Category:Challen piano

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  • David R.Hoehl (2003), “Challen and Sons”, in Robert Palmieri, editor, The Piano: An Encyclopedia[1] (eBook, in English), Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-1-135-94963-1, page 133
    "​CHALLEN AND SONS  [by DAVID R.HOEHL] ",
    "​English piano manufacture Challen and Sons dated its founding to 1804, when Charles H.Challen built his first piano. Although several writers have echoed this date, in fact Challen seems not to have emerged as an indenpendent entity until the 1830s. ... ",
    "​Challen's fortunes changed dramatically with the arrival of William Evans, who joined the company in 1926 and became managing director in 1931. Upon coming to Challen from the CHAPPELL company, Evans designed a four-foot BABY GRAND, which by some accounts nearly displaced the UPRIGHT as the compact home instrument of choice in England. ... ",
    "​Although perhaps best known to the general public for its small GRANDS, Challen produced a full range of pianos, including what it claimed to be the world's largest, a single one-ton eleven-foot eight-inch instrument specially built fot the Silver Jubilee of George V in 1935. Many more conventional Challen instruments found their homes in BBC broadcasting studios, begin ning with contracts after a series of tests in 1936 (the other makers receiving contracts were BÖSENDORFER and STEINWAY). ",
    "​Challen and Sons ceased independent existence upon the retirement of William Evans in 1959. The name was sold first to Brasted Brothers; then, upon Brasted's demise in 1970, it went to Barratt and Robinson and Challen were then licensed to a firm in Malaysia. Barrat and Robinson pianos are currently manufactured in Malaysia by Musical Products Corporation. ",
    "​Bibliography "
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