France School
Robert A. Delprato
1902–1954
DELPRATO, Robert A. Born 1902 France, died 1954 Lexington, Kentucky USA. Son and pupil of François Delprato, above. Worked in Chicago, established in Evanston, Illinois, then in Louisville, Kentucky 1944, working for the Shackleton Piano Co., moving to their Lexington, Kentucky branch in 1948. Retir\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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DELPRATO, Robert A. Born 1902 France, died 1954 Lexington, Kentucky USA. Son and pupil of François Delprato, above. Worked in Chicago, established in Evanston, Illinois, then in Louisville, Kentucky 1944, working for the Shackleton Piano Co., moving to their Lexington, Kentucky branch in 1948. Retired 1952. Chiefly occupied with repairs; few instruments made. Stradivari model with oil varnish. [Wenberg]
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