Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06

"The uniyersal opinion of the Musical sYsrK YsTkK Tosa T2nsaf"''' and P'""'' of Singular Unanimity."-New Fork Chris rdn Allocate and Journal
 TEE MASON 6 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 tho testimony. Here are specimen opinions:
 J. STAINER, Mus. Doc, Organist of St. PAuIs Cathedral, London. says: THEIR tone ts re- maIka6ly Pufe& & ana free ire f:G% reediness and their
 SIR JULIUS BENEDICT, the eminent Composer and Conductor, London, says: ENTER TAIN the highest opinion of Mason Hamlin's Cabi- net Organs.
 CHI. GOUNOD, London, Composer of Faust, etc, says: EXPRESS my very favorable opinion on the charm of this instrument.
 [PR1NoEl PoNIAToWsKI, London, the dis tiuguIshed Composer, says: MARVELLOUS in the quality and purity of their tone.
 JOHANN STRAUSS, Vienna, the we'll known Composer and Director, says: know of no simt. lar instruments anywhere, at all comparable to
 RUDOLPH wILLMERs, Court Pianist, Composer and Director, says: The sweetness of and recommend them to all truslovers of music.
 OTTOMAR SMOLIK, Musical Director in Prague; JOH. PROMBERGER, Professor at Imperial Chapel, St. Petersburg AL. SCHlM- ACSEK. Leader of Orchestra at Funfkirchen Theatre, Hungary; JOHANN CRAPIK, Organ ist and Music Teacher, Slegedin, Hungary DR. 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: The Mason Hamlin Cabinet Organs s are the best instruments of their class of which we have any knowledge.
 MINNA PEsCHKA-LEUTNERs the eminent Artist, says: HAVE never seen any reed instru- ments equal to your Cab net Organs.
 THEODORE THOMAS of Thomas Orohes- tra, New York, says; MUSICIANS generally regard
 OLE BULL, says:
 EXCEL all Instruments of the class have ever seen.
 S. B. MILLS, New York, says:
 smoothness of action, and Hne variety of effect, have not found in any other instruments of the class. .
 GEORGE wAsHBoURNE MORGAN. New eTerstsiss every have % seen of the kind, whether in
 MAX MARETZEK, Conductor, etc.. New world are made in the United States, and your Cabinet Organs are greatly superior, and by Tar the best made here.
 E. H. JONES' Organist, Southampton Eng laud, says: THE tone of the Mason 4 ,mln Organ spoi1s the ear for anything less pure than itselE
 GEO. WILLIAM WARREN, New York, says:
 YOUR instruments, in W workmanship and quality of tone, are unsurpassed.
 A. GOUROULT, Paris, France, says:
 Iregard them as unequa!ed.
 EUGENE THAYER, Boston, says:
 consider your Cabinet Organs superior, In all respects, to any have ever seen
 [REv.1 A. TAYLOR, Sec. Amer. Sunday Sunday % school conventions and ins i.utes which attend, generally ad some portable reed ip stru- lin are tho sweetest toned, the most manageable and Mhsn they tR n matfs s 9f aSs
 EDWARD F. RINIBAULT, London, says:
 FOR sacred music at home, the Mason $ Hamlin Cabinet Organ is desirable, and in many respects, advantages over the small priced pipe organs.
 CHARLES F. DAVIES, Organist, etc., Lon don, says: FOR sweetness of tone and variety of effects consider these instruments unequaled.
 THEODORE WACHTEL, AD. NEUEN. DoRFF, CARL ROSA, 0. STANLEY, of Opera Troupe, New York, say: The best instru- and greater smoothness and fullness of tone, with equality and uniform character througnout the1r registers.
 J. l.. LAYTON, London, England, says:
 I HAVE always entertained the opinion that Mason Hamlin's Cabinet Organs are of the very best class of that description of instrument.
 s. c. FIRST, Dundee, Scotland, says:
 The finest reed instruments extant.
 EUSTACE HINTON JONES, Southampton, Eng,and,s ys: 1HAvE exercised my oTgan st aii o d o poEas snd of any nor taI thing between these two extremes
 CHRISTINA NILSSON, ANNA LOUISE CARY, MARIE LEON DUvAL, VICTOR CAPOUL, P. BRGNOLI, etc., etc., say:
 WE take pleasure in recomm ending the Mason S Hamliu Cabinet Organ as very beautiful tnstTu- m ent, and consider it the best now in use.
 HENRY STRAUSS of Vienna, says:
 Not only unexcelled, but unequaled by any have before seen.
 See Testimony Circ,lar, sent free, scith si'ntldT opinions of one thousand MnSicians.
 At Vienna. 1873, Paris, 1867, in Amer. lea Always, the Mason and Ham1tn Orr gans have been awarded Highest Medals. New Styles and Prices reduced this month. Catalogue and price-lists free.
 MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN CO.,, po,ro,1 NExy YoPx CuIcAao LONDON X VIENNA.