Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-18
American Organs.
REED ORGANS, &C..

REED ORGANS, &C..
The following remarks and suggestions relative
70 this immensely popular instrument Will doubs-
Ne commend the article to their perusal:-
hundred and one makers Of Organs, Cottage.
Psrlor. Cabinet, American, school Orsane, etc.
the world. Being comparatively = new instru.
ment rs at present constructed, we are convinced
that the public are much less capable of judging
Of its merits, dement's, than Of most other in
struments. If there is really an essential differ.
ence in them. if there are some excellent and some
wnrthless . es n the pubIic shOnld have some cri
tsrioa for judging them, some facts which will en-
Kitten them. We cheerfuly concede space for
this article knowing hs, there Is hardly family,
lees interested in this topic we are also aware of
its being a great misfortune, a real calamity, to
any OF them to purchase an inferior or wortniess
of much vexation and annoy ance. We know this
article to emanate from an intelligent and candid
J The question is often asked, shat are rod or.
eans? We answer they are In most cases, moth
ing in the world bnt the old melodeon in disguise.
Many of the so-called organs, have the same bel
lows, the same reeds, and the same general inter
nal arrangement. With the bellows turned on
edge 70 gain room they have smpy put on more
name. But an organ to be in reality an o,yaS,
must have q wind.chest or reservoir for air sepa-
rate from the bellows, int which windchest the
seeds open, ard the to ,e has room to expand and
perfect itself into the full found tone similar to the
6uteOr pipe organ, even smooth, nrm and mellow; ;
and this tone from reeds cannot be obtained in any
other way known. Nothing so annoys true or.
gauist as to have the vOlxne Of sound swelling and
Jerking and sp,smodiealiy with every vafistlon Of
the reeds open direct into the bellows or air pas.
sages instead Of windchest or sound box. And
spasmodic or automatic jerking of the bellows on
the reeds excellence, just as though they
did not know that il must very soon throw the
reeds out of tune, and injure the bellows and as
though II were not easlEf TADtter to obtain q
much better anil more easily managed swell by
other methods The truth is, any organ, so call
ed, or meodeon whish has the wind Acting direct
~ upon the reeds, is nothing more nOs Kiss than
huge ACCORDION, dress it up AS you may And
of the fact that they obtain those that or
gans in fact well as iu Damc they will buy no
more Of the Objectionable On"s. Then again the
swell should always be separate distinct from the
bellows so as not to be acted upon by the hard or
soft blowing, but convenient, SO that the player
can use it with the knee separate from the hands
and feet, and thus always under easy control, TO
be used ad iibitum.
The large divided bellows, or double bellows, is
also a very import ast Improvement. BY This means
with far greater eass to ths performer, from the
fact that either bellows aoNe will lie sufficient for
the Lighter as sio nn s ssTs ps,tmg me pisyer to
bellows is OF the Sesusife large size, aud having
the windchest or reservoir, all will be well. As to
the reeds, they must be scientifically tuned and
voiced, or all the other good qualities In the world
cannot produce good toned instrument. The in-
quiry now very naturally arises. where can the or
gan be procured combining all these essential and
desirable q9alitiesl, There is only one possessing
GAN, made by S. d. \ II. W. SMITH, Of boston.
SIBERIA OFT. Wholesale Agent, ISL broadway,
New York. These organs have wind chest *.
tending the whole length Of the instrument, and so
con tructed as to act At the same time as q rever.
beratng b ,und-box board, and having the same
important 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 unequalled fa!lness and richness
Of tone highly priced by all who have used
these organs. They also have the largest and he 4
divided bellows in use, which is another important
fdature. No part Of their work Is sighted no ex.
pense or pains SPAR q to make the American Or.
gans, perfect unsteady as well as mechanically /:
and Judging from the immense sale of then al pres
ent they bid fair to bong maintain the proud posi-
tion they have Won by superior merit alone. We
would most heartily advise all interested to call
upon or address Ma. SIBERIA Off, the WHOLE
SALE AGENT, at 5sI BRoADwAY. NEW YORK, ard
and can ssure them hr WILL in the most gentle.
manly and truthful manner, impart to them all the
information they may desire, send them discri,
tive circulars relative to this truly delightful ms
trument. ly2s--Aug3-66