New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-15
Glnsieal Instruments.
DIANOs rendered durable as yiolins.

- c,,,oua se most ,.fcred riiir sov "', mad, ~
@e Grdy Of Amaiss of crencra' italy, zoo avs ago.
Woraort Plane, sneuty and perfectly restored
p New rionos secured agsin.t decay.
g. Cost for ins o4iy from - 90 100
4 pisaos. with tbs patent improvement. los sale.
briggs SIRlNG.CLAMP PIANOS.
W,ERGoov,. M,sos bClLDIy9 BAOAnwAY AsD FouHru-
/ ~: EsThANCE No $50 fOrErH.I.i Nkrf DOOR thsr of
f. fc p,,urf,,e 4. At once the mort aYpen.v- .nd perish
,ne sce Of nou,ehold yruitue The outlay ohsh' 60 '
instr 10 10, for generations. md Ike he 10 -
even improve with sre ont q the pockets Of b. d' s
alc.s testify dee. not 800 20 coo spent for iho
bee 10 f-w years dead los. Tor The iesdment y y. -
i-naicy Won ou. ed useless a. la, "a. A. ..u . a.
aid public national, oscon-docg ;hst piano, az :,
p.ny thseG--ius houses, ard arc counted ~ ' H..
tholsindsis n"w hnsy core 70 irioIit1, p,r.s ali
ffes, iuyeation- but the adoption oil nature
m u economical reason. regarding ,h, costly sid fn m
stireut as Al rfr..nf made be forCble IN hH- 20 49,
vi, tire National Gove.mea eApen.s. :. - ontis aIs
officially rated at t,o 1o as-,' & abb fT psr-oo-
,,sv tbev seed money and have TO save feopo' 1bst
tai4ly then may bc.in viii the ~, Iproyem.u,
,nch &c nony is alone pr'csicabis ny D"ss' MP
i'll ri, patent accurately described below n ,sr 10
musician ei 1,S c5.' 0I6 W0RN-OuT oa New
The pryse holder orthe msn1i, te' VSn o. he po,.
desires er ,riod ast decay tst 'ne l,n 10
....or of worn-oui ano long ,igcc II rl
49, s,T.t can At Al etpsnse Of from IhihIi 20 ~ ~ ,h
tAGs obtain this security 10 i permanent me ~ te
s c.r sud enduring renova ~ NE olnei' -. -,
h.rtnT
c - rex. and mase q a. god =, e,rl l' w
,nn Tb wiz include rev Govern; iot We h-bAo'' -'S
new .frinrs thro0 ghout secured oy the clamp N .s
IL ~ SrHschrRas kEEP oN HAND NEw f'ASos NAph
nv TrrrT.r M.srFAcrCREKs, Win rHE fArsNr STRING
y Tue .u1scrber descriptive explanations 70 Tie
following authorities. TIE approval absoutr ID uri"
not their ,ror. In rlpc Of Nj Bfstos, whose Ieput
tioo a. compa cr b. crossed the Atlantic; Of hr Fe
Whose MAN compositions known 10 al the ctpih o. Il
rope and America si", r. &C besides me
e esdni nusics and tie metropolitan daily Journal, go
ilued. establish he ar sod economical 'suo o. 'h' Il"
OPINIONS OF EMINENT MUSICIANS.
The undo. signed SITTER thorough aud oiisl 90
OF M 5. Is. Dugfs' neslypaienisd method or unrsng
chesruly iestinony 20 q. great sdpenef
iy over The ociury mode now In use II rehr'ss lhe
bri. AID bounding bolId h strain pressure Ia amy
direction taereb, tmncut.y increasing he tone sud ynfa
tory power Of the insrument IL Is Ieeed9sy nPs AZ
construction and e.nuot rA'y se GU. a. 80 III
vi Of utility by reason Of 20 ready slpeai' 20 ~
On increase Of tone to geat degree tle 'a,e uue
ng IL perfectly pure distinct aud musical we my, Ian
ICED old pianos el.tung sitter thi, uetnoo ra,n 90
4 IaalAed manner III he fecailiile. Aoo.e s.'.
reason believe hat iiauos srung IN u. "sj WI mp w.
an not de- rorH'e 10 ioi BY age ara taAe se1
~ IMPORTANT and useful an inpfovemtn as tnr Know" o.
"DAiGGS PATENT 5IRlAO-CLAANNrvr- ,,opo.x
Go. F. HB9isrOw
CuAS FRADEL
H. ". a. BEALE,
OPINIONS or THE NETWORK PREss.
Pm ~, Nsis fork H,rIid OF ~ ISL
Tx-vprsrlN, UsfOVFKF Agut -rlfs.-~A very interest,"
u- Inhibition Of an improvement m the acoustic lfopHi'
of tie piaoo@ took pcr bel,re large nuuhcT Of sea
gent en- en- pras md amateur on lLufsday e'e nt ~
the No go iih-st IL was the aIplI .Vn % ~
srirrcsnp s -.i by Spencer B. Dh,g., the inventor 81
the Wallace Nion pisso" tho otjcc, berg TO syold te
.bcue position 81 e strings Oh me o. 30 anl thu' 10. or
Go prevent tic iufIumfnt from lanns but 20 ltcf'H,s 70
,cue iDsnssy sd ic'eryo ~ tune or ts.i le.s,9 o.
