▁& ▁Stra ube ▁( aka ▁Stra ube ▁& ▁Van ▁Mat re ), ▁a ▁partners hip ▁formal ized ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁by ▁Will i ard ▁N aram ore ▁Van ▁Mat re , ▁Sr . ▁( 1 8 5 1 – 1 9 3 9 ), ▁and ▁William ▁Stra ube ▁( né ▁Stra ub ; ▁ 1 8 5 7 – 1 9 2 8 ). ▁That ▁same ▁month , ▁Van ▁Mat re ▁and ▁Stra ube ▁le ased ▁a ▁factory ▁near ▁Chicago ▁at ▁Down ers ▁Gro ve , ▁Illinois , ▁on ▁the ▁Chicago , ▁Bur ling ton ▁and ▁Qu in cy ▁Rail road , ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁intersection ▁of ▁Warren ▁and ▁Forest ▁Aven ues . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁war ero om ▁was ▁at ▁ 2 4 ▁Adams ▁Street , ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Stra ube ▁manufact ured ▁its ▁first ▁piano ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁at ▁that ▁factory , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁factory ▁of ▁Van ▁Mat re ▁& ▁Co . ▁W . N . ▁Van ▁Mat re ▁& ▁Co . ▁was ▁a ▁music ▁deal er ▁at ▁ 1 0 5 ▁State ▁Street ▁in ▁Rock ford , ▁Illinois . ▁Ar ound ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁Van ▁Mat re ▁and ▁Stra ube ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁partners hip , ▁after ▁Stra ube ▁purchased ▁Van ▁Mat re ' s ▁share . ▁Stra ube ▁continued ▁the ▁business ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name . ▁▁ ▁Altern ate ▁found ing ▁years ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9