Bluthner Restringing - Video!

An attempt at a short video to demonstrate the work involved in restringing a piano. This is just one of the many time consuming jobs involved in the restoration of this Bluthner upright.

Record Sales for September

The last few weeks have seen a noticeable increase in customers through the door, and September is proving to be a very busy month. Since the last blog, we have sold both our John Broadwood uprights, the attractive Paul Werner upright and our Steinway grand. With a deposit also placed on our 1930's Hopkinson upright, we are working flat out to prepare pianos both for customers and for our shop.

On the restoration front, the 1897 Bechstein upright (pictured) has reached the end of the long rebuilding process and is now ready to be viewed and played. All the remains to be done are a couple more tunings as the new strings settle in. The hard work is proving worthwhile, as this is comfortably the nicest Bechstein upright that we have sold to date. Also on display in the shop is our one remaining Grotrian Steinweg (below). This too has had a comprehensive restoration, and the previously black casework looks superb in it's natural satin finish.

There are plenty more pianos in the pipeline, including uprights from Chappell, Challen, Rogers, John Brinsmead and Zender. For those customers seeking the highest quality pianos, we also have a second Bechstein, a Bluthner and a Kaps upright all currently awaiting some degree of restoration. All of these pianos are in various states of repair, so please call before visiting to avoid a wasted trip.

As always, get in touch if you have any queries or requests. Visit our website at http://www.bedhamptonpianoshop.co.uk/ to see details of the restoration work that we do, and to view all of our current stock.

Graham-Director

Bedhampton Pianoshop

02392 484802

http://www.bedhamptonpianoshop.co.uk/

CLOSED BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

Bluthner,John broadwood,Chappell,John brinsmead

I have been on a buying spree looking for quality German & British upright pianos.
as well as the above pianos we also have purchased another John broadwood, a Kaps piano as well as another hopkinson piano in 2 tone colours,along with a Rogers baby grand piano & a Rogers upright piano.We will be updating our web site this week to reflect the stock coming in & estimated time that these projects will be completed.
The Bluthner upright will be exceptional once completed,having a flame mahogany case dated around 1933.Watch this space or go to our web at www.bpspianos.com for some excellent pianos at fantastic prices

Graham Nicholls
Director

upbeat

The last couple of weeks have been buoyant,& we have seen a steady flow of customers through our doors.With some positive sales to boot.
Next week I am mixing business with pleasure taking a few days away with the family & attending a piano auction as well.
Business will be as usual with the guys doing restoration work while I am away,we are just finishing a Paul Werner upright from Dresden Germany,next week a John broadwood in rosewood will be started.The bechstein model IV has now been restrung,& action almost completed hopefully that piano will be finished towards the end of August.

Graham
Director
Bedhampton Pianoshop
02392 484802

NEW STOCK COMING SOON

Coming soon,

• ROGERS baby grand piano in flamed mahogany 5ft 4 inches long circa 1960's
• HOPKINSON piano in mahogany made in the 30's the best era for quality pianos
• JOHN BROADWOOD rosewood circa 1920's .Broadwood was the oldest piano maker having started in 1720.made a piano specially for Beethoven
• HOPKINSON piano 2 tone mahogany cica 1920s
• KAPS German piano

All these piano will be here before the end of July

Graham

Sales Director

How are we doing.

Things have picked up nicely lately,with the sale of a few uprights & a German grand piano.

We have just purchased a very nice looking German upright piano,it has carved panels & boasts the original candle sconces,& ivory keys.available soon. German pianos made in Dresden,Berlin,Leipzig,Stuttgart,hamburg, were all very good pianos.It must be said that German pianos are generally the best.

at the moment we have some in stock Bechstein model IV,Richard Lipp,Grotrian Steinweg,Steinway.The shop is open mon/sat 10am until 5.30pm closed all day on Thursday

If you need more help or advise please let me know.

Graham Nicholls

DIRECTOR

Bedhampton Pianoshop

02392 484802

Now open from 10am

we have decided to change our opening hours.
The shop will now open from 10am,
however it may be worth phoning as sometimes we are here early.
Please remember we are closed on a Thursday,& a Sunday

Graham Nicholls
Sales Director
bedhampton pianoshop
02392 484802

Bechstein IV ,Knight K16,Grotrian 125

We currently have the following pianos in our workshops being restored.
2 ebony Bechsteins with inlay,being restrung ,repolished etc.
a knight K16 piano again being repolished this piano is mostly solid mahogany with a very nice rich grain.The grotrian is having new hammers put on as the case work is already polished.
All these pianos will be available soon.

Watch this space.

Graham Nicholls
Director
Bedhampton Pianoshop
02392 484802

Bank Holiday Monday

Sorry we are closed all day on bank Holiday Monday