The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-30
MASON & HAMLIN
CabinetOOrgans.
UNRIvALED! INCOMPATIBLE!
WINNERS
Two Highest Medals and Diploma Of Honor
At Vienna, 1878;
AND THE
FIRST MEDAL AT PARIS, 1867;
GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS
OTHER HIGHEST AWARDS
AMERICA ALWAYS!

THE Mason d Hamlin Organ Company have,
l. by the concurrence of the special Jury, the
international jury and two sub juries of most
eminent artists and experts from different
countries, been officially awarded the first and
highest me 'al at the Vienna exposition in COM
petition with the best makers OF all countries.
In addition, the Austrian industrial society st
Vienna awarded to Mr.. Elnmons Hamlin of
this company, their Grand Silver Medal and
Diploma of Honor, for the valuable improve
ments exhibited, and extraordinary superiority
displayed in these Organs at the exposition.
Other American exhibitors were not found
worthy, in comparison, of any award whatever.
1t is significant as to the superiority of the
Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs that they are
the only American Instruments of the class
which have ever obtained any award in compe-
tition at a worlds fair, and that they have al
ways obtained the highest award at industrial
exhibitions in America, there not having been
half dozen exceptions at hundreds Of such
comparisons.
TESTIMONY PROM 1000 MUSICIANS
is published by the Mason & Hamlin Organ
Company in a testimony circular, which will be
sent free to any address. 1t will be found to
include the judgment of most of the leading
organists, pianists, conductors and composers
of the country, with the most distinguished
vocalsts and instrumentalsts the general
tenor of whose evidence is that the superiority
of the Mason & Hamlin Organs to all others
in the world is obvious and material, that they
have purity and excellent quality of tone not
please at first, but continue to please that
they are equally remarkable for their variety
of effect, their power and delicacy. their
promptness and equality Of scale, and espe-
cially their thoroughness of construction aud
durability.
And this is the Judgment not only of Ameri-
can musicians, but of many of the
MOST DISTINGUISHED IN EUROPE.
The testimonial circular alluded to contains
testimony from many Of the most eminent
musicians In
LONDON, PARIS VIENNA BERLIN, PRAGUE, ST.
PETERSBURG,
and many other principal cities.
So highly are the Mason Il Hamlin Organs
appreci ted in Europe, especially in England,
that eight hundred of them have been sold in
London alone during the year 1873, the de-
mand for them having doubled yearly on an
average, since their introduction there, few
years since.
THE PLAN OF SELLING
secures fairness and lowest prices to all. The
lowest prices are printed in the price-liss of
the company, and are therefore fixed and in
variable--alike to all. Only smallest commits
sions can be allowed to dealers, who therefore
sometimes recommend inferior Organs on
which they are allowed larger profits.
NEW STYLES READY.
This company have recently completed and
now offer number Of new styles, the must
beautiful in external appearance, having the
greatest musical capacity, and cold at prices
which render them the cheapest which they
have ever made. Among them are FIVE OC
TAyE DOUBLE REED Organs at $11O, $125 S130
to $1S5; with three and four sets of reeds,
$175 to 1926. Other styles up to fourteen sets
of reeds at 81, 500. Many of these are in the
new Upright Resonant Cases, of great excel
lence and beauty. Some contain the new stops
Vol dAmour Euphone, improved Vox Huma-
ma, and the Revolving Fall-Board.
Organs rented with privilege of purchase,
or sold for payments running through one to
four years.
Illustrated catalogues, piice-lists, etc, free.