Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-09-07
American Organs.
From " Godsy's Ladies' look" Feruary, 1869
REED ORGANS, &c.

The following remarks and suggestions relative to this
immensely popular instrument will doubtless interest and
profit very many Of our readers commend the xrtt.
Gle to their careful perusal -
hundred and one makers N Organs, Cottage, ParIor
Cabinet, American, School Organs, etc. etc each
claiming to make the rest Instrument III the world b.
in comparatively new instruments rs at pre- ent con-
src.,d convinced the public ave much less ca.
pnhle Of Judging OF its merits, dement's. than Of most
other ms rumentj lthere Is ally essential diev.
in them, if there excellent and some worth
less the public sho c, erion for iudge
ins of them, me facts which VIII enlighten them We
cheeruily cOncedo space for this article, knowing that
there is hardly family. church. school in all the
land hut more or less interested in this topic. We
also aware OF Is In ing great mis- fitune real cala.
iy, tn any of Them to purchase Inferior vorthes
Organ, rnous to good rayug, and often a soarce Of
much vexation and annoyance" We kmw this article To
enanair r. m candid and intelligent svNrce, ard thus
We give it to reaers.
The question is often asked what are .reed organs ,"
We an-wer, they in cases, nothing the world
but the I'D ncodeon In disguise. Many the so-calied
organs have the sane bellows, the reds and the
same General internal arrangement. Will, the bellows
ured on edge to gain room they have simply put
more pretentio'ts exterior. and more high sounding
name, But tO h. in reality organ have
wind chest or Reservoir for air hm the bellows.
into which wnd-chest the reeds opcn aud the has
ON to expand hn perfect itself irto the IN nund tone
similar u the u or pipe organ, even. til firm
mellow and this tone from reeds cannot he obaIued in
an other way kmwn Nothing auuoys true orgs.
list AS to have the lume Of sound Swelling and jerking
spasnoc.lly with every variation q sce the bellows
which IL Always the cas- where the res open direct
TO the bellows air passages .stelt u Niidchest or
snund-hoH, And yet some makers even so far to
ella m this spa.moe or automatic jerking of the bellows
on the reeds as an exec Hence, just though they did
not know til 1t it very throw the reeds out OF
tu", aud nure the b. lows and Us though il were not
an easier matter to obtain much better and ensily
msilag,sl swell by Other methods. The nth is ANY Of
gan, 50 called ~ M lode winch has the wind citing d.
rtctly upon the reeds Is nothing more ess than
huge aco'r,i,"n dress up you may And when
tns,s and musicians the hct that
they oh,n those st organs in Us we'll ~
IN n'1ne they will ny more Of the O etouable
tho
tinct fOm the beh.s, re actel upon by the
hard soft blowing, but convenient TINT the player
can use II with the hee, separate from the hands and
te AMI thus always ssi.r easy c"nrol, to bo used al
hbtum.
The large divided bellows, or aostAc bellows Is sI.oa
very importan; Improvement. Ny .bs n,eans not only
tie wind be supplied Iaore evenly but with isr great
er ease to The performer n m the iGct that either bellows
alone will be sufficient fT the lighter meod les thus per
init m the player t. ohanso abunt ami the feet
will then, ii the bellows is Of the requisite large size. and
ani having the wind chest vur all will IN we'll
As to the reeds, they must be scientifically tuned amt
voiced or AL the other good quah es in the world cannot
produce good toned instrument. The inquiry very
naturally arises where the organ be pr,cured
b'hg all these essential ami desirable qua tiles There
is only one possessing all these poins, and that Is the
AMERICAN ORGAN, made by =. y. u. ". sAifH
OF Boston sIBaRiA Urr Wholesale Agent 5sl broadway
New York. THESE organs have wind chest ex ending
the whole length OF the instrument, and constructed
MS to act at the same time y"r~rs,ing sound bel
OF board. anI having the important relation and
part to perform that the sounding hoard has the
piano, this ieanfe tue makers have tented, aud tot
are owing in great measure the cDiir " unequalleO
ullnesss AMI richness OF highly priced by all
who have used these organs. They also have the largest
ami best divided bellows In use, whch aloter inui-
taat feature No art of their wark is sighted. ex-
pense or pains spared TO make The American Orrans
perfect unsteady wen as necl anical, aud Judging
from the mmebso sal oil them al preset, they bid fair
to hong maintain the proud position they ha v.Son by
superior melit alone. We wouid most heartily ADVISE
AL interested call upin address Mr. SIBERIA
OFT the Wholesale AGENT, NJ 5ol BaoADwAy, NV.
70 saud can assure will in the most ge,le anv
ahl truthful mpart To them al thu inf rmatou
IN " may desr", send Them descriptive circular,
raj TIVE u this Il uly Delightful INSTRUMENT,
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