Daily national Republican., 1863-10-16
MuslcaI,

One OF the Interesting musical events of the
season 10 the competition In instruments and the
success that has attended the exhihition Of Brad
bury's Piano Fortes At the several fsirs rcceptlv
held. This success Is the more remarkable from
tie Tact that new competitor for public favor
hiss alwsys to contend with the prejudiees OF those
who are Interested in keeping their old favoriie
In the front raDk and II 10 only when the intrinsc
merits OF = new instrument are % apparent A 10
der opposition to 1t hazardous to their proies.
siontl reputation that II can get fair start,
This has been the opening year for Bradbury's
instruments, ant thus far with the following re-.
suit:
l. First prize at the New Jersey State Fair nt
Paterson.
II First prize at the New York state Fair at
Utica.
III. First prize at the Ohio state Fair a. C,eye.
land.
". And now, at the Fair of the American Insti-
tute In this city, 1t has also been awarded the tst
prize.
There was large number OF Tine pianos in this
exhibition, and the managers OF 1t devoted to them
the largest and most prominent space In the main
hall In Academy building. Among these the beau.
tiini square piano contributed by the msnufac.
turer, WIN. D. bradbury, maintained a first place,
beins remarkable for power, brilliancy, richness,
purity and equality Of tone, combined with deli.
cellenoe OF mechanical manipulation. This piano
has Mr.. Brsdbury's n W and improved scale, which
10 now receiving the highest comm endatiops from
hrst-cass musical authority, as we'll as the public
generally.
l.. NJ. Gottschalk, the eminent tomposer and
pianist, after most thorough and scrutinIzinp
trial, says "Ihave examined with great care VIM.
b Bradbury's new scale piano fortes, and In my
opinion they are very superior Instruments, I
/ a a U m knI tbair
msnship, and the power, purity, Richness and
equality OF their tone. Irecommend these iLstru-
msnts to the pablic in general, and doubt not of
their success" This Opinion, we are assured, Ia
fully coneurred In by Mcssrs. s. d. Mills, Maurice
strskosch, william Mason, Max blaretzek, W.
Befge, Henry Sanderson, Geo W. Morgan, Ch hsrles
Grobe, Theo Hagen, Charles Frsdei, john II. lex.
Ter, Clare W. Beames, Charles We Is, Rot crt
S o'ppei and Theodore Noslling, n galaxy Of m,,.
steal experts, whose united and unauimous favor.
able opinion could only be secured for an article
Of great iatrinaic value, In their spsciaitis..
This piano has an iron frame, over strung bass.
and every real modern Improvement. It 10 con.
strueted OF the best thorough-seasoned mater ias,
and its outward hnish 10 second to none We are
iuformcd b. the managers that Mr.. Brad ury did
not msnuisc'ure this instrument especially for ex.
hibitioo, hu' that It WAS taken promissuonsIy Iy
from his general stock.
The public are already indebted To Mr Er .dhury
ior his 'ahorsas a composer Of church and sabbath
school musie' but It would seem that his success
In At department is /" lie eclip-ed by III. honors
thinat on him 10 his new sphere--N Ncp York fp,s-
| I rest
s-Since the shovc was written Mr.. Bra, bury
has received two more pIiIes one from the Penn
syiv Iit STATE state Fair 1t Noiristown, Pa, and
also III" ii''n"is state Fair at Decatur, M.
IhE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA AMI
Tom ThuMB.-lhe Montreal Commercial gets
oil the following hard hit at the Governor
General of Canada;
| The Governor General entertained General
Tom Thninb al dinner Oh Saturday. The fact
Is suggestive, the mental capacity of the Gov.
ernor being on par with the physical mavnI.
tude Of tho General, and both exhibiting tiei,
littleness for money"