Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-04-25
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PATENT ARI0N PIANO FORTIS

whish iLsy snsT siih all the usual guarantees. in
snleilhsh sih TIE sisinssy, thitksTing, 90 shy
ether hlsiA.s Place, believing a. The, a. that ~
ATion 10 auPfTioT 10 sny other.
fiass,
Ma. AsserE eIs.sl.I Of The Church Of Oar
hsssFs NaHzw 90
GENEtNnEs have critically examined aud sew.
..TAi times PLAYED upon one ~ your ATion Plane
foTies, and u snoTds me- much pleasure 10 sid my
testimony Ia favor ~ youT superior instTnHents-
foF elasticity ~ touch, o. The si.gisg ssal.ly 60
mush soashl ioF ~ artists, and for Tirhhrss aud pu,
i,J Of ''hs u ' ahsf'sl'sd BY ~, r,ss hs'ss'sr
orsanI,i Of the Church OF the sA'iouI o. BrootiyR
Nss foTk,
Prof JoHs W. HESsr clSSeII, editor Of the
Asoseas hisohiiaaaI heatlly, says
~ "Ltsisn, however, to one ~ another class for
Example, one Of the Arlon Pianos made BY Manner
Go, How your bead ss the bass sends forth iis
riches, clear aud uhhluTfeli observe the singing,
swelling msiody that In its middle oeIaVrs 90 non,
drrasiy represents vocal expression, aud which pre-.
dominates above even the silNery bnllianey of the
upper treble. Then reflect that this Is seishiheal.
" constructed durable instrument, aud II you have
Al home an ordinary, hsuTih'rae plano, WHOSE beau.
" OF tone had vanished soonrr than tho nstre of u,
Narnish, chide not your child for lack Of expression
nor wonder when your vii. IL playing that she
seems 70 have no soul. The Instrument as we'll as
tho performer must have power Of expression pi.
have a soul"
fnem "rLs HreeIlsH Daily TSms.,"
"Wu viii say that the ATlon Plano Forte, IL a ve.
~ elegant instrument Of the largest elias. aud very
highly finished. Musieaily, II has a FULL deep, rich
tone and the most powerful that We have ever listen
ed TO. IL has In n higher degree than any piano
that We have net WITH the singing quality or char.
aeter, that musicians 90 much admire and seek Tor
hi plano. Tho lass.notrs reminding You Of the
deep'toncd notes Of a large organ. The Middle DC.
ia'es are more elastic and clear than In most other
pianos, owing TO peculiar ments that we shall
speak OF hereafter, while the upper or treble notes
possess that pure, distinct eearness that Is
90 necessary TO the correct rendering Of dificult
pieces Of music, and that also lends such ch arm to
melody. The Aron scale Is from 10 q, No as to meet
all the requirements oimodern music, which seven
octave piano will not do.
"ro obtain power you must have strength. We
hayed attained this In tho popularity Of tho franc
before alluded TO. sud In the use Of bar IN the d.
tccton and on line with the heavy steel stringing
under the "oycr strung las" This bar passing
beneath the stringing and running disgonaiiy from
tho front right'hand corner, to the back eft.hand
corner OF the case, gives strength where most need
ed and whore most other pianos fail In fact Il might
not napty termed the spine or back bone Of the pi
ano.
"Thry sta ad In tune longer than other pianos, to
effect which We are again enabled by tho peculiar
shape ofour Iron France TO short pins that the
piano 10 strung close TO tho wrest lank thus al
most doing away with a leverage strain on tho tun.
ing pin, which In some pianos, is at least three.
quarters OF an Inch above the pin, causing tho pin
to loosen and often bringing II In contact with the
IRON platc. Iho construction OF the wrest-plank |
has also great advantage over 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
u In different line or direction. So that the tuning
pins have the pressure Of the end wood against them
In every dire:on, making 1t imp ossbe for the pin
to loosen itself as 1t does whore II has pressure
against the sides OF the grain 1t has In all other
pianos. This, too, prevents the splitting Of the
wrest- plank.
"The construction of the case and tho combina. |
~. ..l.
being new and improved. The left lower end Of the
frame, being imbedded or set In the solid wood, or
we believe TO use technical term buted against the
wrcst.plank, at point and on limo Just inside of
the limo 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 las before descrbcd) to DO close to the wrest-
plank, and third, the great dcsideratum, so long
sought for for the trade full iron frame without
possibility of the tuning.pins coming in contact
with 1t, sgained.
provement effected in a simple but superior manner.
hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on
the under side and extending along the line of the
tnning.pins, has fitted into it, reversed wooden
bridge, In which tho bridge pins are inserted This
reversed bridge, being tri0e lower than the wrest
plank, gives nm upward as also sde.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 dispace.
similar plan on 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 tho Arion Piano tho French damper,
universally acknowledged MS the hest, acting from
their own weight alone They firmly hinged,
and neither to the right to the lett but
only In the direction required. Thus 1t will be seen
that agrafIe 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 are several
difficulties that cannot rcmedied. FIRST, the wire
strings through eye in the top OF screw, or
pin and must fit the eye exactly, or II will create
unpleasant, buzzing sound. The same difficulty is
apt to when, from constant using, tho strain
upon the strin lessons in its size, the constant
braton on the inside ofthe eye wears the eye larger
"The screw or pin, too, for the same reason (con-
slant vibration t will at times become loose and
cause unpleasant Earring to the chords. None Of
these disai vantages happen to the Aron agrafe.
We have above given Mr.. Manners claims for the
superiority Of the Arion Piano Fortes and his obec
tions to other pianos, in nearly his own words and
and explain all the different departments OF it to us
We had fair chance OF Judging Of Its merits, and
think the claims of the Aron are well based. IL Is
ut least of the very best pianos before the public
- brooklyn Daily Times.
All Of our Pianos will be finished with tho new
self acting prop stick for holding up the top OF the
Piano. The patent for which, also the patent for
The Aron, is owned by MS exclusively.
Send for Ilustrate Price List.
MANNER CO., 1877 and $50 Bowery, I
June 20, 'G7--400mos. NEW YORK.