The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-16
TEsrIMoNY OF n PIrrspuRa ARTIST:

TESTIMONY OF A PITTsBURG ARTIST
Important Letter.-The following letter
win explain itself, every person should
read it: 5
p. DEAR Sir: The increasing success of
over thirty years, which your house has
1 met in the sale of the Chickering Pianos,
is in itself, for this section Jof the
country,a plain certificate in favor of
/ Establishments whose excellence ismore.
over well known throughout the land,
! and even acknowledged bys the greatest
European artists. The round softness
! and rich depth of the Chickering pianos,
their orchestral power and brilliant mel
lowness, together with their elasticity
and evenness of touch, solidity of con-
Istruction, beauty of Workmanship,
strength of endurance and durability,
are all qualities familiar to those whose
good fortune it is to be provided with
one of them. As TO the hesitating pur-
chaser, he may be safely guided by the
emphatic opinion of such pianists as
| Thalberg, Gottschalk Wehli, Strakosch,
&c, who not only use the Chickering
pianos in private, but entrust those in
| struments with the success of their pub
lie performances and best INSPIRATIONS
| However, it is particularly in it's relation
to the voice and as an accompanying in
strument, that / INTENDED to speak of the
Chickering piano Messrs, Chrickering
are among the few manufacturers who
have not yielded to the fatal notion con
ceived of late years, of raising higher
and higher the pitch of pianos, Tor the
sake of spurious and deceptive brilli-
ancy This practice evidently defeats
the intention of piano composers, who
are induced to the selection of key by
deeper motive than mere mechanical
expediency. But its ruinous effects on
| the voice are obvious 1t reduces to
naught the best teaching and most con-
scientious study of registers, strains the
vocal organs and misleads the ear---
| These results / have ascertained i'll my
professional experience; and for this rea-
son / use and recommend to my friends
and pupils the Chickering piano, not
only as the most perfect for instrument
tai performances, but also as the best
adapted to vocal execution, and safest for-
the cultivation and preservation of the
voice. Yours very truly,
CLEMENT TETEDOUX
To Mr.. c. c.. Mellor, 81 Wood street,
agent for the Chickering Pianos.
The above letter will carry great inhu
euco in favor of the Chiokering Pianos,
inasmuch rs Mr. TetedouX is we'll known
here, not only as a most accomplished
and experienced artist and teacher, but
as n gentleman OF integrity. The house
of c. c. Mellor date j. II. Mellor) has
held the agency of these celebrated in
struments fer many years, and has dis
posed Of immense numbers of them TO
our music loving public Mr.. Mellor's
warerooms, 81 Wood street, are always
stocked with full supply of CHECKER.
iugs, selected personally by him and sold
ut factory prices. Call at Mellor's, you
fathers Of families. Pittsburgh Paper.
Persons contemplating the purchase of
Piano will do well by waiting few
DAYS till orr friend Prof JOS. Ebert,
agent for c. c. Mellor, Pittsburgh, has
received his fine stock of Chickering's, at
the Honbrook Buildings, Main street.
With his usual energy and liberality, we
predict him deserved success.
ALL who have tasted those celebrated
oysters, sold by Messrs. Booth, Battelle
& Co, say they cant keep house with
out them" Drop in at the boat store
and secure a supply. For sale by case,
can or half can.