The St. Louis Republic., 1902-10-05

The organ which was ordered two years
age has cost more than thirty thousand
collars IL stands IN q prominent and i'm
posing position az the eastern end Of the
large han on the main floor. Much OF the
mechanism and nearly all OF its 5000 pipes
are concealed from sight. only few, for
ornamental purposes. are In view.
The keyboard. consisting OF three banks.
or manuals. numbering about $50 keys In all.
stands cOnspicuously prominent These man
ualS are original and novel in their con-
struction and By the aid OF electrical appll-
ances can produce the most wonderful muEi-
As abundance OF time was given TO the
builders TO select material: only the choicest
and best OF woods and metals were used in
the construction OF the organ. and therefore
sound are assured. Novel mechanical ap-
plianccs were invented and adopted which
enable the performer 10 avan himself there
An extraordinary and novel feature OF
this orCan Is the possibility Of playing the
solo and accompaniment upon the same
manual This Il entirely new and is ac-
compiished by ingenious mechanism and
with the aid OF electrical appli iauces. Where
a chord is played ut 10 IS - desiredl any
note thereof can be made cpnspicuously
prominent and sustained although u IS
playei or the same manual The sane
quality Of voice and tone is given the solo
a. is heard in the accompaniment
With the exception ot the percussion. any
solo instrument and every quality Of voice
can be initiated on all the manuals. and
each OF the forty-three speaking stops (as
they are called initiates sither a voice OF
quartet or singers or full chorus Of hu-
man voices caa be initiated. and are heard
either with or without a wealth OF instru-
mental impairment
The stops can be used sinEly or all to-
gether and are perfectly controlled by the
touch OF a button. A beautiful effect can b.
produced by the aid OF a mechanical and
electrical appliance by which a chorus or
singers il seemingly heard far away The
voices seem 10 approach nearer and nearer.
untu thew surround the listener. and grad
ually die away and recede IN opposite direc-
ti0n from which they came and from which
they werc FIRST heard.
This Is a perfect professional and reces-
sional effect ana Is complete In its eNecu-
ton. so that the sentimental listener can
easily imagine that he has been surrounded
by musical spirits and invisible angels.
Novel fortisslmo and pianLssirno Effects are
produced by the aid Of peculiar and novel
mecha nism. and these can be used and DIS
tribute among the different families OF In
strumeuts. such as the brass. wood. wind
ana strings. The pipCs are Of extreme dit-
ference OF dimension. There are number
that are more than fifteen feet long and
others not more than a half inch In length
The large pipes descend 90 the cellar. where
the bellows and electric motor are also con-
cealed.
The touch OF n button regulates them In
stead Of the old fashioned or -'Trucker" Eys-
tenn the entire mechanism OF the great in
strtinent is controlled by electricity. The
-.Tracker' system was that which was once
familiar to all in the Gays when bells were
ruur at hotels ard anfiunciators announced
IN. fact at the clerks ONCE Their. too. the
system has almost been superseded by cleo
tricity.