The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-23
improved Patent MelOdeons

GEO. A. PRINCE & co, MANUFACTURER
The Oldest establishment in the United States,
employing two hundred men, and furnishing
eighty instruments per week
DESCRIPTION OF THE MELODEoN.
For the benefit OF those residing at distance,
and consequently unable to inspect the Melodeon
before purchasing, we will endeayor 10 give
short description Of the instrument. The cases
are made Of rosewood, and are as handsomely fin
ished as any panoforte. The keyboard is pre-
ciseiy the same as the piano or organ, and the
tone (Which is very beautifully closely resembles
that of the flute stop or the organ; the notes speak
the instant the keys are touched, and will admit
OF the performance of as rapid passages as the pr
nno The pedal on the left is intended tor swell,
with which the most beautiful effects can be pro-
duced. The pedal on the right supplies the wind,
and works so easily that child can work it with
ont any exertion. The bellows, (Which is some
thing entirely new, und for which a patent was
granted in December is46,) is q reversed or sx-
haustion bellows. and ii is this, in measure,
which produces the peculiar tone.
The volume Of tone is equal 10 that OF u small
organ, and by means of the swell may be in
creased or diminished at the pleasure of the per
former it is sufficiently loud for small churches
and is well calculated for parlor intrument.
Hundreds have examined them and all have been
loud 10 their praise and the best evidence OF
then merit lie their rapid sale. But II Is new
instrument-a new invenion-and Is yet but lit
tie known In the musical world, and il is for this
of music, believing that there are thousands who
would lose no time in securing one, were they a.
ware Of the existence Of sncb an instrument and
the low price at which il could be obtained
The following letter from Lowell Mason, Boston,
10 q. Il Reed, We are permitted 10 use
Mr.. Gao Z. REED, No. ~ fremont Row, Boston.
Dear Sir--At your request, | have examined
one OF the Melodeons manufactured by Messrs.
Geo. A. Prince Il Co, OF Buffalo. think them
in all respects equal and in some respects SUPERB
M of m which have
AID in particular with respect TO quality OF tone
and promptness Of touch. or action OF the reeds,
ty which quick passages may be periormed with
certain und distinct articulation OF tone. An IN
strumsnt OF this kind is The best substitute Tor an
organ IN church muse, with which J am &C
/ quainted' LOWELL Mason.
/ CAUTIoS.-We commenced the manufacture
/ oi the Improved Melodeon in ls47, since which
/ time We have finished and sold over fourteen
thousand. During the past three year,, We have
finished over three thousand Melodeons per year
and we have nearly completed our arrangements
| ior finishing four thousand annually. The GET
ebrity which our Aelodeon, have attained, ha'
induced nearly every music dealer in the Unitet
States and Canada TO apply for the agency bu
as we make but one agent in each city OF town
many are necessarily disappointed. The result
has bsen that our Name Plate has been put upoI
| Melodeons which were not manufactured by rs
and again, Tin few instances which have COM
TO our knowledge,) dealers who have been unabl
TO obtain our instruments, have accepted the a
gency Of some other manufacturer keeping on
Of our instruments which had been purpo,ely pu
ont Of tune, and in bad order, as a foil TO the in
feror article they Offered TO The public. For thes
reasons We caution those who wish 10 saiisf
| themselves Of the merits OF our Melodeons, TO en-
anime those OILY which are offered by our agents
or those who deal exclusively in our instrument;
Many improvements applied are exclusively oil
own and being the original manufacturers, on
experience has enabled US TO produce instrument
which 4 discerning public have pronounced su
psrior 10 anything Of the kind heretofore manu-
tactuTed. Many Of the most eminent musician
Of the cities Of New York and Boston have vol
unfairly given testimonials as TO the high chara'
ter of our instruments, which San be seen on al
plicatiou.
Those wishing to purchase, can procure OF
J. Hervey, who is our sole agent for the State
Vermont, ut Addlebury, AT factory prices.
DZ-A written guaranty of their durability gi
gu II required.