Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-21

Prof JouN W. HENRY CANNoLL, editor of tho
american Educational MOHthly, says:
-" "Listcn, however, to one of another class, for
example, one Of the Arlon Pianos made by Manner
& Co. Bow your head rs tho bass sends forth its
riches, clear and unblurrcd; observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle octaves so won.
drcusly represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above even the silvery brlliancy Of the
upper treble Then reflect that this is scientfca
ly constructed durable Instrument, and if you have
at home an ordinary, fourh-rate piano, whose bcau-
ty of tone had vanished sooner than the lustre of its
varnish chde not your child for lack of expression,
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have no soul. The instrument as well as
the performer must have power of expression p-
ano 1t may almost be said, well as q sin ser, must
have soul"
From ''The Brooklyn Daily Times"
awe will say that the Arion Piano Forte. is We
y elegant instrument of the largest class and very
highly finished Musically, it has full, deep, rich
tone, and the most powerful that we have listen
ed to. 1t has in higher degree than any piano
that we have met with the singing quality or char
acter, that musicians so much admire and seek for
| in piano. The bass-notes reminding you Of the
| deep.toned notes of large organ. The Middle oc-
| taves are more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos owing to peculiar Rrran &c ments that We shall
speak of hereafter, while the upper treble notes
possess thai pure, distinct, bellkc clcarncss that is
so necessary to the correct rendering of difficult
pieces Of music, and that also lends such a harm to
melody. The Arion scale is from to c. TO meet
all the requirements ofmodeTn music, which seven
| octave piano will not do.
"ro obtain power you must have strength. We
haved attained this in tho popularity of the frame
before alluded TO, :nd in the use Of bar IN the d
rectiOn and on line with the heavy steel strnging
under the "Over strung lass" This bar passing
beneath the stringing and running dagonally from
| the front riSht-hand corner, to the back eitbaud
corner of the case, gives strength where most need
ed and where most OF her pianos fail in fact it might
not inaptly termed the spine or back bone of the p
| ann.
They sta nd In tune longer than other pianos, TO
effect which we are again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofour iron Frame to short Plus that the
piano is strung close to the wrest- ank 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 it in contact with the
iron plate. The construction Of the wrest plank
has also great advantage those Of other pianos,
in being formed of ionr sections Of hard wood laid
horizontally and firmly glued and fastened, the grain
of each section crossing the grain Of the next TO
il IN different lire direction So that the tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
in every direction making 1t impossible for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t docs where Il has pressure
against the sides Of the grain as II has in all other
pianos. This, too, prevents tho splitting Of the
wrest-plank.
"The construction Of the case and the combins-
ton Of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
being new and improved The left lower end OF the
frame, being mbcdicd set in the solid wood, or
believe 10 usea technical term butted against the
wrest-plank at point and ON line just inside OF
the line Of the tuning pins by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, the
frame being so sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing as before described) to be close TO the wrest-
plank, and third, the great desderatum, so long
sought for for the trade full iron frame without
possibility OF the tuning pins coming IN contact
with II, Is gained.
"Our agrane arrangement Is another great i'm
provement effected in simple but superior manner
! A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
;he under side and extending along the line OF the
tuning pins, has fitted Into IL, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins inserted. This
reversed bridge, being trine lower than the wrtst-
plank gives an upward also a side-bearing to the
1 strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
a-rsfie is obtained that gives arm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can dsplace.
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
| attempted but always in connection with the COM
| plioated under -dampers, which Invariably become
| ain the Arion Piano we use the French damper,
universally Acknowledged as the best acting from
| their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged,
and can move neither 90 the right TO the left but
only In the direction required. Thus u will be seen
that our agraffe arrangement IL complete, not only
in itself but in all its connections with other parts
! Of the action.
"With other aararcs nov In use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remedied. First the wire
strings run through eye in the t-p Of screw, or
pin and must NJ the eye exactly or u will create an
rrnnlsssant. buzring sound. The same difBculty is
apt TO occur when from constant using, the strain
upon thesrn lessons in its sire, or the constant VI
bration on the inside ofthe eye ~ syearger
"The or pin, too. f.r the same reason ICON,
slant vibration on 81 will At times become loose and
cause IN unpleasant jnrring 20 the chords None y
these disadvantages ran haVpen 20 the Ar0n azratr
] We have ,i,ove riven Mr. Manners claims 81 the
superiority q the Arion Piano Fores Hnd bis oi9ec
lions 20 other piano.. in uezry his oun words ana
b. VERY r~sdy 20 take us thruushnut The taci0ry
sud explain all tlie Different departments % . 20 n
We had fair g -e = judging % ~ inrr1-ss und
think the elaine ~ the Aruu arr VII iasei- u o.
a. least one 81 the very bit pianos before tie public
-H~ootlgn T~iiH Tfl1es-
All ii our Plans viii D. fui-heI uffh the new
80 acting prop s.ik f1T boiling uT the tup % thr
Piano Tla rat-nf frr which aisa - patent f1r
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send far IIirsfrnfei Prize Ll-r-
MANNER CO., ls1 snl 10 Buurrv.
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