Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-20
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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~EO A. PRiNCE & co. Manuiac.

n Ell. n. FNINCE SO. ManuiQc-
u ,urers, No aoo, Main street, Buffalo,
NY. Wholesale Depot, 81 Fulton street ] H1l
New York City.
United States have made arrangements win the follow.
ing firms who will supply the trade at our regular factory
Mass; Coiburn s Field l54 Main street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bn,mer Weber, s. Fourth street 81 Louis, Mo Gene"
raj Agents tor New York city, VIM Hall Son, No. 2J9
Broadway. opposite the Park.
portable style Prince & Coz Improved Meloleons.-
Tho oldest establishment in the United States Employ
ing hundred and finishing instruments per
week.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MELoDEoS.--For the benefit of
those rssng distance, and consequently unable toin
spec, Meodeon before purchasing will endcavor;o
give sh0rt description OF the instrument Inc cases are
mnGe o. rosewood andure a. handsomely hnshed ~ any
piano forte The keyboard precisely the same ~ lhc
piano or orCan and the (which is very beau,iiuD
closely resemble. that of the aa:e stop Of the orgn-ihe
ro:cs speak the instant the keys touched and wi" nd
init Of The performance of rapid passages the p"n"
The pedal on the let is Intended for swell with which
the beautiful effect. can be produced The pedal on
the right supplies the wind, and works SO en-y that
child work it without any exerton The bellows
fh as Is :sd1sHns s snrs nsT and tor which patent
toa Bellows; and it is this, IN measure which produce.
the peculiar tone.
The volume of tone 10 equal that OF small organ and
by MEANS OF tho swell he increasei or diminished ut
the pleasure Of tho pernrm2r It Is sufficiently loud ior
small churches md is we calculated o- pnrlur instru.
mcnt. Hundreds have examined Them and nj, have been
loud in their praise and the bos evidence OF their merit
their rapid sale But tits new instrumental new lnven
oa-snd ia vet but little known IN the musical world and
il for this thnt we call 10 II the attention oi al
of music believing that there are tnou-ards VINO
would lose time in securing one were trey aware OF
the existence OF such instrument and the low prce OF
which 1t could be obtained.
The following letter IRON LOWELL AAsoN, Boston, TO j.
P Reed we nre permitted to usc:
Mr. GEO +. REED, No. IL fremont Row, Boston, Macs.
DEAR SRA, your request, have examined one of the
Melodeons manufactured By Messrs Geo A. Prince g. Co
of Buffalo think them in a.! respects, equal and IN
some respects superior 10 any others OF similar nd which
have SEEN and in particular with respect to quGy OF
tone and pronpacss OF touch or action ot the reeds. by
which quick passages mny be performed with certain and
distinct articulation of tone. An instrr7c oi 'his KIND
is the best substitute Tor organ in church music with
which am acquainted LOWELL MASON.
Four octave Meoieon, ex:eaiins from 10 Sis %
Four.aud. half Mc!odeon, extending ircm - M
Fv. o octave Melodeon extending from F toF IS %
Lnrpe Five octave Meloteon-Pinno style lVo w
Six octave Mclodeon-Pisno Style extending ,o m
Lsrre rI Five octave Melodeon-Piano s,yle--with
ryro sets of Reeds, tuned in octaves IL" w
~ Jus, pubi.hcl-"PRlNCR's COMPLETE IN
sI'EtCTOR FOR THE IMPROVED MELODEOS,' 70
" i:h is added fnvor. Airs. VcnnlareS ana Chahs a'
-anr e expressly for this Instrument. Price 10 cents
| ChUTOE-Wc commenced the manufacture OF TIC
Improved Melodeon in lsi7 since which time we nave
fashed and sold over Fourteen 7housdnd During the
sst three yesrs have hn:sGed over IFse Jh0nSdHd
Mo irons per ya md nave nearly completed our ar
raus.,ncnts for finishing -Four ThoHscna hnn"dHy The
celebrity which MelocOns have attained, has induced
neu every music dealer in the United States and Cana
ia apply for the agency but Nc we make bdt one sent
in each cy town, many are necessarily disappointed
The result been that Name Plate hnS been put upon
Mclodcons rhieh not by aud again. I'm
few which have to0ur knowledge) deners,
who have teen unable obtain ns,ruments have &C
cepted the agency OF other nanu'acturcrkeepnR
Of nstrnmerts rhch had purposey been PIT ont ot
tune and IN bad o-dT ss toll 10 the ate!or article they
offered to tie puSc For tese reason. Te caution those
who wish 70 satisfy themselves uf the merits of Melo
deons to examine those only which offered by our
Agents or those who deal exclusively in our
Many improvements applied are erciurtly our opn and
being the sna manufacturers, experience has en-
ind