Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-14
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Nh. ERNST GABLER'S
NEW FACTORY.

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a. - (sonr-s,ezzz % iook Es<zral again.
The ur-s@~ E1orS q Tie facooEy s<s OCCUPIED
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and everything Is resz1lng - oAo-kA11s sF-
c---sss-snx fEsr the DISASTROUS FIRE which
rufzed this factory, leaving only re wall
SANDING. occurred q OcsooSE z4Ehs y = fe@4l
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when h takes his Work n Is oNn n&1~8 IN
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Er Gsblsr's case tEls Vas oEnp-lszed p
setrliEx With TIE iEsIraEcs companies AZ S1s
ezrifaE< r,ossfsIe moment and pushing forward
The repairs under his o~n persozaA super
Viziou- there are TeET lev men Y - co1H-
Try who could have recovered % quickly IRON
gzIch . disaster, ard NJ Geo!e- oSsSrTz 70 De
coAxrzruLzsed. nos o1ly o. MS e1sFgy II re
hugIdsrz hts fsctory, and placing i II running
order - son. baE also Ia beng nnAnelA4ly g
weQ axed a. % BE- able 70 E1o1A1er Elcn a loss.
Mr fszb5er hss ben Manufacturing FlA1o9
gsuce 1s5@ and has achieved an enx1AEA5 rSp1-
tzefcu for the quality q lis plz1os. both -
regards toze and durability. rs Las Tor LcEg
tine occupied place Il t1s fro1t rank q
pLzno makers IL tbs co1EETT-
after the IRE. which occurred In tbs nal1E;
az tbe S,uzv SEASON. when orders we're pouring
IL faster than they could be nllsdy even were
the Cd 1sctOTT u11o1cl111 81 = Ill VIZ Al1k
r.r,se- M l;a5lsr found hi11se1 Obliged 70 re-
so-t % zo-us method q keeping his customers
supplied. and he proved h1za-eE equal % TIE
sr5srzerrT- The fire bad left unhGFmed the
F-Til1i-- 0ruosite tne old factory il I'd street,
u wfirh there were several hundred finished
and parity f1ished pianos Ken we're 81 q
work al these &c rapidly as possible, and the
building On t1s corner q 18Th street and Third
avenue, which was occ1pl7o D Decker 8 son
tsfore their removal up town. vGs hired and q
force Of rnen also set ~ Tork t1ere- u course
many vexzrio1s delays occurred In nlltng Or
Sers but Customers ~sre k1D0ly o1SpoS61
mt krez what the Caller piano was. and
ia not propose 70 take any other. Il thsrs VA
even q remote prospect Of getting i, 50. as fal
A. Ne kro- noE single customer has beer
LOST on sccCunT Of the Gre, and M. GSbleF 4
Ia Just as good shape. e T3r ss l. 9s4s =
indeed h@ l. even in better position than De-
fore. because be has tbs sympathy q his cus
toners for his great financial loss. and AZ Eha
sane time has won tAe admiration and respect
OF the trade for his energy and pluck in rec1
psrzrtng 50 rapidly
Inc following conversation took place 1eH
DAYS since or the ONCE floor Of the rehsolh
tated fscsory between Gr. GAblsr and our 70
Rsporter-wen hr. Gablsr, see you have
70. back 70 your old quarters again. and they
Do not look much the worse for the nrs; Of
the contrary, the exterior OF the building
looks rather better than IL did before.
NJ Gahlsr-Y1s, we are hard al work again
trying 70 I'll our orders, with better pFospec'
Of doing 50 than for the past two month"; ouf
nnen are all a. work upstairs turning oui
pianos ss fast as they can
Repo-;er-HoE many pianos are you turning
out now
Mr.. Gable.-About forty week.
keporter-HoE many per week DO yo1 con
sider the capacity OF the factory 70 be.
Mr. Gabler-We could make fifty week II
things we're il proper shape, but Il = TOO Soo1
after the FIRE 70 expect thai
\ II 49, nd
Mr. GsbleF-Why g large Part q ouf
seasoned material was destroyed BY the fire.
and II cannot Be replaced il day. We must
wait for Il. It would not do 70 put unse2Soned
STOCK into our pianoE AMI spoil the good r.
putztiOa which II has taken 20 many years Of
hard york 70 obtain No. we must wal. even Il
oar customers are delayed little.
ReporterI should think with your lsrgs
and growing trade you would soon think Of
". Gz6ler-I have often thought Of it. and
the lots adjoining this building would be just
the place for q rev factory.
Reporter-Well, why don't you 90 ahead now
and builds
Mr. Gabler-I shall probably do 50 In the
spring. Nothing could Be- done with brick
work this viatsr, but il business shows vel
for the new year, we shall be obliged % Dc
something.
Rsporter-I don't see Why yen cannot ex
tend your business Indefinitely, as II IS merely
q matter Of hiring more Workns1 au1 c4erks.
Mr. GAbler-Tou may think SO, but the cASe
Is different with ne Every additional piano
made IN ny factory requires additional care
on my part 20 supervise il. I am not among
those who trust their business entirely 20 taeLl
clerks. l must see % il myself, or my reputa
ton as a piano maker would soon cease 70 b
what il is now; and / would rather sleeT
quietly at night with mind free from care
than b the biggest piano maker In the
country.
Reporter-Your motto seems 20 be to makc
q small number Of good pianos rather than 9
large number Of poor ones.
Mr.. Gabler-TOu are right. The od-ume
standard Of the GzbieF piano VIII be strictly
maintained; and If the time comes when the
contingency is forced upon me Of ethel
making bad pianos or retiring from the bnsi
ness. / shall accept the latter alternative with
cut hesitation.
AZ this point the conversation assumed {
general tone, and shortly afterEard our re
porter departed Musical Critic and Trad
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