Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-23


Mcssrs. Manner & Co.:
GENTLEMEN II have critically examined and sew
eral times played upon one of your Arion Piano
Fortcs, and it affords me much pleasure to add my
testimony in favor of your superior Instruments
For elasticity OF touch, for the Singing qud'Hy, so
much sought for 10y artists, and for richness and pu
riy of tone it is uncXcccd by any pnno have ever
used. j. NJ. ABBOTT,
organist of the Church of the Saviour of Brooklyn,
New York.
Prof JONI W. HENRY CANNoLL, editor Of the
Americau Educational Monthly, says:
Is" "Listcn, however, TO one of another class, for
example, of the Arion Pianos made by Manner
& Co. Bow your head as the bass sends forth its
riches, clear and unhlurrcd; observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle Octaves won.
drrusly represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above even the silvery brlliancy of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this is scicnttcal-
ly constructed durable instrument, and if you have
at home an ordinary, fourth-rate piano, whose bcau-
ty of tone had vanished sooner than tho lusrc of its
yarnish chidc not your child for lack of expression,
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have no soul The instrument as we'll MS
the performer must have power of expression pi-
ano II may almost be said as well as singer, must
have a soul"
From ''The Brooklyn Daily Times:'
awe will say that the AriUn Piano Forte, is a ve
ry elegant instrument Of the largest class and very
highly finished. unsteady, it has full, deep, rich
tone and the most powerful that we have ever listen
| ed to. 1t has in u higher degree than any piano
! that we have met with, the singing quality or char
acter, that musicians so much admire and seek for
| in piano. The bass-notes reminding you of the
deep.toned notes of Il large organ. Tho Middle De-
taves elastic and clear than in most other
pianos, owing to peculiar gemens that we shall
speak of hereafter, while the upper or treble notes
possess that pure distinct bcllke clearness that is
so necessary to the correct rendering of difficult
pieces Of music, and that also lends such charm to
melody. The Arion scale is from to G. to meet
all the requirements OfmOdern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"ro obtain power you must have strength. We
haved attained this in the popularity of tho frame
before alluded to, end in the use of bar IN the di'
rectOn and on line with the heavy steel siringng
under the "ovor strung ha's." This bar passing
beneath the stringing and running diagonally from
the front right-hand corner, to the back left hand
corner of the gives strength where most need
ed and where m0rt other pianos fail in fact 1t might
not inapty termed the spine or back bone of tho pi'
ano.
"Thoy stand In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofour iron frame tn short pins IN that tho
piano is strung close to the wrest-i lank thus al
most doing away with a 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 wrcst-p plank
has also great advantage those of 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 one next 10
it in different lire 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
"Thc construction of the case and the combina-
tion of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
! being new and improved The left lower end of the
frame, being imbedded or set in the solid wood, or
we believe Ito use a te chnca term butted against the
| wrest.plank at point and on line just inside Of
| the line of the tuning-pns by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, the
frame beng sunk in the wood allows the string
ing las before descrbedj to be close to the wrcst-
plank, and third, tie great desideratum, so long
sought for for the trade full iron frame without
possibility Of the tuning-pins coming in contact
with II, is gained.
"Our agrafe arrangement is another great i'm.
provement effected in 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 1t, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins are inserted This
reversed bridge, being trine lower than the wrest
plank, gives an upward alsoa side-bearing TO the
strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agrafie is obtained that gives firm position TO the
strings that no blow from the hammer can disl'ace
/ A similar plan an iron bedding has been before
| attempted, but always In connection with the COM
picated under-dampcrs, which invariably become
! displaced and ont Of order.
! 'sln the Arion Piano use The French damper,
universally Acknowledged as the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged,
and neither to the right nor 10 the lett but
only in the direction required Thus u VIII be seen
that our agrafe arrangement Is complete, not only
in itself but in all its connections with other parts
Of the action.
difficulties that cannot remedied FIRST the wire
strings run through eye in the tsp of screw,
pin, ard must fit the eye exactly, II viii create an
| unpleasant buzzing sound. The same difficulty is
apt TO when, from constant using the strain
upon the strin lessons IN its size the constant vi
brati0n The inside ofthe eye the eye larger
THE pin, too, for the same reason (con-
slant vibration ~ will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Earring to the chords. None Of
iese disadvantage can happen to the Arion agrafe
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority Of the Arion Piano Tortes and his Oijec
t0ns 10 other pianos, in nearly his words, and
he very ready take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments Of &c 70
We had fair chance q judging q its merits and
think the claims Of the Arion weli lased. II l.
a. least q the very lest pianos before the public.
-B-ooflrn nrilr Time.
AT n our Pianos win le finished with the new
self acting prop stick holding up the top Of the
Piano The patent for which. also the patent Tor
the Ari1n, is owned lIy NJ exclusively.
Send Tor illustrated Price List
MANNER co, 1s7 and ls1 n1werv.
June %, 'G7-fO-9fnos INV YOEK.