INSTRUMENT BUYERS GUIDE Third edition 2014

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Welcome to the Instrument Buyers Buying an instrument: Listings Guide – Rhinegold Publishing’s guide tips to get you started...... 5 to purchasing and caring for your Instrument Tips from the Manufacturers...... 45 musical instrument. professionals...... 8 Whether you are a parent embarking Modern Instruments...... 45 Buying a beginners instrument: Keyboards...... 45 on a first instrument purchase for Strings...... 46 your child or an adult beginner, we Violin...... 11 Woodwind...... 48 have all the information you need to Viola...... 12 Brass...... 49 get started. We also have tips on how Cello...... 13 Percussion...... 49 Materials...... 49 and when to upgrade your instrument, Harp...... 15 Period Instruments...... 49 finding accessories to suit your budget, French horn ...... 16 along with information about finding Keyboards...... 49 Trumpet ...... 17 Strings...... 50 repairers and the tricky procedure of Alto saxophone...... 20 Wind and Brass...... 51 buying and selling at auction! Percussion...... 51 Flute...... 21 To accompany our top tips and Materials...... 51 Clarinet...... 22 advice, we have comprehensive Specialist Instrument Shops...... 51 listings of instrument and accessory Bass clarinet...... 23 Keyboards...... 51 manufacturers, and shops and Bassoon ...... 25 Strings...... 52 Oboe ...... 26 Woodwind and Brass...... 53 repairers in the UK, to help you quickly Percussion...... 54 and easily locate the people you need. Ukulele/tenor guitar...... 27 World...... 54 If you would like a broader set of Other...... 54 Buying an early instrument: information covering all aspects of Instrument Technicians the classical music world, you can Early harp...... 29 and Repairers...... 54 refer to the British & International Baroque flute...... 30 General...... 54 Music Yearbook (see www.rhinegold. Lute...... 31 Keyboards...... 54 Strings...... 55 Viol...... 32 co.uk/directories) – available in Woodwind and Brass...... 56 print and online, or go online to Insuring your instrument...... 34 Percussion...... 56 www.musicpages.co.uk – our new online search engine for the music industry, Instrument accessories...... 37 Accessory Manufacturers and Distributors...... 57 both of which are partner projects of the . Finding an instrument Instrument Buyers Guide repairer...... 40 Instrument Hire...... 57 Good luck to all those about to pursue a new instrument – we hope that this Buying at auction...... 42 Equipment Manufacture, Distribution and Hire...... 58 guide will help and support you on your journey. And don’t forget to take a look Instrument Loan Schemes...... 59 at the many other Rhinegold products available, which will help you in your Instrument Auctioneers...... 59 musical endeavours! Instrument Making and Repair Courses...... 59 Rachel Creaser Editor Music Shops...... 60 Specialist Online Retailers...... 66 Listings Manager Sarah Reid Mail Order Specialists and Wholesalers...... 67 Design Hal Bannister Specialist Record Dealers...... 68 Production Antiquarian and Specialist Gordon Wallis Music Booksellers...... 68 Advertising Executive Musical Giftware Manufacturers and Retailers.....69 Natasha Alexander Trade Fairs...... 69 © Rhinegold Publishing Ltd 2014

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* Stentor provides good quality instruments that enable players to progress to the best of their ability and enjoy making music. * Ideal student and intermediate instruments: ‡ Stentor Student I ‡ Stentor Student II ‡ Stentor Graduate ‡ Stentor Conservatoire * Our high grade orchestral models: - Messina, Elysia and Arcadia * Stentor violins, violas, cellos and double basses are carved from solid tonewoods, with correct measurements and good tonal quality, offering students the best start to their musical careers. * Stentor Student I and Student II outfits are played in most schools in the UK and throughout the world.

Stentor instruments are available in all sizes from your local retailer.

Contact us for a copy of the Stentor brochure www.stentor-music.com

Stentor Music Co Ltd Tel: 01737 240226 Email: [email protected]

ADS_IBG_2014.indd 4 06/02/2014 16:42:09  Buying an instrument – tips to get you started f your child is about to start a course of instrumental lessons, one of the first things you’ll need to do is get them a decent instrument. For many parents this is a source of worry. How do you walk into a music shop and buy the appropriate violin, flute or trumpet with musical knowledge that is limited, to say the least? And how much to spend? The internet adds a further complication: should you buy without trying for the sake of a lower price? This article will answer these questions and provide you with the information you Ineed to buy or rent an instrument with confidence

Get advice from a teacher Consulting a teacher should always be the first port of call for any instruments can also be more fragile, and may not cope well with parent looking to obtain a musical instrument for their child. If the wear and tear a child’s instrument will typically endure. your child already has a teacher, go straight to them. If your child The teacher should also outline the benefits of buying versus does not have a teacher, you will need to find one, and advice on those of renting. Buying is obviously a bigger commitment, so it is how to do so is beyond the scope of this article. Briefly, the best advisable to buy quality from the outset; after all, your child will be guide is usually word of mouth; ask other parents and speak to stuck with whatever you buy. Renting allows you to keep your other teachers at your child’s school. options open, but can be a drain on your finances once your child Once found, your child’s teacher will be able to reassure you has decided that they definitely wish to continue playing. With that buying an instrument designed for a beginner does not this in mind, many retailers offer rental schemes which allow you mean spending large sums of money. In fact, it is not advisable to to purchase the instrument after a certain period, giving your child do so: expensive instruments are designed for advanced players, the time and space to decide whether playing is for them. and may not respond well in the hands of beginners. Expensive

What makes a quality Online retailer or traditional music shop? beginner instrument? The internet can be a good option if you are absolutely sure of what you want, but check that your online retailer has a returns policy. Brand-new instruments often leave the A good beginner instrument should factory in a state of minor disrepair; this often comes as a surprise to parents, but it is make it relatively easy for a new player an unfortunate reality that teachers are well aware of. If your factory-fresh instrument to produce a good sound, and should does turn out to need minor repairs, you will be grateful that you bought from a retailer be adequate for use up to (and in some with a comprehensive guarantee policy, as repairs can be costly. Similarly, it is worth cases beyond) Grade 5. Very cheap asking your child if there are any problems with the instrument as you approach the end instruments are often barely playable of the guarantee period. beyond Grade 1; avoid these. The Traditional music retailers offer the peace of mind of being able to return the teacher will know which are which, but instrument for repair for the duration of the guarantee period, which can be a as a general rule, instruments sold by considerable advantage if you prefer dealing with people face to face. It needn’t be an reputable music retailers will fall into either-or situation, though: many traditional retailers now have websites which the first category, while instruments combine the convenience of online commerce with the reliable service of a local bought in supermarkets, bookshops music shop. and other general outlets tend to fall into the second.

So, how much? It is difficult to put an average price on a beginner When is a beginner instrument no longer instrument, as prices vary between the different adequate? families of instruments (this in itself can be a consideration when choosing an instrument for The question of when your child might grow out of their first instrument your child). As a very rough guide, good beginner might seem irrelevant at the outset of their musical career, but it is actually string instruments start at around £200-300*, as of great importance. As stated earlier, a beginner instrument should be able do flutes and clarinets, although oboes, bassoons to respond well up to about Grade 5 level, which for most children will cover and saxophones are typically more expensive. Brass the first three to six years of learning. This means that when buying a instruments seem to be getting cheaper and beginner instrument, you are investing in the next three to five years of quality examples can be found starting at £150. your child’s education. It is a mistake is to see a beginner instrument as a For brand recommendations, always ask a teacher. disposable item suitable only for getting started; in fact, poor-quality instruments are a major reason why many children lose interest in playing at an early stage, and should be avoided. Words by Christopher Walters *All prices quoted are subject to change

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uying a world musical instrument is in some ways more difficult than buying a classical one: the marketplace for world musical instruments is more fragmented than that for classical instruments and there are fewer well established brands or suppliers. But just when buying a sax or violin, what’s most important is that your instrument should have a sound and physicality that make it a pleasure to play and this will depend on how well your supplier has sourced and set up their instruments. Cost is of course an Bimportant factor but with the market as it is, you unfortunately can’t reliably assume that high cost implies high quality. Some general tips: • Ask the experts – teachers, Music Service/Hub or online but African Drums make sure your expert has hands-on experience of the There’s a confusingly wide range of djembes out there – traditional instrument and tradition. wooden shells, synthetic PVC or resin shells and even “eco” ones made from recycled wood or paper fibres. There’s also the question • Buy from a specialist supplier who has in depth experience of provenance: most djembes currently on the market are made of the musical tradition and can give you real support. either in Africa or in Indonesia and there are good and bad ones • Get a no quibble guarantee – a good supplier will not only originating from both areas. So where to start? Important factors give you a full guarantee, they’ll also let you return or swap the to consider are: instrument if it’s not right for you. • Head diameter – this is measured across the top of the drum inside the top metal ring and is more important than the djembe • Don’t expect factory finishing - world musical instruments height. You’ll need at least 7 to 8” diameter for most children are mostly hand-made and so every one is different. under the age of 11 and at least 9 or 10” for most adults. • Weight – wooden djembes are heavier than synthetic or eco models as well as being more “authentic”. But lighter weights Samba may be important where small children are involved. Although most samba kit is currently imported from Brazil (and, • Skin – goatskin is traditionally used and thicker skins tend to as with African drums, there’s a range of different qualities), last longer and give a mellower tone than thin ones. There are there’s now also some very good UK-made samba kit available. good, weather-proof synthetic skins out there too and if you’re Important factors to consider: intending to do a lot of playing out of doors then these might be • Wood or aluminium – wood is the traditional material but worth considering. today most samba kit sold is made from light-weight • Construction - it’s important for the sound that the djembe aluminium. The sound quality of wooden kit is more rounded skin stays tight and for this you need 3 solid metal rings – two and musical but it tends to be more expensive. at the top and one around the waist. These rings must not move • Skin or synthetic heads – synthetic heads are perfect for and to ensure this, a well-made djembe will have a lower ring outdoor playing and they’re also usually easy to replace. that’s embedded into a groove in the wood. You also need “pre- • Nesting surdos or double-ended ones – if storage space is stretched” rope as if the stringing stretches and becomes slack, an issue then nesting surdos (the two smaller ones fit inside the the drum skin can lose tension and tone. big one) are a good solution. • Delivery and spare parts – it’s always worth checking lead times. Supplies from Brazil can be slow or unreliable whereas lead times are much quicker from the UK. Steel Pans • Customisation – can your supplier customise the kit in school Traditional steel pans are made by hand and are imported from or club colours? Trinidad in a range of different qualities and all with a high price tag. The most important thing to watch out for is the stability of tuning as poorly made pans can lose their tuning quickly and retuning can be expensive. In practice it’s well worth considering Gamelan US factory-made pans, which hold their tuning very well and tend Gamelan instruments are available from both Java and Bali. The to work out less expensive than the better quality hand-made Javanese and Balinese use different tuning systems and even ones. There’s also the issue of consistency of tuning – if you need within Java and Bali, different makers use slightly different to add more instruments later, can you be sure they’ll be in tune? tuning, so you need to make sure all your gamelan instruments As with gamelan it makes sense to stick to a single good supplier come from the same supplier. There’s also a wide range of different – or to make sure your pans have concert pitch tuning. gamelan instruments and many local variations, so above all make sure you have expert advice before committing. In particular: Do you need the tuning to fit with other instruments? Taiko – if so, is the scale pelog or slendro and who supplied them? A good Japanese taiko drums tend to be very expensive. Less expensive supplier is vital as you may need to rely on them not only for service Chinese versions are now being imported but these tend to be of a but also for supplying consistently tuned instruments in future. lesser quality. A third option is UK-made teaching drums, which are What materials are used? considerably cheaper and, being made from PVC and synthetics, also – the best (and most expensive) instruments use bronze for the much lighter and weather-proof. Space may also be an issue as some metal components and jackfruit for the wood. Steel is a very styles of taiko drum are big! Because of the cost of the kit, it makes practical alternative to bronze – much cheaper, more stable and particular sense to take expert advice before deciding and to consider: almost as good a sound quality. Cheaper instruments may use • Is the drum for practice or for performance? MDF or plywood for the casings and these can provide reasonable • Will the instrument stay in situ or will it be moved around? low budget solutions. • What is the age group of the players? • How long term an investment do you wish to make?

ADS_IBG_2014.indd 6 06/02/2014 16:42:12 ADS_IBG_2014.indd 7 06/02/2014 16:42:13  Tips from the professionals hoosing an instrument is a major investment of both time and money. While it is of greater importance for a professional to get it right than a beginner, it’s still vital that young players find an instrument they are happy with, which will encourage them to continue. We asked a selection of Ctop instrumentalists what is most important when choosing an instrument Michael Collins: Benjamin Grosvenor: Pianist

Clarinettist and When did you start learning? conductor I started learning at six What instrument did you start with? years old. At first, I I started to learn the clarinet at eight years wasn’t particularly old, with a plastic Boosey & Hawkes interested in it, but then instrument. All I can remember was the some friends at school complete excitement at trying to move started and I was spurred forward with the instrument as fast as on to practise. From then possible and I couldn’t stop playing it. on, I gradually liked it more and more. I What do you play now? particularly remember Three years ago I got a custom-made the Jibbidy F piano tutor prototype from Yamaha. I like the mixture and not being able to of darkness and brightness in sound, when reach the pedals. called upon. What was your first What advice would you give to instrument? Sussie Ahlburg someone looking for an instrument? It was a Bechstein I would advise that the teacher always be upright that my mother was given by her father. present when choosing a new instrument, especially at the start. Always have an open What do you play now? mind and make sure you listen to as many In 2003 (when I was ten) I was lent a Bösendorfer 214 and I different ways of playing the clarinet as you bought it three years later. Previously, I had only practised on an can, so that you can form your own opinion upright piano and wasn’t used to the heavier action of the about the sort of sound and style of playing grand. I think that getting this instrument really helped to you wish to develop. develop my piano technique. When I acquired it, it had a pleasingly mellow tone, but now it is used rather too often to be in the best condition. Despite its faults, I am used to it and it is a piano at which I feel very comfortable.

What advice would you give to someone looking for an instrument? If money and space are proving to be a problem, then I think an electric piano would be a good choice for a beginner. A piano that is very out of tune and on which notes stick is not good for developing a student’s control of sound. There is also the advantage of practising while wearing headphones, which would prevent problems with the neighbours! The technology is getting better all the time, with companies trying to make electric pianos more and more like the real thing. I have a Yamaha electric piano in my bedroom for when working

Ben Ealovega late at night and for when the piano room is being used.

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Jennifer Pike: Violinist

When did you start learning the violin? I started just before I was five and I remember it being a time of real discovery. To find a new means of expression through noise was thoroughly satisfying!

What was your first instrument? I started on an eighth-size Russian violin, which was bought for about £10 in Blackburn. I still get it out of its case sometimes and lament those bygone days! Jim Callaghan What do you play now? Percussionist In 2002 I got a Goffriller, which was made Evelyn Glennie: in Venice in 1708. It is an instrument When did you get your first instrument? which allows me to explore a great range of I received my first snare drum at the age of 12. It’s currently on colours and its rich amber tone is equally display in the foyer of my offices in Cambridgeshire. It was very suited to concertos and chamber music. basic and not a ‘professional’ drum, but more for educational purposes. I loved it and it really served the purpose of wanting What should a young player look for in to better myself as a percussionist, musician and sound creator. an instrument? Since getting that first instrument, I have collected percussion Find an instrument that is the right size instruments from all over the world and I now have more than for you and has a tone quality that doesn’t 1,800 instruments, ranging from the largest timpani in the put you off practising. Take it on approval world to the smallest playable drum in the world – as well as a so your violin teacher can check whether it 30-piece gamelan and many instruments made specifically suits you. for me.

What should a young player look for in What do you like about the snare drum? a teacher? The snare drum is challenging both physically and mentally to Finding a teacher who inspires you is the play. There are many different styles of playing the drum – key to helping you enjoy the challenges of Scottish style, American, Irish, Swiss – and each can take a learning an instrument. Set yourself clear, lifetime to master. I also enjoy the fact that each snare drum has achievable goals in your practice and be many facets to explore and can create many different sounds. patient! What do you remember about your first lessons? I was inspired seeing the school orchestra play and wanted to be part of it. I looked around the orchestra and decided that the percussion section seemed interesting and varied. I asked to have lessons through the school system, which was a life- changing moment for me.

What advice would you give to someone looking for an instrument? Explore as many options as possible before committing yourself to anything. Talk to other musicians, instrument dealers, music teachers – use the internet for research and, if possible, try the instrument out to be sure it is what you are looking for. My belief is that an instrument well cared for and loved, no matter what the price range, will last a lifetime and will have a strong impact at some point along the journey of a musician’s development.

