White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-08-10
PlANO-FORTES.
BRIGGS NEW PATENT.

A RE THE ONLY INSTRUMENTS
constructed on truly scientific principle
They have greater strength, and will remain
longer in TuNE than any other Piano. TIL,
construction is simple and natural; all the ex
traneOus lumber in the body of the instrumen
Is dispensed with; The sound boards are mereI,
two arehed p'spks Of thin wood, like the from
and back of a violin; the strings are attached
to strong Iron frame, which is separated and
entirely independent of the case, thereby dis
pensing with the old harp form of stringing. BY
substituting straight bridges, preserving a. the
same time the Over Strung Bass, of which MIR
DMoGs is the Inventor. By these improve.
ments we gain much more ribratory power. a,
the same time preserving all its purity and
richness of tone.
They have received the highest testimonial,
from the Press, and all the principal Artists in
the country, among whom are:
HAsRr sAsDEasoS. L. NJ. GorrscHALk,
MAX MARETzEK, S. THALBERe,
THEODORE EIsFIELD. WIN. Mason,
hkhAAN w OLLENHACPr, A. BARfLI,
Francis h. BRowN. NJ. SrnAckoscH,
VIZ. HENRY Fry, CHAs. FRADEL.
Nh. SE6rsNuxD THALpERo, the great pianist.
says:-"I have eyamined your new Piano.
forte, and cordially approve of its syatem of
construction-its principle, by which great in.
crease of vibratory power is obtained, being
very simple and perfectly philosophical. The
tone is grand and noble; it has great capacity
for sustaining the sound of singing, and its
volume of tone or power I have never heard
excelled in depth, purity, and sympathetic
sweetness"
VIZ. HENRY Far. late Musical Critic of the
N. Y. Tribune, says have examined your
newly invented Piano Fortes. They merit all
the praise given to them by Messrs. Thalberg,
GottschaIk, Strackosch, Mason, and Others.
As regards structure, they are original and
in purity, volume, and continui-
ty of tone; in vocal versimilitude, that crown
ing excellence which enables the pianist to
sing on the instrument, your Pianos ever de-
serve the highest rank. Your invention, In
my opinion, is destined to work radical chan
ges ln the manufacture of Iianos throughout
the worlds
From the N. Y. Herald. Sept 5.-"Upon q
careful examination of briggs Piano Forte, we
find the results obtained are very fine singing
tone; great purity and brilliancy throughout
the entire instrument, not otter found in Pia.
nos constructed upon the old PLAN
The N. Y. Times, July IL, says:-"We have
BOW an instrument without an equal. 1t can
sing with a smooth delicacy, perfectly unat
lHinaGle on any other instrument; an ordinary
player obtains, with no exertion, the fullness
Of a Grand Piano Forte, and they must speedi-
ly supeisede the old styles"
GENrLrMEN:-HaviDg thoroughly examined
and tested the Plano-Fortes invented and pat
ented by Mr.. S. B. briggs, an of the opinion
that the tone resulting from his improvements,
as exhibited in the instruments under examin-
alton, in point of richness, depth and brilian
cy, equals that of the best Grand Piano Fortes,
and ereels them in pure, musical information and
actual tone and power, thus approximatipg clo-
ser to what consider perfection in the instru-
ment than has yet been achieved by any othe,
system Of ma mo faeture.
Yours, respectfully,
In. GOTTSCHALK.