Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-04-18
GRAND seriGg AND UPRIGHT
PATENT iRION PIANO P0RTES.

GRAND seriGE iSB UPRIGHT
PATENT AKRON PIANO P0RTES.
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eve viii ~ that The ATnn pisnn FORTE {. W.,
y elegant ihsirumrnt Il ihr largest class aud vrr,
highly finished, Musirilly, Il has inll, iy-. rich
tone aud the most powerful that Ne have ever listen
81 10 III has a llHhsF aaHFaa
that Ne have met with, the singing quality nF char
aeirr, that musicians 30 much aimirn aud ssrk Tor
10 plane; The lsss'n"i-s reminding you of The
drrp'inuei note Uf q large organ, The Middle 10,
iaNrs afr mare elastic and clear than In most other
panos owing 10 peculiar arTans' Heni. that We ,ha
sl"aA Of hereafter, while the urrr ur treble note,
possess thai puIr, distinct, ht.lks rsaHsss that IL
- Necessary TO tho correct rendering OF diflculi
pieces II music, aud that also lends snrh charm IL
melody The Arion scale l. from IL C. - as TO meet
all The requirements oimodrrn music, which a seven
octave piano will no. do.
"To obtain power you must hare strength We
haNed attained this In the PECULIARLY uf IL. name
leiorc alluded 10, snd In tho use II har the d.
fcction And On llIc with the heavy steel siTingng
under the "oNcr strung las This bar passing
beneath the siringng aud running diagonaliy from
the front right.hand corner TO the back len hand
corner Of the case, gives strength where most need
ed and where most other pianos f In fact IL might
not inapty termed the spine or back bone Of tho p
ano. =
"They sinid In tune longer than other pianos, to
NN'NA NHlNH wv again tNhilfN Nv tue peculiar ]
shape ofour iron frame, 10 short pins that the
piano IL strung close TO the wrcst. lank thus al
most doing away with leverage strain the iun.
ing pin, which In some pianos, Is at least three.
quarters OF an 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 over those of other pianos,
In being formed Of four sections Of hard wood laid
and firmly glued and fastened the grain
OF each section crossing the grain 0f the next
IL In different line or direction. So that the tuning
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in every direstion, making It impossible for the pin
to loosen itself as It does where It has pressure
against the sides Of the grain II has In all other
pianos. This, too, prevents tho splitting of the |
wrest- plank.
"The construction OF the case and the combina.
tion of tho iron frame Herewith, we also claim as
being new and improved. The left lower end of the
frame, being mhcdded or set In the solid wood, or
we believe Ito technical tcrm) butted against the
wrest- plank, at point and on line just inside OF
the line Of the tuning.pns by which means first,
great additional strength Is gained, second, the
frame beng sunk in the wood, allows The string.
ing las before descrbed) to be close to the wrest.
plank, and third, the great dcsdcraum, so long
sought for for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility of the tnning-pins coming in contact
with it, is gained.
sour aGrafte 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, reversed wooden
bridge, In which the bridge pins inserted. This
reversed being trlilr lower than the wrcst.
plank, gives an upward as also sde.bcaring to the
strings, and by this admirable arrangement an
igrafie is obtained that gives firm position TO the
strings that no blow from the hammer dispace.
similar plan an iron bedding has been before
attempted but always in connection with the COM
,licated under-dampers, which invariably become
displaced and ont of order.
"1n tho Arion Piano we use the French damper
acknowledged as the best acting from
heir own weight alone. They firmly hinged,
nd can move neither to the right to the left, but
My in tho direction required. Thus it will be seen
hat agraffe arrangement is complete, not only
itself but in all its connections with other parts
4 the action.
''Wth other agraiies now in use there are several
ificultics that cannot Temedcd. First, the wire
trings run through eye in the top Of screw, or
in, and must fit the eye exactly, orr will create
npleasant, buzzing sound. The same difficulty Is
pit to occur when, from constant using the strain
pom the strin lessons in its size the cons ant vi
ration the inside ofthe eye the eye larger.
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason (con-
tant vibration on III will at times become loose and
ause an unpleasant jarring to the chords None of
hose sadvantages happen TO the Arion agrae."
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
lperiorty of the AriOn Piano Fortes and his objcc
ions to other pianos, in nearly his avn words, and
c very ready to take us throughout the factory
nd explain all the different departments of it to
We had fair chance of Judging of its merits, and
mink the claims of the AriOn we'll based II is .
least of the very best pianos before The public.
brooklyn Daily Times.
All of our Pianos will be finished with the
nc acting prop stick Tor holding up the top of the
iano The patent for which, "a also the patent for
lie Arion, is owned by us exclusively. '
Send for Illust ated Price List.
MANNER + CO., ls7 and lS9 Rowery, a
June 20, 'G7-i0:9mos. NEW YORK. u