Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-26

ENNM iolh'
Prof JoHN W. ITrNn CAH&oLL, editor of the
american Educational Nopihig, says
-" "Listcn, however, to one of another class, for
example one of the AriOn Pianos made by Manner
4 Co. Bow your head the bass sends forth its
riches, clear and unhlurrod: observe the singing,
swelling melody that in its middle octayes so won
drcusy represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above even the silyery brilaucy of he
upper treble. Then reflect that this 10 sccntidca-
ly constructed durable instrument, and if you have
at home an ordinary, fourth.rac piano, whose buau
y of tone had vanished sooner than the strc of its
yarnish chidc not your child for lack of expressions
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have soul. The instrument we'll rs
the performer must lave power Of expression pi
ano it may almost be said, as well as singer, must
have u soul"
From ''The BrooLlp, Daiy Tines"
"We will say that the Arion Piano Forte, is a We.
ny elegant instrument of the largest class and very
highly finished Musically, it has a 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-notcs reminding you of the
dcep.toned notes of large organ. The Middle Oc-
tayes 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, bClikc Ccarncss that is
| so necessary TO the correct rendering of difficult
pieces Of music, and that also lends such harm to
melody. The Arion scale is from to C, so TO meet
all the requirements ofmUdcrn music, which seven
| octave piano will not do.
| "To obtain power you must have strength. We
hayed attained this in the popularity OF the frame
before alluded to, and in the use of bar IN the d.
rcction and on line with the heavy steel stringing
| under the "over strung las This bar passing
| beneath the stringing and running diagonay from
| the front rgh-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 inaptly termed the spine or back bone of the pi-
ano.
"They sta nd In tune longer than other pianos to
effect which we are again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofour iron Frame to short pins so that the
piano is strung close TO the wrost, lank; 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 the pin, causing the pin
to loosen and often bringing it in contact with the
! iron plate The construction of the wrest-p 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 to
il in different line or direction So that the tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
in every direction, making it imp ossible for the pin
! to loosen itself as 1t does where it has pressure
against the sides of the grain as it has in all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting of the
wrest-pank.
"Thc construction of the case and the combina-
! tion of the iron frame Herewith, also claim
being new and improved. Thelcft lower end of the
frame, being imbeddod set in the solid wood,
believe Ito te clinical term butted against the
wrest plank, at point and 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 described) to be close TO the
plank, and third the great desideratum, 50 long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility Of the tuning-pius coming in contact
with il, is gained.
"0ur agratle arrangement is another great i'm
provement effected in simple but superior manner.
hollow bar, cast with the frame aud opening on
The under side and extending along the line Of the
tuning pins has fitted into IT, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins inserted. This
reversed bridge being trne lower than the wrest-
plank gives an upward as also side bearing TO the
strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agrae is obtained that gives a firm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can disrlace.
similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plicatcd under.damPers, which invariably become
displaced and ont Of order.
sin the Arion Piano we use the French damper,
universally ACKNOWLEDGED as the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They firmly hinged,
and neither to the right to the LETT, but
only In the direction required. Thus it will be seen
that our agrahc arrangement is complete, not only
in itself but in all its connections with other parts
Of the action.
"with other agrafes now in use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remedied. First, the wire
strings through an eye in the top Of screw, or
PIN ard must fit the eye exactly or il will create an
unpleasant, bnzzing sound. The same difficulty j.
ant % occur when, from constant using, the strain
uuon the trn lessons in it, size the constant vi
bration the inside ofthe eye wears the cyelarger.
1.-The screw pin, too. Tor The same reason (con-
slant vibration it) viii at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Jarriug % the chords None o!
these Disadvantages can happen 10 the Arnn agrahc
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority Of the Arion Piano Fortes and his oljcc
tons other pianos IN nearly his own words, and
he was very ready take throughout the factory
aud explain all the different departments Of il 10 us.
We had a fair chance Of Judging Of its merits, and
think the claims Of the Arion SCH based. II j.
A. least Of the very beet pianos Def rcthe public
- gr90ifrH faiir Times
All Of our Pianos uili De- f7ishei with tie new
o. acting prop -iiet f1r holding n.y. the Top 0f the
Piano The patent f1- which, a. also the pateut i1r
lie Ari1l. g. nai.-l iT rs eK rlusivcly.
send lsr Illustrated Price Li-f.
MANNER O. Co, 1s7And - Bowerr.
Jsne ~. -e7-l8gmos. NEW YORK.