The herald., 1897-04-18
DETAILS OF A PHENOMENAL
DAYS BUSINESS
Are Any Of Your Friends in This
Listp-see Where They Go and
Who Is Getting Them

| New York and Chicago cannot equal al
their prices in the same length of time the
number of retail sales we have made dur
ing the past week-thirty-six.
But when you come to consider that we
have sold these pianos for about one-half
the retail prices the floor statesmen in these
large houses are instructed to get for these
pianos. then is it any wonder that thirty
six pianos could be sold in a city Of 1o0. 900
inhabitants in six days?
When we stand here as representatives Of
the three strongest factories on the Amer
lean continent-the Steinway. the Kimball
and the Weber-whose combined operating
capital exceeds ten millions of dollars, and
when we are offering strictly high-grade
upright piano, fully warranted for five
years, a piano that retails everywhere for
s515 for 1928, and piano that retails east.
without freight charges, for sf75 for s2SS.
and the 1915 pianos for s195. and $3.50 pianos
for Sis. and all of tn m with the exception
of four very elaborate styles, the factory
cost of which exceeds s325) on terms of s25
down and $40 a month (simply renO. then
we do not consider thirty-six piano sales
in six days on such terms and at such
prices anything wonderful; the only Won
der is that we have so many beautiful
pianos left for sale tomorrow.
There are in this city Of Los Angeles.
among the 100, 900 people living here, at least
500 hundred families who are amply able
to own piano and who have none. They
are putting of investigating this sale
either through carelessness or do not re-
alize what they are missing.
If you cannot afford piano at our
terms-at the price 1t costs US to get them
and at the rate of SO month-thirty cents
day-you never can afford and never
will own one at retail prices.
But If you ever expect to own a piano.
and have nerve enough to put SIS in your
vest pocket and come at once to the
Bartlett Music house. 2SS South Spring
street. we believe that We can close
bargain in short order, and you will never
in your life have made 800 easier than in
getting that piano now.
No one in Los Angeles will live long
enough to ever again see the opportunity
heEe presented to secure a strictly high
ures. You must realize that the differ
ence between the retail price of an instru-
ment and, the actual wholesale cost OF
same is enormous, and when the cost OF
selling and the retail profit on such an
article is deducted from the price OF goods
of this character 1t almost cuts the price
in two. This entire difference is saved now
TO any person who deals here. But remem-
ber YOU cannot do 1t next week or next
month Tomorrow is the time to attend
TO this matter. The next four days will
tell the story, and this is positively your
last chance to do business with us In this
way.
In connection with this announcement
and with all due respect for those engaged
in the music business In this city, we beg
to state that we have but one position 10
maintain as regards our connection with
the piano trade at this time and neither
the ridiculous side-show attractions or i'm
itation sales, started by the opposition for
the purpose of misleading the public. nor
the uncalled for insinuations and slurs di
rected at our line of pianos and our low
prices by certain dealers, who may be
sorely pinched by them. will induce us to
engage in any personalities or newspaper
controversies calculated to degrade the
piano business to the level of vulgar
newspaper wrangle, and wallowing in the
mire with individuals who seek that kind
of notoriety.
But for the purpose OF correcting an
erroneous impression that may have been
conveyed to the numerous friends and
owners of Kimball pianos here. we beg to
daily papers signed by a certain very re-
sponsible firm, wherein they take partic'
ular pains to announce the fact of their
handling only famous makes. and wherein
they offer Kimball pianos for $50. has
come to our notice. We are the sole agents
for this well-known piano in this territory,
and beg to state distinctly that the Kim
ball pianos or any other strictly high
grade piano. cannot be sold for any such
figures, fact that is well-known to the
firm who felt it necessary to resort to the
tactics above named i1 order to divert the
attention of the public from the true merits
of our alteration sale. That their adver-
tisement was very misleading and calcu.
lated both to injure and to deceive goes
without saying, and their motive to draw
trade on the good reputation of the Kim
ball is plainly apparent from the following
correspondence:
APRIL 15. 1897
p. p, City-Gentemen Our attention
has been called to your advertisement ir
this mornings issue of the Times, wherein
you offer "Kimball pianos for $780," ant
as this figure is so extremely far below the
wholesale value of the same. you will
please send to our store at once every ont
! of the new scale Kimlolll pianos you may
| nave III SlOth, illiiltQidlCiy dPoh oc
| livery of the instruments we will pay yol
for same in gold, and will further reim
burse you for damage on same.
Although your advertisement is calcu
lated to convey the impression that thes'
| instruments you advertise are brand new
we will add that this offer may include an,
new scale Kimball piano, even If 1t is flv
| years old.
| (Signed) BARTLETT BROTHERS.
This communication was duly delivered t
them, but it is unnecessary for us to adj
| that we have thus far failed to receive
single one of these famous makes Of pianos
We regret exceedingly to have to ente
into an explanation of this kind, and thu
far have been attending strictly to our owl
| business, but the reputation of the Kim
ball is too dear to us to allow any tricker
of this kind to go unnoticed.
Printers ink costs us too much none
to be used in advertising something we
not have for sale. and you may rely upo
our having exactly what we say we hav
for sale when we advertise it in the papers
Just watch us.
In the meantime the great sale goe
. booming along and the tremendous popt