Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-07-05
American Organs.
From" Goaey' Lads s'Book," February, lses.
REED ORGANS, &C..

The following remarks and suggestions relative
to this immensely popular instrument win doubt.
less interest sud profit very p,any of our reuders;
we commend the article to their perusal -
a hundred and one makers of Organs, Cottage.
etc, are claiming to make the best instrument in
the world. Being comparatively II new instru.
that the public are inu, less capable of judging
of its merits, or dement's, than Of most other In.
struments If there is really an essential dimSr
wnrthless oLes, the public shonld have some cri-
terion ior Judging them, some facts which WA On,
this article, knowing that there is hardly family.
church or school in all the land, but is more or
lees interested in this topic. We are also aware OF
its being great misfortune, real calamity to
any of them to purchase an inferior or worthless
Organ, ruinous to good playing, and aitena source
OF much vexation and annoyance. We know this
article to emanate from an intelligent and candid
The question is often asked, wat are 're,d Or
gas" We answer they are in most cas- cs, moth
Many OF the so.caed organs, have the same bell
lows, the same reeds, and the same general inter-
nal arrangement. With the bellows turned on
edge to gam room they have simply put on more
pre;entious exterior and more high sounding
name. But an organ to be in reality al organ,
rate from he bellows, into which wind-chesl the
reeds open, and the to,e has room to expand ana
lutte or pipe organ, even smooth, firm and mellow;
and this tone from reeds csnnot be obtained in any
other way known, Nothing SO ann9ysa true Or;
ganist as have the volume OF sound swelling and
jerking and spasmodically 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 windche3t or sound-boA. And
yet some makers even go so far as to claim this
spasmodic or automatic jerking Of the bellows On
the reeds an excellence, jnst Us though they
did not know that il must very soeSl throw the
reeds out of tune and iniurc the bellows; and as
boush 1 It were not an easier matter TO obtain
much better and more easily managed swell by
other methods. The truth is, any organ, so G all
cd or melodeon whish has the wind acting direct
ly upon the reeds, is nothing more nor less than
huge accordion, dress it up MS you may. And
Of the fact that they obtain those that are or
gans in fact as well as IN name, they vii! buy no
swell should always be separate distinct from tho
bellows, as not to be acted upon by the hara c.
can use it With the knee separate flon the hands
and feet, and thus always under easy control, to
be used al ii6itum
also very porlantimprovement.- by his meaps
not only can the wind be applied more evenly, but
with far greater to the pe<torpier,. from the
fact that ether bellows alone will be su licient OF
the lighter melodies, thus permitting the player to
change about and rest theiee atwin; then, II The
bellows OF the requisite lsyse sizc, and having
the ~ind.chest OF reservoir all will 6e well. Asto
voiced all the other good qualities In the world
cannot produce good Toned instrument. The in-
Quiry now very naturally arises. where can the or
ass h nj Suaesi iheie is only ono possessing
all these point, and that is the AMERICAN ON.
slninIA orr, Wholesale Agent, 7sa broadway.
New York These orgaEs have wind chest OK.
tending the whole length OF the instrument ana 90
con tructed to act at the same time A. rever-
bcrating bound.boA or board, and having the same
Important relation and pant to perform that the
sounding. board has to the plano. this feature tpa
makers have patentsd. and 70 il are owing y .
great measure the fpllpssS and richness
ii tone 30 highly priced by all who have used
these organs. Ipey also have the largest aud bsst
dividsd bellows in Lse, which is another important
td.ture No part OF their work is sighted, no sx-
psnse or pains spar q 70 make tho American Or.
gaps, perfect musicaly as we'll rs mechanically:
ent, they LID fai to long maintain tho PROUD pos
tinn they have won by superior merit alone. We
uuou or address u q. SIBERIA OFT, the WuoLk.
.tr1. AGEhT, 1t 7sa HEoApwAr. Nkw YORK. and
manly aud tiuilnui lnanne irlpart 70 thcw al tie
INFORMATION they may desiIc, o. sShd them discri-
tive circulars relative 10 this truly debghtiui ins:
tlulnent. ly2s-Ang:'6