American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-07
MASON & HAMLIN
Cabinet(&)0rgans.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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"N:erly ey Sery ora Grgr"i"t and Pianist OF
"SIngular Unnnimity."-4Neso York Chris
tida Adoocdte aud JoWHdi-
THE MASON e. H,MLIS ORGAN Co. have printed in
q TESTIMONY CIRCULAR (Which VIII be sent free to
any address, amount and weight Of testimony to
the unequaled merits of their Cabinet Organs. which
1t entirely unapproached by ever presented In
favor of any other musical instrument whatever.
either regards the competence and number of the
witnesses. the character of the testimony. Here
specimen opinions:
J. STAINER, Mus. Doc, Organist of St.
Paul's Cathedral, London, says; THEIR tone is re-
markahly pure and free from reediness. and their
SIR JULIUS BENEDICT, the eminent Com
poser and If sG yaIn er or
CHI. GOUNOD, London, Composer of Faust,
etc. says: EXPRESS very favorable opinion On the
IPRIScE1 PONIATOWSKI, London, the dis
ty and purity of their tone
JOHANN STRAUSS, Vienna, the we'll
known Composer and Director. says know Of no
similar Instruments, where, at all comparable to
them
RUDOLPH WILLMERS, Court Pianist,
Composer and Director, says: TIE sweetness Of tone
olnmend them to ali true lovers of music
OTTOMAN SMOLIK, Musical Director in
Prague; JOH. PROMBERGER, Professor at
Imperial Chapel, st. Petersburg; AL. SCHIM-
Theater, Hungary; JOH ANN CRAPIK, Organ
list and Music Teacher, Slegedn, Hungary; DIR.
KARL NAWRATIL, Organist of the Church
Of the Dominicans, Vienna; ANTONIO WIT
SCHER, Maestro Of Music in Trieste; ANT.
SCHWARZ, Council at the Imperial Court of
Justice, say; THE Mason & Hanllin Cabinet Organs
have any knowledge.
MINNA PEsCHKA-LEUTNER, the eminent
artist HtTE ney seen any reed instruments
THEODORE THOMAS, of Thomas Orches-
ira. New YORK, says; MusIeIANs generally regard
OLE BULL says:
EXCEL all instruments of the class 1 have ever
$. B. MILLS, New York, says:
sucH pure musical tones. promItness and smooth
ness Of action and fine variety 9f effect have not
GEORGE WASHBOURNE MORGAN, New
m e n es III
MAX MARETZEK, Conductor, etc, New
York, THE best reed instruments In the world
eans greatly superior. and by far the best made
EHJ JONES, Organist, Southampton, Eng
land, says: THE tone of the Mason 4 Hamlin organ
spells the for anything less pure than itself.
GEO. WILLIAM WARREN, New York, says:
tone, are unsurpassed.
A. GOUROULT, Paris, France, says:
Iregard them unequaled.
EUGENE THAiER, Boston, says:
consider your Cabinet Organs superior. in all re.
spects, to any have ever seen.
REV A. TAYLOR, Sec. Amer. Sunday
School Union, Phila., Pa says: AT the numerous
sunday school conventions and institutes which at
e na IRE son
the sweetesttoned, the most manageable, and, even
and least likely to get out Of order. INV '''
EDwARDF. RINIBAULT, London, says:
For sacred music at home. the Mason Hamlil
could easily pointed il great advsH
CHARLES F. DAVIES, Organist, etc, Lon
don says: For sweetness of tone and variety of ei
fects consider these instruments unequaled.
TaEoDoRE n WACHTE FL, A AP ~ h ]; ZEN
the i osass made They says poSeI
uniform Character throughout their registers.
! J.L. HATTON, London, England, says:
re Of tine
/ CT that description of instrument.
8 C. HIRST, Dundee, Scotland, says:
THE finest reed instruments extant-
/ EUSTACE HINTON JONES, Southampton
England fr I'm my Re o5gan a Ma
mortal thing between these two extremes.
CARY, MARIE LEON DUVAL, VICTOR CA
POUL, z. BRIGNOLI, etc, etc, say:
We take pleasure in recommending the Mason
Hamlin Cabinet Organ very beautiful lnstrumen
and consider it the best now in use.
HENRY STRAUSS, of Vienna, says:
Nor only unexcelled, but unequaled by any hav
before seen.
See Testimony Circular, sent free, mfl similar op
ions of one thousand Musicians.
At Vienna, 1873, Paris, 1867, in Amerfca
! Always, the Mason & Hamlin Organ
have been awarded Highest Medals. New
styles. and Prices Reduced this month
! Catalogue and price-lists free.