Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-28

The New ORGAN.-Quite a number OF
our professional and amateur musicians
together with interested citizens and men,
bers of the press, attended. on Saturday af-
ternoon, the testing of the new organ, just
finished for the Independent German
Church, on Mound street, between Third
and High, and right we'll were they re-
warded tor their visit, in hearing a most
magnificent instrument, the work of our
fellow citizen, Mr.. A. Gemunder. A COM
mittec, consisting of Professors Schoppelrei
and Nothnagle and Hon. Otto Dressed wert
appointed to test the organ, and most thor
oughly they performed their duties. A.
peal after peal of delicious harmony filled
the church and thrille the heart OF
the hearer, under the masterly touch
of Profs. Schoppelrei and Northna
gle, now swelling into roar OF
triumph, now faint and harmonious as
though drawn from a distant choir of an
gelic beings, we could not but think each
note was the portion of glorious pean in
honor of the talented builder.
The organ has fourteen stops and is pro-
nounced by the committee to be an instru-
ment of rare merit, in fact of as great
power as an organ of twenty stops. The
combinations and intonation of these stops
are beautiful. The Subbass stop is remarka-
BILE for its power. The Violin Bass sounds
exactly like double bass. The Solicinal
Flute, Dolce, etc., must be heard to be ap-
preciated.
,1- The action is constructed on new prin-
ciple, whereby Mr.. Gemunder gains
touch equal to piano, and the rattline
and noise is avoided, which generally
annoys both player and listener.
The windchest is also on a new princi-
pie, the same as in the Grand Organ, at
the Musical Hall in B ,ston, built by the
great organ builder, Walker, to which
school Mr.. Gemunder belongs.
Mr.. Gemunder is a musician as well as
an organ builder, as every man in his pro-
fession ought to be, and has produced as
magnificent an instrument of it's size as
ever was built in America. Our citizens
have reason to be proud of Mr.. Gemunder.
and should do all in their power to extend
The Mendelsshon Quntette club or Bos-
ton, visited the church on Saturday morn
ing and passed an hour or two evoking the
delicious harmony of this organ. On their
d parture, they, unsolicited, presented MIR.
Gemunder with the following testimonials:
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 1867.
1t is with pleasure that we are afforded
this opportunity to express our feelings of
great delight with regard to the result of
our visit TO the German Independent
church of this city.
The attraction was the Ne,o Pine organ,
just completed by its very able builder,
Mr.. Gemunder. The Instrument, though
composed of but fourteen stops, or regis
tiers, surprised us beyond all expectations
and in justice to true merit, we voluntarily
submit herewith our joint unbiased opin-
ions and perfect satisfaction with same in
every particular. We most cheerfully
agree in all our experience, that we have
never heard an organ so powerful. so SYM
pathetic, so gradual in effect from one stop
to another. i'm short, so orchestral like in all
points. and we trust that Mr.. Gemunder's
efforts as a true artist in his labors, will re-
ceive the reward he so highly deserves.
w. FL. Schultz, Wulf Fries, Mr.. Ed.
Heindl. Carl Meisel. Thomas RYAN, MEM
bers Mendelsshon Qnintette club of Bos-
ton.