What’s your advice for a young player? Be curious! Keep exploring and keep asking, ‘What if?’. Your instrument really is your best friend. Eric Richmond Words by Rhian Morgan

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Will it work when we get home? I’ve heard you need to check that a violin has been set up properly. What you really need is reassurance from the seller, because most people will not be able to do the checking. Leading string retailers such as Stringers, J P Guivier, SoundPost in Guildford and Perfect Pitch in Chesham all stock entry-level instruments that are imported from China and then set up as necessary in the UK. The bridge may need to be thinned, lowered, fitted properly and better arced; a better quality tailpiece with good adjusters may be required; the pegs may need reshaping and refitting so that they turn better; and superior strings may need to be added. The soundpost may also need adjusting for maximum tone production. All this detailed care means The Stentor Conservatoire model is If I choose to buy a more valuable that a basic instrument made at speed another attractive option at this level. instrument that doesn’t come as in a Chinese workshop can become For a real step up from a basic model it part of an outfit and therefore decent and gratifying to play, with is worth spending £200–300. The needs a bow, what should I strings that sound nice instead of Prima Loreato at around £200 makes look for? tinny, stay in tune and are easy to an impressive sound and comes with a You can buy a decent entry-level bow adjust, sit at the right height above the good carbon fibre bow. Schroetter for around £30, but if you want fingerboard and are at the right levels, violins, around £300 and somewhat something markedly better you should making it easier to play one string at a unusually made in Germany, make a expect to spend over £100. The time. Having said all that, the standard clear and resonant sound and have qualities to look for in a bow are of workmanship and design has enough depth of tone to serve a strength, stability and flexibility, and improved markedly over the last 30 student comfortably up to Grade 5. to find each of these present to a years and a quick MOT is often all that The Yamaha AV5 and Eastman meaningful degree in a wooden bow is required. instruments are also worth means looking upwards of £400. considering. However, carbon fibre bows are now How much should I budget for? being produced that promote balance These days you can get a good deal of You mentioned the word ‘outfit’. and flexibility while also offering the value for your money. Of the two Presumably that means strength of the carbon fibre. Because of violin makes dominating the entry- everything comes in one package? economies of scale and cheaper level market at the moment, Well, almost everything. For the material costs, these bows start at a Primavera arguably has the edge over modest sums discussed above you will little over £100 and even the basic ones Stentor with its Primavera 90 model, get an instrument, case and bow play to a good intermediate standard. which retails at around £70*. For an (Stentor also throws in a block of instrument which has been set up and rosin), but you will need to purchase Any other advice? improved you are looking at around accessories such as shoulder rests Buy from a reputable string £150. Higher-grade beginner models separately. A simple shoulder rest is instrument retailer and then make the retail at around £175, and a popular the Huber pad, available from most most of what you have: use good violin by Andreas Keller earns its place stockists, and will do nicely for the strings and make sure your student in this category with a clearer tone first year or two. After that you may cares for the violin and bow to keep than the entry-level models, but is let want your student to use something them working at their best. down by the poor-quality bow which that gives more support and stability, comes with the outfit. like the Kun or Wolf shoulder rests. Words by Helena Ruinard *All prices quoted are subject to change

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 1 - violin.indd 11 10/02/2014 09:24:07  Buying a viola for beginners

What should I look for in a But I’m a bit scared of specialists! beginner viola? Me too, and it has to be said that some It depends what you mean by have attracted a reputation for ‘beginner’. The majority of viola snootiness, but that’s a small minority. players start by learning the violin and In the long run, it really does make may have reached a reasonably sense to develop a relationship with a advanced level. But let’s assume you specialist establishment. At some are looking for an instrument for point you’ll be looking to upgrade your someone learning from scratch. At this instrument, or you’ll need to get your level it’s not worth worrying too much bow rehaired, and you may even want about sound. The initial challenges will somewhere to leave flyers for concerts be adapting your body to the required – all of which is much easier if you’re posture, co-ordinating unfamiliar arm on good terms. Again, if you can, it’s movements and developing touch in worth asking around for your fingers and hand muscles – and recommendations. And if you can learning to tune up. persuade an experienced teacher or The most important thing is that player to accompany you on your first the instrument you buy is in good visit, you’ll feel less overwhelmed. condition and properly set up. The pegs should pass through the holes in Will it come with a bow? the side of the peg box without forcing Typically, no. Past the beginner stage and should turn with a smooth, not you would never expect to buy a viola posture and movement. The same goes jerky, motion; the bridge must not and bow as a set. In general, when for the chinrest; most likely this will have buckled; the tailpiece must have buying a bow you should look out for come already attached to the been positioned so that strings run four things: the stick should bend in instrument you buy, but there are straight up the neck; and parts should towards the hair; the stick should different models and it is possible that have been glued together neatly with straighten a little (keeping its general the one you get may not be suitable. no loose fitting. concave shape) when tightened; the stick and hair should be aligned and What about strings? There seem to Where do I get hold of one? should not get pulled out of shape be so many different makes. Your local music shop is a good start. when the bow is tightened; and there Yes, the choice can seem daunting, They will almost certainly deal with should be no gaps at the sides or in the but many of the brands are designed the main manufacturers of beginner middle where the hair is attached to for use by professional players instruments. But it is worth doing the bow at the point. and are priced accordingly. For some research to locate nearby beginners D’Addario’s Prelude range specialist instrument dealers (ask a Will I need anything else? is recommended; Thomastik-Infeld’s string teacher at your school, or get Other than a case (nothing too fancy Dominant range is also widely used and hold of a copy of the British & at this stage), you will need rosin. This is suitable for more advanced players. International Music Yearbook online at tablet of heated and dried conifer sap Beyond that, it becomes increasingly www.rhinegold.co.uk/bimy). They will is applied to the bow hair to help make a matter of personal preference. be able to order from outside the strings vibrate. Get a light rosin to At an advanced level, that choice companies, but may also have suitable, start with; Hidersine is a reputable is essential – violas are so different in possibly more interesting, brand, as is Hill. Don’t spend much character from one to another that instruments in stock. Older more than a fiver. it is good to be able to experiment instruments are also likely to be better You will also need a shoulder rest, with different string options and investments than factory-made units as used by the vast majority of combinations. And the improvement (or at least more likely to retain their violinists. A fair number of viola in sound can be instantly noticed – the value when it comes to selling on), if players, myself included, do not use first time I put on a Jargar A string, that is a consideration for you. one, but the decision to use one or not I must have spent five minutes playing (and which type) must be done in open As, trying to find the word to consultation with a teacher, since it describe the amazing new sound. will have a crucial impact on your Words by Toby Deller

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 2 - viola.indd 12 10/02/2014 15:12:21  Buying a cello for beginners

What should I think about before I buy? If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Very cheap cellos are very cheap for a reason and end up costing more in the long run. All new cellos need to be properly set up by a professional maker or repairer. A poorly set up cello will lead to excess tension and bad playing habits. Some music shops offer a workshop set up for an additional fee. Always ask a teacher before you pay for a shop set up. Beware of retailers who lack knowledge of stringed instruments. A teacher will be able to make that judgement based on how a retailer markets their stock. If your budget allows, you may be tempted to go for a top of the range instrument, but if you or your child has never played before, you’re better off starting with something more modest and upgrading later.

BEGINNER CELLOS REVIEWED Make and model: Primavera Prima Make and model: Stentor Student I 100 Outfit type: Cello, padded bag Outfit type: Cello, padded bag and bow. and bow. Average price for full-sized Average price: £430 instrument: £350* Best price available from: DJM Best price from: Omega Music Music (www.djmmusic.com) You will also want to consider better (www.omegamusic.co.uk) Suitable for: Beginner to Grade 5. protection for an instrument of this Suitable for: Beginner to Grade 3. Pros: Relatively well made and quality; good quality cello cases start Pros: Better overall quality than most finished, made from hand-carved solid at around £180. entry-level instruments. Made from spruce and maple with ebony Star rating: **** solid hand-carved maple and spruce. fingerboard and tuning pegs. Cons: Somewhat more expensive than Cons: Can sound a bit ‘boxy’. Make and model: Westbury (by many entry-level instruments. The Somewhat more expensive than other Eastman Strings) fingerboard is not ebony and can be brands in this category. Requires a Outfit type: Cello only. prone to knots or poor shape. Requires proper set up. Average price: £1,000 a proper set up. Star rating: *** Best price available from: DJM Star rating: *** Music (www.djmmusic.com) Make and model: Primavera Prima Suitable for: Grade 6 to 8 plus. Make and model: Stentor Student II 200 Pros: A fine handmade and hand- Outfit type: Cello, padded bag Outfit type: Cello, padded bag varnished cello suitable for more and bow. and bow. advanced students up to college level, Average price: £480 Average price: £650 or as a back-up professional Best price available from: Omega Best price available from: DJM instrument. An instrument of this Music (www.omegamusic.co.uk) Music (www.djmmusic.com) quality will continue to develop in Suitable for: Beginner to Grade 5. Suitable for: Grade 3 to 7. sound quality as it is ‘played in’ and Pros: The Student II is a step up from Pros: An attractive looking and will retain its value providing it is. the Student I model and is a reliable sounding instrument made of hand- Cons: Seldom sold as an outfit. model made from hand-carved solid carved figured maple and medium Requires a proper set up, which is spruce and maple with a better quality grain spruce, ebony fingerboard, likely to cost more based on the fact ebony fingerboard and tuning pegs. topnut and tuning pegs, and a better that a better quality cello deserves Cons: Somewhat more expensive than quality tailpiece than the Prima 100 or better quality strings and a more other brands in this category. Requires Stentor models. Widely considered to precise, finely tuned overall set up. As a proper set up. be the best value intermediate student with the Prima 200, you will need to Star rating: **** cello outfit. invest in a good quality case to protect Cons: Requires a proper set up, which your cello. is likely to cost more based on the fact Star Rating: **** that a better quality cello deserves better quality strings and a more precise, finely tuned overall set up. Words by Deryn Cullen *All prices quoted are subject to change

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MusicPages_FP_2014.indd 1 09/01/2014 14:23:13 ADS_IBG_2014.indd 14 10/02/2014 17:22:22  Buying a harp for beginners

What sort of harp should I start on? is good if you are intending to transfer harps are also available to hire from Generally in the UK two main kinds of on to a pedal harp at some stage, or the Clarsach Society, either in harp are taught: pedal harps and lever can have a lighter tension, which is Edinburgh or London. harps. The latter can also be called better for smaller children. If you do clarsachs, celtic harps or small harps not intend to transfer on to pedal harp (pedal harps are usually bigger). If you at any stage, then choice of tension is have already found a teacher, do ask a personal one (with guidance from Useful links their advice and preference as to which your teacher). •• www.clarsachsoclondon. you should use – this could save a lot co.uk has a comprehensive list of links to dealers and of money and frustration! However, if What about pedal harps? makers of small harps and you are intending to teach yourself or Small pedal harps are now available most pedal harp makes, have the chance to purchase a specifically with children and dealers, teachers, events, particular instrument, then cost, portability in mind. But unless the other harp associations, suitability of size and portability are child can sit on a normal chair and workshops which welcome beginners and so on. They also the main factors to take into account. reach the ground with their feet flat hire lever harps to members The pedals and the levers (or on the floor, even these may be too •• www.clarsachsociety.co.uk sometimes hooks/blades) are what big, unless the child plays pieces which hire lever harps to members enable the instrument to change key; do not require pedal changes mid- and have a list of teachers. an instrument without either would piece. Small pedal harps usually have be very limited in what it could play upwards of 40 strings, whereas a full- Words by Danielle Perrett and most teachers would not size pedal harp has 46 or 47 strings. *All prices quoted are subject to change recommend it. The 40-string harp can be used to take lower grade exams, but more advanced Tell me more about lever harps. pieces often need more strings. These days, most players begin on Pedal harps fit into the back of most lever harps. It is possible to transfer estate cars with the seats folded down. quite easily to a pedal harp at any They can take part in orchestras, stage, although examinations can now although the parts are usually written be taken on lever harps at all levels up for instruments with 46 or 47 strings. to and including diploma. They can also play in small or larger Most teachers suggest a lever harp ensembles and accompany other with 34 or more strings so that the instruments and voices. instrument can be used for repertoire found in graded music exams, with a Should I hire or buy? wider range of repertoire also playable. Purchasing a new lever harp with 34 Smaller lap harps are available with strings starts from around £900* fewer strings for very small children or inclusive of VAT. for those wishing to accompany Purchasing a used lever harp starts themselves while singing, for example. from around £600. New pedal harps These harps can be useful for taking on are available from around £7,000; used planes as other harps are too big for ones usually start at about £6,000. hand luggage regulations! Most lever If you are unsure about which is the harps would fit on the back seat of a car best instrument for you, whether you but would probably be too big and are going to continue or if the cost of heavy for a child to take to school on a buying a harp is prohibitive, you could bus or train. Lever harps can take part consider hiring an instrument. Makers in school orchestras if the parts are and dealers offer schemes whereby you specially written for them. They can also hire a pedal or lever harp for a limited play in small ensembles and accompany period then put much of the hire other instruments and voices. money towards the purchase of that or Lever harps can have the same sort another instrument. Alternatively you of string tension as pedal harps, which can hire with no option to buy. Lever

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 4 - Harp.indd 15 10/02/2014 09:27:03  Buying a French horn for beginners

I’m confused! F horn, Bb horn, What should I be looking for? compensating double, full double I must repeat that the teacher’s advice – where on earth do I start? is essential, since the choice of I sympathise! It does seem a minefield whether to start a student on the F or and the best advice must be to consult the Bb horn will be theirs. In my view, an experienced professional teacher. beginners should start on the F horn. Historically, the horn settled down to In the area of the instrument where be pitched in F with a length of 12'6", new players begin playing, the which gave the most characteristic intonation is superior, the sound is sound and the best compromise in more characteristic of the horn and terms of range and pitching of notes. there are more possibilities for lip As music became ever more flexibility exercises. The sole advantage complicated, a shorter, 9' horn pitched of the Bb horn is easier pitching – not a in Bb came into use to help with inconsiderable advantage, it must be pitching higher notes, although with admitted – but horn players have to some trade-off in tone quality. It is overcome the difficulties of pitching, essential to note that both come what may. instruments are used sounding a fifth If a child is very young, say between part of the market was dominated by lower than written so the music will seven and ten years old, the mini horn two horns: the Yamaha 567 and the always be for horn in F. is to be preferred and John Packer Ltd Holton 378, which have given has been importing excellent horns for excellent service to many budding What about the compensating and some time. For a long time the F horn players. Prices for both are full double horn? version was almost four times the currently around £2,700, and there is Other than in expert hands, the single price of the Bb, but it is now the almost little to choose between them, Bb horn has an incomplete range and the same price, retailing online at although the Yamaha is perhaps a potential tuning issues, so a way was around £210*. little lighter and has an adjustable found to combine both horns into one If a young player is making good thumb lever, which can be useful with instrument. A full double has a full set progress, the time will come when a growing student. of tubing for each ‘side’ of the horn, they will need to move up to a double whereas a compensating double shares horn, and although a mini horn is What about mouthpieces? some of the tubing to reduce weight. available as a compensating double, Another potential minefield! A new Generally, unless weight is a major I would normally advise waiting until a horn should come with a mouthpiece, issue, the full double is preferred and student is able to manage a normal- but it is often little more than a has become standard around the size double horn. At that point, or for mouthpiece-shaped object. There are globe. an older beginner, sound choices literally hundreds on the market, but would include the Jupiter 852L, my advice would be to buy what in What are mini or kinder horns? retailing at around £1,800, or the effect amounts to the industry These have only been available for Paxman Academy range, which has a standard: the Paxman 4B, which may around ten years or so, and are compensating double at £1,900 and a well be the only mouthpiece a starter essentially a normal single F or Bb full double (my personal preference) at player ever needs. horn coiled around one more time and £2,000. These more recent fitted with a slightly smaller bell to introductions are lighter when Any final advice? make them more manageable for a compared with many previous Ask for help and advice from an child. Well-made ones play very well, instruments – a definite advantage for experienced teacher or visit a specialist although inevitably there are the younger player. They are also shop such as Paxman, John Packer compromises. Unlike the string family, better designed ergonomically. or Dawkes rather than simply buying where fitting the instrument to the As a student progresses, the teacher over the internet or on price alone. growing child through a range of sizes may advise (typically around Grade 5) This is even more important if seeking has been standard practice, the horn, moving to a horn better suited to a secondhand horn. Happy hunting! like most wind instruments, has been more advanced playing – what is a one-size-fits-all instrument. commonly known as an intermediate or student horn. For many years this Words by Simon de Souza *All prices quoted are subject to change

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 5 - French horn.indd 16 10/02/2014 09:27:58  Buying a trumpet for beginners

Before we start talking about What about mouthpieces? trumpets, shouldn’t beginners There should always be a reasonable start on the cornet? mouthpiece provided with a new In 30 years of teaching I’ve started instrument, but I would recommend students on trumpets and cornets in spending an extra £40 on a Vincent roughly equal measure, each time Bach or a Denis Wick. A good considering the size and age of the mouthpiece can improve the sound of student. On a cornet the reach is a cheap instrument, and a poor shorter, meaning that the player uses mouthpiece can make a great less pressure on the lip, which instrument sound ordinary. increases stamina. Cornet players also tend to be better at keeping the Should I buy new or secondhand? instrument in a horizontal position There’s no rule here – it all depends on and display less ‘sagging’ than the quality and cost of the instrument. students who start the trumpet at an However, many new instruments early age. include a good case, warranty, valve oil The argument against the cornet and a cleaning cloth, so it’s becoming is that it is actually a different increasingly difficult for secondhand instrument with a conical bore, instruments to compete. rather than a cylindrical one like the trumpet. However, I have never Brass lacquer or silver plate? encountered any difficulty with the This is partly a matter of taste, transition from cornet to trumpet; although silver is generally more Normans and Phil Parker always have my own son, now a trumpet scholar at durable, it is also more expensive. brass specialists on hand to advise and Royal College of Music, began on the have very good websites. cornet. How much should I be looking Students who are bigger can of to spend? Any more advice? course start on the trumpet. Key I would recommend budgeting £150- The single most important factor factors when deciding between the 350 for a starter instrument and £500 when choosing an instrument is its two are ease of reach, posture and the for a step-up instrument. sound, something beginners are student’s ability to sustain the correct unable to evaluate. Teachers, position. But whether you’re So … what should I buy, and therefore, must play a critical part in recommending cornet or trumpet, the where from? assessing and offering advice, which is selection criteria when purchasing an As a starting point, I would only possible if the instrument has instrument are the same. recommend looking at the Jupiter been purchased on a sale-or-return trumpet (model JTR 138L), which basis. Any reputable dealer should I’ve heard that the valves are the retails at around £230*, and the allow students to borrow instruments most important part of a trumpet. equivalent Jupiter Cornet (JCR520) for around a month, or allow Is that right? which is around £350. If you can purchased instruments to be returned Here comes the science. Major invest another £100 or so, have a look if not quite right. consideration needs to be given to the at the Yamaha range, which is Crucially, if parents are buying for a valves: they are the engine of the generally considered to be of higher child, they must always be persuaded trumpet and need to be smooth- quality. In the long run you may get to take advice from a teacher running and robust. Cheaper your money back in resale value. beforehand. Increasingly I come across trumpets’ valves may not remain ‘true’ I have been impressed with the John cases where parents have gone for the over a period of time and will stick, Packer range of Chinese-made cheapest option without consulting a requiring a visit to the repairer. Valve imported trumpets, which start at teacher, which results in the oil and cleaning can improve the around £150. Students would get instrument being sent away for repair valves of a secondhand instrument around three good years of with progress duly interrupted. that hasn’t been played for a while, but development on these instruments if this doesn’t work, don’t buy the before making the next step up. Good instrument. stockists such as John Packer Ltd, Words by Kevin Street *All prices quoted are subject to change

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 6 - trumpet.indd 17 10/02/2014 09:29:00

“I particularly like the music practice suggestion to keep an instrument on a stand rather than in a case as this would make it basic advice much more tempting to practice.” ProfessorSteve of Waterman, Jazz Trumpet, Trinity College of Music, for parents London

For parents with little or no knowledge of musical instruments, this book covers all sorts of practical topics such as where to keep the instrument, cleaning the instrument, organising sheet music, accessing online help such as Speedshifter by ABRSM and joining groups, to name a few.

