The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-01

TEE PIANO Awkkps.-Weber Recette1
dc Hisksa ARCHAEOLOGICAL FsUro.-A
correspondent OF the New York Times,
visited one Of the Jurors at the Centen.
nial, Geo. F. Bristcw, and noted the con.
yersation Of which the following Is part
Can you tell me who, Of all the rival
makers, did really carry of the highest
honors7 see several claim II.
Bristow-I will have to say this was
not = competitive exhibition, the judges
had only 10 recommend giving awards,
the medals themselves were given by the
commission. We could not compare one
makers piano with another in our re.
port, yet by giving the special qualities Of
each maker, It really amounts to the
same thing at last.
That seems to be the difficulty, no one
seems to know how to make that clear,
and for that reason l called on you.
Bristow-Well will say then, that
when we had examined the pianos Of
about forty different makers, 1t was at
once apparent that the two makers
Weber and steinway, outranked all
the others to such an extent,
that a resolution was offered In our com.
mittee that these two makers stand so
far in advance oil the rest who e&hinitea,
that we felt It our duty to especially
recommend their pianos.as superior 10
all others. Under the rule Of the Com
missioners We could not specially distin-
guish these two makers as they justly
deserved, except IN the report. r..
Well, the awards as far as these makers
are concerned, seem muddled; you see
Weber claims q higher award than
Steinway and rice rersa
Bristow-When you examine these
awards carefully you will see the DIS
tinction wisely made and full Of dis
elimination. Steinways award reads ::
For greatest concert capacity IN grand piano.,
as also kigha. degree d excellence in all their
styles Of pianos, vis: Largest rotIme, purItg
and duration Of tone and extraordinary car
ryiag capacity, uih precision and durability
Of mechanism, alsO nora distribution q Tie
brings. Weber's award reads: For sym:
pathetic, pure and rieh tone, CONFINED With
greatest potue, as sholrn in The three style,
Grand, Square and Upright Pianos, EhIeh
ssov Intelligence and sOlidiiy IN their eOnStrue-
ion, pliaat and easy touch, Which al lie
anne time anSlrers promptly 10 il. require
ments, together Tih excellence Of workmanship.
The Steinway is commended as the expo.
nent Of force, the Weber commended for
| It's human quality ofsmpathy, ofsensibility,
OF soul in The instrument, combined with
greatest power.
Then you would call and think the
Weber Piano the best?
Bristow-Weber's Pianos were unques.
tionably Tie best on exhibition.
Did the other Judges think SO?
Bristow-I think Mr.. Schiedmayer IA
yored Steinway very strongly, but il you
will wait q minute / will get my book
and give you the figures.
What DO you mean by figures?
Bristow-You see all the pianos were
brought into Judges Hall for examina-
ton. and we there agreed to mark our
opinion in figures. Each piano was
Judged as 10 tone, qualify, equally, touch,
The highest figure 10 each being G, the
lowest /. Each Judge made his figures
on these points, and ihese figures rere really
he fundamental basis Of al he a,rards. All
makers who reached in each point the
figure 8 and upward received an award;
ali below, nothing. Thus you see the
6iohsa possible fqtfe, adding up the mum.
bers OF each Judge on each point, would
ha "a mr.. II all the Judges agreed, the