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,«OLIAN PIPE ORGAN IN GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, CHICAGO.
A Letter from CLARENCE EDDY, America's Famous Organist.
Manager,
My Dear Sir:—When I accepted your invitation a few evenings ago to hear the new ^Eolian Pipe Orchestra,
in the Great Northern Hotel of this city, I confess that the experience proved a veritable revelation. I found not
only that the registration, or selection of stops, was entirely subservient to the taste and skill of the player, but that
every degree of speed and expression is also completely under his control. The result, therefore, was a perfectly
accurate and artistic performance. From a technical standpoint the /Eolian is nothing short of a marvel. Orchestral
compositions, transcriptions of songs, standard organ works, &c., were played ad libitum, and in a manner as delight-
ful as it was astonishing.
So great is the catalogue of pieces already prepared for the yEolian, and so limitless are its possibilities, that it
cannot fail to exert a tremendous influence in the cause of art, especially when introduced into the private homes,
for there it will best serve as an educator by familiarizing all with the masterpieces of musical composition. Foi a
proper performance of the various selections considerable study and no little skill are necessary in the manipulation
of the stops and the tempo regulator, but for this very reason the ^olian will prove most attractive and fas-
cinating to musicians and connoisseurs.
Will you, my dear Mr. Heerwagen, kindly present my compliments and respects to the yEolian Company.
Yours very truly,
CLARENCE EDDY.
MR. LEOPOLD HEERWAGEN,
THE AEOLIAN COMPANY,
18 WEST 23d STREET, NEW YORK.