Trade Regrets: Layton V. Rawlins

Layton V. Rawlins was the founder of Rawlins Piano Company in Southern California and a veteran of the piano industry. Rawlins witnessed many of the biggest changes within the piano business over his 50 plus year career.

Layton Rawlins passed away on Saturday February 28, 2015 after an eight-month battle with renal cell cancer.  He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter, Toni and son, Ray.

To view a segment from Layton’s NAMM Oral History interview from 2004, click here:

https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/layton-rawlins