Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-31

GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT AhI1N PIANO r0RTES /,
Which they offer with all TIE usual guaranteed, In
competition with the steinway, Chickering, or
any other frst-class piano, believing rs they do
that the Arion Is superior TO any other.
Read below the Article from the Brooklyn Dali
ly Times.
Mr.. Abbott, 0rg,nist Of the Church Of Our SAY.
Jour, says Of the Arion:
Messrs. Manner & Co.:
0entlcmen:-I have critically examined and
several times played upon one Of your Arion Pr
ano fortcs, and IL affords me much pleasure TO
add my testimony In favor Of your superior instru
mons. For elasticity Of touch, for the singing
qua ity, 80 much sought for by artists, and for
richness and purity Of tone Is unexeelcd by any
piano have ever used. J. M. ABBOT,
0rganist Of the Church Of tho Saviour Of Brook.
Ign, Ny.
Prof John W. Henry canoll, editor Of the
American Educational Monthly, sayu
Listen, however, 10 one OF another class, for
example, one of the Arion Pianos made by Man
ner Co. Bow your head ~ the bass sends forth
It's riehes. clear and unbiurred, observe the sing
irg, swelling melody that Ia ite middle octaves 30
wondreusly represents vocal expression, and wl.ch
pfedominaies above even the sIlyery brlliancy OF
tho upper treble. Then reflect that this " solen-
tihcaiiy constructed durable instrument, and n
49, athonss "a fdlssrs, LAIR Ii fatnpinno
whose beauty Of tone had vanished sooner than
the lustfe Of It's vafnlsh, ehlde not your child Tor
lack OF expression, nor wender when your wife 10
playing that eho seems % have no soul. The In.
strument NJ we'll as the performer must have pow
or OF expresaionl plano, n may almost be said,
rs we'll ae ginger, must have soul"
From "fhe brooklyn Daily f.meG'
ave will say that tho Arlon Plano Forte Il a
very elegant Instrument Of the largest class and
very highly finished. Muslcally, u has full,
| dotp, rich tote, aud the most powerful that We
have ever listened to. 1thas In higher degree
than any piano that We have met with, the sing
Ing quality OF character, that musicians 20 much
admire aui seek for.in plano. Tie basa'noten
reminding you Of tho deep toned notes Of large
organ, The Middle Oelayes are moro elastic aud
clear than In most other pianos, owing TO peculiar
arrangements that We shall speak Of hereafter.
while the upper or treble notes possess pure,
dslnct, belt like olearneas, that IL 40 necessary
to tho correct rendering OF difficult pieces Of Mu.
sie, and that also lends such charm to melody
The Arlon Scale Il from A 10 q, 10 ~ 10 meet nll
tho requirements Of modern music, which a seven
octave plano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
have attained this In the PECULIARLY Of the frame
before alluded To-, and In the use Of q bar In the
direction and on line with the heavy steel string.
ing under the 'over-strung bass This bar
passing beneath tho atringlng and running diagcn'
ally from tho front righthand corner, to tho back
ieft-hand corner of the case gives strength where
most needed and where most other pianos fall In
fact II might not inaptly be termed the spine OF
back bone of the plano.
"They stand In tune longer than other pianos
to effect which We are again enabled by the pccu'
liar shape OF our Iron frame, 10 use short pins "a
that the piano IL strung close to the wrest plank
thus almost doing away with u Leverage strain on
the tuning pin, which In some pianos, IL at least
three-quartors OF an inch above tho pin, causing
tho pin TO loosen, and often bringing u Ia cortacl
with tho iron plate. The construction OF the
Srest. plank has also great advantage over those
Of other pianos, In being I, rmed OF four seoton'
Of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly glued
and fastened, tho grain OF each section crossing
the grain of the one next to u In different line
! or direction. So that the tuning. pins have th,
pressure Of tho end wood against them In ever,
direction, making II impossible for the pin /,
loosen itself rs II does whore II has pressure
against the sides Of tho grain, ms II has Ia all 9th
orpanos. This, too, prevents tho splitting Of Tho
wrost plank.
"The construction of tho case and tho combina
ton Of the iron frame herewith, We also claim n
being nav and improved. Tho loft lower end I,
the frame, being Embedded Greet In the solid wood
or wo believe Ito use a technical tcrm) buttce
against the wroft-plank, at a point and on n lin
just inside Of tho line Of the taningpns, by which
means nrst, great additional strength Is gained
second, tho frame beiug 80 sunk Va the wood, al
lows the sringng (as before descrlbod) TO DO clos
10 tho wrest-plank, aud third, tho great dosidsra
tun, 30 long sought for by the trade, full iron
framo without possibility OF the tuning pin
coming Ia contact with 10, IA gained.
"Our agraifo ARA ngoment Ia another great im
proven nj effected In n simple bu, superior man
ner. A hollow bar, cast with the frame and open
ing on tho under side and extending along IN,
ine OF the tuning.p has fitted into u arevers
cd wooden bridge, In which the bridge pins ar'
Inserted. THIS reversed bridge, being trln,
lower than tho wrest. plank, gives an upward a
also a elde.boaring TO tho strings, and by thi
admirable arrangement an agrane Ia obtained tina
! gives firm position 10 tho strings that no blow
! Ifatn ha hnIufuGf uianlnQe. A almilaf Mai
on an iron bedding has been before attempted, bu
always In connection With the complicated al der
damp,rs, which invariably become displaced and
cut OF order.
"fn tho Arlon Piano We use the French damp
or, universally acknowledged a. tho beat, acting
from their own weight alone. They are hfaly
hinged, and can move neither 10 the right nor Il
the left, but ehiy Ia the direction required. Thu
IL viii DO seen that our ngrahe arrangement u
complete, not only In ltaef bat In all ita oonnee
ton With other parts of the action,
"With ether agreilcs now In use, there are sew
| eral difficulties that can not DO femeded. First
tho wire strings run through "a eye In tho top {
screw, or pin, and must az the eye exaetiyI OF /
will create an unpleasant, buszing sound. TIT
same diheulty isapt To occur when, from oonstan
using, the strain upon the string lessens In "
sEe, the constant vibration on the inside OF tn,
eye wears the eye larger.
"Ihe screw or pin, too, for the same reason icon
slant vibration on it) will at times become loos
W" N'"es y" ,"'V'N"e""' '"''"k ~ '"e '""'"e
None Of those Disadvantages can happen to tn
Arion agrane."
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims 70
tho superiority OF the ATlon Piano fortes and hi
objections to other pianos, In nearly bis owl
words, and he Was very ready TO take us throu sh
out the factory and explain all the diierept de
partments of 10 to us. We had q fair chance o
Judging Of its merits, and think the claims Of tn
Arion arc we'll based. II Is at least ono of tn
very best pianos. before the publie.-L BrOokly
Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will DO finished with tho new
solf-actng prop stick for holding up the top o
the e.zar. pse patent fav ~hs-hs--r.i-s-t aha pat
ent for the Aron, isowned by us exclusively.
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