Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-10-11

MAN 6A q W.
Having secured letters patent their vsius-
bio isaproveaents on Pieusr ssd added largely 20,
their previously extensive facilities Ter sxssfse-
turing. are prepared % furnish 10 the Trade,
or 1t retail, their
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRlGHT
PATENT AXIOM PIANO fcRTEs /,
Which they offer With All tire usual rnsiant.ss, in
compstition with me ktein~~y, Chiekeripe, Or
any other arst-eass plane, bslississ As shsx %
Read below he Article ffem the Brooklyn Ds;--
u ~ Tnncs.. II ft|
Mr.. Abbott. esgsni., the cbareA Of Our Saw.
Jour, says - the Arions
Messfs. Manner A Cos - 4 -
Gentisnen:-I have oritfessfy sxsnfned spd
sese'al times played upon Que Of you Arfon Pr
ano fories, and Il affords mach pissssrs 10
add my testimony n hsor Of your superior instfu-
men's. For elasticity Of touch. Tor the singing
qusity, 30 mueh sought far bs artiss. add for
richness and purity Of tone "a Is sxosls ~ By amp
piano have ever used. > NJ ABBOT
OrgHsist al the Church Of the savioaT VI Brock
Ign, X.
Prof John W. Henry caroli, editor Of the
A'ncrican Educational Monthly. ssyss
Listen, however, 40 ene Of antthfr class. for
example. one OF the ASien Pianos made By Man
4 sef e Go. Bow year head as tie lass ssnds forth
It's riches. clear and unLurrsd; shfsr~s tks ring-
Ing swelling melody that IN ia niddis oslasss %
wonircusiy represents vocal Expression sad ehich
pred~n-snaiss aley. even Tic Livery b.ilianey q
the arpei srehle. Then rehsc; hat this sclsn-
tGcaliy constructed dnrase insBanent, aud u
you have ~ homc 30 ordinary, fourth rate Plane.
whose beauty Of tone had varirted seeres ibrn
the usrre al It's varnish, ehde l,t Jour rhild ter
lack Of rxprs hisD. nor ~osder shso ,eur sifs IL
playing that che seesns % have DO sssl 1hs In
strumeat az we'll a. the effsriner s.usi have pow
or Of expression; piano, Il mey Almost BE- said,
as well rs Slayer. psats have soul"
From "rhe Brooklyn Daily I.mers's
I've will say thst the Arion Piano Fefts ~
very elcgsli lu,trsnent u The lssgest ciau ard
lsrry fis>.y eaishsd Musisally, a has fail,
deep. ri,h tore, aud lAs h,as, ,.rsrs,i thai Ne
have ever lis'esed to ilhas Ia higher tsgres
than any piano that We have n.et with. The sing-
ing quality on character, that mssieisns 80 much
admire AMI seeK tsr In piano. Ike bass notes
reminding yon ~ toe deep toned. sests OF lsrfs
organ. The Middle Octave are more elastic ard
clear than In other pianos. ewing pe~u liar
arrangements that we Flnii sI.enk ef hereafter,
while The upper or treble note. posscss that rris,
distinct. bell Tie clcaruess shkl y 50 nseess.ry
to the correct rendering Of dithcuh iisess ef NJ
sic, and that also lends such charm 90 nsicdy.
The Arion Sale Is from 10 G. A. 10 meet 81
the requirements uf modern music. which s.sss
Ociate piano Will not do.
"To obtain power sou inust haze siren eth. We
have attained lhi, "a the p.eulaslty ni me ffsms
before alluded To, snd N the 81 . bar ln
direction aud lns with The Loas steel string
ing under the 'eF,r-strung hass.' This Der
passing beneath the ssrnglg and running oisgon-
ally from the fnnt right hand rorner 10 the back
I,ft hand conner ol the case. Uses strength where
most needed aud whrre mesi sther rianps fail; in
fact IL night not inAltly 10 10, ned the spiae or
back bone OF the piano.
