Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1884 — New Catalogue of Organs. [ARTICLE]

New Catalogue of Organs.

The Mason A Hamlin Organ and Piano Company have just issued their new Catalogue for the season of 1 1284-5. It forms a handsome 4to pamphlet of 46 pages, and contains illustrations accurately showing the appearance of all the styles of organs regularly made by them, with detailed descriptions of the capacity of each; together with quite full mention of the general modes of construction employed and the great favor with which their organs have been received all over the world; with accounts of their triumphs at all the great eomparl-ons of such instruments at World’* Industrial Exhibitions for many years; with pictures of medals, decorations and diplomas of honor obtained. . -■ In looking over snch a catalogue one is forcibly reminded of the magnitude’which the business of reed instruments has atta : ned. Twenty-live years since only a few were made, under the name , “Melodeon*,” which • had not and did not deserve much favor with musicians, enjoying very limited sale at price* varying from $lO to $125. Now -0 000 organs are made yearly in the United States, which are sold In all civilized countries at prices ranging from $22 to SI,OOO or more. This at least may be said to any purchaser of a Mason k Hamlin organ: he will flu jue*tionably get ttovery lest instrument of Its class which can be made. Thlrtv years' experience is a guarantee of.what this company can and will do. They cannot afford to send out poor organs. -■ The present catalogue sbtrws an Increased and very complete assortment, both a# to cases and capacities. It win be Rent free to any one desiring to see it, on application to the Mason k Hamlin Okoam axi> Piano Comp amt, Boston, New York, or Cnicaga— Botton Traveller.