Cabinet organs. . Of which — the Hautboy draws a complete set of reeds, of eight feet tone ; the Dulciana Treble and Bass, one of eight feet tone;the Flute Treble and Bass one of four feet tone; and the Bourdon one of sixteen feet lowest note being CCC. Thislatter stop gives great body and richness of tone to the full organ, and is especially valuable in sustaining a body of singers. TheCoupler, as its name indicates, connects the two sets of keys, so that both may be played at once by using the lower set, andthe eighth stop connects the Automatic Swell. The advantage of two key boa
Cabinet organs. . Of which — the Hautboy draws a complete set of reeds, of eight feet tone ; the Dulciana Treble and Bass, one of eight feet tone;the Flute Treble and Bass one of four feet tone; and the Bourdon one of sixteen feet lowest note being CCC. Thislatter stop gives great body and richness of tone to the full organ, and is especially valuable in sustaining a body of singers. TheCoupler, as its name indicates, connects the two sets of keys, so that both may be played at once by using the lower set, andthe eighth stop connects the Automatic Swell. The advantage of two key boards is very great, rendering available much more variety and many fine effects which would nototherwise be attainable. For the drawing-room this style in highly polished rosewood case, with carved ornaments, is most desirable, as an instrumentof large capacity, excelling most parlor organs of more than double its cost, and constituting a very ornamental piece of furniture,yet not occupying unreasonable space. Ql. EIGHT STOP CABINET ORGAN No. 11. In»Rosewood Case No. 12. In Black Walndt Case,. , 4 feet 2 inches. HlOHT, 3 FEET. Depth, 2 feet .3 inches. Weight,. .. .when packed, about 365 pounds; without the box, about 235 pounds Q3 PEDAL BASS CABINET ORGAN. No. 10. In Black Walndt Case, * The Pedal Bass Cabinet Organ, an engraving of wliich may be found on the opposite page, is our largest is not designed to till the place of the large ])ipe organ, but is offered with confidence as decidedly superior to the low priced andineffective smaller pipe organs, while its cost is much less. AVe claim that the Pedal Bass Cabinet Organ is to be preferred to anypipe organ which can be built for not more than double its cost. This may easily be shown by the following comparison: — Nine hundred dollars would be a low price for an organ if thoroughly well made, of about the following scheme:—Onemanual with compass of four and one half octaves, fifty-six key
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