Organised into sections for parents of beginners, improvers and bored students, the information is presented in a very clear bullet point format with checklists at the end of each section. It is kept deliberately concise so that it is not daunting to read.

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ADS_IBG_2014.indd 18 06/02/2014 16:42:17 ADS_IBG_2014.indd 19 06/02/2014 16:42:18  Buying an alto saxophone for beginners Why should I choose to play an especially full bell-notes – great for alto saxophone? Year 5 students practising their Titanic Of all the musical instruments foghorn impressions. The sax is children might learn, the saxophone is comfortable to hold and feels solid and consistently one of the most popular well made, if a little chunky, under the choices. Apart from the odd hurdle, fingers. This sax is far more than just a such as size and weight around the ‘starter sax’ and would be more than neck, it is relatively easy for complete adequate for a student up to beginners to piece together a simple intermediate level. It comes with a already well acquainted with the tune and feel pretty pleased with very good quality TJ mouthpiece, Jupiter 565GL. This is Jupiter’s themselves. Not forgetting the most which also wouldn’t need upgrading popular budget alto, and is second important fact – everyone knows it’s for quite a while. Like some of the only to the JP041 in terms of price. cool to play the sax! other saxes on review, it comes in a The Jupiter is well made, light and choice of standard gold lacquer or feels good under the fingers, especially Which alto sax do I buy? black nickel plate. the position of the high F sharp key. It is worth stressing that a saxophone doesn’t always work ‘straight out of Are there any cheaper options? Are there any models that music the box’ and will probably need A fairly recent phenomenon is the teachers prefer? regulating and adjusting for it to play wide availability of Chinese imports – The Yamaha 275 has traditionally properly. For this reason, I would these tend to be much cheaper as they always been the teachers’ favourite always recommend buying from a are copies of more established brands. choice of beginner sax. It has to be reputable shop with a repair workshop John Packer imports a range of own- said, Yamaha is the most expensive on site. brand, Chinese altos. I first came sax in this category by a long way. English manufacturer Trevor James across these instruments a few years However, in this case anyway, you do Alphasax’s is aimed at younger, ago when several pro colleagues began pay for what you get. It looks good and smaller players who are not ready for a buying them as spare instruments feels easy to play, with the octave key regular sax. Launched in October to use on gigs. Because of their low feeling close enough for smaller hands. 2008, the innovative Alphasax is a cost, it meant they could leave their Build quality and intonation are lightweight version that looks similar £3,000 vintage Selmer Mark VI safely excellent and the sound is immediate to a normal alto, but lacks much of the at home! and fairly bright, but with a depth key-work. It plays from low C up to As the lowest price sax, I wasn’t and character the other saxes lacked. top D, allowing you to play up to expecting much from the JP041, yet The Yamaha has bags of flexibility and ABRSM Grade 3. The Alphasax is much it is a solid, well-built, high-F# horn potential, so despite a bigger initial lighter and easier to hold than a that has been bought by the dozen for outlay, any student could play this sax conventional instrument. However, it various wider opps schemes across the right up to Grade 6 plus, especially just doesn’t sound as good as a regular country. It lacks depth and character if they upgraded the mouthpiece at sax, nor is it as free-blowing. This in its sound, but for a budget ‘starter some point. instrument is very well intentioned, sax’ the intonation and key design but unless you have a student who is are perfectly acceptable. It is heavier Is there anything else to consider absolutely desperate to start it may be than other altos – an important in making my decision? better to wait until they are big consideration for a young player. It All the saxes have something to enough for the real thing. comes in a decent quality padded case offer in terms of their overall (in red and blue, so it stands out from quality, intonation and tone. Almost When should I replace the starter all those other black cases!) with a as important is your choice of sax for something more comprehensive sax care kit. Despite mouthpiece and this deserves equal sophisticated? some reservations, it is streets ahead consideration when buying any The ‘Horn’ Classic is Trevor James’s of any other alto you can buy new for saxophone. full-size, entry-level alto saxophone. It a low price. is easy to blow and responsive, with Like many sax teachers, I am Words by Neil Crossley

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 7 - alto sax.indd 20 10/02/2014 09:30:08  Buying a flute for beginners Where should I go to buy a position, but will also mean that there beginners flute? is more mechanism which will affect Buy a branded instrument from a the weight of the flute body. Open specialist shop. This way you are holes force a student into a good hand guaranteed that your instrument has position from the outset, but do not been checked, play tested and is make any noticeable difference to the working well. Even if you buy a new, tone. Closed holes are much easier to branded flute over the internet, you master. Padding needs to be top can’t be sure it is correctly adjusted or quality and should seal the tone holes play tested. Total beginners will not be tightly (a specialist retailer will make able to tell one flute from another, but any necessary adjustments before the if the student has already been flute is taken home). learning for a few years and can play quite well, they should try out as many Are there any models in particular flutes as possible. that are recommended? Here is a selection of flutes which I Is there anything in particular I have tested: should look out for? The head joint has the biggest effect on Pearl PF505 and riser gives this flute a warm tone sound production, and all of the top This flute is my favourite. For years I’d with colour and depth across its entire brand name flute manufacturers make recommended the Trevor James for its range. The harmonics are easy to good ones. Colour, tone, dynamic reliability and easy sound, but the obtain, with accurate intonation. The range and flexibility are affected by the Pearl is the undoubted winner – it pads are of superior quality compared cut of the embouchure hole – many looks good, it feels good, and its tone to most student flutes, and it is very good student flutes benefit from an is lovely. The lower register is easy to nice to look at too, as all the ‘easy blow’ mouthpiece. Although produce at all dynamics; the high adjustment screws are behind the each model has a slightly different register retains its warmth. All Pearl keys. This flute would be a very good take on this, they are loosely based on models have French style pointed buy and has excellent long-term a rounded rectangular design. This is arms, a first in flute manufacture. They potential. are light to touch, with a slightly wonderful for a new flautist as they Jupiter JFL511 are able to comfortably produce a bouncy feel, which makes fast passages really quite pleasant. I find that the lower notes of this flute strong sound, especially in the lower are powerful and easily obtained, but register. Yamaha YFL211 less well-defined than others. The It is certain that a student will The Yamaha is the bestselling student warmth of tone of this instrument is progress more quickly with a head flute in the world, and I was surprised immediately obvious, which may be joint that is well suited to them. to find out that this flute is one of my partly because of its silver riser, not Perhaps a good way of getting a least favourites, even though I used common in student instruments. If student to really listen to the sound one as a child. The blow hole is much you want a good strong tone at the they are making would be to hide the more rounded than most of the other expense of refinement, then this flute brand names of the flutes when trying flutes and is undercut to improve will tick all the boxes. them out so that they can hear which responsiveness. The bodywork and key one they prefer, rather than being posts are nice and sturdy and the key Trevor James 10xE influenced by names, teacher’s pads are excellent quality. One good With this flute, aimed at beginners, it opinion, price, etc. idea, which is not on any other flute, is is really easy to reach the lower and the markers on the flute that ensure high register. The free-blowing Are there any technical the headjoint and footjoint are headjoint makes a quick, strong tone specifications the flute should correctly positioned. which is good for beginners. The have? bodywork and cup keys are obviously A student should be made aware of Trevor James Privilege III robust and of good quality, with felt to technical specifications, perhaps by This flute sounds beautiful, with a rich, soften the mechanism and cork under explaining the advantages and resonant tone. The embouchure hole is trill keys. disadvantages of each. An offset G a slightly more advanced shape to the helps create a more natural hand 10x model. The solid silver lip plate Words by Rozanne Paragon

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 8 - flute.indd 21 10/02/2014 09:31:55  Buying a clarinet for beginners perfectly with no hint of air escape. Priced well under the Yamaha and Buffet models, this is an instrument to be reckoned with. The Jupiter is perfect for a more impatient beginner who wants immediacy and reliability.

What does the Schreiber offer? The Schreiber 6010 is a relative newcomer to the market, although Why the clarinet? something I have occasionally noticed the company has a longstanding The clarinet is a popular choice for with this model in the past. It must connection with Buffet, and has for children or adults wanting to learn also be said that this instrument offers some time manufactured a number of a musical instrument. It’s relatively a slightly resistant blow, which gives it its cheaper models. This instrument inexpensive, lightweight and mellow the depth that appeals to me as an is something of an oddity. The first in sound – or should be if the adult player, but which may not be thing you notice is that the speaker instrument is good. Thankfully, the appropriate for the youngest students. key bends round the neck of the many different models on the market That said, this is a classic, dependable instrument to cover a hole on the mean that every beginner should be design and good enough to be an front. This is presumably to produce able to find something suitable. There advanced player’s spare instrument. a clearer throat Bb, but it means is, however, considerable variation that the key has to be depressed an from model to model and parents, What does the Buffet B12 offer? uncomfortably large distance – not teachers and adult learners need to be I first learnt on a B12, as did many very user friendly. Intonation is good, aware that every instrument may not clarinettists. It’s been going for years, however, and it does have a pleasing work for every person. but as a teacher I have always shied sound on the notes just above the away from it because I have often found stave, perhaps as a result of the speaker What should I be aware of when its sound rather thin. A large part of key arrangement. Unfortunately the I start looking? the problem was the sub-standard mouthpiece is disappointment, being Surprisingly, it is often the case that mouthpiece formerly supplied with the both stuffy and shrill. instruments arrive from the factory B12, but the good news is that Buffet not in working order (some brands are has redesigned its mouthpieces with What does John Packer offer? worse than others for this). For this the result that the whole set up now JP021 is part of John Packer Ltd’s own reason, it is always best to take away the works much better. Intonation is good, JP range. All JP instruments are specific instrument you have tested in but the keywork feels slightly flimsy manufactured in China and are the shop; never accept a different, ‘brand and there is a certain amount of muffle considerably cheaper than the new’ one from the storeroom that may and buzz. Criticisms aside, the B12 established plastic models, a price need to go straight to the repairer. remains a solid choice for beginners. band inhabited by several other Chinese-produced models that share What sort of choices are there? What does the Jupiter offer? many of the same features. The JP021 There is the ever-popular Yamaha The Jupiter clarinet is a real revelation. has a brushed plastic body and nickel- YCL250, a model that I have always It is hardly new, but as a consequence plated keys, and comes with an recommended to my beginner of recommending the Yamaha YCL250 unmarked mouthpiece – normally a students. Excellent intonation and for years, I have seldom come across it. bad sign, but this one actually worked depth of sound belied its plastic body, The instrument has a bright, cheerful better than the Schreiber mouthpiece. and the keywork feels sturdy and sound that really leaps out, with an What matters is making an informed reliable. The supplied Yamaha 6C immediate response that feels unlike decision based on price and how this is mouthpiece seems to respond better any other model. The Jupiter likely to equate to quality. The JP021 than my own – always an unnerving mouthpiece complements the is not a rival to any of the established moment when one has shelled out for a instrument well and shares many of models, but it is an option for wider ‘professional’ mouthpiece. On a slightly its characteristics. The whole set up is opportunities teaching or for less glowing note, I detect a small, very free blowing without sacrificing beginners on the strictest of budgets. unidentifiable buzzing noise coming any depth or power. Best of all, every from somewhere on the instrument, pad on the instrument is seated Words by Christopher Walters

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 9 - clarinet.indd 22 10/02/2014 09:33:39  Buying a bass clarinet for beginners

Why the bass clarinet? height can be adjusted to provide a Where should I look to buy a Teachers often have plenty of willing comfortable playing position for most bass clarinet? flute and clarinet players to fill their people. The first destination should be the ensembles with, but it can be a website of John Packer Ltd. There different story at the lower end of the Could you give me some examples you will find details of the Taunton- the woodwind family. Bassoons are of where I could play it? based retailer’s JP122 model, which beautiful but still relatively rare. The bass clarinet can replace a bassoon currently retails online for about Tenor and baritone saxophones can in a wind quintet if the part is £1,000. This Chinese-produced pack a punch, but often struggle to transposed into Bb, and it will provide instrument has an ebonite (hard blend at the lower end of their ranges. a solid and attractive bottom end for a rubber) body and silver-plated So what’s the solution? swing or big band. In an orchestra keys, and provides most things a Schools rarely own a it can take the role of the often- music department could want from bass clarinet, and most absent bassoon – as well as a bass clarinet at an extremely clarinet players have to playing its own important part affordable price. wait until they join the – and in a wind band it is often The ebonite body lends the JP122 a local youth orchestra a vital part of the sound, big, meaty sound that isn’t always found before they even set eyes on especially if other bass on equivalent plastic instruments. The one. Yet this instrument is an instruments are unavailable. To design is such that it provides complete instant solution to top-heavy a small pit band it can add a evenness across the entire range – even school ensembles. touch of class and will open up a on the notes that any bass clarinettist new spectrum of exciting will tell you are often a bit unstable. This I think I’ve seen a bass clarinet sounds. For the arranger it is quality and consistency of sound is rare before – is it the one that’s a gift: traversing a three- even on mid-range instruments, so is shaped like a saxophone? octave range with full particularly remarkable for an Correct – in fact it was invented dynamic control and a instrument that comes in at £1,000. by Adolphe Sax, who also invented naturally blending timbre, it The Packer website also has a the saxophone. It started life in can transform an otherwise glowing review of the JP122 from the orchestra pits of operas by unpromising collection of Leslie Craven, principal clarinet of Verdi and Wagner, and has since instruments into a unified Welsh National Opera, as well as become a mainstay of symphonic ensemble. Witness Mládí by brilliant YouTube demonstration by music, contemporary music, opera, Janáček, a work for wind Pete Long. Even if you are not big band and theatre – making quintet plus bass clarinet in contemplating buying an instrument, it one of the most versatile which the presence of the bass this video will give you an excellent instruments around. clarinet transforms the sound impression of the bass clarinet is of the ensemble. capable of. What makes it so versatile? Well, it’s pitched one octave below How much it will cost? the clarinet, giving it the range of a Not as much as you bassoon, but arguably with greater might think. A dynamic flexibility. Its unique selling professional model point is that it can play the very made by the likes of softest dynamics across its entire Buffet, Selmer or Yamaha range, with a mellow, fruity tone can top £8,000*, but that blends into most ensembles budget models start at extremely well. It’s not too difficult around £1,000. Compare to play, either. It has the same this to a basic baritone sax fingerings as a clarinet, and a which costs around £2,000, or confident clarinettist will get used a student bassoon which might set to it in a matter of days. Even sax you back about £3,000. A spend on players seem to pick it up quite an instrument that will breathe new quickly. Its size and weight mean that life into your ensembles has got to be it has to rest on the floor, but its worth it, right? Words by Christopher Walters *All prices quoted are subject to change

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 10 - bass clarinet.indd 23 10/02/2014 09:37:21 The Beare-Tertis Viola A small viola with a real viola sound.

These instruments are scaled down sizes of a 1950’s Tertis model but with the upper bouts similar to violin sizes making the left hand position easier. The centre and lower bouts are broader to produce a good viola sound.

