Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-27

their previously extensive facilities fer nsnufss-
turing. are now prepared 20 furnish to the Trade,
or at retail, their n -
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHr
PATENT ApIDH PIAE0 PcRTESs
compositions with the. sgeinvay. .chiet sring, or
any other frst.clsss piano, believing ~ hsy -
hat the Arion Is superior 10 any ofhsr.
Read below the Artisls ffon the Brockiyn pwi-
Iy Times.
iour, Gays az the Arion;
Mesrs. Mnnner Co.. - ADtA
usnfieuep:-%I have critically examined and
sevefaitimcs played ui'on one of yoar Arisn Pr
sno fortos. and II affords mo much pleasure to
add my testimony IN favor"f youfs superior ,nsira
menss. For elasticity Of touch. for the singins
qua itys 80 much sought for BY artisss. aud for
riehncss and purity If tone tits unsxesisd BY any
piano have ever used. M. ABBOT.
org.nI.t q the Church Of the sasioar u Dsook
y'
Prof John W. Henry canoll, editor Of tbs
American Educational Monthly, says:
"Listen, however, :. ons OF another cisss, for
example, Que OF tho Arion Pianos made by Man
nsr Co. Bow your head Ne the bass sends fsfth
its riches. clear aud unbiurred; obssrse the ssng-
ng. swsiiing melody that 10 It's middle eeissss %
wvndfsusly represents vocal expression, aud which
prsdeminaios above even The silssry brilliAney vi
the upper treble Then reject that this ~ relsn-
tincaliy ccnstracted darabis instrunient. aud u
you have at home an ordinary, fourth rate Piane,
WHOSE hcauiy Of tune had sanished koohsr than
the iastre " its varoish chida not oar child ioI
lack Of expression, nor wonder When Jour Wife !.
playing thai she seems - have no soul. The iu.
struineht M we'll as tkePetfsrnsr inust have pow
or OF skrres.ieni a. plane, y mry al@ost IL ssid
rs wall nsa singer, must have % suui."
From "fhe brooklyn Daily Times"
1--WE viii say that the Anon Piano Fartsis a
very elegant instrument If the LARGEST eiass aud
+, yer. asm, lal.ava. mu,losily, u has fall
deep, rich tore, and the most powerful that ~
have ever listened TO. lthas In higher degrees
than any piano that we have met with, the sing
Ing quality OF character, that mssirisn, 90 muel
admire an 4 secE for In piano. Tie lass hots'
reminding you 81 tho deep tancd notes Of large
organ. heMiddle octaves are moro elastic ant
clear than 10 most other pianos, owing 10 peculiar
arrangements that w shaii speak af hereafter
While the upper or treble notes posssss that pure
distinct, bell like elearne.s. that 10 20 neeessary
to the correct rendering of dinieult pieces Vt Mu
sic, ant that also lends such charm 10 melody
| The Arion Scale II from A tot, - ~ 10 meet I'll
the requirements Of modern music. which . ssyel
| octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you mist have strength W,
have taIned this T. The peculiarly Of the frame
| before alluded to, and Ia The nae Of bar Ia th'
direction and on line with tho heavy Steel string
ing undcr the 'oyer-strnng bn'~. This ba
passing beneath the strlngins aud running aiagon
| ally from the ffont gh hand corner, TO the kael
Ieft-hand corner of the case, gises strength wher
most needed and whore most other pianos fail; u
fact II might not insptiy be termed the spine .
back bone OF the piano.
"They stand In ture longer than other pianos
| 10 effect which We are again enabled by the psca
liar shape Of cur iron frame, 10 use short Plus y
that tho piano Is strung close TO the wrest plank
thus almost doing away with n leverage strain ol
the tuning pin, which 10 soms pianos, IL at ieas
three-quafters Of an inch above the pin, cAusin
the pin loosen, and often bringing II Ia cor tac
with the iron plate. The construction Of III
Srest. plank has alsd q great advantage over fhos
Of other pianos, In eng q rmed Of four section
of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly glue
aud fastened, the grain Of ench section crossinl
tbs grain Vt the one next 10 Il Ia different lin
or direction. SO that the tuning pins have tn
pressure Of the cnd wood against them la ever
direction, making II impossible fer the pin I
loosen itself as 10 does where IL has - pressur
against the sides Of the grain NJ IL has In all 9th
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitlingef ID
wrest plank
ton Of the iron frame herewith, we also essim .
being new aud improved. The ieft Iower end 4,
the frame, being Embedded seti in the solid woos
or we believe to use technical term butte
agninst the wrest plank, at point and on . lin
just inside Of the iiIe of the tuning pins, by bic
means first, great additional strength Is gairc'
I scconts tho ifhho bOlA II 80 sunk IN tNt WVVat
lows the struggling (ns before dgscribod) to be clio,
to the wrcst-rlank, and third the &c. at desidsrs
tum, SO long sought for by the trade, full iro
. frame without pe- -'liiity Of TIE tunir & pin
coming in contact with Il, is gained.
"0ur agrafte ARA ngement IL another great i'm
provement effected in simple bu, superior mar
ncr. "A hollow bar. cast with the frame and open
ing on She under side and extesdirg slong tn
line OF the tuning pins has fitted intoit srevsr,
cd wooden bridge, in which the bridge pins al
inserted. This reversed bridge, being . trie
! lower than the wrestplank, gives an upward
also sioe. bearing to the strings, and by tn
admirable arrangement M ngrmfs IL obtaiscd tia
gives Arm position to the strings that DO bio
from the hammer di place. A sim itsr l,a
, on an iron bedding has been before attempted, b
, always IN connection With the comp leafed u del
hampers, which invariably bscoIe Displaced an
out of order.
ain the Arion Piano We use The French DAMP
er, universally acknowledges ss the beat, actin
frum their own weight afone. Ttey are frinl
hinged, andcan move neither to The right nor
the left, but only Ia the direction required. Thu
| il will be seen that our agrade arrangement
complete, not only in Itself bit In all lis Comes
: ton with other parts Of the action.
, s.With other agraifes now in use, there are se'
F; rral difficulties that not be remedied. Firs
the wire strings run through al eye in the top
screw, or pin, aud must fl the eye exactly; or
will create an unpleasant. burning sound. III
using, the strain upon the string lessons in !
size, or the constant vicf,ion on the inside Of II
, eye wears the eye larger.
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason (eoI
slant vibration on III will ~ tfnes Lesorss looi
aud GAUGE an unpleasant jarring 70 the chord
None Of these disadvantagcs can happen to Il
Arion agraae!"
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims Il
the Superiority Of The Arion Piano Fottes and b
objections TO other pianos, in nearly his ov
words, and he was very ready 10 take NJ through
out the factory and explain all the different d.
sartincnts of IL to as. We had n fair chance
Judging Of It's merits, apd ihink the clains of q
Arion n.c we'll basel. II Is at least che oi II
very best pinnvs before the pVblie.--l Brook,
Daily Times.
All Of .ur Pianos win he finished with the nc
self-acting prop stick fer hai.iing up the top
tho Piano. The patent for which, ne also the pa
; eut for the Arion. Is owned by us exclusively.
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