Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-16
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARION PIANO FORTES.

competition with the Stcinway, Chickering, or any
other first. class piano, believing as they do that the
AriOn is superior to any other.
Read below the article frcm the Bro ,klyn Daily
Times.
Mr.. ABBoTr, OrganiSt of the Church Of Our
Saviour, says of the Aron:
Mesrs. Manner e. Co.
I GENTLEMEN II have critically examined and SOW
eral 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 touch, for the singing quality,
much sought for 10y artists and for richness aud pu
rity of toe it is unexcelled by any piano have
used. j. NJ. ABBOTT,
Organst of the Church OF the Saviour of Brooklyn,
| New York.
Prof. JONI W. HENRY CANNoLL, editor of tho
Amcric0n Educational Monthly, says
-" "LstOn, 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 it's
riches, clear and unblurrod; observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle octaves so won
drcusy represents vocal expression and which pre-
dominates above even the silvery brIlliancy of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this is scientca-
| y constructed durable instrument, and if you have
at home ordinary, fourth-rae piano, whose beau.
y of tone had vanished sooner than the lusrc fits
varnish chdc not your child for lack of expression,
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have soul. The instrument as well
the performer must have power of expression p-
ano, it may almost be sad as well as singer, must
| have soul"
From ''The Brooklyn Daily Tines"
"We will say that the Arion Piano Forte is a ve-
ry elegant instrument of the largest class and very
highly finished. unsteady, it has fun, deep, rich
tone, and the most powerful that we have ever listen
| ed TO. II 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 Tor
| in piano. The hass-notes reminding You of the
| dcep-oned notes of u large organ. The Middle Oc
taves more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that we shall
speak of hereafter, while the upper treble notes
possess that pnre distinct, bCllke Clearness that is
SO necessary TO the correct rendering of difficult
pieces of music, and that also lends such charm to
melody. The Arion scale is from toe so as 10 meet
| all the requirements of modern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
haved attained this in the popularity of the frame
before alluded to, and In the use of bar IN the d
rectOn and on line with the heavy steel sringing
under the tower strung lass" This bar passing
beneath the stringing and running dagonally from
the front right.hand corner, to the back left hand
corner of the case, gives strength where most need.
ed and where most other pianos fail in fact it might
not naptly termed the spine or back bone OF the p
| anO.
"Thoy stand In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which we ARE again enabled by tho peculiar
shape ofour iron frame, to short pins so that the
piano Is strung close to The wres-i lank thus al
most doins away with a leverage strain on the tun'
| ing PIN which in some pianos, is ut least three
quarters of an inch above the pin, causing the pin
to loosen snd often bringing 1t in contact 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 next TO
1t in different lire direction So that the tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
in every direction making It impossible for the pin
to loosen itself 1t does where it has pressure
against the sides Of the grain II has in all other
pianos. This, 100, prevents the splitting OF the
wrest-plank.
"Thc construction Of the case and the combina.
tion Of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
boing new and improved. The left lower end OF the
frame, being imbedded set in the solid wood, or
we believe ito technical term butted against the
wrest-plank at point and on line just inside OF
the line Of the tunng-pins by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, the
frame being so sunk In the wood allows the string
ing las before described) TO be close to the wrcst
plank, and third, the great desideratum, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility of the tuning pins coming in contact
| with il, is gained.
"Our agrafIe arrangement is another great i'm
provement effected in simple but superior manner.
A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
the under side and extending along the line OF tho
tuning pins, has fitted into 1t, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins are inserted. This
reversed bridge, being trine lower than the wrcst
plank, gives an upward also side. bearing to tho
strings, and by this admirable ARRANGEMENT an
ngrafie is obtained that gives a firm position to the
strings that blow from the hammer can displace.
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
attempted, hut always in connection with the COM
plicated under -dampers, which invariably become
/ displaced and ont Of order. ct
''ln the Arion Piano use the French damper,
universally Acknowledged as the best, acting from
]
and neither 10 the right nor to the lei but
only in the direction required Thus II will be seen
that our agrafe arrangement Is complete, not only
in itself but in all its connections with other parts
/ of the action.
"with other aCrafes in use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remeded First, the wire
strings through eye in the tsp Of screw, or
pin, ard must t the eye exactly, OF it will create an
unpleasant, buzzing sound. The same difhcuity is
apt TO occur when, from constant using the strain
upon the srin lessons in its size the constant vi
bratiOn the inside ofthe eye wears the eyelar
1.-The screw or pin, too. for the same reason (cOn
slant vibration on ~ will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Earring 10 the chords None q
these ran happen 70 the Arion agraie
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superioriy Of the Arion Piano F0rte aud bis Otjec
tions to other piano. in nearly his words, and
he was very ready take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments Of i 10
We had q fair chance Of Judging Of ts merits, nnd
think the claims Of the Aron are veil hssed. u i
At least of the very best pianos before the public
-BrootlvH Daiig Tinnes
All Of our Pianos will be fnlsh-d with the nv
self acting prop stick Tor holding M thu top Of the
Piano The patent for which. 80 ssu the patent or
the Arion. is owned ~ ne exclusively
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