Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-30
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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* EO 4. PRINCE ~ to' hahninc' ,ryeE--ssEH
VH turers No. goo Msin street, Buffalo, ssssGESaS3
S. !. Wholesale Depot, q Fulton street. L Y
New York CRY. T., III .r,s nj tho
limited States we have made arrangements with theioo~'
in, firms will supply the trade hi our regular hcoiy
prices:-Cieo. P. Reed Co. Il fremont ROW. Boston
Mn.s Coi.nrn Field l5+ Main street. tincnnnti, ONO;
nimcr Il Weber ~ Fourth 81 Louis, Mo- Gene.
rul Agents tor New York city. VIM Hall n SON. no -'"
Broadway. oppo-" the Park.
The odc-, establishment in the United S'ncs hmp'o!
Ing 100 men, and finishing eighty instruments per week
np.cprrrloN or THE MELUDyoS.fUr the brneht o
tios,. r.ding distance, and consequently nhbet1
spec, the Me"""n before purc"sng We VII rhuehVor'o
1--WE ,hort description Ui the Instrument i' cases ar"
mut O rosewood nndarc n handsomely hhlsh'd rs any
,r forte The kcy boar1 precisely the sainc A. re
nuno or organ md tn. (Which is very hcautliuD
Closely resembles tlut vi the u,c -Up OF the og"n-the
notes speak the instant the keys ARE touched ana VIII Iu
init of the performance OF as rapid passages as me pihno
IIc n.l, ON the let; Intended Tor swell with when
the mos, beautiful effects c ruduc"d III" pedal ON
IN. right supplies the wind ami works 20 rh-Ily that
child can work it without ANY cxrrtion. The bellows
which il something entirely new, and Tor which patent
was Granted In December 1916 rcv,Te"d or rxnu.
t:on bellows; and ii i, this, iii e"r"r- winch produces
the peculiar tone.
Tie volume OF tone is equal TO that nj small organ Ad
nv means of the -w, may be Increased or tiinnb!rh nj
te plegsurc Of the performer; is siihcirhly iouu "
n. rIurchcs and well cncuicd Tor pnror iisrru'
,n.nt Hundreds have examined trr ana u" h"'' "'h
loud in their praise and tho best evidence o' .H'i % 10
,b.;r rnnij snr Blu, inrtrunen-h ne" nven.
,onn,id is yet hut little known IN the musical world ana
IL for this thnt We call TO til" attention {" MI
love -s
the existence Of such instrument and the low price II"
which could hc obtained. .
The following letter from LOWELL MASON boSto I'D !.
| P Reed, are permitted 10 use:
| Mr GEO T. REED, No II. fremont Row. Boston, Mass
DEAR SIR-At your request, hnvc eS"'npr pn "He S e" @
oi Bu,alo think :hcm IN all rcspcct- equal ana ia
some respects superior any Others of similar KIND when
have seen and in particular with respect TO qualy o1
tone and prortncss touch action OF the reeds hy
which quick passages may be performed with certain ana
dis,inc, articulation OF An instrument OF this KIND
is the b., substitute for in church nurlc with
which AMI acquainted LOWELL MASON.
PRICES.
-Four octave Melodeon, extending from CtoC So %
| Four md "a half octave Melodeon extending from 80
Five .o octave Melodcon, extending from r,oF $500
| Large Five octave Hclodcon-riIuo Style 100 10
Six octave Mclodeon-Pinmo style, extending ,,o oo
from to- lJo w
Lurge Five octave Meodcon-Piano atyle-with
two sets OF Reeds tuned in oc:nves 10 n0
~. Just published-"PRlECES COMPLETE IN
STkrCTOR FOR THE IMPROVED MELoDEoN, 10
which added tnvoritc Ar F0lunarics and Chants ur
nCei expressly for tls Instrument Price 30 cents.
CACTlON-We commenced the manufacture OF inc
Improved Mcodcon in ISL. since which time we nave ave
finished and sold over Fourteen thousand. During the
past three years have finished over Three Ihoh'nhd
MsOcons per yenr and We have ncnry completed our l
ran-.nlents o finishing -Four Thonsnnd AnhuaHy Inc
celebrity which Mcirdeons have attained, has sinInccu
nearly music dealer III the United states hid Cnha
da to nppy Tor the agency out hs we nk "u! "ne ,
in each city town, many necessarily dlsapohleu
Tho result h. TINT Name Pnis has been put upon
MeludcOns vhich facinrcd ~ VS. ana ag"u
few isnncc- which have come t0our kno"ledcc) dcnrTs
vino havs tcan unable obrnn Instruments, have nc
capted the agency Of some other
ono Of 0yr thich had pMrPosy bcrn PIT ont 81
tune and in bad order foil TO the inferior article thoy
offered tn the pubr For these reasons we caution those
who wish satsy themselves OF IN" merits {" our helo
deons 10 examine those only which are offered by our
Agent. or those who deal cxclusvely in our Instruments
Many improvements applied are eTeusrhy our oTH ana
haipr the oryn, manufacturers our experience has on
ahI.S ~. m nroducs which dl ccrning public
have superior anything Of the kind hitherto