Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-14


ter may Be made to supply ths piece 0faasnt sr-
ehesrs, ia rendering ths compfisated harmonies of
the great composers. When the artistic skill 0s q
Thalbsrg is only confined with is Inherent eaqaci-
W it Is only interiors; earthly infsFpretel ot
the Divine harm0nies-io the majssao voices 0f The
0rgan, When the soul Of s0lus wakes and orsataeg
through its 9Pen pipes. ur1
.- LEGHF HEEToE BRADBURT's EsuABEEsalEEf.
We have neither the time n8r the space for exten-
ded observations respecting the rapid growth and
Ihs present msgnitude Of q business that nov sn-
D0Fs thousands Of skillful artisans In ne United
States and Europe, and Whioh--by fostering the
love and eultivating taste for harmoEy--has eE-
eried benign influence On millions Of The human
race However, 70 afford the reader an Oppofiuni-
ty to form sone imperfsot conception Of Ibis bfanoh
Of business, especially, Il is carried on ia tins
county, propose 10 speak briefly e one esta6sh-
meut in New York 10 The courtesy Of whose inteii-
gent and gentlemauly propFiet0rs an indebted f0r
important information the general subject
The principal naEufaet0ryi-of hesserss liFht,
Newton Bradbury Is situated Al 1902 WocSlsr
street. New Yerk city, The lover basemeat 81 The
front baiding is used for drying lumber. fhs nszt
aOor,-or the first below snd thsl srst ssboss lbo
grOund,-ars Oceapisd fer saving and plsniug hy
steam PoEer, the planning mill being the laggsst IN
the United STATES. In the second and third stories
are the ease msksrs While on the fourth foor ront
building) the sounding boards are made. - lhs
quality oft0ne depends very much on the sou1diug
board, nice diseriminatiOai is required IN The e.
lection and use Of the materials employed u his
part Of the work The frst door Of the resr Building
Is used ss q drying room the action makers 0eedPJ
the second aOOrS the third story s appropriated 70
those who make the keys, and the fourth % e
many Of the case makers ss cannot be aocomoqated
in the front building, while the hfh door is digidsd
between the eargers and thOss Wh0ss bus4ess iE q
TO siring and tune the instruments. EheEs il an IN
terVening SPACE between the front and rear BALD
ings on Wooster street, which is occupied " ihe
steam engine that propels The machinery Of the en-
lire establishment, except the maFs euri0use me-
ehanism Of brains, ana nerves and muscles, Which
are supposed 70 b worked by superior genius and
Messrs. Iigbt, Newton Bradbury, not only nave
all the essential improvements Of the beat makers
together VITA the requisite facilities for the most
successful prosecution Of The business, butlheir
PATENT ARCH WREsF 1 -.---.-
ichicl . used 5y no other mandetursrS n hs 00rd is
Q most importanE mechanical Improvements ia the
eonstrusti6u Of the ihssrdmant Instead Of employ
ing iron for this purpose as some manufactures d.
which gives the instrument metallic sad dissgreee
able s0uHd--or using wood in the ordinary Way--
which renders il necessary weaken the part Of tte
instrument wherein the greatest possible strength u
requirsd-by cutting ACROSS the grain of The wood,
Light, Newton 8 Bradbury have method whereby
they sgrag their Patent Wrest into proper FORM by
the aid Of steam andP0WeFfal machinery strain
Of ten tons viii make no depression on the Arch
when the fbres Of The wood instead Of being weak
ensd BY the eOuliHuity being interrupted at short
distances, have their natural power of resistanes
greatly augmented BY the peculiar form hey are
made 70 assume in the Patent Arch Wrest, which Is
certainly Of the greatest Of thsreesnt improve-
msnts in the Piano Forte.
-r 30 EXTENT or rHB BUsIsEss. - Il --l-,
Fhe entire establishment Of this snteFprising rul,
including the Ware Rooms etc at 42l BroQms street,
covers an area Of $4,000 square feet the space be-
ing warmed By 900 feet Of steam pipes. Eron
one hundred and ffty 70 two hundred men, WITH the
sid Of the most perfect mechanical instrumentaties
are enabled toperform the labor. The capital invest
ed in the business is over $3.50, GOO, Some 50Q IN
struments are constantly IN tie Ware Rooms q IN
the process Of construction, while the proPrietors
are required to keep, constantly on hand, not less
than !, 900 OOOfeet Of lumber. While he Southern
and Western sections Of the Republic furnish ne
principal depots for the sale Of hose superior IN
struments Light, Newton s Bradburys Pianes
may not only be found IN every state in the Unons
but also in South America, the ". Islands and IN
Europe. wherever their substantial merits are
known they will have q commanding reputation
whether We regard the exeellehee Of the msterials
used, the perfection Of their meohaiisa their super
fetal embellisbments, or thso0mbinsd P9WsF, sweet
ness and fexibility OF tone, they are not likely %
suffer, in the estimation Of competent judges, By
comparison with the best instruments il the world.
MORAL ASPECTS OF BUsINEss.
There are some trades and professions Which aP-
pear tOWeaken the restraint Of law and public moa-
ity.. Men lshO forge the chains Of despotism and
the implements Of death; al Who sithsr trains IN
crowns and seeptres or such triiug bjeCs serve
but to fosters vain pride or anunhalloEed ametion
virtually appeal 70 the perverted instincts ths gross
appeiites and deprsved passions Of mankind Ihey
are funeonsoiousy it may BE- The enissaries o. evil
in whom Thought and feeling are harsh fscords end
whose right hand break the harmoniss Of the world
Theirs is a thankless task. But when an reminded
Of What Music has done 90 subdue snd spiritualiEe
the baser passionthstthe saVags has yielded 50 rs
mysterious spell, the Wild beast been tanned, and
even The furious msniae sfsctuRlly chained by
thing SO frail 50 haFP5triHg, cannot but regrd
eVeryma as benefactor who laboFs-no matter
how If he be successful-t0 harmonic the moral
element Of the world
The mind that carefully weighs the inHaenos Of
empoFment on eharaoi eras exhibit IN the sever
al spheres Of human aetiYityand who rightly estl-
mates the moral consequence Of individual ehort On
the general interest OF sooiey, musl perceive that
/ men Who are thus employed earth are inteTpre-
tersand practi0al preachers Of thedtEine harmones
AN who labor 10 adjnst the scale Of bei8g, and g
make life musical IN spite Of those WhO live, are
/ in some important sense-ministers Of God, Who
stay the impetOas tides Of psssiori who inspire lha
highest hopes snd the purest worship and VINO leo-
pie The passing hours With serener joys and
that bear our sOrls upward IS on eagles Hingsto
/ Heaven. tszT 1sr- r @