The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-28
Why the Steinway Was Not Used at
the Visanka Concert.


SIZE AND NoIsE-vs- EXQUISITE TONE QUALITY
Inasmuch as an advertisement for the
Knabe Piano is being sought from the fact
that the Steinway although on the stage at
the above named concert was not used and
an attempt is made to show that the Knabe
was preferred because Of its greater excel
lence, we present the following statement
OF facts, which will show beyond question,
that the Nisanka children actually prefer
the Stelnway, and invariably play 1t when
they can get it in fun concert
!. The Steinway was not rendered" to the
Visanka children, nor were we in the least in
tereSted In having them play it. But at their
own choice, and by their express request it
was engaged for their use and paid for by the
Young Mems Hebrew Association.
,. The sole reason why il was not used, as
expected. was that il was a small sized parlOr
grand, (the largest we happened to have
Just them of only medium power, which. with
the limited muscular power of the child
pianist, was not sufficient to fill the large
hall. Her musical instructor had also advised
her to use only the largest concert grands,
and hence, very naturally, she chose to use
for that night, full-siZed Knabe concert
grand, which, for advertising purposes had,
without any charge, been placed in the hall.
g. The Nisanska children have in all their
concerts chosen and used the Steinway when
! II could be furnished in the full concert size;
they expected to use one in Savannah and
stated publicly and repeatedly while in our
ferred the Steinway.
4. The signs were taken off both pianos by
some party connected with the concert man
agement and not through any instigation or
request OF ours. Why 1t was done we neither
know nor care.
). 1t is possible that 1.-The Steinways had
presented Miss Visanska with piano, as
| stated in the Knabe advertisement of last
Sunday News but We doubt Ii and think il
more probable that the statement is erroneous.
however that may be, 1t would seem to us
an mn ha 4 Win
from Charleston and return, and employing
thirteen men to put in the hall, to be used in
an ordinary concert, may fairly be CONSIDERED
as purchasing reputation" although per-
haps the instalment plan. and quite as illegit-
innate q method of acquiring reputation as
Is the giving away OF piano, In support Of
our statements we publish the following com
munication:
Tho Ludden & Bates Southern Music House
City: Gentlemen-In reply TO the published
statement in Sundays NEWS, which Won
bring to our attention, beg to state that il
was at the express request of the Nisanska
children that we engaged Steinway piano
for their recent concert here. They also
stated that they had been using the Stein
ways at their other concerts except on one oc-
casion, when Knabe was sent from neigh
boring town, and one having also been sent
here after their request for the Steinway
they asked privilege Of using 1t, which we de-
chnod, having already made arrangements as
per their first instructions
If they did otherwise il was a breach Of
faith with our committee and the public
We cheerfully make this explanation, which
is due your firm. and to correct any wrong
impression which might exist Respectfully,
A. p. SOLOMON
Chairman Entertainment Committee Young
Mems Hebrew Association
From the above an intelligent public can
readily see that size, and not quality led the
brilliant artist TO rise above prejudice
and play on the piano upon which She could
make the most noise.
In this connection we take occasion to saw
TO our friends, and the public generally that
we had nothing whatever to do with the vi
sanska concert, or the sO-called recital" ut
our ware-roOms; and while we heartily recop-
nize the decided talent OF the child pianist
and wish her the greatest success, yet. with
out blaming her in the least we must saw
that 1t was. to us. matter of much anpoy-
ancc that, at an affair seemingly undor our
auspices, so little return should have been
given to those who responded 10
the invitations. This we mean
to refer entirely to the briefness
of the programme, and not in the least to the
performance Of the one-and-a-quarter num-
hers so finely given. A full halfhour recital
was certainly due those who attended and
would have been siven had we had ANYTHING
to do with the management of the affair
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