New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-17
An,cricnn En,eniions.

oANU>'S NIw MLIHOD or PRINTING MUSIC.
Th-,c 8rc two Vays m producing music: one
b, mes, Of an engraved pate the obcr by music type
7he i., way has man, ao'auiageS: h''i 10 e.'ESlce
and ri.,ic ,prearaucc and second 10 tie cheapncss
oftbc O. qrayed plat. WiIc. can be produced dt orc
fou-fh .he cost OF tie music type page lis great dis
.dyaIt .es are the CO.. o4 tic printing when uouc
by hand and is slow ir process. aud tie TACT that TIE
ziate v 70 endure but AZ edition. % bring OF son
meta. which soon Cac ia The llues. Tor popular
peces Of music, Of wlch somciimts lO1VG copies are
solo q method is lEIuaciicaue, pupi4shtIs pe-hS
Tompcroc ifthe piece s"is even though n was en-
grave ia the first instance 90 nave II Sct Bp M music
type auC s'oleOtypcd.
II is tar css handsome, easily read ana more
trnc 60 tie eye thar tle engraved pate and costs
three uo much IT. adv Gutdges aie that the first
cost j. most. that AZ Is wonderfully euuuiine aad
,bst III printing from 'i ,Yery cheap. The purchasing
pulhc prefers music pFIut IRON engraved plates, and
Sa'is thGt preitttrCt ana ttii retain theI neeiS
roirea cit the puf - have long felt thc uccO o.
som process by which nus could be printed a. cheap
~ as f.oi music type at .oot OF lie same time as
clear ard handsome as printed from engraved plates.
II rifl She past tvcitr rHurs have been shown ~
Ieas- rea systems devised 10 meet ihls want each OF
wBci Iron ised fairly. ana uli Of them pointing 10 the
snly ,rcgc- tv winch ltt means Couu pe "cAlt'cl'
s onr Jy one the inVent' having reaci cu certain
soint fld themselves foicG by unc0uQuerarle dl1i-
Cultie- qld abandoned the attCupt ~ despair Many
Hlou-a rs of dollar. and many years oft anxious
ghcugi have been wasted To- TINS }ai" pursuit; hut
thes, save not all been wasted tor upon tie uTecss oi
elmer tfpto MI " IT. II A.ihte nus l"t'iN .'t' az
which complete solution OF The question ana prac'
meal s Cnstration of tle possibility Of COMBINING the
beaut the engraved plate win the ch'npnes' OF the
Air. /, m II Oakes formerly OF Boston bu. now OF
New NDfa himself one O th' fueSf music tuEia'eIs IN
fhe cC,rry has labOrcl this discovery ior over 20
,esrs re knew that tie oulv system was 20 produce
a gesti f'ltc from e rraycd plate 10 accomplish
this crlrs ,li Of tlt ave. TOO IL the soft plat"
mus D.. O. uniform dep'A even % the diucrenoe oil "a
tne No work OF hand cou.G Go this. even with The
Tools cb inFeutcd aud adjusted !" ne purpose
loI uilorm pressure or h0" Lnoer thg cIclm-
stance, ees simply impossible. Tins dimcuiy mas
beeu o.. come by Mr.. Oakc-. who has invented per
foCtcc ANA patented MtcAaulch means D.! WLlcl
ever and slra lu music can lt engraved OF
statnpea % uniform dcprl and relief Plate can be
tke a. rcriect every respect as the engraved plate
itsoi t,o have examined 70 thoroughly. have watched
rs or, -l;ol have closely ,rutnKed lis results ana
sfe an fled that il can accomplish rs work IN the
moet -icoi and beautiful style 10 the most minute ar-
tcuia,. ana that j. is applicable 10 the simplest as
eel a. ne most difficult oi modern cotnpos tons.
Tho plates being made OF copper (eleCtroiypeO) VIII
priIt e.y e0ued nunbC Of imprcSsiols, with perfect
Inifo.iriy olearnoss and sharpness, az vast saving
10 Show tlc immense sufctloity OF tie relief plate
over ttp engraved plate To- tie purpose a. prniNr
II is o apcessary to state hat while OILY s1 10 elht
hundlr.a ages OF musia Coz, OH az average ue printed
an one from the engraved plate by Che labor OF one
man "a. six to eight tfolsand page can be- produced
in tbc same time by tue same aHoun oi labor rom tie
reIt- r. aud that. hilc TIC cost O. printing one
shouesa usCes hv the old stem is i1liy :, % the
sam cas-. non be done TOY cents.
.-Irl that the CuhI page OF music th4n N4o
,,es. f. o~ As little more than charged fOT page pro
.mceq 10y music type whilo appearance u J, as beau
fiful and clear as music engraved hy hand. Al the
ramr tf- the inventor rs thai with business
ruficien. 10 warrant an expenditure ~ certain direc
ton q cost could be reduced 20 point below the poe
sbl.ty Of competition.
ILorc J.. every reason why s process should be uni
~ersn nlcp,ed il Is cheaper and a. good as ne best
tnethoG low in usc II VIII fender all classes Oi music
xuifcr md il should reudc, tai article less IN cost 10
yhe u, -c a,er 1t wOulo work wonder for church
snvsic than which az tlc present t'mc nothing can be
Sorso . j. evidenced il me nGmerou. collections
sssueC ron every Tire tvpe lack. in clcarness
md .'pctness and Is g tlc same De uuariisic and
very uupic5saut TO read b. is hardly 10 Bc eNbecled'
tovrgcr tnat the large publ hing hor-cs Will adopt
this process; il would hardly gl one Lonse 10 mOnop0
izc ire Icht as the perfection of The new would de-
4sriori The yalle Of a.. stoca produced bv the Old
.ystcio aud combination OF Interests can scarcely Dc
Rntic, ,ated. And yet tbi- invention is OF immense
value reyOutiOnile. the old style. and q nsnfes
chespne,s and beauty.
BESIDE rs operation ibe hands of capitalists who
would Undertake the Publishing Of standard and modern
discnss works. original Cr o.heTwis would not Only
Weld O arge interest on The inycf mcn blt would give
10 the rs.ch8sefs better arLiCe 10 much reduced
rate result which would be- Of gtea. general benefit
The county needs tie multiplication Of standard
work we'll executed and % moderate cost. Tor tle
sprea. Of musical intelligence s vastly greater than n
geneia!v understood and no better means could bc
deyisf 20 assist the progress Of musical taste than 10y
furn x The people woll. OF Ai-u character N q
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