Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-03-14
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARl0N PIANO PORTES

Whieh they offer with al The usual guarantees. in
oomlrlilien siih tho slsinssy, Chitkstiug, or any
,'', g,.,s'.is ',ne, e.lis'lns a. hrl DO that The
. Aiiuh = sni'FnF o. any other
Rad bsl0~ the aT''slo irsm the nFo ,lyH Raily
Ma, AHaaTF. 0rEanlst of The CLursh Of Oar
MssTs MaHstr e ~,
urNttrHTN - have critically exin,lp.l and ,sy.
T T '.1ss l,Als,l eitn quo 81 your Afon riano
loFles' anl u affords me- much pleasure 10 AID nav
testimony 10 h'Vr 81 spur SUPERIOR .,,frumabts =
Tor slasiieliy Of tuuCh, Er tho sisglsI ,saIls "a
much sought l"r ly artisis and Cor richu,-. aui pu
ny OF 'ohr Il IL uneSeelisd by any ran. hs'ss'er
orFani.t Of tho church OF tho sa,ioaf Of nrootbn.
Aeg York,
ffuf iouS W iIrNuN C,NVoIt, editor Of the
. -la''TtoHH iiHuHsnauf Msstllg, fays
-" Listen, however, 10 enc ~ another ci,.s Glr
tNsinP'e, one ~ tho Arlun Pianos male hy Manner
4 GO, Sow y"ur head tho bass send. forth IN
THh.s' clear sud unhluuti; observe the singing,
swelling meloy that Ia IT. middle uciavus - Ven,
drcusly represents vocal expression ami ,,llrb rrr
] dominates above even tho siyery Iuili,ury .f m,
uultT treble, Then reflect that this l. srlrntiIral.
~ constructed durable Instrument aud 10 ynu have
81 home an ordinary, ionrih,Iair Tlaun whose rtu.
" OF tone had vanished ,ouurrIh au tho us,ro of n,
"rhish rhiGc not your child for lrr, Of prrss ION,
nor wander when your wife II PLAYING that she
scrms g" have no soul, The instrument ~ we'll Nv
lhrltr"fincr must have power 1T expression y pi.
snn u may almost b" said rs we'll asa SINGER, must
1--WE Niil srr that the Arlun Piano Forte, /, W..
~ elegant instrument Of the largest elias. aud very
highly finished Musicaly, II has u fnlI deep rich
tone aud tho most powerful thai We over listen
Ell To- u has Ia - higher degree than any piano
lhat We have met with the singing qualify or char.
Relrr, That mil,riHH. so much admire auI seek Tor
~ pane" Ih' i'sT.no'ca reminding you Of The
decp'iohcd notes oi largrprgan. The Middle Do.
iaNe-a more 'lastlc mud clear than In most other
pianos, Ning 10 peculiar Rrrnnr, rlruiS that We shall
si'aL Of hereafter, Willie the upper or treble mole,
4 It.t1I Il
80 niece 'ary Ia the CORRECT rendering Of difficult
pierre, II music, aud iltu also lends such charm 10
melody The Arnn scale Is irom to e, rs 10 meet
all tho requirements 0imudcin music, which seven
ociHv" piano will not do.
"Tn obtain power you must have sircnsth We
hHyod attained this ia tho POPULARITY Of Tho frame
ciorc alluded To, end In the use az bar IN IL" III.
rection hnh un a line with The heavy steel siringng
under the "ovcr strung Las" This LHr passing
beneath tho stringing and running dagonaliy fron
tho mont righi.hand corner, To the back hand
corner OF the case, gives strength where most need.
ed aud where most uihcr I'nos fail in Gct II might
not naptly termed thc spine or back bone OF the p
aHn.
"Th"y stand In tune longer than other pianos to |
effect which We nrc again enabled by the peculiar
rlnre ofour iron frame, To use short Plus that the
piano Is strung close Ia the wrcst- lank thus al |
most doing away with Leverage strain Oh thu tun. |
Ing rim, which IN some pianos, is at least three |
quarters OF an inch above the pin, causing the pin
10 loosen, aul often bringing II in contact with the
iron plate. The construction of the wrest- plank |
has also great adNantag those of other Pianos
In Icing formed Of four sections of hard wood laid
horizontally and nrmly glued and fastened, the grain
of each section crossing tho gain of the one next To
1t in different line direction So that the tuning.
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
In every diroction making il imp ossiblc Tor the pin
to loosen itself rs 1t does where it has pressure
against the sidos of the grain 1t has in all other
pianos. This too, prevents the splitting OF the
wrcst-plnnk.
"The construction of the case and tho comhina.
ion of the iron frame II crcwith, we also claim ms
being new and improved Thelcft lower end of the
frame, heiug mbcddrl or sot IN the solid wood, or |
we believe TO use technical erm) hutted against the
wrcst- plank, at point and on limo just inside o!
The line of the tuning-pins by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, the
frame beng So sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing (as before drScribcd to he close to the wrcs.
plank, and third, tho great desidcrntuni, ~ long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility of the tuning-pins coming in contact
with it, is gained.
"0ur agraIv arrangement ia another great i'm
proyement effected in simple but superior manner.
hollow bar, cast with the fran. aud opening on
the under side and extending along tho line of the
tuning pins, has fitted into IT, reversed wooden
bridge, in which tho bridge pins ARE inserted. This
reversed bridge being triilc lower than the wres
plank gives upward AZ also side bearing to the
strings and by this admirable arrangement an
agrane is obtained that gives firm position TO the
strings that no blow from, the hammer displace
similar plan on an iron bedding has boon before
attempted, but always in connection with the COM
plicated undcr-dampers, which invariably become
displaced and ont of order.
"ln the Ari0n Piano we uso The French damper,
acknowledged MS the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They firmly hinged,
and move neither to the right TO the lett, but
only in the direction rcnuired, Thus will be- seen
that orr agraflc arrangement is complete, not only
In itself but in all its connections with other parts
Of the action
"With other agraffes now in use, there several
linCultics that cannot Tcmrled First, the 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
ipt to occur when, from constant using, the strain
upon the srn lessons in its size, the constant Vi
bratOn The inside of the eye wears the eye larger.
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason (cOn-
slant vibration on it) will at times become loose and
,ause an unpleasant Earring 10 tho chords None of
hcse can happen the Arion agraiie.
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the {
superiority of the Arion Plano Fortes aud his Oblcc-
ions TO other pianos, in nearly his own words, and 0
10 very ready to take MS throughout the factory
md explain all the different departments of il to us
We had a fair chance OF Judging of its merits, aud
hink the claims OF the Arion wc based. Its
least of the very pianos before the public
= brooklyn Daily Times |
All of our Pianos will be finished with the new I
elf acting prop stick Tor holding mp the top Of the
Piano The patent for which, also the patent for
he Arion, Il owned Icy us exclusively.
Send for illustrated Price List. I
MANNER 4 CO., 1877 and lS9 Bnwery,
June 30, '67-iO:Jmos. NEW YORK. {