The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-11-29
: IBERIA OTIS col [ NJ n.
4 NJ ERIC.AN ORG \ Ms.
From ..Godevs Ladies Book" Feb
3Wc3Y 1865.
REED ORGANS, &c.

TIL. following remarks and suggestions rela-
1--WE to this immensely popular instrument will
doubtless interest and profit very many of our
readers; we commend the article totheir care
ful perusal:
a hundred and one makers of Organs. Cot
tage, Parlor Cabinet, American. School Or
cans, etc, are each claiming to make the best
instrument in the world. Being compare
lively new instrument as at present con-
structed, we are convinced the public are
much less capable of Judging OF Its merits, or
dement's, than of most other instruments. If
there is really an essential difference IN them,
# there are some excellent and worthless ones,
the public should have some criterion for judg-
ing of them, some facts which will enhghten
them. We cheerfully concede the space for
his article knowing that there is hardly
family, or church, or school in all the land,
but is more or less interested in this topic. We
are also aware of its being a great misfortune,
\ real calamity, to any of them to purchase an
playing, and often source of much annoy
and yexation. We know this article to
emanate from candid and intelligent source,
'ad thus we give it to our readers.
The question is often asked, what are freed
organs?" We answer, they are, in most cases,
disguise. Many of the so-called organs have
the same bellows. the same reeds, and the same
general internal arrangement. With the bel
lows turned on edge to gain room, they have
simply put on more pretentious exterior, and
more high sounding name. But an organ,
to be in reality organ, must have wind
chest or reservoir for air separate from the
bellows, into which wind-chest the reeds open,
and the tone has room to expand and perfect
itself into the full round tone similar to the
lute or pipe organ, even, smooth firm, and
mellow and this tone from reeds cannot be
obtained in any other way known. Nothing
annoys true organist as to have the volume
Of sound swelling and jerking spasmodically
with every variation of force on the bellows,
which is always the case where the reeds open
direct into the bellows air-passages, instead
Of wind-chcst or sound-boX. And yet some
makers go so far as TO claim this spasmodic or
automatic jerking Of the bellows on the reeds
as an excellence, just as though they did not
know that It would very soon throw the reeds
out of tune. and injure the bellows: and as
though it We're not easier matter to obtain a
much better and more easily managed swell
by other methods. The truth is. any organ
20 called. melodeon which has the wind act
ing directly upon the reeds, is nothing more
nor less than {. huge ACCORDION, dress it up as
you may. And when organists and true mu-
seians become aware Of the fact that they can
obtain those that are organs in fact as well as
in name. they viii buy no more Of the OBJ
ieetionabe ones. Then again the swell should
always be separate and aictinct from the bel
soft blowing. but convenient 50 that the play
IT can use il with the knee separate from the
i.ands or feet, and thus always under easy con-
sfo to be used ad khit0m.
The large divided bellows, or double bel
lows, is also very important Improvement.
By this means not only can the wind be sup
piled more evenly, but with far greater ease
70 the performer, from the fact that either bel
lows alone will be sufficient for the lghtest
melodies, thus permitting the player to change
10, hn will ~ tlo
bellows is of the requisite large size, and
having the wind-chest or reservoir, all will be
we'll AS to the reeds, they must be scientifi-
cally tuned and and voiced, or all the other
GOOD qualities in the world cannot produce a
good toned instrument The inquiry now very
naturally arises, where can the organ be pro-
cured combining all these essential and de-
sirabe qualities? There is only one possess
ing all these points, and that is the A MERI-
CAN ORGAN, made by S. d. & ii. w.
Agent, 5Sl Broadway. New York. These
organs have a wind-chest extending the whole
length of the instrument, and so constructed
rs to act at the same time as a reverberating
sound-box or board, and having the same inn
portant relation and part to perform that the
sounding board has to the piano This feature
the makers have patented, and to it are owing
in IL great measure the entirely uneoualled
fullness aud richness of tone so highly priced
byall those who have used these organs. They
also have the largest and best divided bellows
in use, which is another important feature.
\ 0 part of their work is Sighted no expense
pains spared to make the American Organs
perfect musically, as well as mechanically,
aad, dying from the immense sale of them
nj present. they bid fair to long maintain the
proud position they have won by superior
merit alone. We would most heartily advise
all interested to call upon or address Mr.. ST.
IBERIA OFT, the WHOLESALE AGENT at
53l BROADWAY, New YORK, and can assure
them he will, in the most gentemanly and
nation they may desire, and send them de-
scriptive circulars relative to this truly de-
lghtful instrument.