WORKSHOP NOTES · 2024
Rebuilt or restored? Understanding the difference
What lies beneath a beautiful cabinet, and the questions to ask before choosing a rebuilt piano.
Read the articleBLOG & GUIDES
From the workshop.
Restoration explained, advice on choosing a piano, and the histories behind the makers.
THE PIANO LIBRARY
Know your instrument.
Browse our soundboard demonstration, buyers guide and maker reference tables.
In the workshop
How a piano soundboard works
Construction, crown and resonance, with the original illustrations and workshop photographs.
Choosing a piano
Blüthner buyers guide
A guide to the classic grand piano models and styles.
Maker reference
Blüthner dates & history
The original history and serial-number reference tables.
Maker reference
Steinway dates & history
History and serial-number references for Steinway instruments.
Your questions
Buying, restoration & care
Practical answers before choosing or restoring a piano.
THREE BRIDGE MILL · BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Come and play
the pianos.
Speak with Paul Leverett, Founder, about the pianos for sale. Arrange a video call to discuss an instrument or a private workshop visit to play and compare the pianos.
Workshop visits by appointment. Your requested time is confirmed personally.