Darwen Pianos

susandarwen · Post by **susandarwen** » 05 Sep 2008, 00:07

According to the chronological History of the Piano, Darwen Pianos was formed in 1883. I am researching my family history and my great-uncle's death certificate shows he was a pianoforte manufacturer's manager. His name was Robert Waring (1871-1900) and he lived in Duckworth St., Darwen. I am wondering if he worked for Darwen Pianos. Does anyone have information regarding Darwen Pianos?

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 05 Sep 2008, 15:51

Sadly, they do not appear under that name in any of our directory lists, not even those specifically for the Darwen area! Still, I did have a good laugh at somebody's school project on a web page which mentioned their date of establishement as if it was one of the very few facts that were considered relevant to the history of pianos!

susandarwen · Post by **susandarwen** » 06 Sep 2008, 00:11

I'm surprised by your reply as Darwen Pianos are listed at
http://www.piano-tuners.org/history/history_1.html web page headed
A History of the Piano, 1157-2007 by Barrie Heaton.

I didn't think it was HIS school homework!

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 06 Sep 2008, 06:14

Perhaps Barrie will have some information to share, this is not my website. Keep in touch with me by email, in case anything turns up in the future.