Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-01
ESTEY ORGUE DE
SALON YING
CAN BE OPERATED IN THE USUAL
WAY ALSO
Famous Musicians Who Have Used
Magnificent Product Write Letters
of commendation to Makers
and Agents
BY GEE o'JAY

A few weeks ago 1 told you little
about Estey orgue de salon-an instru-
ment that is finding much favor for in
stallation in private residences. Since
that time I have learned that several
such organs have been placed by the
George j. Birkel company of 345-347 South
Spring street. in private music rooms.
One of the finest of these organs Is that
of which a Photographic illustration ap-
pears on this page, The specifications Of
this two manual organ follow. Its COM
pass is: Manuals, &C to C4-61 notes;
pedals CCC to F-thirty notes.
GREAT ORGAN:
1.-Open diapason, feet, metal, 81
notes; 2.-Dulciana, feet, metal. 81 notes;
3.-Melodia 8 feet, wood, 81 notes; 4.-oc-
tave, feet, metal. 81 notes.
SWELL ORGAN:
5-Violin diapason. feet, metal, 81
notes; 6.-Salicional, feet, metal, 81
notes; 7.--Stopped diapason, feet, wood,
81 notes; S-Flute harmon ic, feet. metal
81 notes: 9--Oboe, s feet, metal, 40 notes.
PEDAL ORGAN:
1O.-Bourdon, 16 feet, wood, 80 notes.
COUPLERS:
11-Swell to great; 12.--Swell to great
(octaves); 13.-Swell to pedal; 14.-Great
to pedal.
PEDAL MOVEMENIS:
16.-Great organ forte (adJustable); 16.-
Great organ piano (adjustabie); 7.-Great
to pedal (reversible) 1S.-Swell organ
forte (adjustable) Boswell organ piano
(adjustable); 2O.-Balanced swell peaal.
MECHANICAL ACCESSORIES:
21-Belows signal; 22.-Swel tremolo;
o3.-Wind indicator; organ bench with
music compartment; HaskelPs patent reg
lister action.
SUMMARY:
Great organ. four stops 244 pipes; swell
organ, five stops, 293 pipes; pedal organ,
one STOP thirty pipes; couplers, four;
pedal movement, six: mechanical access
sories, three; total, 20; total pipes, $751;
SPACE OCCUPIED:
Width, 10 feet 6 inches. Depth, feet
10 Oinches with pedal keyboard, feet
2 inches). Height of front, u feet s
inches.
The organ can be constructed to occupy
somewhat less space in width by addi-
tion to the depth.
In this article shall resort freely 70
scissors and paste. 1 want you to realize
what the greatest organists of the coun-
try are saying of the Estey Orgue de
Salon.
Glbson's Opinion
with S. Archer Gibson, organiss and choir
master, Brick Presbyterian church, New
York city, concerning the new Estey me-
mortal organ in the Baptist church, Brat
tleboro, Vermont, February %, 1906, pub
lished in the Vermont Phoenix Of Febru-
ary %:
"Of the many organs I have had the
pleasure of opening during the last year.
this is unquestionably the very best, both
tonally and mechanically The voicing In
standard points is beyond criticism, and
there are several novelties totally un-
known heretofore in the art of organ
building.
"These stops, such as saxophonoe and
the new oboe, are a great addition to the
color scheme of the modern organ, being
both beautiful in tone and sympathetic
In quality. They have exquisite blending
qualities and are equally good in cnoru
work and in melody. The most remark
able feature about them. however. is tnelr
wonderful ability to stay in tune.
'The reeds are superior to the oess
French reeds have had the pleasure ol
playing during the past year. and inc
diapasons are superior to those turned
out from the leading English factories
Concerning the reed pipes in this orsar'
it is especially noteworthy that tnrousn-
out their entire compass they are Heaio" ''
and rich, and totally free from t9at un-
pleasant Blatant quality that is SO usually
associated with reeds of large scale
Voicina Exuisite
"The string tones are charac.eIis.,SS
and delicate. and OF the most approveu
modern voicing. Aside from the noye,s LOVE-
ties In voicing am particularly ihpresssu
with the exquisite voicing OF certaii.
standard stops in the organ, especianS
a most remarkable orchestral mute, IN
which the embouchure is 50 perfsctly re-
nroduced ral tiS that the best orchestral instru-
rnent can produce no more perfect tone.
"As I have always found WIN .issa'. Esles
organs. the action is beyond Srl.,e'sp,' .,' sn,
being absolutely instantaneous poSl M. y, =
sro,,hle of anv kind being an unknown
quantity. consider the action the most