Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Esty q qreen,s Melodeons.

The Melodeon establishment Of Messrs Esty 4
Green is one of the constitutions" of Bpttleboro 1t
makes but little difference whether the times are easy
or hard, their instruments sell rapidly that they find
1t difficult to fill their orders in any sort of season.
During the past year they have made and sold nstru
ments to the amount of over $4,000. This comes Of
making good article, and making the people under
stand and appreciate that fact If the figures given
above do not sufficiently prove assertion just read
the following sensible remarks from the Chronological
Journal, for January, which appears under the head
of "IIome and Music":
HOME AND MUsic.-NIusic is becoming, more and
more every year. staple necessity Of the family and
the home. Within the last forty years great changes
have taken place in our country in many respects.
The newspaper was then scarce article, and one in
school district among farmers was deemed sufficient.
Clocks were then nearly ms scarce, and musical in.
strumcnt was exception Now, when one en-
tiers paror or sitting room, his eye seeks the piano
or the melodeon, ms matter Of course and feels dis
appointed If he fails to sec one. These facts we re
gard MS wny-marks Of the civilization of the times
rather than an indication Of the increase Of wealth.
When we see an old broken pitcher or superannua-
ted teapot filled with plants in the poor mans cottage
window, some modest vine creeping over the door,
do not expect to meet within silks, diamonds and
French but feel of finding some refinement of
disposition and ycarning after the higher and the
better-pcrsons having the inner life of civilization
which seeks an avenue Of development through these
tokens of sympathy with the pure and the beautiful
In such home, too. should expect to hear the gen.
tie voice Of song We might find carpet, costly
furniture; but need not tell the traveller that in
such home would find everything can, and an
air Of refined contentment would seem to prevade the
place
In the future homes Of the children of such home
thus reared if fortune smiles on them, as it probably
will, shall find in the room Of the cracked teapot
and pitcher a respectable conservatory, rich musical
instrument to accompany the song and, Mt least, Il
| handsome carpet ON the floor.
Mechanical science is evolving works of utility and
Of taste to such an extent that we areoten amazed nj
its achievements. The washing machine for the kitch
en-, the sewing-nachne for the livng-room, the melo
deon the piano for the parlor, finding their way
not merely among the wealthy, but among the middle
cusses also, the farmer, the thriving mechanic anC
clerk can not only afford to procure them, but can dc
| without them.
The meodeon, rs now improved by Estey & Green
of Bratteboro, VT, supplies demand long felt-viz.
| an instrument with such tone and compass MS to NEE
the requirements Of sacred and social music, to nc
company famiy singing, having the quality of TIN
organ in breadth and richness OF tone and still pos
sessing much of the sprghtliness and vivacity q
the piano us to meet the wants of the parlor.
These results seem to be reached by the melodeon
referred to, and it gives us pleasure to say that VI
have one Of the instruments made by this firm AM
regard it unsurpassed by any other stvle of melo
deon in the market.
The great defect of the melodeon formerly has beer
that it would not respond instantly to the touch, thu
rendering it not well adapted to the quickest music
In striving to remedy that defect there danger
losing the smoohness and decacy of tone. Thes
difficulties seem to have been completely obvated i
the meodeons Of Estey x Green. Another very va
liable improvement in the melodeon, patented by hes
gentlemen, and used exclusively in the instrument
which they manufacture, is called "rhe Harmoni
Attachment" by which the power Of the instrumer
is doubled without increase of size, number of reed
keys thereby rendering it more powerful than an
other of similar size and price. Finally, the comb
nation Of the following indispensable qualities, to
perfect instrument-vz.; quickness of touch, smootl
ness and purity of tone, power, durability beauty an
style of finish, in Of which points is it urpasse
by any other meodeon in the country has justly Ell
; titled it to the name applied to it by the nanulactu
ers, of "rhc Perfect Meodeon." See their adverts
meu