Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-01

u.cd. j. Vi. ABEUTr
Urganist of the Church OF the Saviour Of Brooklyn,
New York.
| Prof JouY W. HENRY CAyYoLL, editor of the
| .im"ricoa Educational MoU'Lly, snys
IS" "Lisen, however, TO one Of another class, for
! example, one of the Ariun Pianos made by Manner
| Co. Bow your head ms the bass sends forth its
! RTE he's. clear and uuhurrCd: Observe the singing
swelling melody that in its middle ocaycs so won.
irrusly represents vocal expressions and which pre-
dominates above the silyery brIliiancy of The
upper treble Then reflect that thi, Is u scicntiiical.
~ constructed durable instrument, and if you have
at home an ordinary tourth-rate piano, whose bean.
~ of tone had vanished sOuucrthan the ustrc Of its
rarnsh, chdo not your child for lack of expressions
nor wonder when your wife is playing that she
seems IL have no soul The instrument well
ihcpcrinrmer must have power of expression u pi.
nno, 1t may almost be said, as well singer, must
have n soul "
From ''ILc Brooflgn Foily Tipc,:"
"Wc will snr that the Aron Piano Forte is a
ny elegant instrument Of the largest class and very
highly finished Muslcally, it has full, deep, rich
tone, and tho most powerful hat we have ever listen.
ed to. II has in higher degree than any piano
hat we have met with, the singing quality or char
Gcer, that musicians so much admire and seek tor
in piano.. The hass-notrs reminding you' of the
dccp-toncd notes of large organ. The Middle oc-
tayes are more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos, owing to arrangements that we shall
speak Of hereafter, while the upper treble notes
possess that pure, distinct, Jclikr ccarness that is
so necessary to the correct rendering Of difficult
pieces Of music, and that also lends such charm to
Inc AfDU sCllt Is from a 10 y, 81 rs 10 meet
all the requirements OfmudGrn music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"ro obtain power You must have strength We
haved attained this in the popularity of the frame
hetorc alluded TO, gud in tho use oil bar IA the III.
rectiUn aud on line with the heavy steel stringiug
undcr tho "ovcr strung has" This bar passing
beneath the stringing and running dngonaly from
the 'front.' riGht-hand corner 10 the back left hand
corner of the case, gives strength where most need
ed and whore most other pianos f in fact it might
not inapty termed the spine or back bone OF the pi-
ann.
"Thoy sta ID In tune longer than other pianos, TO
effect which we are again enabled by the peculiar
hape ofour iron frame, to use short pins so that the
piano is strung close TO the wrest- lank thus al
most doing away with a leverage strain ON the tun
ing pin, which in some pianos, is at least three
quarters of an inch above the pin, causing tho pin
to loosen, snd often bringing II in contact with the
iron plate. The construction of the wrest-plank
has also great advantage those other pianos
in Icing 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
IL in different line direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure Of the end wood against them
in every drection making It imp ossibe for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does where 1t has pressure
against the sides of the grain it has In all other
pianos This, too, prevents the splitting of the
wrest-plank.
"Thc construction of the case and the combina-
tion of the iron frame Herewith, also claim as
being new and improved. The lefi lower end of the
frame being imbeddcd or set in the solid woad, or
believe ITO use technical term huted against the
wrest plank, at point and on line just inside of
the limo OF the tuning-pins by which means first,
great additional strength is gained, second, the
frame being SO sunk in the wood, allows the string
ing las before descrihed) TO be close TO the wrcs
plank, and third, the great desdemtum, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility Of the tuning-plus coming in contact
with IL, is gained.
"Our agrafe arrangement ia another great i'm
provcmeni effected ~ simple but supe rior manner.
hollow bar cast with the frame aud opening on
he under side and extending along the line Of the
tuuingp pins has fitted into II, reversed wooden
bid In fl.n1 Vf.1 ,faI
reversed bridge, being trihe lower than the wrest
plank, gives upward a. also side-beating TO the
strings, and by This admirable arrangement an
agrafe is obtained that gives firm position 10 the
strings that no blow from the hammer displace !
similar plan on an iron bedding has been before /
attempted, but always In connection with the COM
piicaied under-dampers, which invariably become
displaced and ont Of order.
"ln The Arion Piano we use the French damper,
universally Acknowledged rs the best, acting from
their own weight alone They nre firmly hinged,
and neither 20 the right 10 The left, but
only 10 the direction 0quircd. Thus il will le
thar orr arrnfe arrangement l. complete not only
in iilf but in all its connections with other Parts
Of the action.
'swith other acrafrs now IN use there are several
difficulties thar cannot remcdied. First, the wire 1
strings run ihruugha eye in the tsp Il screw.
pin. ard must Or the eye exactly or II viii create
unpleasant, burning sound. The came difficulty Is .
sIt 20 occur when, from constant using, the strain
upou thesfrin Lessons IN its size the constant Vi
hrnian he inside Of the eye N eve larger.
'.The screw pin too. FOR The same reason (can-
.fhuf flhfnl0u On ~ VIII NJ lfd become loose ana
cause unpleasant iarri1g % the chords. None Of
hes' disldvantae happen TO the Arinn 2graff
We hare above given Mr. Manners claims far the
superiority u The sriun Fano Fortes and bic oljcc
lions 70 other rinnst ~ nesfly his words, and
b. Tery ready 70 take Throughout The factory
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