The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-10-11


SOEHNER s. REX.-Would respect
fully state. that, having competed Tor the
highest honors of the late Ohio State Far.
in behalf of the KAABE Piano. and having
since been assaulted and .sneered at IN the
posters OF Mr.. Ellis, we deem il due alike
10 ourselves aud the makers Of the knaoe
Pianos, to submit the following statement OF
facts TO the Judgment OF the public:
The Piano Committee, as first constituted
consisted OF three gentlemen, one of whom
was known to be the friend OF Mr.. Ellis,
and. as such. We objected TO him-expres
sing our objections to the gentleman hun
self, aud also 10 members of the Board, and
declaring our purpose, without some change
in The membership of the Committee. TO de-
cline the competition. Meeting. at length.
with sir. klippart Secretary oil the Board,
We laid IN. matter before him, and were ad-
,ised bv Mr.. X TO see Rob't Steele. Esq.
and get him TO name two additional mem
beers 10 serve on the Commiltee. We called
on Mr.. Steele. and. at his suggestion. sub
United the names of two gentlemen lone OF
whom was positively unfriendly 10 ourselves,
and also to Mr.. Ellis Mr.. S. however, on
second thought. teli IL nigh, be better, and
give more general satisfaction to name two
men himself; and Messrs. Phelps aud Hnes-
mann were added 10 the Committee. This,
then, is the whole extent OF the "efforts OF
certain small Piano dealers TO pack the
Committee. eveL TO the asking late mem
Der of the Board 10 use his influence IN put
Ting two OF his personal friends upon 1t =
and we make this statement with the con
sent of Mr. Steele himself.
How tar the other statement of the poster
is ,rue---rhat flour out o, the FIVE Judges
eh.,S ox
Piano, and the fifth acknowledged that IT
had better tone than any If the others.
we apr cal 10 Messrs Phelps and Huesmann.
Mr.. Phelps authorizes us TO 81 y he was bal
anced between the Knabe and Steinway.
but N her deferred to the judgment OF Mr..
Huesmann and Mr.. Huesmann admitted
by the best musicians to be the best judge
of the Piano in the ci,y--hAs handed what
follows. TO be given as his opinion:
Il. Lewis Huesmsnn, appointed by the
BOARD OF Agriculture, of the Stale Fair o!
Ohio. held in Day ton, as one Of the Judges
of Pianos exhibited at the said Fair. give
and prorou after a careful examination
Of the Pianos exhibited. this the following
as nv unbiassed opinion:-' That the Piano
from the factory of Messrs. knabe d Co..
of Baltimore, exhibited by Messrs. Sovhner
& Rex. OF Dayton, is superior to the one
from the factory of Messrs. Steinway Sons.
of New York. exhibited by Mr.. Ellis. OF
Dayton. The knsbe Piano has clear and
peary jone-one of great evenness. and at
the same time, OF power; delicate and
precise touch--one that will admit Of grea,
variety OF tone and expression j; great even
ness of tone in the different oc,aves of the
Piano. Such tone will improve by use
while the tone of the Steinway will at once
begin to deteriorate.'" LEWIS HEUsMANN
Dayton, Ohio, Oct 2. 1850"
And ibis opinion OF Mr. Huesmann. wa:
the result of a faithful deliberate and Oft
repeated trial of both the krabe and Stein
way. Who would suppose. after reading
the posters issued by Mr.. Ellis, that such
men as Messrs p. & II. were on the Com
mttee! And will any one who knows these
gentlemen. accuse them OF double dealing?
When it is seen. then, as stated above, that.
of the committee Of five, who made the de.
cision, one, from the first--a good musician
but no Pianist--was biassed in favor oil
! Steinway one decidedly against i,
and another balanced between the two, but
rather inclined 10 the judgment Of the lat
! ter. where. We would ask, is the boasti"g o
E the advocates OF Steinway? and what be
comes of their poster? In conclusion, w
would say, we seek no quarrel with Mr.
Ellis or his Agents. but consider these state
ments called for by the gross attack upon vi
contained IN the posters referred TO.
We need lot crowd this circular with de
tails of the triumphs Of the well-knowr
knabe Pianos. Suffice it to say. their his
tory is spangled over with gold and silver
medals, won from the best makers in the
world aud they are offered together with
the splendid Instruments of Ligh,e & Brad
bury, and the popular make of Messrs
Gale &Co,. at the lowest retail prices. on
easy terms. and warranted for five wears.
Call at their Head Quarters, in Cleeg's
Building. 312 Third Street. D .yton, Ohio ;
Rumpe's Building. West Hamilton, Butler
county. Chic; Phil DickinsoD's Store,
Richmond, Ind SOEHNER & REX.