Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-14
The MA!HlIlVjSHEE,
The Special Merits of this Excel
Tent Instrument.

For the purpose of being able to give intelligent
and trustworthy information 10 persons at present
Chicago TTibie recently made an Inspection of The
workof some of the more prominent manufacturers,
possessed by what is known of the Mathushek Pianos
that he felt it incumbent on him TO give fuller ac-
has hitherto been published Alter the expert has
read me following simple statement, he, TOO will
lnderse the Judgment of the Tribune:
by the Us OF the equaizing scale and linear bridge,
the tension OF the strings. instead of being all upon
corner is brought to bear upon all sides of the
iron plate and frame distributing the strain in every
direction, and this ingenious distribution of the
strings is OF the utmost importance in rendering the
The immense pressure of 15S strings (Which hiss
heretofore been concentrated upon end of the
sounding board greatly obstructing its vibration
causing the board to setle is by the of the linear
bridge equally distributed over the entire length of
the soundngboard, greatly increasing the quality of
power and tone and also the strength and durability
II is confidently believed and remarked bv the best
judges, who have carefully observed the balancing
pressure Of the strings both upon the iron frame and
sounding hoard that these pianos instead of being
old at eight years, will last lifetime and keep in
By the use of the linear bridge the company OBJ
tanned over one foot in length bridge in the
old scales - -. : = t p''iO' WIN 'He
Il runs the whole length of the, sounding board,
Bile to uniform tone) and gives equal distribution Of
the strings with much greater space each string
board through its entire length fmTarting TO it the
greatest possible capacity OF neutrality-suspicious. at
once the most Astonishing power richness and depth
of Tone with an inspiring singing quality that cannot
DC eau iroe ft by any other scale
stantial in its construction. 18th three cross bars rem
derlng 1t lmpregna6e to any pressure ever brought
The frame extends with increased thickness of plate
the holes 10 receive the bnshng for the timing
These bushings are patent, held and ed only by
OF hard maple plank selected with great care for its
soundness) and then forced into its holes drilled
to receive them. They then ready to receive the
held In grasp of iron, and there is now no chance
Tor the action of the atmosphere lengthen or
tract the strings Gas III the when the pins in
serted in the wood frame and yet they have all the
10 The very point at which The string hold This
Is one OF the reasons why these pianos require but
one-fourth of the tuning necessary for others.
There is greater length of Strings through all the
treble and middle notes vi tn. Matlushek piano than
any 4ther giving greater volume OF tone, In proper
non 10 the length OF strings while the bass brought
INTO chord with this increase OF tone in other parts
by The use of the linear bridge.
The bridge for the bass the equazing scale
treble bridge; while all the strings throughout the
entire scale distributed that each note has the
ton. A little knowledge of the phiIos phy of the
subject shows this to be "a very important arrange
A distinguished Professor defines musical tone to
De the result of uninterrupted vibration, and the
nose the result OF lnterrt pied vibration.
Now If the bass strings of the piano vibrate 100 in
seeon ese n9 strings S1
ton of the sounding board at the point where they
err by the curved bridges the result is an inter-
rupted vibration both tones running into one as the
circles when several pebbles thrown into still
water compare on OF the two systems viii show
the advantage derived from the use Of the linear
bridge and the subject is worthy of careful attention
Never before has any piano been subjected to such
close criticism and severe tests by friends and foes
The scales, being radically different from any other
so enous in the construction and pr, ducing such
wonderful power and purity of tone, As attracted
the attention and admiration of mech mics phloso
pliers and musical critics. and it has therefore been
looked upon as an innovation by manufacturers and
dealers in other pianos, who being unable to find in it
any weak points for assault have endeavored to storm
1t by unjust assertions. But after years thor
ouSh trial 1t has more than indicated the highest
hopes of its friends and is fast sencng the guns of
Its enemies
The Mathushek pianos are acknowledged by the
best judges of music, in all Parts of the country to be
vastly superior to any other pianos made; and all
philosophical unbiased minds who have examined the
equaizng scale, concede that il must forever prevent
the instrument from yielding particle to the i'm
mense tension of the strings insure perfect protection
against settling of the sounding loGsenng of
the tuning pins or breaking away of the wrestplank
and therefore, that the original volume of tone must
ever remain with the instrument Qnsead of gradual
~ fading out has been the with the of all
other panos) and that last piano is constructed
which viii live and improve, like the violin, and lie
handed down from generation TO generation, the
lovcurcc Ofthe household, improving in tone and be-
coming more and more endeared to liz by age. PEI
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