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Find information on all types of acoustic piano: grand, upright and digital pianos and get the best deals on the web from trusted piano shops. Throughout this site you'll find tips, comparisons, reviews, articles and free online piano lessons. You can source local piano moverstuners and piano teachers, read about makes, history and information, buy piano sheet music and books, or sell your piano.

 

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Best Sellers

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Classenti CDP1
Classenti CDP1

Price £549 read more

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Yamaha CLP320

Yamaha CLP320
Price £951.73
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Roland HP-201

Roland RP101
Price £893.01
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Classenti Digital Pianos. What's All The Fuss About?...
 
Designed and engineered by Germans... French and German parts... Japanese sound technology...
 
The Classenti digital pianos have an EXCELLENT sound and are so realistic to an upright piano. The key touch is slightly heavier than most digital pianos... this is what players have been craving for! The heavier keys are also good news for beginners (they'll be able to strengthen their fingers, so it'll be much easier to play a real piano later on).


Check out the models here: CDP1, CDP2, CDP3, GR1

I personally recommend Classenti. If you'd like to find out more then drop me an email: grahamhowardukpianos.co.uk, or call 020 8367 2080.
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Digital Pianos

         Digital Pianos, Yamaha, Roland, Casio, Korg                           Digital Grand Pianos - Yamaha, Roland

Most popular digital pianos

Yamaha - The worldwide leader. Also known as 'Yamaha Clavinova' - Yamaha's famous brand.
Roland - A major player in the music industry. Roland's HP and KR series are their most popular.
Classenti - Superb sound, realistic touch, choose from 3 models.
Kawai - Offer a good range of digitals. The sound and touch is realistic.

Casio - Offer two ranges: Privia and Celviano which are both constantly improving. Great value for money.
Korg - More famous for their keyboards & synthesisers. Worth comparing.
Gem - Nice range of digitals. Great for beginners and affordable.
Suzuki - For complete beginners that can't afford to spend very much.
Valdesta - Made in Asia and sold exclusively in the US.
Mantova - Made in China. Currently found in Europe, not the UK.

There are many more digital piano brands that do not make the most popular list. Some of these are of extremely poor quality so please beware. Here is a list: Alesis, Bohemia, Bohm, Daewoo, Diginova, Ensonio, Farfisa, Hammond, Ketron, Kurzweil, Orla, Samick, Solton, Technics, Viscount Allegro, Wersi.

Digital pianos are also commonly called electric or electronic pianos. See all digital pianos.

 Upright Pianos

    Upright Pianos - Yamaha, Kemble and more                                Upright Pianos 0 Yamaha Kemble and more

Most popular upright pianos

Yamaha -  The most popular pianos in the world. Yamaha have been making uprights for over 100 years.
Kemble -  The only upright pianos that are built in England. Their factory in Milton Keynes, UK produces around 30 pianos per day. A lot of these pianos are shipped around the world.
Kawai - Reasonably priced uprights but lacking in quality of sound when you compare with Yamaha or Kemble.
Bohemia - Great sounding European piano. The Bohemia upright piano factory in Jihlava, Czech Republic has been making pianos since the late 19th Century.
 
Main upright piano makes on this site: Steinway, Bechstein, Bluthner, Bosendorfer, Fazioli and Klima.
Upright pianos are also commonly called vertical or traditional pianos. Old or antique uprights are straight strung and over damped, sometimes they have a wooden frame. Modern uprights are overstrung, under damped and have a cast iron piano frame. See all upright pianos.
See all upright pianos.

Most popular question of the month

Thanks a million Howard. Kudos to all your effort and your website. I want to buy a piano asap, but I am a bit apprehensive of buying a second-hand one. Are there any pitfalls? For example, I don't like buying 2nd hand computer parts as you never know the usage hours, but i never tried a piano second-hand. What is your opinion on this? New or second hand?

Thanks, Catalin

If you're buying an upright piano then any well known brand name that's less than 30 years old, should be fine. Anything older than that, or not so well known should
be checked out by a qualified piano tuner/technician.

Digital pianos, in my opinion, should only be purchased new.

I've seen far too many second-hand digital pianos that are in need of extensive and VERY costly repair.

Here are the digital pianos I recommend according to how much you are willing, (or able) to spend:

Price range (Less than £600)
Classenti CDP1
Yamaha YDP140

Price range (£600 - £800)
Roland RP-101
Classenti CDP2

Price range (£800 - £1000)
Yamaha CLP320

Regards,
Graham Howard



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Information Recently Added

Steinway Pianos - Read about the most popular grand pianos ever. Used as the grand piano of choice by the BBC and many other leading organisations.
Bechstein Pianos - Beautiful German grands. Bechsteins produce a warm sound that is prefered by many leading professional concert pianists.

 Grand Pianos 

      Grand Pianos                                Grand Pianos

Most popular grand pianos

Yamaha - Japanese built grand pianos. Fantastically popular worldwide. The Yamaha grands have been in production for over 100 years.
Kemble - Only one grand piano in the range, modeled on - in fact almost identical to - the Yamaha grand pianos.
Bohemia - European piano with warm tones. If you want to buy a grand piano with a warmer, European sound than the Yamahas - the Bohemia grands are a first class choice.
Kawai - Made in Korea, high quality professional grand pianos. The Kawai grands are significantly better than their uprights.

Grand pianos come in various different lengths, the baby grand being the smallest. Other names for the grand piano are boudoir, horizontal, conservatory or concert grands. 
Find baby grand pianos

 Used Pianos

Used Pianos

Popular used and secondhand pianos often available:

Yamaha U1 and U3, Kemble, Kawai, Chappell, Broadwood, Welmar, Knight, Berry, Monington & Weston, Samick, Reid-Sohn, Knabe, Waldstein, Eavestaff, Brinsmead, Weinbach, Barret & Robinson, Collard & Collard, Richter, Danemann, Zimmerman, and Boyd.

More resources for
used pianos here.

 Piano Accessories

   Wittner Metronome           Qwik Tune Tuner

 Metronomes             Gig Bags and Cases
 Digital Tuners           Piano Stools                 

Piano parts and tools will be available soon such as piano hinges, tuning levers, piano lamps and more...

 Keyboards

Electronic Keyboards                              

 Yamaha - The leading "all rounder" in electronic music keyboards.
 
Casio - Makes excellent low to mid range piano keyboards - best selection of key lighting.
 
Roland - Builds only a small selection of keyboards, high quality and pricey.    
 
Korg - Specializes in high end midi, synthesizers and workstations.
 
Gem - Not so well known but gaining in popularity.
 
Kawai - Small range at the moment, worth a look.
 
Ketron - The most expensive, but considered as one of the best.

 Piano Rental

Have you considered renting? You can rent an upright, grand or digital piano from as little as £25 per month. Check out the piano rental section.

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