New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-30
mfI,HE UNIVERSAL OPINION or I1lE
MUSICAL PROFEsSIoN"-iNewSor York Tribune

p,hsu, there hes never beer nssuoe IN whhhthe mus
- .ttumenis any msnuactureT have received ou TIE
esI profcssion generally such emphatic GpI)baiop sno
trepce over all otheIs Of their genera class, or sequfod
h,ftime soch wide reputation and extensive use a. 80
r.prNET ORGANS mode exclusively by MASON HAM.
,tN These Organs bear the rotation 70 the moodeon
"A o,hr reed instruments which the modem Tilnoforte
-, 70 the spuEe or Aarpckori OF o,d,n times "Nhn
,,. few yesrs" says The Home Journal such material
,,e,es has been made by the weknoNu marU'a urers
nsrN Mason Hann. 70 place the nstrUmen.s mede by
h.her level aud 20 dccde the question hat the
ofrc + no longer TO hoA Ge only prominent place as
lp,elod instrument. These manuflcuTers have WofA,d
nut the seet pcoducrs Of the best Quiy,oncs 4
rassng purity aud f,chuessrom reed, and have o.heT
80 brought tie trlments Tor which they have ldo ptel
,he appropriate nae Cabinet Organs 10 snch d'ec oi
,,,eiepoe tba they exciting much interest ia muce
eree and already becoming the fashion Will shoe who
.t on tts alert for musical novelties O. real merit
fr,n the form altered" says the Montreal Cas-e.
"rresentu u resembling IN shape eleean, csb
MT las h, nam, dcucte) than any thing ce and aud
rosfcn walnut oak. with al tho elegance
handsome raoferte. The tone Of this Instrument il tc"
,vet 81 oief oN.ecuce and What recommend 70
,osc & music and this IL free from all the hoIshues aud
rouccy which have heretofore characterized the reed tones
~ full round and rich that difficult believe timer,
tht cue listening vcTGbie pipe organ. The swell
,oo vosscs wonderfully elective bot simple oon'
srvnc whereby the pcd which work the bellows con
meet, vh which opens closes the swellchsmhI
o. the below, csp1p1s contracts erat- -h' player 20 'had'
and vary he III tste snd noey rcVe. before
Gtaius5.s.'
The Cabinet Organ frs introduced in the year 1867
sne N,w.Yort World, "Aas he'd combat very wide
,preaa deepsea..d Ifeudce sgnt reed Instruments the
,s If popuas c1,ertnc,s with the ro,erdTs Of aIrcur
,oufe the ueoocon and hano. iU To tie educated ear
the thac of those instruments caused aggregate
amount Of agony which besat gcnTa vnoe'ivc
Sue against these offending boxes OF most vsnou' sound
rut Messs Mason Hsuln have changed all this and by
their iurrovegeu; produced instrument Of the hslest
sser Of eri both a. regIds the guilty Of ts tones and ~
,sotv for arr - well popular oncct-an osir Imout
which syr,ss likely. and deserves t. become 80 popular .
TT pilrofor.e'
The mos, iuportaut respect II which tie MASON HAM
LIN CABINET ORGANS daT from Other reed nstrnneni'
T. QUALITY of tc.c This o. different character being more
rouud full aud aus, than n Other inTuIners oi Tie c'ss
II las A. once more musical volume and dcicGcy; more
,ptv And rcsues Tie superiority in this respect IT, Ia
deed obvious I whose musical perceptions have been
.uvat,d tha, forms the distinguishing chaIscer''re
ftre Mason iisan instruments Probably Il is 70 their
marked superiority tai. more than in any other
,pect that they thr snsar and the enosi
unanimous preference expTessed lor tlep by artists
Ye, their superiority oller respects not less real in
capacity I expression AID variety Of effect uniform char
OF each Throughout, ts register in qucSno' o
utieIauce 80 important ia the execution o. rapid music IN
sIcsence Of Arrangement. end ingenuity and perfection Of
construction. securing durability snd guarding sgin-t tliiy
10 get Of order, every comparison o the Cabinet oran'
with any Other Instrument. q tie cas must be favorable to
the former.
