Thomas C. Loud

Biography

Thomas C. Loud, son of the inventor Thomas Loud, Jr., was reported by his own son to have been born in Philadelphia on July 12, 1812. He established a piano-making business at 305 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, appearing in the city directory from about 1838 through 1854. Assisted by his father, Thomas C. Loud rebuilt the family's standing in the piano trade after the earlier collapse of Loud Brothers, conducting a very large business up to about 1848. Loud was born in Philadelphia on July 12, 1812, and was therefore American-born, in contrast to his father Thomas Loud, Jr. and grandfather Thomas Loud, Sr. His uncles were the 'Loud brothers' -- Joseph, John, and Philologus Loud -- also Philadelphia piano-makers. This lineage was confirmed to Spillane through correspondence with a member of the Loud family in Philadelphia.

Highlights

• Son of patentee Thomas Loud, Jr.; born in Philadelphia July 12, 1812
• Established a piano business at 305 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, c.1838-1854
• Restored the Loud family's standing in the trade, doing a very large business up to about 1848
• Born in Philadelphia on July 12, 1812, making him American-born, unlike his father
• Nephew of Loud-brothers piano makers Joseph, John, and Philologus Loud

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), pp. 117, 118, 179.

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