Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-10-18

bic lm,rssrments N flsnas and ddsdlsrksy 70
cir pr.vion ri, estsnssss f~esitiss fer msnnfss
turing. now prspssvd 70 fsr>Ash 70 tAs 1'.sss
or At retail, their
GRAND SQUARE AND upktsar
PATENT AXIOM PIAKo r0aTEsr
Which thss e1.r ~ith ell Il ususl gusfsntsss,in
CON petition With the stsin~sy. chieksriss, Or
any other frs'-e sss piano, bslisvirf hs hsS 90
that the Arien IL superior 70 any other.
" Times. s3fs<-et-.- ~ f. l..t
Mr.. Albeit. orsapI.s Of the Church Of osr ssx.
iour, says Of the Arion;
Messrs. Manner Cot
Gsntlcmen;-I have critically examined snd
\ sevesi times played upon one Of your Arisn Pr
| ano fortsf, sid IL afafjs NO mnch pleasure to
add my testimony IN favor II yoor superior isstfn-
menn. For elasticity of touch. Tor the singing
qus.ity, so much sought Cor by artists. end fsr
richness aud purity u tone IA 10 unsxeeisd ~ any
piano have ever used. J. N. Abbof.
organist ~ the chareh Of the Saviour Of Dreek-f.
| Ign, NY.
Prof John W. Henry Cspofl, sdIfm Of the
American Eduestiohsf Monthly, ssyss
"Llstcn, however, 80 one VI smother slsss, Tor
example. one Of the Arion Pianos made By MAJ
Ger Co. Bow your head "a the bsss ssndr ferth
its riches, clear aud unhtufredj observe the sing
Ing. swelling melody that In its middle octavesss
wendrsnsly repiesshts vocal esttstsioe, sna which
credominstcs shove even the ssiNefy bfiltsney 81
The upper treble Then reject hat this V feies~
tifoaily consBrstsa aasa.ss instsvmsnts snd II
you have az homo an ordinary, fourth rate Piano.
whose beauty of tone had ssrirhsd sooner thss
the ustrc Of its varsish, ehde moi your child irr
lack Of expire siob, wonder when our ~he "
paying thai she feoms % hare no soni. Tbs Ia
strument rs welt ~ The per former must 1--WE pn"-
srof ssersssieni p'sro 4 msy sIssst BE- said,
| as well 10 sinsscr tnasf hare . cow -.
From ''rhs prookiyn pai', Timessv
I'VE will say thai the kfion FisAcsfof ist
very elegant insssumsut of the largest cis-s aud
very highly faished. Nu.icaityr ~ hes fsl,
desp, rich toto, and the moss powerful ihss -
have ever ileiourd to. Ithss ~ ktxher degrss
than any piano that vs have nee rith, the sing
Ing quality OF character, that m-sisisps 80 ssueh
admire AL seer for 10 piano, TIE hsss-nvtes
rsmisdiss yca Of The deep toaed notes ~ lstg1
organ. The Nidils octnsss are more siastie AMI
clear than In moot other pianos, o~lnF 20 Psssiisr
aTanreGsnts that We thali speak OF heresfisf,
while the upper or treble notes posssss that fufs
distlnet bell iiks clsArssss hat is 50 Necessary
TO the correct rendering OF ddicuit ri-sss 81 Me-
tle, aud that also lsnas tuoh charm 70 insisal
The Aflon Scale 10 fros, A 10 q, o. ~ 60 meet ~
tho requirements 81 modern aasis, ~Assh aa,ss
octave plane will not do.
ITO obtain power You musi have strength. ne
have attained this IN the peculiarly al tne fFsms
hef0Fe alluded 10, and ~ the use of bar IN the
direction aud on line with the heavy STEEL fifihfs
Ing andsr the '"svrsstfsng hasss This bar
passing beneath fhs stflngius and running dla goa.
ally fFufn the ff"nt right baud svfnsf, 70 the hack
iefthand corner OF the ease, give Strength where
most needed aud Where masi other pianos fall, In
fact " miEht Dot insptly bs ", nsd the frihe ~
back bone " the piano.
