The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-03-28
SIBERIA OTIS COLI NJ n.
MEXICAN ORG \ Ms.
From Godey's Lae1ies' Book Fe6-
4uoyy, 1856.
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 we commend the article to their care
full perusal:
4 hundred and one makers of Organs, Cot
tage Parlor Cabinet, American. School Or
gans, etc, are each claiming to make the best
instrument in the world. Being compara-
lively a new instrument, as at present con-
structed, 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 ludg-
ing of them some facts which will enlighten
them. We eheerfally ceneede 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 Il great misfortune,
a real calamity. To any of them to purchase B
inferior or worthless Organ, ruinous to good
playing, and often a source of much annoy
anee 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 freed
organs ~ We answer, they are, in most cases,
nothing in the world but the old melodeon in
disguise. Many of the so-ealed organs have
the same bellows the same reeds, and the same
general internal arrangement. With the bel
lows turned on edge to gain room, they have
simply put on more pretentious exterior, and
B more nlgn SodnQng name. but an organ,
to be III reality On 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 a true organst as to have the volume
of sound swelling and Jerking spasmoaeally
with every variation of force on the bellows
which ic always the whore tho rnplS
direct into the bellows or air-passages, instead
of wind-ehe=t or sound-box. And yet some
makers go so far as to claim this spasmodc 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
SO called, OF meloaeon which has the wind act
ing directly upon the reeds, is nothing more
nor less than huge accordion, dress it up as
you may. And when organists and true inn-
sicans become aware of the fact that they can
obtain those that are organs in fact Ms well as
in name they will buy no more Of the OBJ
jeetionable ones. Then again the swell should
always be separate and dictinct from the bel
lows, 50 as net 10 be acted on by the hard or
soft blowing hut convenient. 50 that the play
err can use ii with the knee separate from the
hands or feet. and thus always under easy con-
troll to be used ed Gbit4at.
q
lows, is also very Important Improvement
By this means not only can the wind be sup
piled more evenly, but with far greater east
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
we'll AS to the reeds, they must be seientif-
ealls tuned and and voiced, or all the other
good qualities i'll the world cannot produce a
good toned instrument. The inquiry nov very
naturally arises, where can the organ be pro-
cured combining all these essential and de
srable qualities There is only one possess
CAN ORGAN, made by S. D. q H. w
SMITH of Boston, SIBERIA Orr, Wholesale
Agent, 5Sl 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 rcvcrberatne
sound-box or board, and having the same i'm.
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 unequalleo
fullness aud richness of tone 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
n part of their work is Sighted no expense
or pains spared to make the American Organs
perfect musically, as we'll as mechanically,
and, judging from the immense sale of them
at present, they bid fair to long maintain the
proud position they have by superior
merit alone. We would most heartily advise
all interested to call upon address Mr.. 81
53l BROADWAY, New YORK, and can assure
them he will, in the most gentlemanly anl
truthful manner, mpart to them all the infor
nation they may desire, and send them de-
scriptive circulars relative to this truly de-
lightful instrument.