Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-06
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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- EO. 4. PRINCE s. co. Mauuac. IT.
y. y. Wholesale Depot, - Fulton street I I u Il
New York CITY.
For the convenience of Music Dealers in ps;i OF III.
United States hive made cnts win thr follow
ing firms. who vii supply TIE trade al regular factory
-. ccs--uco 2. Reed i Co, y fremont Row. Bo-lou
Mase Coburh Field, lji Main street. Cincinnati, Ohio
Bnlrncr Weber, 6 Fourth street, 81 Louis, NO. Gem"
raj Agent. for New York CITY, VIM Hail & SoA, No 23a
Broadway, opposite the Park
Portable style, Priac5 & Coz Improved MeIodconE-
The ni:,: e7tabthn,cut In ,hc United Sn,es Employ
ing two hundyed men, and finishing eighty instruments per
week
DESCRIPTION OF THE MELopEos.-Fos the benefit oi
those residing at dstauc" c7 consequently unable ton
spcc, the Mclodcou crcrc purchasing will onacnyoro
give short description o In" instrument. Tho cases arc
na.e Of rosewood andarc II handsomely GLisne any
piano forte. The key hoard IS rrccr!y the rhr
piano organ, aud the tone (Which is very heau'uD
c!oocy rcacbcs that Of the n;c stop Of the orsnn'hr
notes speak the instant tho kr; touched and VIII nd!
NIT of the performance OF RAPID pa--h:cs the piano
The pedal the lett s intended for swell with which
the beautiful effects be produced The pedal on
III" RI sht supplies the wind and works ca-ly that
child work il without any rxcrrion. Tic tc,.ows
(Which i. sonichlng entirely new, Pai i0r Sath patent
granted in Dccemhc- l:ii is reversed cXhhua
ton hclcwa md i. TINS, IN measure which produces
:hG pstuiia. tone,
The volume Of tone is equal to nt OF small and
by Of the .wr may be Increased diminished at
the pleasure OF the performer it is sufficiently loud Tor
small churches md is we'll calculated for pRru: usifu-
ment Hundreds have examined he1. AID all have pccn
loud in their praise Gd tie uub evidence o their merit is
their rand :sa. G II new iRstrunInt-a new inven.
ION Aaa i, yet bit little known In the musical world and
Il for THE reason thht call to it the attention OF all
ovrrs of music, believing that there Thousands wro
would osc time in securing one, the" nTnrc OF
the existence OF such an i,,runon n ,h. low pce at
which il could be ebth!ret
The followin, ircf ,om LOWELL MASos Boston, 10 j.
E t,oen, We are permitted 70 use:
&r GEO. r REED, No. Il. fremont Row Bcston. MUS
DEAN SIR-At your request have examined on" q! me
Melodcons manufactured by Mc.srs Geo. l. Prilcr Co
OF Buffalo think them IN al .Ccts equal nGi, In
some respects supcro- as dI.crs Of similar kind which
hive Il an NIr
tone sad p:omptnc.s ot touch action Of the rced. By
which quick passages n'y he performed with certain ma
distinct articulation o: tone. in instrument OF this knt
is the hest substitute for IN organ in church nsc 'h
which am acquainted. LOWELL MASON.
Four octnve Mco,,Cnu s.:cEd!nc from c to G S45 90
Eo.. .aa,i ANAL octave %clodeon extending from
C,oF 60 10
Five octave Mrloleon cxtendur from TO I - W
Large Five octave Mathematician s,yi; lOO u
Six octave Meiodeop-piaaa st5re, extending ,oo a.,
from TO l'o w
two sc,s OF Reeds, tuned in ocsvrs $50 90
I-5a just publi.hsd-"PRINCE'S COMPLETE ~
sI'KUCToR FOR THE IMPROVED MELOpEDH, TO
which is added nvOrte Airs. Vuu:;uscu aad Chsnts M.
ranged expressly for t. la.t:Gnent. Price 10 cent?
CAUTI4H.-We commenced the manufacture of the
raproycd Mcodeon in isi7, ,sincc which time we have
past three years, we have finished Three 1hoHG@nd
eodsvns per year. md VIC have nearly completed our ar.
rsngcment. for fnishin: Faar Ti3Vsaui 4anuahy Inc
celebrity which cur Mcodeons haze nunci has induced
ncurlv every music dealer in the United States md Cana.
IN to apply for the agency but make but one agent
In each city town, many necessarily disappointed
The result has been that Name hns been put upon
Mrlolcons veh NOT hctured by and aGa( (n
few instances which have kOWledscl dchiers
who have tccn unable 10 C,an instruments hnvc ac'
e.pcd the agency VI sonc other mnnuiacturcr-Ssp'n9
enc u ou .rrnnenfs hich had pwrpociy tecn pat ont ~
tur, and in bad orr toll the Inferior ar:ice they
offered 10 the public For these reasons caution those
who wish to satisfy themselves OF the merits OF our Me!o
dcons TO examine thUsc only which arc offered by our
Agents or those who deal exclusively in our instrumental
IA 0.@ys
heinz the original manufacturers our experience hu' en-!
allied us TO produce instruments which discerning puoc
have pronounced superior anything o. the kind hitherto
manufactured. Many Of the eminent rnnslcnns oil
the cities of New York and Boston have voluntarily gwen
the high character Of our Instruments
which can be seen on application.
All orders from distance viii be promptly atlended TO-
and written guarantee OF their durshiihy gwen II re-
qured. apr"