Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-25
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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TEO. 4. PRINCE X co. Mnnufnc. 1T
" uIsr, No. zoo Mum s;ree, Buffalo, .ls ys|5sl
y. Y. Wholesale Depot, - Fulton street. u n
| New York City
For tho convenience of Music Dealers in all parts the
United Sthtes hav. mnde nrrnng with tho follow
ing hrms who will supply the trade reguinr factory
priccs:-Geo. 7. Reed i Co. II fremont Row. Boston.
Mas Colburn Field III Main Cincinnati, Ohio;
| Bnmcr & Weber - Fourth street, -. Louis, No Gene
raj Agents for New York city, Wn Hall & Son, No. ~.
Broadway, Upposit" the Park
Portable style Prime. i Co.'S Improved Mclodecns.-
The oldest establishment III the United States Employ
ing two hundred mud finishing eighty instruments per
| week.
! DESCRIPTION OF TIE MELoDgoS-.For thr benefit OF
those residing distance, and consequently Unable to
peet iu Melodeon before purchasing, will endeavoro
give short description OF III" instrument. The cases are
mndc Of rosewood nndrc handsomely finished H.
piano forte The keyboard ~ precisely the rhr
piano organ and the (Which is very beautifully
closely resembles n u the flute stop of the oT-Hn-hc
note. speak the instant the keys touched and will adj
init OF the performance OF rapid passages the pinno
The pedal on the LEFT Intended for n swell, with which
the beautiful effects can hc produced The pedal
the right supplies tho wind and works CARLY that
child Gun work without any exrrtion. The bellows
(Which II something entirely new, and for which patent
granted in December eGJ is reversed or eshnus'
ton bellows; and 1t i, this, in MEASURE which produces
the peculiar rOnc.
The volume OF tone equal to That of small organ and
By OF the swell. rny be increased diminished nj
the pleasure OF the performer; it il sufficiently loud Tor
small churches and IL well calculated for parinr n'ru
ncnt Hundreds have examined them all hive been
loud In their prhisc and the best evidence OF their merit r
their rnpd sale. But its nsrument-a new inVen
Q
it is for this TINT cnl il the attention of Mi
lovers Of music believing that there thousands who
would lose no th" ia securing one were thry h"hrn OIL
the existence of such Instrument, and the low price
which il could he obtained.
The following letter from LOWELL Mason, Toson to
r. Reed, are permitted TO usc
Mr. GEO. r. REED. No. H. fremont Row, Boston, Mas.
DEAR SfR:-A your request, have examined one oi the
Mclodeons manufactured by Mossrs Geo. A. Prince Co
Of Buffalo think them, in an reSpocs, equal and in
respects superior 10 others Of similar kihu winch
have and in particular with respect to quality OF
tone and proGpness OF such action OF the reeds, by
which quick passages may be- performed with certain and
distinct articulation oil tone. An instrument OF TINS kih
is the best substitute for orsnli church music, with
which am acquainted LOWELL MASON.
Four octave Melodeon' extending from TO { 81" oo
Four.nnda.huli OCTAVE Nrloicon, extending from
CtoF gu UNI
Five octave Meodcon, extending from F to F Is "
Large Five octave Me"ron-Pinno style 100 III
Six octave MelOdeon-Pi"no style extending ,,o ,o
from F to + l3O w
Large Five octave M"loiro,l-Pianu Siyle-with
two sets OF Reeds, tuned in nctnves 80 60
s1'RuCTOR FOR THE IMPROVED MELODEoN." TO
which is added tnvore Airs Voun,arrs aud Chants ar
ansed expressly for this Instrument. Price - cents
CAUTlON-We commenced the manufacture OF thu
Improved Melodeon in lSi7, since which time we have
finished and sold Fourteen Thopsand During the
pns three years we nvc hni.hcd Three Thousand
Meiodeoms ynr aud we have nearly completed our ar
rnusemcnts tor hnishins -Four Thousand dnHudHy The
celebrity which our Meoieuns hare nmined has induced
nearly every music dealer the United and Cnnn.
da hut make but one f4tni
ia each city or town. many necessarily disappointed
The result hns been that Name Idie hus been put upon
Meodeous uhi rrre not uadurci BY and again in
instances which have toour knowlc: iruers
who have been unable 10 obtan Instruments have nc
copied the agency OF some other nhnuHcturcr-h'piS
one Of aarumfnts r4:h had purposeiy been pat out
tuu, and n bad order, toll the Inferior article they
offered the public. For these caunn those
who wish satisfy thenseve. the merits OF aclo
deons examine those only which offered by our
Agent. those who deal exclusively in Instruments
Many improvements spilled srclusirsig "f onH; and
being the original manufacturers experience has
abed to produce Instruments which discerning public
have pronounce" e To- o Tue KIN" .an. of
the cities New York and oson lave voluntarily given
the high character OF our instruments
which can be seen application:
All orders from distance will be promptly attended TO-
and written guarantee of their durability given ii re-
CURED. Aprll .e-cWl!.