Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-07-12
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT AhION pIAND FORTES

onhNu SVuhht ANU UPhI6hI
PATENT AhI0N pIAN0 F0RTES /,
Which they offer with all the usual guarantees, In
competition with the Steinway, Chickering, or
any other first Glass piano, believing as they do
that tho Arion Is superior TO any other.
Rcad below the Article from the Brooklyn Dali
ly Times.
Mr.. Abbott. organis. Of the Church Of Our Saw
our, Gays OF tho Arion:
Messrs. Manner Co..
uentlemen;-I have critically examined and
seyeial times played upon one OF your Arion Pr
ano fortes, and Il affords me much pleasure 10
add my testimony Ia favor Of your superior instru
ments. For elasticity Of touch, for tho singing
quality, so much sought for by artists, and for
piano have ever used. J. NJ. ABBOT,
0rganist Of the Church Of the Saviour Of Brook
Ign, Y.
Prof. John W. Henry csnoii, editor Of the
American Educational Monthly, sayu
"Listen, however, 10 one Of another class, for
example, ono OF tho Aron Pianos mado by Man
ner A Co. Dow your head as tho bass sends forth
its richss. clear ana unblurrea. observe tho sing
ing, sw:..ms melody that 10 ts mids.:: yvsaves 20
wondreusly represents vocal expression, and which
prsdominaies above even the silyery brillIaney Of
tho upper treble. Then reflect that this II sclen-
tincaliy constructed durable instrument, and II
you have nj homo an ordinary, fourth. rate Piano,
whose beauty OF tone had yhnifhcd sooner than
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lack OF expression, nor wonder when your wife Il
playing that she seems - have no toul. The In
strument Ms we'll "a the performer must have pow.
or Of expressioni plano, II may almost BIO said,
as we'll 10 singer, must have soul"
From "The brooklyn Daily TimeG"
"We will say that the Arion Piano Forte IL q
very elegant instrument Of the largest class and
very highly finished. Musicaiiy, u has a full /,
deep, rich tone, and the most powerful that we
have ever listened to. Ithas In higher degree
han mia hat Inv al Io al "A
Ing quality or character, that musicians so much
admire ani seek for In piano. Ike bass-notes
reminding you Of the deep toned notes OF large
organ. The Middle oetayes arc more elastic and
clear than In most other pianos, owing TO peculiar
arrangements that we shall speak OF hereafter,
while the upper or treble notes posssss that pure,
distinct, bol like olearness, that IL 80 necessary
10 tho correct rendering OF dincuit pieces Of Mu.
sic, and that also lends such charm TO melody
The Arion Scale 10 from A TO q, 40 as TO meet ell
the requirements Of modern music. which seven
octave plano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
have attained this In the peculiarly OF the frame
before alluded 10, and In the use Of bar In ths
direction aud on line with the heavy steel strng e
ing under the 'oyer-strung bass This bal
passing beneath the stringing aud running diagon'
ally from the front right hand corner, TO the bach
iet,hand corner OF the case, gives strength where
most needed and where most other pianos fall II
fact II might not inap,ly be termed the spine o
back bone OF the piano.
"Thoy stand In tune longer than other pianos
10 effect which wo arc again enabled by the pecu
liar shape Of our Iron frame, TO use short pins .
that tho piano IL strung close TO the wrcst plank
thus almost doing away with leverage strain Of
the tuning pin, which In some pianos, is at leas
three. quarters Of an inch above the pin, causlp
tho pin 10 loosen, and often bringing u In contac
with tho iron plate. The construction OF tn
4, srest plank has also great advantage over thor
Of other pianos, In being ARMED OF four section
Of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly glue
aud fastened, the grain Of each section crofsin
the grain 81 the one next 10 " In different lin
or direction. SO that tho tuning.pins have III
pressure Of the end wood against them In ever
!. direction, making u Impossible for the pin I
. loosen itself 40 10 does whore IL has pressur
against the sides Of tho grain, ~ " has In all 9th
erpianos. This, too, prevents tho splitting Of th
wrost plank.
= "Ths construction of The case and tho combna
tlon OF the Iron frame herewith, We also claim :
being new and Improved. The iefi lower end
tho frame, being Embedded OF teti the solid woo'
or we believe Ito use q technical term) butte
against the wrest.piank, ut a point and on llt
just inside Of tho line OF the taning-pins, by whc
means frat, great additional strength IL gaine
second, the frame being 80 sunk In the wood, a
lows the stringing las before deserbed) to be clos
to the wrent-piank, aud third, tho great desidsrr
tuu, 10 long sought for by the trade, full iro
frame without n possibility OF the tunng'pif
coming In contact with IL, is gained.
"Our agrano arrangement Is another great I'm
proyement effected In n simple bus superior man
!, ner. A hollow bar, cast with the frame and open
Ing on the under side and extending along th
line OF tho tuning pins, has fitted Into IL reyerI
. cd wooden bridge, In which the bridge pins ar
inverted. This reversed bridge, being u trli
lower than tho wrest- plank, gives m upward a
also a sIos.boaring to the strings, and by thl
admirable arrapg cement an agrafe is obtained thi
gives n firm position TO the strings that no bio
| from tho hammer can dispiaee. A similar pia
on an iron bedding has been before attempted, bu
- a.. l..
hampers, which Invariably become displacod an
out Of order.
ain tho Arlon Piano We use the French damp
or, universally acknowledged as the best, actin
q from their own weight alone. They are nrmi
q hin ged, aud can move neither TO tho right nor
the ioft but only In the direction required. Thu
n II will be seen that our agrade arrangement
i. complete not only In itself but In all ts oonnee
= ton with other parts Of the action.
y "With other agraffes now In use, there are sew
eral difficulties that can not DO remcdied. firs
!. tho wire strings run through % ego In tho top
n screw, or pin, and must AZ the eye exacilyi or
: will create an unplcasant, buExing sound. Th
Same dincuiy isapt 10 occur when, from consinr
using, the strain upon the string lessons In II
siso. tho constant vibration tho insdo Of th
7. eye wears tho eye larger.
}, "Tho screw or PIN too for the same reason (cor
}, slant vibration on ~ will at timos become loo,
}, and cause On unpleasant Jarring TO tho chord
y None OF these Disadvantages can happen to III
!, Arion agraac."
!. wo have above given Mr.. Manners claims Il
II tho superiority of tho Arlon Piano fories and NJ
!. objections 70 other pianos, In nearly bis ow
words, and he was very ready 10 take us through
q out the factory and explain all The different d,
), partments Of IL 10 US. We had n fair chance
Judging Of its inertia, and think the claims of Oh
Atom arc we'll baeed. IL IL nc least ons OF N
s.-v best pianos before the public.-[Dreokly
Az ~ aus PIANOS viii DO finished with the no
.oif'ac,,ns .,o,, sii,,t for holding mp the top
the piano. The pa,. Mt 80 which, ss also tho pal
ent for tho ArIou, il own ID b. as sxelusiysiy.
. Send for illustrated Price List.
MANNER A CO 1871 ana iH0 newery,
apr ip.om NV YORK.