Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-02-07

"The universal opinion of the Musical
ProfessiOn."-N. Y. Tribune.
Nearly every Orgnnist and Pianist OF
NOte."-NeW York World.
Singular Unanimtty."-New York Chris
tan Advocate and Journal.
THE MASON HAMLIN 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 is entirely unapproached by that ever pre-
sented 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.
pauls Cathedral, London, says: THEIR tone Is re-
markedly pure and free from readiness, and their
touch all that could be desired.
SIR JULIUS BENEDICT, the eminent
Composer aud Conductor, London, says: ENTER-
TAIN the highest opinion Of Mason Hamlin's Cabi-
let Organs.
CHI. GOUNOD, London, Composer of Faust,
etc, says: EXPRESS my very favorable opinion on
the charm of this instrument.
[PR1NcEl PONIATOWSKI, London, the dis
tingutshsd Composer, says: MARVELLOUS in the
quality and purity Of their tone.
JOHANN STRAUSS, Vienna, the well known
lar instruments anywhere, at all comparable to
them.
RUDOLPH WILLMERS, Court Pianist,
Composer and Director, says: The sweetness Of
tone, and the power OF tone are quite surprising,
and recommend them to all true lovers of music
OTTOMAN SMOLIK, Musical Director in
Prague; job. PROMBERGER, Professor at
Imperial Chapel st. Petersburg; AL. SCHlM-
ACSEK. Leader Of Orchestra at Funfkirchen
Theatre, Hungary; JOHANN CRAPlK, Organ
list and Music Teacher. Slegedin, Hungary DIR.
KARL NAWRATIL, Organist of the Church of
the Domiuicans, Vienna ANTONIO WUT-
SCHER. Maestro of Music in Trieste; ANT.
SCHWARZ, Council at the Imperial Court OF
Justice, say: The Mason & HamliL Cabinet Organs
are the best instruments of their class OF which
we have any knowledge.
MINNA PESCHKA-LEUTNER. the eminent
Artist, says: HAVE never seen any reed 1nstru-
ments equal to your Cabinet Organs.
THEODORE THOMAS of Thomas Orches-
ira New York says: MUSICIANS generally regard
the Mason Hamlin Organs as unequaled.
OLE BULL. says
EXCEL all instruments Of the class have ever
seen.
s. B. MILLS, New York, says:
SUCH pure musical tones, promptness and
smoothuess 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
| even ything 1 have seen of the kind, whether In
Europe or America.
MAX MARETZEK, Conductor, ETC., New
| world are made in the United States, and your
| Cabinet Organs are greatly superior, and by lar
| the best made here.
E. H. JONES' Organist, Southampton, Eng
| land, says: THE tone of the Mason Hamltn Organ
spois the ear for anything less pure than ITSELF
GEO. WILLIAM WARREN, New York, says !:
| Your instruments, in workmanship and quality
| tone, are unsurpassed.
A. GOUROULT, Paris, France, says:
regard them as unequaled.
EUGENE THAYER, Boston, says:
| ] consider your Cabine+ organs superior, In oil
| respects, TO any have ever seen.
IREv.l A. TAYLOR, Sec. Amer. Sunday
School Union, Phila., Pa, says: AT the numerous
| Sundat school conventions and institutes which
attenJ, 1 generally fad some portable reed instru-
| ment, good or bad, old or new. The Mason Ham
and even when they bear the marks Of age, the
most reliable aud least likely to get out OF order
EDWARD F. RIMBAULT, London, says:
For sacred music at home, the Mason Hamlin
Cabinet gan is des rable, and In many respects,
that could easily be pointed outfit possesses great
advantages over the small priced pipe organs.
CHARLES F. DAVIES, Organist, ETC., Lon
effects consider these nstruments unequaied.
THEODORE WACHTEL, AID. NEUEN-
DORFF, CARL ROSA, G. STANLEY, of
| Opera Troupe, New York, say: The best tnstru-
ments Of the class maze nave OF toee wb
equality and uniform character throughout tneir
| registers.
J. L. HATTON, London, England, says ,
| HAVE always entertained the opinion that
| Mason & Hamiin,s Cabinet Organs are of the very
| best class of that description Of instrument
s. G. HIRST, Dundee, Scotland, says:
The finest reed instruments extant.
EUSTACE HINTON JONES, Southampton
| England, says: IHAvE exercised my organ at all
| sorts and styles of music, from the Requiem Mass
| down to polkas and Irish Jigs 1t will do almost
any mortal thing between these two extremes.
CHRISTINA NILSSON, ANNA LOUISE
CARY, MARIE LEON DUVAL, VICTOR
| CAPOUL, P. BRIGNOLI, etc., etc., say:
WE take pleasure in commencing the Mason
&Hamlin Cabinet Organ as a very beautiful instIu-
| ment, and consider it the best now in use.
HENRY STRAUSS of Vienna, says:
Not only uuexcellsd, but unequaled by any
| have before seen.
| See Testimony Circular, sent Free Nth similar
| opinions of one thousand Musicians.
At Vienna, 1873, Paris, 1867, I'm Amer
lea Always, the Mason and Hamlin Or
| gans have been awarded highest Medals.
New Styles and Prices reduced this
month. Catalogue and price-lists free.
MASON & HAMLlN ORGAN co.,
n. II ~