Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-05

MASON q HAMLIN
'cabinet{9)Organs.
GniyeEsal opinion 5,bs of the Musical
Yearly every 0rganist and Pianist of
singular Unanimity.''-NetO York Chris
| ftd7a Adrocdte and Journal
| THE MASON & HAxL1s ORGAN Co. have printed in
| TESTIMONY CIRCULAR (Which Will be sent free to
any address) an amount and weight of testimony to
the unequaled merits of their Cabinet Organs which
it entirely unapproached by that ever presented in
| favor OF any other musical instrument whatever,
either as regards the competence and number of the
witnesses or the character of the testimony. Here
are specimen opinions:
j. STAINER, Mus. Doc, Organist of St.
Paul's Cathedral London saws: THEIR tone is re-
| touch all that could be desired
SIR JULIUS BENEDICT. the eminent Com
poser and Conductor, London saws: 1 ENTERTAIN
gans.
Oh. GOUNOD, London. Composer of Faust.
etc. says: EMPRESS my very favorable opinion on the
charm of this instrument.
[PRNcEl PONIATOWsKI, London, the dis
nnguilshed composer says MARVELLOUS in the quail
JOHANN STRAUSS, Vienna, the we'll
known Composer and Director says. know of no
similar instruments, anywhere, at all comparable to
RUDOLPH WILLMERS, Court Pianist.
ComPoser and DreGto1 says TIE sweetness Of tone
ommend them to all true lovers of music.
OTTOMAN SMOLIK, Musical Director in
Prague; JOH. PROMBERGER, Professor at
Imperial Chapel, st. Petersburg; AL SCHIM-
ACSEK, Leader of Orchestra at Funfkirchen
Theater, Hungary; JOHANN CRAPIK, Organ
list and Music Teacher, Slegedin, Hungary; DIR.
KARL NAWRATIL, Organist of the Church
of the Dominicans, Vienna; ANTONIO WUT
SCHER, Maestro of Music in Trieste; ANT.
SCHWARZ, Council at the Imperial Court of
Justice, say; TIE Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs
have any knowledge.
MINNA PESCHKA-LEUTNER, the eminent
Artist says lHAyE neyfr seen any reed instruments
equal to your Cabinet Organs.
THEODORE THOMAS, Of Thomas Orches-
the Mason Hamlin Organs unequaled.
OLE BULL says:
EXCEL all instruments of the class 1 have ever
s. B. MILLS, New York, says:
SUCH pure musical tones, promptness and smooth
ness OF action and fine variety Of effect. have not
found In any other instruments of the class
GEORGE WASHBOURNE MORGAN, New
York says: IN every respect far superior to every
thing have seen of the kind whether in Europe or
MAX MARETZEK, Conductor, ETC., New
York. says: THE best reed instruments in the world
are made In the United States, and Cabinet Or
keres. are greatly superior ana by lar the best made
E. H. JONES, Organist, southampton, Eng
danq says t The tone of the Mason Hamlin Organ
spolls the ear Tor anything less pure than ITSELF
GEO. WILLIAM WARREN, New York, saws:
YOUR instruments, in workmanship and quality of
tone, are unsurpassed.
A. GOUROULT, Paris, France, saws:
Iregard them as unequaled.
EUGENE THAYER, Boston, says:
consider your Cabinet Organs SUPERIOR in all re-
spects, to any Ihave ever seen.
[REv A. TAYLOR, Sec. Amer. Sunday
Sunday conventions and institutes which at
tend g sa9 ally find some pora6e reed
the sweetesttoned, the most manageable, and, even
when they bear the marks of age, the most reliable
and least likely to get out of order
EDWARD F. RIMBAULT, London, says:
For sacred music at home, the Mason & Hamlin
Ca6Ret 9rgqn is and in that
tages over the small-priced pipe organs.
CHARLES F. DAVIES, Organist, etc, Lon
feets Consider these u
THEODORE WACHTEL, AID. NEUEN-
DORFF, CARL ROSA, G STANLEY, of Ope-
"a Troupe, New York, say; Tug best instruments of
smoothness and fulness OF tone with equality and
uniform character throughout their registers.
J. L. HATTON, London, England, says:
I HAvE always entertained the opinion that Mason
Hamlins Cabinet Organs of the very best class
of that description of instrument.
s. G. HIRST. Dundee, Scotland, says:
THE finest reed instruments eXtan5.
EUSTACE HINTON JONES, SOUTHAMPTON,
England, says: HAVE exercised my organ at ali
sorts and styles of music, from the Requiem Mass
down to polkas and Irish gs 1t will do almost any
mortal thing between these two extremes.
CHRISTINA NILSSON, ANNA LOUISE
CARY, MARIE LEON DUVAL, VICTOR CA
POUL, 2. BRIGNOLI, etc, ETC., say:
WE take pleasure in recommending the Mason g.
Hamn Cabinet Organ as a very beautiful instrument
and consider ii the best now in use.
HENRY STRAUSS, of Vienna, says:
Nor only unexcelled, but uneQualed by any have
before seen.
See Testimony Circular sent fee NTH similar opin-
ions Of one thousand Musicians.
at Vienna, 1873, Paris, 1867, i'm America
Always, the Mason q Hamlin Organs
have been awarded Highest Medals. New
Styles, and Prices Reduced this month.
Catalogue and price-Iists free.
+. Mason { HamIin Organ Co.,
Boston, New York, Chicago, London, and Vienna.