9 8 , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Before ▁joining ▁Stra ube ▁P iano , ▁Bro der ick ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁travel ing ▁sales man ▁for ▁Ste ger ▁& ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁B . ▁Sh on inger ▁Co . ▁ ▁William ▁Stra ube ▁( 1 8 5 7 – 1 9 2 3 ) ▁had ▁sold ▁all ▁his ▁interest ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁ 5 - year ▁non - comp ete ▁agreement . ▁But ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Stra ube , ▁his ▁two ▁brothers , ▁H erman ▁Charles ▁Stra ube ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 2 1 ) ▁and ▁Martin ▁Stra ube , ▁Jr . ▁( 1 8 6 9 – 1 9 3 4 ), ▁and ▁an ▁associate , ▁Charles ▁Jacob sen ▁( no ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Jacob s ons ▁of ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ), ▁formed ▁another ▁piano ▁manufact uring ▁company ▁and ▁le ased ▁the ▁Club ▁Block ▁in ▁Down ers ▁Gro ve , ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁challeng ed ▁and ▁won ▁an ▁inj unction ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁in ▁Cook ▁County ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁forb idd ing ▁the ▁Stra ub es ▁and ▁Jacob sen ▁from ▁using ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁of ▁pian os . ▁ ▁Ern fr id ▁( Er nest ) ▁Rein hold t ▁Jacob son ▁( 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7