Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-25
American Organs.

From" Cooley Ladic SIS Book february, 1850,
IEED ORGANS, &c.
The following remarks and suggestions relative
to this immensely popular instrument VIII douut-
less interest aud profit very many OF our readers
we commend the article to their perusal:-
hundred and one makers of Organs, Cottage,
PaIlor, Cabinet, American, school organs etc.
etc, are claiming to make the BEST instrument in
the world. Being comparatively new M>tfll-
ment, is 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,, the public shonid have some crl'
teriun for Judging them, facts which VIII en-
tighten them. We cheeriully concede space for
this article, knowing that there is hardly family,
or church or school III all the land, but is more or
lees interested i'll this topic. We are also aware OF
its being great misfortune, II real calamity, to
any of them 10 purchase an inferior or worthless
Organ, ruinous 10 good playing, and often source
OF much veXation and annoyance: We Know tins
article to emanate from an Intelligent and candid
source, and thus we give it to our readers.
The question is often asked, what are re, d Or
gans " We answer they are i'll most cases, moth
ing in the world bnt the Old melodeon i'll disguise
Many of the so-called organs, have the same bel
lows, the same reeds, ana the same general inter-
nal arrangement With the bellows turned on
edge to gain room, they have simply put ON a more
pretentious EXTERIOR and more high sounding
name. But organ to be in reality oJydH,
must have a wind-Chest or reservoir for air sepa-
rate from the bellows, into which wind-chcst the
ee,ls open, and the toAe has room To expand and
iute or pipe organ, even, smooth firm and mellow
and this tone from reeds cannot be obtained in any
other way known. Nothing 30 annoys a true or
ganist as to have the volume OF sound swelling and
Jerking and spasnodically with every variation of
force on the bellows which Is always the case where
the reeds open direct into the bellows or air pas
sages instead OF a wiudcheat or sound-box. And
yet some makers even go so far as to claim this
spasmodic or automatic jerking of the bellows on
the reeds as an excellence, just rs though they
did not know that 1t must very soon throw the
reeds out OF tune, and injure the bellows; and as
though it were not an easier matter 10 obtain Il
mucn better and more easily managed swell by
other methods. The truth is, any organ, call
ed, or meodecA whish has the wind acting direct
" upOn the reeds Is nothing more nor less than Il
huge accordion, dress it up rs you may. And
when organi>ts amp true musicians become aware
OF the fact that they can obtain those that are or
ganS IN fact well as i'll namc they will buy no
more Of the objectionable ones. Then again the
swell should always be separate distinct from the
bellows, as not to be acted upon by the hard 0c
soft blowing, but convenient, 50 that the player
can Use it with the knee separate froin the ha{ds
and feet, and thus always under easy contr}, to
be- used al flJit0m.
also a very important Improvement. by this N pans
not only can the wind be applied more evenly but
with far greater ease 10 the performer, iroik the
fact that either bellows alone viii be sufliccH for
the lighter melodies, thus permitting the playvr to
change about and rest the lee al wit then, d the
bellows is of the requisite large size, and h.king
the wiud-chest or reservoir, all will he we'll. y to
the reeds, they must be scientifically tuned hnd
voiced, or all the other good qualities in the W rld
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curry now very naturally arises. where can Tia. br-
gam DC procured combining all these essential bid
desirable qualities: There is only one possessH g
all these point, and that is the AMERICAN ui-
GAN, made by 5 ID. Il IL. W. SMITH, OF BosttS
SIBERIA OFT, wholesale Agent, ISL DroadwaN
New York. These organs have a wind-chest y
tending the whole length of the instrument and 50
tructed as to ast at the same time as u rever-
bcrt ting ,und-boX or 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 mequalled falness and richness
of tone so highly priced by all who have used
these organs. They also have the largest and st
divided bellows in use, which is another important
tdanrc. No part of their work is sighted no eN-
pense pains spared to make the American Or
gans, perfect mu cally as well AS mechanically
and Judging from the immense sale of them at pres
en, they bid fair to long maintain the proud posi-
ton they have won by superior merit alone. We
would most heartily advise all interested to call
upon or address Ma, SIBERIA OFT, the WHOLE,
SALE AGENr4 at 5eI BROADWAY. NEW YORK and
and can assure them hr will, in the most gentle
manly and truthful mannei, impart to them all the
information they may desire, or send them discrip.
tive circulars relative 10 this truly delightful ms,
trument. ly2S-Ang3-66