire superiority opened House
in Boston the central point Of the once renowned Chcker
ing, and within short time sold upwards e Forty Pianos
TO his music friends and acquaintances many Of them Of
the highest style and 6nish-s6OO or s7CO-
This Is the hrstNew York Piano Agency established
in Boston.
GEo BRIsrow, of New York. the dstn gu:shed cOmpOs
Harmonic Society to select TIE bet ParO that could be
made for their He gave the preference to Ighte,
Newton Bradburys Large scae all others Grsnds
not excepted and purchased for the the Society
But Mr. KBBEE deems it unnecessary to multiply words
to the people OF Middle Tennessee The fact thst he has
been for msuy years a successful Tuner among them and
has met WITH and Tuned and Repaired Pianos Of eyeey
make should inspire confidence 10 his Judgment and the
fact that he regularly visits them twice year would show
that II is TO his interest to sell them good Piaro
than could be to that of other dealer As to the
price and quality Of these Pianos Mr. KBBsE exhibits the
price list description of the Makers, which
twenty different styles at prices, ranging from 1880 10
$780, at their Ware Rooms, No. 42l Broome Street. New
York. So there be deceI ton prsctced with refer
to price style Of fnish hough the Pianos
until de iverec and he authorized by Messrs Chte
Newton Bradbury to give wsrrantees Of all their Pianos
sold by him
Mr. KIBBzE also visited the well known Meodeon Fstab
lshment Of Carhar Needham Co No. 81 East 23d st,
New York; and made arrangement wi them furnish
MelodeOn that he sell them at their New York retail
prices freight added. These Instruments have become
popular in the Eastern and North States
truly deserve the notice Of all those who
"Charmed by concord Of sweet sounds"
has also arrangement with the firm OF Firth Pond
Co. New York, which enables him to furnish Sheet Music
and small Musical Insrums nts at New York p ices.
All communications from the country OF Ihs subject Of
Pianos or Melnfeons Of Tuning and kepsiiug will be
promptly attended 10. Families residing in the city
leave orders at residence opposite Odd Fellows Hail. or
address through the Pos-Of1ce, CIV KIBBEE,
March II, '57.-1y