Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-03-22
American Organs.
From" Cooley Lad. Shook february, 1866,
REED ORGANS. &c

REED ORGANS. &c.
The following remarks and suggestions relative
to this immensely popular instrument will doubt.
less interest aud profit very p.any of our readers
We commend the article TO their perusal:-
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 n new instru-
ment, a ut present constructed, we are convinced
that the public are mueh less capable of judging
of its merits, or dement's, than OF most other in.
struments. Ii there is really an esseLia differ
ence in them. If there are some excellent and some
wnrthless oLes,, the public .honld have some cri.
terion for judging them, some facts which will en-
tighten them. We chesrfully concede space for
this article, knowing that there il hardly family
or church or school in all the land but is more or
lees interested in this topic are also aware of
lie being great misfortune, real calamity, to
any OF them 10 purchase an inferior worthless
Organ, ruinous to good playing, and often source
OF much veAation and annoyance. We know this
article to emanate from intelligent and candid
source, and thus we give it TO our readers
The question Is often asked, what are res 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 srrang cement With the bellows turned on
edge TO gam room, they have simply put ON n more
prcteniious exterior and more high sounding
name. Butan organ 10 be in reality an organ
must have a wind-chest reservoir for air sepa
rate from The bellows, into which wiud-che.l the
reeds open, and the 10 &c has room To expand and
perfect itself into the full iound tone similar to the
and thi, tone from reeds cannot be obtained in an
other way known. Nothing 80 annoy. "A true or.
ganist As 10 have the volume of sound swelling and
jerking and systematically with every variation OF
force on the bellows which il always the case where
the reeds open direct into the bellows or air pas.
sages instead of a windchest or sound box nd
yet some makers even 90 SO far a. 10 claim this
spasmodlc or automatic jerking OF the below. ON
the reeds as an excellence just though they
did not know that ii must very soon throw In.
reeds out of tune, and iniure the bellows and a.
though II were not an easier matter TO obtain a
much better ana more easily managed swell by
other methods. The truth is, any organ so cali.
ed, or mciodeon whisb has the wind acting direct.
ly upon the reeds, is nothing more nor less tn an
huge accoruc"n, dress it up as You may. And
Whtn orSanlsts amp true musicians become aware
OF the TACT that they can obtain those that are or
gans IN fact as well as i'll 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 ander easy control 10
be used ad hJitum.
The large divided bellows, or double bellows is
also d very Important Improvement. by this mean,
not only can the wind be applied more evenly but
with far greater ease to the performer, from the
iaci hat either bellows alone will be sufficient for
the lighter melodies thus permitting the player to
change about and rest the fee at will then If the
bellows Is OF the requisite large size and having
the wind-chest or reservoir, all will be we'll As to
the reeds, they must be scientifically tuned and
voiced, all the other good qualities in the world
cannot produce good lonedinstrument The in
gan be procured combining all these ESSENTIAL and
desirable qualities: There is only one ossessinp
all these points, and that is the AMERICAN OifS
GAN, made by $; ID. II II. W. SMITH, OF Boston.
SIBERIA OFT, Wholesale Agent, ISL broadway.
New York These organs have a wind chest q ~
tending the whole length of the instrument, and so
con tructed as TO ast at the same time as n revcr
berating bound.box or board, and having the ~ ma
important relation and part to perform that the
makers have patented, and to il are owins IN my
great measure the uncqualled fullness and richness
OF tone SO highly priced by all who have nsed
these organs. They also have the largest and hes,
divided bellows in use, which is another important
fdature. No part OF their WORK is Sighted M sx
pense or pains spar' d to make the american Or
gans, perfect unsteady as We'll AS mechanica,ir
and judging from tue immense sale of them M nrss
emit they bid fair to long maintain the proud pos
ton they have won by superior merit alone W.
would most heartily advise all interested 10 call
upon or address Ma. SIBERIA OTT, the WHOLE.
SALE AGENT, at ISL BROADWAY. NEW York. and
and can assure them hr will, in the most rrntle
manly and truthful mannei mpart to them ali The
information they may desire, or send them discrp
tive circulars relative TO this truly delightful IN
trument. ly?S-Aug3-56