Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
PRINCES IMPROVED PATENT
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TEO. A. PRINCE & co. MI..tnc. I'm.

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:" tIrcrs, No. 200, Main street, bahalo, sll(-5
New York City. II :
For the convenience OF Music Dealers in psrts of ii,
United States have made with the foloS
ing firms who will supply the trade regular factor,
priccs:-GCo. p Reed & Co, i fremont Row. BostI.
Mass; Colburn * Field! I Main street, Cincinnati, Oh
Bal!ncr Weber. y Fourth street. st. Louis Mo- Geue.
ral accnrs for New York city. VIM. Hall & Son, No -.
| Broadway, opposite the Park.
Portable sty!c Prince & Co.'S Improved Meodeons -
Tho oldcs, establishment in the United States. Employ.
in. two hundred men and finishing eighty instruments Pc;
week
those ra.iiug III distance and consequently unable o
specific Meoeon before purchasing we WI! eEdeavortc
give description OF the instrument ne Cases ars
made OF rosewood undarc handsomely hisi'ed Gpy
piano forte The board precisely tho ITO
pinno or organ and the tonO (Tlch Is very beautiful
closely resembles that OF the flute stop OF the ogaahs
notes speak the instant the keys touched and will 3D.
nit OF the performance OF rapid passages rs the psQ
The pedal ON the lett intended for swell, with which
the beautiful effects can be produced The pedal OF
the right supplies tho wind, and works 90 easily that
child work il without any exortlou. The bellows
(Which is something entirely and for which ps,cut
was granted in December 1850 reversed exaG..
ron bellows; and il is th IL measure, which p!otUces
the peculiar tone.
The volume of tone is equal to that OF small organ md
by means of the swell may be Increased diminished s.
the pleasure Of the performer; sufficiently loud 10,
small churches, and l. well cncu'sd Tor pnror insu
mont Hundreds have examined them all have been
IouJ i'm tni- prasc; and the best evidence their mari,
their rapid sale. But lis new instruIrnis new invsr
ton-snd yet but iil known IN the musical world SID
il Is TOR TINT Ca 10 II the stteuOa OF al
lovers Of music, believing that there thousands VIII,
would lose no time In securing on" weTs thoy q
the existence of -uch instrument, and the lev pr,ce
which II could ho sD'a!nrd
The tollowin. letter from LOWELL Mason Boston to !!
p Reed, We sre permitted TO use
k!r GEO T. REED. No II. I. cr:'OHt h0y, Boston, ha-s
DEAR SIRA your request, have examined one Il T.. (
Meodeoas manua, tured BY Mcssgs Geo A Prince e.
OF Buffalo think them in all respects. equal. ana
N,0i
have -een and III particular with respect 10 quai'!
tone and prompness OF touch, OF action OF the reeds
which quick may be performed win CERTAIN ~
distinct articulation OF tone An instrument OF Ills EiE
the best substitute for an organ, III church muse VIII
which | am acquainted LOWELL MASON
YVES PRICES.
Four octave Mcloieon, .Xou;:ng from c TO s!5
Fournudn.hnll octave Mclodeon, extending from
c TOT W
Five oc,nve Meodoon extending from F TOT IS
Large Five Oc,U2e Mc!cdeon--pias1 Style lrv
Six octave Mrlodoon-PiHmo style, e%e@d..j
LARGE Five octave mel5deor-Piano stylc-with
rs just publisSSd~"PRlNCE'S COMPLETE ~
STRuCTOR' FOR THE IMPROVED MELoDEOE," 10
which is added favoi,o Airs VOunartes and Chants, NJ.
ranged expressly fol this Instrument lIce 'ccent=
CAUTION --Wo commenced tie manufacture oil tie
Improved Meoieon in lsi7, rTce "hlch tine Te ES's
finished All sold o:cr EOayfs.a IkgDsG4t During the |
pa9t three years, 40 have hs:ed oyer !ms' IS'%s"
MeIodeoRS pr ycGy, and Ne have nearly compel our !"
rangcmcnts tor finishing -Four Thousand annually IGeE
celebrity which MclodeOn- have attained. has induced
nearly every music Gee. III Tie United STATES "ud Cans
da to apply tor the agency; but ske but ore igt
in each city town, many are necessarily d!sappcnl"
The result nae been that our Mans Ptcs has beer pax
Neodcons kich we're .qGR j0cat " aj aai sga!?
few instances which hare iucur knowledge dealers
who have teen unable 10 obtain our Instruments nave
ceptcd the agency OF some other nanGaciureE-teeyk
of instruments kc hal purpDs.ty Lecg put oG;.
tune and IN bad ord Toll TO the interior eruce they
offered TO the public For these reasons We caution he
who wish aasfy tkemsevoI Of tho merits OF our acS
doons, to examinr those only which are oa;el 1y "I
Agents. those who deal exclusively In our Hs,rumeniS
Many improvements applied aye erelasivy oHI aud
being the original manufacturers our expnsnce mas CT
ablcd produce instruments which discerning pns
hare pronounced supero; anything Of the kind hitherto
Many oi tho most cminent musicians I"
the cties Of New York md Boston have voluntarily gwen
testimonials the high character OF our instruments
which can be seen application.
All orders from distance will DO promptly attended 10
and written guarantee Of their durability given r.
luircd. April 2S-cw!y.