Available in 1/8 size (length of back as ½ size violin), ¼ size (back length as ¾ violin), ½ size (back length as 4/4 violin) and ¾ size (14 ¾” back) Prices from £179 including lightweight oblong case and student bow For further information Tel: 01582 477130 Email: [email protected] Website: www.beareandson.co.uk

BEARE & SON Ltd 18 Tavistock Place Tavistock Street Dunstable LU6 1NE

ADS_IBG_2014.indd 24 06/02/2014 16:42:19  Buying a bassoon for beginners

When can you start playing the I know they are expensive, but bassoon? how much are we talking about? For many years it wasn’t really Brace yourself. A decent new student possible to start the instrument until bassoon will cost you £4,000* the age of around 11 because of its or £5,000, and a mini bassoon size and weight. The arrival of the mini £2,500. However, there are options: bassoon (or tenoroon) around 15 years Howarth of London runs a rental ago changed this. These scaled-down scheme for mini bassoons and full- versions are higher in pitch and lighter sized instruments starting at £40 to hold, so are suitable for children a month. This is useful for trying from around the age of seven. They before buying. There is also a strong aren’t perfect (tuning can be secondhand market where you can particularly unstable), but they are find a good student instrument great for getting to grips with the basic for around £2,500 to £4,000. Well- fingerings and technique of blowing, regarded makers of student bassoons and you can take exams up to Grade 3 include Adler, Fox/Renard and on them. Children can then move on Schreiber. Good places to look for to a full-sized instrument when the secondhand instruments are Howarth, time is right, perhaps starting with a www.doublereed.co.uk and the Fox UK short-reach instrument (the same size website (www.foxproducts.co.uk). The as a full-size one, but modified for good news here is that as long as they small hands). Many players also are well looked after, bassoons don’t transfer to the bassoon in their teens tend to lose much value. from another woodwind instrument. Some schools and music services also have bassoons available to hire at How do you know if a child is lower rates, although they can be in a suited to the bassoon? dire state if they have been living in a Contrary to popular opinion, you don’t cupboard for a while. In all cases, get have to be particularly big to play it. the instrument checked over before I’m only 5'3" and have managed just buying. The bassoon takes a bit of puff fine! As long as you can cope with the and there is nothing more dispiriting weight and reach the keys, you’ll be than losing some of it through leaky beautiful lyrical sounds (the second OK. Bassoons are expensive, have lots pads that don’t seal properly. movement of Tchaikovsky’s fourth of keys that can bend easily and use symphony or Elgar’s Romance for fragile reeds, so they are best for What about reeds? bassoon and orchestra). Being a less- someone who is careful rather than Some teachers can supply reeds, but common instrument, schools and local clumsy. most local music shops won’t stock ensembles are often falling over They will need to be quite them. You are best ordering online themselves to get good players in, so independent and not afraid of being a from a specialist supplier such as you’ll have lots of opportunities to bit different, as it’s likely that they will Howarth or Britannia Reeds. If you’re play. For example, I was playing first be part of a very small minority. The nearby, these shops will often let you bassoon in my county youth orchestra instrument is also best suited to a go in and try some out to find which at the age of 14, while many of my person who is patient and can cope ones you like. There are many different (technically better) flute-playing with mainly playing a supporting role sorts, so ask a teacher for help. A friends had to wait until 16 or 17 to in ensemble work. Although there are student reed costs around £8-10, but even get in. The bassoon-playing some great bassoon solos out there, it they should last a while if looked after. community is small but very friendly. has to be said that bassoonists do And if you’re being totally mercenary spend rather a lot of time playing the Is it worth all the effort? about it, playing the bassoon is an bass line, especially in school bands. Well, I may be biased, but the bassoon interesting thing to write on your Divas who want to be in the limelight is a great instrument. It is capable of UCAS form! all the time need not apply! wonderful humour (Ivor the Engine/ Sorcerer’s Apprentice) as well as Words by Alex Davidson *All prices quoted are subject to change

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IBG2014 Buying an instrument no 11 - bassoon.indd 25 10/02/2014 09:39:17  Buying an oboe for beginners

Is the oboe for me? an instrument that doesn’t work even What would you choose? Yes! If you’re interested enough to when you play it right. For a younger child with small read this, you should give it a go. hands, I’d get the Howarth Junior Whatever myths you’ve heard, there There seem to be a lot of keys (£895*). It’s a serious oboe for really isn’t a ‘type’ of mouth, body or and systems. small hands. Otherwise the person who can’t play this instrument. I would encourage a beginner in Howarth S10 (£1,485) is a Be prepared for challenges and the UK to start on a covered- quality instrument. Buffet commensurate rewards. hole thumbplate system oboe. student models (eg 4121) also The covered holes are easier for seem to work well and last. Who can teach me? small fingers to close properly, Whatever you choose, you’ll You want to be sure there is someone and the thumbplate system is need a sturdy case that fits to teach you before you start looking what almost everyone in the the oboe well, and doesn’t put at instruments! A teacher may have UK plays (and teaches) on. strain on the side keys. It’s access to loan instruments and they Your teacher can explain more cheaper than constantly can advise you when buying. Ask your about these if you are getting bent keys fixed. local music service, your school, and interested in the technicalities. specialist oboe or woodwind shops Apart from these What if I need help with who often have lists of teachers. considerations, additional keys the cost? and mechanisms are not an Consider renting, especially How young can I start? advantage for a beginner, for a beginner who isn’t You need to be able to hold the they add weight to an certain they’ll continue. instrument up comfortably with your instrument that you’re not Terms tend to cover servicing fingers covering the keys. Typically, a used to holding and this can costs too. Also look into Take it child around the age of eight can lead you into bad habits. Away and the Assisted manage this, but those with a smaller Instrument Purchase Scheme. reach might be better off on a junior- Where can I buy a good There are hire purchase and style oboe. The critical places to check oboe? rent-to-buy schemes which are between the third and fourth A specialist woodwind spread the cost. A good quality fingers on each hand: can you retailer can offer you useful instrument can fetch up to simultaneously close the G-key and advice at the outset and as you 65% its original price on the the A-key, and the D-key and the progress, and will frequently secondhand market, so E-key? Models like the Howarth have a qualified repair person depreciation isn’t ruinous, Junior are designed to make this who can maintain your oboe, but buying secondhand can stretch easier, and are also very light, which is important for all save you a bit. as they have the minimum of keywork instruments. When buying – just enough to take you to Grade 3. new, they sometimes offer What about reeds? routine check ups free for a There are many styles of reed, How do I choose an instrument? time. Good secondhand so ask your teacher’s advice at You need an instrument that plays instruments do exist, but you the outset. Beginners need a well now and will stay that way, not need to be confident that they reed that vibrates freely necessarily one with the most extra have had a recent full service. without closing up completely features. Bring your teacher if you A specialist shop will usually at the tip. You should never can; if not, bring them the instrument do this before putting an oboe play on something so hard before you buy it. Dealers often up for sale, but it pays to ask. that it makes you bite down on allow you to take one on approval. Unless you’re experienced in your lips, so choose a medium-soft Beware of supposed ‘bargains’, new playing and repairing oboes, it’s best or soft strength. Reeds are fragile so or secondhand: real ones are rare and to leave the junk shops and eBay to you’ll need a proper reed case and a hard to spot, while a dud (even one in David Dickinson. pot of water to soak them in before a nice shiny case) won’t last, and can you play. cost you more in repairs in the long run. Nothing saps confidence faster than Words by Geoff Coates *All prices quoted are subject to change

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The ‘novelty factor’ sometimes attaches stigma to smaller instruments. Buying a ukulele Evidently, they are made with serious intent, covering the whole gamut of musical styles. or tenor guitar What kind of music is best suited to these instruments? Early music comes off pretty well; folk music works splendidly; traditional jazz is well suited; Bach sounds great. for beginners It doesn’t stop there: judging by the huge number of sheet music books Why the ukulele? available for the ukulele, anything Once considered as an obscure novelty, goes, from carols to hard rock. the ukulele is now well known. It is a The tenor guitar has further much more visible instrument, which potential in traditional music and a is frequently used in a wide range of huge potential outside it. It could genres and especially popular as an easily become extremely popular, the educational instrument. Standard main obstacle being that it is neither ukuleles are generally tuned to a C6 widely known nor widely available. The chord, matching the top four strings of ukulele was in a similar position in the a guitar at fret five, with the fourth latter half of last century; now it has string an octave higher. viola players will know where all the replaced the recorder in some schools notes are and will have frets to help as the entry instrument. Why the tenor guitar? find them, or at least give no choice The tenor guitar has not yet enjoyed a over the intonation – a double-edged What models would you heyday, and although four-string guitars sword perhaps. In both cases, the recommend? in various tunings are not unknown in combination of new and familiar is at The Laka concert ukulele VUC90 the history of the instrument, this once exciting and comfortable. (available at John Hornby Skewes, incarnation remains little known. While £209*) has the benefit of excellent almost every distributor offers a range Grover machines, a considerable plus What are the upsides of these of ukuleles, there are very few tenor point over the traditional friction instruments? guitars available outside the bespoke Coaxing new sounds from a small, pegs. The solid Koa top looks earthy luthier world. lightweight instrument with a sense of and produces a wonderfully full sound. Tenor guitars are usually tuned the being at ease is a joy. Those with small A lovely herringbone purfling enables same as a viola, whose consistent fifths hands – adults as well as young children us to appreciate the attention to detail tuning, familiar to the violin family, – will find fewer difficult stretches, and that has gone into this instrument. mandolin and many tenor banjo with only four strings in each case, players, is a revelation to guitarists. The chord playing is simpler too. Above all, And for the tenor guitar? guitar’s mainly fourths-with-a-major- these instruments are fun. It is almost The Ozark tenor guitar 3372 has a solid third-blip tuning, inherited from the impossible not to play them and smile. top, attractive rosewood-faced back and lute, is both a joy and a pain and sides and wood binding, and is supplied lacks logic. with a good lined fitted hard case. Are there any drawbacks? One criticism levelled at these Both are well set up and highly Are there similarities with any instruments is that root-position chord playable strings. Like many makers, other instruments? voicings are not as numerous as on the Laka offers electro versions of their Guitarists will have some immediate lute or the guitar. But in a time when ukuleles and Ozark also produces an ability on the ukulele, although will popular music has become riddled with electro tenor guitar, with a cutaway for have to become familiar with some old root-position chords, it is perhaps to be high fret access. This allows for balance friends having new names – the celebrated that interesting inversions in any band situation without the risk guitar’s fingering for the D major chord are inevitable, and it is unlikely that of microphone feedback. makes G major on most ukuleles – and either of these instruments will be Small fretted instruments do not the fretting will feel friendly. Some new offering the lowest notes in an ensemble need to take only a small part in the picking and strumming techniques setting, so this should not be an undue performance and education worlds. may help with more idiomatic playing, concern. The ukulele is sometimes less Good design can produce a sound that but nothing will seem awkward. popular among guitarists simply belies size; both these instruments Any steel-string guitarist or tenor because of its limited lower register; the help prove this. banjo player will adapt to tenor guitar tenor guitar, therefore, is a wonderful without much hesitation. The mandolin halfway house, with its bottom string player will find an easy transition here; Words by Al Summers tuned one octave below middle C. *All prices quoted are subject to change

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RhinegoldJobs.co.uk_FP_A4.inddADS_IBG_2014.indd 28 1 11/02/2014 11:30:4211:31:25  Buying an early instrument: early harp Image courtesy of courtesy Image The Early Music Shop Choosing an instrument hands on the soundboard, playing low The harp changed significantly over down on the string. This près de la the centuries and there are also table position produces a clearer sound distinct regional variations. So the and offers contrasting tone colours first question is: what type of harp with very small changes to where your should you get? Ideally, you should fingers strike the string. You can see match the instrument to the kind of the typical Renaissance hand shape in music you’d like to play, but also countless paintings. Relax your hands consider budget (larger or more and gently shake hands with yourself. complicated harps are more Separate your hands again and look expensive), the size of instrument for a gentle curve in each finger and (think transportation and storage), thumb. You don’t need to stick your what will fit in with ensembles you’d thumb up like a hitchhiker! like to play with, and your own musical On low tension strings, move your background. fingers as slowly as possible. Steady If you are a complete beginner, a pressure will produce a strong tone. small/medium medieval or Don’t pull from behind the strings, but Renaissance (so-called ‘gothic’) harp is viol, voice, etc. The next steps are easy put your finger on top of the strings probably the easiest way to start, but harpsichord music and lute pieces in and push, like a lute player sounding if you already play other instruments, standard notation (or use Sibelius both strings of a double course. The you might enjoy the chromatic software to decode tablature). fingering rules before about 1750 are possibilities of a medium/large Italian Although Spanish harp is a distinct very simple: good finger for a good seventeenth-century triple harp. For type with its own technique and note, bad finger for a bad note. Thumb modern harpists, an eighteenth- aesthetic, music from collections such and middle finger are good, index is century single-action harp can open as Luis Milán’s El Maestro, Lucas Ruiz bad. To confirm which note is good the door to historically informed de Ribayaz’s Luz y Norte and Diego and which bad, sing your melody to performance, and folk musicians Fernández de Huete’s Compendio doo bee doo bee doo: doo is good. After might like to explore early Irish harp. Numeroso sounds good on most 1750, there is a multitude of methods Harp-builders’ websites have lots of early harps. giving detailed information on pictures and information to help you fingering: Cousineau (1784) is the best navigate this ocean of choice and early Tuning of its time. harpists will be glad to tell you of their It can’t be avoided! Tune fast and experiences and preferences. It’s well often; you will get more accurate with worth comparing different practice. The Cleartune app for iPhone instruments at a festival or by is excellent and offers a selection of Further information contacting a player or maker. historical temperaments. Your harp Thurau Harps will sound best in a temperament with www.thurau-harps.com Music many pure intervals: pythagorean for Beat Wolf www.beatwolf.ch Don’t worry about finding ‘harp’ medieval music, quarter-comma Ardival Harps www.ardival.com music, just look for music that you like meantone for Renaissance and Simon Capp (songs, dances, consorts, etc) and put baroque. www.simon-capp-harps.co.uk it on the harp. Beware of modern C. J. Barlow arrangements for lever harps – these Developing your technique www.barlowharps.com are not always stylistically appropriate Don’t be misled by technical George Stevens or editorially reliable. A facsimile or a instructions for modern orchestral or www.gstevensluthier.co.uk scholarly edition is usually a safer bet, folk harps. Historical techniques are Irish Harps even though it won’t be labelled ‘harp’. closer to the way you use your hands www.earlygaelicharp.info; Beginners can start with dance in everyday life and work better on the www.irishharp.org tunes from John Playford’s The English relatively low string tension of Method books www.fuzeau.com Dancing Master or Thoinot Arbeau’s early harps. Orchésographie, or with single lines in Marks on surviving instruments a mixed consort with lute, recorder, show that players often rested their Words by Andrew Lawrence-King

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Hotteterre’s treatise on flute playing – Principes de la Flute Buying an early Traversiere – while not as detailed as Quantz’s, is very informative and gives an earlier account of wind playing at the court of Louis XIV, making it instrument: particularly useful for playing French repertoire.

Ensemble playing Playing music with others is one of the baroque flute chief joys of playing an instrument, and the flute’s chamber music Choosing an instrument He was also Frederick the Great’s flute repertoire is a rich resource. If you Historically accurate copies of teacher for some 40 years, so his wish to join groups or go on courses, it baroque flutes are generally pedigree is nothing if not is as well to consider this when buying

wooden, handmade and start at of courtesy Image The Early Music Shop distinguished. an instrument, as it might affect what around £1,000*. Unlike its Should you wish for a pitch flute you choose. modern counterpart, the baroque modern presentation of the While performance pitch in the flute doesn’t have a wide range of source material, there are some eighteenth century was by no means student instruments. However, modern tutor books available, fixed, the standard pitch we play at Aulos make two plastic models for example: Doretthe Janssens’ today is A=415hz. Flutes generally which offer a cheaper starting New Method for the Traverso and work better at this lower pitch, and point (AF2 A=440hz at £499 and Janice D Boland’s Method for the many, if not most, groups and courses AF3 A=415hz at £599). While One-Keyed Flute. will require it. they work well (the A=415 While one can get a long way Stanseby Junior copy in with these methods, a real live particular), they lack the warmth teacher is a useful thing! It is and subtlety of wooden flutes, important to have someone to Available courses both in terms of tone and feel. keep bad habits at bay and to There are Early Music Fora in There are some cheaper help with details and nuances of most areas which run courses wooden flutes for around £1,000 tone and musical style. It is also and workshops, Morley College by Moeck and Mollenhauer, but a incredibly useful to have have a baroque consort which few hundred pounds more will someone to play with – for meets on a weekly basis in term get you a first-rate instrument inspiration as well as to develop time (www.morleycollege.ac.uk) from a top maker such as Simon a sure sense of intonation. and there are many residential Polak, Martin Wenner and Rudolf courses available, including: Tutz. The Early Music Shop and Music Benslow All Flutes Plus stock some of The flute was incredibly popular www.benslowmusic.org these or you can contact the in the eighteenth century, for Jackdaws makers direct. amateurs in particular, so there www.jackdaws.org.uk is a wealth of repertoire for all Dartington Theory abilities. Michel Blavet’s Premier www.dartington.org There are various historical Recueil de Pièces consists of easy sources which contain all the duets, starting in the flute’s theoretical information one ‘home key’ of D major and needs to play the flute. Most progressing to more adventurous Further information famously and comprehensively, keys, making it a very good place Simon Polak Johann Joachim Quantz’s On to start. www.earlyflute.com Playing the Flute tells you all you There are plenty of sonatas in Martin Wenner need to know: from fingerings to the ‘easy’ keys of D major, www.wennerfloeten.de articulation, ornamentation G major, and E minor by Rudolf Tutz www.tutz.at and even how to prevent your Germanic composers (eg Quantz, The Early Music Shop flute from slipping on your chin Telemann and Handel), but the www.earlymusicshop.com by using the powder from soul of the flute is perhaps best All Flutes Plus your wig! explored through repertoire of www.allflutesplus.co.uk Quantz is one of the most French composers such as Rachel Brown important figures in the flute’s Hotteterre and de la Barre. www.rachelbrownflute.com history, and his treatise is the Much of this music is available in best-known description of wind facsimile, The Early Music Shop instrument playing of the period. stocks a good selection. Words by Katy Bircher *All prices quoted are subject to change

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call for any lute-related information: providing lists of makers, teachers, publishers of lute music, instruments for sale, lute courses and a large range of resources aimed at beginners. They also have a hire fleet of different plucked instruments, so beginners can try an instrument for a few weeks before committing themselves to a purchase. Lutenists are a friendly and helpful bunch, keen to encourage others to join their ranks, Choosing an instrument your musical focus, listen to as much so don’t hesitate to join the society The lute’s European history spans lute music as you can and try to whittle and make use of its considerable several hundred years and it evolved in down your choices. Many British information resources. different ways in different regions, so teachers advocate starting with a your first decision is to identify the Renaissance lute as it is less daunting for Music type of lute you need. The same beginners than its larger relatives, but Most lute music is written in one of instrument will not play Dowland and the UK lute scene is heavily Renaissance several specialist notations called Bach! So-called medieval lutes have centred, and many continental players tablature. These can appear daunting four or five courses (pairs of strings) start on the baroque lute. at first sight, but are actually very and are played with a plectrum, as simple and logical to read. There are melody and/or drone instruments. No Finding an instrument good tutor books in English – for specific music survives for them, so This can be tricky. Professional Renaissance lute by Andrea Damiani, you will need some specialist musical instruments are expensive: expect to and for baroque lute by Miguel Yisrael knowledge to locate and arrange pay at least £3,000* for a simple (formely Serdoura), both published by suitable music, plus like-minded Renaissance lute and around £5,000 Ut Orpheus Edizioni. Many facsimile companions with whom to play. for a good baroque lute. Also, the good tablatures are now available, some Renaissance lutes range from six makers have waiting lists which can be online, together with an increasing to ten courses, with a vast repertory years long. However, if you can stretch selection of modern editions. from the late fifteenth century to to a professional-quality lute, you can Lutenists are always welcome at the first decades of the seventeenth start to enjoy its beautiful sound courses and summer schools, century. This includes a massive and immediately; the instrument will be including playing days organised by important solo repertory, much fine easier to play and tune than cheaper the various early music fora. ensemble music and hundreds of models and it will keep its value. songs. The tuning is similar to that A few makers produce student lutes of a guitar, so those with a guitar from around £1,300, The Early Music Further information background are likely to feel at home Shop imports a range of student The Lute Society on a Renaissance lute. Renaissance lutes from around £600 www.lutesociety.org Baroque lutes usually have 11 or 13 and there are secondhand Student lutes: Stephen Barber courses and are mainly tuned in instruments, but there is little choice and Sandi Harris D minor with chromatically variable of entry-level lutes. A beginner is www.lutesandguitars.co.uk; bass courses. Their repertory is strongly advised to take advice from James Marriage primarily solo, but there is a quantity an experienced player before buying a www.jminstruments.com of chamber music. The continuo lutes factory-built lute or a secondhand Factory-built lutes – theorbos of various kinds, and the instrument. Building your own is now www.earlymusicshop.com archlute – are large and expensive, a realistic option if you have some Lute kits with relatively little solo music, but a woodworking experience; luthier www.vanedwards.co.uk vast continuo repertory. David Van Edwards has published very Tutor books If continuo playing is your interest, successful and popular lute-building www.utorpheus.com an Italian theorbo would be the logical courses on CD-ROM. place to start. If you are not sure of The Lute Society is the first port of Words by Lynda Sayce

