The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-09
TO MAKE PIANOS HERE
Savannah to Have a Complete Piano
Mandatory.


Mandatory.
Savannah is to have new and some
what novel industry for this section, in
the shape Of a piano mandatory. Pianos
are to be turned out complete here from
keyboard TO footrest The enterprise
viii be small at the start, but it is ex-
pected to grow in time. Mr.. j. f.
Ehrlicher is the man who proposes to
manufacture pianos at Savannah.
Mr.. Ehrlicher is an old Savannahian,
having resided here for fourteen years
with his father, A. ID. Ehrlicher, who
was engaged in the piano business here
Mr.. Ehrlicher left Savannah four
years ago and has been engaged since
III the piano business elsewhere. Having
concluded to set up for himself in
the manufacture of pianos, Mr. Ehrlichcr
selected Savannah as suitable location
ior his enterprise. He has been engaged
IN the piano business all his life, includ-
ing repairing, manufacturing in the diff
lerent departments, and putting together
the instruments. Mr. Ehrlicher has
quilt pianos before and so is no novice in
the business.
10 MORNING News reporter Mr..
Ehrllcher said that he has made arrange
ments to begin the manufacturing of
PAAiAOo az savannah bQlS summer. he
mas several locations under consideration
but has not yet decided where he will
locate his factory.
II will begin with a small establish
ment," he said, "but hope to build a good
business. | shall turn out several instru-
ments month from the very beginning
The instruments will be made entirely at
savannah, Everything from making
the action board down TO the poll
lshlng will be done here. Almost all the
material will be secured here piano
is constructed almost entirely of wood,
and there is any quality of available ma
terial right here. Poplar is the wood
most commonly used for e5onized instru-
ments. Fancy woods, of course, will
have TO be imported
There is disposition in the south to
patronize home industries" said Mr..
Ehrlicher "At the same time there is a
prevalent belief that manufactured arti-
cles of any kind from the north are of
better quality than the same articles
manufactured in the south. Our people
Will pay a higher price for any
machine or instrument manufactured at
the north than for the same article manu-
factured in the south, although the latter
may really be Of better quality | realize
that shall have this to contend against -
what class of instruments will YOU
manufacture 2" Mr. Ehrlicher was asked
Il shall confine myself to the manu-
facture OF moderate priced instruments
at first, he replied. Il shall manufac-
ture instruments that cost from $50 up.
In purchasing high priced instrument
the name counts for great deal A first
class instrument, though, so far as the
quality Of sound is concerned, can be
manufacted for from S175 to 800. l shall
conhne myself to uDrights The
old-fashioned square pianos have about
gone out of style and all the demand
is for uprights. An upright is q more
convenient instrument for the owner
in every way and there are mechanical
reasons in its favor, better mechanism
possible with the upright than with the
square instrument The first lot of instru-
ments shall turn out will be in ebony. /
hope to have my factory in operation
before fall. l shall conduct the work
myself and will have several assistants. y