New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-07

An Extensive m @n"SSs'
-r. 1vs,, or ,,..-vrv. 1sE AND EsRReY.
rs,.. 81 onr c;t;zen--,t.o will let their minds
revert back to the yeA losi, WIZ re
member the establishments OF e piano iorte %
| manusaesory in our city; o , wnlcn la.e s WI.
liam knabe the found yer. Almoss HoM
the start the instruments MAI 1niactureo Dy tne
firm aekleved marked Success Ior the'r SUPERIOR
ity both in quality and finish owe those WniCh nau
been previously made here; and such was the en-
couragement received fFenrs tiss Innsicai plonc,
that tied at to the snlase nent OF the Dusl-
ness, which had been bugans ON al ~ nuMue scale,
T to of more imposing Ha26rtnn ce.ssfIom tne
time whenit ascertained That ie eHorL % INC
late public spirited founder MetN3tk such deserved
success in sndeavoring to secure q OF our CITY the
proud boast of its being the brths ce 81 tne DCst
pianos manufactured in tEis ~coun NY, nnta tne
present period, the course of the no use mas oeen
onward and upward, until noETs it, has Y assumed g.
gante proportions, and ranlss, asOne. 81 me most
extensive, ID not the most extensive OF Us hinu,lh
this country or in Europe.
We have been led to make these uospectve
remarks by a visit which we I1aue o 10 lW Gays ago
to the extensive factory of thss6rn-sn Eutaw and
West Streets which now presents' the most en-
apged propositions, the old building: ba wing Deen
found entirely insufficient to meet thewa nus OF the
trade, and addition thereto bsingTsn. tered abb
soI1tely necessary. The new bHildiug mas JUST
been completed, and, united with the Tna IN build
ing and the lumber Yards osouniss- 5v. entire
squares of ground. This extensive man,af; lctory s
| five stories high, and has an aggregate ront OF
1876 feet, with average depth of 4e fee !. 1t is
well lighted on all sides by numerous VI hdows,
and the interior is SO arranged as to 5at fa Ihe
greatest possible facilities to the woslnan in the
prosecution Of their labors. It has bsenL uilt in
tbs most substantial manner, with a due Tsga rd IN
every respect to the requirements of tn bus mess
| The various shops are each appsnpratedlto some
distinctive branch of construction and i 81 IN
structve, in passing through the buildisG. to note
the busy scene of industry whi5h;meeis tide ey e On
all sides, and to mark the system. which regul as5
the whole. Here may be seen all the diaei .ent
processes Of manufacture, frorathe timasaae ven
seasoned wood is taken in thss rough, and 'oes
through all the graduations of blocking case n ak
ing, sounding board top making fnishinHs reg'la-
ting tuning, modulating, vanishing, until it. re-
eeives the finishing touch, AMI is readEs for the
more pronounced manipulatons OF the proees-
sonaf All the modern mechanical aids oo Labor
are contained in the factory. The beautiful and
powerful engine turns a hundred wheels on moves
a score Of saws; and a number of rare end costly
machines, of extraordin ary power and unique in
venton, are in constant operation to produce the
beautiful specimens of workmanship which the
Knabe piano, exhibits: The firm nowsemploy
tiles for manufacturing they snrn outfrom % to 40
instruments per week incluaing the finest t and
which ph IS mott however, entirely sueens I d meet meet
the demand for these super ior instruments. The
whole establishment is headed by steam, the ap-
| paratus for which is of tha- most improEed pat
tern, and was put up by MsssEs. Thomas g. Bass.
| chor & Co.
evidence Of the great. puh Ee spirit wkish. always
actuated the late foul lder Of the firm, cad to ex-
press qualification that, his mantle iias fallen
Ernst and William, and his sonin.law, Charles
| Keidel each of whom sssms to be actuated by
that remarkable spir it and enterprise which never
| fails to be rewarded with the most abundant sue
cess. Nor is it less ashject for ceagratulatien
and pride when we refest that the fazae of their
instruments is not confBed to one section alone,
but extends all over thosoountry, on the shores Of
the Atlantic as well as the Pacific slope, to South
America and the West Lnan,s, and even to Europe
ITSELF This last fact s the remarkable,
| when remember thas comparatively few years
that have elapsed since, il was considered impos-
sibe to have good piaa6, unless il was imported.
m nat from a m.
ton, began to assert its. superiority the i'm
ported instruments un.iL NOW it would be consd-
this country, when Naha We at our own doors and
in our midst those which are so, far beyond them
in durability, beauty off tone and elegance Of
finish
The pianos manusaa4u red by Enabe. 4 Co., are
made in the mosta tlha cough manner ofswelsea-
soned timber, viii - gf. yes them such powers Of
turned out with raRidat y with aview only to their
sale, but they are so, constructed that they viii
ties. There are threa classes into which they are
manufactured-.he m rand, the square, and the up.
in s ST. few 5srs m 1s w
: outa superior. Ilf. tone IS large and sonorIons,
brilliant and ssmI athletic, round and beLllke
+ is not exceeasaiin. any instrument now made The
touch is firms aaS -ic ands powerful meeting every
reanrIemena 2 81 The PLAYER ssaaus rs tone
being of -etfntd and beautiful characser sympa-
thetc and arant clear and equal a ~ d a.s Legta
'f desired, snd in finish aud exterior appearance the
workmanship is perfset The upright !" is sweet
IS and xary in tone, and possesses more power
O. than could be expected from an instrument Of this
lie class and is in evesy respect an admirable nsru-
% mentthe small cainpact, finn, and elegant case
rend es;ng it a desirable ornament for the cham
:, ber ossboudor
n Wa might go on. indefinitely to multiply. the
e. M apy Advantages, of these Instruments; but Wo
e. h ave said enough for our purpOse. which the
more especially to call rabc attention to the new
lie building and the extsnsive business in which
" Messrs. Kuabe a. Co. are nom engaged. aud to
to which they have risen by that ndomitaba energy
| and perseverance, which must alw ays secure sue
b cess and taat liberality of spirit which has ever
actuated them in all their daily transactions. Its
I'd with dolbe pleasure, therefore, that refer
re these improvements and adyaptages-not only as
prosperity Of oar city, cut as comforting honor
ne upon worthy and pubAc-sPirisea firm. who have
le contributed SO greatly to the development of the
W mechanical and artistic sSlA of our people, and
placed us among the foremost in the land in the
n manufacture of that king of the instruments,
I'd which contributes mrch to the enjoyment of all
le classes, and without which no house is perfect
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