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by Sanjeewa
18 May 2011, 12:53
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Rushworth & Dreaper
Replies: 12
Views: 22644

Re: Rushworth & Dreaper

There is a Rushworth & Dreaper upright 'grand' piano in our family. It was bought new for our father in Liverpool in 1929; still has excellent tone. It would take some time to check reference numbers, but could do so sometime in the next few weeks if helpful. Regards C A Knott Feel free to post...
by Sanjeewa
05 Mar 2008, 04:26
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Rushworth & Dreaper
Replies: 12
Views: 22644

Re: Rushworth & Dreaper

Hi, I am from Sri Lanka and my family has owned a Rushworth and Dreaper piano for 4 generations now. It was bought brand new in the first half of the 1930s; it is a 6 octave model (as opposed to the full octave range) and it sounds pretty aweful...more like a honkeytonk. Anybody ever thought of get...
by Sanjeewa
27 Feb 2008, 20:50
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Rushworth & Dreaper
Replies: 12
Views: 22644

Re: Rushworth & Dreaper

Hi! I have a Rushworth & Dreaper piano and i am getting really frustrated as I can not find any clue to how old it is. Yes, I have red everything that has been so far written about R&D on this forum but it is no more then a skeleton of R&D company history. So please: anyone who has a R&...