This marked excellence Of tie instruments of Mason
Ham owing, only the experience and sd OF the
in regard instruments Of is class but also
g. exclusive control and employment by them Of several
ot1ct ps,,Ets and patented Tfocesse with other peculiar
fl't.s. Among these may be mentioned the Automatic
b. lows Swell No.seess Safety Valves, Woods Coupler, lm-
troved Reed Valves. with reed tabe board and lcion ma
ehn,Yy of novel aud Ingenious couuc;on The uosi I'M
torart o. her uycstou b.yc originated IN the iaeofe' o'
Mason namln while the exclusive nee Of others hs' been
secured by them inplsusucc o. ther deienh 10 a's4
u,eyes o., every res hnpr4vea'ut in tis Gas. o. siF
u.t. whether lstec n tr oSn iacioFy or ee"here
Tie evidence hot t.e,e claims 70 tAc value and s1Ie
,or,v ef e Mason Hamln Clbne, ORGANS are not - :
,,ae9 bu. are wei founded is aruudani aid conclusive
qHE TESTIMONY OF EMINENT MUSICIANS la'
ben given TO az extent Unprecedented
III. EASY Tor manufacturer 20 CAIN. IN s,rera! way
ipstyer.eneuts snd olere tat their n.if1p'ui' are
u. led a. d., bet by TIE u0st eminent mp'i.an'
rom whom hundred. q recommendation have bsen re
e.,d GcGc Bot Il is safe 90 infer thrt eyery uar'ii
trr h1vrg such valuable ,e noay go Die behalf VA
t. s.ys 90 yyAf of. Certainly there ' reason 70
soet the esi,er.. of such testimony il g. not printed
Mason aual present IN their circulars rIa'cd testimony
from more than two hundred aud fly prominent mu'e.liD
i-dng arze portion Of the 10.t eminent o.ai' pinn
i. nus al directors and composers u tie county not only
70 the Fei excellence md v-. o. their cabinet organs. but
@ The fct that they ezce G other inrunfa'' Of N" d4''
sJso musician who viii examine csTeilIy'' 'a1s MAA
NARETZEK. tie vel known iaJroaaTt0 'cnn dou" iha'
The be Instruments IN tbe word made in tho United
S,.s az aa. your Cstin organs grcaty srprrcT ard
tyLrte bet made Lec. spel foD e1fereaoe So 'heif
u b q tie Opera l the Ac4-eIny Il 81 &C. a4d q NJ
ewu house"
Mrs T. MILLS tie very einsnt pianist. wrtes "n tl!
os, cgaes which con-tllls eGcelsnce, r'gart your
Cetn.t Organs IS uurya.ed Such pure musical tones,
tronptnsss and smoottu,-s u action lud G1e variety oi
eject have 10 Id n sly other Instruments oi tie
class"
Mr GOTTsCHALK ssy.. "Nour Cabinet Orgsn l. truly
charming Instrument orhy o 'e high Trdse Las received
aud superior evyihng Of IT. class have seen and de
thai one will 6ad g.. way into every hon'e
hold q taste end refinement ~hh can po''oy ano'a Is
moderate e1ueusc"
Mr HAIRY sANDTRSOS .tyies II "ihe be-, rstsinert
al IT. cass with which acquainted snd worthy placs la
every dfawiugfOon bc4ids tbe yilrofOre.'
Nh JOHN n. WILCOX. tue very ~ninsut orgsuit %
boton whose testimony derives sddIona. weight fen The
~ - hn.l rngascd in tne sh1iac uie o. pifoi
writes lu giving ~ testimony the luperioriy II
your insfuHen' over sl otAe5 q whatever ske Or ua'
reeds ony rerese What 40 many iI he musical pro
Seion have sd befretbst for equality pu.ss aBd
exquisite tone. they an. unequt'ed'
Nh WILLIAM MASON declares them 'resly 80 eYoel.
lint that there tdfdy be dliereuce OF opinion
IT rs TIP UNIVERSAL OPINION or TIE MusI.
CAL PROFESSION that Nessr.. Mason Honn have -uc.
c.ssed In making better small srnmont than any other;
tht no such mechanical worf Of toe bpd be found 81
Jnrope Il lNew.YoT Tnbaue.
TIiE mason s HA3LiS CABINFT T ORGAN Il quite B..
t@at IN Improvement upon tie Mel, ,dson introduced
twenty wears since. snd s ts Hsluonnn,
eTt Grand Piano o todaS il the mpeTe pianos in
to-. r.rrcsel the hiehct accomplishments
oud0srv in ths dep4rInent 1is IL rot only ocr oI ion