Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-20
STEINWAY & SONS
Grand, Square and Upright
PIANO-FORTES.
A WORD OF CAUTION TO
PURCHASERS.

THE GREAT REPUTATION OF
II the -" STEINwAT PIANos," and the extensive
and ever increasing demand for them, have in
duced nnserupulous piano manufacturers and
1ealeTs TO adopt ali sorts OF dishonorable devices
and expedients whish they systematically follow
with zeal and perseverance worthy Of better
cause.
At one time these persons assert that these pi-
amos made sold by them are the same as " Stein
ways" ct smother, that they are made by Stein
ways foreman, or best Nork imam, and are just
good, etc and so widely have these misrepre-
sentations been circulated that are continually
receiving letters from all parts Of the country, in
curing into the Truth Of these assertions, and
revealing the fact that most Of the smaller
makers in this city pretend 10 have been f0remen
In our factory, are represented such by their
agents throughout the country, while in reality
not one In twenty Of them have ever been EN-
plnyed by Us in any capacity. Up TO the present
time, not One Of our fOremen has gone into husi-
for him elf and this fact alone is sufficient
refatston Of the false assertions to which We have
alluded
Again IT Is our duty to forewarn the musical
public against the misrepresentation of host
ofss Piano-ma king Associations" pretending 10
bscomposed Of " "steiuway's best w0rkmen," and
making pianos exactly like "stsinway ., and
This Is not true. Several inventions and i'm
provments, from which arise the chief excellen-
cies Of our Instruments, are patented by our hrm,
and cannot be used by any other maker. For in
stance; our Patent AgrRffe Ar angement,"
most essential and important Improvement that
all our instruments now contain.
The great superiority Of our pianos is therefore
NOT only the result Of better material and more
thorough workmanship Though mu b is derived
from that but there are essential differences and
improvements ofoonstruction, the right to employ
which belongs 70 US only, as it was ours, too, 10
first introduce them.
Aside then, from tbs ustruthfulness Of the
prefensions ws,fhus expose, the risk ofpurehasing
a piano, and relying upon any statement or asst
rance that enenates from an irresponsible body Of
men without name, capital or experience. and
whose warranty, in any case, is not worth the pa
per that contains Il, will probably be appreciated
by all rejecting purchasers
! 1t has frequently occurred that persons intend
ing TO embark in BUSINESS independently, piano
makers aud tuners, have worked for few weeks
in our factory, their sole object have subse-
dJently learned, being to found claim to have
| been one Of "Stenway's' wOrkmen, and althc b
| this only tends TO confirm the fact that our in
struments are universally regarded as possessing
the highest degree Of perfection, yet tie satisfac
/ tiou we might take IN his homage Is more than
oouaferbalsnced by the Ices and mortiheation that
Int TOO often result TO those vho become the VIC
| tins of slch practices
| II eertsinly must be a POOR piano which cannot
Be sold on its own merits, and when a dealer has
really good instruments for sale, he will be kurS
| to offer them fer what they srs- When he is
anxious to persuade his customers thSt they ar'
| "a the same thing" as somsthing else, q Is con-
monty an attempt to palm on poor article on the
| reputation Of 3 better one,