Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-15

REED ORGANS, &c.
The following remarks and suggestions relative
toihis Immensely popular instrument viii doubt
less interest aud profit very raHy Of readers
commend the article 10 their peruSal:-
\ hundred and one makers of Organs, Cottage,
rarlpr, Cabinet, american, school organs. etc.
,hc world, Being comparatively Il new instrt-
Icn,, ~ ~ present cons irGcteU, We are conN need
that the public are nuI h les Capable Of Judging
OF It's merits or deinei1ts than q most other IN
stTumeNjs. II there is really an cSScaiial differ
cnce in them. If there are soaic excellent and some
wnrthle>S q es,. the public shonid have some cri.
tCrou for Judging them, some facts hich VIII en-
Ggatcn them. We chcSrfully concrde space tor
tins article, knowing that there i hardly family
or church or school in all the land but more or
lees Interested in tais topic We ar3 also aware Of
rs beng great misfortune, real eatdnIty, To
any ot them 10 purchase an inferior ur worthless
Organ, rn'nous 10 good playing and often source
Of much veNatlpn aud annoyance. We know this
article to emanste from an intelligent ana candid
source, AMI thus we give ii Ia cur readers.
The question i oflcn asked. What are re d or
canS We answer they are in most eases, moth
ln.s in the word hni the old laciateon in Disguise.
lows the same reeds, ana the same general inter
nal arrangement. With the bellows turned on
edge 10 gam room, they have simply put on more
pretontions exterior and more hlSa sounding
name. But an organ 70 he m reality organ,
must have 4 w.ud.chest or reservoir for air s,pa-
rate from The bellows, into which wiud-che>t the
reeds open, ana the to has room ia expand and
perfect itself into the null hound tone similar 10 the
flute or pipe orga even. smooth, hrm and mellow j;
and this from reeds earDot be obtained in any
other way known. Nothing 80 aHnoys true or
ganist as TO have the volume Of sound swelling and
Jerking and siasmodically with every variation of
fore. the bellows which il always The case Wherp
the reeds open direct into the bellows or AIR pas
sages Instead of windehest or sound.hoN. Aud
vet some makers even 90 50 far 10 claim this
spa>nodlc or automatic lcrklns oi the bellows On
The reeds A. an excellence, just Is though they
did net knew that it must very saou throw the
reeds ont OF tune and niup, the bellows and a..
though II wcfr not an easier matter to obtain Il
much better and more easily managed swell Icy
eh.N.ia Ma Ia all
cd, or mclodeon whsh has the wind Acting direct.
~ upon the reds is nothing more Nor les IN VI 4
Auge accordion, dress 1t up as you may. And
when crSani>t> amp true musicians become aware
OF the fact that they can obtain those that
gans in fact well a. i'll name, they Will buy no
more Of The objectionable on,s. Then again the
swell should always be separate distinct rom the
bellows 50 a. not 10 be acted upon 10y the hard or
som blowing, hut convenient, 80 that the player
can use II with the knee separate Il om the hands
and feet, aud thus always under easy control, to
The large divided bellows, or double bellows. i,
also very import ant improve neut. Bv this means
not only can the wind be applied more evenly, bu,
with lar greater ease To tl.e performer. num the
fact that either bellows a.one VIII be sufficient tor
the lighter melodies thus permitting the PLAYER 10
change about aud rest the Zee AT viii; then. II the
bellows Is Of the requisite large size, and having
the ulnd-est or reservoir, All VIII be we'll. As II
the reeds they must be scientifically tuned and
voiced, all The other good qualities in the world
cannot produce good toned instrument. The IN
Guilv now very naturally arises. where can the or.
gam nc procured combining all these essential and
desirable qualities There is en. one possessing
all these point, and that Is the AMERICAN OR.
GAN, INSIDE by : II. X IL. ", SMITH. Of Boston.
StpEHIA orr, wholesale Agent, Isl broadway.
New York. These organs have = wiad-ehe>t ~
tending the whole length of the Instrument, and 80
con tr9cied as to asst Al The same tine reyrr-
Ia rs ting bluni-b2N or board, and having the same
important relation and part TO perform thai the
sounding board has 10 the piano, this feature the
makers have patents1, and to i; are wing in -
great measure the Uuequalled tdliRess and richness
~ tone highly priced by ali who have used
he Law, has.
div ll>d bellows in use, which l. another important
gslur. No part OF their NorA is sighted, no cN.
pense or pilas spar, d 10 make the american Or
gans. perfect unsteady a. We'll mechanically {.
aud Judging from the immense sale Of them At pres
emit they had iail 10 leUg maintain he proud posi-
tun they have wen by superior merit alone. We
would most heartily advt>e all Interested 10 call
upon address Ms. slRi.Rlk orr. the MHplF.
>ALE AGENT, 1T ISL RRoApM AZ. MN YORK, and
and can assure them hr viii, IN tine most gentle
manly and truthful manuel, aapAr; fa item an iht
information thcJ Riay desire, send them dlScrp
tive circulars relative 10 TINS tg4 delightful
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