Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-10
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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- |ase.sis Depot 81 Fulton street Z ] D
For the eonveuence of Music Dealers In all parts Of the
United States have madc arrangements with follow
ing firms who will euppy the trade nj GU: regular factory
prices-Gco P. Reed & Co., II fremont Row. Boston,
Mass coburn Field l5l Main street: Cincinnati. Ohio;
Baliner Weber. 5s Fourth street, 81 Louis Mo- Gene.
raj Agent, for New York city VIM Hall & Son, No. 25'
Por,nSic ;t!c, Priuce & Co.'S Improved Melodeons.
The oldest establishment n the United States. Employ
in: hundred aud finishing eighty instruments per
week.
DEscmr7rox or THE MELoDEos-.F the benefit of
those residing distance. ad consequently unable
spcct Mcodcon before purchasing will endchrorto
give short scpiion Of the Instrument The cases are
made rosewood endare handsomely finished as any
piano forte The keyboard is precisely the same rs rhe
piano or organ aud the (Which very beuu,iuD
closely resembles that Of the flute stop of the orgunhe
noses speak tho instant the keys touched and will I'D
mt OF the performance .! Us rapid passages the piano
The pedal OH the let, is intended for swell, with which
tue mos, beautiful effects be produced The pedal
toe ri ght supplies the wind and works so easily that
Guild Can work II withou, any exertion. The bellows
(Which something entirely new, and tor which pntcnt
granted in December 1916 reversed cxhaus.
tion bellows; and Is nie, in measure which produces
| the peculiar tone.
The volume OF tone is equa! that Of small orgnn and
by mean. of the swell may be increased or dinshsd ut
the pleasure OF the performer is sufficiently loud for
small churches. and Ia well calculated parlOr insru-
ncnt Hundreds have ehaimud them, ali hnve been
oud In their praise and the bcs, evidence OF their merit is
their rapid sale. Bu, lisa new ins,ru.nt-a iuven
toll-nnd is yet but little known tie musical world and
il that call to all
lovers of nuric believing that hore thousands who
would lose time in securing one, ,!cy OF
the existence OF such IN instrument aud the low price ut
which It could be sbtained.
The following letter from LOWELL MASON, Boston. to j.
p Reed permitted 10 use:
Mr. GEO L. REED No. H. fremont Pow, Boston. Masp.
Mcodcons manufactured by Mcssrs Geo A. Prince & Co
o! Buffalo. think them, in a. respects, equal and. in
some respects superior to any Others OF similar kind which
have seen and III particular with resrec 10 quality of
and pronptness OF euch action o the reeds by
which quick passages mny be performed with certain and
distinct articulation of tone. An instrunicnt o! this kind
is the substitute for organ in church music with
which am acquainted. LOWELL MASON.
Four octave Melodeon, sx.cnding from to si5 90
Four.nnd.n.hali octave MelodeOn, extending from
CtoF co 90
Five octave Meodeon. extending from ,or IS 10
Large Five octave Melodeon-Piano Style 100 90
fom r FtoF l30 90
Large Five octave Melodeon-Pisno s,yle--wi,h
Two sets o. Reeds, tuned in oc,aves $50 %
- Just published-"PRINCE'S COMPLETE IN
vi VI NJ NJ EiOR FOR THE IMPROVED MELopEoS." to
added invorite Airs Volunaries and Ch"n's ar.
TT;MpT"ssly for this Instrument Price % cents:
,rn lpH -We commenced the manufacture of the
InisbI .lr"dcon in lsiT, since which time we have
n", ,% ana sold Fourteen thousand. During the
M,osn,, scars we have finished over Three Thousand
,,.n, | gar and have nearly completed our mr.
celebrity which our has induced
da 10 rpny tr uclcr III the United States and Cana
in eucb civ or but make but one agent
Mi St evn ina, our Name Plate has been put upon
Ecu .Ini NO, "ec,ured by and again Qn
who haye eeen unable to obtain our instrument. have sc
aS an r ssyusens 81 S sS Hses
tune and s bod order foil the n,rg"r pre" go gc bey
offered 10 the public For these ren.on, @ ae,c t me-
who Wish to satisfy themselves Of ,hc ner,,, 20 M NJ
deous examine those only which arc oyed u h omr
Agents those who deal exclusively in our inrmcu,s u
Many improvements applied are eseinsirsy our o,,n aJ
being the original manufacturers our experience ha. en-
ablod US to produce instruments which discerning nnb
have superior to anything Of the kind ,her
the cies ef New York and Boston have voluntarily given
as 70 the high character of our Instruments
which can be scen application:
All orders from distance will be promptly attended to-
and written guarantee of their durability given &C.
on;rsd April 3s-cwly