Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-09

any other hrst-class rianof hcNlng us uey 10
Read below the Article fFSk The Brooklyn Dali
~ Times. .,s.,.
our pays " tho AFioni
Messrs. Manner 4 Cot
Gentemeni--t have critically examined ana
several times piaSod upon ono Of your Arion Pr
ano forsos, and Il anorde mo much pleosuro to
add my Testimony IN favor Of your superior instru
ments. For elasticity of touch FOR tho singing
quality, 10 much sought for by artists, and for
richness and purity Of tone Il u uaexeellea Ny any
organist Of tho Church Of the Saviour OF Brook
Ign, MY.
Prof. John W. Horny canoil, editor OF tho
American Educational Monthly, ~ym
"Llstcn, however. 10 one OF another class, Tor
example, ono OF the Ariou Pianos made by Man
ner a Co. Bow your head 80 tho bass sends forth
its riches. clear and unblurred obtefve tho sing.
Ing, swelling melody that iaits middle oetavesso
predomlnaies above oven lhs',lyory hrillIancy Of
theppper treble. Then reflect hat this Is fcien-
tihcalfy constructed durable instrument, and IL
you have at home an ordinary, fourth rate Piano,
whose beauty of tone had vaniFhed sooner than
the lustro of It's varnish chldo not your child for
lack OF expreesion, nor worder when your wife Ia
playing that she seems 1, have no soul. The In
strnment as we'll rs the performer must have pow
or Of exprcssionj n piano, n may aimuat be said,
~ well asa singer, must have soul"
From ''rhe brooklyn Daily Times;"
ave will say that the Aron Piano Forte II
very elegant iostrament Of tho largest class and
very highly finished. Musicaly, u hns q full,
deep rich tore, and the most powerful that Wa
have ever listened to. Ithas In higher degree
,,a,. sry nano that We have me, with, .ssc sing
Ing quality OF character, that mdsisishl 70 ;;~aeh
admire and seek for In piano. Tie bass-notes
reminding you OF the deep tonod notes Of largo
organ. The Middle ootayes are more elastic and
clear than In most other pianos, owing to peculiar
arran .emcnts that we shall speak OF hereafter,
while tho upper or treble nolei .osssss that .utc,
distinct, bell like clearness that "a 20 necessary
TO the correct rendering of dncult pieces OF Mu-
sic, aud that also lends such u charm 90 melody.
Tho Arion scaleis from 70 &, - ~ to meet oil
the requirements OF madern music, which a seven
octave piano will not DO.
"To obtain power you must have streDgth. We
have attained this In the PECULIARLY OF the frame
before alluded to, aud in tho use OF bar Ia the
direction aud limo with the heavy steel string
ing under the 'ovcr-strung bass This bar
passing beneath thostriuginsa and running dagon.
ally from the font right hand corner, 20 the back
lcit-hAnd conner OF the caso gives strength where
most needed and where must other pianos fail; 10
fact IL might not ineItly be termed tho spine or
back bone of the piano.
."Thcy stand In tune longer than other planes,
10 eject which We are again enabled by the peeu-
liar shape Of our iroa tame, ~ use short pins 20
that tho plano Is strung close TO the wrest plank
thus almost doing away with a Leverage sitain on
the tuning pin, which 10 some pianos, Is at least
threo-quaftcrs of an nDr~hove the pin, causing
the pin TO loosen, and often bringing u In contact
with the iron plate. The construction Of the
srest- plank has also great advantage over those
Of other pianos, In bclpg 'lmed OF four seciionp
Of hard wood, laid holizsaially and hriniy glued
aud fastvaed tho grain OF each section crosalu 4
the grain of the one noNl 20 u In n different Hue
or direction. So thai the tuning ms have the
pressure Of the end wded against lhem In every
loosen ITSELF a. ( does -, sa AL pr,,'urs
against the sides Of ~ 80 has IA all 9th
eFpianos. TITS, too fIcTer' tasts''stins oi lhe
wrest plank. its
"The construction OF the case and the comblna-
ton Of the Iron frame herewith, We also claim ~
being nav and Improved. Tho left lower end a
the frame, being Embedded crsetin thetold wood
or we believe 10 us9 technical term) hutted
against the wfest plank, at a polntand on q line
jus. inside Of the lao OF tho tuningpins by which
meass fret, great additional strength Is gained
second, TIE frame being 80 sunk IN the wool, al
lows the strngng CAS- before described) to be close
10 the wrest-pank, and third, tho great dcsidera'
tum, so long sought for by the trade, iu'l iron
franc without u possibility OF The tuni & pins
coming ia contact With IL, u gained. ~.
'Uur agfate arrangement IL another great i'm
proven, NJ Effected In a simple bn. superior man
ner. A hollow bar. east with the frame and open
Ing on the under side AID extending along the
line of the tuning pins, has ftted iatott arovers
ed wooden bridge, in which the bridge pins are
inserted. This reversed bridge, being trih'
lower than the wrest.plank, gives an upward "a
also a sioe- bearing to the strings, and by thi!
admirable arrangement an agrane l. Obtained tina
gives firm position to tho strings that no blow
from the hammer can displace. A similar plat
on iron bedding has been before attempted, bu
always II connection with the complicated under
hampers, which invariably become displaced and
J out Of order.
>."In the Arion Piano VIC use the French damp
or, universally acknowledged as the best, acting
from ;heir own weight alone. They are firmly
In, gcd snd can move neither to the right nor I,
the1e,t. but only in the direction required. Thus
il will be seen that agrafe arrangement il
cotpplcte no only in itself but in all its eonnec
ton with other PARTS OF the action.
with other agra. fes now in use, there arc sew
cral difficulties that ca. not DO remedied. FIRST
the wire strings run throuA an eye IN the top I.
n screw, or pin, and must fit L. ere eAactlyj OF J
will crate an unpleasant, buzziag sound Int
same difficulty isapt 10 occur when, nom eons'an
using, the strain upon tho string lesseAs " ~
size. the constant vibration on the inside pt Il
eye wears the eye larger.
''The pin, TOO. for the same reason icon
slant vibration % ~ will at times become loose
and cause an unpleasant jaring 10 tho chords
None of these disadvantages can happen TO thS
Arion agraIe."
We have above given Mr.. Manners Chains foi
the superiority OF the Aron Piano Fortcs and hii
| objections to other pianos, in nearly his Owl
words, and be was very ready 10 take us through
out the factory and explda all the different de
pattmeats of il to us. We had a fair chance 20
judging of its meiiis, aud thiAk the claims Of tn,
Arion are well basod. u IS at least one Of III,
very best pianos before the rubiie.-l krookiyI
Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will be finished with tho new
self-acting prop stick for holding up the top o
tho Plano. The patent for which, As also the pat
ept for the Arion, Is owaod b. us exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER ~ co, 49, aad $50 Dowery,