The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29
ALWAYS!

THE Mason Il Hamlin Organ Company have,
by the concurrence of the special jury, the
international jury and two sub juries OF most
eminent artists and experts from dlherent
countries, been officially awarded the first and
highest me tai at the Vienna exposition incom-
petition with the best makers OF all countries.
In addition, the Austrian industrial society at
Vienna awarded to Mr.. Elnmons Hamlln, 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 Il 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 Il dozen exceptions at hundreds Of such
comparisons.
TESTIMONY FROM 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
v~oCalists and instrumentalists the general
tenor of whose evidenceis that the superiority
of the Mason Il Hamlin Organs to all others
in the world is obvious and material, that they
have purity and excellent quality of tone not
yet attained by Others, which will not only
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 and
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
appreciated 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, a few
years since.
THE PLAN or SELLING
secures fairness and lowest pyces to all. The
lowest prices are printed in the price-lists 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 Oh
which they are allowed larger profits.
NEW STYLES READY.
This company have recently completed and
now offer u number of new styles, the most
beautiful in external appearance, having the
greatest musical capacity, and sold at prices
which render them the cheapest which they
have ever made. Among them are FIVE OC-
TAyE DOUBLE REED Organs at $110, 1925, $50
to $ls5 with three and four sets of reeds.
Sl75 to 1925. Other styles up to fourteen sets
of reeds at 81 800. Many of these are in the
new Upright Resonant Cases, of great excel
lenCe and beauty. Some contain the new stops
ma, and the Revolving Fall-Board.
Organs rented with privilege of purchase,
or sold for payments running through one to
four years.
Illustrated catalogues, price-lists, etc, free.
Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.,
Boston, New York and Chicago.