ity ▁of ▁autom ob iles , ▁which ▁cost ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁prem ium ▁Stra ube ▁pian os ▁($ 3 2 5 ; ▁). ▁And , ▁like ▁pian os , ▁autom ob iles ▁were ▁commonly ▁purchased ▁on ▁install ment . ▁After ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Cr ash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁sales ▁decl ined ▁further ▁and ▁Stra ube ▁began ▁to ▁struggle ▁finan cially . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁pian os ▁sold ▁by ▁the ▁ret ail ▁trade ▁were ▁done ▁so ▁on ▁install ment ▁plans . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁surv ive , ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁sold ▁its ▁Hamm ond ▁factory ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁the ▁J . L . ▁Met z ▁F urn iture ▁Co . ▁for ▁$ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁() ▁and ▁le ased ▁back ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁friendly ▁receiver ship . ▁Roy ▁Francis ▁Mc Ph ar lin ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 8 0 ) ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁receiver . ▁On ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Mc Ph ar lin ▁distributed ▁a ▁" first ▁and ▁final " ▁divid end ▁of ▁ 8 / 1 0 ▁of ▁ 1 ▁cent ▁of ▁one ▁doll ar ▁( i . e ., ▁ 8 6 ¢ ▁for ▁$ 1 0