The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-09-13

A M I.RICAN ORG \ Ns,.
From : Gt0dey's Ladies' Book,' Feb
REED ORG Ms, Sc.
ruaat 1866.


Tho toliowln@ remarks and suggestions reia-
tive to this immensely popular Instrument, will
doubtless interest and profit very many Of ctr
renders; we commend the article to their catfe-
full perusal:
a hundred and one makers Of Organs, Co
tage, farior Iahinef. american s'cht,nl 'fz
gans, etc. are each claiming "a make the besf
instrument IN the world Being compafa-
lively \ hew instrument, as at present con
structed. we are convinced the public are
much less capable of Jndg lng Of lis merits, or
dement's, thnn OF most other Instruments II
there IS really AN essential difference IN thetn'
# there are some excellent and worthless aass,
the public should have some criterion or iud :
ing Of them. some feets which will cnlsshteh
them. We chcerfullv cnnccde the srtce for
this article. knowing that there s hardly 4
family. or church, or school II all the land,
but $ mo Il less IN erested in this topic. We
are n so aware OF It's being great misfortune,
Il real calamity. tn any If them te purchasef4s
inferior or worthless Organ, ruineHs ta eead
playing, and often source OF much aAnoy-
a4ee and NeNation. We know this artie9a 70
enanate from Il candid and Intelligent soAfee,
and thus we Civ it to elr readers.
fhc question is often asked. v hat are reed
organs - e ANSWER thrV are. III most e}ises.
nothing in the worl1 hut the old melodran IN
disguise. Many of the so-called organs have
the same bellows, the same reeds, and the sitne
general internal arrangement. With the bel
lows turned on edge to gain reotn they have
simply put on a more pretrntious exterior tna
Il more high sounding name. But ;tn or@aa
to be in reality IN o9rnI1 must have u wind
chest or reservoir for air separate from the
bellows, into which wind-chpstthe reeds apen.
and the tone has roofe to expand and % f1aet
itself into the full round tone, simia 70 the
flute or pipe organ. even, smooth, firm, and
mellow; and this fnHe FROM re as canuathe
obtained in any othef way known. Nothing
So annoys true organisms to have che volume
Of sound swelling and Jerking spa medically
with every variation of force on the bellows,
which is always the eil,e where the reeds open
direct into he bellows or ar-passase4, instead
OF IL wina-ehest or sound box. And yet SOM
makers GO FAR rs Ia claim this spasmodie "
automatic Jerking Of the bellows on the reeds
as an excellence, Just rs though they lid net
know that It would very soon throw the reeds
out of tune and ninre the bellaws and as
though it We're not An easier matter to obtain II
much better and ms1e easily managed swell
by Other methods. The truth is, amy ofgaa
called, or melodean which has the wind act
ing directly upon the reeds, is nothing more
nor less than huge aceordeon dress il up rs
You may. md when arganists aae true NIT
sieians become awafe#ef the fuet that they en-
obtain those chat IRE organs in taet veil It
IN name, they viii buy no more Of the Oh
ifetioAaefe eaes. ihfn again the swell Should
always be=zeparate anfl l!ic.net from the bel
lows. 50 ~ aef to BE- acted on By the hast{ ag
sett blowing. NY convenient, SO that the play
81 t9gn use IT'D the knee, sepa atc from tie
hands or feet. and thus always under cas5 con-
tHal. To be used gftizizAln.
'hr large divided bellows or double bel
lows, Is al#e very important Improvement.
BY this means not only can the wind be sup
Piled o9fa evenly 6at With lar greetef &c
70 the Peeaan3rr from he fact that either bel
la#s 'lleet NJ be efficient fer tie lisltest
m,eiodies t6as permitting the player to efange
about and fey tlls. taet at will fhen, il tht
helloWs IS al the requisite large size. and
having the winr-@hest or reservoir, all viii hr
we'll rs 81 the reeds.=th"y must be SeleHtifi=
caIlE tuned and and voiced, or all the Other