Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-04-26
THE PATENT
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT AhI0N pIAKD rDnTES

GRAND SQUARE hND uPhl6h
PATENT AXIOM pIAKD PpRTES /,
which they offer with all the usual guarantees, In
competition With the stolnway, chlckering, or
any other hrst.eiass plano, believing as they do
that tho Arion IL superior 10 any other
Read below the Article from the brooklyn Dai.
~ Times.
Mr.. Abbott. org,nI,t Of the Church Of Our Saw.
ionr, Gays OF the Aflon'
Messrs. Manner Cost
Gentieneni--I have critically examined and
several times played upon one Of your Arion Pr
anc for'es. and Il affords me much pleasure to
add my testimony In favor ef your superior instru
menta. For elasticity OF touch, for the singing
quality, 80 much sought for by artists, and for
richness and purity Of tone II Ia unexeelsd by any
piano ! have ever used. >; ~. Abnor,
Urganist Of the Church Of the Saviour oil Brook
Ign, NJ. Y.
Prof John W. Henry canoil, editor Of tho
American Educational Monthly, says
"Listen, however. TO one OF another class, FOR
example, one Of tho Arion Pianos made by Man
ner 4 Co. Dow your head aa the bass sends forth
It's riches, clear aud unhurred, observe tho sing.
ing, sweiiing melody that In Its middle oetaycs 80
wonderfully represents vocal oxpresE'ol, aud which
pfedominatcs above even The s!,yefy brlliancy Of
the upper treble. Then reflect that thls q scIen-
you have at homo an ordlnsFy, fourih.rate Plano,
whose beauty Of tone had vanished sooner than
the iuarc Ut Its varnish ehide not your child for
lnc@ OF expression, nor wonder when your wife Il
playing that she seems 10 have MO soul. The In
strument rs we'll rs the performer must have pow.
or OF expressloni plano, IL may almost be said
as we'll rs singer, must have soul"
From "The brooklyn Daily Timeai"
eve will say that the Arlon Plano Forte Is q
very elegant Instrument Of tho largest class ard
very highly finished. Musloally, II has q full
deep, rich tote, and the most powerful that We
have ever listened to. fthaa Ia higher degree
than any plano that We have met With, tho sing
Ing quality OF character, that musicians 20 much
admire AMI seek for In plano. Tie bass notes
reminding you Of the deep toned notes OF large
organ. The Middle octaves are moro elastic and
clear than In most other pianos, owing TO peculiar
arrangements that we shalt speak of hereafter,
while tho upper or treble notes possess that pure
distinct, bell like oearness that IL 30 necessary
Ia tho correct rendering OF difficult pieces OF Mu'
sic, and that also lends such a charm 10 melody
The Arion Scale Is from A 10 q, 30 "a TO meet all
the requirements OF modern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
ITO obtain power you must have strength. We
have attained this In the PECULIARLY of the frame
before alluded TO, aud IN the use Of bar In the
direction aud line with the heavy steel string
Ing under the 'oyer-strung bass This bal
passing beneath the strnging and running diagon.
ally from tho front right hand corner, TO the back
lefthand corner of tho case, gives strength where
most needed and where most pther pianos failj In
fact II might not inaptly DO termed ne spine OF
back bone of the piano.
"Thoy stand In tune longer than other pianos
10 effect which we are again enabled by the pccu
liar shape of our iron franc, 10 use short pins 70
that tho piano IL strung close to tho wtost.plank
thus almost doing away with o Leverage strain on
the tuning pin, which IN soma pianos, IL at least
throc.quartcrs Of an inch above the pin, causing
the pin TO loosen and often bringing u In cor tact
with the iron plate. The construction OF the
srest. plank has also great advantage over those
Of other pianos, In being & rmed Of four sections
Of hard wood, luid horizontally aud firmly glued
aud fastened tho grain Of each section crossing
the grain NJ the one next to u In different line
or direction. SO that tho tuning-pins have the
pressure OF the end wood against them In every
direction, making II Impossible for the pin 10
against the sides of the grain, ~ IL has Ia all 9th
81 pianos This, too, prevents the splitting Of tho
wrcst plank.
"The construction Of the case and tho comblna.
ton Of the Iron frame Herewith, We also claim
being nav and improved, ! he left lower ond I
the frame being imbedd sdfor set w the solid wood,
or we believe Ito use a technical tefml butted
against the wrtFt plank, nj posDt aud on line
just Inside Of the line Of tho tuniag-pns, by which
means lfst, great additional strength is gained,
second, the frame hcing so sunk In the wood, al.
lows the strnglng ae before dcscribod) 10 bo close
tum, 80 long sought for by the trade, n full iron
frame without possibility OF the tunirg- pins
coming In contact With it, " gained.
"Our agtaiie arrangement Is another great I'm
proycment effected In simple but superior man.
nor. A hollow bar, cast with the frame and open
Ing on tho under side and extending along the
line OF tho tunng.pins, has fitted Into u arcyers-
cd wooden bridge, In which tho bridge pins are
Inherited. This reversed bridge, being trinc
lever than the wfest. plank, gives an upward NJ
also slde'bearns TO the string, and by this
admirable arrangement an agrahe IL obtained that
gives firm position TO tho tlrIngs that no blow
from the hammer can displace. similar plan
on iron bedding has been before attotnp ted but
always la connection with the complicated under
dampers, which invariably become displaced and
out of order.
"In the Aron Piano We use the French damp
or, universally acknowledged as the best, atting
from their own weight alone. They are firmly
hinged, and can move neither to the right nor TO
the left, but oay la tho direction required. Thus
it will bo seen that our aerano arrangement Is
complete, not only In itself bat In all la oonnee.
ton with other parts of the action.
"Wiih other ngranes now In use, there are sew
eral difficulties that can OF DO rcmedied. flrst,
tho wire strings run through an eye Ia the top e
screw, or pin, and must ft tho eye oxaetlyj or IL
will crente an unpleasant, burning sound. The
same difficulty isapt to occur when, from constant
using, tho strain upon the string lessons IN its
size, or the constant vibration the inside Of The
eye wears the eye larger.
1.-THE screw or pin, too, for the Same reason icon
slant vibration on w will ut times become loose
aud cause nn unpleasant jarring to the chords
None of these Disadvantages can happen 10 the
Afion pgrafle."
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims fot
tho superiority OF the Afon Plano Fortcs and bis
objections To other pinnos, In nearly his own
words, and ho was very ready TO take Us through
out the factory and explain all tho different DO.
partmcnts Of IL 20 US. We had fair chance Of
judging of It's merits, and think the claims of the
ArIon are we'll bated. 10 NJ least ono OF The
very best pianos before the publis.-t Brooky n
Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will DO finished with the new
felf.nctng prop stick for holding up the top Of
tho Piano. The patent for which, rs also the pat.
ont for tho Arion, is owned BY us exclusively.
Send for llnstgsIed Price List.
MANNER A co 1871 and 1870 nowcry,