![]() ![]() And they did not forget their humble beginnings, for by 1930 they were the largest distributor of sheet music. For a while they also built pipe organs for both home and church use, as well as a variety of brass and woodwind instruments. Pianos and harps were not the only instruments produced by Lyon & Healy. They also produced a line of upright pianos under the name of “Washburn” as an affordable alternative to the more elite Lyon & Healy brand. They were already carrying pianos made by other manufacturers, but now they began to produce their own: uprights, players, and grands. In the late 1800s Lyon and Healy further expanded their business. Healy’s hard work paid off, and his company became known as the world’s leading manufacturer for concert harps. Healy noticed that his repair shops were filled with harps that needed a great deal of work, so he set about to design “the finest harp the world has ever seen.” It took years of research, but in 1889, the first Lyon & Healy harp was produced, and it was played daily at Morgan Park High School in Chicago for 90 years, until it was returned to the company to be put on display in the Museo Dell’Arpa Victor Salvi in Italy.
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