Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-18
A Few Facts.

Some History That Is Valuable tOlPeOple
 Who Buy Pianos.
 An article having appeared in the July number of Loomis' Journal by which a fec ble attempt is made to prove that the West Haven Mathushek is the genuine, we will throw little light upon this subject and no doubt the public will side with us when in formed as to the true state of affairs. We will give brief history as to the origin of the company. Mir. Frederick Mathushek, the great inventor, was manufacturing pianos under his own and well established name in New York, when in the year of 1866 Mir. Moritz Steinert, of New Haven, called upon him and induced him to leave New York, and move his stock and fixtures to New Haven where 8 stock company would be formed under the name of the Mathushek Piano Co., MT. Mathushek accepted and the company was organized and thrived for sev- eral years, when MT. Parmelee, also piano manufacturer (having 8 factory in Park street, believed more money could be made in the Mathushek Piano Go. than in his own concern, made propositions to obtain an in terest. in the company, but MT. Mathushek objected, claiming if Parmelee was admitted the other stockholders would. within year be crowded out of their interests in the com pany. However, Mir. Parmelee was admit ted and Mir. Mathushek's prediction was real ized, for shortly after the stockholders were shek alone was left to cope with Par melee The latter wanted the former out also, and worried him wherever and when ever he could When MT. Mathushek op- posed, Mir. Parmelee would slap his hand upon his pockets and say the dollars in his pockets had more power than MT. Mathu- shek's knowledge. MT. Mathushek finally firad nF $hiS nf affQira and stQuod away. In the year 1871 the Mathushek Pi- ano Co., (Mr. Parmelee) sent to New York for MT. Mathushek to come to New Haven and attend a meeting of the company. MT. Mathushek responded, and was induced to get out of the company in consideration of three pianos. MT. Mathushek accepted The pianos were sent to New York, but To when examined all were found to be second hand :! Now, this was the way the great genius (who invented the Orchestral and Colibri pianos, also the equalizing scale and linear bridge, upon which the successes of the West Ha ven company were achieved. was treated, coax ed up to New Haven, robbed of his in ventions, holdings and name. And now these people are audacious enough to appeal to the public to recognize them only as the genuine. Does the public thus want to be deceived? The improvements claimed by the West Haven company have been trumped up for sixteen years as new. Prog 1eSS GT&V6uQR ab tulS TAk0 nQSG D6 1aSG asleep. Mir. Mathushek, on the other hand, continued to improve the piano, scattering inventions right and left amongst the trade, and now, with his grandson, MT. Hugo, MT. Mathushek appears again before the public with his wonderful equilibre system piano fortes. the result of fifty years of study and experience.
 The Journal article ends thus. s'The ad- vertised pianos, of which we have spoken above, have doubtless legal right to ap- pend the name of 'Mathushek,' but the test of time, the prestage and the security to buyers which belong to the genuine Mathu- shek can never be acquired by any new con- cern, no matter what name 1t may stencil over it's keyboard" This appears very much like shooting at the wrong target, for the West Haven piano is made by Parmelee and stenciled t'Mathushek, while the New York piano is made by the Mathusheks. Can any thing be clearer? The public once distinct ly understanding this ought not to recognize the West Haven piano as 'Mathushek' at all.
 The pianos made by the West Haven com pany have been run down to cheap grade in- 'struments, and the upright piano made by them was neither made nor seen by MT. Mathushek and the scale looks as if it had been copied from some New York piano, probably Gabler.
 In conclusion, we will state that the genu- inc Mathushek pianos, made under the equ1l- ibre system by the undersigned, are con- structed under the highest standard of art, are fully warranted by the firm, who are re- sponsibIe and honest business men, who do not aspire only to make money, but to man. ufacture an instrument without an equal.
 Respectfully,
 Agency for the Mathushek equilibre sys- tenn piano at 143 Wooster street, New Haven, Conn.