Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-10
American Organs.
{ From. " Godey'> La3.es' D,ok,7 FsJruary, lSGC,
REED ORGANS. Sc.


TIE following remlrks AMI suggestions relative to til,
Immensely irpfJ'r srumcnt III diubtlr>S and
profit many Of our reaer' commend the lrti-
c' &" their careful Ierls -
huaf.tett aud cc utker>nf Orglus, Cottage, pJrnr
CABINET, American, school Organs, etc. etc cpr
claiming omtkc the hest instrument the world Re-
ia comparatively new rl,lium mt, rs at pre- rnt con-
sttGcd, are convinced the public much less
Pablo oi judging at its merits, d.mcrits than of most
ol' IL rgpeiti. lithcIc is really u L. s,nt,a differ
rnoe ia th, il th"rc are sone excellent and worth
les ones tie public should have eripn julIe
Ing d" them, some facts wlilci wi cn ightcn them W.
chgerpily eouceo spice tor this article knowing. that
there is hardly fUnily, OF church, school ia all the
lana ut iofe "r less Interested in this tpic w at"
ti.p aware ct il b ing mis- fortune, real dam
tN, u any OF III I'm 10 preha,e inferior worthless
% Ian, rHih0us to .uai playing, and ultn u ~
much ScN ition and duuuJ duct. We know lids
eInIlilte If N cdnid and Ltelgeu source AID thus
-iye it IL reacrs.
The Il lrstiut ucn ktri, what reed organs -
We N "r IL Y are IA most c'o3, uohin- in the world
hut the old II q dion in di, -ujsc Mary the social.
organs have TIE san belt w. the reeds, AMI the
same .thtrti internal arrangement with tn bellows
turned GA '-e Ia ,.iu roem, they have simply put
more prctentiou, EXTERIOR n, /. mllc h,sh sounding
But organ bc Ia reality az organ must have
wld chest " Reservoir tor air ia ate ir the bellows
into winch Wrl chest the eds open. and the tone has
r ON to expand ana per-, ct itself TO the tn rud tone
similar to the flute or pipe organ, smooth firm and
mellow aud tins tone from reeds cannot b.. ohi,iurd In
amy other way known Nothing ainoyS true ur,a-
st as 10 have the volume Of sound swelling AMI jerking
spasnocaiy with every variation O force on tht bellows
which is always the where the reeds open direct in-
to the bellows or air passages Instead Of wndchest
sound-boN. And yet seme makers even 20 far TO
clam this spasudic automatic jerking Of the below,
on the reeds as excellence, just though they did
not know that it must very throw the reeds
tune, and injure the bellows; and as though were not
easier matter 10 obtain much better aud easily
managed swell by 9TH M thu,s. The Truth is, any
gan, called, lodi winch has the wind acting d
rrctly upon the reeds, is nothing less than
huge accoricon, dress l. up you may. And when or
g,niSts and true musicians become aware Of the fact that
tey ctm obtain those that organs in tact rs well
in TAME they ill buy more o the obi conabls
Then again the swell should always be separate anl dis
tinct iros the bellows, to be acei upon by the
hard or soft blowing, but convenient, so that the payer
can use with the knee, separate from the hands and
feet ana thus always under easy conro u be used al
hG3tum.
The large divided bellows. or double bellows also
very important Improvement. by this not only
can the wind be supplied more ev9ny but with far great
or ease to the performer, fir the tact that either bellows
alone will be sufficient for the hter meoI les thus per-
NIT ing the player to change about and rest the feet at
will them if the bellows is Of the requisite large size and
ana having the wndcest or reSeryor,ali will be well
As TO The reeds, they must be scientifically tuned and
voiced OF all the other good qualities IN the world
prodGc. good toned instrunlent. The inquiry very
naturally arises where the organ be procured
bning all these essential and desirable qualities There
Is only one possessing all these points, andl that is the
AMERICAN ORGAN, made by : b, Il H. W. SMITH,
OF Boston SIBERIA orr Wholesale Agent. ISL broadway
New York. These organs have wind chest extending
the whole length of the instrnmon and constructed
as to act at the time reveberatns sound box
or board. and having the same important relation an!
part TO perform that the s0undingboard has to the
piano. this feature the makers have patented, and
are owing in great the entirely untquaIled
fullnesSs and richusss Of highly priced by all
who have used these They also have the largest
and best divided bellows III use, which another npor
taa eaCre. No part of their wark is sighted
pense pains spared to make the American Organs
perfect unsteady well n mechanically and Judging
from the immense sal OF them at preset. they bd fair
to long maintain the proud position they hatv won by
superior merit alone. We would most heartily advise
all Interested to cal upon address MIR. SIBERIA
OFT, the WHOLESALE AGENT, 5Sl BROADWAY, Ngw-
foRR and can assure them he will in most gentemany
and truthful manner. impart them all the information
they may dssrc and send them descriptive circulars
relative tu this truly delightful Instrument
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