Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-19
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
ARION PIANO FORTES.

competition with the Steinway, ChickcrinE, or amy
other first ciu,s piano, believing as they do that the
Arion IL supotior TO any other. ..- "- ...
Read below the article frcm the Bro jklyn Daily
Times.
MIR. Apnorr, orgpnist of the Church of Our
Saviour, says Of the Axiom I'd
lfessrs MdpuG'-,f Ioi:I .ssI .tI. %.
GENTLEMEN II have critically examined aud soy.
cral times played upon one of your AriOn Piano
Fortcs, and it affords me much pleasure to add my
testimony in favor of your superior instruments.-
For elasticity of tbnch, for the singing 1udijty so
much sought for by artists, and for richness and pu.
rty of tone it is unexceled byony piano have eyer
used. 4 .,TEHrT tN rs j. NJ. ABBOTT,
organist of the Church OF the Saviour Of Brooklyn,
New York. u ~ WI .'7 "'
Prof joins W. Henry CASNoLL, editor of the
american Educational Monthly, says
80 "Listen, however, to one Of another class for
example, one of the Arion Pianos made by Manner
& Co. Bow your head as the bass sends forth its
riches, clear and unblnrrod observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle octaves so won
drcpsy represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above even the silvery brilliancy OF The
upper treble. Then reflect that this is scieniilcal-
ly constructed durable instrument, and if you have
at home an ordinary, fourthrate piano, whose beau
ty of tone had vanished sooner than the ustre ofs
varnish chide not your child for lack of expression,
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have SOUL The instrument as well as
the performer must have power of expression n pi-
ano may almost be said, as well as singer, must
have sour .y!igri.M IIN.n 90"
From i'1he BROOKLYN Daily Times, ....
awe will say that The Aron Piano Ferte, is ve-
ry elegant instrument Of the largest class and very
highly finished. unsteady, 1t has full, deep, rich
Tone and the most powerful that we have ever listen
ed to-. 1t has in higher degree than any piano
that we have met with, the singing quality or char
acter, that musicians so much admire and seek for
in piano. The bass-notes reminding you of the
deep toned notes of u largeorgan. The Middle Oc-
taves are more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that we shall
speak of hereafter while tho upper treble notes
possess hatpure, distinct bel-kc clearness that IS
necessary to the correct rendering OF diifcult
pieces of music, and that also lends such charm to
melody. The Aron scale is from Alto C, ms to meet
all the requirements ofmodern music, which seven
octave piano will, mot do. .vu t...- .f.. gr..
''To obtain power you must have strength. We
haved attained this in the popularity of the frame
before alluded to- and in the of bar In the d.
recton and on line with the heavy steel stringing
under the t'over strung la,s.n This bar passing
beneath the strnging and running diagonally from
the front righthand corner to the back lefl hand
corner of the case, gives strength where most need
ed and where most other pianos fail in fact IT might
not inapty termed the spine or back bone of the p-
..They sta 1d In tune longer than oter pianos, TO
effect which we are again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofour iron Frame to use short pins SO thai the
piano Is strung close to the wrcst-; lank thus al
most doing away with a leverage strain on the tun-
ing pin, which in some pianos, is at least three
quarters OF an inch above the pin, causing the pin
to loosen, and oft bringing it in coptact with the
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 one next 10
Il in doront lire direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure Of the end wood against them
in every diresion making il imp ossibe for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where 1t has pressure
against the sides Of tho grain ms II has in all other
wrest.pank. -'~''' ''..
"The construction of the case and the combina-
tion of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
being new and improved. The len lower end ofihe
frame, being mbedei OF set in the solid wood, or
believe 10 technical term butted against the
k At point and on a line jdst inside OF
the line Of the tuufng.pi by which means hrst,
great additional, strength is gained, second, me
frame being 50 sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing (as before descrbel TO be close 70 me M,est-
plank and third, the great desiderathrn, so long
sought Gor Gor The trade, full iron frame without
possibility Of the tuning pins coming 10 contact
-"Our aerane arrangement is another great i'm
prevement effected ina simple but superior manner
A hollow TAR. uast with the franis and opening on
.he under side aud extending along the line Of the
tuning. pins has fitted into ~, reversed wooden
bridge in which the Lridrt pins pre- inserted This
reversed bridge being trife lower than the wrest-
pAnk gives an upward as aIso side bearing TO the
4 strinss, ADD by this admirable arrangement, an
agrase i obtained that gives firm position 10 the
strings that blow from the hammer can islfece
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always In connection with the com
piicaied under -dampers, which Invariably become
displaced and out Of order. ~
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universally ACKNOWLEDGED as tho best, neting rom
! their own weight alone. They are hrmly hinged,
and can move neither TO the right nor 70 the nj but
only in fhe direction required Thus il viii be seen
that oar agrafs arrangement u complete, not Only
in itself but IN all its conneriions with other It'
] Of the action. l.
awith other agranes now in use, there are sevtrn
diflcultios that cannot remedied. First, the wirs
strings run through eye In the top Of screw on
pin and must NJ the eye exactly, crit VII create A.
4 nnpleasant, buzzing sound. The same dimcnlty i
ant IA ofcrf when. from constant using, the strain
u the sfrfn lesssns IN it, size OF the constant va
bration On the inside ofthe eye wears the 20
s1bs srrsW or pin, too, f5r the same rtasgn icon
staDt vibration on i'll will at times hecnme lgose af
canse N unpleasant jarring 20 the chords. None .
Observation-Disclosures can haTTen 70 the Anon aErane
] We have above given Mr.. Manners claims fur ths
sureriority Of the Ari0n Piano FOrtes aud bis o9ec
tiohs 70 Other lfisiot, IN nearly IDS oNn wsrf ~
be was very ready to take rs thrCsEn1ut the ao0rJ
and explain all The i1f.t 6sartnnsbts q :, 70 u
We bad fsir rhsEs Of judging a is neriis an,
thifik We inns Of the Arioh arr well based "
A. la one of the very bssi piabds beioreth public
--,BrootlBn Bails TiHe..,. i. -. go, =, -
4 Al Of our Piahcs vif b finished with the nev
Z sifhctiuk prup stis for holding up the top % %
Piano The ratsnf f1f vtich, also tbs izient ~
I the Ariun = owned ~ 1s extlnsirely-
send f1r Illustrated Price List --rr --~
MANNEB 4 CO. ~ and ls9 Bgvf-F, Il
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