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New Models
Yamaha P85

Retail Price £560 Offer Price £482.28
Yamaha's brand new stage piano. Read more
Roland RD-300GX
Replaces the popular RD-300SX. Read more
Roland RD-700GX

Replaces the popular RD-700SX. Read more
Casio PX120
It's here. The much awaited, and much improved budget model Privia. The PX120. Read more...
Best Sellers
~ "5 Year Old Boy - Who's NEVER Had A Single Piano Lesson - Plays Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu... Could He Be The New Mozart?"...
Mouths drop open (and stay open), as this undiscovered young genius plays, from start to finish, one of Chopin's most difficult pieces. His mum said "I never knew..." Read more.
~ New range of Clavinovas coming to the UK in June 2008.
The new models: CLP320, CLP330, CLP340, CLP370 and CLP380 will replace the existing range.
~ New Classenti Digital Piano Brand Now Available In The UK... Designed and engineered by Germans... Parts produced in France and Germany... Assembled in China... The Classenti digital pianos have an EXCELLENT sound and are so realistic to a real upright piano. The touch is slightly heavier than most digital pianos, which is great for beginners (they will strengthen their fingers so it will be much easier when the time comes to play a real piano).
Check out the models here: CDP1, CDP2, CDP3
I personally recommend the Classenti to all beginners. Drop me an email to classenti@ukpianos.co.uk if you want to find out more. Graham Howard, ukpianos.co.uk editor. Read more.
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~ New Piano Market (marketplace.ukpianos.co.uk) - list your piano for sale for free, and view it instantly!
~ Learn how to play the piano by ear with a 300 page course written by Jermaine Griggs of Hear and Play.
~ UK Pianos Forum (Beta). Dear UK Pianos community, we need your help in getting the forum up and running. Please post your questions and help out by answering questions from other users. We always appreciate your help and input. Go to the forum here.
~ Yamaha YDP140 now available
Digital Pianos

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. Casio - Offer two ranges: Privia and Celviano which are both constantly improving. Great value for money. Kawai - Offer a good range of digitals. The sound and touch is realistic. 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.
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

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.
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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 £500) Classenti CDP1
Price range (£500 - £600) Yamaha YDP131
Price range (£600 - £800) Yamaha CLP220 Roland RP-101
Regards, Graham Howard UK Pianos |
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

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

Popular used and secondhand pianos often available:
Kemble, Yamaha U1 and U3, 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

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
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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