New-York tribune., 1867-08-22
ICoinmunicatedl !


SIR; A Card published by MS in the Boston
at the Paris Exhibition wherein the name Of our house
made to appear fourth on the list and copied by all the
in Paris has induced the Messrs Chickerng to reply
to the same, and, furthermore, to acknowledge that
Lbep reproduced the article. The Messrs Chickerng,
while carefully avoiding the question at ssue-yiz the
Official classification by the Jtries-lay all their stress
upon the Legion OF Honor in support of which they have
garbled the list published in Tie Menesrel' of July 81
from which they quote This very list he act
that the International Jury has placed Stenway sons
before Messrs Chickenng The latter however purposey
ignore this damaging portion Of the article IN 70
gave the names "a follows: 49,,
Broadwood Sons. .EnsItna sa
Chickering Sons '---.'oni'eu LSnce Ssne
steinway & Sons. United States
The oca order Of awards as fired by the intcrna
tonal Glass Jury, indo,sed by the Group jury ana no
affirmed by the Imperial Commission, as stated III Me
% fatSHS Of aDs sates by erasE Ss
Of July 81, In the very article from which Messrs
Chickerng quotes as follows: s.,
,snrs% SrGaGwUoS SO sons iiiniiad sfates
Chickering Sons. United states
W MesTs 0iicering cilcr admit or deny he latter 10
be ne official order Of diStrib,aionf
As to hS L Of @ we @ st 6 at % WS
secured the ribbon with their names In the official cata
logue OF awards the udcrous fact Is mat
awarded Second Third and Fourth prizes, and many were
not deemed worthy OF mention by the Jues III tne
Whether or not in such the Legion Of Honor OBJ
tanned personally from the French Government can annnl
the verdict OF the International Jures, and place the
recipient OF fourth prize or no prize t a ABOVE lne
recipient Of the First Prize, we leave to an Intelligent
Regarding Mossrs Chickering's sur at us in connection
with the London Exhibition OF 1852 we would SIMPLY &
highest gift in the OF the Jury to besow-no oher
TeS9s our award as Frt Medal and not
In a single instance otherwise, ,
AS Messrs Chckering undertake to enghten the pub,
A dinDf no Ioudo
suggest TO them the propriey OF advertising te heua
they received at London IN 1891 he ~ or Tie psst e
yeas-and also Of stating To the public now many oohcr
Ybitors were placed before them ON that occasion even
without reference TO the Grand Council Medal awarded
to Erard and it will be found that their present mnd
position after BrCadwoOd ana Se,nSay ''' i
BY official Certificate from the President ana Mem
br OF the International Jury sy the 0c estSUge cams
sion other nconestble proofs the fact Is estaDsned
that the r Gold Medal sons dSr and Mess CheHerns
may we'll satisfied" to second to their German
they are pleased , 70 es bose 5 as in '9 the United
States In annual production OF pianos anu amount y,
sales shown by the following sworn Internal Revenue
returns for the year 1866; -
Stairway x Sons I,g4l s1OOl,l64 ~ $l,346 80
STENwAY & SONS.
Yc,c York, August 10, 1867.
To show the opinion of Meres'rel in regard to the
stenway Pianos the following letter from the editor ana
proprietor is subioined: NJ, III. ~ ,0e-
OFFICE LIE MENEsTREL, Paris, July 20, 1857.
Messrs srEISwAY SONS, Hetc York: hasten 10 trans
NIT to you letter from my friend Marmontel PROFESSOR
at the Conseryatoire of Paris and one of the most e
nent of time. You will how highly he THINKS OF
your pianos -. A.. M oors
Having been professor myself for more than 20 years.
and having played your panos-these masterpieces OF
art manufactured do not hesitate to confess that never
have met with Instruments so perfect uniting the quar-
ties so highly priced by panists Great sonOrty sypa
thctc and round tone. beautiful softness and perfect
equaity-these the advantages which the Jury nave
affirmed placing you ADORE yor competitors Prom eccy
mart OF he tcOrd and ia doing they not only perform
an act OF Justice but also decide as competent Judges
Accept gentlemen, my congratulations, ana klhdest
regards. hEo"EL"