Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-10-26
American Organs.
{ From. G,deys Ladies' Book,' february, 1866,
REED ORGANS. &C..

The FLOWING remarks and suggestions relative to tn:
immensely popular Instrument iii doubtless aud
profit yer! its Of our reader, Commend the ara
Gle TO titeir careful peiusdl -
hundred and one makers u Organs, Cottage Parior
Csbin-t, American, School Organs etc, etc are eaeh
claiming Il make the bci instrument the world IL
IN c"mpArdNe'y Dew nsrum mt as at pre- ent con-
trIctd We arr convinced the public are much hess
die pi Judging Of is merits, drmrriis. than most
ohcr iHs: Tuicats HileIe is really essential differ
Ia them II there exc.en, and worth
less ones the public should have iieroD judge
ns Of than, Inc facts which Will en!igiten them We
cfeerlny coDceto space for this article knowing that
there is hardly family, church, school in all the
land hut : more or less ntert, in this topic We
also aware Of ts Giag great mis- fortune real caam
t, 10 any oi them u purclase Inferior WORTHLESS
organ, ruInous TO good playing, and often source u
much yexaion and annoy know th,. article to
eisna;e frem candid and Intelligent source, and thus
we give it to reacrs.
The lestiOn is often asked what reed organs
We answer they are in most hing in the world
but the old melodeon in disguise Mary Of the so-call a
organs have the sane bellows, the reeds, the
same gtnersl internal arrangement. it'll the b. Flows
nred ON edge to gam room, they have simply put
more pretentlOus exterior, and high sounding
name. Blu; To be in reality organ must have
wind chest or reservoir Tor air sepa the bellows
int" which wind-est the reeds OPEN and the ha.
r. ON 10 expand and perfect itself the u to.
similar 10 the hde OF pipe organ. even, smooth firm aud
mellow aud this Il lie from reeds cannot b. oblaued Ia
any other way known Nothing anIoys a true orys.
st as u have the VI lume ut sDtrd swelling and my
Systematically with every variation of force the b.llon
which is Always The wherc reeds open direct ia.
10 the bellows OF air passages steai of wimicest or
souHd-boN. Aud yet some go far as to
claim this spasnoc automatic jerking of the below.
Oh the reeds excellence. just though they did
not know that II must very throw the out o,
tune and IMPURE the be,ws; and though it nut
IN caster matter TO obtain much better and ea,
managed swell by o' Methods The Truth Is any or
gan called Int lode winch ha. the wind aching ii.
rectly the reeds, is nothing nor hess than
huge accurdeon. dress l. III may. And when
.''sIs and true musicians become Of the fact tia,
tiey con obtain ihose that are orgaLs in fact well
III name they viii buy OF tn. obi ctionable ones
Then again the swell should always be separate and dis.
tinct fUm the bellows be acted upon by the
hard sof blowing, bu. nveient, that the
eau use with the Knee separate from the hands and
ett ahd thus always ulder easy cn,ro - be used al
hdtiam.
The large divided bellows, or double bellows is also
very importan, improvement. By this not ouy
ca the wind BE- supplied more evenly, bu, with far great
er ease to the performer, from the TACT that either bellows
alone Ill lie sufficient for the lighter meloi les thus per
mIns the player To- Change about and the feet
will then, the bellows is Of the requisite large sz and
al having the wind chest rcsefYOir,al will be well
A 10 The reeds, they must be scientifically tuned AID
voiced or all the ether good qualities in the world cannot
prod1cs good toned instrument. The inquiry very
naturally where the g,. be procured com.
Hiie all these essential and desrabis quaties There
py one possessing all these points, and that Is the
ANGLICAN ORGAN, male by s D. < H. ". SMITH
d Boston. SIBERIA orr. Wholesale Agent ISL Brodya Az
New i1rA- These organs have wind Chest extend,
he Whole length OF the strunoht and Constructed
As 70 act al the time reyerbera.ing sound b>
or board an having the slme Important citation AMI
part to perform that the soaniins-boar has to tn.
aio, tlils feature the makers have patented and to
aie owing in great measure the entirely unequllleu
iuHiesss AMI richness OF tone highly priced by all
VINO nave used theSe organs. They also have the arges
ami best divide bellows In use which is another n,.or
taat ieatGfe No art Of their wark is sighted no tx.
! Pe'se Or pains spared to nake tie American Organs
'fi'e, unsteady n we'll y mechanically: aud jud sny
~ ~ ths home sa' them presc /. thy b,i Gr
- Nii- Gaitail tie proud position they In won Nv
81 Pett1r merit alone. mid heartily n lyi,.
r.! linonstei 10 cad up',n or address Ma siB,Rft
- ti..' :. L-+,.,Ls AGENT 5o BAuApvAY H.
40 X dfsa assr tAet he " III il, The ntl manly
~ tr1iul bIiel art to them al the infirmatit,n
III V may de,ir', or send them descriptive c cul,,,
r9l ~ - l.ls iuly delightful instrument.
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