Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-09
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARI0N PIANO FORTES.

Which thoy offer with all the usual guarantees, in
competition with the Scinway, Chickering, or any
other first. class piano, licvng us they do that the
Arion is superior to any other.
Read below the article ircm the Bro Iklyn Daily
Times.
Mr.. ABBOTT, organi't of tic Church of Our
Saviour, says of the Arion
WeSsrs. Manner d Co..
GESTLEMEN:-I have critically examined and sew
cra times played upon of Your AriOn Piano
fores, and it affords me much pleasure to add my
testimony in favor Of your superior Instruments
For elasticity of touch, for the singing CRAFTY, so
much sought for by artists, and for richness and pu
ry of tone it isunexceled by any piano have ever
used j. NJ. ABBOTT,
Organist of the Church of the Saviour of Brooklyn,
York.
Prof JOHN W. HESRE CANNoLI, editor of the
Americdn Educational Monthly, says
%" LISTEN however, to one of another class, FOR
example, ono OF the Arion Pianos made by Manner
& Co. Bow your head the bass sends forth its
riches, clear and unblurrod; observe the singing,
swelling melody that in it's middle octaves
drcusy represents vocal expressions and which pre-
dominates above even the silvery brillancy Of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this is sccntifcnl-
ly constructed durable instrument, and If you have
at home ordinary, fourth rate piano, whose beau
ty of tone had vanished than the ustre of
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 we'll as
the performer must have power of expression ; a pi-
ano it may almost be said, well singer, must
have a SOUL
From ''The BROOKLYN Daiiy Times:''
eve will say that the ArOn Piano Forte, is ye-
ry elegant instrument of the largest class and very
highly finished. Nuscally, it has full, deep, rich
Tone and the most powerful that we have listen
ed to. 1t has in higher degree than any piano
that we have met with, the singing quality or char
actor, that musicians so much admire and seek for
in piano. The bass-notes reminding you of the
deep-toned notes of u large organ. The Middle 0c-
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 pure distinct, belkc clearnoss that is
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 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 tho of a bar IN the di
rection and on line with the heavy steel stringng
under the 'over 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
cd and where most other pianos fail in fact il might
not inaptly termed the spine or back bone Of the pi
ano.
"They siand In tune longer than other pianos, TO
effect which again enabled hv the peculiar
shape of iron frame, to short pins that the
piano is strung close TO the wrost-. ank 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 1t in contact with the
iron plate. The construction of the wrest-p plank
has also great advantage those of other pianos
in being formed of four sections of hard wood laid
horizontally and firmly gusl and fastened, the grain
Of each section crossing the grain of the next to
il In different lire or direction. So that the TIMING
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
In every drecion making it imp ossible for the pin
to loosen itself It does where il has pressure
against the sides of the grain il has in all other
pianos This, too, prevents the splitting OF tho
wrest-plauk.
"The construction of the case and the combina-
ton Of the iron frame Herewith, we also claim rs
being new and improved. The left lower end of the
Frame being imbcdled or set in the solid wood, or
we believe ITO technical erm) buted against the
wrest-plank, at point aud 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 (as before described) to be close 10 the wrest
plank, and third, the great desderatum, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility Of the tuning-pins coming in contact
with il, is gained.
sour agrafic arrangement Is another great i'm
provcment effected in a simple but superior manner.
A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening
the under side and extending along the line Of the
tuning pins. vas fitted into 1t, reversed wooden
bridge In g.. ch the bridge pins inserted. This
reversed bridge, being trihe lower than the wrest-
plank gives upward also side bearing TO the
strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
aRrafe is obtained that gives firm position 10 the
strings that blow from the hammer can displace.
A similar plan an iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plicated under-dampers, which invariably become
displaced and out of order.
s'ln the Arion Piano we the French damper,
universally Acknowledged the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged,
and can move neither the right TO the lett, but
only in the direction required Thus il will e seen
that our agrane 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 eye in the tsp Of screw, or
pin and 1T the eye exactly, or II will create
unpleasant, buzzing sound. The same difficulty Is
apt TO occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon sirng lessons IN its sye the constant VI
bration on the inside ofthe eye the eyelarger
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason (con-
slant vibration t will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant jATing to the chords None Of
these isadvantages can happen 10 the ArioB agrae
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
SUPERIORITY Of the Arion Piano Fortes and hs 0ljec
tions 10 other pianos in nearly his words, aud
he was very ready 10 take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments Of IL 20
We had fair chance II Judging Of its merits, and
think the claims Of the Aron we'll based II is
at least Of the very beet pianos before the public
-BrSoIlvn Daily Times.
An Of our Pianos viii be finished with the new
self acting prop stick for holding up the top Of the
Piano The patent for which, a. also the patent Tor
the Arion, T. owned ~ us exclurirely.
send for illustrated Price List.
MANNERd co, IS and $50 Borsry,
June 20, '67-4o.am0s- NEW YORK