Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-02
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SCHREINER'S
IMPORTED PIANOS.

"VoU import Pianos from Europe: I
Il thought we made the best Pianos in this
country" So we do. We make the best and
the-pOOrest. Let me explain. The frauds in
Piano making since the war have been enOr-
nous. The great success of the first-class
houses started a number of cheap sO-called
Piano makers to put on their cheap and trashy
products, limitations Of the names Of celebra-
ted makers. SteinfRay and Sons, Stamay
Co., SteinmetZ 4 Sons, for Steinway X Sons;
Decker and Bros. Becker Bros, Beckr Bros,
for Decker Bros; Weber, Weber and Co.,
for Albert Weber; Krabe, Kenabe, for VIM.
knabe 4 Co. In 1876 these frauds were so eX-
tensiyely carried on that the genuine makers
prosecuted and broke up the Infamous trade,
as regards to the INSCRIPTIONS use Of their
names on bogus Pianos. Since that time
Pianos with all sorts of fancy and fictitious
names have been and are still made. The South
and W est are flooded with them; at the North
they are too well known to command a sale.
The bogus maker calls his instruments
shipped South different names from those he
ships West. In one Of our Southern cities a
maker sells his Pianos to two rival dealers
under two different names, thereby securing
two agents. while first class house never has
but one representing his goods. The so-called
Mendels0hn Piano Co. adYertises extensively
in the southern country papers. There is no
such Piano manufacturing firm anywhere.
The Pianos are all bogus or Stencil Pianos,
made by cheap maker. We have seen Pianos
marked +. c. Lighte Co. There never was
ssch firm. They are bogus. No first-class
firm VIII allow fancy or fictitious names TO be
When a cOuntryman comes to town to buy
a Piano he is under the impression he can
purchase good Piano from $50 to $500. Atthe
same time he expects to get first-class instru-
ment, Stool, Cover and Music Book and six
years guarantee for above amount. When
he is informed that he can't buy at that price
he thinks he Is very fortunate to get one of
these clap-traps which appear TO him the
same as a first-class instrument, because the
outside looks So bright; of the works inside he
knows nothing. In year or two the cheap
varnish fades, he has got pine box with
ratIle-trap inside. Then he writes: slow
will you swap for Gabler or Knabe Piano."
We advise him to sell it himself or send it to
auction. We did not sell it. and would not
give it storerOOm, much less pay freight.
Before sailing for Europe last summer we
visited a number of factories to purchase
Pianos to meet the pocket Of the buyer of
bility to secure a Piano that we could sell at
such low prices, except to buy instruments
from cheap manufacturers, which we could
not cOnssientiOusly guarantee, we sailed for
Europe to find them there. We visited Ber-
lin, Leipzig, Dresden, and other cities, and
found what we Yanted-genuine, honest
made Pianos with makers name and guaran-
tee. On account of the cheapness Of labor
and material. in addition 10 the recent reduc-
ton of import duty on musical goods, besides
the advantage of shipping goods direct in bond
to Savannah without the necessity Of having
them first examined at the Custom House in
New York. we are enabled to offer a reliable
instrument that Will stand like a rock at the
prices these cheap clap-trap boxes, fictitious
or stencil Pianos are sold at. We are secured
by the maker; we secure the buyer.
This is the reason why we import Pianos
direct from Europe, as we import all other
goods.