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Choosing an instrument Lessons Consider hiring before buying; the My general advice is to have lessons, Viola da Gamba Society (VdGS) has a but it is possible to start out under hire scheme, as do several of the your own steam and become quite regional Early Music Fora. If you buy, proficient. That said, however good there are several possibilities; viol your musicianship and detailed the players will know of someone with an tutor book, there is no substitute for a instrument for sale, or adverts in teacher showing you exactly what your The Viol (VdGS journal) and The Early hand shape should be or watching Music Shop’s Used Instrument Agency your bow while you are watching your are both worth a look. fingers. Good habits can be taught into The best value student models are your technique from the beginning, the Chinese Lu Mi instruments, bad habits can be difficult to iron out available from The Early Music Shop – once learnt. The VdGS has a list of you will struggle to find anything teachers, and if there isn’t one near to better for the same price. You could you then consider booking a tutor for commission one, which is not always a day or weekend and lining up some as expensive as you think, particularly friends to come for a lesson. if you’ve got friends with viols by the same maker that you like the sound of. Ensemble playing Never be afraid to ask for advice, As with the music, there are an take another player with you or increasing number of courses for borrow instruments to show to a beginners. The VdGS have a beginners’ teacher (with approval). Choosing a day in the summer, Rondo Viol bow is also important – you can’t Academy run weekend courses for new make a nice sound with a hairy twig! players and there are several courses For a beginner, the finer Lu Mi bows for pre-formed consorts, where you go get you going. Once you can play a bit as a group and play together. But how you’ll be able to tell the difference do you meet these other players? The Image courtsey of The Early Music Shop The Image courtsey of between bows, and then it’s time to Rondo courses are good because buy a new one. people come individually and meet others at the same kind of level. Further information Music NORVIS, a week-long summer course, Viola da Gamba Society If you are learning a modern has a class for new viol players and is www.vdgs.org.uk instrument, you can find plenty of particularly good if you play another Early Music Fora books for beginners. Alison Crum’s instrument or sing, because you can www.eemf.org.uk/fora.htm books cover treble, tenor and bass viol; take part in the full course. Many Used Instruments Agency they include lots of good popular Early Music Fora also run playing www.earlymusicshop.com/uia/ tunes and some really useful technical days. The VdGS members’ list has intro.aspx tips about fingering, bow direction, people’s addresses, the viols they play Rondo Viol Academy string crossing, etc. But if you haven’t and to what level, so you can look up www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk got that far yet, the Viol Player series other beginners in your area and get NORVIS www.norvis.org.uk written by Jacqui Robertson-Wade in touch. Benslow would be best. Viol Player: Book 1 starts The viol-playing world is bigger www.benslowmusic.org at the beginning: it covers reading than you think and everyone in it is Rondo Publishing music, holding your bow and very enthusiastic. Once you meet a www.rondopublishing.co.uk introduces you to one note at a time. If few of us it doesn’t take long to build Alison Crum you are already a competent musician, links, find information and discover www.alisoncrum.co.uk especially a string player, it is possible that we all know each other, so to start with Book 2. between us, we can point you in the right direction!

Words by Alison Kinder

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‘If you’re insuring for the first time,’ says David Waterman, cellist of the Endellion String Quartet, ‘make sure Insuring your you get your instrument valued by a genuine expert. Then make sure you go only to specialist insurance companies – shop around, look at instrument what each offers and negotiate.’

aving to think about insuring your musical instrument is What will the insurer want to tedious compared to playing it, but there’s enough stories of know at the outset? loss, theft and damage to know an obligation when it arises Apart from the type of instrument and its value, they’ll want to know details H of any previous losses/claims for a 34 INSTRUMENT BUYERs GUIDE 2014

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start. ‘And we need to know where you will be using the instrument,’ says Suzanne Beney, formerly of Lark Group. ‘You can restrict cover to private premises, your country of residence, or to a bank vault – and thereby reduce premiums. If you need worldwide cover, check you have it before travelling. Not all policies offer standard worldwide “all-risks” cover, as Lark does’. Specialist insurers deal in those basic categories of accidental damage, loss and theft, but as suggested above, there will inevitably be variables in the precise scope of cover offered by individual companies. Take approaches to the exact circumstances under which thefts might happen, for example, when an instrument is left in an unattended vehicle. ‘Some policies offer unattended vehicle cover for an additional charge,’ says Paul Crump of musicians take great care of the form you’re completing doesn’t New Moon Insurance, ‘although we instruments, so our rates are low. A relate to your circumstances, real live offer it as standard. Some insurers general home insurer sees an humans are normally available by require the item to be in a boot or instrument as just another valuable phone. ‘You can soon tell if they glove compartment and not in the item to steal.’ understand your needs, the risk and vehicle between certain times at the product they’re selling,’ says Paul night.’ What obligations rest on me, the Crump. Also, determine whether the purchaser? Speaking of which, what sort of company concerned applies an excess, Once the insurance is bought and thorny issues might need discussion? whereby you pay a set sum against a sold, you have to make sure to use ‘Things like discovering that the claim before the company picks up the common sense – such as keeping superb instrument you play doesn’t rest. Everywhere you look there will be the instrument in a sensible case. have a high value for insurance special features, by which companies Where very expensive instruments purposes because it isn’t by a well- try to distinguish themselves from are involved, different gradations of known maker,’ says David Waterman. competitors. For example, New Moon security are likely to be required, such ‘Or you may want to clarify in advance claims to have an exclusive deal with as mortice locks protecting storage just what may happen when you their guarantee of paying up to £250 space. Update your insurer on any require relatively small repairs. I once postage to transport a damaged new circumstances – a change of claimed on around £1,000 worth of instrument to/from a repairer. address or instrument, for example. repairs … then discovered my And always remember to make a claim premium had gone up so much as a Won’t my home insurance provide promptly – very promptly where theft result it wasn’t worth claiming at all.’ me with cover? is involved – and make sure to also ‘It may suit some musicians,’ says inform the police. Insurers like Lark Can special clauses be added to my Colin Young of Allianz Musical appreciate that. policy? Insurance, ‘but many find it isn’t right Once an agreement for a repairs ‘Yes,’ says Suzanne Beney. ‘We refer for them’. claim has been validated, you need to your requirements to underwriters. If For lower value claims, perhaps be completely happy with the choice of accepted, they’ll be written into your under £1,000, some musicians may repairer. ‘And if the claim relates to a policy schedule.’ have cover on their home insurance. total loss,’ says Suzanne Beney, ‘we’ll Guide prices? Well, as you would But by the time they deduct the excess provide a cash settlement so that you expect, it’s hardly possible to even and then think about losing their no can find a suitable replacement attempt comprehensiveness in an claims discount for several years regardless of how long it takes.’ article of this length. The beauty of because of a claim, they end up not going online is that all kinds of claiming. Is taking out cover online an research and comparison are swiftly ‘Instruments often have to be option? possible. But Paul Crump emphasises specified items on home insurance and Well, for one thing, you may prefer the the general guideline that ‘it’s a lot musicians may not realise exactly how chance it offers to read terms and cheaper than you think to arrange much that item pushes the premium conditions at your leisure, and you can specialist cover.’ up. As specialist insurers, we know expect a cheaper deal. But, if you feel Words by Andrew Green

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ADS_IBG_2014.indd 36 06/02/2014 16:42:25  Instrument accessories e’ve gathered together a selection of the best music instrument accessories to suit all Wbudgets, which will help you in your musical endeavours Music stands Music chairs Music storage When practising or performing seated, a good chair is essential for your breathing and motion, as well as for avoiding the aches and pains that can result from bad posture. If you play a particular instrument, such as a cello or double bass, you may need a You wouldn’t expect it, but there’s a specialist music chair or stool. world of choice when it comes to music stands. Try Black Cat Music Your sheet music collection will soon Budget: Wenger Nota (www.blackcatmusic.co.uk) and RAT standard chair (£83 +VAT) build up: stay organised and protect Stands (www.ratstands.com) for a Posture chair, promoting easy your pages by keeping them in durable wide range of functional stands. For breathing and freedom of music folders. something more stylish, The Early movement; suitable for most Music Shop (www.earlymusicshop.com) musicians. Budget: Plastic folders has a selection of decorative models, www.blackcatmusic.co.uk/music- Keep things cheap by picking up including duet stands. chairs/music-chairs/nota- some basic plastic folders and standard-chair.html binders from your high street Budget: Scherzo folding stationer, like Staples or music stand (£26 +VAT*) WHSmith. To save money, you can order in bulk from discount Popular model – lightweight and Specialist: Wenger cellist portable and comes with chair (£229 +VAT) online office suppliers like carrying bag. Specialist chair for cellists, www.euroffice.co.uk and www.blackcatmusic.co.uk/scherzo- putting the musician in the lean- www.office365.co.uk. folding-music-stand-with-bag.html forward position. www.blackcatmusic.co.uk/music- chairs/music-chairs/cellist-chair. Specialist: Whitebox3 choir Specialist: Z3 tablet stand html folders (£5.85 each +VAT) (£110 +VAT) Lightweight but hardwearing Telescopic stem and angle choir folders, featuring two inside adjustment means a tablet can Luxury: Opus 1 posture chair pockets, name card holder, pencil be held at any height from 40cm Used by BBC Orchestras, London holder and ten retaining cords. to 137cm. Symphony Orchestra and others. www.whitebox3.com/music_ www.blackcatmusic.co.uk/music- www.amadeus-equipment.co.uk/ folders_basic_range.htm stands-and-accessories/music- chairs-stools stands/z3-ipad-stand.html Luxury: 3J Cantata choir and orchestra folders (£7.25, Luxury: Early Music Shop choir; £9.20, orchestra) music stand, Georgian single Stylish black folders, choir (£159.95) folders come in either firm or Solid wood, period-style stand; lightweight covers and have 12 available in a variety of finishes. retaining strips and clear pockets www.earlymusicshop.com/product. inside the front and back covers. aspx/en-GB/1000921-ems-music- Orchestra folders have eyelets, stand-georgian-single-rosewood allowing flexibility in adding/ removing sheet music and scores. www.3jcantata.co.uk/index.html

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Tuners Metronomes Music bags You might wonder why you need a Whether travelling to and from tuner when you can head to sites like lessons, rehearsals or concerts, you’ll www.onlinetuningfork.com to tune up want to keep your current repertoire for free, or download apps such as in one place and protected from the Schott Music’s Tuning Fork (http:// elements. Invest in a dedicated music itunes.apple.com/gb/app/tuning-fork- bag to avoid crumpling loose sheets schott-music/id426016250?mt=8) for and books in an already overstuffed your smartphone. Well, if you’re after rucksack or handbag. complete precision on the go, you’ll still want to invest in a reliable tuning Budget: Musicwear Wavy gadget that you can throw in your bag. Stave music bag (£4.99) Put some fun into heading to Budget: John Walker Blue lessons by carrying your books Steel tuning fork (from and manuscript paper in this There are plenty of free online £8.49) strong, PVC-lined polyester bag metronomes – such as For battery-free pitch-finding, featuring a chirpy musical www.metronomeonline.com – but order a traditional tuning fork design. Available in lots of these are no good if you want to from Ragg Tuning Forks. The colours and boasting the safety- quickly fix your tempo away from a sole UK manufacturer of tuning conscious reflective strip, this computer and internet connection. forks, the Sheffield-based Ragg bag is ideal for kids. family have been making the www.musicroom.com/se/id_ John Walker tuning forks for Budget: Pure Tune digital no/0711063/details.html more than 150 years. metronome (£9.99) www.raggtuningforks.co. Cheap and cheerful mini uk/#!musical metronome, with a wide range of 30 to 250bpm, variable volume Sensible: Leather music case (£49.99) and a clip so you can attach it to Keep it simple with a plain a stand or the end of your leather case that’s sturdy and Specialist: Fender GT-1000 instrument. chromatic green tuner smart. www.musicroom.com/se/id_ (£34.99) www.musicroom.com/se/id_ no/0441628/details.html Chromatic tuner specifically for no/021162/details.html guitars, with the added bonus of being wind-up powered so you Seiko SQ50V Quartz aren’t caught short without Sensible: Luxury: Cambridge satchel batteries. metronome (£30.99) music bag (£110) www.musicroom.com/se/id_ Compact metronome with a Cambridge Satchel Co has issued no/01020883/details.html range of 40-208bpm and the a satchel specifically with the option to listen via speaker or musician in mind. ‘The Music headphones. Small and solid Bag’ features a detachable enough to sling in your bag, or Luxury: Korg Studio Pro shoulder strap with metal bar electronic tuner OT-120 chuck around the room so closure and is available in a range (£99) everyone in your ensemble can of colours. You can also choose Chromatic tuner with an eight- have a go. to have your bag embossed. octave detection range, for www.musicroom.com/se/id_ http://cambridgesatchel.co.uk/ orchestral instruments. no/0423315/details.html buy/the-music-bag www.musicroom.com/se/id_ no/01001769/details.html Luxury: Wittner Mahogany metronome with bell W811 (£149) If you’re after an authentic- looking design piece that’s as stylish as it is functional, this is the real deal: encased in rich mahogany, this metronome has a range of 40-208bpm and a bell to mark different time signatures. www.musicroom.com/se/id_ no/021178/details.html; www.wittner-gmbh.de

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Instrument cases General: Fusion Best of both: Hiscox Cases Fusion offer a huge range of Hiscox use their ‘Liteflite’ versatile gig bags, soft cases and construction in manufacturing hybrid cases for numerous guitar extremely lightweight hard cases models, orchestral instruments, for the orchestral musician, keyboards, laptops and DJ including cases for guitar, cello, equipment. Their ‘Fuse-On’ violin, viola, saxophone, system gives you the choice of mandolin, brass and horn. five accessory bags that can be www.hiscoxcases.com attached to your main bag, meaning you can easily carry extra gear such as folders, cables or whatever else you might be The most important factor in lugging about with you. transporting your instrument safely is www.fusion-bags.com packing it in the right kind of case. We’ve picked a few well-stocked sites to get you browsing. Touring and gigging: Soft cases are great for casual use Gator Cases (and are good because they’re light), Specialising in hard flight cases, but if you’re doing any serious but also stocking a range of soft travelling you’ll want to invest in a gig bags, Gator Cases is a good hard flight case. And don’t forget place to start for the serious those all-important accessories: a musician, especially where combination padlock and identity tags guitars and other rock help keep your case secure, and always equipment are concerned. mark your bags with a UV pen. www.gatorcases.com

Cleaning equipment Brass: Blue Juice valve oil Strings: Artino Microfibre (£4.22) Cloth (£4.99) A popular lubricant for all valved Lightly dust and polish your instruments, suitable for piston stringed instrument’s exterior and rotary valves. with a microfibre cloth. www.johnpacker.co.uk/Catalogue/ www.caswells-strings.co.uk/shop/ Accessories/Brass-Accessories/ violin-cleaner/253-micorfibre- Brass-Cleaning-and-Maintenance/ cloth-35cm-x-35cm.html Blue-Juice-Valve-Oil-201469

Woodwind: Rico cork grease (£1.59) You will need to perform different This cork grease suitable for all levels of maintenance on your woodwind helps to protect your instrument on a regular basis. The instrument’s joints during cleaning equipment you need will assembly and dismantling. depend on your instrument – there’s a www.dawsons.co.uk/rico-cork- huge range of specialist swabs, cloths, grease greases and polishes out there, and it’s important you don’t use ‘normal’ cleaning products on your instrument. Here are a couple of key items to get you looking in the right places.

