Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-06-21
MANNER & co.
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT AXIOM pIAN0 TlRrES

or at retail, their
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT AhI0N pIAN0 rlRTES
Which they offer with all the usual guarantees, in
competition with the Steinway, Chickering, or
any other frst-class piano, believing as they do
that the Arion Is superior to any other.
Read below the Article from the Brooklyn Dali
ly Times.
Mr.. Abbott. organist of the Church Of Our Saw.
four, says of the Arion;
Messrs. Manner & Co.;
Gentlemen:-I have critically examined and
several times played upon one of your Arion Pr
ano Fortes, and 1t affords me much pleasure to
add my testimony in favor Of your superior instru
ments. For elasticity of touch, for the singing
quality, so much sought for by artists, and for
richness and purity of tone II Is unexceled by any
piano / have ever used J. NJ. ABBOT,
Organist of the Church OF the Saviour Of Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Prof John W. Henry Canoll, editor OF the
American Educational Monthly, says:
"Listen, however, 10 ono Of another class, for
example, one Of tho Arion Pianos made by Man
ner Co. Bow your head as the bass sends forth
its riches, clear and unblurredj observe the sing
ing, swe!l.ng melody that 10 its middle Octaves so
wondreusl .spresents vocal expression, and which
predominates above even the silvery brilliancy Of
the upper treble. Then reflect that this Is soien-
tifcslfy constructed durable instrument, and II
yea have ut home an ordinary, fourth rate Piano,
whose beauty Of tone had vanished sooner than
the lustre Of its varnsh, ohide not your child for
lack of expression, nor wonder whom your wife Is
playing that she seems 10 have no soul. The in
strument as we'll as the performer must have pow
or Of expression; plano, IL may almost DO said,
as we'll as singer, must have soul"
From ''Tho Brooklyn Daily Times:"
owe will say that the Arion Piano Forte is q
very elegant instrument Of the largest class and
very highly finished. Musically, IL has full
deep, rich tone, and tho most powerful that We
have ever listened to. Ithas In higher degree
than any piano that we have met with, tho sing
ing quality or character, that musicians 90 much
admire ana seek for In a piano. The bass-notes
reminding you of the deep toned notes OF large
organ. The Middle 0ctayes are moro elastic and
clear than In most other piaoos, owing 10 peculiar
arrangements that we shall speak OF hereafter,
while the upper or treble notes possess thatpurei
distinct, bell Ike cearness, that Is so necessary
TO tho correct rendering OF difficult pieces OF Mu-
sic, and that also lends such n charm TO melody
The Arion Scale Ii from 10 G, 40 rs TO meet all
tho requirements OF modern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
have attained this In the popularity Of the frame
before alluded to, and In the use Of a bar In the
direction and on line with the heavy steel string
ing under the 'oyer-strung bass This bal
passing beneath the strngin and running dagon'
ally from the front light corner, to tho back
iefthand conner of the case, gives strength where
most needed and where most other pianos fail; IL
fact IL might not inaptly be termed the spine oil
back bone of the piano.
"They stand in tune longer than other pianos
20 effect which we again enabled by the pecu'
lar shape of our iron frame, TO use short ms 80
that the piano is strung close to the wrest.Plank
thus almost doing away with leverage strain OF
the tuning pin, which In some pianos, Is at leas
three-quarters of an inch above the pin, causing
the pin 10 looseu,and often bringing IL in cor tao
ustf fha lata ha fnn NJ
wrest-plank has also n great advantage over thos
! of other pianos, in being formed of four section
Of hard wood, laid horizontally and firmly gue'
and fastened, the grain Of zach section crossing
the grain of tho one next to Il in different in
or direction. So that the tuning pins have th
pressure of the end wood against Them In ever,
/ direction, making 1t impossible fer the pin Il
/ loosen itself as II does where IL has pressure
against the sides Of the grain, as II has In all 9th
erpianos. This, too, prevents the splitting Of tn
wrest plank.
"The construction OF the case and the cofibina
ton Of the iron frame Herewith, We also claim a
being nav and improved. The left lower end G
the frame, being imbedded or set in the solid wood
or we believe Ito use O technical tcrm) hutte'
against the wrest-plank, at a point and on n lin
just inside Of the line of tho tuning pins by whic
means first, great additional strength Is gained
second, the frame being 80 sunk in the wood, nj
lows the sringing as before describcd) TO be clos
o'thc wrest-plank, and third, the great desidsra
frame without possibility Of the tunir g. pin
coming in contact with Ii, is gained.
''Our agraiie arrangement Is another great i'm
proven Mt effected in a simple bn, superior man
ner. A hollow bar, cast with the frame and open
ing on the under side and extending along tn
line of the tuning pins, has fitted into II arevors
| cd wooden bridge, in which the bridge pins ar
inserted. This reversed bridge, being n trih
lower than the wrest- plank, gives an upward n
also side-bearing to the strings, and by thi
admirable arrangement an agrahe Is obtained tina
gives n firm position TO the strings that no bio,
from tho hammer dispiace. A similar pla
on nm iron bedding has been before attempted, bu
always In connection with the complicated un dor
dampers, which Invariably become displaced AM
out of order.
ain the Arion Piano we use the French damp
or, universally acknowledged as the best, actin
from their own wei ht alone. They are hrml.
hinged, and can move neither to the right nor I
the left, but only la tho direction required. Thu
Il will be seen that our agrano arrangement i
complete, not only In itself bat in all Its conncc
ton with other parts Of the action.
"With other hgraffcs now in use, there are sew
eral difficulties that can OF DO femcdied. Firs
the wire strings run through an eye In tho top G
n screw, or pin, and must III the eye exactlyj or
will create an unpleasant, buzzing sound. Th
came difficulty Il apt To occur when, from constan
using, the strain upon tho string lessons In Il
size, or the constant vibration on the inside Of th
eye wears the eye larger.
"Tho serew or pin, too, for the same reason icon
slant vibration on ~ will ut times become ioos
and cause an unpleasant Earring to tho chords
Mono Of these Disadvantages can happen TO Oh
Arion agrane."
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims 70
the superiority of the Aron Piano Fortcs. aud hi
objections TO other pianos, In nearly his ow
words, and he was very ready TO take us through
out tho factory aud explain all tho different dc
partmcnts of Il TO us. We had n fair chance q
judging of it's merits, and think the claims Of III
Arlon are well based. tits at least ono OF III
very beat pianos before tho public Brookly
Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will DO finished with tho 10
self.actng prop stick for holding up tho top
tho Plano. The patent Cor which, ms also the pat
ent for the Arion, Is owned By US exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price Lst.
MANNER / co 1871 and 1870 pourry,
apr io-0m NEW YORK.