Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-30

New York.
Prof. JoHN W. HENRY CANSOLL, editor of the
1n,cricom Educational Monthly, says
tn" "Lsten, 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 aud unhlurrod; observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle octaves so won
1r"usiy represents vocal eXpression ana which pre-
dominates above ero tho silvery brilliancy of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this is scirniifcal-
ly constructed durable instrument and !: you have
at home an ordinary, fonrth-rate piano, whose IL n'-
y of tone had vanished sooner than the lustrc OF It's
varnish, chide not your child for lack of expression
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have no soul. The instrument as well AS
the performer must have power of expression pi-
ano, it may almost be sad as well as singer, must
have a SOUL
From ''The Brooklyn Daily Times:''
ave will say that the Arion Piano Forte, is a ve-
nv elegant instrument of the largest class and very
highly finished. Unsteady, it has full, deep, rich
tone and the most powerful that we have ever listen
ed to- 1t has in n 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 bass-noes reminding you of the
deep-toned notes of u large organ; The Middle DC.
taves are 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
possess that pure distinct, belike cearness that Is
so necessary to the correct rendering Of difficult
pieces of music and that also lends such CHI arm TO
melody. The Arion scale is from to G, so as TO meet
all the requirements ofmOdern music which II seven
| octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power You must have strength. We
haycd attained this in the popularity of the frame
before alluded TO, and In the use of bar IN the d.
rection and on line with the heavy steel sringing
| under the "over strung lass" This bar passing
beneath the stringing and running diagonally from
the front right-han corner, to the back left
corner of the case gives strength where most need
ed and where most other pianos fail in fact it might
not napty termed tho spine or back bone OF the p-
ano.
! vhi in anullnl
shape ofour iron frame, to short pins so that the
piano is strung close to the wrest- lank mus 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 the PIN causing the pm
to loosen, and often bringing it in contact with the
iron plate. The construction OF the wrcst-n"hK
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 to
IL in different lire or direction. So that the tuning
pns have the pressure of the end wood against them
Ia every direction, making 1t imp Ossible for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where 1t has pressure
against the sides OF the grain as 1t mas IN all o'neI
pianos This, too, prevents the splitting OF the
wrest- plank.
"The construction of the and the combina-
ton of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
being new and improved. The left lower end OF the
Frame being imbedded or set in the solid wood, OF
we believe Ito technical term butted against the
wrost plank, at poiDt and on line just inside OF
| the line of the tuning-pins by which means first,
| great additional strength Is gained, second, the
frame being sunk in the wood allows the string
ing las before deseribed to be close to the wrest-
| 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 it, is gained.
"Our agrane arrangement is another great i'm
provement effected IN a simple but superior manner
| A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
the under side and extending along the line OF iht
timing pins, has fitted into II, a reversed wooden
bridge, In which the bridge pins inserted. Thii
reversed bridge, being trife lower than the wrest
plank, gives upward as also bearing to tine
strings, and by this admirable arrangement ar
arrafe Is obtained that gives firm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can displace
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
attempted but always In connection with the com
plicated under-dampers, which invariably bccom'
displaced and ont Of order.
sin the Arion Piano we the French damper
universally Acknowledged as the best, acting IRON
their own weight alone. They firmly hinged
and can neither TO the right nor to the eit bu
only in the direction required. Thus It viii be seei
that agraffe arrangement Is complete, not on
in itself but In all its connections with other part
Of the action.
"with other agranes now in use, there severa
difficulties that cannot remedied. First, the wiz
strings run through eye in the tsp Of screw, o
pn and must t the cye exactly, or 1t will create Al
unpleasant, buzzing sound. The same dtmculty
apt to occur when, from constant using, the strait
uon the strn lessons In its size, the constant VI
bation on the inside ofthe eye the eye larger
s.The screw or pin, too. for the same reason icon
slant vibration ~ will At times become loose an
cause an unpleasant IhiIAih y" M -. +,
these Disadvantages can happen 70 the AIioh NJ
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for IN
siriority Of the AriOn Piano fortes and his ot9ec
tions TO other pianos, In nearly his own words an
he was very ready 20 take ne throughout the aotol
spd erpain an the different departments Of u 70 u-
We had fair chance Of Judging Of its MERITS an
think the claims Of the Arion are veil based ~
At least Of the very best pianos before the pube
I-BrooIlvn Dale Tinnes
An Of our Pianos will he finished With the ns'
lf acting prup stick tor holding up the top Of ~
Piano The patent for which, - also the patent 10
/ the A-i1n. d owned ~ n exclusively
I send Tor Illustrated Price List
MANNER A co, ls7 md 80 Bgwsry,
( lime 2n. 'r7-4lltnus NV 1uhh-