Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-09-08
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
,7-7.'-'- -4-77-'s 's.''1'-'s
DIANO-FORTEs.
DRIGGS NEW PArENT.

ARE THE ONLY INSTRUMENTS constructed on
truly scientific principle They have greater strength,
and Will remain longer in TUNR than any other Piano
The construction is simple and NATURAL all the extrane'
GUS lumber in the body of the instrument Is dispensed
with the sound boards merely two arehed panss
Of thin wood, like the front and back of violin the
strings are attached to strong iron frame, which Is
separated and entirely Independent OF the thereby
dispensing with the old harp form of atlngng, by sub
sttutng straight Bridges preserving at the same time
the Over Strung Bass, of which Mr. DRdds is the Inven
tor By these improvements we gain much more vlbra-
tory power, the same time preserving all lis purity
and richness of tone
They have received the highest testimonials from the
Press and all the principal artists In the country among
which are;
HARRY sANDERsoN, L. NJ. GoTTsOHALK
MAX MARETzEK, s. THALBERG,
THEODORE EIsFIELD wM. MASON,
HERMAN woLLENHAUPT, a. BARILI,
FRANCIS II. BROWN, NJ. sTRAcKosch,
WIN. HENRY FRY, GHAs FRADEL.'
Mr.. sEGEsMUND THALBERG, the great pianist,
says 81 have examined your new Pisnotorles, and
cordially approve of les system of construction. Its
principle by which great increase ybratory power is
obtained, being very simple and perfectly philosophical
The tone grand and noble has great capacity for sus
tanning the sound singing and its volume of tone
power have heard excsed in depth, purity, and
sympathetic sweetness.
WIN. HENRY FRY, late musical critic of the N. Y.
Tribune says:-I have examined your newly invented
Piano Fortes They merit all the praise given to them
by Messrs Thalbeg Gottschalk srackosch, Mason and
others. As regards structure, they original and
phosophieal in purity volume and continuity Of tome
In vocal Yersimiude that crowning excellence which
enables the plansts to "sng" the instrument. Your
Pianos deserve the highest rank Your invention,
i., In
the manufacture of Pianos throughout the world.
From the NJ Y Herald, Sept Upon a careful ex-
animation of DRIaas Piano Forte find the results OBJ
taned very hne singing tone. great purity and
brilianey throughout the entire instrument not often
found in Pianos constructed upon the old plan.
The NJ I. Times. July IL, sAys:-we have now an
instrument without equal 1t sing with smooth
delicaey, perfectly unattanabe any other instru
ment an ordn ary player obtains with exerOn, the
fullness of Grand PanoForle, and they must speedily
supercede the old style.
GENTLEMEN Having thoroughly examined and tested
the PianoFortes invented and patented by Mr.. S. B
briggs, Of the opinion that the tone resulting
from his improvements exhibited In the instruments
under examination, in point of richness, depth and
brilliancy equals that ofthe best Grand PanoFOrtss
and eroels them ia pure, scal ntonaon and actual
tome power thus APPROX mAting closer to what consider
perfection in The Instrument than has YET been dciepe6
| By any other system of manufacture.
Yours respectfully,
L. NJ. G0TTsCHALK.
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