Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-03-01
American Organs.
From" Cooley Ladie ssBoek," february, ls6G,
REED ORGANS, &C..

REED ORGANS, &C..
The following remarks and suggestions relative
to this immensely popular instrument viii doubt
commend the article TO their pcrusal:-
hundred and one makers OF Organs, Cottage,
Parlor, Cabinet, American, school Organs, etc.
etc, are claiming to make the best instrument in
the world. Being comparatively Q instru:
meut, a. at present constructed, we are convinced
that the public are much less capable of Judging
Of It's merits, or dement's, than vi most other in
s,rumcnts. II there is rally an essential differ
ence in them. if there are some excellent and some
wnrthess oLes,, the public shonld have some cri-
terion for Judging them, some facts which win en-.
tighten them We cheGrfully concede space for
this article, knowing that there is hardly family
church or school in all the land, but more or
lees interested in this topic. We are also aware Of
its being great misfortune real calamity, to
any OF them 10 purchase an inferior or worthless
Organ, runous to good playing, and often source
OF much veNatiOn and annoyance. We know this
article 10 fmanate from an intelligent and candid
source, and thus we give ii to our readers.
The question oflen asked, what are re- d or
Sans !: 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
pretentlous exterior, and more high sounding
name. But an organ TO be in reality an organ,
must have wind.chest or reservoir Tor air sepa-
rate from the bellows, into which wind-chest the
reeds open, and the toie has room to expand and
perfect itself into the full found tone similar the
flute or pipe orgau, even, smooth, FIRM and mellow
other way known. Nothing 80 annoys true or
sinist TO have the volume of sound swelling and
jerking and systematically with every variation OF
force on the bellows which Is always the where
the reeds open direc: INTO the bellows or air pas
sages Instead OF a windchest 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, JUS, as though they
did not know that it mist very soon throw the
reeds out OF tune, and iniure the bellows and as
though II were not an easier matter to obtain u
much h*ttkr and more easily managed swell by
other methods. The truth is, any organ, so cali
ed or melodeon whisb has the wind acting direct.
~ upon the reeds, is nothing more less than a
huge accordion, dress it up as 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 a. i'll name, ,hey will buy no
more s q ,he o5ss,opaeie ons Then again the
bellows, SO as not TO be acted upon by the hard OF
| soft blowing but convenient, SO that the player
can Use u with the Knee. separate from the hands
and feet, and thus always under easy control, to
| be used at ttbftaM.
The large divided bellows or double bellows, is
also very important Improvement. BY this means
not only can the wind be applied more evenly, bu,
with tar greater ease to the performer from the
fact that either bellows alone will be sufficient fol
the lighter melodies, thus permitting the player to
change about aud rest the fee. at wifi then If the
bellows Il OF the requisite large size, and having
the ~indchest or reservoir, n II will be we'll As Il
/ the reeds, they mast SS 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 qualities: There is only one POSSESSING
l all these points, and that is the AMERICAN OK
GAN, made by :. ID. x H. W. SMITH, of Boston
SIBERIA or, wholesale Agent, ISL broadway
New York. These organs have a wind chest G X
lending the whole length Of the instrument, and SC
con trucied as to ast AT the same time as a revcr
/ bertng bJu9d-boX or board, and having the sam.
important relation and part to perform that the
sounding board has to the piano, this feature the
makers have patented, and TO il are owing in ,
great measure the unequallcd fullness and rchnes,
OF tone "a highly priced by all who have used
these organs. They also have the largest and be-
dyide Il bciows in use, which is another important
idaturc. M part oi their work Is sighted no ex
pensr or pains SPAR d to make the american Or
gam, perfect unsteady as Well as mechanically
and judging from the immense sale of them al pres
ent, they bid fair to long maintain the proud po.i
tioa they have won by superior merit alone w,
would most heartily advise all interested to cal
upon % address M. SIERRA OFT, the WIoI +
T sALE AGE>r, al ISL BROADWAY. NEW YORK, an(
and can assure them lar will, IN the most genil,.
manly and truthful manner, inpart to them ali IN,
Information they may desire, or send them discern
tive circulars relative to this truly delightful ms
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