Weekly Update - Week Commencing 16th June

Plenty has been going on over the past week. The Creber baby grand piano is completed. The client has been to view the piano and was delighted with the results, saying that it 'looked like a new piano'.

The completion of the Creber has allowed us space to begin work on a 5'8" John Broadwood grand piano which has already been reserved by a customer. This piano will receive a complete overhaul, including a repolished case, repaired and repolished soundboard, repainted iron frame, new strings and a complete reconditioning of the action. So far, the old strings have been measured and then removed, and the iron frame has been removed from the piano, allowing full access to the soundboard. The old polish has also been stripped from the casework and the soundboard.

The pictures show the strings in the process of being measured and removed, and the piano case with the iron frame having been lifted out. The next job will be to repair small splits in the soundboard using wooden shims.

Other jobs undertaken this week were measuring and removal of the strings on the barrel piano ready for the restringing. Work continued on the Chappel upright, which is now almost ready to be put on sale. Action repairs were finished, and the piano was regulated - a time consuming job on an action that had required so much work, but essential for a piano that plays and responds as it should.

Finally, we have a 5 foot Bluthner grand with a beautiful figured mahogany case arriving at the shop tomorrow. Once again this piano will receive a total restoration, and the end result should be fantastic, as these pianos are some of the best small grands ever made.

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. Don't forget that the UP TO 20% SALE is still ongoing!!

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

Lizzie T - London

We are so enjoying having the piano. The girls play a lot. It looks so well in its place too – you did a beautiful job on the restoration. This is a good opportunity to say how much we have appreciated dealing with you and your team. From the early guidance you gave us, to the visits to the shop to explore our options, to the feedback and involvement we had as you rebuilt “our” piano, you have been a pleasure to deal with. I had complete confidence in your recommendations and your work; it has been fun to see the email updates and photos - it’s rare these days that any purchase has quite so much of the heart and soul that you and your team have put into this piano. You all clearly take such care, and value the instruments you work with; the whole experience has been reassuring and very enjoyable. Thank you all for a really excellent service.

Weekly Update - Week Commencing 9th June

More progress on the jobs that were started last week.

The client's Creber baby grand is now entering the final stages of the repolish. All of the smaller panels and parts are completed, and the brasswork has been refitted as fas as possible. The main case of the piano is underway, and should be completed within the next few days. The complete piano can then be re-assembled ready for the client to view.

The action of the 1911 Chappell upright is still in the workshop. Further stages of reconditioning have been completed, but repairs and restoration are still necessary before the piano will be playable.

Finally, an interesting and unusual project. We have received a 'barrel'

piano (pictured) from a client for a complete restring. These instruments do not require a pianist to play. Instead, a large barrel with strategically positioned notches turns slowly in the piano, and the notches trigger the correct notes on the piano resulting in a tune being played. The piano is larger than most normal upright pianos, and the restringing job differs because the notes do not follow a standard chromatic pattern.

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. Don't forget that the UP TO 20% SALE is still ongoing!!

David - Senior Technician

Bedhampton Pianoshop

02392 484802

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

Weekly Update - Week Commencing 2nd June

A couple of things to report this week.

As advertised on the blog and our website, we currently have a summer sale running with 10% off all pianos and piano stools, making this a great time to get a good deal or to make your budget stretch that bit further! Take a look at the website, give us a call, or visit in person to find out more.

Restoration wise, we have begun work on another repolishing job for a client - a 'Creber' baby grand. The piano arrived last weekend and work is progressing well, with all parts of the piano already stripped, sanded and prepared for polishing. Work will continue next week to start building up the coats of sealer, stain and the final finishing coat. The brasswork has already been cleaned and polished ready for re-assembly of the piano.

Also this week, a Chappell upright piano arrived in the workshop. This piano dates from 1911, and is in need of some considerable repair and restoration work to the action. Already, the old return tapes and balance head leathers have been removed, and new ones measured and cut to size. Other repair work, inlcluding re-centering of many flanges is also ongoing. This piano will be available to see and play soon!

In addition, a couple of pianos in the shop received a fine regulation - the final job before a piano is completely ready to be delivered to a customer.

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/

Arabella Fowler - Blandford Forum

Hi Graham,
The piano is lovely; we’re both delighted with it. I’d like to get hold of a stool that does it justice, so if anything comes in, please do let me know. From start to finish your customer service has been second to none, and with regards to the delivery; I think it was the most efficient and courteous I’ve ever been on the receiving end of.
Thanks very much!