The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-11-22
S | B ERA OTIS COLUMN.
A NJ + II &c A n O r G \ Ms.
From J" GodeY's Ladies' Book Feb
lualY, 1866.
REED ORGANS, &c.

The following remarks and suggestions rela-
live to this immensely popular instrument will
doubtless interest and profit very many of our
readers we commend the article to their care
eul perusal;
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 Ii
there is really an essential difference in them,
If there are some excellent and worthless ones,
the public should have some criterion for judy
ing of them, some facts which will enllghten
them. We cheerfully eoncede the space for
this article, knowing that there is hardly a
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 as
inferior worthless Organ, ruinous to good
playing. and often source of much annoy
ance and yexation. We know this article to
emanate from candid and intelligent source,
and thus we give it to our readers.
The question is often asked what are freed
organs y We answer, they are, in most cases,
nothing in the world but the old melodeon in
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
. ,Toro birb sanndina ns,,,o Rat a., a,,ero,
r. he in reait -, n3aa1, mus ha%e ,g;nd
cbesf or resoryoir for air sanarata fro,,, N q
bellows. into which wind chest the reeds open,
and the tone has room to expand and perfect
a,,to ~. ,,na aroa, 80, sesaath a,, a,,5
nalloas. md tbfs toona from reeas cannot he
,btaiaed in o7g othar yay known Nafb;n .,
30 anpovs a true orranisf as to have the yo]ume
Of sound swelling and Jerking spasmodieally
yhilh i aIways tha case ,-bere tbo woods o,,on
Iiecf 80 on HETEROGENEOUS ;+pod
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aolsers sso 90 fs DC 10 ela, ~ ~,
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rn % 's t IepNs 2 ,hd feea a
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