Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-07-13

Read below the article iren the Brooklyn Daily
Times.
Mn, Arnorr, orgOnst Of tho Church Of Our
Saviour, snys OF tho Arion
licssrs, Manner e 90.
GSSTLEtLS IL hayo critically examined aud .cy.
oral times played upon one Of your Ariuu Piano
fortcs and II Affords me much pleasure 10 add my
testimony In favor Of your superior iustrumcnts.--
For elasticity Of touch, Tor the singing qudiiiy 90
much sought for by artists and for rchns. aud pu.
riy Of tone It ID unoxcellcd by any pien" haVec"er
orgNnis of the Church OF the Saviour Of Brooklyn,
New York.
Prof john W. Henry CAySOLL, editor of tho
Ableriodn Educational Monthly, says;
~ "Liston, however, To one NJ another class, for
example, ono OF the Arou Pianos made by Manner
Go. Bow your head a. tho bass sends forth its
riches, clear aud unblurrcd; observe tho singing,
swelling melody that In Its middle OcBycs 70 won.
drcusly represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above oven the s'lyory hrlliancy Of tho
upper treble Then reflect that this IL scirntlcal-
ly constructed durable instrument, and IL you have
at home an ordinary, fuurh.rato piano, whose hcAu-
ty of tone had vanished sooner than the stro Of its
yarnsh, ohdc not your Child for lack OF expression,
nor wonder when your wife Is playing that she
seems to have no soul. The instrument as we'll On
the performer must have power Of expression pi-
ano, 1t may almost DO said, us we'll as Singer must
have "A soul"
From ,'Tde Brook.gn Daily Times"
ave will say that tho hrion Piano Forte ia
ny elegant instrument Of the largest class and very
hIsNIy nn1heu. NusCnlly, 1t has 4 flIl deep, IiCh
tone, and the most powerful that have ever listen
ed to. 1t has in II higher degree than any piano
that we have met with, the singing quality char
acter, that musicians 20 much admire aud seek Tor
In n plano The hass-notcs reminding you of tho
deep toned notes Of large organ The Middle Oc-
tayesaro more elastic hni clear than In most other
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that We shall
speak of hereafter, while the upper or treble notes
possess that puro, distinct bellko clearness that is
80 necessary to the correct rendering of difficult
pieces Of music, and that also lends snch charm to
melody. The Aron scale IL from to G. so as to meet
all the requirements ofmOdern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
'To obtain power you must havo strength. Wo
hayed attained this in tho popularity of the frame
before alluded TO, and IN the use Of bar In tho di-
rcction and line with the heavy steel strnging
UNDER the "ovcr strung ba7s." This bar passing
IcneaAh the strngng and running diagOnally from
the front right-hand corner to tho back lcft.hand
corner OF the case, gives strength where most need.
cd and whore most other pianos fail in fact might
not inapy termed the spno or back bone Of the pi.
ano,
"They stand In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which we arc again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofour iron frame, to short pins TINT the
piano is strung close to the wrest-pank; 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 tho PIN causing tho pin
to loosen, and often bringing it in contact with tho
iron plate. The construction of the wrest- plank
has also great advantage over those of other pianos,
in being formed Of four 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 line direction. So that tho tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
in every direction, making it imp ossiblc for the pin
to loosen itsof as 1t does whore 1t has pressure
against the sides of the grain Rs 1t has in all other
pianos This, too, prevents tho splitting OF tho
wrost plank.
"The construction of the case and tho combina-
tion of the iron frame Herewith, We also claim az
being and improved. The left lower end OF tho
Frame being imbcddcd or set in the solid wood or
We believe TO technical term butted against tho
wrost- plank, at point AMI line just inaic of
the line Of the tuuinE-pins by which mems frst,
great additional strength Is gained, Second tho
frame being 80 sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing (ls before dcscrbod) to be close to the wrcst
plank, and third, tho great desideratum, go long
sought for for the trade full iron frame without
possibility of tho tuning-plns coming IN contact
with il, is gained.
"our agrafte arrangement Is another great i'm
provement effected in simple but superior manner.
A hollow bar, cast with tho frame and opening on
the under side and extending along tho line of tho
tuning pins, has fitted into 1t, reversed wooden
bridge, In which the bridge pins inserted. This
reversed bridge, being rile lower than tho wrcst
plank, gives an upward also a side. bearing to the
strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agrale is obtained that gives firm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can displacc
A similar plan iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
pliCated under-dampers, which, Invariably become
displaced and out OF order.
"ln the AriOn Piano we use the French damper,
universally acknowledged as the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They arc firmly hinged,
and neither TO the right nor to the lett, but
only in the direction required. Thus IL will be
that orr agrafe arrangement 70 complete, not only
in itself but in all its connections with other parts
of the action. ...
"With other agrafcs now in use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remedied. First, the wire
strings run through eye in the top Of screw, or
pin, and must fit the eye exactly or 1t will create an
unpleasant, buZzing sound. The same difficulty IL
apt to occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon the string lessons in its size the constant vi
braton on the inside ofthe eye the eyeargcr.
"Tho screw or pin, too, for tho reason Com
slant vibration it will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Earring TO the chords. None Of
these happen to tho Aron Rgraile"
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority OF the Aron Piano Fortes and his oljec
tons to other pianos in nearly his own words, and
he was very ready TO take throughout tho factory
and explain all the different departments Of 1t to
We a fair chance Of judging Of its merits, and
think the claims Of the Arion we'll based. 1t is
at least Of the very best pianos before the public
--Iirooklga Drily Times
All OF our Pianos will be finished with the now
selfactng prop stick for holding up tho top Of the
Piano. The patent for which, also the patent for
the Arion, is owned by us exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER & CO., 1877 and $50 Bowcry,
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