Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-05-03

| REED ORGANS. &C..
| The following remark. and suggestions relative
| TO this immensely popular instrument will doubt
less interest sud profit very many Of our readers
we commend the article TO their perusal:-
pr,nr ,hinn, one nr;can .. % oo'age
etc, are claiming to make the best instrument, in
the world. Being comparatively new instru.
ment, as at present constructed we are convinced
that the public ART mu. Ia less capable of judging
of its merits, or dement's, than OF most other in.
,trument.. II there is really cssc,iiial differ
cnce in them. II there are some excellent and some
wnrthless q. esq the public shonld have some cri.
terion for Judging them, some facts which will en-
tighten them. We cheertuly concede space for
this article knowing that there is hardly II family
church school in all the land, but is more or
lees Interested in this topic. We also aware of
its being great misfortune, real calamity, to
any OF them to purchase an inferior worthless
Organ, ruinous to good playing, and often a source
of much veXation and annoyance. We know this
article to emanate from an intelligent and candid
source, and thus we give il to our readers.
The question Is often asked, what are re. or
gans We answer they are in most cases moth.
ing in the World bnt the old mclodeon in disguise
Many Of the so-caled organs have the same bel.
lows, the same reeds, and the same general nteI-
nal arrangement. With the bellows turned on
edge to gam room, they have simply put on more
prctentious exterior, and a more high sounding
name: But an organ TO be in reality an organ,
must have wind-chest or reservoir for air sepa-
rate from The bellows, into which wind chest the
eeds open, and the tone has room to expand and
perfect itself into the full round tone similar the
lutte or pipe orga,, even, smooth, firm and mellow
and this tone from reeds cannot be obtained in any,
other way known. Nothing so annoys Il true or.
ganist as to have the volume of sound swelling and
Jerking and spasmOdically with every variation of
force the bellows which is always the case where
the reeds open direct into the bellows or AIR pas
sages instead of a windchest sOund-box. And
yet some makers even go SO far to claim this
| spasmodic or automatic jerking of the bellows on
the reeds as an excellence, just though they
did not know that il must very soon throw IN.
reeds out of tune, and injure the bellows and az
though II were not an easier matter to obtain 4
| NM b.,
other methods. The truth il, any organ so cali
ed, or melodeOn whisb has the wind acting direct.
ly upon the reeds, is nothing more nor less than
huge accordion, dress 1t up AS you may And
when organists amp TRUE musicians become aware
of the tact that they can obtain those that are or.
gans in fact as well as iu name, 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
| The large divided bellows, or double bellows. is
also very important improvement BY This means
not only can the wind be applied more evenly, but
fact that either bellows alone will be sufficient OF
the lighter melodies, TINS permitting the player to
change about and res! the fee at will; then II the
the "inf'ehest or reservoir all will be WELL As to
the reeds, they must be scientifically tuned and
voiced or al inc other good qualities In the world
quiry now very naturally arises where can the or.
gan be procured combining all these essential and
desirable qualities! There il only one pos ses sing
all these point, and that is the AMERICAN OK.
GAN, made by 5. u. y II. W. SMITH, of boston
SIBERIA OFT, wholesale Agent 1888 Broadway,
New York. These organs have a wind chest e \.
tending the whole length of the instrument and -
con tructed as TO act at the same time as revcr.
berating bound.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 ii owing in =
great measure the unequaled fullness and richne
| OF tone so highly priced by all who have used
these organs They also have the largest and best
divided bellows in use, which is another
fdature. No part OF their work is sighted no ex.
pense OF pains spared to make the American Or.
gans, perfect musically as Well AS mechanically
and Judging from the immense sale Of them at pres
ent, 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 AGENT, at ss3 BROADWAY. NEW YORK and
and can assure them hr will, in the most gentle.
manly and truthful manner, impait to them all the
information they may desire, or send them dscri.
tive circulars relative to this truly delightful ms.
trum-nt. ly2s-Aug3-68