Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-03
THE PATENT
MANNER & co.

fATkNT AhluN flAhu kuhIho !
Which they offer wlsh all tho usual guarantees, In
competition With tho stelnway, chIckerIng, or
any other hrst.class plano, believing as they do
that the Arlon Is superior 10 any other.
Read below tho Article from the brooklyn Dali
iy Times
Mr.. Abbott. orgsnist Of the charchof Our Saw.
lour, Gays Of the ArIoni
Mesars. Manner 4 Col
uentlemeni--f have critically examined and
several times played upon one Of your Arion Pr
ano fortea, and II affords mo much pleasure to
add my testimony In favor Of your superior instru
ments. For elasticity Of touch, for thu singing
quality, 40 much sought for by artists, and for
piano have ever used. ]. M. ABDor,
OrganIst Of the Church Of tho Saviour Of Brock.
iyn, N. Y.
Prof John W. Henry canoll, editor Of the
American Educational Monthly, saysi
Listen, however, 10 one OF another class, for
example, one Of tho Arlon Pianos made by Man
ner 90. Bow your head rs the bass sends forth
Its riches, clear and unburredj observe the sing
ing, swelling melody that In its middle oetayes 80
wondrsusy represents vocal expression, and which
rredominates above even the slvery briliianey Of
the upper treble. Then reflect that this "a scen-
tihcaiiy constructed durable instrument, and II
you have at homo an ordinary, fourth rate Piano,
whose beauty Of tone had vnIished socrer than
the ustre OF its varnish, ehIde not your child for
lack Of expression, nor wonder when your wife Is
playing that she seems 10 have no soul. The In
strument as we'll as tho performer must have pow
or Of expressioni piano, Il may almost DO said,
as we'll ne singer, must have n soul"
From "The Brooklyn Daily Times"
ave will say that the Arion Piano Forte Il n
very elegant instrument Of the largest class aud
very highly finished. Mu,icaliy, II has full,
deep, rich tone, and the most powerful that We
have ever listened to. fthas In higher degtee
than any piano that we have met with, the sing
ing quality OF character, that musicians so much
admire and seek for Ia n piano. Tie bass-notes
reminding you of the deep toned notes Of large
organ. The Middle ootaves are more elastic and
clear than In most other pianos, owing 10 peculiar
arrangements that we shall speak Of hereafter,
while the upper or treble notes possess that pure
10 the correct rendering OF difficult pieces OF Mu-
sic, and that also lends such charm 70 melody
The Arion Scale Is from A TO c, 50 M 10 meet oil
the requirements Of modern music, which a seven
octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
have attained this In the popularity of the frame
before alluded TO, and Ia the use Of bar Ia the
direction aud line with the heavy steel string
ing under the 'over-strung hasa This bar
passing ben cath the stringing and running diagon-
ally from the front right hand corner, to the back
let.hand conner Of tho ease, gives strength where
most needed and where most other pianos fail; In
fact II might not inapuy bo termed the spine or
batk bono of the piano.
"Thoy stand In tune longer than other pianos
TO effect which We are again enabled by the peeu-
lar shape of our iron frame, TO use short pins
that the piano lie strung close to the wfest.plankj
thus almost doing away with leverage strain on
the tanning pin, which In SONS pianos, is at least
three quarters OF an inch above the pin, causing
the pin TO loosen, and often bringing II In contact
with the iron plato. Tho construction Of the
~rost- plank has also great advantage over those
Of other pianos, In being formed of four sections
Of hard wood laid horizontally and firmly glued
aud fastened, tho grain Of each section crossing
tho grain Of the one next 10 u In different line
or direction. So that the tuning-pins have the
pressure OF the end wood against them In every
direction, making II impossible fer the PIN 20
loosen itself as u does where II has pressure
against the sides Of the grain II has In all 9th
erpianos. This too, prevents the splitting Of tho
wrost plank.
"The construction Of tho case and tho conbina.
ton Of tho iron frame therewith, We also claim ~
tho frame, being Embedded orFettn hesviid wood,
or we believe TO use technical term) hutted
against the wrest plank, Ut q point and on line
just inside Of tho line OF tho tuning pins by which
means hrst, great additional strength IL gained,
second the frame being 10 sunk In tho wood, al
lows tho strnging las before descrbod to lie close
to the wfest-piank. aud third, the gr AT dosl-ra-
tum, 80 long sought for by the trade, a full iron
frame without a possibility Of the tunirg. pins
coming In contact with IL, is gained.
"0ar agranc arrangement Is another great i'm
proven, nj effected Ia simple but superior man
ner. A hollow bar. cast with the frame aud omen .
ing on tho under side and extending along tho
line ofthe tuningpins, has fitted into Il arevers-
cd wooden bridge, In which tho bridge pins are
inserted. This reversed bridge, being a trillo
lower than the wres,'p,ank, gives m upward ne
also fido.bearihg TO the strings, aid by this
admirable arrangement On agrahe is obtained that
gives firm position 10 the strings that no Blow
from the hammer can displaec. similar plan
L.. I.I H.. hal -. lal. -.
always In connection With the Implicated under.
dampers, waieh invariably bocomo displaced and
out OF order.
ain the Arlon Piano We use tho Fron.h damp
or, universally acknowledged as tie best, ret'ng
from their own weight alone. They are firmly
hinged aud can move neither TO tho right nor 20
the left, but only In the direction required. Thus
IL will BIO seen that our agrane arrangement Is
complete, not only In Itself bat Ia all ls c0nncc.
ton with other parts Of the action.
"With Other agrnhes now In use, there are sew.
eral difficulties that can OF be remeded. First
tho wire strings run through al eye In the top Cf
screw, or pin, and must fit the eye exactly; or IL
will create an unpioasant, buzzing sound. The
same dihculy Is apt W oesar whcn, ifOia constant
asing, tbs si-=in upon the string lessons In It's
size or the constant yibrato ON the inside Of the
eye wears the eye larger.
"Thc screw or pin, too, for the saine reason icon
slant vibration on ~ will at times become loose
and cause an unpleasant jarring to the chords.
None of these disadvantages can happen to the
Arion giraffe"
We have above given Mr. Manners claims for
the superiority Of the Arlon Piano Fortes and his
objections to other pianos, ia nearly his own
sords, and lac was very ready TO take throu sh-
out the factory and explain oil tho different de-
paTtmcnts of IL to us. We had n fair chance Of
judging Of its merits and think the claims Of the
Arion are well based. IL is at least one OF the
very best pianos before the public Brookljn
Daily Times.
All Of orr Pianos will be finished With the new
solfactiag prop stick fer holding UP the top Of
the Piano. The patent for which, as also the pat.
ent for the hrion isowncd by us exclusively.
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