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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

C. Challen

English

proprietor
  • Challen & Son

Biography

C. Challen took over the piano-making business from his father, William Challen, upon the latter's retirement in 1862. In 1873 he admitted his own son, C. H. Challen, into partnership, after which the firm became known as Challen & Son.

Highlights

  • Inherited the firm from his father William Challen in 1862
  • Admitted his own son, C. H. Challen, to partnership in 1873

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 247.

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