Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-09-14
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARION PIANO FORTES

Arion ia superior To any other.
Read below the article frem the Dro klyn Daily
Times.
Mn. Annorr, organlst of tho Church Of Our
Saviour, says II the Arion;
Mcsrs, Manner q Co..
GENTLEMEN IL have critically examined and sew.
eral times played upon one Of your Aron Plano
Fortes, and II affords me much pleasure to add my
testimony In favor Of your superior Instruments
much sought for by artists, aud for richness and pu.
rity of tone 1t suncxcellcd by any piano havco"cr
used. j. NJ. ABBOTT,
organist Of the Church OF the Saviour Of Brooklyn,
New York.
Prof JonN W. HENnY CANNoLL, editor Of the
dmeriedn Educational Monfhlg says
80 Listen, however to one Of another class, for
example, one Of the Aron Pianos made by Manner
Co. Bow your head as the bass sends forth Ito
riches, clear and unburrcl; observe the singing,
swelling melody that In It's middle OCtRycs SO won
drcnsly represents vocal expression, and which pre-
dominates above even the silyery hrIlnncy Of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this is sclcnti1cal
ly constructed durable Instrument and II you have
at home mn ordinary, fourth.ratc piano. whose beau.
ty of tone had vanished than the lustro of It's
varnlsh chide not your child for lack Of expression
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems to have no soul. The instrument us well as
the performer must have power of expression pi.
ano, 1t may almost be said rs well us singer, must
have q soun
From "Thc Brooklyn Ddily Tines
"Wo will say that the Arion Piano Forte, is vc.
ry elegant instrument of the largest class and very
highly finished. Musically II has full, deep, rich
tone, and the most powerful that have listen
cd to. II has in higher degree than any piano
that we have met with, tho singing quality char
| actcr, that musicians much admire and seek for
| in piano. The bass-notcs reminding You Of the
dccp-toned notes of large organ. Tho Middle Oc-
taves are 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 pure, distinct belllkc clcarncss that Is
so necessary to tho correct rendering of difficult
an anf all n1.,,l. oil, Ia
melody The Aron scale is from to Q, as 10 meet
all the requirements ofmOdcrn music, which a 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.
rection and on line with the heavy steel slringng
| under the "oycr strung lass" This bar passing
beneath the stringng and running diagonally from
the front righthand corner, TO tho back left hand
corner of the case, gives strength where most need
ed and where most other pianos fail in fact 1t might
not inapty termed the spine or back bone Of the pi'
ano.
"They sta nd In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which VIC are again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofour iron famc to use short pins so that the
piano is strung close to the wrcst-llank ; 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 tho pin
to loosen, and often bringing 1t in contact with the
iron plate. Tho construction of the wrest-plank
has also great advantage those ofothor pianos
in being formed of four sections of hard wood laid
horizontally ana nfmiy gINeu ana nsIencu tnc grhN
of each section crossing the grain of the next ia
il in different lire direction So that the tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
in every direction making IL imp ossbo for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t docs where it has pressure
against the sides of the grain it has in all Other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting OF the
stpank. o.
"The construction of the case and tho comIina.
ton of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim Us
being new and improved. The left lower end of the
frame, being imbedded or set in the soli wood, or
we believe Ito use technical term buttcd against the
wrest plank, at point and on line just INSIDE 81
the of the tunng-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 wrcst-
plank, and third, the@grcat dcsideratum, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility of the tuning-pins coming in contact
| with il, is gained
provcment 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 the
| tuning. pins, has fitted into 1t, a reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins inserted. This
reversed bridge, being trihe lower than the wrest-
plank, gives upward as also bearing to the
sstrngs, and by this admirable arrangement an
agraffe is obtained that gives firm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can dsplaco.
A similar plan on an iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plicated er-dampers, which invariably become
displaced and ont of order.
Gin the Arion Piano we use the French damper,
universally acknowledged the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged,
and can neither to the right nor to the left, but
onlyin the direction required Thus it will he seen
that our agrafIe arrangement is complete, not only
In itself but in all its connections with other parts
OF tho action.
'with other agraffes in use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remedied. First, the wire
strings through eye in the top of screw, or
pin and must fit the eye exactly, or it will create an
unpleasant, buzzing sound The difficulty Is
apt to occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon the string lessons in its size or the constant Vi
braton the inside of the eye wears the eye larger
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason icon.
slant vibration it) will at times become loose and
cause unpleasant iarring to the chords. None OF
these disadvantages happen to the ArOn agraf1e
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority Of the Arion Piano Fortcs and his Ojec.
lions to other pianos, in nearly his own words, and
he was very ready to take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments of it to
We had fair chance ofjudgng Of its merits, and
think the claims of the Aron are well based 1t is
at least Of the very best pianos before the public
brooklyn Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will be finished with the new
self acting prop stick for holding up the top of the
Piano The patent for which, also the patent for
the Aron, is owned by us exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER & CO., ISL and $50 Bowery,
| June 20, '67-I0:9mos. NEW YORK.