Xmas New Year opening hours

Over the Christmas period we will be open on the following dates.
From 10am until 5.30pm
21st,22nd,23rd 29th,30th,of December
2nd of Jan 2010 then back to Normal hours

Graham Nicholls
sales Director

NO VAT INCREASE

As a company we have decided not to increase our prices in line with the VAT increase of 2.5% on the 1st January 2010.So you will save even more on our already competitive prices

BLUTHNER GRAND VII Rosewood case 6' 3"

Bluthner grand piano now completed, well worth a visit to view
The piano has been reconditioned new strings,hammers,dampers,etc
made in 1901.A very nice sweet tone with a medium action.Bluthner are one of the top pianos in the world.

Price £7995 includes local delivery,leather concert stool & a piano cover + first tuning & fine adjustment (Extras worth £570)

Grham Nicholls
Director

Corinne, Hampshire

Corinne, Hampshire

'Thank you so much Graham, not forgetting David too, for persuading me to have my superb 1935 Hopkinson piano. I really thought a new modern piano was what I should have but am so pleased with the amazing restoration job you and the rest of the team worked so hard to achieve. It looks like new, fits into my room perfectly, plays beautifully and is much admired. Thank you for including us in watching its progress and the valued friendly and helpful service.

Another happy customer

Hello Graham,
Just wanted to write and thank you for a first rate service. As you know my piano which I have owned from new, since early 1970's, was in a serious state having been left in a farmhouse for sometime and been attacked by mice and moth inside and out.
It was so bad, I was seriously considering taking it to the dump and actually took it outside for a day to do just that. However sentimental reasons held me back as I did not want to part with it.
I cannot beleive that my beloved piano now looks in such excellant condition.
You managed to take care of all the problems and I am now proud to have it back in my home. It is a joy to look at, all woodwork gleaming and all chewed keys etc renewed and of course it now plays well.
I would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone- I considered the 'state' of my piano to be the ultimate challenge!!
Also first rate service to your collection and delivery service team, who were reliable, on time and no fuss.
If anyone is in doubt about having work done please show them before and after pictures of my Kemble enough said........
Thankyou very much, from a very satisfied customer, Josie Saiers. WELLOW

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

Caroline & Richard PETERSFIELD

Dear Graham,

Thank you for the lovely John Broadwood grand piano which you restored and sold us last year. We really appreciated the time you gave us to try all the pianos in your shop and were impressed by your knowledge and enthusiasm, as well as that of your assistant, who also did some excellent playing for us. You answered all our questions, were most helpful about our central heating and humidity issues and did not press us into making a rash decision We enjoyed watching the slow and careful restoration process with photographs of the progress and made a couple of visits to see the work you were doing. We are delighted with the end result, which sounds terrific and is played virtually every day by our pianist daughter who has made enthusiastic progress since it arrived and by the rest of the family and countless visitors. It is also stunningly beautiful, in the stain and finish we chose and is a magnet for attention in the room.
Thanks also for coming promptly last month to sort out the minor mechanical problem of 2 keys which had shifted slightly.
We are convinced you gave us excellent value for our money and a really good service; I have recommended your shop to a couple of friends and will not hesitate to do so again.

Best Regards,

Dr. Caroline Welch

TESTIMONIAL

Dear Graham

Just to thank you for all your help in getting the piano down to surprise Emily, it worked a treat and the Piano sounds great. A pleasure I could not recommend you highly enough

Best wishes

Lawrence Hartley
BRULA Restaurant – Private Rooms


43 Crown Road
St Margarets - TW1 3EJ
020 8892 0602

www.brula.co.uk
lawrence@brula.co.uk

What do our customers say ?

Graham
Out of the piano dealers that I have liaised with,
Bedhampton Painoshop has been by far the most efficient, responsive
and professional. Their advice and guidance proved invaluable and I
have no hesitation recommending them.

