New-York tribune., 1867-06-11
PARES CORRESPONDENCE OF. THE VIENNA
LLOYD"

From the above leading Vienna journal we extract
the following in reference the American Pianos at the
Paris Exposition:
In my last letor informed you that tho Jury Of Ex-
animation on Musical Instruments had completed their
Hrduous abOrs and submitted the result of their exam
ipatIon to the supreme Jury In the interim however
Tie number Of great Intergationai Gold Medals from one
Three I,0,dred To- one Thomsamd-hence the hopes OF
many desparng exhibitors have been suddenly revived,
and will doubtless he realized.
Commission has placed ut the disposal OF tho supreme
Jury on Panoortes, Three Grand international FIRST
Prize Gold Medals In place Of one One of these has been
awarded to the firm Of "Steinway Sons of Now-YOrk.
one to the American firm exhibiting from Boston, elias
sed according to merit Messrs Stenway HrSt ana the
remaining one to IrOadwOOd Of London.
This result though perfectly justified by the great supe
ate profound sensation throughout musical Europe.
1t is certainly most humillating. but ncvertheioss fact
Paris Vienna Berlin and Leipsic only tako silver med
ais ranking secondcass instruments, and are there.
fore completely oudstanced by their two great Amerl-
can rivals.
Tho pianos from the United States represent two
trcly different systems of construction but all have a
full frame of cast iron. which invention was patented ana
first applied early the year 1925, by Alpheus BaD
With the exception OF fun iron franc, the Grand
Pianos from Boston arc constructed with parallel strings
Oh the plan the European Grands but are much
superior 90 the latter IN Workmanship ana quantity anu
quality o tone without however, wishing 10 detract
from the merits Of other makers, must say that the
Pianos exhibited by stouway Sons of New-Iork have
through the marvellous grandeur o Their tone ana te
novelty OF Their
wonderment and admiration OF alike iiaho maKefS
musicians professional arts and the general musical
punc Vl6tUrf6und the SieilBay Instruments In dense
crowds from morning TO night stephen Heller Kruger,
Alfred Jae Ritter Lavgpac. aud nearly all the leading
as'ss IN Paris have performed OF these pianos ana eA
hib raCdcd preference for them ovcl any OtheiSh 9
,posft,ou- The venerable composer Eossin VINO stu
uriaa himself not little his piano playing. recently
examined the Steinway Pianos, and frankly expressed
his -to.mrnt aud delight at their prOdtgOus sorority
vet at the same time exceedingly musical and sing
ing quality OF their onc-whic enables the pianist TO
produce m will any graduation Of hight aud shade from
The most dclcatcy whispered phrase 20 the grandest or
crstral effects The Seinway Grand Pianos nave been
rsved on quite a number Of times III the best concerts
here and eagerly sought after Tor the5o purposes ny
the most eminent artists now In Paris
Nearly al the Piano Manufacturers IN great
Fraid islued-have already commenced 10 bud lnstlu'
ueute on gtrlnways system ana there Is bt niue
Doubt that within few years the old method OF CON
.'rctiug Pianos will be thoroughly supeisedeu ana oA
potcd I'm Europe 10 ~ In America, as nearly an thc
makers represented AZ the Exposition freely hc
know cdg the superiority Of vibration ana other man
ifr.i advantages resulting from SiclnWays OFehuuhg
rou.trur ION together with the application OF the Agraues
and their latest and most important Invention Ol the
rt,uIntiou OF the tension OF the sounding board go
These masterpieces Of ingenuity aud inecDalicM skl'
must b seen aud heard 90 be appreciated. ana ther won
der will cease the announcement that te urn ol ot"n
vny & have. in the comparatively Dici spacc VI 10
yrr succceded m building up the largest Piano manu-
ftcturiug establishment IN the world . ,
America may Justly feel proud OF the sgnal ana uecue
rfory schy I'd by of her cXhlbOrH, oNponents OF
M now and Old sty!c OF constructing pianos for III ms
branch of art industry. IN European cB, EhfGpt0"
r has awarded them the prizes 81 honor IN lar com
flfiJu with over thros hundred European Instruments