Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-15
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARiGN PIANO F0RTES

| Which thoy o1nr with MI the usual guarantees, in
competition with the Scinway, Chickrrnr, or amy
other FIRST class piano, believing rs they do that the
Arion Is superior to any other.
Read below the article trcm the Bro Jklyn Daily
| Times.
Mr.. Anuorr, organist of the Church of Our
| Saviour, says Of the Arion:
! McsSrs Manner IL Co.:
GEYrIEnEN:--I have critically examined and sew
cral times played upon one of your Arion Piano
| Fortcs, and 1t affords me much pleasure to add my
testimony In iaror Of your superior Instruments
For elasticity OF touch, for the singing gualitg so
| much sought for 10y artists aud for richness and pr.
riy of tone it is unexcclled by any piano have
| used j. Nj ABBOTT
organist of the Church OF tho Saviour of Brooklyn,
| New York.
! Prof joins W. Henry CAxNoLE, editor of the
| americdn Educational WORihly, says:
VI" "Lstcn, however, to one of another class, for
| example, one of the Aron Pianos made by Manner
y Co. Bow your head ms the bass sends forth its
riches, clear and unlurrcd observe the singing,
swelling melody that in is middle Octnvus so won
Grcusly represents vocal expressions aud which pre-
dominates above the silyery brIlliancy of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this is sci"ntifcal
y constructed durable instrument, ard If yOn have
at home an ordinary fourth. rate pnno, whose beau
y of tone had vanished han the ustrc Of its
varnsl, chide not your child for lack Of expression
| nor wonder when your wife Is PLAYING that she
seems to have no soul. The instrument as well Ms
theperiormer must have power of expression a pi.
ano' it may almost be said, well singer, must
From 'The BrooIlyn Daily T2nes:'
we VIII Gag that the Ariou Piano Forte, is a ve-
ry elegant instrument of the largest class aud very
highly finished unsteady, II has full dccp, ! ich
tone, and the most powerful That we have ever listen.
cd to. II hns in n higher degree than any piano
that we have met with, the singing quality char
actcr, that musicians much admire aud seek for
| in piano. The hass.notes reminding You of the
deep-toncd notes of large organ. The Mldde DC.
taves are more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos, owing to peculiar arrangements that we shall
IN frnf lila mt
possess thai pure, distinct, bcllkc clcarness that il
so necessary TO the correct rendering Of difficult
pieces Of music, and that also lends such charm
melody. The Aron scale is from TO G, as TO meet
all the requirements ofmodern music which seven
octave piano will not do.
'To obtain power you must have strength. We
haved attained this In tho PECULIARLY of the frame
lefore alluded TO, snd In the use Of bar IN the d.
rection and on line with the heavy steel sringing
under the "over strung la.s." This bar passing
beneath the stringing and running diaconally from
the front righthand corner, to the back left-hand
corner of the case gives strength where most need
ed and whore most other pianos fail in fact it might
not inapty termed the spine or back bone OF the p
ano.
"They stand In time longer than other pianos, TO
effect which VIC are again enabled by the peculiar
hape ofour iron Frame TO use short pins so that the
piano is strung close to the wrcs lank thus al
most doing away with n leverage strain the tun.
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 it in contact with the
iron plate. The construction Of the wrest-plank
has also great advantage over those Of 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 one
II Ia different lire direction. SO that the tuning
pins have the pressure OF the end wood against them
in every direction, making IL for the pin
TO loosen itself II does where Il has pressure
against the sides of the grain It has in all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting Of the
wrrst- plank.
"The construction Of the case and the combina-
ton Of the iron frame Herewith, also claim as
N.sas
frame, being imbcdded or set in the sod wood, or
we believe ITO use technical terml hntted against The
wresi plank, at point and on line just inside Of
she line OF the tuning-pins by which means first,
great additional strength il gained second, the
frame being SINK in the wood, allows the string
ing las before described) TO be close 70 the wresi
plank, and third, the great desideratum, 80 long
sought Tor for the trade, full iron frame without
possibility Of the tuning-pins coming in contact
with It, is gained.
ssOur agraffe arrangement IL another great i'm
provement effected IN simple but rior manner.
A hollow bar. cast with the frame and opening
he under side and extending along the line Of the
tunng.pins, has fitted into Il, a reversed wooden
bridge IN which the bridge pins are inserted. This
reversed bridge, being trife owrr than the wrest
plank gives an upward NJ also sidebearins 70 the
strings, md ~ this admirable arrangement an
arrafe y obtained that riv4s a firm position the
strings that no blow from ihe hammer can displace.
similar plan on an iron bedding has been hefore
attempted, bIn always in connection with tie com
plicaied under-damUers, which Invariably becume
displaced ard ont q order.
s'ln the ArioB Tiano nse The Frrnch Hamper,
universally hcknowledeed as the hest. acting from
their own weight alone They are frmly hinged
and neither to the right 70 the let. bot
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