Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-10
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATHNT Axiom pIANl FlRTES

PATENT Akl0N PIANO FlRTES /
Which they offer with all the usual guarantees, in
competition with the Steinway, Chickering, or
any other frst-class piano, believing as they do
that the Arion lie superior to any other.
Read below the Article from the Brooklyn Dali.
iy Times.
Mr.. Abbott. organist of the Church of Our Saw
Jour, says Of the Arion:
Messrs. Manner 4 Co.:
centiemen:-I have critically examined and
several times played upon one Of your Arion Pr
ano fortes, and II affords me much pleasure to
add my testimony in favor of your superior instru.
ments. For elasticity Of touch, for the singing
Quality, so much sought for by artists, and for
richness and purity of tone 1t Is unexceisd BY any
piano have ever used. J. NJ. ABBOT,
0rganist Of the Church OF the Saviour Of Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Prof. John W. Henry canoli, editor of the
American Educational Monthly, says;
"Listen, however, TO one OF another class, for
example, one of the Arion Pianos made by Man
ner a Co. Bow your head as the bass sends forth
its riches, clear and unblurred; observe tho sing
ing, swelling melody that 10 It's middle octaves so
wondreusly represents vocal expression, and which
predominates above even the silvery brillancy Of
the upper treble. Then reflect that this Is scen-
tiacaiiy constructed durable instrument, and IL
you have at home ordinary, fourth rate Piano,
whose beauty Of tone had vanished sooIcf than
the lustre Of its varnish ebide not your child for
playing that she seems to have no soul. The in
strument rs we'll as the performer must have pow
er of expression; piano, il may almost be said,
as well as singer, must have soul-"
From "The Brooklyn Daily Times
eve will say that the Arion Piano Forte is q
very elegant instrument Of the largest class and
tery highly finished. Musically, it has a full
deep, rich tone, and the most powerful that We
have ever listened to. Ithas in higher degree
than any piano that we have met with, the sing
] In nj mr. oh hat 80 nnch
admire ana seek for in piano. Ike bass notes
reminding you of the deep toned notes or large
organ. The Middle 0ctaves more elastic and
clear than in most other pianos, owing to peculiar
arrangements that we shall speak of hereafter,
while the upper treble notes possess that pure
distinct bell-lik clearness, that is necessary
10 the cbrrett rendering of difficult pieces of Mu-
sic, and that also lends such a charm TO melody
The Arion Scale is from A to C, rs to meet all
the requirements of modern music, which seven
octave piano will moi do.
"To obtain power you must havo strengths. We
have attained this in the peculiarity of the rarie
before alluded to, and in the use of bar in the
direction and line with the heavy steel string
! ing under the s0ver-strung bass This bar
passing beneath the strin eng and running diagon-
ally from the front right corner, to tho back
iefthand corner of the ease, gives strength where
most needed and where most other pianos fail; in
fact it might not inaptly be termed the spine or
back bone of the piano.
I
TO effect which again enabled by tie pecu-
lar shape of our iron frame, to short pins so
that the piano is strung close to the plank
thus almost doing away with leverage strain on
the tuning pin, which in pianos, is at lea st
three-quarters of an inch above the pin, causing
the pin TO loosen, often bringing IL in tact
with the iron plate. The construction OF the
srest-plank has also great advantage over those
of other pianos, in being f. rmed of four sections
Of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly glued
end fastened, the grain of each section crossiE z
the grain of the next to it in different line
or direction. So that the tuning pins have the
pressure of the end wood against them in every
direction, making il impossible fer the pin TO
loosen itself as it does where it has pressure
against the sides of the grain, as it has in all 9TH
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting Of the
wrest plank.
1.-THE construction of the case and the combina-
ton of the iron frame Herewith, also claim as
being n and improved. The left lower end 4
the frame, being undecided or set in the solid wood
OF we believe Ito use a technical term hutted
against the wrest-plank, at point and on a line
just inside Of the line of the tuning pins by which
means first, great additional strength is gained
second, the frame being sunk in the wood, al
lows the ngng (as before described) TO be close
tum, so long sought for by the trade, full iron
frame without possibility of the tunir pins
coming in contact with it, is gained.
..0ur agrafe ARA ngement is apntter great i'm
prONcmtHt cuctlcu IN Sftlpl7 Dnl superior man
nef. A hollow bar, cast with the frame and open
ing on the under side and extending along the
line of the tuning pins, has fitted into it
ed wooden bridge, in which the bridge pins are
inserted, This reversed bridge, being tfiie
lower than the wrest-plank, gives upward as
also a side bearing to the strings, and by This
admirable arran cement agrafe is obtained that
gives firm position to the strings that no blow
from the hammer displaee. similar plan
On an iron bedding has been before attempted, bat
always IN connection with the complicated urder-
hampers, which inyaria5iy become displascd and
of order
ain the Arion Piano we use the French damp
or, universally acknowledged as the best, acting
from their own weight alone. They are firmly
hinged, andcan move neither to the right nor to
the left, butsnsly in the direction required. Thus
it will be stto. that our agraifo arrangement Is
complete, not only in itself bat in all its
ton with other parts of the action.
with other agraIes now in use, there are sew
eral difficulties that can n0t be Ttmcdied. First,
the wire strings run through an eye in the top Ct
screw, or pin, and ubst ~ the eye exactly; OF it
will create an Unpleasant, buzzing sound. The
difficulty is apt to occur when, from constant
using, the strain upon the string lessons in its
size, or the constant vibration the inside Of the
eye wears the eye larger.
1.-The screw or pin, too. for the reason icon
slant vibration on it) will at times become loose
and cause an unpleasant jarring to the chords.
n one of these disadvantages can happen to the
Arion sgrafe."
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for
the superiority Of the Arion Piano Fortes and bis
objections to other pianos, In nearly his own
words, and he very ready 10 take us through
out the factory and explain all tho different de-
partmcnts of il to Us. We had fair chance OF
dying Of its merits, and think the claims of the
rion are well based. 1t Is at least one of the
very best pianos bsfore the public.-[ erookly u
Daily Times.
All az our Pianos will be finished with the new
self acting prop stick for holding up the top 81
the Piano. The patent for which, as also the pat
ent for the Arion, is owned by us exclusively.
Send for illustrated Price List.
MANNER & co ISL and $50 Bowcry,
apr 1g-qm NEW YORK.