The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-01-06
PRINCE x4o Co.'s
Improved Patent Mel0ds0ns

GEO. A. PRINCE & CO., MASufAcruRERA
Tho Oldest establishment in the United States,
employing Two hundred men, and furnishing
sishty Instruments per week
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 3iElODEON
For the beue6t Of thess reading ~ distance,
and consequently unable to inspec. the Melodsop
before purchasing, we will andeaycr 10 give j
short description Of the instrument The casa
are made OF rosewood, md are rs handsomely fin
ished az any piano forte. The key board 10 pre-
cisely the .urne Il. the plano or organ, and the
tone (Which i, very beautifully closely resembles
that Of the Au!c stop the organ; the notes speak
the instant tue keys are TOUCHED, AMI will admit
Of the performance Of as rapid passages rs the Pi-
apo. The pedal on the Ell 10 intended FIR swell,
with which the mcst beautiful effects car be pro
duoed. The pedal on the RI ht supplies in5 wind,
and works so easily that Il child can work il with
out any exerton. Tho bellows, (Which is some
thing entirely new, and for y hich a patent vas
granted in December, 1881 is a reversed o. ex-
haustion bellows and il 10 this, in messUrs.
which produces the peculiar tone.
The volume Of tore !, equRl 20 that Of small
organ, and by means Of lhv eWell may he III
creased or diminished al tie plea'uTs Of the per
former It is sufficiently loud for email churchss
and is well calculate for Il parlor instrument.
Hundreds have examined them,a and all have been
loud in their prasei and the be., evidence Of
their merit ID their rapid sale But II is Il new
instrumental new invsutiOO-and - Yet bit lit
tie known In the musical world, ana IL 10 for this
reason that we call 70 IL the attention Of all lovers
Of music, believing that there are thousands who
would lose no time in securing one, were they 4.
ware oi the existence OF sacl an instrument and
the low price NJ which Il could be obtnined
The following letter nom lowell MASON. Boston
70 v. /. heed, we are permitted 10 use
sir. GEO. Z. REED, No. II Trepont Row, Boston
Dear Sir-At your requesf, | have examined
one of the lIelodeons maj ufactured by Messrs
Geo. a. Prince 4 Co., OF BuE 10. think them
in all respects equal, and In some respects super.
OF TO any others Of similar kind which have ace ~
and In particular with resDect d OualitV Of tone
and promptness OF touch, OF action OF the reeds.
by which quick passages may be performed with
certain ind distinct articulation Of tone. An in
strumsnt OF this kind is the bost substitute or an
organ, in church music, with which | Hm &C.
quainted. LOWELL MASON.
CAUrioS.-We commenced tie maI uiactuie
of the Improved Melodeon in ls47, since which
time we have finished and sold over fourteen
thousand During the past three years, We have
finished over three thousand elodeons per year.
and we have nearly completed our Arrangements
for finishing four Thousand annually. The GEL
ebnty which our Melod' ons hsve attained. has
induced nearly every music dealer IN the United
States and Canada 10 apply Ter the ageucy; bnt
rs We make but one agent in each city or town,
many are necessarily disappointed The result
has been that orr Name Finite hHs been put upon
Melodeons which We're not manufactured by MS :
and again, (in few instances which have come
10 our knowledge,) dealers who have been unable
20 obtain our instruments, have accepted the o.
gency Of some other manu- .iurel- keeping one
Of our instruments which had been PurPosely put
out Of tune, and in bal order. a fol 10 the in
ferior article they oel ell 10 he public. For these
reasons We caution those who walt 20 satisfy
themselves Of the merits Of our Meodeons, 10 ex
anime those OILY which are offered by our Hgents,
or those who deal exclusively in our ina ruments.
Many improvements applied are exclusively our
/ owni and Aepg the original manufacturers, our
experience has enabled US 10 produce instruments
which discerning public have pronounced SUI
| psrior TO anything OF the kind heretofore manu-
fhetured Many Of the most eminent musicians
| Of the cities Of New York and Boston have vol
unfairly given testimonials 10 the high chRrac
Ter OF our instruments, which can be seen on ap-
Tho wishing 10 purchase, can procure of a.
I !! Heryey, who ~ NJ sole agent for the State q
Vermont, at Midliebpry, AZ factory prices 81
en- il required
0Eo. A. PRINCE & CO., Proprs,ors.