The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-06

following capital article is copied from
the New York Home Journal, competent
authority on musical matters. We com
mend it to the attention of our readers
Every person about to provide his home
with one of these indispensable ministers
IF social happiness is naturally very so
iicitous to make as good choice as posi-
lille. Professors and connoisseurs, know
inp lust what they wan, need, of course
no suggestions from us in making thei
selection But to that large and respec
table class who have frequent occasion t.
purchase piano fortes, and who do moi
feel perfect confidence in their own judg
nent, few brief observations may
prove not unacceptable.
Of the several methods of insuring q
FOOD selection the one that first sug,
rests itself is to consult the opinions OF
The most competent judges. This may
N some. cases, be done most SATISFACTORY
ly by personal application; however, il
3 by no means necessary, for a number
IF the very best musicians and connois
.eurs of the age have placed their opin.
IONS on record for the benefit of the pub
lie. Thus we have the testimony of Thai,
berg, the great master OF the piano, that
the instruments OF Chickering and Sous
are the best he has seen i'll the United
States" We have also Gottschalks'
opinion that these manufacturers have
aucceeded in matching and surprising
the efforts of the most celebrated piano
makers in Europe. The we'll known com,
POSER and instructor, Bassini, speaks in
equally emphatic terms of praise, stating
that "the Chickering pianos are the only
Instruments that, by their perfect purity OF
tone are to be fully trusted in training
the voice" These are the only ones he
recommends to his pupils The impure
vibrations of others, he finds, lead the
voice astray, and tend 10 produce false
intonations Jaeil, DeMeyer, Benedict,
Hoffman, Strakosch, Julien, and score
of others equally eminent in the profes.
sion, have added their testimony, also
stating that they prefer Chickering's pi-
amos for their own private use. and
recommend them as superior to all 9th
ers. The reasons they give for their
preference are that these instruments
alone realize that pure, sOnorous tone;
that liquid, brilliant and melodious quail.
Try in the upper notes, combined with
that deep, clear, rich bass, which Consti-
tnte the bean ideal of a perfect instru,
ment The power of their piano iOrtes in
prolouging the sounds, and at the same
time preserving the utmost nicely of ar.
ticulatlon, has long been the admiration
aud establishment of amateurs.
Here, then, in this unanimity OF testi.
mony from the most eminent authorities
in the world the purchaser has surely a
guide in making his choice upon which
he can rely implicitly and with GER
tainty of not being misled.
There is another guide for purchasers
which, though not so infallible as the
above, is still worthy of consideration
Ii was an observation of the shrewd and
sagacious John Randolph, of Roanoke,
that the largest establishments are al
ways the best ones for procuring good
articles of any kind. Thus, for instance,
he always went TO the largest ale houses
for his ale, and for pianos, he would, OF
course, go to the largest manufactures.
This is an excellent rule, as probably
most of our readers have proved by their
own experience. The Bostonians claim
that the hub" possesses the largest pi-
ano mandatory in the world. The
Chickering establishment in that city
covers more than five acres OF ground.
and during the forty years that it has
been in operation, it has turned out
thirty thousand piano fortes, embracing
all the different kinds, grand, square and
upright, examples of which have been
sent to nearly every part of the civilized
world. The number of instruments fin
ished during the last year has averaged
forty every week II seems, then, that
according to this rule, also, we should go
to Chickering'S to secure our pianos:
Valuable assistance towards making
a choice NAV also be obtained by con-
sulting persons who have had pianos a
long time in use, and consequently
have given them most thorough trial.
We know families who have used the
same instrument for fifteen or twenty
Years, and so excellent do they still find
them that they could scarcely be Undue.
ed 10 part with them even for the more
modern productions. In almost every
instance these remarkable examples OF
durability are from the manufactory OF
the Chickering's
That the Chickering piano is fully ap
preeiated in this vicinity is we'll attest
ed by the fact that Mr.. c. C Mellor, OF
Pittsburg, and his agent in this city
Prof, Joseph Ebert, have disposed Of
hundreds of them. The demand fol
them is greater than ever, and they are
sought after by our music loving citi
zens who desire perfect piano.