Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-03
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARION PIANO FORTES

competition with tho SteinNay, thckrTing, or any
other hrsro,a,s piano. believing as they DO that III"
ATion IL superior o. any other,
Read below the article frem the Bro ,klyn Daily
Times.
Mn. Amor, orsanist Of the Church Of Our
Saviour, says IL the Arion
MsSr., Mannsr q o.
GESTLrMES II have critically examined aud s.v,
erai tunes played upon on" 1T your Arion Piano
Tortcs, and II affords me mu'h pleasure To add my
testimony In favor 81 your superior Instruments
For elasticity ot touch, for tho staging qualify, 70
much sought for hy artists aud for richness aud pu.
ry Of tone u IL uncxcelled by any piano have o"cr
used, J. ". ABBOTT,
0rgauiSt Of the Church OF the saviour Of Brooklyn,
New York.
Prof JGnS ". IIrSRr CAssaLL, editor ot tho
.tmcriedH Educational Monthly, says
% "Listcn, however, to one Of another class for
example, ono Of the Arion Pianos made Icy Manner
4 Co. bow your head as the bass sends firth it's
riches, clear and unblurrod observe tho singing,
swelling melody that in its middle ociaycs 80 won
drcusly represents vocal expression aud which pro-
dominates above even the silyery brillancy Of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this Is a scentiicaI-
y constructed durable instrument, and II you have
Mt home ordinary, fourth-Tate plano, whose beau.
~ Of tone had vanished soonar than tho lustro Of
varnsh, chide not your child for lack Of expression
nor wonder when your vile IL playing that HhO
seems to have no soul, The instrument we'll
the performer must have power Of expression pi-
ano, II may almost be said rs well as singer, must
have n soul"
From ''Thc Brooklyn Daily Times"
ave will say that the Arion Piano Forte, IL re-
~ elegant instrument Of the largest class and very
highly finished Musically, II has full, deep, rich
tone and the most powerful that we havecv listen
ed to. II has in higher degree than any piano
that We have mot with the singing quality or char
acter. tnat musicians 30 much admire and seek for
IN n piano. The bass-notcs reminding you Of thu
dccp'toncd notes Of largo organ. The Middle o.
taves arc more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos, ing to peculiar arrange mens that shall
speak Of hereafter, while tho upper or treble notes
possess that pure, distinct clcarness that il
SO necessary to the correct rendering of difficult
pieces Of music, aud that also lends such charm
melody. The Aron scale is from 10 c. So Ia meet
all the requirements Of modern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"TO obtain power You must haze strength. We
haved attained this in the popularity Of the franc
before alluded to- and In the nsc of bar IN tho di
rection and on line with the heavy steel siringing
under the tower strung lass" This bar passing
beneath the stringinE and running dagonally from
the front right hand corner to tho back left hand
corner OF the case gives strength where most need
ed and where most other pianos fail in fact il might
not ibaptly termed hespine or back bone o! tbs pi
ano.
"They stand In tune longer than othsr pianos, +"
effect which we are again enabled by the peculiar
shape Of our iron frame, to short pins that tho
piano is strung close TO tho wrcst-a nk thus al
most doing away with leverage strain on tho tun-
ing PIN which in some pianos, Is II: least three
quarters of an inch above the pin, causing tho pin
to loosen, and often bringing IL in contact with tho
iron plate. The construction OF the wrest-plank
has also great advantage over those Of other paaos,
horizontally and firmly glued and fastened the grain
of each section crossing the grain Of the next 10
il in different line direction. SO that the tuning
pins have the pressure Of the end wood against them
in every dre:ton, making it imp ossibIc for the pin
to loosen itself 1t does where il has pressure
against the sides Of tho grain as it has in all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting OF the
wrest-plank.
1.-THE construction of the case and tho nomtina-
tion of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
being new and improved. Thele lower end Of tho
f.a,pA Lns tuahn IIaI rantt In thn untt M
we believe Ito technical term) buted against the
wrest plank, at point and line just inside of
tho line Of the tuning-pins by which means first,
great additional strength IL gained, second the
frame being sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing las before describcd) to be close to the wrcst
plank, and third, the great desderatum, 80 long
sought for for the trade full iron frame without
possibility of the tuning pins coming in contact
with II, Is gained.
"0ur agrafTc arrangement ig another great I'M
provemcnt effected in staple bat superior manner
A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening On
the under side and extending along tho line OF the
tuning pins, has fitted into it, a reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins are inserted This
reversed bridge, being IA rifc lower than the wrcst
plank, gives upward also side bearing to tho
strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agrafie is obtained that gives firm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can displace
A similar plan iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plicated uDder-dampers, which invariably become
displaced and ont Of order.
'ln the Arion Piano the French damper,
universally acknowledged as the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They are drnlly hinged,
aud can move neither to the right to the left but
only in the direction required Thus it will be
that our agraifc arrangement is complete, not only
in itself but in all its connections with other parts
of the actien.
"With other agrafres now in use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remeded. First, the wire
strings run through eye in the tep of screw,
PIN and must ft the eye exactly, it will create
unpleasant, buzzing sound The same difficulty lie
apt to occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon the string lessons in its size the constant vi
bration the inside ofthe eye wears the eyelarger
"The screw pin, too, for the same reason (con-
slant vibration it) will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Earring to the chords. None of
these disadvantages happen to the Arion agranr"
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority Of the hriun Piano Fortes aud his Otjec
tions 10 other panUs, in nearly his words, and
he very ready TO take us throughout the factory
aud explain all the different departments Of it to
We had fair chance Of judging Of its merits, and
think the claims Of the Aron well based. II s
at least Of the very best pianos before the public
-Brool}yi Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will be finished with the new
self acting prop stick holding up the top of the
Piano The patent for which, also the patent for
the Aricn, is owned by us exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER & Co. Isl aud lS9 Bowery,
June 20, 's7-iO9mos. NEW YORK.