TOHN BRIWSMEAD *' SONS' O i GOLD MEDAL PIANOFORpa i Were awarded The 1 Gold Medal and the Silver MedaL Paris, 1878 • ■ '■ -' ' '- ■■■ The Gold Medal and Diploma of Honor, '■' (South Africa,' lß77 •-■ ■ ''- -'■ J The Grand Medal of Honor and Biploma of IMerit, Philadelphia, 1876 .~i: 'I- K The; Grand Diploma of Honor, Paris, 1874 The Geld Medal, Paris, 1869 ' ' The Diploma of Extraordinary Merit, Nether- , ; lands International Exhibition, 1869 The Medal of Honor, Paris, 1867 The' Prize Medal, London,. 1862, &o. John brinsmead & sons' perfeot check repeater Action pianos. Patented 1862, 1868, 187 l ,! 1875, and 1879, in Great Britain Austria - Prussia Italy, Belgium, and , France : America, TOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS • '' ; O GOLD MEDAL PIANOS ; : With the Patent Perfeot Check Repeater Action. • i CH. GOUNOD. "Paris, Nov. 4, 1878. ; "I have attentively examined the , beautiful pianos of Messrs John Britts- : mead and Sons that, are exhibited' at the Paris International Exhibition of 1878. I consider them to be exceptional in the ease with which gradations of sound can be produoed, from the softest to the most powerful tones. These excellent pianos merit the approbation of all artists, as the tone is full as well as bub* tamed, and the touch is of perfeot evenness throughout its entire range, answering to every requirement of the pianist." JOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' j , GGLD MEDAL PIANOS. With the Patent Perfeot Check Repeater Action. NIdHOLAS~RUBENSTEIN ; : ' (Director of the Imperial Conservatoire of Music, Moscow). '•'*'"' J i .ANTIINE I>H KONTSKI ' , ; (Court Pianist to 'the Emperor of Germany). D. MAGNUS." "... : ; ; ' • We, . the undersigned, . certify thatl, ; after having seen and most • conscientiously examined the English Pianos at ). the .Universal Exhibition of.lß7^j find' that, the palm belongs to the Grand Pianos of the house of Brinsmead, ■" ' '< "Done in Paris the Bth Sept.,; 1878." TOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' O GOLD MiSDAL PIANOS. With the Patent Perfect Chebk Repeater Action. ' ". ' ' TOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' ~~" O ' '■: • ■ -i-:' " : . ■ "■ - -•' ■• . SIR JULIUS BENEDICT, "I have examined Messrs Brinsmead and Sons' New Check Action, as applied' to their Pianos, and consider it a most ingenious and valuable invention, whioh> . cannot fail to meet with success.'' OHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' GOLD MEDAL PIANOS. With the Patent Perfect Check Repeater : Action, On the Three Years Syßtem. JOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' SYDNEY SMITH. ' ' I have much pleasure in testifying to the great excellence of Messrs John Brinstead and Sons' Pianofortes, Their 'Perfect Check .Repeater ' produces a touch that an absolute perfection, and which, is. unsurpassed by any other, maker, native or foreign." . OHil^ BRINSMEAD & SOBS ~ GOLD MffDAL PIANOS. With the Patent Perfect Check Repeater . • .■ . - Action.. JOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' ' "Globe." ' ./'Beautifully light and elastio touoh, and an instant repetition." OHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' ~~~ NEW COJSCERT GRAND PIANOS. With the Patent Perfect Check Repeater Action. "Graphic." . "This splendid Instrument has the unusual compass 7i octaves, and has a greatly-increased length and weight oi Btring between the bridges, while the Sostinent sounding board is so constructed as to respond to the vibration of the strings with extreme readiness." OHN BRINSMEAD & SONS. NEW CONCERT GRAND PIANO, With the Patent Perfect Check Eepeater ; Action. May be had at moderate charges. "Observer." " The improvements include a third pedal, which prolongs the sound of any chord or note struck by the performer, and a 'Check Repeater Action,' which Becures the most complete facility of repetition." . OHN BKINSMEAD~& SONS 1 NEW CONCERT GRAND PIANO, With the Patent Check Bepeater Action. May be hired for three years, after which time they become the property of the hirer without further payment. "Morning Advertiser." •• "The tone ■ is remarkably full and even, of exquisite' purity, and capable of the nicest gradation in the hands of a competent player." JOHN BRINSMEAD & SONB' . SHORT IRON GRAND PIANOS, With the Patent Perfect Check Repeater Action. " Illustrated London News." "The • Brinaniead' Works can supply 3000 Pianos annually. The French papers have been unanimous in 'their expressions of admiration of. these splendid instruments. The grands especially have enchanted the Parisian professors and amateurs of music by their noble sonorousness, their enormous power, and the sympathetically voice-like j quality of tone. The touch also 10 beautifully light, elastic, and certain, so that many pianists of every nation, : from the Abbe Liszt downwards , who have tried these instruments have highly complimented the enterpriaiag manufacturers on their success. " TOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' J GO LD MKD AL ' PIANOS, With the Patent Perfect Check Repeater : . -Action". .'•„:.:•- ': TOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS. ~ "Morning Post.' : . "A meta! bridge of a peculiar form is used to produce the treble, and a much finer tone is produced than if a wooden bridge were used. " ' OHJS BRINwMEAD & SONS' GOLD MEDAL PIANOS. With the Patent Perfect Check Repeater ' Action. On the Three Yeara's System. TOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS. "Standard." .. "Receive the greatest approbation ; everywhere oi musicians and manufacturers^" OHN BRINSMEAD & SONS' GOLD MEDAL PIANOS. " Daily News." , "The new pianoforte claims notice, not only on account of its beauty and and richness of tone, but specially for . some iflgenious mechanical novelties." . OHJS BitINSMEAD & BONS' " PIANOFORTES, guaranteed for five years. Illustrated Price Lists and Descriptions, with Opions of the London Press and Musical Profession, forwarded post free upon application. _-___ /GILBERT BAUER'S PRIZE MEDALS \DT DRAWING - BOOM OKGANS, from eight guineas to 300 guineas; On the Three Years' Bystems. OHN BRINSMEAD . & SONS' GOLD MEDAL PIANOS, sale or hire, and on the Three Years' System. ■\TO. 18, WIGMORE-STIiKET, LON1> DON, W. . Manufactory, The brinsmead WOBKS, GRAJFTON.RQAD, N,W, 704, .
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5422, 1 July 1879, Page 4
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