Words by Lauren Strain *All prices quoted are subject to change

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ith so many repairers around, it can be difficult to decide who the right one is for you. WChoosing your repairer cannot be a rushed decision – entrusting your prized possession to another person is something that needs thinking about. Any repairer would be able to tell you a number of horror stories about repairs gone wrong. The logic behind choosing a repairer is fundamentally the same as when choosing a plumber, buying a car or renting a house. Searching will take some time, but will undoubtedly be worth it: entrusting one person with all your repairs will mean that they will be aware of and sensitive to your preferences, they will be familiar with your instrument and they should have records of any previous work that has Padraig Ó Dubhlaoidh says ‘few bad Wooderson encourages us all to ‘pay been done. repairers will have any.’ a lot of attention to first encounter – We have been speaking to Andrew Wooderson recommends politeness, frank advice, rapid replies’. instrument repairers about their top looking at how the repairer advertises tips for choosing a repairer, the themselves. This can give a good Cost questions you should ask and what to insight into the repairer before you It is important to assess how much the watch out for. meet them. job is going to cost before you agree ‘Good news travels fast and so does any work. Recommendation bad, so ask around and you’ll soon find Repairs required quickly will cost What have you heard about the out which repairers can be trusted,’ you more money. However, Wooderson repairer? Whether from a friend, says Andrew May. urges customers not to be afraid of colleague or recognised professional For historic instruments, asking for an explanation of these fees. organisation, it is important to have Wooderson suggests seeking the If a repairer cannot explain why it will heard positive things about the services of an accredited conservator- cost more, then perhaps they shouldn’t repairer. restorer. All such repairers are listed at be charging you any extra. The point is Alan Ward suggests cross www.conservationregister.com. echoed by Mark Ransom who suggests referencing the reputation of the for a breakdown of costs: can the repairer with other professional Instinct repairer indicate where and why funds workshops. He also suggests looking Although it is important to take into are being spent? For example, how for a repairer with a recognised consideration the recommendations of much of the budget is spent on professional training qualification. your peers, it is equally important to materials and how much is labour? Another place to look for trust your own instincts. If you don’t However, most repairers are unable recommendations is the National feel comfortable around the person, to quote fixed fees in advance, as Association of Musical Instrument then why should you leave your further problems can present Repairers website (www.namir.org.uk). instrument in their hands? themselves once the work begins – as However, professional qualifications Simple things, like how firm their Bill Pamplin says ‘there can be quite a are not necessary, as many fine handshake is, whether they are difference in costs depending on the repairers will have learnt via looking you in the eye and whether dealer’s location, overheads etc’. alternative means, such as an they are easy to talk to, should all Insisting on a fixed fee could lead to apprenticeship, for example. But as be factors. the work being compromised.

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Location and timing Some key questions to ask your •• Repairers who do not give you a It doesn’t make much sense to travel a repairer: receipt for your instrument long way to see your repairer. Make •• What needs doing to my •• Any repairer who is disparaging sure you have exhausted all local instrument and why? about the work of their peers options before choosing a repairer •• Have you done this procedure •• Anyone who is charging over the based further away. before? odds because they would rather It is important to consider how long •• What will my instrument be worth make new instruments. each repairer you visit is going to take after your repairs? to do the job. Smaller workshops may •• Is anything else likely to go wrong With thanks to: well take longer to complete the work, with it? Andrew Wooderson, harpsichord but this is purely due to a smaller •• How much will it cost? repairer based in Kent workforce not lack of skill. •• How long will it take to repair? www.woodersonharpsichords.co.uk Remember that good repairers are •• Will you be carrying out the repairs often very busy people, who do not yourself? (If not, try to speak to the Lucy Coad, square piano repairer wish to be hurried. If your work is person who will be) based in Wiltshire urgent, make sure that you make this •• Do you have any professional www.squarepiano.co.uk clear from the outset. qualifications? Peter Barnes, harpsichord repairer •• Do you have a brochure for any based in Somerset Repair log aftercare advice that I am able to www.aviolin.com/peterbarnes Lucy Coad suggests asking the repairer take away? Pagraig Ó Dubhlaoidh of Hibernian to keep a log of the repairs they are •• Have you worked on this kind of Violins, based in Worcestershire doing on your instrument, perhaps instrument before? www.hibernianviolins.co.uk even including photographs. This way Andrew May, woodwind repairer based they will not be able to claim that any What to watch out for: in Edinburgh damage caused happened elsewhere, •• Repairers who are inattentive, who www.andrewmay.biz and it will give you complete peace of try to rush you or appear more mind. interested in their computer screen Bill Pamplin of Thwaites, based in However, beware that this could than you Hertfordshire mean that the repair will take slightly •• The epairerr not taking any of your www.thwaites.com longer, so the price may increase. details Mark Ransom of The Harpsichord In addition, Wooderson suggests •• Repairers who say they are mainly Workshop, based in London checking the repairer’s insurance interested in making new www.harpsichord-workshop.co.uk position, and agreeing in writing the instruments, but feel obliged to Alan Ward, stringed instrument value of your instrument, just in case offer a repair service repairer based in Buckinghamshire something was to go wrong. •• Repairers who talk more than listen www.alanwardviolins.co.uk and express strong inflexible views or pet theories

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IBG2014 Finding an instrument repairer.indd RSC.indd 41 10/02/2014 10:27:56  Buying at auction eter Horner reckoned he had been an instrument consultant for long enough, so decided to take the plunge and open a specialist auction house. Eight years later, Brompton’s is selling more instruments, for more money and breaking more records than anyone else. We find out more about the process Pof auctioning instruments from the leaders in the field

moved to offices in the Spink auction house near the British Museum, which worked very well for a while, but they grew out of that too. Horner recalled that jewellery sales used to be held at the Royal Institution and made enquiries. The institution was about to The Royal Institution of Great Britain Bonhams auctioneers. For the big close for two years’ renovation, and it stands in the heart of Mayfair, an auction houses, Sotheby’s, Christie’s, reopened with just one space available. imposing building fronted by an Bonhams, the musical instrument ‘It was utterly perfect,’ says Horner. unfeasibly large number of Corinthian departments are small cogs in their ‘An enormous plus is that it’s in pilasters. Inside it is an equally grand extensive wheels. Their budgets are exactly the right place in the centre. affair – until you reach the top, step correspondingly low, which restricts And it’s near our competitors, which is out of the glass lift and find a rather the amount of advertising, travelling all important. Keep your enemies close more prosaic metal staircase that takes and meeting clients which they can do. to you.’ you up one further floor, to a room Horner saw the potential of an As well as their eyrie, with its view once used as an artist’s studio and now auction house that could pour all its over raggedy backlots which look more lined ceiling to floor with string resources into selling instruments. He like a set for La Bohème than grand instruments. This is the home of contacted the head of the music Mayfair, they have the use of the Brompton’s Auctioneers, specialists in department at Christie’s, James library and the Faraday auditorium, musical instruments. Buchanan, and invited him to join. where the great man once lectured. The Institution, which has had all Buchanan agreed and resigned from ‘The big library is fabulous for sales, the great and the good of British Christie’s, which promptly shut its and musicians can try out the science pass through its doors, is over music department in London. ‘That,’ instruments in the auditorium, which 200 years old. Brompton’s is only says Horner, ‘was what we had hoped.’ is like a proper concert environment.’ eight, but has already established itself At that time, he says, ‘it was all on I have a naive question, but I ask it as one of the foremost auctioneers of the back of a fag packet. I had to invest anyway. Isn’t the auction business instruments, particularly bowed a lot of my own money in it. My wife quite straightforward? People bring strings, in Europe. Put simply, they was a bit scared, but I thought if I them instruments, they appraise sell more instruments for more money don’t do it now I’m just going to go on them, auction them, take a percentage and break more records than anybody being a consultant or a dealer, and and that’s it until next time. Horner else. They sold a John Dodd violin bow that’s not what I wanted to do.’ laughs: ‘We never stop! But yes, that’s for over £10,000, a world record for In their first year they had one sale, it in a nutshell.’ When someone brings the maker, and have previously sold a which went very well, but they needed them an instrument, they appraise it Montagnana violin for £610,000. more space than the tiny office where and give both a high and a low The company was the brainchild of they were first based, and they needed estimate of what it might fetch in Peter Horner, then a consultant for a suitable place for the auctions. They auction. They also suggest a reserve,

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Appraisals are free, and aren’t just done with a view to auction. Nor are they exclusive to fine instruments. Anyone can come. In addition to their three fine instrument sales each year, they hold two general sales which are open to less exalted instruments. Not just to strings either. Wind, brass, percussion any instrument is elgible. But the heart of the company is its the amount below which it won’t be expertise in stringed instruments. As history. Look up Nicola Gagliano, for sold. Then they invite people to see it. we talk, James Buchanan comes in example, on our website, and you can They have a huge database of potential with a couple of violins. Horner’s eyes see how many of his instruments have buyers of instruments. ‘After that our light up as he looks at them. ‘That is a sold over recent years and how much job is to make sure all the right people really nice violin by Sebastian Klotz,’ he they sold for. You can chart the are there at the auction, whether in says, ‘absolutely typical of the maker. progress of the rise in price.’ person or on the phone, or that they You can tell immediately it’s a Klotz.’ Ultimately, the value of any have left a bid. Then the fun starts.’ What does he look at to assess an instrument is set by the buyers. Does he conduct the auctions instrument? Horner picks up a Joseph Instrument dealers form a large part himself? ‘Oh God, no! I’m just in the Hill violin. ‘First, I look at the varnish. of the auction market, but increasingly auction business. The auctioneer is a Varnish is like a flag saying whether an the majority of the finer instruments great guy called Roger Hollest, who’s instrument was made in England, are being bought directly by been doing it for years. He’s good at France, Germany. Then turning it over, musicians, ‘probably because they banter, keeping the momentum going, the cut of the f holes, the outline of realise it’s cheaper. A dealer’s aim is to not allowing things to stick. Nothing the body all say Joseph Hill. Then buy low and sell high. We are only will faze Roger.’ when you look inside, there’s a label working for the seller.’ They do a great deal of advertising saying Joseph Hill! But you must Despite the global financial gloom, and travelling, seeing instruments and never look at the label first, otherwise the market for instruments has been meeting potential buyers. your mind is led by it.’ getting stronger in recent years, which Communication is a key part of the Labels anyway can be misleading. is good timing for Brompton’s. ‘I think business, in all its forms. ‘I think our Horner has seen ‘literally thousands’ musicians want to buy instruments catalogues are better than anyone of violins with Stradivarius labels, while their money is still worth else’s,’ says Horner. ‘We’ve searched mostly cheap student models. ‘Some something,’ says Horner. ‘Stocks and high and low to get the best printers. people are quite adamant they’ve got a shares have plummeted, the housing We’ve got fabulous photographers. Strad, even if it says “Made in market has flatlined. And at the end of Our website I think is a thing of Germany” on the label. I tell them the day there is only a finite number of beauty. It’s updated on a weekly basis Stradivari was an Italian. “But didn’t fine instruments in the world, and and it’s worth it because it brings an he go to Germany?” they ask. No.’ there is an ever-expanding market for enormous number of people from all A real Strad is, of course, worth a them. Thousands of musicians come over the world. We have between fortune. The pedigree of an instrument out of the academies every year needing 1,000 and 1,500 people clicking on it is an important part of its value. An good instruments to start their careers. every day.’ anonymous fiddle that plays beautifully ‘But at the same time people are They hold a lot of appraisal days, won’t be worth as much as one by a living longer and they hang on to their both in the UK and in the USA, where known and valued maker. ‘Sound is instruments. So there are fewer they have offices in Santa Monica. subjective,’ says Horner. ‘A maker has instruments and more buyers.’

Why sell an instrument at auction? Musical auctioneers: the main players 1. As a rule, with a fine instrument, auctions will give Brompton’s you the best deal www.bromptons.co 2. It’s the most transparent way of selling. In private [email protected] sales it isn’t always clear how much something has +44 (0)20 7670 2932 been sold for, and there have been some expensive Bonhams disputes www.bonhams.com 3. Most solicitors recommend public sales. That way [email protected] nobody can deny it happened +44 (0)20 7447 7447 4. With an auction house you are definitely going to Sotheby’s get your money 35 days later www.sothebys.com 5. It’s exciting watching your instrument being sold. +44 (0)20 7293 5000 Christie’s www.christies.com [email protected] +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Words by Tim Homfray

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Instrument Manufacturers...... 45 Modern Instruments...... 45 Keyboards...... 45 Strings...... 46 Woodwind...... 48 Brass...... 49 Percussion...... 49 Materials...... 49 Period Instruments...... 49 Keyboards...... 49 Strings...... 50 Wind and Brass...... 51 Percussion...... 51 Materials...... 51 Specialist Instrument Shops...... 51 Keyboards...... 51 Strings...... 52 Woodwind and Brass...... 53 Percussion...... 54 World...... 54 Other...... 54 Instrument Technicians and Repairers...... 54 General...... 54 Keyboards...... 54 Strings...... 55 Woodwind and Brass...... 56 Percussion...... 56 Accessory Manufacturers and Distributors...... 57 Instrument Hire...... 57 Equipment Manufacture, Distribution and Hire...... 58 Instrument Loan Schemes...... 59 Instrument Auctioneers...... 59 Instrument Making and Repair Courses...... 59 Music Shops...... 60 Specialist Online Retailers...... 66 Mail Order Specialists and Wholesalers...... 67 Specialist Record Dealers...... 68 Antiquarian and Specialist Music Booksellers...... 68 Musical Giftware Manufacturers and Retailers...... 69 Trade Fairs...... 69

