Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-17

BILE improvements on Pianos aud added largely 70
their previously extensive facilities Tor inanuisc-
turing, are now prepared 10 furnish TO the Trade,
or at retail, their
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
AAIDN pIAN0 ruRTES
which they offer with all the usual guarantees, In
competition with the steinway, chickering, Or
any other nrst-class piano, believing as they do
ia at the Arion IL superior to any other.
Read below the Article from The Brooklyn Dali
ly Times.
iour, pnys OF tho Arion;
Messrs. Manner 4 Cot
ucntlemen;--I have critically examined and
sever al times played upon one of your Arion PIT
auo fories. md IL affords nae much pleasure to
add my testimony In favor Of your superior lnstrn'
ments. For elasticity Of touch, Cor the singing
quality, 40 much sought for by artists, and Tor
richners and purity Of tone IL is unexceod by any
piano have eysrused. I'M. ADBor,
organist Of the Church Of the Saviour Of Brock
iyn, Nix,
Prof John W. Henry canoll, editor Of the
American Educational Monthly, Says
"Listen, however, 20 one OF another class, Tor
example, ono of the Arion Pianos made by Man
ner Co. Bow your head az the bass sends forth
ts riches, clear and rnblurred; observe the sing
Ing, swellipg melody that 10 It's middle oeiaves so
wondreusly represents vocal oxpfsssion, and which
pTeQoultuuttH ABOVE even tho tlNtry DIlltthhtg
the upper treble. Thea reflect that this IS scien-
tincaliy constructed durable instrument, aud II
youshaec d. holne on ordinary, fourth rate Piano,
whose beauty Of tone had vanished sooner than
the lustre OF It's yafnishl chde not Jour child Tor
lack of OK profsion, nor wonder when your wife Is
playing that she seems 10 have no souI. The In
strumcnt as well as the performer must have pow
or OF expressions piano. II may almost be said,
rs well ms singer, must have soul"
From ''The Brooklyn Daily Times."
A vii Las hat tha Arto Unrla 4 n
very elegant instrument of the largest class and
very highly flushed Musicaliy, II has full
deep, rich tone, and the meat powerful that We
have ever listened to. IL has Ia a higher degree
than any piano that we have met with, the sing
ing quality OF character, that musicians so much
admire an1 seek for in piano. Ike bass-notea
reminding you Of the deep toned notes OF large
organ. The Middle 0ctaves are rsoro elastic and
clear than in most other pianos, owing 10 peculiar
arrangements that we shall speak Of hereafter.
while the upper or treble notes possess that pure,
distinct bell like cesrness, that Is so necessary
10 the correct rendering of difficult pieces OF Mu-
/ sic, and that also lends such charip 20 melody
The Arion Scale is from to c, 50 as to meet ell
the requirements Of modern music, which seven
ccfave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
have attained this in the popularity OF the frame
before alluded to, and in the use OF n bar In the
direction and on line with the heavy steel string
| ing under the 'ovcr-strung bass This bai
passing beuedth the anu running oiabV1-
ally from the front right hand corner, to the back
lcft-hand 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 Of
back bone of the piano.
"They stand in tune longer than other pianos
TO effect which we are again enabled by the pecu-
liar shape OF iron frame, to use short pins g
that the piano is strung close to the wrest-plank
thus almost doing away with leverage strain OF
the tuning pin, which in some pianos, Is at eas
.k .t.cl fha min in
the pin 10 loosen, and often bringing il In cor tac
With the iron plate. The construction Of th'
srest- plank has also great advantage over thos'
of other pianos, in being Termed of four eection
Of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly giueS
and fastened, the grain OF each section crossing
the grain of the one next TO IL in different lint
or direction. SO that the tuning-lins have TIT
pressure of the end wood against them in ever.
direction, making IL impossible fer the pin 4
loosen itself as II does where it has pressure
against the sides of the grain, it has In all 9th
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting of th'
wrest plank.
"The construction of the case and the combina
ton Of the iron frame Herewith, We also claim a
being new and improved. The left lower end Z
the frame, beng imeedded or SETH the solid wood
or we believe Ito use a technical term) butte
against the wrest- plank, at point aud lin
just inside Of the line of the tuning pins by which
means FIRST, great additional strength is gained
second, tho frame being so sunk ia the wood, al
@Ne~tf'~'l
to the wrest-pank, and third, the gr. at desidera
tum, 50 long sought for by the trade, full iron
frame without possibility Of the tunirg pin
coming ia contact with II, Is gained.
''Our agrahe arrG ngement is another great i'm
proven, nt effected in simple bus superior nan
ner. A hollow bar. cast rith the frame and open
ing on the under side and extending along To,
line Of the tuning pins, has rted into II arevers
cd wooden bridge, in which the bridge pins orr
inserted. This reversed bridge, being trihs
a. h.. al IL
also a side bearing to the Strings, and by thi
admirable arrangement an agraie is obtained tba
gives firm position TO the strings that no bloy
from the hammer can displace. similar Tlal
on iron bedding has been before attempted, BIZ
always n connection with the complicated under
hampers, which Invariably become dispiaced aud
out OF oidet.
I'm the Arion Piano we use the French damp
er, universally acknowledged the beat, acting
from their own weight alone. They are hrmiy
hinged, and can move neither TO the rigat nor Z
the left, but only in the direction required. Thus
il will be seen that our agrafc arrangencnt is
complete, not only ia Itself bit in all It's connec
ton with other parts of the action.
with other agrsiTes now in use, there arc sew
eral difficulties that can not be femedied. first
the wire strings run through no eye ia the top {
a screw, pin, and must it the eye oxactlyj or !
will create unpleasant. buzzins sound. Ih'
same difficulty Is apt % occur when, from coi'stan
using, the strain upon the string lessons IN IL
size, the constant vibration On the inside u th'
eye wears the eye larger.
"Tho screw OF pin, TOO. for the same reason ICON
slant vibration on ~ will AZ times become loos
aud cause unpleasant jarring TO the chords
None of these disadvantages can happen to th
Arion agraGFe.'
We have above given Mr. Manners claims 70
the superiority Of the Arion Piano Foites and hi
objections to other pianos, Ia nearly his owi
words, and he was very ready 10 taks Us thr0u gh
out the factory ami explain all the different do
paftments Of II to Us. We had fair chance @
Judging of its merits, and think the claims of tn
Arion are well lasea. 1t Is NJ least one OF tn
very best pianos before the public brookiy
Daily Times.
All Of oin Pianos sill be fnisbsd With the mes
sc,f-actiag prop stick Zee holding up the top @
the Piaro. TIE patent for which, as also the pat
cnl for tho Aflon. Is owned b., us exclusively
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