Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-14

used. j. VI. ABBOTT,
organist of the Church of the Saviour of Brooklyn,
New York.
Prof JonS W. Henry CANNoLt, editor of the
.imericap Educational NoHhiy says:
ga" "Liscn, however, to one of another class, for
! example, one of the AriOn Pianos made by Manner
/ 4 Co. Bow your head the lass sends forth its
riches, clear and unburrod; observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle octaycs SO won
drcusly represents vocal CNprssiun and which nrc-
dominates above oven the gilyeIy brllliancy of the
upper treble. Then reflect that This is fci' niiical-
~ constructed durable instrument, and if yon huNc
at home an ordinary iuurth-ratc piano, whose beau
ty of tone had vanished sooncr than the ustrr of II
yarnish chide your child for lack of expression
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have no soul. The instrument as well rs
the performer must Lave power of expression Il pi-
ano it may almost be said as well asa singer, must
have Il soul
From ''Thc BROOKLYN Daily Tines"
"We will say that the hrion Piano Forte. is u vc'
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 higher degree than any piano
that we have met with, the singing quality or char
acter, that musicians much admire and seek iol
in piano. The Guss-notes reminding you of the
deep-toned notes of large organ. The Middle oc
taves are more elastic and clear than in most oic
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that We sha
speak of hereafter while the upper or treble notes
possess that pure, distinct, belike cearncss that
so necessary to the correct rendering of difficult
pieces of music and that also lends such eli arm "a
melody. The Aron scale is from Alto c, 50 as to meet
all the requirements ofmOdern music which seven
octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power You must have strength ",
laved attained this In the peculiarly of the frame
before alluded TO- and in the of bar IN the iii
recton and on line with the heavy steel Swinging
under the cover strung lass" This bar passing
beneath the strnging and running diagonally IRON
the front riShthand corner, to the back leit-hanC
corner of the case gives strength where most heed
ed and where most other pianos fail in fact 1t Nigh
not inaply termed the spine or back bone OF tho p
ano.
"They sta nd In tune longer than other pianos, t.
effect which are again enabled by the pcculia
shape ofour iron frame, to use short pins so that t
piano is strung close to the wrest- lank thus al
most doing away with II leverage strain ON the tun
ing pin, which in some pianos is at least three
quarters of an inch above the pin, causing the pm
to loosen, and often bringing II in contact with tn
iron plate. The construction of the cst-plani
has also great advantage over those OF Gther pianos
in being formed of four sections of hard wood lal'
horizontally and firmly glued and fastened, the gran
of each section crossing the grain of the one next
1t in different line or direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure Of the end wood against then
In every direction, making 1t impossible for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where it has pressure
against the sides of the grain MS 1t has in all othe
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting OF III
wrest- plank.
'The construction of the case and the combina
ton Of the iron frame therewith, we also lain a
being new and improved. The left lower end of tn
Frame being Embedded or set in the solid wood, o
we believe Ito technical term) butted against IN
wrest- plank, at point and on a line just inside o
the line of the tuning-pins by which means hrst
great additional strength is gained, second, tn
frame being sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing (qs before described) TO be close TO the wrest
plank, and third, the great desidcratuin so lon
sought for for the trade, full iron frame wilIouf
, possibility Of the tuning-pins coming in eoniac
with il, is gained.
sour agrafe Arrangement Is another great i'm
provepont effected in simple but superior manner q,
hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening .,
the I'm der side and extending along the line OF ,h
tuning pins, has fitted into IL, reversed "o9 nv
bridge in which the bridge pins are Inserted I'M
re,eTsed bridge being rife lower than the vrest
plank gives nn upward rs also q side bearing TO th
strings, and by this admirable arrnhgemeiit AZ
agraife Is obtained that givcs arm position 70 lh
Strings that no blow FROM the BANNER can disIhce
l A similar plhn on an iron bedding has been heior
attempted but always in coanection WIN me com
/. lllcated under-dah1crs, which In'aIiabiy uecom
I digplacad aud Oui Of order.
si1n tbe Arion Piano we the French dampcr
univcrsaly acknowledged rs the best, acting non
their own weight alone. They are hrmly hinged
and can move neither 10 the right nor 10 the iei "a
niy in the direction required Thus it will be scc
tl,at slr agrane arrangement is complete, not onl
In itself but IN all its connections with other part
aWitb other aerafies now in Use, there are severa
idifBrultics that cannot Temeded. First, the wiz
strings run through eye in the tsp Of screw, o
MIA, ard must ft the eye exactly, OF vii create o.
: rnuIeasaut buzzinR sound. The same difficulty
ant to ercui " hen from constant using, the stiui
upon the srin lessons in ts size OF the constant VI
brnticn on the inside o. the eye wears tLt Hti
s.The screw or Pin too. for the same reason icon
slant vibration on 90 will At times beoome loose an
cause IN unpleasant iarring 10 the chords. None 9
these disadvani ages can happen 10 The anon Ai ar
We have above given Mr. Manners claims for th
suferiorftv u the AriOn Piano F0rtes and bis o9ec
tious to other pianos, in nearly his orn words an
be very ready % take rs throughout the iacioil
and explain al the different departments - " 70 ~
wehad fair chance Of judging q JIG MERLE, on
think the claims q the Ariun arr veil lased- A.
al hast ore IS The rfy bst plans ieoreth The fublii
90 Tiro.ffrr nrifT Tine.
All - our Piauas vii De- finished with the ne
-IfadtiuE prup siirk fsT holding ~ The top % %
piano Thu ratrti 90 vhiei- o. uizn the patent D.
fhr Ari1u. q ouuel i.T ~ EXCLUSIVELY
send or uluairniti Pfirr Li-f.
MANNEn q 90. ts7 an 80 Brutrr.
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