Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-04-26

REED OCEANS. &C..
The following remark and suggestions rclative
10 thi> Immensely popular Instrument viii doubt
W.. romue nd the article 10 their perussi:--
y hundred and one makers nt Organs, Cottage,
rariur, Cabinet, American, school Organs, etc..
ejc-. arr claiming Ia make the bosf instrument III
the Worist. beng comparatively new instru,
ment, a. At present con trt1led, We are convinced
that the public are 1nu less capable Of Judging
OF it, merits, or iemvrt- than Of most other IL
>truncutS. Il there Is really an csSe iaI differ
cncc IN Them II there are somc eNetcn, aud some
Wurthless o. e, The public shpull have some cTI-
jerien ier Judging theN some facts which Will en-
tighten them. We chcsriully concede space Tor
tins article. knowing that There i hardly family
or church or scaoo II li the land, but Is more or
lees Interested in this topic. We are also aware Of
Its being a great misfortune, a real calamity 10
any OF them 10 purchase an inferior on worthless
Organ, tnnous 10 good play ing, and otiena source
Of much NcNatlun aud annoy aucc. We know tins
article 10 tmanHte from an uteiiiSehi ana candid
source, and thus We give il 10 our readers
The question l. often asked. what are re. d or
gau>.N We answer the4 are in most eases, moth
ing in the World hnt the cid Eleoieon in Disguise
Many OF the so-called organs, have the same bel.
lows the same reeds ana the same general intel
nal arrangement. " ith the bellows turned ON
edge to gam room, they have simply put ON more
rretentlou> exterior, and a more high sounding
name But al organ 10 be IN reality organ
must have WIND che>t or reservoir for air scpa
rate from tho bellows, into which wind-chesl the
!eeds open, ANA the Ia le has room To expand and
perfect ltstll INTO the iu ound lone similar 10 the
flute or pipe orra ,tNvn. smooth, HFu and mellow .
and this tone from reeds cannot be obtained in any
other way known. Nothing 80 annoys a true OF.
caEi> n 10 have The Volume ef sound swelling and
Jerking and pasmcdIcally with every variation Of
ioree On the bellows hich i always the ease where
the reeds open direct into the bellows or ar pas
saSes instead 81 a Wlhithc-t OF eound-huN. And
YET some ma cT~ even 80 80 far 10 claim this
sp1>modic or auton4tlc jerking ell the bellows on
the reeds a an excellence, Just a. though they
did not know that il must very soon throw the
reeds ont oi tame. and lniure the bellows: and A.
though II were nor an easier matter to obtain a
much better and more easily mayed swell by
other methods. l lie truth i. anF organ, cali
ed. or melodeon whish haS the wind acting direct.
y upon the reeds, l. nothing more nor les than
huge accordion. dress II up "A You may. And
when orSanlsts amp true musicians become aware
of the tact that they can obtain those that are
gans IN TACT a. well a ia name, they will buy no
more of the objectionable on.'s. Then again the
swell sheuld always be separate distinct irom the
bellows, - - HVt 10 be acted upon 10y the hard OF
soit blowing, but convenient, 50 that the PLAYER
can Use K " IN the Knee separate from the hands
and feet, aud thus always under easy control, to
The large divided bellows, or double bellows, is
also very important Improvement. BY This means
not only can tie wind oe applied more evenly. but
with far greater case 10 the performer from the
fact that either bellows alone viii be sufficient for
the lighter melodies, thus permitting the PLAYER to
change about and rest the fee al VIII then, II the
bellows l. Of the requisite large size, and having
the Mlud-chest or reservoir iii " III hc well. As
the Reeds they must be scientifically tuned and
voiced, az all the other good qualities in the world
cannot produce good toned lis tTIImcnt, The IN
quiry very naturally arises. where can the or.
desirable qualities: There il only one pos essIng
all these point, and that is the AMERICAN OR
GAN made 10y :. D. Y H. W. SMITH, OF Boston.
SIBERIA OFT, wholesale Agent, - broadway.
New York. These organs have Wlnd-cheet ex.
tending the hole length OF the Instrument and 20
con tructed As 10 asst al the tine as reVer.
bersting bound-boN or board, ana having the same
important relation and part 10 perform that the
soundng'bo'rd has 10 the piano. this feature the
! makers have patented, and 10 il are owing in :
great measure the unequalled fUHts> ana rlchness
of tone 50 highly przed by all who have used
these organs. They also have the largest and best
divided bellows IN use, WHICH Is another lportanl
fdature. Ne part ct their work l. silghted, no Y.
peuse OF pains spar, d 10 make the American Or.
gans, perfect unsteady as We'll a. mechanically
and judging from the immense sale OF them al pres
ent, they bid fail to long maintain the proud posi-
ton they have won by superior merit alone. We
would most heartily advise all interested 10 cal
upon OF address Nd. SIBERIA OFT, the WHOLE
sALE AGENT at sc3 BROADWAY. NEW YORK, and
and can assure them hr Will, IN the most gentle
manly and truthful mamie, lmpart TO them all the
information they may desire, send them discrip
tive circulars relative 10 this truly delightful ms
Tument. j. .S-A Isi-t,6