Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-14
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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~EO A. PRINCE & co. Manuinc. oR

II EO n. GRlN( l. ~ ~. NhnuHlc' 6l6GS~
N.l. Wholesale Depot, 81 Fulton street
New York City.
United States have made arrangements with the follow
ing firms will supply the trade at our regular factory
Mass Colburn Field, l54 Main street. Cincinnati Ohio
E.mrr Weber, So Fourth street S. Louis NO. sens nso
ra, Agents for New York city. VIM Hall son. No. 2's
Broadway. opposite the Park.
The Older, establishment in the United States Employ
ing two hundred men, and finishing eighty struHens per
week.
DEscaIPr1os OF THE MELoproS.--For the benefit Of
those residing Mt distance and consequently unable TO
spec, Mcodon before purchasing We will endearorto
1--WE short description Of the instrument The cnscs nre
tnHe OF rosewood aud are a Handsomely hnishai 10 any
ano forte The board is precisely the same "a rhe
piano OF organ and the tone (Which Is very hehniiuD
closely resembles tnt OF the flute stop OF the or.nnthe
notes speak the keys are touched and Will ad
n of the performance of rapid passages the piano
Th. pedal on the lei, il intended for swell. with which
the beautiful effects be produced The pedal on
the - supplies the wind ami works 20 eas'ly That
child can worH it without any exertion The bellows
(Which something entirely new. and Tor winch patent
granted il December loid) Ii reversed or cxhhus
zion bellows; and II il THE in measure winc! produces
the peculiar tone. ,
T volume OF tone Is equal U that OF email organ and
by means Of tho swell may be increased or diminished AT
H.. pleasure OF tn. performer; is sufficiently loud for
snail churches is well calculated Tor paror lnstru
uent Hundreds have examined them and h have been
ud in ,hcir praise and the best evidence of their merit Is
their rapid sale. bur ills instruinen-a ne" i'en,
,ion-ad hu; lille known in the musical world anu
lovers music, believing that there are thousands VINO
would lose time in securing one, they aware OF
the rNence OF suc al instrument and the low pce AT
wiic: il could be obtained
The following letter from LOWELL HAsoS Boston, TO j.
P Reed, we are permitted to use:
Mr. GEO. y. REED, No Il. fremont Row, Boston, Msss.
DEAR SIR-At your request, have examined OF the
Meiodeons manufactured by Ne.srs. Geo A. Prince Co
OF Buffalo think them, in all respects equal, nnd in
respects superior TO Others similar kind which
have seen and in particular with respect 10 quality Of
tone and prUrpuees Of touch action the reeds, by
which quick passages may be performed with ccrtn and
distinct articulation o tone An instrument Of this kind
is hc bert substitute Tor an organ in church music with
which am acquainted PRICES LOWELL MASON.
| Four octtse Melodeon. extending from CtoC SIS 90
| Four-nndH-half octave Melodeon, extending from
| Five octave Meodeon, extending from FtoF Is 90
| Large Fiv,. octave Mclodson-Piano STYLE 100 90
six octave Melodeon-p"no Style extending
Large Five octave Mclodcol,-Piauo s,yl..-with
two OF Reeds, tuned in octHres $50 no
- Just pubshed-"pRINCEs COMPLETE IN
sIRuCTOR FOR THE IMPROVED MEIODEoN," to
ranged expressly for this Instrument. Price IS cents
CAUTION.-We commenced the manufacture of the
Improved Melodeon in 1911 since which time huve
fhisl.ed and sold Fourteen Thousand During the
pa,, three years have finished Thrre Thousand
Morons per year. and we have nearly completed
run-eneu,s tor finishing -Four thousand inruaiy The
celebrity which our Meodcons have attained has induced
nearly music dealer in the United States and Cana.
a apply tor the agency but as we make but agent
in each CITY or town, many necessarily disappointed
The result has been hu Name Plate hus been put upon
Mcodeons uhch uaeturtd by and again n
few instances which have toour knowledge eulps
who have Eeen unable obtain our Instruments, have nc
ccptcd the agency OF other manulacturer-kspng
enc OF our instruments hiA had p1rosy bcen put Of
tyyc ami in bod order Ms foil the inferior article they
offered to the public For these reasons caution those
who wish TO satisfy themselves Of the merits Of Meo
dcons, examine those only which are offered 10y our
A.rp,, o- ,bo.e who dea exclusively in Instruments
Many improvements applied are e1usrsly ORR; und
being the original manufacturers our oxperieuce has
abicd produce instruments which discerning public
hvc superior anything Of the kind hitherto
manufactured Many of the most eminent musicians OF
we cities al New York and Boston have voluntarily given
tc:;ioinlsns TO h. hirb character of nstrunen
""'Th .n an be IN application.
AZ oslrrs from distance win be promptly attended to-
qolrsu April .S-cwly.