We try to source inexpensive top quality new and used grand and upright pianos based on touch, tone and appearance, having as much variety as possible in stock. We then either fully restore them or recondition them with an emphasis on touch and tone. We also restore clients’ pianos and operate a removals and storage department.
/Our History
We have shops in Oxford on St Clement’s Street and Sevenoaks and a tuning and restoration service in London. We predominantly deal with Steinway, Bechstein, Bluthner, Bosendorfer and Yamaha pianos amongst other good makes.
Roberts Pianos was founded in Portsmouth in 1983 and in Oxford in 1995 by Marcus Roberts BA (Mus), MPTA (b1951), whose grandfather was also a piano tuner and restorer and whose parents were both musicians and music teachers.
Marcus Roberts began tuning pianos in 1980. Since 1983 Roberts Pianos have had the contract for tuning Portsmouth Guildhall, and tuned and serviced concert pianos for the performers who played there, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alfred Brendel, John Lill, etc.
Since expanding to Oxford the company has grown, and now has over 10 full and part-time workers with over 70 pianos in stock. We also operate a piano removal service.
/Notable Clients
We currently serve top concert venues in Oxford, London and Portsmouth with clients such as Oxford University, Portsmouth Guildhall, Wembley Arena, Eton College, and numerous artists, including Jack Gibbon, Nicholas Hooper, Jamie Cullum, Radiohead and Adele.