Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-07-20
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARI0N PIANO F0RTES

which they offer with all the usual guarantees in
competition with the SleinWay Chlckrrng, or any
other first class piano., believing they do that tho
Arion Il superior 20 any other
Read below the article iTem the brooklyn Daily
Mn. Amor, organl.t Of tho Church Of Our
Saviour, says u tho Arion
liosrs. MdHHsr e 90.
GENTLEMEN IL have critically examined aud Sow
ernl times played upon one II your Arion Plano
Fortoe, and II affords me much pleasure 10 add my
testimony In favor Of your superior Instruments
For elasticity Of touch, Tor the singing qualify,
much sought Tor by artists, aud for richness and pu
used. j, NJ, ABBOTT,
orgauIst of the Church Of the saviour Of brooklyn,
New York.
Prof. JOINS W. HENRY CANNoIL, editor Of tho
imcricdn Educational Monihiy, says;
90 "Listen, however, to one Of another class for
example, ono OF the Aron Pianos made by Manner
$40 Bow your head as tho bass sends forth its
riches, clear and nnburrcdi observe tho singing,
swelling melody that IN its middle octaycs so won
drcusly represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above even the silyory brlliancy Of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this Is scicntlhca
ly constructed durable instrument, and II you have
at home ordinary, fourth-ratc piano, whose beau
ty Of tone had vanished sooner than tho lustro Gifts
varnsh, chde not your child for lack Of expression,
nor wonder when your wiio Ii playing that sho
seems TO have no soul. The instrument as well IA
the performer must have power Of expression pi
ano, II may almost be said, as well asa singer must
have q soul"
From "Tho Brooklyn Daiiy Times"
awe will say that The Arion Piano Forte, IL
ry elegant Instrument Of the largest class aud very
highly finished. AIusically, 1t has full, deep rich
cd to. 1t has in higher degree than any piano
that We have met with, the singing quality or char.
aoter, that musicians so much ADMIRE and seek for
In plano. The bass-notes reminding you OF the
deep -toned notes OF large organ. Tho Middle De-
taves elastic and clear than In most other
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that We shall
speak OF hereafter, while tho upper or treble notes
possess that pu re, met bCllkc clCarncss that ia
so necessary to the correct rendering OF difficult
pieces Of music and that also lends such charm TO
melody The Aron scale is from to @, as to meet
all the requirements ofmodern music, which ascNen
octave piano will not do.
aTo obtain power you must have strength. We
hsyed attained this in the popularity Of the frame
before alluded to- and In the use OF bar In the di-
rection and on line with the heavy steel stringing
under the tower strung bass" This bar passing
beneath the strnging and running dagonally from
the front righthand corner to the back left hand
corner of tho case, gives strength where most need
ed and where most other pianos fail In fact ii might
not inaply termed tho spine or back bone of tho p-
ano.
"They stand In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which We are again enabled by tho peculiar
shape ofour iron Frame to use short pins that tho
piano is strung close TO the wrostl lank thus al
most doing away with 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 IL In contact with tho
iron plate. The construction of the wrcst-plank
has also great advantage over 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 next to
it in different line direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure OF the end wood against them
in every direction making it imp ossibc for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where it has pressure
against the sides of the grain as it has In all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting OF the
wrest- plank.
'Thc construction of the case and tho combiDa-
tion of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
being new and improved. The left lower end ofthe
frame, being Undecided set In the solide wood, or
we believe Ito technical term) buttcd against the
wrest. plank, at point and line just inside OF
tho line of the tuning-pins by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, tho
frame being so sunk in the wood, allows tho string
ing las before descrbed) to DO close to the wrcst-
plank, and third, the great dcsderatum, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility of the tubfng-pins coming III contact
with It, Is gained.
com agraflo arrangement is another great i'm
proyement effected in a simple but superior manner
hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
the under side and extending along tho limo of the
tuning pins, has fitted into it, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins arc inserted This
reversed bridge, being riile lower than the wrest
plank, gives upward as 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 dlspace
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plicated under dampcrs, which invariably become
displaced and ont of order
Gin the Arion Piano we tho French damper,
universally acknowledged MS the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged,
and can move neither to the right to the lett but
only in the direction required. Thus 1t will be seen
that our agrafie arrangement Is complete, not only
in itself but in all its connections with other parts
of tho acten.
"with other agraffes In use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remedled. trst, the ware
strings run through an eye in the top of screw, or
PIN and must fit the eye exactly, or will create an
unpleasant, buzzing sound. The same difficulty is
apt to occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon the string lessons in its size the constant vi
braton on the inside the eye the eye larger
"Tho screw or pin, too, for the same reason icon.
slant vibration it) will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant jarrng to the chords. None OF
these disad happen to the Arion agraie.
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority of the Arion Piano Fortes and his objec
lions TO other pianos, In nearly his words, and
he was very ready to take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments Of 1t TO us
We had fair chance of Judging of its merits, and
think the claims of the Arion are well based II IL
least Of the very best pianos before the public
- Brooklyn Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will he finished with the new
self acting prop stick for holding up the top of the
Piano The patent for which, as also the patent for
the Aricn, is owned by US exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER & Co, 1STaHd lS9 Bowery,
June 20, '67-fO:9mos. NEW YUM.