Ann Arbor Organ Company

One of Anti Arbor's greatest institutions is the company whose name fornis the caplion of this artical. Established by D. F. Állmendinger in 1872. this business lias in-creased year by year until now the ñame of the Ann Arbor Organ Company is known thronghout the civilized world :i;.-i the (hilcet tones of the Ann Arbor organ s heard in every land wbere musïc has laid her enchantment - ,'P'rom Greenland's icy mountain to Italy's fáir strarld." In 1888 this company was incorporated with the following officers: Frederick Schmid, president; Lew H. Clement, secretary and manager, and D. F. Allmendinger, superintendent. The entire charge of the facto ry, the making of the plans and drawings, and the mechanica! construction of every organ is looked after by Mr. Allmendinger, with the eye of a trained expert. Until recently he also did the tuning, but a trusted employee, wlio has been; with the firm for years, having perfected himself in the art, in this and other large factories, now has charge of that work, although no instrument leaves the factory until it has the approval of Mr. Allmendinger. Walnut and quartered oak is used for the cases and for the action pine, whitewood, cherry, butternut. hard and soft maple each, as required, to produce the magnitïcent tone and perfect harmony for which the Ann Arbor organ is famous. In the writer's experience of five years at review work, he has met dealers in almost every state ia the union who insisted that the Ann Arbor organ be given prominent mention as the demand for it was great and entire satisfaction invariably expressed by purchasers. The factory is a handsome four story brick, 80x1 10 feet in dimensions, tïtted 11 p with all the lalest appliances and machinery used in modern organ making. Viewed cither from a business or sanitary point, it possesses remrkable advantages in location, being situated on a switch of the Toledo & Ann Arbor railroad, which furnishes excellent shipping and receiving facilities, and standing in a comparatively open space it insures pure air and free sunlight to the manv contented employees who are weü satisfied with the conditions offered: work required and wages given in this great hive of human industry. Wherever the Ann Arbor orerans have been introduced, they are regarded with universal favor. Buying only the best of stock, employing only experienced and competent hands in departments where experience and competencyis requisite, this company has built up for themselves a name and for their organ a reputation of whijh they can justly feel proud. Their offices and salerooms are located at No. 51 S. Main street, and are especially fitted up for the display and sale of musical instruments. This department is in charge of Lew H. Clement and here can be found manyof the famous pianos of the age, including such celebrated makes as Chickering Bros., Mehlin, Braumellar, Erie and others; also sheet music and musical murchandise. In the rear of their main store are private piano rooms and others designed for teachers use, where lessons are given on the violin, banjo, guitar, piano and organ. Mr. Clement is on the road in the interest of the Ai. 11 Arbor organs about four montbs in the year. The members of this company are among Ann Arbor's most enterprising and progressive business men, and by their method of doing business, which is honorable, straight forward and fair dealing, they have won this success as well as the esteem and respect in which they are held by all classes.