The Russellville Democrat., 1876-09-07
PianO-FortcS.

FIanO-E OTtcS.
 \. |. Commercial Advertiser.
 A few days since we had the pleasure of visiting the elegant sales rooms of Messrs. Simpson & Co.,, manufacturers of the Arion Piano. forte, at No. East Fourteenth street, and were so well pleased with the instruments we saw there, that we concluded to visit the facto- " where they were made. The fac tory is in what is known as North New York formerly called Mott IIaven) and though we heard much | regarding these extensive works and excellent instruments produced there, we found pleasant surprise awaiting us. Here we found a model building occupying whole block of ground, large, airy, elegant and complete, with capacity for turning out from fifty to seventy five first-c,ass instruments per week. The main building, neat, substan- tial and tasty brick is 3S7 feet in wiJth, four stories high, nanked by the engine and drying houses, lum- Der yards and sheds, etc. In every department we saw pianos in every stage of construction, wonderful machines, whose unerring work was guided by the most skillful work men, for no workman is allowed to work in but one department. The proprietors of this extensive man- ufactory, Messrs. Simpson & Co.,, have spared neither pains nor ex- pensc to make this establishment the model piano-forte factory in the world. The very best materials are used without regard to cost, and we saw in the lumber yard adjoining the factory upwards of one million feet of the choicest lumber compris- ing the best woods both of our own and foreign countries. In the facto- ry warerooms we were shown new piano which the Messrs. Simpson are now manufacturing. It is an entirely new departure in piano. fortes, it being small sized seven octave, intended to supply q long felt want of cheaper and smaller piano, having all the good qualities of the larger instruments. In work manship the "New Arion" is sim- ply superb, while ill finish, tone, singing qualities, responsive touch, etc., the Messrs Simpson & Co.,, have sustained the high degree of excellence for which the Arion Piano-fortes have always been so celebrated. These elegant little household instruments are now ready and judging from the large number of orders already received, they will prove immensely popular. 1t is just the instrument which has been long wanted, and its price and size will enable many people to own q really fine instrument who other wise could not afford to pay the price asked for the larger instru- ments, or had not the room to spare for it. This "New Arion" is des- tined to attract the attention of all at the Centennial, where the Arion Piano-forte will be exhibited. But to return to the factory surround ings. The Messrs. Simpson X Co.,, have built on their own grounds q neat row of three-story French roof cottages, immediately east of the manutactory, which are occupied by their workmen at an almost nom inal rent. At the office and sales room of the firm, No. , East Four tccnth street, we were shown the elegant styles of Square, Upright, and Grand Pianos, for which this company are so celebrated. Messrs. Wm. Simpson, Sr., and J. B. Simp- son, Jr., manufacture all the pianos handled by the Arion Piano-torte Company, of which Mir. Wm. Simp- son, Sr., is Prcs't, Mir. J. B. Simp- son, Jr., Treasurer, and MT. Robert Proddow, Secretary. When you 1 visit the Centennial he sure to see the "New Arion," the bijou instru- mcnt of the age.