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  • bluthner pianos Roberts Pianos - Stock list: Grand and upright pianos
  • bluthner pianos Roberts Pianos - Stock list: Grand and upright pianos
  • bluthner pianos Roberts Pianos - Stock list: Grand and upright pianos
  • bluthner pianos Roberts Pianos - Stock list: Grand and upright pianos
  • bluthner pianos Roberts Pianos - Stock list: Grand and upright pianos
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Below is a list of piano makes of used pianos commonly available in the UK, and their rating once restored. Ratings have been compiled by experienced piano tuners based on tone, touch and stability.

PIANO RATINGS: We have taken as our benchmark U1H Yamaha upright and G3E Yamaha grand pianos made from 1970 to 1980, since they are extremely common. These are given a rating of 65 = good. Ratings assume the pianos to be in good condition. If must be said, however, that there is a world of difference between a piano that has been well restored, tuned and the hammers voiced, from one of the same make and year that has not been carefully worked on.


Less than 40 = unacceptable
40 - 50    = passable
50 - 60    = fair
60 - 70    = good
70 - 80    = excellent
80 - 90    = superb
90 - 100  = dream piano


Estimates for the number of pianos in the UK vary wildly from 4 to 7 million. We are using the conservative figure of 4 million. Availability figures are currently being added for each make; so for instance, we estimate that there is about one "Adam" piano for every 5000 pianos. Therefore there are about 800 Adam pianos in the UK

DISCLAIMER! This site is constantly being revised. If you're in the piano trade and can add or correct any information please let us know.

New pianos made in the Far East (excluding Japan)
Many older names such as Waldstein, Bentley, Steinmeyer and Steinbach are now used by companies in China, Korea, Malasia, etc. They are the same in name only and have nothing to do with the older style pianos.

List of most common pianos in the UK - key:
Top quality makes are in large type. Makes in italics also have some models that are particularly good pianos. We've only drawn attention to the main ones you're likely to find so as to make your search faster. Please click on a make for piano rating and more information.

A E
Knauss Schwechten
Adam Eavestaff Knight Seiler
Addison Eberhardt Krauss Sojin
Aeolian Ecke, Carl Spencer
Ajello & sons Elysian L Squire and Longson
Allison Erard Steck
Amyl Essex Lambert Stienberg
Apollo Estonia Legnica Steingraeber & Sohne
Army and Navy Eungblut & Eungblut Lindner Steinmayer
Archibald Ramsden Eungblut, Rogers Lipp, Richard Steinway
Ascherberg Strohmenger
Atlas M Stuart & Sons
F
B Manson & Hamlin T
Fazioli Marshall and Rose
Bachhaus Fazer Mickleburg Toyo
Baldwin Feurich, Julius Minstelle
Bansall & Son Forster, August Monington and Weston U
Barnes Fuchs & Mohr Moon
Barratt and Robinson Moore and Moore V
Bechstein G Morley, Robert
Belarus Munck Venable, C.V.
Bell Gaveau Murdoch
Bentley Gerard W
Beulhoff Gersham & Co N
Blankenstein George Russell Neumeyer Waldemar
Bluthner Giles Niemeyer Waldstein
Bord Godfrey Neindorf Wallace Ash
Bosendorfer Gors and Kallman Nordiska Ward, Henry
Boston Grand Weber
Boyd (of London) Gresham O Welmar
Branston Grotrian Steinweg Wendl & Lung
Brasted Osbert Windover
Brinsmead, Stanley H Windsor
Brinsmead P Winkelmann & Co
Broadwood, John Haake Witton and Witton
Broadwood White Hellas Papps Wolframm
Brock, Bernard Hickie and Hickie Perl River Woodchester
Brodmann Hoffman and Czerny Perzina Wornum, Robert
Brooklyn Hoffmann Petrof Wurlitzer
Brown, Justin Hopkinson Pfeiffer
Browne, Justin Hupfeld Pleyel X
Burling Mansfield Hyundai Psalmist
Burnand Y

I Q

C

Yamaha
Ibach R Young Chang
Cameo (see Lindner)
Challen J Rameau Z
Chappell Reid Sohn
Churchill
Reisbach Zender
Collard and Collard K Rippen Zimmerman
Collingswood Ritmuler
Cramer Kastner Ronisch
Crane Kaps Rosler
Kawai Royal
D Keith Russell (and Russell)
Kellman
Daewoo Kemble S
Dalmaine Kimball
Dale Forty Kemmler Sames
Danemann King Bros Samick
Duck Son and Pinker Kirkman Sauter
Dussek & Dussek Knake Scheidmayer
Duysen Schimmell


TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE INDIVIDAUL MAKES PAGES:

Here is a brief explanation of the terminology used in the decription of the above piano makes:
 
MAIN STYLES OF UPRIGHT PIANO
There are four main styles of upright piano: overstrung underdamper,straight strung underdamper, overstrung overdamper and straight strung overdamper. Here is a brief description of each:

Underdamper. All modern pianos are underdampers, which means that the dampers, which cut off the sound after the note has been played, are underneath the hammers. when looking down inside the piano from above, you can see the hammers with the dampers beneath them.
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Overdamper. When you look down inside the piano, there is a plank of wood over the hammers, meaning that you can't see them easily.The dampers are above the hammers and are connected to the action with long cage-like rods. the damping is less efficient than underdampers,especially in the mid treble where the damper is too close to the top of the string to work efficiently. Most overdamper pianos, unless made by a top make such as Bluthner or Ibach (both of whom produced many good ones), are not worth restoring if you want a good all round instrument.steinway grand, yamaha grand, steinway upright, yamaha upright, pianos dealers Oxfordshire



Overstrung. Practically all new pianos are overstrung, which means that the copper bass strings cross over the steel treble ones.This means that the bass strings can be longer and therefore produce a deeper tone.

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Straight strung There are many older, mainly British uprights that are straight strung.This means that the bass is weaker as the strings are shorter. However, some manufacturers made excellent straight strung pianos, notably Bechstein, Bluthner and Lipp, who deliberately designed the piano as a straight strung in order to produce a sweet tone and also to give an alternative cabinet style. The straight strung Bechstein model 10, for instance, has strings as long as the overstrung model 9 but a different style cabinet.
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Illustrated is a straight strung underdamped upright with a half-plate iron frame.

MAIN STYLES OF GRAND PIANO
There are two main styles of grand piano: overstrung and straightstrung. Please see upright piano styles for an explanation. Only some pianos made before 1900 are straight strung.

GRAND PIANO ACTIONS
There are three common styles of Grand piano action: the normal roller action, the simplex action and the Bluthner patent action. These account for 99% of grand piano actions in pianos made from 1880; piano made before 1880 may however have a variety of different actions. Older Bosendorfer grand pianos (before 1890) often have "Vienesse" actions, which are not recommended.

Simplex actions
These are as the name implies, these are simpler than the normal roller actions found in over 90% of grand pianos. The most common firms that installed them are Challen and Monington and Weston (practically all Monington actions are simplex and about 40% of Challens). They are chosen as they take up less space and the piano can therefore be shorter. Firms making a large number of simplex actions made the touch feel very acceptable, though they are never as effective as the standard roller action and also tend to wear quicker. Other firms occasionally using simplex actions are Broadwood, Chappell, Lipp (rarely) and Allison.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 16:02
 
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