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Allen Organ Studios (London) Ltd t: 01933 652600 w: www.edmundhandy.co.uk. Celeste chmbr orgs, pipe orgs. No appointment Trada Business Campus, Stocking Lane, e: [email protected] maker. All types of hpds, spinets, needed. Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe w: www.copemanhart.co.uk. Digital org virginals, clvds; also tuning, Midland Organ, Hele & Company HP14 4ND t: 01494 563833 f: 01494 builders. No appointment needed. maintenance, restoration, repairs and Ltd Unit 5, Hall Farm Est, Burton 563546 e: [email protected] David Wells Organ Builders Cathedral hire. Sale of tools and accs. Secondhand Lazars LE14 2UN t: 01664 566348 w: www.allenorgans.co.uk. Tim Cooke, Works, 52 Westminster Rd, Kirkdale, insts for sale. Appointment needed. f: 01664 569208 UK sales mgr. Appointment needed. Liverpool L4 4LT t: 0151 207 9200 Harrison & Harrison Ltd St John’s e: [email protected] Andrew Wooderson Harpsichords f: 0151 207 9201 Rd, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8YH w: www.midlandorgan.co.uk. 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1LG e: [email protected] t: 0191 378 2222 f: 0191 378 3388 Christopher Gray, mgr dir. Makers of t: 01322 558326 w: www.dwob.org. David Wells. Pipe org e: [email protected] mechanical action chmbr orgs. No e: [email protected] builder; restoration and tuning. w: www.harrison-organs.co.uk. Pipe appointment needed. w: www.woodersonharpsichords.co.uk. Appointment needed. orgs. No appointment needed. Monington and Weston Pianos Andrew Wooderson. All types of hpds, Drums for Schools Ltd 19 The Green, Henry Willis & Sons Ltd Rotunda Robert Morley & Co Ltd, 34 Engate St, spinets, virginals, clvds; also tuning, Charlbury OX7 3QA t: 0115 931 4513 Organ Works, 72 St Anne St, Liverpool London SE13 7HA t: 020 8318 5838 maintenance, restoration, repairs and f: 0115 931 4113 L3 3DY t: 0151 298 1845 f: 0151 207 e: [email protected] hire. Sales of tools and accs. Second- e: [email protected] 5252 e: [email protected] w: www.morleypianos.com. Julia hand insts for sale. Appointment not w: www.drumsforschools.co.uk. Anna w: www.willis-organs.com. David Wyld, Morley. Upright and grand pnos; also required but preferred. Tuition in hpd Ruddick, mktg; Hilary Harris, sales & mgr dir. Pipe orgs. Appointment stools. New, ex-rental and secondhand maintenance and tuning. distribution; Emma Townsend, accounts needed. pnos from Monington & Weston Austin Organs Inc 156 Woodland St, & admin. Makes and supplies gamelan, Huggett, Martin The Old Library, available to buy or on yearly home rental Hartford, CT 06105 USA t: +1 860 522 balaphone and other easy-to-play world Stour St, Manningtree CO11 1BE scheme. Also Bechstein, W. Hoffmann, 8293 f: +1 860 524 9828 musical keyed insts to schools and music t: 01206 396354, also fax Grotrian-Steinweg, Steinbach, e: [email protected] services. Respects Fairtrade guidelines; e: [email protected] Waldstein, Monington & Weston, instrument services w: www.austinorgans.com. No uses natural, sustainable and recycled w: www.martin-huggett.co.uk. Weber, Bentley and other fine makers appointment needed. materials. 30% educ discount. No appointment needed. – new, secondhand, antique and Bexley Harpsichord Workshops Ltd Appointment needed. Irish Organ Co Ltd Steeple Rd ex-rental. No appointment needed. 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1LG t: 01322 Edelweiss Piano Co 20–24 Pierce Lane, Industrial Est, Antrim, Co Antrim Norman Hall & Sons Pipe Organ 557147 e: [email protected] Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5DL BT41 1AB t: 028 9446 7954, also fax Builders 39 Sturton St, Cambridge w: www.bhwltd.co.uk. Edmund Handy, t: 01223 881750 f: 01223 882111 e: [email protected] CB1 2QG t: 01223 350516, also fax. Andrew Wooderson, dirs. All types of e: [email protected] w: www.irishorgan.co.uk. Colin Appointment needed. hpds, spinets, virginals, clvds; also w: www.edelweiss-piano.com. Ian Davidson. Church pipe org builders. Organs Skrabl Brestovec 30, SI-3250 tuning, maintenance, restoration, Norman, partner. Manufacturers, Appointment needed. Rogaaka Slatina Slovenia t: 01484 repairs and hire. Sale of tools and accs. wholesalers, importers, exporters and J Reid Pianos 184 St Annes Rd, 663501 (UK office); +386 3 818 2100 Secondhand insts for sale. No rebuilders of fine acoustic upright and London N15 5RP t: 020 8800 6907 f: +386 3 818 2113 e: [email protected]; appointment needed. grand pnos. Custom building and f: 020 8809 0767 [email protected] Bishop and Son 38 Bolton Lane, finishing. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] w: www.srkabl.com; www.skrabl.co.uk. Ipswich IP4 2BT t: 01473 255165, also Elysian Pianos Robert Morley & Co w: www.jreidpianos.co.uk. John Gregory. Skrabl UK address: 51 The Village, fax e: [email protected] Ltd, 34 Engate St, London SE13 7HA Grand and upright pnos; reconditioning Farnley Tyas, nr Huddersfield, HD4 w: www.bishop-and-son-organs.co.uk. t: 020 8318 5838 and repair. No appointment needed. 6UQ. No appointment needed. Simon Pulham. Org builders; new pipe e: [email protected] Kawai UK Ltd Unit 8 Dunfermline Ct, Orgues Aubertin L’Ancien Prieuré, orgs: also org restoration, repair and w: www.morleypianos.com. Julia Maidstone Rd, Kingston, Milton Keynes F-39700 Courtefontaine France t: +33 3 tuning. Head Office at 58 Beethoven Morley. Grand and upright pnos; also MK10 0BY t: 01908 288160 f: 01908 84 81 32 66 f: +33 3 84 71 19 42 Street, London W10 4LG. No stools. No appointment needed. 282830 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. appointment needed. Fazioli Pianos 142 Edgware Rd, w: www.kawai.co.uk. Mayumi Gilmour, No appointment needed. Blüthner Piano Centre Ltd 1 Davies London W2 2DZ t: 020 7723 8818 PA; M Okada, mgr dir. Manufacturer Peter Collins Ltd 42 Pate Rd, Melton St, Berkeley Sq, London W1K 3DB f: 020 7224 8692 e: [email protected] and distributor of grand, upright and Mowbray LE13 0RG t: 01664 410555 t: 020 7753 0533 f: 020 7753 0535 w: www.jspianos.com; www.fazioli.com. digital pnos. Appointment needed. f: 01664 410535 e: [email protected] Daniel Thomas, hire mgr. Pnos; hire, Kemble & Co Ltd Mount Ave, e: [email protected] w: www.bluthner.co.uk. Rodney Willson, tuning, servicing, practice rooms. Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK1 1JE w: www.petercollinsltd.com. Pipe org chief exec. Distributor for Bluthner, Jacques Samuel sole UK dist. No t: 01908 366700/371771 builders and restorers. No appointment Haessler and Irmler pnos. No appointment needed. f: 01908 270448 needed. appointment needed. FH Browne & Sons (Organ Builders) w: www.kemble-pianos.co.uk. Brian Piano Warehouse 291–295 Willesden Cambridge Pianola Co & JV Pianos Ltd The Old Cartwright School, The Kemble, joint mgr dir. Grand pnos, Lane, London NW2 5HY t: 020 7267 The Limes, Landbeach, Cambridge Street, Canterbury CT3 2AA t: 01304 upright pnos, silent pnos. No 7671 f: 020 7284 0083 CB25 9FR t: 01223 861507 813146 f: 01304 812142 appointment needed. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www. e: [email protected] Korg UK Ltd 1 Harrison Cl, Knowlhill, w: www.piano-warehouse.co.uk. Martin cambridgepianolacompany.co.uk. Tom w: www.fhbrowneandsons.co.uk. Milton Keynes MK5 8PA t: 01908 Weedon, sales dir. Distributor of Young Poole. Pno and pianola restoration, sales RJ Greenstead, MJ Hall, dirs. Orgs. No 304613 f: 01908 857199 Chang, Weber, Steinmayer, Gors and and rentals. Also specialist pno appointment needed. e: [email protected] Kallmann pnos; pno stools. No removers; solo and duet stools – period Fratelli Ruffatti Via Facciolati 166, w: www.jupitermusic.co.uk. Kay appointment needed. and modern. Appointment needed. I-35127 Padova Italy t: +39 049 750 666 Hollingsworth, Jupiter product mgr, br PianoDisc Schönweissstr 16, D-90461 Cathedral Organs Ltd 34 Woodlands f: +39 049 850 483 & ww. Korg UK Ltd are distributors of Nürnberg Germany t: +49 911 443035 Rise, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LF e: [email protected] Jupiter br and ww insts in the UK. They e: [email protected] t: 01707 326148 w: www.ruffatti.com. Manufacture and also have an extensive range of orch w: www.pianodisc.de. Player pnos; silent e: [email protected] restoration of pipe orgs. No brands, inc XO, Nuova, Humes & Berg and MIDI systems and pnos. No w: www.cathedralorgans.com. Frank appointment needed. Mutes, Ultra Oils and Jazzlab. appointment needed. Goodrich. No appointment needed. Grotrian-Steinweg Pianos Robert Appointment needed. Pianoteq Modartt SAS, 10 av de Cavendish Pianos Anvil Works, Morley & Co Ltd, 34 Engate St, London Makin Organs Ltd Sovereign House, l’Europe, F-31520 Ramonville Saint Harrogate Rd, Bolton Abbey BD23 6HZ SE13 7HA t: 020 8318 5838 30 Manchester Rd, Shaw, Oldham Agne France t: +33 5 34 32 02 00 t: 01756 711712; 07779 298149 e: [email protected] OL2 7DE t: 01706 888100 f: 01706 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.morleypianos.com. Julia 888109 e: [email protected] w: www.pianoteq.com. Pianoteq (virtual w: www.cavendishpianos.com. Adam Morley. Grand and upright pnos. w: www.makinorgans.co.uk. Keith pno). No appointment needed. Cox, mgr dir. No appointment needed. No appointment needed. Harrington, mgr dir. Classical orgs, Pipe Organ Services Unit 104, Comus (UK) Ltd 168 Lomeshaye Hampstead Pianos 131–133 Abbey MIDI expanders. Also distributos and Stapleford Est, Saxby Rd, Saxby, Melton Business Village, Turner Rd, Lomeshaye Rd, London NW6 4SL t: 020 7624 8895 nationwide hire service. No Mowbray LE14 2SB t: 07831 767241 Ind Est, Nelson BB9 7DR t: 01282 e: [email protected] appointment needed. e: [email protected] 606600 f: 01282 606660 w: www.hampsteadpianos.co.uk. Mander Organs St Peter’s Organ w: www.pipeorganservices.co.uk. e: [email protected] Acoustic and digital pnos, restoration, Works, St Peter’s Sq, London E2 7AF No appointment needed. w: www.bontempi.com. Barbara Kalus, tuning, removals, hire and unique pno t: 020 7739 4747 f: 020 7729 4718 RAJ Bower & Company Wellgrove sales admin. Bontempi insts for designs. No appointment needed. e: [email protected] Organ Manufactory, Weston Longville, children. No appointment needed. Handy, Edmund 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley w: www.mander-organs.com. John Norwich NR9 5JJ t: 01603 881189 Copeman Hart & Company Ltd DA5 1LG t: 01322 527366 Mander, mgr dir. Portatives, regals, e: [email protected] Finedon Rd, Irthlingborough NN9 5TZ e: [email protected] w: www.bowerorgans.co.uk. Richard

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Bower Orgs. Appointment needed. w: www.rodgersinstruments.co.uk. Roger Pianos, Jack Ingles, Remagen House, w: www.steinway.co.uk. Craig Terry, mgr Robert Morley & Co Ltd 34 Engate St, Pratt, product mgr. Digital and hybrid Bovingdon HP3 0DJ t: 0808 160 6170 dir. Pnos. No appointment needed. Lewisham, London SE13 7HA t: 020 classical orgs. No appointment needed. (UK dist); +1 904 810 1945 f: +1 904 Wells-Kennedy Partnership 85–87 8318 5838 e: [email protected] Saunders, Huw 110 Milton Grove, 823 9213 e: [email protected] Gregg St, Lisburn BT27 5AW w: www.morleypianos.com. Julia London N16 8QY t: 020 7503 5824 (European sales); [email protected] t: 028 9266 4257 f: 028 9260 3722 Morley. Pnos, hpds, spinets, clvds, e: [email protected] (US) w: www.toypiano.com. Larry e: [email protected] virginals. No appointment needed. New, w: www.harpsichordmaker.co.uk. Maker Pontefract. No appointment needed. w: www.wk.dnet.co.uk. David ex-rental and secondhand upright and of hpds, spinets, virginals and clvds. Solid State Organ Systems McElderry, prop. Orgs. Appointment grand pnos by Bechstein, W. Hoffmann, Also repairs, re-voicing, re-stringing, Twickenham Ave, Brandon IP27 0PD needed. Grotrian-Steinweg, Steinbach, stands, stools etc. Embossed papers for t: 01842 814814 f: 01842 813802 Wyvern Organ Builders Ltd Waldstein, Monington & Weston, English virginals. Ruckers keyfronts. e: [email protected] Highbuilding Courtyard, Vann Rd, Weber, Monington & Weston, Bentley Appointment needed. w: www.ssosystems.com. Mark Gilliam. Fernhurst, nr Haslemere GU27 3NL and other fine makers – new, Schimmel Pianos Forsyth Bros Ltd, Premier control systems provider for t: 01428 661228 f: 01428 652723 secondhand, antique and ex-rental. Also 126 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GR pipe orgs. No appointment needed. e: [email protected] new and secondhand hpds, spinets, t: 0161 834 3281 ext 227 f: 0161 834 Steinway & Sons (UK) Steinway Hall, w: www.wyvernorgans.co.uk. Graham virginals and clvds. 0630 e: [email protected] 44 Marylebone Lane, Wigmore St, Lord, mgr dir. Orgs. Appointment Rodgers Classical Organs Roland UK, w: www.forsyths.co.uk. Simon Loat, gen London W1U 2DB t: 020 7487 3391 needed. Atlantic Cl, Swansea SA7 9FJ t: 01792 mgr. Upright and grand pnos. No f: 020 7935 0466 702701 f: 01792 515048 e: richard. appointment needed. e: [email protected]; [email protected] Schoenhut Toy Piano Company J&M [email protected]

Strings

Aitchison & Mnatzaganian member. No appointment needed. Vns, vas, vcs. Appointment needed. Collins, Roy 35 Clayhall Pl, Acton, 7 Cambridge Rd, Ely CB7 4HJ t: 01353 Beare & Son Ltd 18 Tavistock Pl, Bow Strings 37 Gayton House, Knapp Sudbury CO10 0BT t: 01787 373789 668559 f: 01353 612264 Tavistock St, Dunstable LU6 1NE Rd, London E3 4BX t: 020 7987 0275 e: [email protected]. Bow e: [email protected] t: 01585 477130, also fax e: [email protected]. Dinesh making; repairs, restoration, rehairs. w: www.aitchisoncellos.com. Robin e: [email protected] Dave. Vn family insts made and Appointment needed. Aitchison, prop; Sarah Mnatzaganian, w: www.beareandson.co.uk. Mark repaired. Bows rehaired. Appointment David Milward Violas PO Box 254, customer contact. Vc specialists, Hutchinson. Vns, vas, vcs and dbs; needed. Morpeth NE61 2BZ t: 07867 572088

instrument services baroque, classical and modern vcs made bows, cases, strs, fittings and accs. Also Bowers, Martin 101 Wantz Rd, e: [email protected] to commission. Guadagnini specialists. manufacturers and wholesalers of Maldon CM9 5DD t: 01621 853376 w: www.theviolaworkshop.com. Stock of fine vcs and bows. Beares-Tertis vas and Michael Poller e: [email protected]. Maker of Contemporary luthier specialising in the Appointment needed. insts. Bow rehair/repair. Insurance lutes, guis, vns. Repairs and design and manufacture of Andrew Hooker Violins Christchurch valuations. Open Mon–Fri, 9.30am– restorations. Appointment needed. contemporary vas. Appointment House, Rode Hill, Bath BA11 6PS 5.30pm, w/ends by appointment. Bridgewood and Neitzert Ltd 146 needed. t: 01373 831464 Beecher Acoustics Ltd Oxford Violin Stoke Newington Church St, London Derek Roberts Violins 1 Freeman’s e: [email protected] Makers and Dealers 1 Quarry High St, N16 0JU t: 020 7249 9398 f: 020 7275 Close, Leamington Spa CV32 6EY w: www.aviolin.com. Andrew Hooker, Headington Quarry, Oxford OX3 8JT 9330 e: [email protected] t: 01926 428313, also fax prop. Vn, va, vc and bow makers and t: 01865 762287 f: 01865 767954 w: www.londonviolins.com; e: [email protected] restorers. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] www.vivaceviolin.com. Gary w: www.derekroberts.co.uk. Modern and Andrew McGill Bowmaker 47 Station w: www.beecheracoustics.com. Sarah Bridgewood, dir. Vns, vas, vcs, dbs, baroque vn, va, vc maker and restorer. Road, Cropredy, Oxon OX17 1PT Porter, admin. Vn makers, restorers, bows, str, cases, accs. Baroque and Appointment needed. t: 01295 750255 dealers, consultants. Tone production classical period strs, inc va da g, lute. Devon Strings Workshop e: [email protected] specialists. Insts bought and sold, bow Specialist historic strs: La Folia, 1 Bartholomew St West, Exeter EX4 3AJ w: www.bowmakermcgill.co.uk. Rehairs, making, sales and repairs. Appointment Dlugolecki, Baroco, Aquila, CHD, t: 01392 433748 repairs and new modern bows. needed. Savarez, Kurschner, Gamut, Pyramid, e: [email protected] Appointment needed. Bennardo, Marion The Cottage, Pirastro. No appointment needed. w: www.devonstrings.co.uk. Jonathan Anthony Nickolds Violins 29–30 High Stuc-An-T-Sagairt, Balmaha Rd, Bristow Bows Blagdon BS40 7TH and Rebecca Springall, partners. St, Wall Heath, Kingswinford DY6 0HB Drymen, Glasgow G63 0HY t: 01360 t: 01761 462914 Suppliers, makers and restorers of vn t: 01384 277866 661243 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] family insts and accs. Also retailers. No e: [email protected] w: www.mondocellos.co.uk. Hand-made w: www.bristowbows.co.uk. Stephen E appointment needed. w: www.anthonynickoldsviolins.co.uk. vns, vas and vcs. Set-ups and Bristow. Fine quality bows. Rehairs, Dilworth, John 49 Cresswell Rd, Vn maker and repairer. Sells restored adjustments. Appointment needed. restorations, insurance claims, Twickenham TW1 2EA t: 020 8744 0278 vns; bows, cases and accs. Open Mon– Besson, Yann 31 Evershot Rd, London valuations. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] Sat. No appointment needed. N4 3DG t: 07760 358627; +33 54695 Bruce I Brook (Luthier) 1 Highview w: www.johndilworthviolins.co.uk. Ardival Harps Ltd Orchard House, 8394 e: [email protected] Cl, Windmill Hill, Herstmonceux, East Handmade insts for the vn family. Also Castle Leod, Strathpeffer IV14 9AA w: www.yannbesson.com. Maker of vns Sussex t: 01323 832979 specialist in restoration of quality insts t: 01997 421260, also fax and vas. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] of vn family. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] w: www.ardival.com. Bishop Instruments & Bows 2nd w: www.brucebrook.co.uk. Maker of Doe, Roger Mount St Laurence, High Bill Taylor. Historical and traditional Floor, 18 South Molton St, London lute, orpharions, bandora, baroque guis, St, Cranbrook TN17 3EW t: 01580 Scottish hps. Appointment needed. W1K 5QU t: 020 7493 4953; 07905 theorbos, citterns etc; also maker of 712330 e: [email protected] Aubert Lutherie SA BP59, F-88502 344220 e: [email protected] lute, gui, and viol tuning pegs. w: www.rogerdoebowmaker.co.uk. Bow Mirecourt Cedex, France t: +33 3 29 37 w: www.bishopstrings.com. Sean Bishop, Appointment needed. maker for modern insts. Appointment 06 13 f: +33 3 29 37 30 73 dir. Vns, vas, vcs and bows sold; new and Carbow LNM – Les Nouveaux needed. w: www.aubertlutherie.com. April antique. Appointment needed. Matériaux, 203 route des Camoins, Ertz, Neil Kristof 63 Lasswade Rd, Maillot, gen mgr. Manufacturer of fine Blackburn Stringed Instruments F-13011 Marseille France t: +33 4 91 87 Liberton, Edinburgh EH16 6SZ t: 0131 vns, vas and vcs; also bridges. No 75 Harrington Gdns, London SW7 4JZ 80 64 f: +33 4 91 87 80 65 258 4814, also fax appointment needed. t: 020 7373 2474 f: 020 7373 5141 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Ball, Howard The Hunters, The Green, e: [email protected] w: www.carbow.com. Carbon fibre bows. w: www.ertz-violins.com. Maker of vns, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds IP29 4DH w: www.londonviolins.co.uk. Tom No appointment needed. vas and vcs in both modern and baroque t: 01284 830223; 07957 218236 Blackburn. Buying and selling of str Clive Morley Harps Ltd Goodfellows, form. Appointment needed. e: [email protected]. Bow insts; valuation and restoration. Filkins, nr Lechdale GL7 3JG t: 01367 Fajardo, Anette 50 Brockley Grove, maker. Repairs and rehairing. No Appointment needed. 860493 f: 01367 860659 London SE4 1RJ t: 020 8699 4753 appointment needed. Blackheath Violin Workshop e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. Maker of Bassix 155 Chestfield Rd, Chestfield, 26 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, London w: www.morleyharps.com. Benjamin vns and vas; repairs and restorations of Whitstable CT5 3LR t: 01227 791640; SE3 0AK t: 020 8318 0738 Morley Folk, pedal, lap and antique hps; vns, vas, vcs. Appointment needed. 07703 649531 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] manufacturer of Cecilia 40 and Cecilia Fawcett, Sylvie & James Brookside w: www.bassix.net. Alan Hatswell. w: www.michaelshakespeare.com. 47 pedal hps. No appointment needed. Cottage, Thornham Magna, Eye Makers of electric upright bs and carbon M Shakespeare, prop. Vns made on Cohen, Brian SoundPost, The Old IP23 8HH t: 01379 788130 fibre composite acoustic bs. Bs accs commision for professional and student Glassworks, Alexandra Pl, Guildford w: www.fawcettviolins.co.uk. Make and suppliers. Tel enquiries 7 days a wk musicians. Comprehensive repair and GU1 3QH t: 01483 456422, also fax repair modern and baroque vns, vas, vcs. before 9pm. Appointment needed. restoration service, bow rehairs, e: [email protected] Appointment needed. Batchelar, Timothy 28 Colbert Dr, insurance valuations, insts bought and w: www.briancohenviolins.com. Vns, Florian Leonhard Fine Violins 3 Leicester LE3 2JB t: 0116 289 9798, sold, some accs available. No vas, dbs and early insts. Appointment Frognal Lane, London NW3 7DY t: 020 also fax e: [email protected] appointment needed. needed. 7813 3307 f: 020 7813 3308 w: www.batchelar.com. Dealer, restorer Boardman, Peter 33a Hogstown Rd, Collins, Glen Holly Bush Cottage, e: [email protected] and maker of str insts of the vn family. Donaghadee, Co Down BT21 0NH Barnby Rd, Newark NG24 2NE t: +358 w: www.florianleonhard.com. Florian Accredited Fellow of the Institute of t: 028 9188 3474 400 105566 e: [email protected] Leonhard, dir. Makers, restorers, Musical Instrument Technology, also e: [email protected] w: www.jenapang.com. Vn maker. dealers, consultants for vns, vas, vcs and MIA member and MMA corporate w: www.peterboardmanviolinmaker.co.uk. Appointment needed. their bows. Advice given on buying and

