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ianofortes PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF IS7B. TUB UIGUKHT AWARD. JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' PATENT SO3IENENTE PIANOS. 3S7S. THE HIGHEST AWARDTEE CROSS OF THE LEGION uF HONOUR; THE GOL'3 MEDAL' O'Aca-emte Rationale}; And als> TUB SILVER MfcDAL; H »ve been accorded to JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS, IS, Wigmore Street, Losdjh, W. f for the superiority of their Pianos exhibited at the PARIS INTERNATIO.NAL EXHIBITION of 1575. " There i 3 but one class of Gold Medals for th© Exhibition, and the DECORATION OF THE CROSS OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR CONSTITUTES A SUPERIOR RECOMPENSE." Extract from the Special Report signed by M. A. Pet.s, the Official .Reporter o! the Musical Juries. The value of this Award is still farther enhanced by the fact thit the Decoration was CONFERRED ON NO OTHER British Pianoforte Manufacturer. JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' PATENT SOSTEN'KNTE PIANO 3 The piincipal of the previous Honours gained by the B3lN**kal> Pianos are:— THE DIPLoII \ Or' HONOUR and bOLD MEDAL, south Africa, 1377. THE GRAND MEDAL OF HONOUR and DIPLOMA OF MERIT, Philadelphia, 1870. THE DIPLOMA OP HO.NuUti, Paris. 1&74, and the HONORARY MEMUKJ'oHIP OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FRANCE. THE GOLD MEDAL P-ris, ISC9. THE DIPLOMA OF EXTRAORDINARY MERIT, Netherlands International "xhibiiion, IS6O. TUB MKMAL OF HONOUR, Pari', 1807. THi PI'JZE MEDAL, Londoo, 1262, &c. J- OHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' SOSTE>ENTE PIASOS, With tke Perfect Check Repeater A'tlon, Patented 1-62, 1r.63. 1371, 1576, and 1 fc79, thr jughout Europe and America, JOHN" B-UNSMEAD AND tOJNS' PATENT SOSTENENTE PIANOS. " Pari3, Not. 4, 1573. " I hare attentively examined the teaatifol pianos of Me3sr*. JohD Brinsmead and Sons that are exhibit-d at the Pari* international Exhibition of li7S. I con3.der them to be exceptional in the easi with which gradations of souad cm bi produced, fr m the softest to the most powerful tones. The*« excellent pianos merit th*i approbation of all artists, as th* ton* is full as well as sustained, and the toush is of perfect erea -es* throughout its entire range, answering to erery requirement of the pianist." CH. GOUNOD. JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' PATENT SOSTENENTE PIANOS. •* Pari*, the Sih sept., 2S< 3. '•We, the undersigned, certify that, after having seen and most conscientiously extajined the English Pianos at the Universal Exhibition of 1575, fled that ihe palm belongs to the Grand Pianos of the house of Brinsmead." NICHOLAS RUBINSTEIN, ANTOINE DE KONTSKI, Court Pianist to the Emperor of Germany aud Chevalier of several Orders. JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' patent pianos. The highest praise is certainly due to Messrs. John Brinsmead and for the comp'ete success which hi* crowned their efforts to produce, on the most simple principles, a perfectly even, smooth, aud sensitive repetition touch. The pority of the tooti and the excellent mechanism of the Pianos exhibited by them in the Paris Exhibition called forth warm eulogies freoi all competent critics." JOiiN STAIN ER, M.A., Mus. Doc., Member of the International Jury of the Paris Exhibition, IS7B. JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' PATENT SoSTESEN FE PIANOS. " I have iu expressing ray ••pinion that thParis Exhibit) <n Model Grand Pianofortes of Messrs. John Brinsmead *nd Sods are unsurpassed. The tone is delic ously sweet, sustained, and extraordinarily powerful : thetoujh responds to the faintest and t th • most trying straic3 on it, md tte workmanthip is simply perfect." W. KUHE. JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' PATENT SOSTENENTE PIANOS '• I gf.u pleasure in tearing testimony tc tie excellence of the Pianofortes made by Messrs. John Brinsuifad and .-20ns. Their tone is rich, powerful, and e.iual, and their check repealer action most iuueuioiis, suc.essful, *n<l va'uableEDWARD J. HOPKINS, Organist acd Director of the Choir, Temple Chnrch, London. JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' PATENT SOSTENENTE PIANO 3 . Illustrated London Xacs. " Th<i French papers have been unanimous in their expressions of admiratton of thes** jplendid instru-m-ims The grands especially have enchanted the Paris an processors and amateurs of music by their coble sonorousness, their enormous power, and the sympathetically voice-like quality of. tone. The touch is beautifully light, elastic, and certain, so ibat many piani-ts of every nation, from the Abbe Liszt dewuwards, who have tried these instruments, have highly «complimented the enterprising maaa< facturers on their success." JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS PATENT SORTENENTE PIANOS. Ech». " The nearest approach to perfection with which we are acquainted." JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS PATENT SOSTENENTE PIANOS. Daily Chronicle* "In tone the instrument is exceedingly rich and sweet, and in t -uch the very perfection 01 lightness. Messrs. nrin?meid may certainly be congratulated upon iheir success." JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS PATENT SOSTENENTE PIANOS. Morning Advertiser. " The Legion of Honour.—ln addition to the othei distinctions awarded to Messrs. John Einsmead am Sins at the Paris Exhibition of IS7S. the founder 0 the tirm has been create! Chevalier cf the Legion o: Honour." JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS PATENT SOSTENENTE PIANOS. Daily Xeics. " A new Pianoforte, recent.y manufactured b: Mes'rs. John UriLsttiead and ion?, chums notice, no only on account of its beauty and richness of tone tut speciall. for some ingenious mechanical noveltie. — the iiios: important be:ng the aiditi n of a thiri pedal, by means cf which the sound of any note oi notes may be almost indefinitely prolonged at the will of the plaver. Thus, bass notes may be sus tuned after bsiiig struck ty the left hand, which maj then 0 • taken aw .y, a d, with the right hand, maj execute the most brilliant s:accato passages, thu: giving almost the effect of four hands. The paten! • check-re;>e;iter aclion,'a speciality t f Messrs. Brius uir:ad, ecaV.es the performer to command with tUe most rapid reiteration cf the same note : tht facilitv of the key movement in general being suel that g.i-isando passages can be executed with such per f.-ct ea-e as to render them practicable wi:h th< lightest to'ich. The volume'of tone is intensified bj a peculiar construction of the sounding board another improvement beins the system of bridginp by which the vibrations are increased and renderet sympathetic. The Pianoforte Is capable of all degree! cf delicacy and power, its massive structure render ing it less liable to get out of tune than usual ; anc the instrument is altogether calculated to extend th( reputation of lis makers." JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS PIANOS May be obtained of all the principal Music sellers. Prices from 33 Guineas to 500 Guineas. IS, WIGMORE-STREET, LONDON, W., AND THE "BRINSMEAD WORKS." GRAFTON BD. KENTISH TOW.N, N.W.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5566, 18 September 1879, Page 6

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Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5566, 18 September 1879, Page 6

Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5566, 18 September 1879, Page 6