"Thsy rlsha in lsrs ienssr han other rlsnes,
10 effect which ws ere ssa,a enabled by the rssss
liar shape vi enr ifvn issme, 70 sss shaft phs 80
that the place sfang oisse 4" the ~ftst 'piestg
thus almost dams assy Nth IsssFHss sff-in on
the tuning pin, whlsh In sens Pisnss, - at least
three-qsartsrs OF an Inch shove the rsn, causing
the pin TO loo,sn, aud vfen bringing II 10 cot tset
With the iFen plate. The construction OF the
Srsst' plank hos slse great advantage over thess
Of other pianos. IN being Faed Of fesr seetiors
Of hard wood, laid horizontally ss5 himly glued
aud fastened, the grain OF each seetiah cFossins
the grain ~ the one nest TO n In hsFsnt hns
or direction. SO that Che tuning. pins have the
pressure of the snd wood against them In every
direction, making Ia impossible for shs rin 10
loosen itself u does where II has pressure
against the sides Of the grsn ~ 10 has IN all 9th
pianos This, too, prevents The splitting VI tie
eth. eonstraetlea ~ the ease sna he ssa bEsa-
tlon Of the iren frame herewith, We shs eisin 90
being nav and Improved. The ien towsf enasf
the frame, being imbeddsd ortst In the solid wood,
or we beese Ito use technical urm) hutsa
against the wrsst plank, at a point and oa . lire
just inside Of the line OF the tanlng pins, ny Which
messs frat, great additional Strength 10 gained,
second, the frame beilg 80 sunk IN The wood, al
lows the strngng asbefors dsseribsdl 10 be sfoss
TO the wrest- plank, aEdthrd, the gr 81 dssissrA-
tam, so long sought for by The trade, fuii irss
frame withs ct q pes-'s'hty Of the tunir liss
coming In contact With "a. IL gs'nsd:
''0nr sgrafe srfshgensnt is another Gtsst In
proven. mt effected 10 simple ths snPsficr nsn-
ner. A hollow bar. cast with the fTsms and epsa<
ling on the under side and vstsnd,Hg siong the
line the tuningli has fitted Into ~ srsvers-
ed wooden bridge, In which the bridge pins are
inherited. This retefsed Lsidge, being tribe
lower than the wrest plank, gives a. upward 80
also a sioe-boariug 10 the sirings, and by this
admirable arrangsment az Erufs 10 obtained that
Ei,esa Arm posiiion To the etfings that ne blow
H.
on an Iron bedding has been before attempted, but
always IL connection with the comp ilcStsd undsr-
hampers, which invarisbiy eeeouv disPisesd and
out Of order.
ain the Arion Piano We use the French Damp
or, universally acknowledged ~ The best, acting
| FROM their own weight alone. Trey srs frmiy
hinged, and can move neither 10 the right nor ts
the left bat only 10 the direction required. Thus
IL will be seen that our agrafe arrangement 10
complete, not only in tseif bit In all its eornss-
ton with other parts Of the ssiicn.
"With other ngrsfes now In use, there are sew
crai difhesisl,s hat can not be tenedisd first,
the wire strings run through an eye IN the top II
screw, or pin, and must 1T the Sve exactly; or IL
will create an unpleasant, eassing sound. The
same difficulty iseft " occur when, from eonsfsnt
using, the strain upon the string lessons IN lie
size, or the constant vibration the Inside Of The
eye Wears the eye larger. t~f<t
"1he screw or pin, too. for the sams reason fess-
slant Vibration on ~ will ut times btem loose
and cause IN unpleasant jurfing TO the eherds.
None Of these Disadvantages eah hsppsn TO the
Arion sgrafe."
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for
tho superiority oil the Arioh Plane fnttct aud biz
objections to other hisnns. 10 nearly HE evn
words, and he was very ready 10 take Us through.
out the factory aud explain ail the diferspt de-
partnents Of Il 10 us. We had a fair chance II
judgi Of its merits, and iiink the claims Of tho
Arion are we'll based. tits ~ lesst one Of the
very bsst psnus b.fors the rub.ie.--tBreeklys
Daily Times.
All OF our Pianos will be hnishea with tn. rev
elf-seting prop stick for holding up the top II
the Piano. The patrut for which % also the pst=
cut for the Ation, IL whed by us exelusivsly.
Send for illustrated Price List.
49, MANNER / co ls7 and lSs bevsrs.
apr l0-9m HEw YORK.