Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-06
The ARION PIANO.

Imprimis-we will sey that the Arion Pr
ano- Forte, Is very eeg ant instrument of
the largest class and very highly finished
unsteady, It has full, deep rich tone, aud
the meat powerful That we have ever listened
to. It has is higher degree than any pi-
ano that We have met with, the singing
quality or character, that musicians SO much
admire and seek for in piano. The bass
notes reminding you of the deep-roned notes
Of d large organ The Middle Octaves are
more elastic and clear than in most other
pianos owing to the peculiar arrangements
that we shall speak of hereafter, while the
upper or -rebie notes possess that pure, dis
tiuct, bell-like clearnesS that Is so neceSsa-
~ to the correct rendering of a difficult
| piece of music and that also leuus such n
charm to the melody. The Arion Scale is
from A to c. so az TO meet all the require
ments OF modern music, which seFen octave
piano will not do.
Passing through the various departments
of the Mandatory, we observed particular
| ly the very great attention that is paid to
the construction Of the case, by which it is
| almost an imp0ssibiity that it should ever
| fai to stand in any climate
| In regard to the claims made by Messrs.
| to say, ave claim for the Aron Piano
Forte, that it has greater power than any
other square Piano FJrte that it will stand
in tune longer, and trat in its mechanical
construction, it is more perfect, and will be
more durable than any instrument con-
! structed in the usual mudern style.
! Ne claim also that IN the arrangement of
orr agraf, the manner Of sJring'ug, the pc
| culiar form and engagement OF our iron
frame: we have effected great Improvements.
| 10 obtain power, you must have strength.
| We have attained this IN The peculiarly OF
| the frame before alluded to, and in the use
| OF bar IN the direction and on lin. with
the heavy steel suiaging under the "over-
| strung bass" This bar passing beneath the
| stringing and running diagonally from the
| front right hand corner, to the back lef;
| hand corner OF the case, gives strength
/ where most needed and where most other
! pianos fail; III TACT it might not inaptly be
| termed the spine or back bone of the piano
They stand IN tune longer than any other
| pianos, to effect which we are again enabled
! by the peculiar shape of our iron frame, to
u e short pins so that the piano is strung
| close TO tue wrest- plank /; thus almost doing
away with leverage strain on the turning
! pln which, i'll some pianos, is at least three
| quarters OF an inch above the pin, causing
the pin 10 loosen and often bringing it in
| contact with the iron plate. The construc-
! ton of the wrest-piank has also a great nd
vantage over those OF other pianos, in being
formed of four sections of hard wood laid
| horizontally and finally glued and fastened,
| the grain OF each section crossing the grain
| of the one next to 1t in a different line or
! direction. So that the tuning pins have tile
pressure of the end wood against them in
every direction, making it impossible for
tie pin 10 loosen itself as it does when it
has pressure against the sides ofthe grair,
as it has on ali other pianos This, too,
prevents the splitting of the wrest- plank
/ The construction of the case, AMI the
combination of the iron frame Herewith
we also claim as being new and improved
The left lower end OF the frame, being en-
bedded or set in the solid wood, or we be-
! lieve Ito use a technical term) butted
] against the wrest-plank, al a point and on a
| line just inside Of the line oil the tuning
| pins by which means first, great additional
strength is gained, second, the frame being
| SO sunk in the wood, always stringing las
| before described) TO be close to the wrest.
| plank, and third the great desideratum. so
long sought for by the trade, a full iron
| frame without possibility OF the tuning
pins coming in contact with it, is gained
| Our agraH arrangement is another great
improv emeut effected in n simple but supe-
Tior manner. a hollow bar cast with the
frame and opening on the under side and
| extending along the line of the tun ng-pins,
has fitted into it, reversed wooden bridge,
| in winch the bridge pins are inserted. This
reversed bridge being a trihe lower than
the wrest plank gives an upward as also a
side bearing to the strings and by this ad-
mirabe arrangement an agraff is obtained
that gives firm position 10 the strings that
| no blow FROM the hammer eau dispiace. A
similar plan on an iron bedding has been
before attempted, but always in connection
| with the complicated under hampers, which
| invariably become displaced and out OF
| order.
In the Arion Piano we use the Freucl.
| damper, universally acknowledged as the
| best, acting from their own weight alo e.
They are firmly hinged, and can move
| neltEer TO the right lor To the left, but only
III the direction required. Thus it will be
seen that our agrat arrangement is COM
| plete, not only in itself but in all its con-
nection with other parts of the action.
With other agratis now in use, there are
several difficulties that cannot tie remedied
| FIRST, tile wire strings run through an eye
| IN The top or the screw or pin; and must Ii
the eye exactly, or it viii create an uupie s.
ant, buzzing sound The same difficulty is
apt 10 occur when, from c)nsiantr using, the
| strain upon the string lessons it IN size, o.
! tie constant vibration on tbs inside OF the
eye wears the eye larger.
| The screw Or pin, TOO, for the same rea-
! son constant vibration on it, will at times
become loose, and cause unpleasant jar
r.ng TO the chords. None of these disad-
vlntages can happen 10 the Arion agraff.
We have above given Mr.. Manner claims
| for the superiority Of the Arion Piano
! Fortes and his objections to other pianos,
in nearly his own words, and he was vecy
ready to take US throughout the factory and
explain all the different departments to u.s.
| We had tair chance Of Judging of its merits,
and think the claims Of the Arion are well
| based. 1t is at least one of the very best
| pianos before the pubic.
| Mr.. Abbot, organist of the Church of Our
! Saviour says:
MesSrs Manner 4 Co:
| GEYTLEMEN:-i have critically examined
and several time played upon one of your
| Arion Piano Fort, S, and 1t affords me much
| pleasure to add my testimony in favor OF
! your superior instruments For elasicit V
Of touch, for the singing quailty so much
sought for by arusts, and for richness.
and purity of tone, it is unexcelled by any
piano | have ever used.
J. NJ. ABBeT,
ist Of l,o ~ &, II