Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-02
GRAND sQriRE Ann UPRIGHT
PATENT ARi0N PIANO P0RTRS,

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GESTIFnTN II have critically examined ani -,
I STai tinirs IiaNrt urnh one - suuT ATiun Plane
iuTi1s, aHd u affords me Inurh rloasnrs IL sii my
lrsiihl"hN ~ ANuT II NpuT snIfTisT Instruments -
lvT elasticity ~ touch, ~ The sisfias ysaiag -
muh soushl 80 - artists, and Go Tishnrs. aui "a
90, Of 'on' Il '' 1h5i''isi bl -,I piano hs'ss'
Orgsai.i q the chur,h Of the saSioaI Of nrill,D.
Ass York.
Fraf JeHS ", HHET c,SSori, Glitter q the
i'arFieus hizouiissai Mnsiilg, says
80 "Lisisn, however, 60 one Il another rlass Tor
example, one 81 the ATlun Pianos made ~ Manner
@, hoS yonI head as The lass ssnds Forth it,
riches, clear and uhbluTTei observe the singing,
Swelling melody that In it, mdiio osis'rs wen
drrusiy represents vocal expression, aud which pre-
dominates above even the silNeTy hulianry II the
uppeF irrhc. Then rrnecl that this IL q .si'uiihca
" constructed durable instrument and u you have
Al home an ordinary, huTih.Tair piano. whose l-au,
~ Of tone had vanished sonnrT than tho lu.tTc II
Narnish' eidr not your child for lack ~ expression
nor wonder when your vii. IL PLAYING that shs
seems o. have no soul. The Instrument as we'll as
iheper"Tmrf must have power 81 expression . pi,
sno, Il may almost be said, AZ we'll Asa slayer, must
have n soul
fn,m "TL- BroaIiss Dai'y T,H.,i"
"wo will say that the Arion Plano forte, Il a ve.
~ elegant Instrument ~ tho largest css, aud very
highiy hnishcd Mnsicaly, Il has full, deep, rich
tone, aud the most powerful that haVs ever listen,
ell to, II has In higher degree than any piano
that We have art with, the singing quality or char.
aei-r, that musicians "a much admire aud seek lot
In plano. The Lass.noics reminding you 81 the
deep'toned notes of large organ. The Middle DC.
tares are more elastic aud clear than IN most other
pianos owing 10 peculiar that we shall
speak OF hereafter, wh'r the upper or treble notes
possess that pure distinct, belke rlearness that Il
so necessary to the correct rendering Of difheuli
pieces Of music, and that also lends such charm to
melody The Arion scale Is from 10 Q, ~ to mect
all tho requirements ofmOdcrn music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"To obtain power you must have strength. We
hnNed attained this In the PECULIARLY Of the frame
before alluded TO, md In tho use Of bar m the d..
recton aud on a line with the Heavy steel stringng
under the "uycr strung ass" This bar passing
beneath the stringng and running dagonally fron
the front right-hand corner, to the back lcft hand
corner Of the ease, gives strength where most need
ed aud where most other pianos fi In fact II might
not inapy termed tue spine or back bone Of the pl.
ano.
"They sta ld In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which VIC are again enabled by the peculiar
shape ofOur iron frame, TO short pins that the
piano Is strung close to the wrcst.l lsnk thus al.
most doing away with leverage strain on the tnn.
ing pin, which in some pianos, Is at least three.
quarters of inch above the pin, causing the pin
to loosen, and often bringing II in contact with the
iron plate. The construction of the wrest plank
has also great advantage 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
II In different line or direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure of the end wood against them
In every drection making II impossible for the pin
to loosen itself rs 1t does where It has a pressure
against the sides Of the grain as II has In all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting Of the
wrest- plank.
"The construction OF the case and the combina.
ion Of tho iron frame herewith, we also claim as
being and improved. The left lower end of the
frame, being imbedded or set in the solid wood or
believe Ito technical term butted against the
wrest plank, at point and limo just inside OF
the line of the tuning.pins by which meas first,
great additional strength Is gained, second, the
frame being sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing las before described) to be close to the wrest
plank, and third, the great desideratnm, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility of the tuning-pins coming in contact
with II, Is gained.
sour agraffe arrangement is another great i'm
provement 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, reversed wooden
bridge, in which the bridge pins inserted. This
reversed BRIDGE being trilc lower than the wrest
plank, gives upward as also side bearing to the
strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
agrafie Is obtained that gives firm position to the
strings that no 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 ont of order
"ln the Arion Piano We use the French damper,
universally acknowledged as the best, acting from
their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged,
and neither to the right to the lett, but
only in the direction required Thus it will be
that agra ffc arrangement Is complete, not only
In itself but in all its connections with other parts
Of the action.
''With other agrafres In use, there several
difficulties that cannot Temedied. First, the wire
strings through eye iH the top of screw, or
pin, ard must fit the eye exactly, or II will create
unpleasant, buzzing sound The same difficulty Is
apt to when, from constant using, the strain
upon the strin lessons in its sze or the constant vi
bration the inside ofthe eye the eye larger.
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason (con-
slant vibration it will at times become loose and
an unpleasant jarring to the chords. None of
these dvanages can happen to the Arion agrafe
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority of the Aron Piano Fortcs and his objec
lions to other pianos, in nearly his words, and
he very ready to take throughout the factory
and explain all the different departments of 1t to us.
We had fair chance of judging of its merits, and
think the claims Of the Arion we'll based. 1t is
at least of the very best pianos before the public
-BrookIyn Daily Times
All of our Pianos will be finished with the new
self acting prop stick for holding up the top of the
Piano The patent for which, also the patent for
the Arion, is owned by us exclusively.
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MANNER CO., 1877 and 1S9 Bowery,
June 20, '67--l00mos. NEW YORK.