Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-09-07
GRAND serAaEASD UPRIGHT
PATENT ARION PIANO F0ITES

which loy offer With all the usual guarantees, IN
competition With tho so,nway, Chickcrlng, or any
othor nrstciasa piano, lleyin They do that tho
Arlon Is superior g any other.
Read below the article iretn the brooklyn Daily
Times.
Mn. Amor, orgonlst Of the Church Of Our
a,iour, sHys Of tho Aflon.
Mssrs MdHncrs q %.
GEsrLgnES;-I have critically examined aud sov.
crai times played upon ono OF your Arion Plano
Forios, and II affords mo much pleasure TO add my
testimony In favor Of your superior instruncnts.--
For alas city OF touch, for tho singing qNdfig, 30
much sought for by artists, aud for richness aud pu
rity OF tone 1t is unexceied by any plane hnVo
organ.t Of the Church OF tho Saviour Of brvotlyn,
Ecw York. N
Prof. JonS ". HESnr cASsotL, editor Of the
| american Educational lfoaihh,, anya : '
%" Lston, however, to one OF another class, for
example, one OF tho hrion Pianos made by Manner
Go. Bow your head rs tho bass scnds forth Its
riches, clear and unblurrcd; observe tho singing
swelling melody that In Its middle octavcs 10 won
drcuay represents vocal expression, and which pre-.
dominates above even tho svery brilliancy Of tho
upper treblo. Then reflect that this Is sclcntinca.
at home an ordinary, ourth.ratc piano, whose bean.
y of tone had vanished sooner than tho lstrc OF its
yarnish chide not your child for lack of expression
| nor wonder whom your vito is playing that sho
| seems to have no soul. The instrument as vol as
the performer must have power Of expression ; pi
ano, II may ALMOST be said, as well as singer must
havo q soul.' ar ~ -lU
| From '.1he Brooklya Daily Tfros:" o..
"Wc will say that the Arion Piano Forte, is vc
ry elegant instrument Of the largest class and very
highly Enthusiastically It has full, deep, rich
tone, and tho most powerful that have liston
| cd to. 1t has In q higher degree than any piano
that We have met with, tho singing quality char
actor, that musicians much admire and seek for
in plano, The bass.notes reminding you of the
| doep-toned notes OF large organ. The Middle Oc
taves elastic md clear than In most other
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that we shall
speak of hereafter, whilo tho upper treble notes
possess thatpurc, distinct, beklke clearncss that Is
so necessary to the correct rendering Of difficult
pieces of music, and that also lends such charm to
melody. Tho Aron scale is from TO G. no as to mec
all tho requirements ofmodern music, which
octave piano will not do
| "To obtain power you must hnvo strength. We
havod attained this In the popularity Of the frame
before alluded to- :nd In tho use of bar in the d.
roction and on limo with tho heavy stool sringins
under the 'ovor strung las" THIS bar passing
| beneath the striDging and running dagonnlly from
tho front righthand corner, TO the back left hard
corner Of the case, gives strength whore most need
cd and where most other pianos fail In fact 1t might
not inapty tormod tho spine or back bone Of tho p
ano.
"Thcy stand In tunc longer than othcr pianos, to
effect which we are again enabled by tho peculiar
ehape ofour iron frame, to short pins that the
piano 10 strung close to The wrest- lank 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 tho pin
to loosen, and often bringing 1t in contact with tho
iron plate. Tho construction of the wrest-plank
has also great advantage over those ofothcr pianos
in being formed of four sections of hard wood laid
horizontally and firmly glued and fastened, the grain
of ouch section crossing the grain of the next to
II in different line or direction. SO that tho tuning
pins have the pressure of tho cnd wood against them
In every direction, making IL imp ossibo for tho pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where IL has pressure
against tho sdos of the grain ne 1t has In all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting Of the
| wrcst-plank. rr .r
| FaTho construction of the case and tho combina
/ ton of the iron franz herewith, also claim 40
| being now and improved. Tholeft lower end of tho
We believe Ito technical term) butted against tho
wrost plank at point and on line Just inside of
the line OF the tuning-plns by which means first,
| great additional strength 10 gained, second, tho
| frame beng 30 sunk In the wood, allows the string
ing las before described) to lie close to the wrcst
plank, and third, the great desidcratum, so long
sought for for the trade full Iron frame without
possibility Of tho tuning pins coming In contact
with Il, Is gained. y It ~
sour agrafle arrangement In another great i'm
provcmcnt effected in simple but superior manner
A hollow bar, cast with the frame aud opening on
the untnr side and extending along the line of tho
| tuning pins, has fitted intp IT, rcyorsfd wooden
bridge, In which tie bridge pins are inserted. This
reversed bridge, being rife lower than the wrest-
plank, gives upward as also side bearing to tho
| strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
ografc Is obtained that gives firm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can dspIace
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
plicatcd under dampers which invariably become
displaced and ont of order
elm the Afion Piano we use the French damper,
universally acknowledged an the hest, netting from
| their OWE weight alono. They arc firmly hinged,
and can move neither to the right to the left, but
only in the direction required. Thus II will be
that our agraffo arrangement is complete, not opy
in tsof but in all its connections with other parts
| Of the action. 20 XII
"With othor agraflcs now In use, thcre several
difficulties that cannot remecd. First, the wire
strings run through an eye In the tap Of screw, or
pin, and must fit the eye exactly or II VIII create an
unpleasant buzzing sound. The same difficulty is
apt to occur when from constant usiug, tho strain
upon the string lessons In its size, the constant vi
braton on the inside ofhe eye wears the larger
D ssThe scrowor PIN too. for the same reason (con-
slant vibration ~ will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Earring to the chords. None 81
these disadvantages can happen TO the Aron agraffe
We have shove given Mr. Manners claims for the
superiority Of the Arion Piano Fortes and bis ohjec.
lions TO other pianos In ncsriy his own words, and
he was very ready to take throughout tho factory
and explain all The different departments OF Tito as
We had fair chance Of Judging OF It's incriis, and
think the claims OF the Arion are well based ~ Is
at least one Of the very best pianos before tho public
--Brooklya Duly TF,nes
Is An Of oor Pianos will DO finished with the new
facingpro stick for holding up the top Of the
Piano This patent FOR which, as also the patent Tor
fhs Arion, is Owned BY Us exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List H"
- lfANSER a CO., ls7 andlss 1owcry,
June 20. 'J7-f0:plDos, NEW YORK,
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