Links

Me on the web:

 

Links for piano buyers:

  • The Piano Man in Leeds is one of the best piano shops I’ve visited. Yamaha and Kawai pianos aplenty, which I often recommend customers buy – both brands are extremely reliable and make pianos of a consistently high-quality.
  • If you are searching for a piano in Sheffield, local specialist Allan King owns a Piano and Violin shop (Address: 357 London Road, S2 4NG) and has an extensive selection of high quality instruments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScYtJg0f7qo
  • The Rotherham Piano Centre is another place to try. Last time I went in it had a wide selection of pianos varying from Japanese (Yamaha, Kawai, Atlas), Korean (Young Chan), German (Welmar, Bechstein) and some smaller British pianos (Bentley, Zender).
  • Ebay sometimes has some good bargains, but be careful. If you don’t know what to look for please contact me – I charge a £25 call out fee to inspect a piano. Many people will offer you free pianos just to get them out of the house – it’s not worth it unless you’ve played them. You may find yourself with a hefty bill for piano removals when you find out it’s untunable.

 

Piano Manufacturers:

Steinway & Sons: http://www.steinway.com

Bechstein: http://bechstein.co.uk

Yamaha: http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/keyboards

Kawai: http://www.kawaius.com

Baldwin: http://www.baldwinpiano.com

Charles R. Walter Pianos: http://www.walterpiano.com

Fazioli: http://www.fazioli.com

Stuart & Sons: http://www.stuartandsons.com

 

 

Recommended Reading (Piano Repairs and Restoration):

 

Piano Servicing, Tuning and Rebuilding by Arthur A. Reblitz: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piano-Servicing-Tuning-Rebuilding-Professional/dp/1879511037/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=03MJZVW3E33XQ8JXTS3M

 

Player Piano Servicing and Rebuilding: A Treatise on How Player Pianos Function and How to Get Them Back into Top Playing Condition if They Don’t Work by Arthur A. Reblitz:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Player-Piano-Servicing-Rebuilding-Condition/dp/0911572406/ref=pd_sim_b_13?ie=UTF8&refRID=05VPN3YQ4NRQTWZ54G38

 

Upright and Grand Piano Repair by Carl-Johan Forss:

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4zfxMQAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Carl-Johan+Forss%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiex__Vpo_YAhXpD8AKHaEdC_sQ6AEIKTAA

 

Upright and Grand Piano Regulation by Carl-Johan Forss:

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nENvuAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Carl-Johan+Forss%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidnuzspo_YAhUnLMAKHVrEB6IQ6AEILTAB

 

Wonders of the Piano: The Anatomy of the Instrument by Catherine C. Bielefeldt:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wonders-Piano-Anatomy-Instrument/dp/0910957312/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406288470&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Wonders+of+the+Piano%3A+The+Anatomy+of+the+Instrument

 

Theory and Practice of Piano Construction by William B. White:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theory-Practice-Piano-Construction-William/dp/0486231399/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406288670&sr=8-1&keywords=Theory+and+Practice+of+Piano+Construction

 

Pianos: Care and Restoration by Eric Smith:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pianos-Care-Restoration-Practical-Handbook/dp/0718824636/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406287589&sr=8-1&keywords=piano+restoration+

 

A Guide to Restringing by John W. Travis:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guide-Restringing-John-W-Travis/dp/0960039457/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406288615&sr=8-1&keywords=a+guide+to+restringing+travis