Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-09-22
MUSICAL TNsTRuMENTs.
DIANO-FORrEs.
DR1cGs' NEW r4rENr

DRIGGS' NEW PdrENT.
ARE THE ONLY INSTRUMENTS eonstrueei On a
truly scientific principle. They have greater strength,
aud will remain longer in Tune than any other Plano.
The construction simple and natural all the extrane.
Gus lumber in the body of the Instrument Is dpous,d
with the sound boards are merely two Arched panhs
Of thin wood like tho front AMI back Of a violin the
strings are attached to a strong iron Frame which is
separated and entirely independent Of the cse, thereby
dispensing with the old larp form Of sringins by sub
attuting straight bridges, preserving at the time
the Over Strung Bass OF which Mr. DiaGs is the Inven
tor. By these improvements We gain much mono vibra
tory power, the same timo preserving all It's purity
and richness Of tone.
They have received the highest testimonials fom the
Press and all the principal artists In the country among
which are;
HARRY sANDERsoN. l.. NJ. GoTrscmALk,
| MAX MAHETzEK, s. TIfALBEEG
THEODORE EIsFlLLD. wM MASON,
HERMAN woLLENHAUPT, A. DARILT,
FRANCIS Ii. BROWN, NJ sTRAcKoscn,
VIM HENRY FRY, CfIAs FRApgL.
MIR. sEGEsMUND THALBERG, the great pianist
says 81 have examined your now Piano forles, aud
cordially approve of it's system of construction Its
prneipe, by which great increase Of ylbraoy power
obtained being very simple and perfectly philosophical
The tone grand and noble II has great capacity for
tanning the sound or singing, and its vaume of tone
power have heard excsllel in dspa purity, and
sympathetic sweetness.
WIN. HENRY FRY, lAtl muslcai critic Of the N. v
Tribune says-I have eShamiHed your newly invented
Plano Fortes They merit all the praise given them
by Messrs ThRlberg Gottchalk srackosrh, Mason and
others. AS regards stru,ture, they are original and
phosophieal in purity volume, aud continuity Of tone
in vocal yermilitude that crowuing excellence which
enables the planiss to 'singa the instrument Your
Piunos tieEprVe Tho biHIeet
In my opinion, Is destined work radical changes in
the manufacture of Pianos Throughout the world.
From tho N. z HyaId Sept 5-Upon careful OK.
animation Of DRIds io.Forte find the results oh
tained very fine singing tone. great purity aud
brancy Throughout the entire instrument, not often
found in Pianos INSTRUCTED upon the old pltn
The N i. Times. July H. says-We have
Instrument without equal 1t sing with smooth
delicaey, perfectly unattanahe any other inslru
ment; an ordinary player obtains with exeron, the
funess Of a Grand Plano Forte, and they must speedily
supercede the old style
GENTLEMeS ;-Having thoroughly examined and tested
the Pisno.Fories invented and patented by Mr. s. B.
DRlaas, Of the opinion that the tone resulting
from his improvements, as exhibited in the instruments
under examination, in point Of richness. depth and
bhaney equals that ofthe best Grand pianO-Fortes,
aud erai them in pure, steal intonaon and actual
tome power thus APPROX imstng closer to what consider
perfection IN The iR,trment than has yet been deered
by any other system of aanntaeturs.
Yours respectfully,
L. NJ. G0TTsCHALK.
SOLE AGENTS
WIN. HALL SON,
tI3 Broadway,
New York.
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