Indiana American., 1867-07-05

their previously extensive facilities for mnpufao
turing, are now prepared to furnish 10 the Trade
or At retail, their
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT AhI0N PIAN0 FDRTES
Which they offer with all the usual guarantees, In
competition With the stoinwsy, chiekering, oi
any other frst-ciass piano, believing as they dc
that the Arion Is superior to any other.
Read below the Article from the Brooklyn Dali
Iy Times.
Mr.. Abbott. organist Of the Church Of Our sav.
iour, says Of the Arlon;
Mcssrs. Manner 4 Co..
0entiemen,-I have critically examined and
several timcs played upon one Of your Arion Pi-
ano fortes, and IL affords mo much pleasure IA
add my testimony in favor Of your superior instru'
ments. For elasticity of touch, for tho sin gin g
quality, 80 much sought for by artists, aud for
richness and purity OF tone IL s unexceiled by any
piano have ever used. J. Nj. ABBOT,
organist OF the Church Of the Saviour Of Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Prof. John w. Henry Canoil, editor Of the
American Educational Monthly, says
"Listen, however, 10 one Of another class, for
example, one Of the Arion Pianos made by Man
ner Co. Dow your head as the bass sends forth
its riches, clear aud unblurred observe the sing
pg, swolling melody that In its middle octaves 90
wondrcusly represents vocal expression, aud which
predominatcs above even the siivery brilliancy oi
the upper treble. Then reflect that this Is soien-
tihcally constructed durable instrument, and II
you have at home an ordinary, fourth. rate Piano
whose beauty Of tone had vanished sooner than
the lustrc Of Its varnish ehidc not your child fs'
lack OF expression, ncr wonder when your wife IL
playing that she seems - have no soul. The In.
strument as we'll as the performer must have pow
or Of expressions plano, II may almost be said
as well as singer, must have soul"
From "The brooklyn Daily Times."
ave will say that tho Arion Piano Forte IL a
very elegant instrument OF the largest class and
very highly finished. Musioaliy, h has n full
dctp, rich tone, and the most powerful that W,
have ever listened to. Ithas In higher degree
than any piano that we have met with, the sing
ing quality or character, that musicians 90 much
admire and seek for In piano. Tie bass. notes
reminding you Of the deep toned notes OF q iarg,
organ. The Middle ootaves are moro elastic and
clear than In most other pianos, owing 10 peculiar
arrang ngements that We shall speak Of hereafter,
while tho upper or treble notes posssss that pure
distinct, bell like eearness, that is 30 necessary
10 the correct rendering OF dincult pieces OF Mu
sic, and that also lends such n charm 10 melody
The Arion Scale is from A 10 q, 30 NJ TO meet nj
tho requirements Of modern music, which n sever
octave plano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. W.
have attained this In tho pecuiiafity of tho franz
before alluded 10, and In the uso Of bar In th'
direction aud on line With the heavy steel string
Ing under the 'over-strung bass This ba
passing beneath tho sttinging and running diagon
ally from the front corner, TO the baei
lefthand corner OF the ease, gives strength where
most needed and where most other pianos fall II
fact II might not inaptly be termed tho spine O
back bone OF the plano.
"They stand In tune longer than other pianos
TO elect which we are again enabled by the peeu
iiar shape OF our Iron frame. 10 use short pins -
that the plano is strang close TO the plank
thus almost doing away with leverage strain Of
the tuning pin, which 10 soma pianos, IL at ieas
three-quariera OF an Inch above tho pin, cAusinl
the pin 10 loosen, and often bringing II In eoutac
With tho iron plate. The construction OF tn
srest. plank has also great advantage over thos
OF other pianos, In being f,rmed Of four section
| OF hard wood, laid horizontally and hrmly glue
aud fastened, the grain OF each section orossinl
the grain of the ono next TO u In different lin
or direction. So that the tuning.p pins have th
pressure Of the end wood against lhom In ever.
direction, making II Impossible fer the pin q
loosen itself as IL docs whore II has pressur.
against the aides Of the grain as II has In all 9th
erpianos. This, too, prevents the splitting OF th
wrest plank.
"The, ,oonatfuotion of tho case and the eombna
ton oftho iron frame Herewith, we also claim a
being dsw and improved. The left lower end .
tho frame. being Embedded or set In the sold wood
or wo~bellcvc Ito use technical torm) butte'
against the wrestplank, at a point and on q lin
Just inside Of tho line Of tho tuning pins, by whcl
means frat, great additional strength Is gained
second, the frame being 80 sunk In tho wood, nj
lows tho siringing as before described) to bc clos
TO tho wrest-piank, and third, tho great desidern
tum, so long sought for by the trade, full iroI
frame without a possibility OF the tuning. pin
coming In contact with IL, IL gained.
sour agrafe arrar cement is apothcr great in
provemtnt effected In simple bnr superior man
ncr. A hollow bar. cast with the frame and open
ing on tho under side and extending along th,
line OF tho tuning pins, has fitted Into II arevers
cd wooden bridge, In which the bridge pins ar
I l.. A. I.Il -. .-IA
lower than tho wrest. plank, gives an upward q
also a siae.bearlng TO the strings, and by thi
admirable arran genen an agfali IL obtained tha
gives hrm position to tho sirings that no bios
from the hummer can dispacc. similar pla'
on dn iron bedding has been before attempted, bu
always In connection with the com spiicated n der
dampsrs, which Invariably become displaced ant
out OF order.
"In tho Arion Piano we use tho French damp
or, universally Acknowledged as tho beat, actsni
from their own weight alone. They are hrmi,
hinged, aud can move neither 10 the right nor 4
tho left, but only la tho direction repaired. Thu
Il will bo seen that our agrahe arrangement II
complete, not only In Itself bat In all its oonnec
ton With other parts of the action.
"wlih other agreiies now In use, there are SOW
erai difficulties that can not DO femedied. First
tho wire strings run through aa eye In the top {
q screw, or pin, and must At the eye exactlyi OF
will crsato an unpleasant, buEEing sound. Th'
same diliculty isapt TO occur when, from oonstan
using, the strain upon tho string iessens In u
sine, or the constant vibration on tho insde OF th
eye wears the eye larger.
The screw or pin, too, for the same reason icon
stant vibration on ~ will at times become ioos
and cause an unpleasant jarring to the chords
Mono Of these disadvantages can happen to th
Arion agrane."
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims 70
the superiority of the Arion Piano Fortes and hi
objections TO other pianos, 10 nearly his ow
words, and ho was very ready TO take us throus sh
partmorsts of 1t TO us. We had.a fair chance 0
judging Of It's merits, and think the claims Of th
Arlon arcswell based. Itis at least ono Of th
very best pianos before the ppblic.-l Btookly
Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos win bo finished with the ne,
self-acting prop stick for holding up the top Q
tho Piano. The patent for which, also tho pat
eut for the Arion, 10 owned by US exclusively.
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