Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-24
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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Foy,hc convenience Of Music Dealers in all parts of the
United States have made arrangements with the follow
ing firms who will supply the rnde at our regular factory
priccs:-G.o J.. Reed * Co.. II fremont Row, Boston
Mass Colburn & Field, Isl Main street Cincinnati 9hio
raj Agents for New York city. VIM Hail s. Son, No. 23s
| Broadway. opposite the Park.
Portable style Prince & Coz Improved Melodcons-
The oldrs, cstablitl N mt in the United States Employ
nC two hundred men, nnd finishing eighty instruments pei
week
| DEscnIrTlos OF THE MIlonEoS.--For tho benefit o
those rc-din. H distance aud consequently unable toin
spec, the Mcludeon before purchasing will cndeavort
give ho.t description OF the instrument The are
made of rosewood anlnre Us handsomely finished as auy
piano forte. The key onrd Ii precisely the rhe
piano organ, and the (Which il very beautiful
closely resembles ,ha, Of the u,e .,op of the orsan,he
speak the instant the keys touched and will m
Of the performance at rapid passages the piano
The pedal OH the lett II intended Tor swell with which
the beautiful effects he produced The pedal
the rish, supplies the wind and works so ca.Y tina,
| child work 1t without Any cS"rrion The bcows
(Which is sonlchlns entirely n,", a:d .ur which patent
granted III pccemhcr eiH) i. reversed cXhaus
ton helnws and Is this, III measure, whic; produces
| the peculiar rome.
by means OF the swell may be Increased or diminished
the plsa.urs OF the performer: it sufficiently loud fox
sma churches and If well calculated lor parlor nsru
ent. Hundreds have examined them, and hl have been
loud in their prnsc and the best evidence OF their merit
their rapid sale But itisa instrument new inyei.
,ion-and is yet but little hnown IL the nscsl world and
il j. for this reason thG, call to the nti, u,in of all
lovers of mu-:c believing thG there n0usar DIS who
would lose 40 time il securing one. they
the existence vi such instrument, and the low price II,
| which 1t could be obtained
The following letter rom LOWELL GASoS, B>s!on, TO j.
P Reed we arc permitted ~ use:
Mr Gro r. REED No. IL Trcmon, Row, Boston. Mass
DEAR Sp:-At.your request have examined of the
Mcludrons manufactured by Mcssrs Geo A. F:pce Il Co
of Buffalo think them, in all respects, equal! aid in
respects superior IT, any aeers OF similar Kind Which
r,iruIn IN
tone and propncs Of touch or action CT the reed. by
which quick paSauyes mny be performed "it certain nud
d.;ncl articulation Of tone An instrument o! this kind
the substitute for an organ in chIrsh music with
which am acquantcd Lo"hLL H"soA.
-Four octave Melodeon. extending from c to SIS 0C
-Four ani.s.half octave Melodeon, extending from
CtoF 90 eS
Five octave Melodeon, extending from, F,oF Is OG
! Large Five octave Melodeon-Piano style loo ot
| fom + TO 80 OF
Large Fivs pc,4ye MelOaeon--pauo style-wi,h . -
.;.9, Iu., pIbshcd""rRINCES COMPLETE IN
SIKCCloK FOR TUE IMPROVED MELoDEoN," to
WITCH added tavorc Airs Voun!aries and Chants, ar
!"r this Instrument. Price - cents
,' 80 irn-Ms commenced the nnnuncture ot the
'p. n% %IolS"n IN lsi7 since which time we nave
nst three ycar- have auishcd over ThSe Taau.dHd
Hs'oa.ons r. ge,: ara We have nearly completed Uu. mr.
celebrity which OUR Mcloieuns have n,taprd ba. induced
nearly every slc dealer in the United States and Cann
ca 10 9ppy agency ou Us we make but one agent
each city or own nnny arc necessarily disappointed
The result has been that Name Plate h been nut upou
Melodeons phiek not udnacur,d By VS. and sga din
few which have come toour know deaer.
who have been unable obtain us,rmep.s have ar
ceped the agency of other mauuiac,urcr-kerriuy
one of our instruments phch had purposy ts. r, or OF
rune and in bad order foil to the interior article they
offered to the public For these caution those
who wish 10 satisfy themselves of the merits of Meio
deons to examine those only which offered by cur
AGENTS or those who deal exclusively in Instruments
MANY improvements applied ezensreiy orr orH nnl
being the original manufacturers our experience h"s en-
sbed us to produce Instruments which discerning pubic
have pronouccd superior TO any;hng OF the kind hitherto
manufactured Many of tho eminent musicians OF
the cities ef New York and Boston have voluntarily given
estmonalsa as to the high character OF our instruments
which can be seen on application.
AU orders from dstance will DO promptly attended to,
aud written guarantee Of their durability given re-
quired. April @e-~rwly.