Ellsworth American., 1867-02-22
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5Sl psoIaway New \ Ork
American Organs.
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REED ORGANS. &C..

REED ORGANS. &C..
The following remarks and suggestions relative
to this Immensely popular instrument viii doubt
less interest sud rruid very rany OF our readers
We commend the article to their perUsal:-
\ hundred and enc makers of Organs, Cottage,
etc., are claiming 20 make the icst instrument IN
the world Being comparatively new instiu,
ment al present constructed, we afU ConNine ed
that the public uut h less capable Of judging
Of its merits, or demerits than OF most other III
sirumeniS Ii there i really an csseHiial differ
cnrc IN them. ii there are some excellent and some
wnlttlcs- es,, the public shonid have some cri-
terion for Judging them, some fact, which will en-
tighten them. Nc chterf!lIlr concedc space for
this article, knowing that there Is hardly ;nil!
church school III all the land, but i more or
lees Interested in this topic We are also aware OF
lis being Il great misfortune real calamity, TO
any OF them to purchase an inferior OF worthless
organ, ruinous 10 good playing, and oncna source
of much VcNation and annoyance. We know TINS
article to cHausie from IN intelligent ana candid
source, and thu- we @1Hc il TO our readers.
The question l. oilen asked, what axe red or
gans ? We answer they are in most cases, moth
ing in the world Int the old mc!odeen in disguise.
Many Of the Su-citlled organs have The same bel
lows, the same reeds, and the same general inter
nal arrangement. With the bellows turned on
edge to gam rooIn they have simply put on more
pretentious exterior, and more high sounding
name. But an organ to be in reality an OJyGH
must have 4 wiud-chest or reservoir Tor air Sepa-
rate from the bellows, into which Wind-chesl the
reeds open, and the Il Ic has room to expand and
perfect itee into the full found tone similar 10 the
and thi, tone from reeds cannot lac obtained in any
other way known. Nothing aUnUys Il true or.
gani>t a. to have the yelume Of sound yelling and
Jerking and la>inpdically with every variation OF
force on the bellows which j. always the case where
the reeds open diIcct into the bellows air pas
Sages instead of Il Windchc, / or sound-boN. And
yet some makers even 20 SO far a> 10 clam this
spasmodlc or automatic Jerking OF the bellows on
the reeds lis an excellence, jast rs though they
did not know that It must very. soon throw the
reeds out OF tune, ANA injHfe the bcllowS; and rs
though it were not an easier matter To obtain q
much better and more easily managed swell by
other methods. The truth l., any organ, call
ed, or meodcou Whsh ha- the wind acting direct
y upon the reeds, H. nothing more nor less than a
huge accordion, dress ii up as YOU may. And
when orgaHisls amp true musicians become aware
OF the TACT that they can obtain those that are or
gana in fact a. we'll as in name, they viii buy no
more of the objectionable on'S. Then again the
swell should always he separate distinct from the
bellows, 80 as not To be acted upon by the hard
soft blowing, but convenient, 70 that the player
can use 1t with the knee separate II ON the hands
and feet, and thus alWaN, under easy control Ia
be used at {ibit0m.
The large divided bcIlows. or double bellows. is
also very important Improvement. By this means
not only can the wind be applied IGoie evenly, but
with far greater ease to tie performer, from the
fact that either bellows alone will be sufficient tof
thc liShter melodies thu~ permitting the play CT to
change about and rest the fee. ut wilt; then, if The
bellows IS ol the requisite large size, and having
The Wlndchest or erYDir, ali will lie we'll As
thereeds, they must be scientifically tuned aud
voiced, all the other good qualities in the world
cannot produce good toned instrument The IN
gan be procured combining all these essential and
desirable quatiesf There is only one possessing
all these points, and that is the AMERICAN OK
GAN, made by :; -. " IL. ". SMITH, of Bc.,on,
SIBERIA OFT, wholesale -lec"i, osl Broadway
New ! orS. ihese organs have Il wind chest *
tending the whole length Of the instrument and so
yon ,fucled as 70 a"i al the same time as revcr-
oeImui'D lund-boN on board, and having the same
mlottant relation and part 10 perform that the
sounding board has TO the piano this feature the
makers have patent9I, aud to ii are owing in a
great measure the unequalicd fulness and richness
OF tone so highly prlzed by all vino have used
these organs. They also have the largest and best
divided bellows in use, which is another important
fdature. No part OF their Work is sighted no eN.
pensc or pains spared To make the American Or.
gans, perfect musically as we'll rs mechanically
and Judging from the immense sale of them at pres
ent, they bid fair to long 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 OTr, the WHOLE.
SALE AGENT, at jsI BROADWAY. NEW YORK and
and can assure them hr WILL in the most gentle.
manly and truthful manner, impart to them all the
information they may desire. scnd them discrip-
tive circulars relative to this truly delightful ms.
ttument. "a t!g,3-gG