Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-06
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Did You Hear That Smile?

We mean the smile which shook the block
when we read cur Imported" friends lame
defense of his ''StenciP' piano bugaboo,
boomerang.
HE who fights and runs away may live to
fight again some other day, as the boy SAID
when he chucked rock into his neighbor's
window and then cut around the corner.
Same boy may have chucked all he dares to
and now wants to get out OF range, but lts
our turn now, and we VIII stop When we get
good ready. It's certainly fun for US, even
if it is death on the frogs.
just let us remark zen PEASANT: First,
that we haven't got any eorns. Second, they
a full crop of 'em, it would take much
heavier weight than the small boys to agltate
us much
We neither know nor care whether his first
production was aimed at US or not. we only
know that he has both publicly and privately
for long term of years endeavored to edu-
cate the public up to the belief that we were
imposing on them by selling worthless pianos
under stencil names; and whenever ne gets
on his fayOrte hobby he means as, whether ne
says so or not.
Then again, when he attempts to make
capital for his imported pianos by running
down American pianos, and giving the pubic
the impression that all of them excepting the
knabe, Weber, Steinway, Decker and Gabler
are cheap and inferior, or bogus, we must
protest against such absurd and untruthfu
statements.
Hisstatement that he has never seen any
Gabler Pianos with other than Gabler's name
on them only shows that he is not near as
well posted on the stencil business as he pre-
tends to be- We have seen such pianos. and
can make our assertion good. 1t would be
well for him to get posted before he again at
tempts to enlighten the public.
Fact is, all that he has written about the
piano business is simply bosh, and more be-
fitting beginner in the music trade than
quarter of -a-century' dealer, with his won.
derful business career" What's the price OF
relics anyhow?
As to imported Pianos in this city, we think
we know something about them, as we have
done three fOurths of all the tuning for the
past 10 years. and know how we'll they don't
stand in tune even at "lowest" pitch, much
less Concert pitch. There may be exceptions,
as in the case of the high-priced Concert
Grand and Upright, of which he makes so
much.
priced Imported Uprghts sold in this city, or
in any American city up to this date, don't
stand IN tune for cent, or one-half as well as
an American piano of same cost.
If this is true and ere sag 1T is strictly so, is
it not well that the public should know it for
their own protection, and especially when
dealer has the effrontery to declare that these
Pianos are actually better than those made in
American
Possibly the true explanation of his strong
Endorsement of Imported Pianos may be that
they can be had on long consignment, to be
paid for when convenient, while for the
American ''cheap clap-trap boxes" he must
plank down the hard cash.
But we forgive HIM. and thank him be-
sides. The spectacle of his posing ION a pc
destal' is too cOmical and quite atOnes for
all. Still we must suggest that he might step
down without shaking society to the centre.
A drop of an inch or so wouldn't be felt much
by himself or his family" or society at
large.
Now if H. l.. Schreiner has anything more
to say about the stencil or imported piano
business we want him to say it now and be
done with it, or forever hold his peace, which
would be the wisest thing. We are not going
to allow him to preach any more on the sub
ject unless he gives facts and talks sense. We
give him fair warning, and if he wants to
avoid a controversy let him simply keep
mum.
LUDDEN q BATES.
P. S.-We keep pianos to sell, and furnish
good ones at 5000, with stool, cover and music
book, and six years guarantee. Some say it
can't be done, but zoe say it can. Call and see
them.