The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04
SIBERIA OTIS COLU NJ N.
MEXICAN ANS.
From "GodeV's Lo1ieS' Book" REQ
fH0Y, 1866.
REED ORGANS, &c.

The following remarks and suggestions rela-
tive to this immensely popular instrument will
doubtless interest and profit very many of our
readers; commend the article to their care
full perusal
4 hundred and ono makers of Organs. Cot
tage, Parlor Cabinet American. school Or
gans etc., are each claiming to make the best
instrument in the world. Being compare
lively Il new instrument. as at PRESENT con-
strueted, we are convinced the public are
much less capable of Judging. of its merits, or
dement's, than of most other instruments. Ii
there is really an essential difference in them,
if there are some excellent and worthless ones,
the public should have some criterion for judg-
ing Of them, some facts which will enllghten
them We eheerfuly eoneede the space for
this article, knowing that there is hardly
family, or church. school in all the land,
but IS more or less interested in this topic. We
are also aware of its being great misfortune
real calamity, TO any of them to purchase
inferior or worthless Organ, ruinous to good
playing, and often source of much annoy
ance and vexation. We know this article to
emanate from candid and intelligent source,
and thus we give it to our readers.
The question is often asked, what are reed
organs % We answer, they are, in most cases,
nothing in the world but the old melodeon in
disguise. Many Of the so-called organs have
the same bellows, the same reeds, and thesame
general internal arrangement. W it'll the bel
lows turned ell edge to gain room, they have
more higk sounding name. But an organ;
to be in reality organ, must have a wind
chest reservoir for air separate from the
bellows, into which wind-chestthe reeds open,
and the tone has room TO expand and perfect
itself into the full round tone, similar to the
flute or pipe organ, even, smooth, firm, and
mellow; and this tone from reeds cannot be
obtained in any other way known. Nothing
so annoys q true organist as to have the volume
of sound swelling and Jerking systematically
with every variation of force Oh the bellows,
which is always the case where the reeds open
direct into the bellows or air-passages, instead
of a wind chest or sound box And vet some
makers go far as to claim this spasmodie or
automatic jerking of the bellows on the reeds
as an excellence, Just as though they did not
know that it would very soon throw the reeds
out of tune and injure the bellows; and as
though It We're not AN easier matter to obtain a
much better and more easily managed swell
by other methods. The truth is, any organ
so called or melodeon which has the wind act
ing directly upon the reeds, is nothing more
nor less than a huge ACCORDION, dress it up
you may. And when organsts and true
sicians become aware of the fact that they can
obtain those that are organs in fact as well as
in name, they will buy no more Of the OBJ
leetonable ones Then again the swell should
always be separate and dctinct from the bel
lows. 50 as not to be acted on by the hard or
soft blowing, but convenient that. the play
er use it with the knee. separatSfrom the
hands or feet and thus always under easy con-
troll, to be used adGbitam.
The large divided bellows, or double bel
lows. is also Il very important improvement.
BY this means not only can the wind be sup
piled more evenly, but with far greater ease
to the performer, from the fact that either bel
lows alone will be sufficient for the lightest
melodies, thus permitting the player to change
about and rest the feet at will; then, if the
bellows is of the requisite large size, and
having the wind-ehest or reservoir, all will be
well. As to the reeds they must be scientif-
cally tuned and and voiced, all the other
good qualities in the world cannot produce a
good toned instrument. The inquiry now very
naturally arises where can the organ be pro-
cured combining all these essential and de-
arable qualities? There is only one possess
ing all these points, and that is the AMERI-
S SAS f Raton MADE by s T D III W.
Agent, 58l Broadway New York. These
organs have awind-chest extending the whole
length of the instrument, and so constructed
as to act at the same time as a reverberating
sound-box or board, and having the same inn
portant 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 entirely unequalled
fullness aud richness of tone so highly priced
by all those who have used these organs. They
also have the largest and best divided bellows
in use, which is another important feature.
No part of their work is sighted no expense
or pains spared To make the American Organs
perfect musically, as well as mechanically,
and, judging from the immense sale of them
at present, they bid fair to long maintain the
proud position they have won by. superior
merit alone. We would most heartily advise
all interested to call upon address Mr. 81
IBERIA OFT. the WHOLESALE AGENT, at
53l BROADWAY, New YORK, and can assure
them he will, in the most gentlemanly and
truthful manner, impart to them all the infor-
nation they may desire, and send them de-
scriptive circulars relative to this truly de-
lightful instrument.