The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-11
SOUTHERN MADE PI4NOS.
Knabe's Great Baltimore Mandatory.

correspondent of the Savannah Republi-
can, writing from Warrenton, n. G., under
date of September %, says:
When was on visit to the growingSAnd
flourishing city OF Baltimore, in March last,
wrote YOU relative to the piano factory OF
Messrs. Knabe & Co.. which afforded me much
pleasure in going through and examining the
different apartments, and at the same time In
formed YOU that an addition was in contempla-
tion and perhaps would soon be commenced.
On the 3Oth of July was in Baltimore again,
and Mr.. William Knabe very kindly invited me
to take another look at his unsurpassed opera
tions in the manufacture of pianos. took q
seat in his carriage and was soon In front oil
this building, which is not only an ornament
but an honor to the city Of Baltimore and the
entire South; for now we can boast OF the larg-
est. most magnificent and best regulated piano
factory liz the United States, commenced,
completed and owned by men who are worthy
of our support and patronage, not only on &C
count of their honesty, industry, enterprlse
and energy, but who endeared themselves to
every true Southern patriot by most liberal
acts of kindness to our unfortunate country
men during the late war, whenever opportll-
nifty offered. .,,
pleted, and the entire building has oeen re-
modelled for the better arrangement OF tne
-
the manufacture of an instrument progresses
it passes regularly from floor to floor and room
to room until it is ready for use. The factory
now has front of two hundred and ten feet
on Eutaw street and one hundred and tfty-siX
feet on West street, and covers, with the ium-
Der houses and yards, an area Vi heaiS l"o
and a quarter acres.
The whole building is five stories high, and
on the roof is handsome cupola, which over
looks the entire city. and from which there Is
a MAGNIFICENT view of Patapsco River ana the
beautiful hills and valleys for miles aroun9' IL
is also well supplied with water, lights ana all
the fixtures, comforts and convenlences Wnlcn
the best skill in the science Of modern arcMtec-
ture could devise. By these improvements the
capacity fer making pianos has been increased
from TWENTY-FIVE to forty-fve per week, giving
employp1Cnt to about four hundred men OF
skill an u experience; for they will not employ
any 1uan unless he can produce undouoted EVIL
dence of these qualities me long arylnS
process through which the lumber must pass
befoye II is made is one Of the causes Of the
uneoualled durability of the full, rich, mellow
tone which characterize the knaOe piano
above all others. / saw one IN PCtNuLe
house. which had been in almost constant S, use
for thirteen years, and yet the tone was iuii,
fresh. sweet and mellow, as though II nad just
received the finishing touch from the hands oi
the master musician at the factory.
knowing that many fathers contemplate
buying pianos for their daughters this winter,
and schools and colleges are sprining up all
over the South and must have instruments iol
the use of pupils, and having known the hnaOS
piano for several years, visited the factory anu M
examined closely every department, ana oe-
come satisfied that ,fuN and ample Justlce II; Is
done to every part by the most experienced
workmen, have written this letter lor lilcll
benefit, and trust that every one VINO wants u
piano win go or send to our own Southern city
of Baltimore, and patronize men who are
polite, worthy, magnanimous and honest.
Another evidence Of the superiority OF THESE
pianos is the fact that Messrs. knaoe d 20;
have received the medals, premiums anu
prizes at every fair where they exhibited one
of their Instruments, whether of the grand,
square or upright kind. j. l.. NJ.