Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-22
A WORD OF CAUTION To
PURCHASERS. ssa 81.
REPnTATInN az

TNHE GREAT REPUTATION OF
l. the '' STEINwAY Pfksos,'' and the extensive
and ever increasing demand for them. have in--
duced INSCRIPTIONS piano manufacturers and
dealers to adopt all sorts OF dishonorahle devices
and expedients whish they systematically follow
with zeal and perseverance, worthy OF q bsttsr
cause. - ia r-f-=.
At one time these personsassert that these pr
amos made sold BY them the same as 9 STEM
ways - at another, that they are made BY Stein
ways " foreman, or best work man, y and are Just
as good etc and widely have these misrepre-
sentatiOns been circulated that we continually
receiving letters, from all parts Of the couutrE IN
quiring into the t'uth Of these assertions, and
revealing the fact thst most Of the smaller
makers in this city pretend to have been foremanl
in our faetory or are represented as s1ch BY their
agents throughout the country, while in reality
not one in twenty Of them have ever been em-
ployed by US in any capacity. Up TO the present
time, not one of our toremtn has gone into busi-.
ness for him elf, and this fact alone Is sufficient
refutation OF the false assertions to which have
alluded.
Again it is our duty to Sorswarn the musical
puOlic against the misrepresentation Of . host
OF a. Piano-making Associations pretending to
be composed of " "steinway's best workmen,n and
making pianos exactly like q steinway's,n and
Just good &C. ~
This Is not true Several inventions and In
provments, from which arise the chief exesllen-
cies of our instruments, are patented by our nrm,
and oannot be used by any other maker For in.-
stance: our 'fPatent Agrafe Arrangement
most essential and important improvements that
all our instruments now contain.
not only the result Of better material and mora
thorough workmanship Though mu-h Is derived
from thst), bat there essential differences and
improvements ofconstruction, the right to employ
which belongs Us only, as it was our, too, to
first introduce them. - - &, ,..-i-. f..-- -.
Aside, then, from ths ustruthfulnsss Of the
pretensions thus expose, the risk Of purchasing
piano, and relying upon any statement or assn
rance that emenates nom 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. . isrzrrEE EEE1li1d
1t has frequently occurred that parsons intend
ing TO embark in business Independently, as piano
makers and tuners, have worked fer q fsw Eeeks
in our factory, their sole object, We have subss-
daentIy learned being to found = claim TO have
been oneof a. Stenway's" wOEkmen, and althuukh =
this oul tends to confirm the fact that our In
strumeufs are universally regzrded as possessing
the highest degree of perfection, yet Tie sztafac.
tion We might take IN This homage Is more taaa
eounterbalsaced by the loss and mortihesifon that
but too often result to those who become the yia-
tins Of such practices. -
1t cert inly must be poor piano which eannot
be sold on its own M rits, and when 8 dealer has
really good Instruments for sale, he vill be sure
10 offer them for what they are When he Ia
anxious 20 persuade hfs customers thar they are
the same thing" as som-thing else, II is com.
monly an attempt TO palm on poor article on the
reputation Of better one. -ilE- 1lsa n4s4zl