New-York tribune., 1871-11-08
AMERICAN EXPORTS.

The manufacturing prosperity OF a. country
isinvariaby measured BY its exports. In ths respect
America has mado mose RAPID strides than asy other
country especially in artices Of higher Art Manufac
t'Te foremost among which u the pianO4orte In this
instance importation haa entirely ceased, owing TO tho
universally conceded superiority Of American pianos.
and dist:nctycy ose of Steinway sons-both ct homo
and abroad, whose export trade has reached such
extensive proportions that thIs branch OF Aer bunesa
alone equals the entire manufacture Of tweox thec Of
the leading European makers combined. SteinNays Man
uactOry being tho most extensive and complete III tho
world, whilO the number Of pianos made and soid IN
nualy by them, shown by tho published revenue
turns exceeds Lal sEc Seuc largest Re,. York firms
confined
The London Worlds Fair o 1861. and stdu moro
especially tho Paris EKpOston OF 1867 incSatestAbiy
proved the immense superiority Of the stcn ray anes
over all others, and for them tho First GBand Cold
Medal of Honor, a. awarded by the docieiea
OF the International Jury 100 Instruments OF other
makers.
Why this proud distinction awarded the stairway
piano is best explained by he following extrEct fror
instruments published in August S6S and whtch fully
explains the reasons which guided the Jury n their do
"The pianos of Mcssrs steiDwsy & Sons endowed
with the splendid sorority and that sezng arguness q
est space Prlliantin TIE tro6e singing in thSmiddIc
and formidable in the bass; this sonorty aots with r
sisble power tho organs OF hearing In regard TO-
expression delicate shading variety OF aocentratton:
tSer the sn SG1 be-
tested Tie pianist feels under his hands action
fu or light vehement and graceful These pianos are st
the same time the instrument Of the vlrtufso xns
wishes to aston sh by the S0t tO his execution aDd OF
the artist who applies his talent to the music othOuzht
and sentiment beQnested to ms bJ the Istrious nas
tes in cord ey nj The S1,ne time Ue pS9nos for
lie Concert Room aud 2s Parior. possessing nnoxoep
But an equally valuable distnSt5on has been received
by Steinway Sons in that conferred on their IAos hy
Professor Helmholtz who occupies the Chair CT AcoIs
tics in the University OF Berlin and who unanimOuSy
admitted to be the highest authority In the science of
acoustics that Is knOwni
The various improvements nsfe by stcinwaF & Sous
in their pianos, VIZ the Patent ResonaOr 10y means Of
which the tension OF the sound board be regulated
introduced by them, all tending to O6viate psviouslY
existing defects In all pianos srgck the % ~,
Pianos and those OF other Makers lie arrived al she con
Of PeTection and he directed the purchase Of enwsS
grand piano for express use for his ana 100
ing letter. acknowledging the arrival Of tho indrument
ut its destination, needs no comments
Messrs STENwNY q Sons: Herewith bag you 70
accept very best thanks for the superb grand plano
amazed at the proiOn ged vibration Of iAOnee, By
which the instrument becomes somewhat org4nllke, by
great volume OF tone and by tie precise and rsTeOt ces
saion of the which the hampers eEeotsa element
y Of the bass tones is much improved BY thp Of Tho
long scale Of the strings and s evident that IN ord
produce unharmon0ns secondary tones the musical In
smohrea SG00Rs Via on
fore re must a0dE maagS6 ny former oppressed S1S.ss
combination tones while Such long vibrating tone m
that your grand piano much sensitive 70 dis,
that Of ordinary instruments the tones OF
which quickly die away, &C., &C. Once mora, my very
best thanks, yours II. HRLMHoLTz"
30 truly worldwide has the reputation Of Stein+
ways pianos become that their export trade includes.
large numbers Of pianos shipped in compliance with d.
rect orders from Berlin, London, st. PetorsburR 6tOck
holm. Madrid Odesss tho Black Sea, anlOtber large.
and muscaT critical European Cities hes!dera large and
everncreasing demand throughout Soubh America and
the West Indies while the Steinway pianos arc sougnt o
makers, many OF the latter announcing through the pub
lie papers that their pianos are constructed on tho
f" Steinway "system4 AdveFbiSer.