2024-01-20/2024-01-20 - Thomas Loud (i) (b c1762; d New York, 2 Jan 1833) was active in London at the turn of the century [Oxford Music online, Margaret Cranmer, revised by Laurence Libin]...Loud Brothers was an American piano designer and manufacturer based in Philadelphia. Established in 1822, it was the leading American piano manufacturer till 1837, when the factory closed due to overproduction, market flooding, and plummeting sales. Four brothers, Thomas Loud, Jr., Philologus Loud, John Loud, and Joseph Loud, were involved with the company. Thomas Loud, Jr. must have been in Philadelphia as early as 1811. Whether the brothers came over from London separately or collectively before 1824 is not clear. Thomas Loud, Jr., was in business in Philadelphia as early as 1816. In 1817, he was located at Prune and Fifth streets. In 1818, he took his brother into partnership and moved to 361 High Street, later Market Street, where they carried on business as "Thomas & John Loud". [Wikipedia] Known for piano action designs and overstringing (diagonal stringing) in pianos, the firm advertised chamber and church organs in the 1820s. -Paul R. Marchesano
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