Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1866-02-24
NO-FORTES.
briggs NEW PATENT.

| ARE THE ONLY INSTRUMENTS constructed oil a
| n truly scimti0c principle. They have gre ateI
strength aud VII remain longer in TuSE than any 9th
er Plano 1hconstruction simple aud natu al, all
the extraneos lumber IN the body Of the instrument
is dispense with the sound boards are merely two
archod plans of thin wood like the front and back OF
a vioiln tie strings are attached to a strong Iron
Frame whb is separated and entirely indopenden, Of
the case, hereby dispensing with the old harm form of
sringng,y substituting straight brd ges preserving
at the SAFE time the Over Strung Bass of which Mr.
DRIeos i'the Inventor. By these improvements we
gain muh more vibratoty power, at the sams time
presefV1g all It's purity and richness Of tone
TheyiaNc received the highest testimonials fr ON
the Pres, aud all the principal artists in the country
amougshioh are;
| Harry anderson, L. NJ Got,sebnlk
| Max aretzek, 6 Thalbo,v
! Theoore Esneld WIN. Mason.
! Hetmn Woenhaupt p,riH.
| Frauis II. Brown NJ e,roctos,,
Wu Henry Frc, Chns EtaJsi
| N. sEGESMUND THALBERG, the great pianist
say Il have examined your new Pia o fortos. and
cedia'y approve Of its system of constructions Its
pncpe, by which great increase of yibratory power
ootained, being very simple and perfectly phosoph.
| az The tone is grand and noble it has great ca.
ry ior sustaining the sound or singing, and its vol.
me OF tone or power have never heard cyceIled in
iepth' pnnty, and sympathetic sweetness
WIN HENRY FRY late musical critic of the N Y
IlOune says Il have examined your newly invented
riaho-FOrtes They merit all the praise given to them
by Messrs, Thalberg, Gut,schalk Mason and others
hsregards structure, ihsy origin and philos opi
lcal III purity volume, aud con ntinuity of tone lin vo
cal versimilitude that crownng exec ellence which
enables the pianists to "sing" on the instrument
your Pianos ercr deserve the high rank Your in.
Nchtioh III my opinion, Is destined to work radical
changes in the manufacture of Pianos throu phou the
world.
From the N. Y, Herald, Sept. 6--Upon cnreful ex.
OF DRIGGs Piano Forte, we find the resnt,
obtained are fine singing tone great purity and
bIlancy throughout the entire Instrument not often
found IN Pianos constructed upon the old plan
Tie N. Times, July ~, says--We have now nm
instrument without an equal. 1t can sing with
smooth deliacy perfectly unaita inabe on any other
instrument an ordinary player obtains with no sxcr
uon, the fuIlness of CIR md Piano Forte and they
must supcrse de the old styles
GESrLKhES :--llaving thoroughly examined and test
ed the Piano-Fortes invented and patented by Mr. S n
DRGos am OF the opinion that the tone rcsuIt inn
from his Improvements exhibited in he instruments
uhder examination, in point of rich ness depth and
DrilIiancy, equals that of the best Grand Piano Fortrs
ana ExcEELs them in pure, musical intonaouaton and
ACTUAL tome power thus aproSim1ting closer to what
consider perfection in the instrument than ha. vet
oeeh achieved by any other system of manufacture
yours respectfully
l., NJ. GoTTSCINLK