Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-04-11
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARI0N PIANO P0RTES

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riches, clear sud uutluUrii risrTNs tho siUIIuE,
Swelling msl"iy ihatiuiis Hiiir ,TisNrs o. p#u-
iTsHslY EPIrsruis vocal uNuTrssiun, aud ahth Irr-
dominates aluyr sNrn thn silyrW iuilaurN ~ ikr
ulIHriTrilr, Then rrtnri that ihis O. sflHHinTal-
ly constructed durable instrument, and ID Nuu haze
~ home az ordinary, fuTth,Titr Iauu lusr ifau-
VaFush, thidr not your rhi Tor lack II rNprss rR,
nor wonder When your Niin i playing that shH
seems H. have a" soul, The Instrument be- Nrll a,
ihcIeT'NImrr must have puWvT ~ expression pic
have soul %
FINN ga Ero.iira nrlY T'us.s"
eve will ~ that the Ariuu Plano Forte, g. Vr,
~ elegant instrument II tho afgr,' rl,.s aul very
highly finished, NusrallN, u has iull, frp, Ti,h
tone, aud tho most powerful that W. hHNrvNrT iisiru'
81 o., II has In a higher irrurr than any piano
that We have met with, tho singing quality ~ char
acicr, that musicians mrs Il admire aud srrk hr
In plano. III, has-.noir, reminding YOU II the
drcr'ioncl notes NJ larg" organ, Tho Middle de-
taVrs moro elastic aud clear than In most other
ItiauDs NulusF In
speak NJ hereafter, while tho upper treble note.
possess thai pure, distinct bollkr clcarn'ss that I.
- necessary to tho correct rendering Of difficult
pieces II music and that also Lends such Chsrm to
melody, Tho Aruu scalu r. from Co e, MS L. mot
all tho requirements ufmuipru music, which BtcVrn
octave piano viii not do.
"Tn obtain power YOU mprt have strength, We
haycd attained this In the pruliar'y NJ 'h' frame
before alluded to- Vud IN the Df lar N the III.
fectiun and IN line with the h'nv" steel s'Tuglng
under the "oNcr strung las This lar passing
beneath tho stringing and running dngunally from
the front right.hnnd corner, iu ihc back oii.haud
Of the case gives strength where most need.
ed and whore most other plgnus fil IN fact II might
not inaptly termed tho spine or back bone Of the pi
Rno.
"Thcy sta nd In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which we are again enabled 10y the peculiar
shape OfOur iron frame, To use short Ins that the
piano IL strung close Ia the wrcst lHnk thus al.
most doing away with leverage strain on tho tun'
ing PIN which in some pianos, II at least three.
quarters of an inch above the pin, causing the pin
to loosen, snd often bringing II IN contact with the
iron plate. Tho construction Of the wrcst. plank
has also great advantage over those of other pianos
in being formed OF four sections of hard wood laid
horizontally and firmly glued and fastened the grain
of each section crossing the grain of the next TO
1t In a different line or direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
in every drc:ton making 1t imp ossihle for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t docs where 1t has pressure
against the sides of the grain ns 1t has In all other
pianos This, too, prevents the splitting Of the
wrest.plank.
"Tho construction of the case and tho combna-
ton of the iron frame herewith, we also claim as
being new aud improved The lcft lower end of the
frame being imbedicd or set in the solid wood, or
we believe TO use technical term butted against the
wrest -plank, at point and on line just inside OF
the line of the tuning-pins by which means first
great additional strength II gained, second, the
frame beng sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing las before described) to be close to the wrest-
plank, and third, the great dcsideratum, en- long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without a
possibility of the tuning-pins coming in contact
with it, is gained
"Our agrnfIe arrangement Is another great i'm
prOyement effected in simple but superior manner.
hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
the under side and extending along the line OF the
tuning. pins has fitted into it, n reversed wooden
BRIDGE in which the bridge pins are inserted. This
reversed bridge, being trine lower than the wrest
plank gives upward alsoa side bearing to the
| strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agrafe Is obtained that gives firm position to the
strings that no blow from the hammer can dsplacc
similar plan ON an iron bedding has been before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plicated under dampers, which invariably become
displaced and ont of order.
Sin the Aron Piano use the French damper,
universally acknowledged as the best, acting from
their own weight alone They are firmly hinged
and can neither to the right nor to the left, but
only in the direction required Thus it will he seen
that our agraffc arrangement is complete, not only
in itself but IN all its connections with other parts
Of the action.
"Wth other agraffes now in use, there are several
difficulties that cannot remedied. First, tho wire
strings run through eye in the top of screw or
pin and must fit the eye exactly, or it will create an
unpleasant, buzzing sound The same difficulty is
apt to occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon the strin lessons in its size the constant vi
braton the inside of the eye the eye larger.
"The screw pin, too, for the same reason Con
slant vibration on it) will at times become loose and
cause an unpleasant Earring to the chords. None OF
these disadvantages can happen to the Arion agrahe
We have above given Mr. Manners claims for the
superiority of the Aron Piano Fortcs and his obec-
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 us.
| We had fair chance of Judging of its merits, and
| think the claims of the Arion are well based. 1t is
at least of the very best pianos before the public
-Brookigp Daily Times.
All of our Pianos will be finished with the new
selfacing prop stick for holding up the top of the
Piano The patent for which, as also the patent for
the Arion, is owned by exclusively.
Send for Illustrated Price List.
MANNER & co., 1877 and lS9 Bowery,