, 1865-11-08

The pauo-forts, which has had almost exclusive n"
voz a d1awfng.voom INSTRUMENT, 1t finding rival
In tot Cabinet Organ, recently introduced and which
u receiving much fsVor In musical cl1r1es.-
An instrument which should 6e capable, In GOOD
Degree Of producing The admirable effects OF tho large
ppe-orgau, Of adding to them In Important rtspect
and yet which should not sIcetd the possibilities OF
private houses TO spaee. expense etc. has Ioug oetn
= drslderatum With mustca! connolssenlo' ana IL
production au object Of the ambition Of mauufactu-
rem. We hare become 80 accustomed to tho plaoo-
forte as tho sole interpreter Of I'll classes OF nsttu
mental music In cur homes and 1t Ia 70 admirable In
It's oce In many respects. that It Il not realized tna!s
In lsrge classes OF u2lc taboss nntef Rseat naah
yantA&e fom Its inability to produce sust0tned tooe
Tet, tor the Interpretation Of many compositions,
theen are sctuAIy essential. From the instant pano
keys struck the rapidly decreased until Is lost
entirely. In way ca1 It be long continued or made
10 Increase, instead Of minshng; and Tho repetition
Of tones to which lhc performer compelled tofcaoff,
place Of their pro1ousntop, H. se7 Ill, unsatfacto
~ IN ts results Tho pecullafy Of the tones Of the
pIaaoforte Is undoubtedly excellent as atngie eecs
conducting to the Eracefunes& 4nd spirit OF Its
AuceA and It's capacity for expression. hut il by no
means the Gully desirable affect and th uposalb,l!ty
Of escaping 1t produces certain ameness and monot-
ony, and greatly eizp1nac es the capabilities Of the
instrument.
Tho various Orchestral and band instruments. and
the huua voice. especially, avold this the
psr.,-lortt and capable Of sustained toots with
Areater variety In cTtscedo snd dtntiHuedo effects;
but not one Of them. sngly can produce haFmouy ~
we'll melody. Hero then, theT aF1 faz behind tho
plano In usefulaess. Who're humber OF them can be
used together ~ In an orchesr1 choir, or even Quat
tette Of FoIces Instruments harmony As well mel
ody. Is possible with every variety Of nalcat effect
uencn Ii for such combinations tbst most of the hcst
fnnsacal cowpouoEt hayt been writer, and they CAL
not be Adequately rendered By any instrument not c.
pabe of sustalutd tones But those Of as who af less
than psi,ees cannot keep, at Our private command.
MI
lre At will and thus The need Of 1oe ond Instrument
which shall combine the capabilities Of rnany-1hich
shall add the capacity Of tho piano that Of the
Kan. And under the hands Of slnge performer better
render our most valuable music thin tho plano can
poss1b1y do account Of the pecnlla1l&t enttoned
PtpcorZaua are out Of tho question. from the large
space they must necessarily occupy N order to con-
tain reasonable eompaaa aud vaEtely, we'll from
ther great cost. In ppeorgan II It be properly BAL
Anccd. and we'll furnished In its lower well upper
tones pipe sixteen feet long and aeveta inches In d
acte1 fs requisite to pzo1uoc the single lowest tone
From this eze the pipes gradually decrease In ac as
tho ones to be produced arc higher bus as In angle
full stop there must be sl1tYoue pipes and
ably 2attlfactoEy plpe-orEnn must contain seTesM
sops 1t il pbTous that large amount Of space must
be occupied BY such IN izanument-aot " mention
tho expense taypTsd IN is construction For pirate
houses therefore, to save space and expense, 1t has
been customary and cTen necessary omit the heavier
stops, requiring these large p1rts and dispfopor
toned. nbaianted instruments haye been the result
Without after Ill., attaining sufficient copaetness and
economy to render them generally avAttshle.
This lnsuperahle difficulty. with some minor ones,
has prevented the ptpeorCaus from becoming popular
a. parfor Instruments
For long time It has appeared probable 10 those
who were eognlEnnt Of such uaatess, that II tho de-
sired instrurneot which should be miniature Of the
gteat p1peofgau, epltome Of the orchestra were
eser produced, II must be BY md d.
velopmeat Of some form Of instrument In which the
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space arc readily controlled and do not Involve very
grtat expense. uencn much tt1e and Ingenuity hare
been given to experiments In this direction. The chief
difficulty to bt overcome WIS not tflng. being moth
Ing less thAu poor nnAttrsctve quality OF tona The
term "reedy tones" had become almost proro.uEal
expression Of condemnation. And then there were
Other ahoFtconlngs scarcely 1caa important.
II is not our purpose to attempt any illusion even 70
the immediate experiments which hAve been made
In the of many years overcome this radical
Defect ~ well as the other dedceacleJ in iced n
auuments. Their success has been vaztous, tnd not
Always encouraging. though progress was made from
time to time. this result Of which the public had IN
the shape Of melodeopA haFmouium4, and organs
Of vat1ous names. Its only within few year, how.
ever, that reed tnatfuneuts hare attained such de-
gree Of excellence to merit Of receive much atten
ton nom musical connolssouzs. But within tho past
few yea1a such material proKreas has been made By
the wellknown manufacturers, Nes0s. Mason Ham,
lin. of Boston, ~ to place the Instruments made By
them on higher level, and to decide the question
that the pano-forte is no Longer to hold the only
prominent place ~ household instrument. These
rasnufaesrfeEs have NczEeA out the secret Of pro-
ducuE tones Of the best Qualttytouea Of SURPRISING
purity knd Efchnessfrom reeds, md have otherwise
brought The instruments. for which they taye adopt
Cd the Appropriate name, Cabinet osga1s" to such
adeg1ea Of excellence, that thtJ are exciting much
interest IN musical circles, and are already becoming
the fashion with those who On the alert for mua
cal nove1tiea Of resi- merit. Without donb ID these
Cabinet Organs, VIC have the long sought in1trnment