Zine ~ hi. En- Invention thr strings ae he pa
hae utr the pdse scfe" and spnhal Ooif1
obsated Tic esq e.uent 70 hea = peil,e,on ano :,
the varc't sllf,1-tion Of tie professional gentlemen
'''' From r' Nr,.ro,t E,p,',, ce, % loei
IypRoyfss ... fiASO.--A llscution. which 10 now
a,'sc,Irr tn 1s Of musicians sud uuica amateurs Is
thss called tie n-s, fsrni sfing sar Tor pa o.. b'
melt and through te the 'tun pass the bfds- spd ~
sounding bopi tsc ID if'n al 'ide - ~
the tone n'ar double o. seoln o. We erdo.
TIE vlrs,oa, e. n ..fment cannot e"y tgl OF o.
tune It he applied go ell cd Pano' thus rsoi.s '1ch
venon i be e1-iuedby the crr1us N .ih'. corner Of
i''''' F ss fss Mur,aI g., I'D ~ 3D. Nor O. 1901
sKw iSPR0vEaKsT ~ fI.sO-r nKras-l il vel fno~o
tiat tn. ofdnar' mode Of aa 10 connecting ne sn -
Of piano forte with tie so"rt ~ board 'Dy fcis %
Tin: under oblQue pin, ly-h.- I'D u rol ssd shou ons
inch sp,i top or the bridge -.Hs tie snfs' rig u
s.ls - ,Ss bIdss ws.s th.g r.t ~, sy.n 'h pc
a. does not require .hc MOS l ps 10 TO over
The rs,at ,if,ls-cl,ap Of 81 Dr. tie p'o'i simple
A. practical remedy ~ ihl, dsic tsi CO. 20 by 70 con
IN, MOI, noticeable fe.iue. rss mo player upon
trying this iuiprov ,ueut are he Zee cPc ioie Ie oe
Of u, sassni ia monies, iu ieshF % singing qa,lh
the proper pitt sound nsi "a normal BOZ th~ i'i
yuihins idyiaus ~ ad eii.ucne,1 81 &. 40 ssea
come BY ,Ls moot powerful glayas
II can be sp.h 70 any s.o ola OF new q 'i ~
peu.- usir1nsns oon'AiHHs 'n' 'n'P'o'oA'H '' Ut 'H
- ave- From he Hsto Ye,t Tive, Nor II. 1851.
The piAnoforie occupies 80 inpofsn' position IN h@
world o. music. that any sen1us impove eni IN i rode q
m4uufcura by which results Obtained. scarcely
lie yslu.d too highly ,tep In ihis forward direction
to have been made lately by hr , B. Dnse gentleman
no has spent yesr " he We ard CONT abls oT
tune IN eudsayorir ipgoo the lstfsneut f'cy Que
lnow' nov pHno l. strung b4l e. NOV o. we 's,, is
the twisting sn Of tie strings ou The pins - nom ov 10
700 pounds causing. ustef " cogfe the bridge aid
sounding board 70 be held 20 tightly that freedom u vibration
l. ssrousy ObstTlcied This hct leads 10 gfada. dttrors
lion Of mower .tef yeafs use the stln-s
bcdded aud drawn into aight lie sweet bgt why tone
10 al that remains OF the former grandeur Of ths int cnt
M Drgg claims that this result i attributable solely q TIE
present erroneous way a fingn snd to o5Tste be be
Invented cOby called stTins clamp ~ "hch tie
beard and bridge completely relieved from .irsin II
would hardly intefest our readers 70 describe I'M clamp out
the nu.ics ~ Inclined viii md 1t worth their whe pay
visit to No. so Fourtheet where panosi which has been
introduced be The tone l. nqnesioDaoy improved
and tho instrument cannot apparently be- OVeTPossred by
heavy playing the volume of sound being In proportion 10 tho
strength OF Tho blow and ali jsulg Of the sting. being
Of ques on Mr. Drg, has certainly proved that piaro
strung with h patent clamp most eel tive 20 vibration
and gives ter and symp;hec ponfe than one ls
hn, strung the old plan but whether he claims the
piano thus slfucted will absolutely improve Win age ke
The VIOLIN 70 be demonstrated II /. cetnly great
popular recommendation Of the clamp that en- be-
piled the oldest instrument aud ro.tofe IL Ion STATE
chronic wheekes TO ono Of renewed ygor az aNey sTug
From Ths n. Y Tribune. Eot IS. 1861.
A Improvement by the ingenious and liberal Nj
Du,g the mode Of hngns pianos 20 the strain
on the wood and be applied TO the lonOsoon Of wonou
in,trrmeut-~ofn out o. regards ion--l' ehcnis mach at
t-n,iOn among eminent prOessoIs asd manufacturer,
Few Of the mucBso amount o labor and
capital involved in the production Of American Piano. aud
tho enormous amount 70 many millions Of doss. annually
ains and uurror may arrive q tie fee sh,, value
the number manufactured esrh yeu, would pre'-ni noblr