Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-08-29
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
pIANO-FoRTEs.
DRIGGs NEW rArENr.

ARE THE ONLY NsTRUMEaTs eonstrueisd Gu a
truly scientific principle They have greater strength
and will remain longer In Tune than any other Piano
The construction simple and natural all the extrans.
Gus lumber In the body of the instrument Is dispensed
with the sound boards arc merely two aIched panks
OF thin wood, like the front and back OF violin the
'trlngs are attached to strong iron irame which s
separated and entirely independent OF the case thereby
dispensing with the old harp form of alrnglng by sub
Aututng straight bridges preserving at the time
the oVe Strung Bass Of which Mr. DRldds is the lnven
Tor. BY these improvements gain much more vibra-
tory power, the time preserving all its purity
and richness Of tone.
They have received th' highest testimonials from The
Press, and all the principal artists In the country among
which are.
HARRY sANDERs0A, l.. NJ. GoTTsCHALK,
MAX MARETZER, s. THALBERg
THEODORE ElsFILLD. wM. MASON,
HERMAN WoLJRNHAUPT, A. BARILI,
FRANuIs IL. BROWN, NJ sTRAcKoscn.
WIN. HENRY FRY, CHAs. FRADEL.
Mr. sEGEsMUND THALBRRG, the great pianist
aAys 81 have exAmined your new Pianofortes, and
cordially approve of ita system Of construction Its
principle by which great increase of vlbrAtoty power
obtained being very simple and perfectly philosophical
The grand and noble 1t has great capacity su
tAnlng the sound singing and its volume OF tone
power have heard oxcelled in depth purity, and
sympathstio sweetness.
wM. HENRY FRY, late musicaI critic OF the N. Y.
Tribune says;-I have EXAMINED your newly invented
Fortes They merit all the praise given to them
BY hessrs ThAlberg 0otschak, shAekosch, Mason and
Others. As regards structure, they are original and
philosophical In purity Volume, and continuity Of tone
in vocal versmiitude, that crowning excellence which
enables the piAniss islngo on the instrument Your
Pianos ever deserve the highest rAnF Your invention,
in my opinion, is destined work radical changes In
the manufacture of Pianos throughout the world.
From the NJ T. Herald, Sept, Upon a careful ex.
animation Of DRIsss Plano orte hnd the results OBJ
talned very fine singing tone great purity and
brllancy throughout the entire instrument often
found in Pianos constructed upon the old plsn.
The N. 4. Times July IL sAyss-We have now an
instrument without equal 1t can sing with smooth
decAey, perfectly unattanabe on any other iusiru-
ment an ordinary player obtains with no exerou, the
fullness of Grand Piano Forte, and they speedily
superceds the old style.
GENTLEMEN Having thoroughly examined and tested
the Pano.Fortes invented and patented by Mr.. s. B.
briggs, of the opinion that tho tone resulting
from his improvements exhibited In the
under examination, in point of richness. depth and
brillianey, equals that ofthe best Grand
and ezeslls them in pure steal ntonaton and actual
tone power thus APPROX xmAtng closer to what consider
perfection in The Instrument than has yet been achieved
by any other system Of manufaeiurs.
Yours respectfully,
l.. NJ. G0TTscHALK.
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