Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-12-21
American Organs.
From " Godcy' Ladie IS Booh,' February, 1SC6,
REED unGANS. &C..

REED ORGANS, &C..
The following remarks aud suggestions relative to this
immensely popular instrument will doubtless interest aud
profit very many Of Our readers commend the ar-
Gle Ia tier careful pclusal:-
hundred and makers of Organs, Cottage, Parlor
Cabinet, American, School Organs, ETC. etc each
claiming to make the best instrument in the world. Be-
ing comparatively iastrum mt, present con-
sruct are convinced the public much less ca
ptle OF jnd.iug OF its merits drmers. than Of most
other ls rumeIs. lti,cre is ally an essential differ
III them there excellent and some worth
less the pubic should have some erion for judge
Ing of them, facts which VIII eni -hten them We
checrnlly eoncCho space Tor this article, knowing that
therei hardly family, or church, or school in all the
band bat less Interested in this topic We are
also of its being great mis- mtCuc, real caiain
ity any Of them to purchase an uior or worthless
Organ runous to good playing, and often source OF
much vcNation and annoyance. We knew this article to
enauate from candid and intelligent source ana thus
eiye it to our reacrs.
The que ton is often asked, what reed organs -
We auswcr they in most nothing in the world
but the Old mtoeon in disguise Many of the so-ca!rd
organs have the bellows, the came reeds, ami the
same general Internal arrangement. With the bellows
turned edge to gain ruOm they have simply put On
more pretcniious exterior and more high sounding
bat organ to be in reality an organ. must have
wind chest reservoir for air from the bellows
into which Mndchcst the reeds open AMI the tone has
expand and perfect Itself into the full round tone
similar 10 the flute pipe orgau even smooth firm and
mellow and this tcne from reeds cannot be obued in
any other way known, Nothing so annoys true orsa-
list as to have he volume Of sound swelling and jerking
spasmojcay with every variation of force on the bellows
which always the where the reeds open direct ill.,
to the bellows air passages instead OF wudchest
sound-boX, Aud yet makers even go so far as to
claim this spasmOdic automatic jerking Of the bellows
the reeds an excellence, just as though they did
know that must very throw the reeds out OF
and uure the bellows and AS though were not
easier matter to obtain much better and more easily
managed swell by Other methods. The truth is, any or
gam called melode, which has the wind acting d-
rcctly upon lie reeds Is nothing more nor less than
huge accordion, dress upas You may And when OF
ganiss and musicians become aware OF the tact that
they obtain those that organs in fact rs well as
in mime they will buy more Of the objectionable ones
Then gain the swell should always he separate aud dis
tinct from the hclluw to be acted upon by the
hard or howing but convenient, so that the player
it with the knee, separate from the hands ana
fe and t0 always under easy conol, to be Used ut
lib,tum.
The large divided bellows or double bellows, also a
very important npro, by this means not only
the wind be supplied more evenly, but w'th'ar great
er ease the PERFORMER fr IN the fact that either fellows
alone viii he sufficient for the lighter melodies thus
hitting the player change about and rest the tcet at
will then, ii e bellows is Of the requisite large sse and
and hayes the wind-chest reServoirall VIII bewell
A. 10 the reeds they must b. scientifically tuned ANA
diced all other good qualities in the world cannot
Isiuce good toned instrument The inquiry now very
eTrily arises, where can the organ he procured COM
ling all these essential AMI desirable quaics Fhcfc
oIy possessing all these points, and that is the
AMERICAN ORGAN, made by ). D. y u; W, SMITH
Bossa. SIBsg IA orr. Wholesale Agent J>l broadway
cw Work. Those Or%ans have IA wind chest rNteidii'
he whrl' cn,th OF tn Ia Tram pt, and 50 constructed
rs 10 ati At Tie SAINT lilo' u u NVl"'l''','' '
OF beard. anl hayn. the same important lrl!ts'9h am
part to perform that the sOunluS-holrd has 10 tn
piano, this feature the mtkers have patented ana loi
OWN. in a great measure tn entirely unrql1llrn
follucsSs ami richness OF tone so hirhy prh,h ny an
who have used these They also have the largest
aud hest divided bellows in u winch Is another inror
fca,rc. No part of their wark is sighted II" eN'
pense pains spared to make the American organs
perluct luus.ully rs well mechanically aud judging
from the iine, sal them at prescott, they bid TAU
to long maintain the proud position they ha won ny
su per,r merit alone We wcud most heartily airs,
4 II interested to call upon address Mr. SlBhtl
OFT, the " uoIrSALg AGENT, III oSl bRoApwAN, Nsw
YoRK and can assure them lac Willln the most gticiany
ana truthful MANNER mrlr To them all the Information
they may dc,ur or SIND them descriptive circulars
,,latiy. to iii, truly delightful Instrument.
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