▁of ▁brick ▁and ▁terra ▁c otta ▁and ▁had ▁front age ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁feet ▁on ▁South ▁H oh man ▁Street . ▁The ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁incorpor ated ▁its ▁ret ail ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁▁ ▁Br ands ▁and ▁models ▁▁ ▁Stra ube ▁br ands ▁ ▁Stra ube ▁ ▁Hamm ond ▁– ▁Hamm ond ▁pian os ▁and ▁players ▁were ▁an ▁out g row th ▁of ▁the ▁Hamm ond ▁P iano ▁Co ., ▁organized ▁in ▁Hamm ond , ▁Indiana , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁by ▁James ▁F . ▁Bro der ick . ▁The ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁held ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁The ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁produce ▁medium ▁grade ▁pian os , ▁with ▁compar able ▁quality , ▁at ▁lower ▁prices ▁than ▁the ▁prem ium ▁Stra ub es . ▁The ▁Hamm ond ▁P iano ▁Co . ▁launched ▁its ▁first ▁two ▁pian os ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁Style ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁Style ▁ 2 3 , ▁both ▁full ▁u pr ights . ▁Hamm ond ▁pian os ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁factory ▁as ▁Stra ube ▁and ▁Gil more ▁pian os , ▁but ▁the ▁Hamm ond ▁P iano ▁Co . ▁business ▁was ▁kept ▁separate . ▁The ▁Hamm ond ▁P iano ▁Co . ▁was ▁originally ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁Illinois ▁as ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Electric ▁P iano ▁Co . ▁by ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company . ▁The ▁incorpor ators ▁were ▁James ▁T