Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-05

| McsTs. Manner d 90.
GENTLEsEN:-I have critically examined aud SOW
eral times played upon one of Your Arion Piano
! Fortes, and 1t affords me much pleasure to add my
testimony In favor Of your superior inst rumcn,s-
For elasticity of touch for the singing guaiity, so
much sought for by artists, and for richness and pu.
rity Of tone is unexcccd by any piano have ever
used. j. VI. ABBOTT,
organist of the Church OF tho Saviour Of Brooklyn,
New York.
Prof. JouN W. HENRY CAyxoLL, editor of the
Anerican Educational aIonihly, says
80" "Lsten, however, to one Of another class, for
example, one of tho Arion Pianos made by Manner
Go. Bow your head as tho bass sends forth its
riches, clear and unblurrod observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle octayes won.
drcusly represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above even tho siyery brillancy of the
upper treble Then reflect that this Is scentifcal-
ly constructed durable instrument, and if you have
at home an ordinary, fourthrae piano, whose beau.
y Of tone had vanished than the ustrc fits
yarnish, cde not your child for lack of expression,
| nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have no soul. The instrument well as
performer must have power of expression n pi-
ano, 1t may almost be said as well singer, must
! have a soul"
From ''The BROOKLYN Daily Times"
"We will say that the Arion Piano Forte. Is n ve-
ry elegant instrument of the largest class and very
highly finished. Musicay, it has a fall, deep, ch
tone, and the most powerful that we have listen
that we have met with, the singing quality char
acter, that musicians SO much admire and seek for
! In piano. The bass-notcs reminding you of the
deep-toned notes of II large organ. Tue Middle Oc-
tayes are more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that shall
speak of hereafter while the upper treble notes
possess that pure, distinct belkc clcarness that is
| so necessary to the correct rendering of difficult
pieces of music and that also lends such CHI arm to
melody. The Arion scale is from to c, 50 TO meet
all the requirements ofmodern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
haved attained this in the popularity of the frame
before alluded TO, and in the use of bar IN the di.
rection and on line with the heavy steel s'ringng
under the "over strung las" This bar passing
| beneath the sringing and running diagonaly from
| the front right-hand corner, to the back lc.hand
corner of the case gives strength where most need
ed and where most other panos fail in fact it might
not napty termed the spine or back bone of the pi-
ano.
"They sta nd In tune longer than other pianos, TO
effect which we are again enabled by tho peculiar
shape ofour iron frame, to short pins 50 tina, the
piano is strung close TO the wrcst-l lank thus al
most doing away with leverage strain on the tun'
ing PIN which in some pianos, is at least three
quarters of an inch above the pin, causing the pin
to loosen, and often bringing it in contact with the
iron plate. The construction of the wrest.p plank
has also great advantage over those o! other pianos,
in being formed of four sections of hard wood laid
horizontally and firmly glued and fastened the grain
of each section crossing the grain of the next to
1t in different lire or direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
in every direction, making it imp ossible for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where it has pressure
against the sides of the grain it has in all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting OF the
wrest-plank
"The construction of The and the combina-
ton of the iron frame herewith we also claim MS
being new and improved The left lower end of the
frame, being imbedded or set in the solid wood, or
we believe ITO technical term butted against the
wrest-plank, at point and on line just inside of
the line of the uning'pns by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, the
frame being sunk in the wood allows the string
ing los before descrLed) to be close to the wrest'
plank, and third, the great dcsideratuni so long
sought for for the trade full iron frame without:
possibility of the tuning-pin coming in contact
| with it, is gained.
"0ur agraffc arrangement is another great inn
provcment effected in n simple but superior manner.
A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
The under side and extending along the line Of the
tuning pins, has fitted into it, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins are inserted. This
reversed bridge, being trifle lower than the wrest-
plank, gives upward as also sidc.bcaring to the
| strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agraffc Is obtained that gives firm position TO the
strings that no blow from the hammer can dispace.
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plcated under -da mpcrs, which invariably become
| displaced and ont of order
| "ln the ATiOn Piano We use the French dampcr,
| universally acknoN lodged the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged,
and neither to the right nor to tho lett but
only in the direction required Thus IL will be seen
that agraffc arrangement is complete, not only
In itself but in all its connections with other parts
| of the action
"With other agrafTes now in use, there several
difficulties that cannot remedied First, the wire
strings run through eye in the top Of screw, or
pin and must fit the eye exactly, or il will create an
unpleasant, buzzing sound The same difficulty is
ant to occur when from constant using, the strain
upon the string lessons in its size the constant Vi
bration the inside Of the eye tho eyclargcr
"The screw PIN too, for the same reason (con-
slant vibration on it) will at times become loose and
| cause unpleasant Earring TO the chords. None OF
these dsadyan tagcs can happen TO the Arion agraie
! We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for The
superiority Of the Arion Piano Fortes and his oiJec
tions TO other pianos in nearly his own words and
he was very ready to take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments Of 1t to us.
! We had fair chance Of Judging Of its merits and
think the claims OF the Arion are we'll based IL is
at loast of the very best pianos before the public
| -Brootign Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will be finished with the new
self acting prop stick for holding the top Of the
Piano The patent for which, as also the patent for
the Arion, is owned by us exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER a CO., ls7 and lS9 Bowery,
June 20, i67-4Ogmos. NEW YORK.