Broadwood Pianos: Then and Now John Broadwood & Sons are the oldest English piano manufacturers still operating today. They have a long history that has been central to the development of the modern day piano as we know it, starting from its beginnings in the harpsichord trade. In 1728 Swiss harpsichord maker Burkat Shudi started…
We delivered a Kawai ES7 stage piano yesterday, to the Kaposvar rehersal room at the Guildhall in Bath. The Kawai ES7 stage piano was being used pre performance for Andrei Gavrilov who later performed works by Sergey Prokofiev. One of the world’s great concert pianists, Andrei Gavrilov, made a rare UK appearance in Bath yesterday thanks to an unlikely friendship with local piano teacher…
The well regarded, London based Turkish pianist AyseDeniz Gokcin released an EP album towards the end of 2012, uniting her love for rock and classical music. The young pianist transformed three Pink Floyd songs in the style of Franz Liszt and performed her arrangements on a classical piano – no electronics involved. She wanted to…
New Kawai Pianos at The Piano Shop Bath We have a piano showroom in Bath (www.thepianoshopbath.co.uk) , so if you are looking to purchase a piano we do have a fantastic range starting from £995 through to £17,895 which includes a large selection of pre owned upright pianos and a large range of new…
Moving Steinway upright and grand pianos can be a little more of a challenge than moving other traditional pianos. With older Steinway upright pianos they often have slightly bowed undersides and weigh considerably more than other piano makes so they can sit quite awkwardly on our piano moving equipment, this is all due to the size and construction…
Unwanted Piano disposal and removal Piano removal and disposal is now a big subject. Following on from our article in the Telegraph paper on Sunday we were asked to speak to the presenter of a BBC Three Counties Radio programme to provide our opinion on just why so many old pianos are now being disposed of? It`s…
We are always happy to move pianos of all different shapes, weights and sizes on a daily basis. However do check these fantastic piano designs, many from the main piano manufacturers from around the world and we just love these new piano designs ! however, how easy will they be to deliver to the top floor, that`s the question on our lips?…
We were delighted to work with the Telegraph newspaper on Thursday last week they wanted to undertake a review of just how many pianos are now being disposed of within the UK. As we specialise in all piano related areas including piano sales and piano event hire see our sister companies www.thepianoshopbath.co.uk www.directpianohire.co.uk we were…
A lesson though obviously not for piano movers, on how to move a piano extremely quickly down six floors, students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have dropped a piano from their dormitory roof, marking a tradition dating from 1972. The event, at the Baker House dormitory in Cambridge, US, marks the last day students can drop classes without them…
We haven`t got any statistics to hand yet in relation to what general effect piano removal work has on the brain but we will obviously post our findings when we have them available! Piano tuning involves listening to the sound of two notes being played simultaneously. Playing the two notes at the same time creates a wobbling…