Rushworth & Dreaper piano

[Bill Kibby]

Edwin Rushworth was partnered with Dreaper from around 1905, and the name continued until modern times. No dates of numbers are available, we don't even know if they made the pianos, many dealers bought them in from wholesalers. Clues about its date may be hidden inside, see
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/datem ... ianos.html

See also the Appraisal page there, and others.

[Barrie Heaton]

This is what I have bill

Barrie,

1828
Rushworth's was founded by William Rushworth, a pipe organ builder in Yorkshire. In the late 1800s the company moved to Liverpool. Apparently a piano was sold from the offices, almost by accident, and it was then they decided to sell pianos to the general public. This was the start of the piano retail site. At first pianos were made by Clarence Lyon of London, and not long after Rushworth's began producing classic British pianos alongside their world-famous organ building, which is now in its fifth generation under the leadership of Alastair Rushworth. It has become the largest organ builder in the UK. Around 1921 Rushworth also acquired pianos from Squire & Longsons for £29.00 and resold them for £49 guineas.

In 1969 the piano retail side formed into a separate company. This was after piano production was stopped at the St. Anne Street workshop to allow them to concentrate on organ building.

In 1998 the piano retail side went under major reconstruction under the guidance of David Rushworth, and they have introduced a wider range of overseas pianos. The Rushworth piano is now made for Rushworth's in the Far East and is backed up by Rushworth's in-house service facilities.