Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-06-28


MANNER & co.
Having secured letters patent on their valua-
bic Improvements on Pianos and added largely to
their previously extensive facilities for manufac-
turing, are now prepared to furnish to the Trade
or at retail, their
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT AhIGN PIAED F6hsES
Which they offer with all the usual guarantees, in
competition with the steinway, Chickcring, OF
any other frst-class piano, believing as they do
that the Arion is superior to any other.
Read below the Article from the Brooklyn Dali
iy Times.
Mr.. Abbott, organist of the charch Of Our Saw.
Jour, Gays Of the Arion:
Messrs. Manner Co.:
Gentlemcn:-I have critically examined and
several times played upon one Of your Arion Pr
ano fortes, and 1t affords much pleasure to
add my testimony in favor Of your superior instru-
ments. For elasticity Of touch, for tho singing
quality, so much sought for by artists, aud for
richness and purity of tone il is unexoeled by any
piano have ever used. J. M.ABBoT.
organist Of tbs Church Of the Saviour of Brock
Ign, MY.
Prof John W. Henry cshorl, editor Of the
American Educational Monthly, says;
"Listen, however, 10 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 the sing
ing, swelling melody that In its middle octaves so
wonderfully represents vocal ca preston, and which
predomina.es above even the siyery brilliancy Of
the upper treble. Then reflect that this Is a scien
tncsiiy constructed durable instrument, and II
you have at home an ordinary, fourth rate Piano,
whose beauty Of tone had vanished sooner than
the iustre or its varnsh ch;de not you. child for
lack Of expression, nor wonder whom your wife is
n
strument as we'll as the performer must have pow
CT OF expression; piano, IL may almost be said,
as well as singer, must have q sorl-"
From "The Brooklyn Daily Times
awe will say that tho Arion Piano Forte Is a
very elegant instrument Of the largest class and
very highly finished. Muscaliy, 1t has full
deep, rich tone, and tho most powerful that we
have ever listened TO. Ithas in higher degree
than any piano that We havo met with, the sing
ing quality or character, that musicians so much
admire and seek for in piano. Ike bass-notes
reminding you of tho deep toned notes of large
organ. The Middle 0ctayes more elastic aud
clear than In most other pianos, owing TO peculiar
arrangements that we shall speak of hereafter,
while the upper or treble notes possass thntpufe,
distinct, bell like clcarness thai is SO necessary
10 the correct rendering Of difficult pieces Of Mu-
sic, and that also lends such n charm TO melody.
The Arion Scale Is from A TO G, so as 10 meot'all
the requirements Of mo dorm music, which eefen
octave piano will not do.
''To obtain power you must have strength. We
have attained this In the peculiasity of the frame
before alluded to, and In tho use Of bar 10 the
direction and on line with the heavy steel string
ing under the 'over-strung bass This bar
passing beneath the stringing and running diagon-
ally from the front right hand CORNER to the back
ieft-hand corner Of tho ease, gives strength where
most needed and where most other pianos fail; in
fact ii might not inaptly be termed the spine or
back bone Of tho piano.
"Thcy stand in tune longer than other pianos,
to eject which wo are again enabled by the pecu-
liar shape Of our iron frame, to use short pins 80
that the piano Is strung close to the wrest .plank
thus almost doing away with leverage strain on
the tuning pin, which In some pianos, is at least
three quarters Of an inch above the pin, causing
the pin to loosen, and often bringing Ii n contaci
With the iron plate. The construction of the
wrost- plank has also great advantage over those
Of other pianos, In being formed OF four sections
of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly glued
aud fastened, the grain Of each section crossi <
tho grain Of the one next TO II 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 t.
loosen itself as II does where 1t has a pressure
against the sides of the grain, it has in all 9th
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting of the
wrest plank.
"The construction OF the case and the combina
ton Of the iron frame Herewith, We also caiu,
being new and improved. The left lower end q
the frame, being imbeddsd OF set in the solid wood
or believe Ito use q technical term) butted
against tho wrest plank, at point and a line
just inside Of the line of the tuningpins by which
means first, great additional strength is gained
second, the frame being so sunk in the wood, al
lows the stringing (as before described) be clos,
to the wrcst-piank, and third, tho great desidera.
tum, 50 long sought for by the trade, full iron
franc without Il possibility of the tuuir g-pins
coming in contact with il, is gained.
"0ur agrane arrangement Is another great i'm
NJ olfar fa1 Ln.a
ner. A hollow bar. cast with the frame and open
ing tho under side and extending nlong the
limo OF the tuning-pins, has fitted into IL revers
cd wooden bridge, in which the bridge pins are
inserted. This reversed bridge, being trac
lower than the wrest plank, gives an upward OF
also a siae- bearing to the strings, and by this
admirable arrangement an agraffe is obtained thai
gives firm position to the strings that blow
from the hammer can displace. similar plan
on an iron bedding has been before attempted, but
always In connection with the complicated under
hampers, which invariably become displaced and
out Of order.
"In the Arion Piano we uso the French damp
or, universally acknowledged as the best, acting
from their own weight alone. They arc firmly
hinged, and can move neither to the right nor to
the left, but only 10 the direction required. Thus
IL will BIO soon that our agrahc arrangement Is
complete, not only in itself bat In all its connec-
ton with other parts OF the action.
"With other ngfalies now In use, there are sew.
erai difficulties that OF be rcmcdcd. First
tho wire strings run through al eye In tho top q
screw, or pin, and nust III the eye oxaetlyj or Il
will crsate an unploaeant, buEzing sound. The
Same difficulty Is apt 60 occur when, from constant
using, the strain upon the string lessons 10 its
size, the constant vibration the inside Of the
eye wears the eye larger.
"Thc screw or pin, too, for the same reaton ICON
slant vibration on ~ will ut times become loose
and cause an unpleasant jarrlng to tho chords
Mono Of these Disadvantages can happen TO the
Arion ngraife."
We have above given Mr.. Manners cleims for
tho superiority Of the Arion Piano fortes and his
objections TO other pianos, In nearly his own
words, and hewRs very ready 10 take us through
out tho factory and explain all the different Do
partmcnts of II TO os. We had fair chance OF
judging OF It's merlte, aud think the clalns of tho
Arlon are we'll based. II is at icast ono or The
very best pianos before the rpblic.-[ brooklyn
poNy Amos.
All Of our Pianos will be finished With the now
self-acting prop stick for holding up the top Of
tho Piano. The patent for which, rs also the pat.
ent for tho Arion, Is owned BY ua exclusively.
Send FOR illustrated Price List.
MANNER co 1871 and $50 Dowery,
npr l9-em NEW YORK.
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