The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-06-17
THE ESTEY ORGAN.
Prof. Sanders, of the Firm Of Sanders q
Stayman, Visits Elkton.

Prof. Harry Sanders, head of the firm oi
agents for the Estey Organ Company and the
Weber Piano, visited EIkton this week and
reports the trade in these popular instru-
ments as booming. The Professor is an
agreeable and aif.tbe gentleman, and we
took advantage Of bis visit to secure the
following information in relation TO the
manufacture and sale OF these celebrated
instruments, which we feel assured will be
of interest to Our readers:
j. Estcy \ Co. are the largest organ manufac.
turerS in the world. The work was begun in 1916.
in Brattleboro. Vermont. Ia 1851. the Old house
hrin" burned. Mr.. Estcy put up Il new building.
This was burned in 1851. and lie then put up Il
large tOurStory factory. Ia 1856 he took his
OF the hest business men in the Eastern States.
and his son-inL law into partnership with himself.
Ia 1889 they bought Il >lNty-Icrc tract, and from
that time forward have continually increased THEN
capacity. They added factory after factory. until
now they have ei"ht huge factories three stories
high. with drying houses, packing houses. and
other outbnildings. These, with the operatives
houses. make Il large village. Over three thou
sand people are dependent ON this great industry
for this support.
The CAPACITY of the works has been incrca Scd
until they turn complete organ for every ten
minutes OF the day. The company has agents in
every country IN futSpt-E'.ll:. l4pl'ibn.
dam. Brussels. Surich Nionna. tonStantnople.
st. Petersburg, Moscow. Brcsau Stockholm and
elsewhere. About year ago the company ccie-
bratcd the making ui its one hundred thousandth
organ. which is magnificent triumph Oh organ
building. and is uuqucStonably the pest organ
ever made i'll any country. The price is $3.50, or
more than the best plan" commands. Its eiasscd
as style 100, which shows that undcr the manage
mCnt Of Nr. Fuller they have made hundreds Of
other styles oi organs. being determined 10 cover
every possible phase Vi public demand.
N NJ nal. h.l .h.tT It.l L
timore for this great company. and who stands
dcsery cdly high in its confidence. what governed
the cost OF organs. he said:
- 1t is altogether the tone. on can make the
to suit customers. but it Is the tome and mech
anisln of the organ that determines the value.
For example: can sell You 4 violin Tor two dol
lars and half, but woud charge you Tor an
other Niulil that looked exactly like IL live hun
drcd or thousand dollars. ii is the tone that
gives the enjoyment to the owner and it is. there
tore. the tone that makes til" instrument Nalu-
able. Therefore. while furnish amy style of
case that is demanded 10y the rich or by the poor
il is on tie tone OF Hic fStcy organ. its purity
lcNibility. excellence and variety. that the EStey
Company stands.
T!Itre was years ago an objection to the organ
because of ITS SvuawkIu@ and occasionally harsh
notes. 1t was lIttlc better than an accordion.
and artistic musicians locked down upon it. My
theory j. that 1t is the ideal musical instrument,
AID ii is the ambition ar my lite I" make ii so.
\ musical instrument 10 POSSESS the highest char
dcttr. and be capable 81 the best effects. must
have three distinct capacities First. the power
to sustain IL note Tor an Indefinite time: second.
the power IL start soft ana increase the volume of
sound third. to star: loud and diminish the vol
ume OF sounds. Now, the piano mas only one oi
these requirements. namely. the last You can
strike the key Of piano and Jon Produce the
ma NiIlunl sound ut once. IL can neither he SlS
tanned at its first degree Ui power nor It's volume
increased: YOU therefore lose the power "t either
inaSSIng your harmony VI shading 1t. W it'll
an organ il is different loa r;:n begin with
note aS soft a. whisper. ana raise II to any de
gree of power desired. lOu can start with
strong tone and sustain it Indefinitely. or You eau
start with crash sound and allow it 10 die the
wind dies through the strings OF an .Eulian Earp.
With these advantages. the organ il the ideal in
strumcnt.. Already the character OF the purchas
ers has changed. Formerly. We could sell only
the cheapest sort. and to people who had very lit
Tie idea OF music. Now We sell the very finest
Instruments. TiValing the best piano in cost. and
TO the best ana most artistic people. y few years
ago. 80 organ about the best that We could
sell. Now the price uf or-ars Will average over
500. and il is not uncommon to sell one Tor from
SOD To 500. They are rapidly being. introduced
as companions to the piano. lllrHSAin" massive
orchestral BACKGROUND of II harmony. against
which the lighter w"rh Ot the piano may he heard
to perfection. Some idea OF the increased OF
the best organs may he had when say that the
export OF organs has increased within the last
two years three hundred per cent more than the
increase il the export Oi pianos.
- You can ma he am organ to produce precisely
the result You wish =!
For example. they can make fifty organs and
submit them to fifty men. a.ld probably not man
OF either. but with an expert il would he differ
cnt. 1t is possible 10 take two reeds of precisely
the same length. and breadth and thickness. and
density. put them in exactly the same Cumhiaa-
ton and they will speak in different tones One
viii be perfect tone such WAS calculated On
from the estimate which tine reed fash
toned. tho other Will lack something i'll 1IllncSS.
richness. and dc!icary. Just as you may take
woman with exactly the same throat. mouth, and
lips OF Patti and yet she would be unable to pro
duce the same divine notes. She might have The
same lung power. the same intelligence. and yet
size could hot duplicate the Diva notes. so.
too. with organs. We sometimes lind one thar Is
faulty. and after taking it to pieces and compar-
ing every part fail 10 IND what is the matter.
w nat can they do III such AN organ:
- They are treated rs herctiCs were III the dark
agcS-thcy are burnt
simply to protect their trade mark. Some
years ago they discovered that their workmen
would take parts OF condemned organs from the
waste shop and lit them together and sell them
as Es;cy organs. To prevent the possibility OF
this in the !Hturc they have ordered that every
piece OF Il condemned instrument should be burnt
IN the presence oi the superintendent OF the shop
i'll which il Is condemned.
MeSSrS. Sanders y Stlymau. No. ii n. Charles
street. Baltimore Nd. Il distinguished and lead
ing house in the musical instrument trade are the
%cncEll managers ior the sale OF these superb
organs, a. well IL the equally famous Weber
Pianos. which have become the i:vuritc in>trIt-
'hcntS all over the world with the most disliu-
GuiShc,i musicians.