▁Henry ▁Bart ol ome e ▁as ▁plant ▁super int endent , ▁Al vin ▁Det lo ff ▁Meyer ▁( 1 8 7 9 – 1 9 7 0 ), ▁a ▁Stra ube ▁purch asing ▁agent ▁and ▁long time ▁employee , ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁manufact uring . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁moved ▁its ▁offices ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁Trust ▁Building ▁in ▁Hamm ond ▁to ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁factory ▁at ▁ 5 0 4 9 ▁Columbia ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Hamm ond . ▁ ▁And ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁elected ▁Lem uel ▁( L em ) ▁K line ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 4 5 ) ▁as ▁secretary - tre as urer . ▁▁▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁adj ud ic ated ▁bank rupt cy ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁was ▁adj ud ic ated ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁Hamm ond ▁Division . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁receiver ▁for ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁sold ▁all ▁remaining ▁assets ▁for ▁$ 4 , 6 5 5 ▁() ▁to ▁individuals ▁who ▁planned ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁business . ▁The ▁divid end ▁amount ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁The ▁assets ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁good will ▁of ▁the ▁business , ▁un fin ished ▁pian os ▁– ▁about ▁twenty ▁in ▁process ▁of ▁construction ▁– ▁thirty ▁piano ▁cases ▁un ass