Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-31
GRAyD SQUARE and UPRIGHT
PATENT AKRON PIANO FOOTE'S

which ihoy olcr With all tho urual guarantees, IN
competition with the Sic.Iwuy, rhitkrring, or any
other first class plano, hoyir" ~ they do TINT III"
Ari0n ~ superior tu Huy other,
Rad below tho aricI, frcm the Drn klyn Daily
Times.
Saviour, suyS of tho Arlon;
Mesrs. hdRET q TO-;
GENTLEMEN Il have critically examined aud Fcv.
cral times played upon ono Of your Ariun Piano
Fortcs, and II affords me much pleasure to add my
testimony In favor " your superior inf;rumontr-
For elasticity of touch, for tho singing quality, 70
much sought for Icy artists aud for richness and pu
rIiy, Of tone 1t isnncScccd iy any pTn1 nsveo"cr
ufCd. j, ", ABBbTI,
Orgnuiat Of the Church OF the Saviour of Brooklyn,
New York.
Prof JoTy W. HrSRY CANNOLL, editor Of the
dmsricon Educational MoniLiy, says;
Is" "Listcn, however, TO one of another class, for
example, one OF tho AriOn Pianos made 10y Manner
& Co. Bow yOur head as the bass sends forth itB
riches, clear mud unhlurrcd observe tho singing,
swelling melody that In It's midl octaycE 20 won
drpusly represents vocal expression, AMI which pre-
dominates above even the syery brliancy Of tho
upper treble. Then reflect that this IL sci"nlfcal-
~ constructed durable instrument, and II yon havo
| at home ordinary fmrth-raic piano, whose beau
y Of tono had vanished sooner than the lusfrc OF its
varnsh, chidc your child for lack Of expression,
nor wonder when your vito is playing that she
socins to have no soul The instrument as we'll US
the performer must have power of expression p-
anO, II muy almost be said as well as singer, must
have sonl."
From ''Tkc BROOKLYN Daily Timss:"
awe will say that the Aron Piano Forte. Is n yc.
~ elegant instrument OF the largest class and very
highly finished Musically, It has full deep, rich
tone, and the most powerful that wo havo listen
cd to- It has In n higher degree than any piano
that we have met with tho singing quality or char
actCr that musicians 80 much admire and seek for
In piano. The bnss-notes reminding You Of the
deep toned notes Of large organ: The Middle Oc-
tavos more elastic and clear than In most other
pianos owing to peculiar that we shall
sneak of hereafter, While tho upper treble notes
possess tina. purc distinct bcllke clearness that is
necessary to the correct rendering Of difficult
pieces Of music, and tlu alsO lends such charm to
melody. Tho Arion scale is from Alto c. 50 as 10 meet
all tho requirements ofmodcrn music, which seven
octave piano Will not do.
| "To obtain power yon must have strength We
havcd attained this IN the p'crinri!E of tho frame
before alluded TO, end In tho use OF bar ia tho d.
rcctior and on line with the heavy steel strineng
under tho cover strung ans" This bar passing
beneath tho stringing and running dagpnnly from
tho front rigi hand corner to the back lcst.hani
corner Of the case, gives strength where most need
ed and whore most OihCr pianOs fail in fact il hight
not inaptIy termed the spine or Dnck bone OF mo pi-
uno.
"Thcy stand In tune longer than other pianos to
| effect which Gro again enabled by the peculiar
shane ofour iron Frame to use short pins so that the
piano is strnng close 10 the wrcst-iln thus al
| most dVinc away with leverage strain on the tEn'
ing pin, which in some pianos, is M least Three
quarters of inch above tho pin, causing the pin
to loosen and often bringing II in contact with tho
| iron plate Tho construction OF the wrcst.plank
has also great advantage ovor those of other pianos
in hcing formed Of t0rr sections of hard wood laid
horizontally AMI frnly glued and fastened the grain
of each section crossing the grain OF The one next 10
II In different line or direction So that tho tuning
pins have the pressure of III" end wood against them
in every direction making it impossible for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where 1t has pressure
against the sides of the grain as 1t has in all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting OF the
wrest-plank.
"Tho construction of the and the combna-
ton of the iron frame herewith We also claim ms
| being new and improved. The len lower end OF inc
frame, being Embedded or set in the solid wood, or
we believe Ito technical term) buttcd against the
wrost plank at point and on u line just inside 81
tho line of the tunng-pins by which means first
great additional strength is gained, second, the
| frame being so sunk in the wood allows the string
ing las before dcscribcd) to DO close to the wrest-
plank, aud third, the great dosidorat'm, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility OF the tuning pins coming IN contact
| with it, is gained
"Our ngrafc arrangement is another great i'm
| proyrmcnt effected in simple but superior manner
| A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
| the under side and extending along the limo OF inc
| tuning pins, has fitted into II, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins are inserted This
reversed bridge, being tribe lower than inc wresl
| strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agrafie is obtained that gives firm position to tho
| strings that no blow from the hammer can disl1c"'
| similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
| attempted, but always in connection with the COM
| plicatcd under -dampcrs, which invariably become
| displaced and ont of order.
| sin tho Ariun Piano we use the French dampcr,
universally acknowledged as the best, acting nom
their own weight alone. They arc firmly hinged,
and eau move neither 10 tho right nor to the le but
ouly in the direction required Thus 1t viii be seen
that our agrafIc arrangement Is complete, not only
in itself but In all its connections with other parts
| of the action.
"With other agrafIes now in use, there nrc several
| difficulties that cannot rcmcdicd First, the wire
strings run through an cye in the tsp 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 the inside the eye wears tie charger.
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason icon.
slant vibration i will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Earring to tho chords. None OF
these disadvantages can happen to the Arion agrac
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority Of the ArOn Piano Fortcs and his ojcc-
tons to other pianos in nearly his words, and
he was very ready take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments Of II to u.s.
We had n fair chance Of Judging Of its merits, and
think the claims of the ArOn we'll based. IL is
at least OF the very bost pianos before tho public
brooklyn Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will DO finished with the new
self acting prop stick for holding up the top Of the
Piano The patent for which, also the patent Tor
the Arion, is owned by US exclusively.
Send for illustrated Price List.
MANNER CO., lS7 and lS9 BoweTy,
June 20, '6T-0:9mos. NEW fOkh.