The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-09-09


rabiIity TO all Parts Of the Country.
The well-known firm of William Knabe & Co.
have from small beginnings built up one of the
leading piano manufacturers of the world. The
dy growth of nearly half century. their pianos
having been before the public for over forty
years The founder of this celebrated firm, viii
liam knabe, was born at kreutZberR. i'll the
Duchy of SAKE Weimar in 1903 After an APP
premiership to Langenhahn, the great piano
manufacturer of Gotha, and visits of inspection
to all the principal piano factories throughout
Germany, Mr.. knabe emigrated to America aud
so long ago 1888 settled in Baltimore. Here lie
began the manufacture of pianos in an obscure
way, but possessed, in addition to an fndolnitab
wi /. of good musical education and mechanical
genius, his name soon became favoraby known
and the demand for his instruments increased
with each season. A few Years later II. Cache
was ass ciated with Mr.. Knabc us partner IN
1879 this partnership was dissolved by the death
of Mr.. Cache, and Mr. Knabe continued the rap
idly increasing business under the iirm name OF
cessitated more extended quarters and the cree
tion of the present immense factory in Baltimore
was begun; This massive fiye-story building in
which hundreds of skilfu worl<inen are employee,
and where some fifty pianos are turned out every
week, has a front OF 2iO feet on Eutaw street ~
1876 feet on West street. 1t covers, with the lun-
Der houses and yards, nearly two and half acres
of ground. In the year 1864 heavy loss was sls-
by the m Fl be .s snee
event has been, however, successfully carried on
by Mr., Knabe's two sons. William and Ernest
knabe, and his son-in-law, Charles keidel. gen.
tlenen favoraby known to the trade and the pro-
fesson.
Nine years ago next May VIM. knabe Il Co.
opened the spacious warerooms at present occu-
pied by them, liz Fifth avenue, this city, where
an extensive New York city trade is conducted
and also a large Eastern States trade. Their
trade, by the way, previous to the war of 1861
chiefly conducted in the Southern States, now
narkets East, West and North as we'll as South
In addition to the warerooms here and the extern
sive ones in Baltimore, there have been estab-
lshed to meet the exigencies of the trade, agen-
cieS in all the principal cities OF The Union.
These pianos that in all these years have proven
the manufacturers best agents and advertisers
il is claimed, contain every valuable improve
ment science has suggested, including number
of the firms own inventions. Their tone is ac-
knowledged to be remarkable not only for volume
and richness, but for its prolongation and singing
quality and perfect evenness throughout the en-
tire scale That special attention is given to The
durability, the lasting qualities and standing in
tune of these pianos is attested to in their ex-
tended employment by schools and conservatives
throughout the country. Even the Japanese
Government, that has recently experienced a
revolution in the musical education ofits people,
made is first purchase Of American panofor'es
Among wants long felt in the musical world
and satisfactorily supplied by this firm are small
paror grands. These. while giving the performer
every advantage of Il full grand with nearly the
same power do not occupy as much space and
are therefore suited to small sized rooms. The
comparatively low price at which they are placed
on the market also brings these instruments
within the reach of buyers of moderate means
The upright piano, style rapidly gaining in
America the popularity ii has long had in Europe,
has been brought 10 high degree of perfection.
The upright is particularly adapted for the rts-
tic designs and embellishments that mark
many modern pianos. Upright cabinet grands
there are in ebony marquetry work with cases
tn match any particular set of furniture or tn
meet the individual taste of the purchaser, both
in design and finish and in any kind of fancy
wood or combinations of woods that may he de-
sired. The old time favories, square pianos and
square grands. also manufactured in new
style With the vast improvements that mark
the pianofortes of to-day there no longer exists
any necessity excuse for the purchase of indif-
fcrent Instruments Orders from any section of
the country, whether intrusted to the New York
house or the factory at Baltimore, receive the
same prompt attention from private purchasers
that they do from dealers, and descriptive price
lists are forwarded on written application, which
serve as an excellent guide in the selection of
styles and desgns.-N y. World.