They stand IN ,urs Longer than oti-r pianos,
J TO eject which ws are agltn snauied hy the psea-
liar shape Of our iron tsme o. r-e short pins 20
that the piano l. slrpng close 10 the wfsst pl.st;
thas almost doing aaas with q Leverage fifsin GA
the tuning pin, which la s.tns pianos. is ~ least
thrco-qsartcrs u an inch above The pin, causing
The pin loosen, and oiieh bringing Il 10 cot tact
With the iron plata. The construction OF the
srost. plank bas also great advantage over fhoss
Of other pirnns, IN lcing e. rusd Of fvar sections
Of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly glued
aud fastened. the grain OF each secth,n crossing
the grain af the one Lext 70 "a ia n different line
or direction. 30 that the tuning pins have the
pressure Of the end wnod agains, Them In every
direction, making il impessibe fer the pin 10
loosen itself ~ a does whtfe u has pressure
against the sides Of the grain. Il has 10 all 9TH
CT pianos This, too, prevents tie splitting Of tie
wrest plank.
sThs eenstta.tion If The esse snd the cor ssn. :
lion IL the iron ffsne ihegewith, We nlso claiw ~
beiag new and improved. . he LEFT iewef sns Z
the frame, being iinbrddsd ,ei In The solid woed
or we believe TO uss n technical tern huttsd
against the wr,st PLANK, alta point aud % line
just inside Of the iiAe Of ID. tuu pins hy Which
means Grst, great additional euhfih 10 gairsd,
second, the frame beii 50 sunk IN the Wood, al
lows the strngng (as before descrhed) TO be eloss
10 the wrest plank, and third, the gr At dssid.ra-
tum, 80 long sought for by the trade. fall irsn
frame without PEI "is,ty Of a tunirg pins
coming in contact with Il. Il e ned.
sour agrafc franstment 10 another great In.
provemsnt effected In simple bu, superior man-
ner. A hollow bar. east with the frame aud open
Ing on the under side and vttendif X siong the
line of the tanning Plus has httod iatait arsvers-
cd wooden bridge. in Which the bridge pine are
inserted. This rsyoTsed fridge. Icing trite
lower thaa the wrest plank. gives an upsard 90
also size bearing 10 Tue syringe, and BY this
admirable aIfsng' meat an agran, b ohiainsd that
gives irm pvsllion 20 the sifisgs thai ne blow
from the manner can di.plaee. slniiar plan
on on iron bvddi0g has been bsfors attempted bet
always ~ eonnectien With The complicated undsr.
hampers, which Invariably oscous di-pla 81 aud
cut OF order.
"ln the Arien Piano we use the French damp.
ler, universally Acknowledged % The best, acting
from their own weight alone. Tkey are nrmly
hinged, aud can move neither 10 the right nor Il
the lcft. but auly ia the directions rrqalied Tho,
IL will be that agrade arrangement IL
complete, not only In ifreifbr In ali is eornss-
ton With other parts Of the action. 81
with o,her Hgfellcs nov IN uss. there are ssv.
erai difficulties that can not be remedisd. Fret,
the wire stINgs run through IN eye In the toI q
screw, OF plA, aud must ft the eye sxaellyi o. II
will create an unpleasant. bussing sound. The
came d,healiy isApt 70 occur whoa. from constant
uslngg tue tHhlu ufoh tnc Hll"k "fs'nf W W.
size. the constant vibration the inside u the
eye wears the eye larger.
"The screw or pin, too. Tor thes'uie reason (eop-
stant vibration oa ~ will at times hte"me oofs
and CAUSE an unfleasani Jarrins 70 The eholas.
Mona If these disadvantages can napPen TO The
Arion agra1e.'
We have above given Air. Msnaer's claims fos
the superiority Of the Arion Plane fortcs and his
objections 10 "iher pianos, Ia nearly he own
words, aud be wss very ready % take Ne through.
out the factory and exl lait ell The dlhsrtbi ss.
partnenfs et IA 10 us. We had lair chance Il
judging OF is HeIits, ana tbtnk fh, oailss ~ tbs
Arion are well hascd. as ~ least one Of u Z
very best pianos b.GoFe the rub.ie.---i ltostls \
Daily Times.
All Of our Piano. VIII lie hnished with the rev
lself.nctins prop stick Tor hsldias up the tai e
tho Auo. The patent Cor vii, b, - AZ" The pat.
ent Cor toe Afion. isewued by rs exelushs;s.
send for Illnstra oil Price Lat.
MANNER co ISL ard $50 ilswcrt.
npr f9-am INV YORK.