The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03
MAKING ITS OWN PIANOS.
The Ludden 4 Bates New Factory
in New York.


The Ludden & Bates Southern Music
House has established a piano manufac-
tory in New York and has begun manufac-
turing the Ludden & Bates pianos. The
factory is on Ninth avenue. Twenty pi-
amos have so far been sent out and the
capacity Of the factory viii be increased
as the demands require. The pianos il
is turning out have proven fine nstru-
ments. The New York Musical Courier
says Of the firms enterprise:
There is not man or woman In the
whole piano industry or music trade Of
the United States VINO Is not acquainted
with the fact that one OF the largest m
situations in the line Is the Luuden X
Bates Southern Music House OF Savau-
nan. Ca, with branches at Macon. Co
lumbus and Brunswick, ln Georgia. Knox
vile, Tenn; Raleigh and Charlotte. \.
c; Columbia. :. c.. Jacksonville. Fla.
and New Orleans, La. Every body who is
somebody in the music trade knows Ihis.
and also knows that the concern rs a wide
awake, progressive house that antici-
patcs the current or trend OF trade rather
than follows II. For that reason 10 Will
occasion no surprise 10 learn that the Lud-
den q Bates house has become a piano
manufacturing firm, details OF the step
being found later on in this article.
The Luddcn x Bates Southern Music
House was eSta blished in 1870 w Ind
den is president; j. II. Bates. vice presi-
dent; Jasperson Smith, treasurer and
John ID. Murphy, secretary Il has al
ways been the policy OF the house To han
die an assortment of pianos and organs
and do ample justice to each maker The
association, with most Of the factories
has existed for a number Of years The
line OF representation is the Steinway pi-
amos the Mason q Hamlin pianos and
organs, the Sterling pianos and organs
anu the Mathusek pianos; To these has
now been added the Ludden a Bates pi-
ano, manufactured at the factory Of the
house on Ninth avenue, New York city
in charge of r. S. DObson, the superin-
tendent. Twenty pianos have already
been shipped from the factory which will
be developed gradually in COnsOnance
with the natural growth OF trade. The
scale of the Ludden Bates piano has
been thoroughly tested and the instru-
ment will be fully described in a future
article. II will prove thoroughly salts
factory to the people who are dealing
with the firm, and the fact that the Lud-
den * Bates house places its name upon
the instrument and warrants 1t is a suf-
hctent guarantee Of its merits.
The Ludden g. Bates house has lust
moved its Savannah house into the hand
soonest building in that city. and its ware
rooms, merchandise department and re-
pair shops cover four floors and base
ment, making a display that would be a
credit to any house In the trade. and COW
erlng much more space than any other
music house in the south. Its Macon and
Jacksonville houses are also very hand
some establishments, and carry general
assortment of musical merchandise as
well as large piano and organ stocks.
1t is probable that the manufacture of
pianos was forced upon the Ludden &
Bates Southern Music House by the same
condition Of trade that has compelled
other large jobbers to branch out as man
ufacturers. All of these have become
successful as manufacturers. and there
is no reason to doubt that the Ludden &
Bates House, applying its well-known en-
ergy to this new enterprise. viii make IL
as great a success as its past ventures
have been.