Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-09-28
American Organs.
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The following remarks and surgc tons relative 10 til.
immensely popular w.i doubtless Interest aud
profit vtry many Of Ger readers c1u;.cnd the ar,i
Gle To their careful petuaal: -
hundred aui che makers Of Organs Cottage Parlor,
Cabinet, American, sch 5Jl Organs, etc. are Ca I'll
claiming: MAKE Tic best glia.i The world. h
in comparatively instrument rs II pre- cnt c7u-
str-ced. we arr convinced The pubic much less
piae o! Judging Of lis merits dement's than Of
o.her nssrumeats. ftlee is really essential differ.
ehre IL them IL there u;3 some .t.
the ublc should have sainv criterion tor udse
ing OF Ihstl, some f4cs which VIII enleAten them We
chcer!uy eeHeelo space tor this article, knowing that
there Is hardly family. or church, school IN all the
land, but moro or less interested ia tins topic
iy to any of thrln to Vurcia'e inferior WORTHLESS
Organ, iuiunils 10 good Playing and often o:
much VeNa,nlt aud annoy auce. "" know this article
emanate from candid and AteIscuI source, aud thu,
we give II ta
The question oiten asked villa, are reed organs
air "er they are IN most Gases. nothing ia ie world
hut the old melnlcon in DISGUISE Many Of the s-l,d
trgaUs AdFt the bellows the reds. and
same acderal internal arrangement. Nth the bellows
UrHe, on edge 70 gia rlgui, they have simply put
more lreteutUus exterior, and more htsh sauldlus
name But m organ to be in reality an organ, must have
wind chest reservoir for air aiate from the bellows
into winch NIndetS the reeds o1n aud the toue has
room To expand aud perct itself to n III round tone
similar to tha fue or pipe Osgau even uJ1th. hrn aud
mellow and this nc from reeds cauuu. lac ohtalu.d in
any other way known Nothing annoy = true orga-
isl as - have the volume vi sound swelling and jerking
spasmodcly with every variation OF force on the bellows
which always The where the reeds open direct in
to the bellows air passages insieal OF wndcest
souud-b5X. And yet some makers even 20 far
claim this sasmode automatic jerking Of TIC bellows
ON the ree's as an excellence JUS! as though they did
not know thlt it very throw The reeds Of
tune, and iniure the bellows and though il not
an easier matter TO obtain much better and easily
managed oil by othvr methods. III. uu,h IL, any
gan, cslCi, utJdcln which has the wind acting d
rectly Unn s reeds, is nothing more nor less thaa
huge ACCORDION dress up You may, And when
sas!s aut true musicians become Of the tct tlal
they obtain those that organs ia fac, well as
in name they VIII buy Of te o. ctiOAlbc
Then again the swell should always he separate and dis
nc from the bellows not 10 be aetet upon by the
hard soft blowing, bur convenient that the player
can use it with the knee separate from the hands and
feet and thus always uader easy cano = be used dd
NbttaHt.
The large divided bellows or double bellows, is also
very important. improvement. BY tbs not only
eau the wind be supplied more evenly but with Tar great
er ease to the PERFORMER, rn The tact that either bellows
alone will be sufficient for the lighter melodies thus per
hitting e player 10 Change about aud rest the ee al
Will ten the bellows Of the requisite large size, and
aud having the windcLest reserye!r,a will be well
A TO the reeds, rley must be scientifically tuned aud
voiced or all the ether good qualities in the world cannot
poduce good toned instrument The inquiry now very
naturally arises, where the gan be procured
bining all these essential and desirable qualities There
Is only possessing all these points and that is the
AMERICAN ORGAN, made by 5. D, X II. ". SMITH
OF Boston SIBERIA Orr, Wholesale Agent Isl Broadway
New York These organs have wind chest extending
the whole length Of the instrument, aud constructed
as 10 act al the saae lime reyer6eratiag sound boa
or board and having Tie important relation and
part to perform THAI tie souuduE-board has to tn.
piano. this feature the makers have patented, and to.
are owing in great measure he entirely uncqllleJ
inluesss and Fiehuess Of toae so highly pfizea ny all
WHO nave used these They also have the largest
and best divided bellows 10 use, E.ci another impor-
ttat leatUre No part Of thvr wark is slgAted,
pelse or pains spared t. make the American Organs
perfect musieally, well ~ mechanically: aad judging
i'6in the Imme sa! tl at prcse- they biu fair
TO long maintain the proud position they la by
superior merit alone. v woul most heartily advise
w interested 10 call upon or address Ma. SIBERIA
OF, the Wholesale AsTNT, At ISL BROADWAY, n XIV
1oK aud can assure them lac wi!in the genemanly
AMI truthful manner hnpart to them the Information
n may dasnn, or seil them Giscti tive cIcllrs
r3flti.c tv tLL srl.ly deli htful INSTRUMENT.
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