Sandy, London

Business booming

March & April have been the best months for the last 20 years,after a slow start to the year business is doing very well. A lot of our higher priced pianos have been selling, Steinway,Grotrian Steinweg,& Bechstein as well as some medium priced pianos. The reason for this is our pricing structure.If we buy in a piano at a very good price we pass the savings onto our customers,rather then hang on for the maximum profit we can achieve.
All our pianos are priced realistically,and we always go the extra mile on our restoration work.
Customer service is second nature to us ,we realize without you the customer we do not have a business. (click on link below for customer testimonials)

Graham Nicholls
Director

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

STEINWAY Grand

The Steinway grand is near completion of the stage 1 option.
This means we have cleaned the piano & strings,refaced hammers tuned the piano.Then re regualted the action + the dampers for an even touch & then toned the hammers for that extra sweet tone. Will be finished on Wednesday 8th of April
You do have the option for more work click on link below http://www.bedhamptonpianoshop.co.uk/pianos_for_sale/grand_pianos/

Graham Nicholls
Director

Third Steinweg Available Soon

Only a week since the last progress report, but our third Grotrian Steinweg upright is well on the way to being completed. Repolishing of the case should be completed within the next few days, and all other aspects of the internal reconditioning are finished, ready for re-assembly and regulation of the piano.

Work also commenced on the second ebony Bechstein upright. The casework has already been prepared for polishing, and restoration of the action and other parts is under way.

Both of these pianos should be available to view and play soon.

Finally, we will shortly begin some preliminary stages of restoration on the Steinway grand. This piano is available with three different pricing options, so that restoration can be tailored to your requirements and budget. Call or pay us a visit to discuss these options in detail. If you are interested in this piano, please phone ahead to avoid disappointment, as certain stages of the restoration process will render the piano unplayable for a period of time.

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.

David - Senior Technician
Bedhampton Pianoshop
02392 484802
http://www.bedhamptonpianoshop.co.uk/

BECHSTEIN Model 9 upright in ebony

Bechstein model 9 upright in Ebony finish now completed.
this is probably the best model upright piano Bechstein ever made.
the piano has been restored & repolished benefitting from a refinished case & new white key tops.
Excellent tone & sensitive touch.must be seen to be appreciated click on link for a slideshow on restoration.

http://picasaweb.google.com/bedhamptonpianoshop/Bechstein9UprightPianoEbony#slideshow
you are welcome to pop down & try this piano

Graham Nicholls
Sales Director

Grotrian,Bechstein,& starter pianos

Plenty of restoration going on over the last few weeks.

Two new pianos are now completed and ready to view and play. One of our Ebony Bechsteins has just been regulated, which completes the required reconditioning. As mentioned last week, the casework has been repolished in the original black finish, and the worn out ivories have been replaced with a new set of white key tops.

Also available to see in the shop is the second of our three Grotrian Steinwegs (see photo). This piano dates from around 1926 and is an excellent example. A throrough reconditioning has ensured that this piano is outstanding both to play and hear. This piano is currently available at a special sale price of £4400, which represents superb value for a Steinweg of this era and quality. CLICK for slideshow.
http://picasaweb.google.com/bedhamptonpianoshop/GrotrianSteinwegUpright#slideshow


Since the last update the Hopkinson upright (photo) has been completed and sold, having attracted a considerable amount of attention before even being completed. However, there are more restored uprights in the pipeline, with another Steinweg and a second Bechstein both in the workshop currently.

Finally, we also have a couple of part exchange pianos which are being sold cheaply at £400 and £595. These pianos will be checked over by us, and would be ideal for a young beginner.

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.

David - Senior Technician
Bedhampton Pianoshop
02392 484802
http://www.bedhamptonpianoshop.co.uk/

Bechstein model 9 upright,Rich Lipp upright

Well the last few weeks have been very busy with restoration.

We have sent off the Rich Lipp(photo) piano hammers to be recovered in Germany,Also to have a set Of grotrian upright hammers made for us.The model 9 Bechstein is near completion,we have decided that restoration of the old ivories is impossible,so a new set of off white key tops are being put on as we speak.Case work repolishing now completed as is most of the action work.we hope to have the bechstein completed by the end of next week.

SALE NOW ON SALE NOW ON

SALE NOW ON...........SALE NOW ON.............
SAVE up to £1500 off our pianos while stocks last.
STEINWAY,BECHSTEIN,GROTRIAN STEINWEG,WELMAR,HOPKINSON etc
SAVE 10% off our piano stools as well

Graham Nicholls
Director

OPENING HOURS CHANGE

From January 5th 2009 we will now close all day on a Thursday.
You will be able to leave a message on the answer phone if you wish,and you can visit the web site at any time
http://www.bedhamptonpianoshop.co.uk


Graham Nicholls
Director