Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-08
PRINCES IMPROVED pATpy,c
NJ + l. D D i 0 y.

n ED. ~ PRIME ~ ". Mhnutlc.
W turer;, No. zoo, Main street, Eu'sHo. EIs;,rT.z
y. Wholesale Depot, 81 Fulton street, Y 7 ESST
| New York Cay. u
| For tho convenience of Music Dealers In oil ,,
United STATES, have made arrangements WI ,b. ua
Ing rms who will supply the trade az ourre, ~
prccs:-CicO. p. Reed Il Co., II Trcmon, K.v E'"fy
Mas CoIburn Field, !54 Main street. Cinema" az
BnIner & Weber, - Fourth street 81 Loui, Ma oh'o;
rn Agents tor Sew York city, Wn. Hall & Son M s
| Broadway, opposite the Park '''
Pcrtotll sty lc Prince i C".'s Improved Nslo,c,.
The od:s. establishment. in The United States, LrrI
ing hundred men, aud finishing eighty ius;ruurr!!
| week. s'
DESCRIPTION OF THE MELoDEoS.--Fcr the bones ~,
those residing distance, and consequently uu.LI."
| Spec the Mrodsou before purchasing We viii -uI.,,"
give short desc ipon OF tho instrument, Tn.
made OF rosewood nndars rs han omely flushed =. s
piano forte. The key board is prS.s-y tho snp,r. E
piano organ. and the tone (Which very b..,r,,S
closely rcsclnblrs thar OF the tuie stop u. IN.
notes speak the nstsn, the keys arc touched sri I
init of the performance Of as rpi passages =. The ea
The pedal On tho lcf. il intended iJ- .v-u viii .t
the most beau!g e.ucts be PRODUCED in. ,.Sn' ~
the right supplies the wind AMI work 20 ensly ,Ns
child can wo.k it without any exuI,tpn Tho b,Y1y,
(Which l.. something entirely new, aud Tor which p.,,
was granted in December, lGi6 is r"yer s Or eSbsv
tiou bellows; and 10 t, IN lnensurc which produce,
tho peculiar zone.
Tie volume OF tone is equal ,hst Of small organ sid
By OF tho well may be increased diminished q,
the pc'sure o: the performer; II lie sufficiently loud Tor
small churches ana Il well calculated Tor Il parur n,r
rncu, Hundreds have examined teru Ill have ven
loud in their praise and the bo. evidence Of their ni-r IA
thriI rapid snt0 But it's new l.srunrnf-a rev I..a
un-snd yet bu; little known IN tho musical worI ed
it is lis that Call TO it The attention Of .
lovers OF music believing that there are thousands NO
would lose time III securing one wcro they aware !.
the existence OF such iasti eat Had tho low pric.r
which II could he obi"Hcd
Tho following la,ter from LOWELL mason Boston, "a !
p Reed, we arc permitted 10 use
Mr. Gro +. REED, No Il. fremont Row, Boston, Mss.
DEAN SIR:At your request, have examined ot 4
Melodeons manufactured by Messr, Geo. A. Prince Co
l.. l,,,f- ,nmr
some respects superior Others Of similar kind Will
have soen, and in particular with respect 10 quality
and prGEptne-s OF touch or action OF the rood By
which quick pHssnges may DO performed with certain ord
distinct articulation Of tone An Instrument Of this kiui
tho best substitute for ON organ, in church music witt
wk;ch TN acquainted LOWELL MASON
FRiCEs
Four octave Meoicon, ex ending from c to 81: "a
Four.and.a.hrll octave Melodecn. extending l!oa
CtOF On %
Five rctavc Mclodeon, extending from to 2 :, %
Large Five octave MeIodcon-PEno Style lUy ~
six octave Msodeon-Piuno Style, extending
from + to 40 %
Larg" F!rS .cra-c Observation-Disclosures slyls-yv,h
two sets o. Reeds, tuEci ~ OciGvcs l:s
IS. jas, Observation-Disclosures COMPLETE IS.
1TRrCTOR FOR THE IMPROVED MELOpEON' 10
wLicL j. .ddcd tavorc Airs Volun!aier aud CEnE Il
ranged expressly for this Instrument Price - cents
CAUTiDN-We commenced t!o manufacture Of N.
Improved Me!odeon in si7. -incc which time We have
finished ana sold OYER FG".f.sn iAo"."Id During III
pas, three years have finished IHrss 71er
Mtod6HS per yrdr and we hGve nearly completed our
rangrmcnts tor finishing Eour Thousand ARpyrRy It's
celebrity which our MeDdsuTs have nuhned hAs !lacp
nearly r2er$ uusic drnie the United States spl Cans
ia appl; oT the agency; but make but Iy.t
III each city nr town, many are necessarily Disappointed
Tho .GGu has been mat our Name Plate has baen put upoL
MrodeUne uhtck nor Gtd12T'd W and ngsr In
instances which have come oOur knowleis dealers
who have Eseu unable obtain Instrument have &C.
Crpted tho agency OF some other Misunderstanding
oaG GJ uhirh had pvrpOsey been put out Of
t"ns ard IN bal orIc iol 10 tho interior aco frv
offered to The public For these cag;p. LACED
who wish to satisfy tcI vi TIA uIe.its on: M,l-
dcOWs rSuimrc those ONLY which offered py CG-
Agents. those who des exciu lively in n,ru.cuI
Many mro' snents applied srr!Ssigeiy iGa
hGirE tho original manufacturers experience la. ~
sblci pa Idncc instruments Which, d-cernn, "gol,
nave pronounced superior to nyihlng OF the kind hu.
innI.I"ciC; r Srry a. tho I:ost eminent musrisu u
tho crs nt %c" io.k lind Boston a - yulunu.Iy .eL
I,G,onnshs 10 The i-h Character OF our s.:aa.cG.
which can I've seen Oh rpphcuI!oi.
All orders from distance VIII be promptly attended,
sH written guarantee of their durability gwen II 10
qUirCd. April .S--cwlv