Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-06-24
Wonderful Musical Invention.

One of tbe most extraordinary musical inven- tiosS eves conceived by the human mind, will shot,ly be submitted to the public of Phiiat.eI- phla, at the Musical Fund Hall. The idea was conceived by NIT. Anthony Faas. the maker of the celebrated American AeeoEdeon, which attracted so much attention at the annual exhibitions of the Franklin Institute, for which he received two silver medals. The muslcal invention which will short ly be introduced to a Philadelphia audience, con SistS of nine gutotaGtI as large as life. There woflute players, one elarlonette player, two trum pets, three bass born players, and bass drummer rhe figures are dressed m the Tyrolean costume, and present quite natural and imposing appear anee. By pulling slender wire, the instruments partly raised and the heads of the figures drop forward in the most natural manner. The chnery, of course, IS complicated, and of immense power. The music IS excellent, and one can scar cely realize that the figures not human beings The drummer, in beating time, does his part to perfection. Marches. poikas, waltzes, patriotic tunes and eeera pieces, can be performed with re- markabe precision and sweetness of tone.
 MF. Faas has bestowed ten years labor on this work. He, of course, labored under the greatest difficulties. Even the drummer, that would seem to be the easiest made, caused him three years of almost undivided attention.
 When Maelzell'S aut0maton chess player and automatou trumpeter were lntroduc to the cltl- zens, they created an immense sea ltion. The encomiams then passed were fully deserved; bus how much more interesting aud lngem0uS IS Ii to array nine, with variety of instruments, and to make them play so well that some of the bands of musicians of our city might well blush. Mir. FaaS never permitted any one outside of hiS own dones tic household to know what he was dotng. He an object of suspicion by some of the police. They had seen accoTdeon valves iyIng about his house, at different times, and they conceived the idea that these were unstalnped German silver counterfeit quarters, and they watched close The unSuSpecting ingenious gentleman, who was pursuing hs invention under the greatest tIificul lteS, couldn't ude m omnibus but that an off, cef would also take ride ln the same vehicle.-- In conversation wIth hun, attempts were made to find out what he dld I'll certain room in his house. He never divulged the secret. and this fact alone strengthened the officers suspicion. All ths tune, MT. Faas did not know what they were after.- One day he proceeded to Red Bank, New Jersey for pleasure; so dId ans officer. At another tune he went io Reading, Pa, on business, and strange as tt may seem, officer whose face was familiar to MT. Faas, had business there, too. As the meu of law never could get any evidence thar would warrant all arrest MT. Faas of course remained free IL was not until recently that the secret of the invention became known, and thus the doubts of all have been removed.
 Mr. Faas IS one of our most respectable Ger man residents, man Of great skill, ingenuity, and goodness of heart, and IS highly esteemed by all who have the pleasure of m acquaintance with him. He has already taken the Musical Fund Hall for limited perod, and in short time our citizens will have opportunity Of looking al and listening to one of the most wonderful musical n- ventionS ever conceived by the mind of man.
 fPhilade Lptid Sun.