, 1877-03-24
THE MA1HtISHEk P'tNn.

Another and einZn1nEly strong testimonial 10
the excellence Of tho MAihuahek plano il found in
tho following letter from Mt. Watson, Of Watson's
Conservatory OF Muslc: e..
"GssrLE1Ex: Having hoard and read 4 good
deal about the Msshoshek ptanoa, Icams 10 tho
conclusion that swherH there was 10 much &moko
there must surely b soud are.'
'tFf1enas and steAnxefs were continually Asking
sns what thought Of the Colibrl Pianos. finally
determined to make ! thorough tnvesttaaiion OF
their peculiar merits. l must admit that l had
serious mlsgvlnys ~ to The result ~ had been
taught ~ belleye, with many other musicians,
that only such Arms ~ Chlckeriug, stenway. and
\ few others, wers really capabls Of manufacture
Ing dFst-c1ass ptAros. A short time previous to
my recent ylslt to Norway. vita my friend Ole
Bull, I performed ut 4 concert Ia the Everett
Rooms. A ptecs OF mine (Aiss Annie A. Watson)
wss tho piano sololst, and, few days previous to
the concert No very naturally inquired what plano
would be used upon the occasion; VIC soon aseor.
tained that one Of your orchestral pIauos had been
selected. Now. thought !, this will afford ma an
excellent opportunity to teat the vaty plano have
20 long desired Ia bear.
"The concert opened with Ross,u!'4 beautiful
overture 10 '8emiEau,ide," arranged for Piano and
violin. A our schcasaal had taken place At my
music rooms, I had not heard 4 sound from your
ptano unttl tho dvenlnyoe thu eouceet.
''Before tho overture Has finished, had decided
that great Yfpo'utton had bssa effected In piano.
naklng-the beautiful touo and wonderful equality
throughout tts whole eompass capiivatcd me At
onccs and although the Everett Nooms' ara OK.
ceedug,y dodcleut In thglF construction, In point
Of musical acoustics. several prominent musical
artists preseut aaautsd mo that tha n1oat delicate
passages executed upon your Instrument wcre per.
fecty distinct In ayerJ part Of the hA. Since the
dste Of the conceft hs uasAutAek piano hos ttsn
my Jdporlft.
''ole Dul1 remarked short time since. while
examining the cqua1tEod scale. 'thak It would
remedy tho great evil that had been tho cause Of
10 many failures IN contracting pianos By tho con-
tinual drawing Of many thousand pounds weight
upon part Of the instrument; thts continual stran
from given part Causes tho pianos made upon
ordinary principles to become comparatively worth
less IN few years. willis your new and scientific
improvement OF the equaiz!ng seals renders It
Actnally IN imposaibi1ty for your pianos 10 hecdmo
strained or warped IN any way Companions
are always odous but do not hesitate To aay that
the MAthushek pianos ara undoubtedly the uost
reliable Instruments made. Experiences has taught
mo that parson purchasing plano should aak
themselves ths question before seieettn8 one,
Where eaa I purchase an instrument which will
sound well After ton years. uses Pianos may hive
= charm whom We first hear them, but In 4 faw
months they will begin To show their weak points,
and In caupfe Of years It the fAFthcst become
more " ~ t!akilpe ef cracked fow.osM thsn
1falhushek ptanos EtN issta lifetime, and tho day
u not far d(atant whsn &hts Instrument will sake
the lead Of every other now In use. Respectfully
youts, ]. JAR WA7soN."