Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-08

than l.000 subscribers same
music may BE- heard at the same mo-
meut
The first impression the music makes
upon the listener O. its singular dill
ference from any music ever heard be-
fore I'm the fullness rOundness. COM
pleteness Of lis tones But strangely
enough while it possesses ranges OF
tones an iis own 10 can be made To
initiate closely other musical mstru-
mcnts. the flute. oboe. buglc French
horn and cello best Of an the piano
and violin not as yet So perfectly ASK
the players for Gte music and they
play Dixie FOR YOU With The sqncal-
ing of the pipes dcccptiyely perfect.
Having produced his new instrument
30 was necessary 90 ind an operator.
C.riously enough. although Or. Cahill
is a profound student of music ANA q
lover OF musical art. he plays no M
sirumeut
About three years ago Edwin II.
Pierce, q professional pianist and or
gani,t Of many years' experience. I'M
dertook the task OF mastering Tho new
instrum INT. The keyboard which ne
uses ais an one side ~ the music
room II Is surrounded by a jungle "
wires leading from the keyboard 10
the 1000 or more switches which COLI
troll the instrument
The musician sits ON a high bench,
Ike that NJ "a pipe organ. with double
banked keyboard. Sixteen stops arc
used to regulate the harmonics, and
there arc other devices pedals and exc
preston levers for otherwise controll-
ing the tones. ore telephone with a
funue. is arranged behind he player
Fo that by listening To his own music
me may get the proper effects.
The musician uses his keys and stops
90 build up the voices Of flute or clari-
net. as the artist uses his brushes for
mixing colors 10 botain certain hue.
IL Is like seeing coniurcrs trick 10
hear Mr. Pierce add tone To tone from
Tho stops which represent the har-
monies only TO have the whole sud-
denly blend In one perfect note az the
drawing of the last stop. BY COM
bnius. Tor example. the first. second.
third. fourth and 9th partialS with
the fourth and nth predominatiug he
can produce q maryelously beautiiul
oboe tone.
Mr.. Pierce has been devoung all his
time for two years 10 the instrument
and does not yet consider himself by
any means the master Of a. I'm fact
! the instrument itself has been growing
and changing Two other performers
Mr. Schultz and Mr. Harris, have
learned ~ under his instruction.
The player uses one hand on the
keys for giving the tones, and one al
the stops for giving the quality In
future instruments there may be many
| players with one great leader, as IN an
! orchestra. having the whole perform
auce under his control and interpret
ing his own musical genius
Such players will not lack the stimu-
| lus Of an audience for # Is the intent
| OF the inventor 10 have the operating
| portion Of The instrument located I'm A
hall or opera house where the public
| may be- admitted 10 hear the same
/ music which Is being rendered az the
same moment in a thousand different
! places.
II will be noted that ! have spoken
! throughout " the invention as the
new instrument" II T. indeed so new
| that II is yet without a definitely chos.
en- name Thecnysntor has suggested
/ both "telharmonlum" ard dynamo
! phone"-boih descriptive terms-witf
q preference for the latter. The work.
men in the shop speak Of electric
music" In the end the public vii
| probably choose lis own name-as 4
! has named the automobile.