The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-04-05
S 1B ERIA OTIS COLuA1,-
A NJ f R1CAN ORGANS.
From Godey's Ladies' Books ~,
ratdry, 1866.
REED ORGANS, &c.

The following remarks and suggestions =,
tive to this immensely popular instrument ID
readers; we commend the article to their cN Sf
full perusal: NPc'
A hundred and one makers of Organs q.
tage, Parlor Cabinet, American. School Y
gans etc, are each claiming to make tho ~ ~
instrument in the world. Being comno psa
lively a new instrument, as at present r nas
structed, we are convinced the publ 'oie
much less capable of judging of its merit art
dement's, than Of most other instruments ~ :.
there is really an essential difference in thoa II
if there are some excellent and worthless nna,
the public should have some criterion for in ,lTs
ing of them, some facts which will enliShfsr
them. We cheerfully concede the space t fal
this article, knowing that there is hardln,' NJ
family, or church, or school in all the laSS5
but is more or less interested in this topic w W,
are also aware of its being a great misfortn""1e
a real calamity, to any of them to purchaSnaea
inferior or worthless Organ, ruinous to goaa
playing, and often a source of much annoV
ance and vexation. We know this article,s
emanate from a candid and intelligent .ourco
and thus we give it to our readers
The question is often asked what are reed
organs p We answer, they are, in most case.
nothing in the world but the old melodeon =
disguise Many of the so-called organs hays
the same bellows, the same reeds, and the sams
general internal arrangement. With the bel.
lows turned on edge to gain room, they haV,
simply put on a more pretentious exterior, and
a more high sounding name. But an organ
to be in reality an organ, must have wind
chest or reservoir for air separate from the
bellows, into which wind-chest the reeds omen
and the tone has room to expand and perfect
itself into the full round tone, similar to the
flute or pipe organ, even, smooth, firm and
,,o11n I'D fann fr,t,, dc
obtained in any other way known. Nothing
SO annoys a true organist as to have the volume
of sound swelling and jerking spasmodicaly
with every variation of force on the bellows
which is always the case where the reeds open
direct into the bellows or air-passages, instead
of a wind-chest or sound-box. And yet some
| makers go so far rs to claim this spasmodic OF
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 were not an easier matter to obtaina
much better and more easily managed swell
by other methods. The truth is, any organ
ing directly upon the reeds, is nothing more
| nor less than huge ACCORDION, dress it up as
| you may. And when organists and true lnu.
| sicians become aware of the fact that they eau
obtain those that are organs in fact as well as
in name they will buy no more of the OBJ
|
| always be separate and dictinct from the BEL
lows, as not to be acted on by the hard OF
soft blowing, but convenient, so that the play
| er can use it with the knee, separate from the
hands or feet, and thus always under easy con-
| troll to be used odHbitum.
The large divided bellows, or double bel
lows, is also a very important Improvement
piled more evenly, but with far greater ease
to the performer, from the fact that either BEL
lows alone will be sufficient for the lghtest
melodies, thus permitting the player to change
about and rest the feet at will; then, if the
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 scientii.
cally tuned and and voiced, or all the other
good qualities in the world cannot produces
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 AMER.
SMITH, of Boston, SIBERIA orr, WHOLESALE
Agent, AS Broadway, New York. These
organs have a wind-chest extending the whole
length of the instrument, and SO CONSTRUCTED
as to act at the same time as reverberating
sound-box or board, and having the same i'm
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 a great measure the entirely unequaledl
fullness aud richness of tone so highly prlzed
by allthose who have used these organs They
also have the largest and best divided bellows
in use, which is another important feature
No part of their work is sighted no expense
or pains spared to make the American Organs
perfect musically, as we'll as mechanically
and, Judging from the immense sale of them
at present, they bid fair to long maintain the
proud position they have won by superior
merit alone. We would most heartily advlT
all interested to call upon address Mr. 81,
IBERIA OFT, the WHOLESALE AGENT, 81
743 BROADWAY, New YORK, and can assure
them he will, i'll The most gentlomanly ans
truthful manner, impart to them all the ini9f
nation they may desire and send them Ge-
seriptiye circulars relative to this truly DC
lghtfnl instrument.
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