The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-02-07

TIE MASON AND HAkLIN ORGAN Co. have,
by the Concurrence of the Special Jury, the
International Jury, and two Sub Juries OF
most eminent artists and experts from differ
ent countries, been officially awarded the First
and Highest Medal at the Vienna Exposition
in competition with the best makers of all
countries. In addition, the Austrian Indus
trial Society at Vienna awarded to Mr.. En-
mons Hamlin, Of this Company, their Grand
Silver Medal and Diploma of Honor, for the
valuable improvements exhibited, and extra
ordinary superiority displayed in these Organs
at the Exposition. Other AntericaTs Exhibitors
suere not found tuorthg, in comparison. Of any
Gt10rd aohdteyer.
It is significant as to the superiority Of the
MASON q HAMLM CABINET ORGANS, that they
are the only American instruments of the class
which have ever obtained any award in COM
petition at Worlds Fair, and that they have
dltpGys obtained the highest award at Indus
trial Exhibitions in America, there not having
been half dozen exceptions at hundreds of
such comparisons.
Testimony from 1000 Musicians
Is published by the MASON q HAMLIN Organ
Company in Testimony Circular, which will
be sent free to any address. 1t will be found
TO include the Judgment of most OF the lead
ing organists, pianists, conductors, and COM
posers of the country, with the most distin-
guished vocalists and instrumentalists, the
general tenor of whose evidence is that the SUI
periority Of the MASON & HAMLN ORGANS to
all Others IN the aeorld is o6Uious 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 va
Tiety of effect, their power and delicacy, their
promptness and equality of scale, and, espec-
ally, their thoroughness Of construction and
durability.
And this is the Judgment not only OF Amer
lean musicians, but of many of the
Most Distinguished In Europe
The Testimonial Circular alluded to con-
tainss testimony from many of the very most
eminent musicians in E
London. Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Prague,
st. Petersburg, and other Principal
European Cities.
So highly are the MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS
appreciated in Europe, especially in England,
that eight hundred of them have been sold in
London alone during the year 1878, the demand
for them having doubled yearly, on an aver
age, 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-LIsTs
Of the Company, and are therefore fixed and
invariable-alike to all. Only smallest COM
missions car be allowed to dealers, who there
fore sometimes recommend inferior Organs on
tcesct they are GLto1oed larger profits.
NEW STYLES READY
This Company have recently completed and
now offer 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-
AvEDoUBLE- REED ORGANS at $40, S125, $3.50
to $1S5; with three and four sets of reeds,
S175 to 1926. Other stylesup to fourteen sets
OF reeds at s., 800. Many of these are in the
new UPRIGHT RESONANT CASES, of great excel
lenee and beauty. Some contain the new stops
MANA, and the REVOLVING FALL-BoARD.
Organs rented with privilege of purchase, or
sold tor payments running through one to
four years.
Illustrated Catalogues. Price-Iists. &c. FREE.