Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-09-21
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARI0N PIANO FORTES.

which they oder WITH the usual guarantees, 10
competition with the SieinNay, Chirkrrlnr, ~ any
.othcr rst class piano. leylns they do that the
Atlon Is Anls rior 10 ApyoiheE
Read belaM tho article irem the Droiklyn Daily
Times
Mn. Annnrr organLt of.ihe Church Of Our
Saviour says u the AIion;
Msssrs, MdHHer q 90,
GrsrLIaEN 81 have critically examined aud rev.
% aud %o S $ae ii FqS' S e sa G" S
testimony IN favor 81 your superior Instruments
For elasticity OF touch, for tho singing quality SO
much sought for by artists, aud for Richness aud pu.
rit,of tone u suneHeellrl by any planoI havoo'cr
used, j, "a, ABBOTT,
organist of the Church Of the saviour Of Drookyn,
New York. sH
Prof JonS W. HESnY C,SNorI, editor Of the
AiaoricoB Educational MoniLlg, says ;..
80 "Lisicn, however, to one nf another class, for
example, ono OF tho Aron Pianos made by Manner
Co. Bow your head rs the bass sends forth It's
riches, clear aud unblurrcl observe the singing,
swelling melody tha In Its middle octMes won.
drcusly represents vocal expression, and which pro-
dominates above the silycry brillancy Of the
upper treble Then reflect that this Is seientilcal-
ly constructed durable instrument, and II You have
at home an ordinary fourih.rate piano, whose beau.
y OF tone had vanished than the lustrc Of its
varnsh, chden your child for lack Of expression
nor wonder when your wife Is playing that she
seems to have no soul Tho instrument as we'll us
the performer must have power of expression pi.
ano, 1t may almost be said, as well asa singer, must
have a soul"
From SHE Broollgn Daily Times"
ave will say that the Arion Piano Forte, Is n We.
ny elegant instrument Of the largest class aud very
highly finished Musically, II has full, deep rich
Tone and the most powerful that we have ever listen
ed to- II has In q higher degree than any piano
that we have met with, the singing quality char
acter, that musicians so much admire and seek Tor
In piano. The bass.nocs reminding yon Of the
deer. toned notes OF large organ. The sMddlo DC.
taves are more elastic and clear than In most other
pianos owing to peculiar arrangements that we shall
speak Of hereafter, while the upper or treble notes
possess that pure distinct bellike clcarness that Is
so necessary to the correct rendering of difficult
pieces OF music, and that also lends such charm to
melody Tho Arion scale is from TO o, so as TO meet
all the requirements ofmodern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
hayod attained this in the popularity of tho frame
before alluded TO, and In the OF bar IN the d..
rection and on line with the heavy steel sringing
under the "over strung las" This bar passing
beneath tho stringing and running diagonaliy from
the front rght.hand corner,to the back leii-hand
corner Of the gives strength where most need
ed and where most other pianos fail In fact II might
not inaptly ermedthe spine or back bone of the p-
| anO. -
"Thcy ald In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which we are again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofour iron frame, TO short pins that the
piano is strung close to the wrest- lank thus al
most doing away with leverage strain on the tun'
| ing pinswhich in some pianos, is at least three
| quarters of an inch above fhe pin causing the pin
to loosen and often bringing it in contact with the
| iron plate. The construction of the wrest-pank
has also great advantage over those other pianos,
hfbeing formed Of four sections of hard wood laid
horizontally and firmly glued and fastened, the grain
of each section crossing the grain of the one next to
II In different line or direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure OF the end wood against them
in every direction, making 1t imp ossiblc for the pin
tolooseh itself as 1T does where II has pressure
psssisst 9s9eiJ q '4sFaa sHa II gu S'1S.
wrest-plank.
"The construction'of the case and the combina.
tion Of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
being new aud improved. The left lower end of the
frame, being mbeddod set In the sOlil wood, or
we believe TO technical term buttcd against the
wres-plank, at point and on line just inside OF
the line of the tuning-pins by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, the
frame being sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing las before descrbed) to be close to the wros
plank, and third, the great desideratpm, so long
sought for fpr the trade falliron frame without a
possibility Of the tuning-pins coming in contact
| with Ii, is gained. v " i}H'' 10
sour agrafc arrangement is another great IN
proyeYlr.. biieefdd ar.e but superior manner
A hollow bar, cast with tho frame aud opening on
The under side and extending along the line OF tho
tuning-pins, has fitted into 1t, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins are Inserted This
reversed bridge, being tre lower than the wrest'
plank gives an upward rs asoa side bearing to the
strings, and by this admirable Arrangement an
agrafe is obtained that gives firm position TO the
strings that no blow from tho hammer can disPdce.
| A similar plan on an iron Bidding has been before
ATTEMPTED, but always in connection with the com-
| piicated under, dampers, which invariably become
/ displaced and ont of ordor.
| :, sin the Arion Piano we use the French damper,
universally acknowledged ~ the best, acting RON
their own weight alone. They arc firmly hinged,
and can move neither to the right nor to the left but
only In The direction tcqued. Thus II VIII be seen
that our agraffc arrangement is complete not only
in itself but nan its connections with other parts
| of the action. - m
uwih other agrares now in use, there arc several
dificulties that cannot rcmedied. First, the wire
strings through eye In the top OF screw, or
PIN and must 1T the eye exactly, or ii Will create an
fmpieasant, buzzing sound. The same difficulty Is
aptto occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon The lessons In its size, the constant VI
bration on the inside of tho eye wears teeyclarger
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason (cor.
slant vibration ON t WIN at times become oosoand
Icause an unpleasant EARRING to the chords None OF
these dsadyan tages can happen to the Arion agrafe
N We have above giyenAIr Manners claims for the
superiority Of the Arion Piano Fortes and hisohjec.
tions to other pianos, In nearly his own words, and
he was very ready to takeus throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments of 1t TO Us.
'wehad fair chance Of judging of its merits, and
think the Claims OF the Arion are well based IL Is
one Of the very best pianos before the public
l'-ABrooflya Daily Times
All of our Pianos will be finished with the new
self actingpt stick for holding up the top of the
Piano. The patent for which, rs also the patent nor
the Arion is owned by us exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER& CO., ls7 aud $50 Dovery,
June 20, 'G7-tQ0mos. - NEW YORK.
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