Charles Begg ( – 21 December 1874) was a New Zealand piano manufacturer, piano tuner and music shop proprietor. He was born in

Aboyne Aboyne ( sco, Abyne, gd, Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and ...

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, Scotland, in about 1825. After his death, his sons Alexander (died 1941) and Charles continued the business. In 2022, Begg and his wife, Jessie, were jointly inducted into the

New Zealand Business Hall of Fame The New Zealand Business Hall of Fame is a figurative hall of fame dedicated to New Zealanders who have made a significant contribution to the economic and social development of New Zealand. The hall was established in 1994 by the Young Enterpri ...

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