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selling; appraisals, bow rehairs, lyres, Finnish-style kanteles, Welsh Matthew Coltman Violin Peter Dodge Violin Maker The restoration, sound adjustments. Strs by crwths, Icelandic fidla and langpils, Bowmakers 153 Acton Lane, London Pottery, Twentypence Rd, Wilburton, m/order and in stock; wholesalers of parlour guis, ukuleles, epinettes des W4 5HN t: 020 8742 7934, also fax Ely CB6 3RA t: 01353 741353 Pirastro strs. No appointment needed. Vosges, stick dulcimers. Musical inst e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. Maker of vns, Gotting, Christoph Adolfinenstrasse plans, CD and book available. w: www.matthewcoltman.com. Rebecca vas and vcs. Appointment needed. 1, 65199 Wiesbaden, Germany t: +49 Appointment needed. Leyton. Bow maker, specialising in Philip Brown Violins 85a Northbrook 611 36059665 f: +49 611 36059664 Kudanowski, Jan 1 Devonshire Rd, baroque, classical and modern vn, va St, Newbury RG14 1AE t: 01635 35465 e: [email protected] Handsworth Wood, Birmingham and vc bows. Also strs and accs, rehairs e: [email protected] w: www.gotting-violins.com. Maker of B20 2PB t: 0121 554 6922, also fax and repairs. Appointment needed. w: www.philipbrown-violins.co.uk. Philip vns and vas. Appointment needed. e: [email protected]. Vn and bow Michel, Aleth 12 Wellington Ave, Brown. Sale and manufacture of vns, vcs Green, Howard 46 Ogilvy St, Tayport maker and repairer. Appointment Montpelier, Bristol BS6 5HP t: 0117 942 and vas. Maker of period bows. No DD6 9NP t: 01382 553478 needed. 3845, also fax e: [email protected] appointment needed. e: [email protected] Le Vaillant, Tobye Studio 307, Cockpit w: alethmichel.free.fr. Vn maker and Pilgrim Harps Stansted House, w: www.howardgreenbowmaker.com. Arts, 18–22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZ restorer (merit WSVM). Appraisals, Tilburstow Hill, South Godstone Maker of bows for str insts. t: 07828 100630 f: 020 8692 3735 restorations and bow rehairs. RH9 8NA t: 01342 893242 f: 01342 Appointment needed. e: [email protected] Appointment needed. 892646 e: [email protected] Grummitt, Robert A 84 High St, w: www.greenwichstrings.co.uk. Str Michetschlager, Helen 1a Grasmere w: www.pilgrimharps.co.uk. Concert Caterham CR3 5UD t: 01883 348095 insts made and repaired. Vn family, guis, Rd, Manchester M33 3QU t: 0161 972 grand, pedal and non-pedal hps. w: www.bobgrummitt.co.uk. Maker, early strs. Appointment needed. 0839, also fax Restoration, servicing, str, mus, repairer and restorer of guis, vns, vas, LK & M Hepplewhite, Violin, Viola, e: [email protected] insurance, accs. No appointment vcs, dbs, and any str inst of any origin. Cello, Bass Maker Soundpost w: www.helenviolinmaker.com. Maker of needed. Open Tue, Thur, Fri and Sat am. Workshop, 8 North End Lane, Malvern vns, vas and vcs. Small-size vns and vas Pilsel, Rudolf 88 Attingham Dr, Dudley Appointment needed. WR14 2ES t: 01684 562203, also fax for hire. Appointment needed. DY1 3HL t: 07875 603551 Hans Nikolaos Pluhar Violin Maker e: [email protected] Mondocellos The Cottage, Stuc-An-T- e: [email protected]. Maker of vns, 15 Grove Pl, London NW3 1JP t: 07952 w: www.hepplewhite-violins.co.uk. Sagairt, Drymen G63 0HY t: 07940 vas, vcs and bows. High-class 246831 w: www.hanspluhar.com. Vn Lionel Karl Hepplewhite, maker; 079519 e: [email protected] restoration work undertaken. maker. Appointment needed. Margaret Hepplewhite, asst. w: www.mondocellos.co.uk. Appointment needed. Harris and Sheldon 53 Aberdeen Ave, High-quality vns, vas, vcs and bs made Contemporary vns, vas, vcs for sale; Piper, William Jinney Ring Craft Cambridge CB2 8DL t: 01223 315 247 to commissions since 1955. Holder of modern and baroque. Set ups and Centre, Hanbury Rd, Hanbury B60 4BU e: [email protected] the ‘Tom Jenkins’ Award 2005. Winner adjustments; assessments and t: 01527 821181 w: www.violin.uk.com. Nigel Harris. of Best Viola Tone, Newark Festival valuations for insurance; light repairs. w: www.piper-violins.co.uk. William

Makers of vns, vas and vcs. 1976. Appointment needed. Appointment needed. Piper. Maker of vns, vas, vcs, mans. Also instrument services Appointment needed. London Guitar Centre 36 Cranbourn Moseley Violins 2a Tudor Rd, Moseley, repairs. No appointment needed. Hibernian Violins 67 Somers Rd, St, London WC2H 7AD t: 020 7240 Birmingham B13 8HA t: 0121 693 1214 Purcell, Vincent t: 01547 550622 Malvern WR14 1JA t: 01684 562947 0754, also fax f: 0121 693 0933 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.oldviolins.co.uk. Handmade w: www.hibernianviolins.co.uk. Padraig w: www.spanishguitarcentre.com. w: www.moseleyviolins.co.uk. Francois insts for the vn family. Also specialists ó Dubhlaoidh. Maker, restorer and Classical, acoustic and flamenco guis, Bignon, David Bruce Johnson. Makers, in restoration of quality insts of vn conservator of vn and viol family insts. accs, tuition, hire. No appointment restorers and dealers of vns, vas, vcs and family. Appointment needed. Appointment needed. needed. dbs. Also bows, cases, strs and accs. No Ralph Plumb Violin Makers 1 Garland Holt, Paul 41 Garden Ave, Ilkeston Luis and Clark Carbon Fiber appointment needed. Pl, Hexham NE46 3QG t: 01434 DE7 4DF t: 0115 930 1527; 07966 Instruments 256 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, Music Magic 12 Bath Rd, Frome, nr 601217; 07811 367900 364642 f: 0115 854 1889 MA 02186 USA t: +1 617 698 3034 Bath BA11 2HH t: 01373 465596 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.ralphplumbviolins.co.uk. w: www.paulholtviolins.co.uk. Vn, va, vc w: www.luisandclark.com. Luis & w: www.timmanning.net. Tim Manning, Modern and baroque insts; restorations. and db maker and repairer. Insts for Stephanie Leguia. Carbon fibre vns, vas, prop. Luthier, manufacturing hammered Appointment needed. sale, bows rehaired. No appointment vcs, dbs. Appointment needed. dulcimers, cimbaloms and individual Rheingans, Helmut 7 Windses Est, needed. M & J Healey Violins Boxhill House, commissions of a more experimental Grindleford, Hope Valley S32 2HY Holywell Music Ltd 58 Hopton St, Boxhill Rd, Boxhill KT20 7PW t: 01737 nature. Appointment needed. t: 01433 631907 London SE1 9JH t: 020 7928 8451 844164 e: [email protected] Nowak, Steffen 75 Sylvia Ave, Bristol e: [email protected] f: 020 7928 8284 w: www.healeyviolins.co.uk. Str inst BS3 5BU t: 0117 977 7141 w: www.orbmusic.co.uk. Vns, vas and e: [email protected] makers, restorers and suppliers. e: [email protected] vcs. Appointment needed. w: www.holywellmusic.co.uk. Salvi and Appointment needed. w: www.nowakviolins.co.uk. Steffen Robb, Arthur 79 Gloucester Rd, Lyon & Healy concert and lever hps; hp Macarthur, Douglas The Cottage, Nowak, owner. Modern and baroque vn, Malmesbury SN16 0AJ t: 01666 822945 music, strs, recordings, accs. No Stuc-An-T-Sagairt, Balmaha Rd, va and vc. Also collectable books on the e: [email protected] appointment needed. Drymen, Glasgow G63 0HY vn family. Appointment needed. w: www.art-robb.co.uk. Manufacturer Hudelmayer, Andreas Studio 11, Craft t: 01360 661243 Oakwood Instruments 8 Ladywood and repairer of lutes, steel str, elec and Central, 21 Clerkenwell Green, London e: [email protected] Rd, Leeds LS8 2QF t: 0113 265 8585 classical guis. Musical inst plans EC1R 0DX t: 020 7490 0188 w: www.macarthur-violins.co.uk. f: 0113 293 3011 e: workshop@ available from the website. Appointment e: [email protected] Handmade vns, vas and vcs. Set ups and oakwoodinstruments.co.uk needed. w: www.hudelmayer.com. Vns, vas, vcs. adjustments. Appointment needed. w: www.oakwoodinstruments.co.uk. Roche, Brian Medway Cottage, Main Appointment needed. Mark Jennings Violins 7 St Mellans Electric vns, mans, mandolas, St, Youlgreave DE45 1UW t: 01629 IESTA Musical Instruments Import Terrace, Mullion TR12 7EH t: 01326 bouzoukis, citterns, guis, banjos, 630099, also fax Export GmbH Am Storrenacker 26, 240046 e: [email protected] hammer dulcimers, hps, melodeons. e: [email protected] D-76139 Karlsruhe Germany t: +49 721 w: www.jenningsviolins.com. Mark No appointment needed. w: www.rocheviolins.com. Vn, va and vc 623 7969 f: +49 721 623 7972 Jennings, owner. Maker of fine vns, vas Osborne Guitars and Mandolins making; repair and restoration services e: [email protected] w: www.iestacarbon.de. and vcs. Repairs and restorations. Also Studio 14, Star Gallery, Lewes BN7 1JY for vn, va and vc. Appointment needed. Liu Peng, dir. Carbon fibre bows. No m/order accs. Valuations and appraisals. t: 01273 473883 Roger Hansell Violins Ltd Leyburn appointment needed. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] Business Park, Harmby Rd, Leyburn James Rawes Violins Glendale, Mark Norris Harps The Old School, w: www.osborneguitars.co.uk. Richard DL8 5QA t: 01969 624643 f: 01969 Cotehill, Carlisle CA4 0AZ Stobo, Peebles EH45 8NU t: 01721 Osborne. Maker of guis and mans. 623048 e: [email protected] t: 01228 561561 760298, also fax Repairs and pick ups specialist. w: www.hansellviolins.com. Roger e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Appointment needed. Hansell, Georgina Keays. Makers of w: www.jamesrawesviolins.co.uk. James w: www.norrisharps.com. Mark Norris. Oxley, Peter 2 Larkins Lane, Oxford exceptional insts and finest fittings. Rawes, prop. Vn maker, repairer and Non-pedal hps with professional OX3 9DW t: 01865 741909. Makes Appointment needed. dealer. Supplier of strs, accs and cases; semitone levers. Appointment needed. modern bows. Specialises in restoration Roger Williams Guitars Cromwells bow rehairs and repairs. Appointment Martyn Bailey Luthier Ltd of 19th C French bows. Buys and sells Meadow, Lichfield WA14 9EW needed. 39 Summerfields, Sible Hedingham, French bows. Appointment needed. t: 01543 262543 Johnson, Chris 12 Flaxland Cres, Halstead, Essex CO9 3HS t: 01787 Penning, Martin 41b Lower Keyford, e: [email protected] Sileby, Leicestershire LE12 7SB t: 01509 461128 e: [email protected] Frome BA11 4AR t: 07810 890108 w: www.rogerwilliamsguitars.com. 816023 e: [email protected] w: www.mjbl.co.uk. Martyn Bailey, e: [email protected] Roger Williams, Luthier. Maker of fine w: www.chrisjohnsonviolins.co.uk. luthier and owner. Maker and restorer w: www.mpenning-luthier.co.uk. handbuilt classical, flamenco and Handmade vn family insts inc baroque. of orch str insts. Handmade insts for the vn family. Also acoustic guis. Repair and restoration of Supplies student insts. Repairs and Martyn Booth Guitars Ltd Unit 4, Old specialists in restoration of quality insts cherished guis by consultation. French setting up. Appointment needed. Brickworks, Chapel Lane, Little Cornard, of vn family. Appointment needed. polishing a speciality. Appointment Jowett, Patrick 139 Musters Rd, West Sudbury CO10 0PB t: 01787 370192 Perry, Anthony 3 Cheswell Cl, needed. Bridgford NG2 7AF t: 0115 981 8612. e: [email protected] Compton, Wolverhampton WV6 8AS Ross Violins 24 Park Rd, Port Sunlight, Maker of vns, vas and vcs. Appointment w: www.martynboothguitars.co.uk. t: 01902 755610 Wirral CH62 4UT t: 0151 644 5414; needed. Martyn Booth. Luthier-built e: [email protected] 07974 849624 e: [email protected] King, Michael J t: 07523 233052 handcrafted electric gtrs. Appointment w: www.perryviolins.co.uk. Maker of vns w: www.rossviolins.co.uk. Benjamin & e: [email protected] needed. and vas, repairs, bow rehairs, strs, accs. Kate Ross. Makers, dealers and restorers w: www.michaeljking.com. Anglo-Saxon Appointment needed. of insts of the bowed str family for the

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student to the professional. Wide range co.uk. Vns, vas, vcs made and repaired. needed. 0777 599 7636 of strs, cases, accs; speciality orders on Bows rehaired and repaired. Valuations. Stephen Robinson Violin Maker e: [email protected] request. Appointment needed. Appointment needed. 16 Bawdlands, Clitheroe BB7 2JZ w: www.tunnicliffebows.co.uk. Brian Ross, Joseph I 22 Ferguson Ave, Siddall, Malcolm 3 Tremcelynog, t: 01200 427735. Makes and repairs vns, Tunnicliffe, sole prop. Bow maker for Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5EX Rhandirmwyn, Llandovery SA20 0NU vas, vcs, modern and baroque. vn, va, vc and db, and the baroque t: 01796 473717 t: 01550 760303. Maker and restorer of Appointment needed. family of bows. Restoration and e: [email protected]. Maker of vns, vas and vcs. Appointment needed. Stephen Sedgwick Luthier The Grove, rehairing. Appointment needed. vns, vas, vcs, modern and baroque. Also Simon Watkin Violins 2 North Green, Three Gates Rd, Fawkham, Longfield Violectra 2a Tudor Rd, Moseley, va d’am, rebecs, hurdy gurdys etc. Some Coates, Peterborough PE7 2BQ t: 01733 DA3 8NZ t: 01474 700357 Birmingham B13 8HA t: 0121 693 1214 repair work. Appointment needed. 840235 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] f: 0121 693 0933 e: [email protected] Roth, Kai-Thomas 16 Coombe Lane, w: www.watkin-violins.co.uk. Simon w: www.stephensedgewick.co.uk. Maker w: www.violectra.co.uk. David Bruce Shepton Mallet BA4 5XD t: 01749 Watkin, sole prop. Vns, vas, vcs, dbs; of bespoke and custom modern fretted Johnson. Makers of electric vns, vas, vcs 343912, also fax repairs, restorations. No appointment insts. Specialising in hp guis. Open and dbs. Also Coda, Arcus, Collegno, e: [email protected] needed. Mon–Fri. No appointment needed. Hider carbon bows; cases and accs. w: www.kai-thomas-roth-cellos.com. Stagg, John W 10 Christmas Steps, Stoppani, George 6 Needham Ave, Roland AER amplification; Fishman, Kai-Thomas Roth, Caroline Crowley. Bristol BS1 5BS t: 0117 925 4538, also Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester Barcus Berry, LR Baggs, BTS, Shadow Maker of bowed str insts of all period fax e: [email protected] M21 8AA t: 0161 860 7386 pick-ups/transducers. No appointment and modern specifications. Trained at w: www.johnstaggbows.co.uk. Bows for e: [email protected] needed. Newark School of Violin Making. vn, va and vc. Expert rehairs and w: www.stoppani.co.uk. Str family insts, Ward, Alan St Andrews, 27 Plomer Hill, Appointment needed. restoration. No appointment needed. db. Appointment needed. Downley, High Wycombe HP13 5JG Rowe, Christopher 20 Pondwell Cl, Starfish Designs (Scotland) Ltd Unit StringWorks Inc 5733 W Packard St, t: 01494 523371 Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 1QD 1 Old Ferry Rd, North Ballachulish, Fort Appleton, WI 54913 USA t: +1 920 830 e: [email protected] t: 01983 613280 William PH33 6SA t: 01855 821429, 0928 f: +1 920 830 2206 w: www.alanwardviolins.co.uk. Modern e: [email protected]. also fax e: [email protected] e: [email protected] and baroque vn, va, vc maker; Handmade vns and vas. Prizewinner w: www.starfishdesigns.co.uk. Dave w: www.stringworks.com. Todd French, commissions handmade to order; Cremona, Mittenwald, Paris. Available Shepton, dir. Makers and repairers of pres; Erik Kramer, sales mgr; David restorer, repairer. Appointment needed. at selected shops. Appointment needed. celtic hps (26, 34 and 37 str models) and Tomaino, head luthier. Handmade vn Ward, Roderick R 11 Silver St, Guilden Rowe, Elspeth 20 Pondwell Cl, Ryde, electric bowed insts (vns, vas, vcs). No family str insts, cases and bows, Morden, Royston SG8 0JT t: 01763 Isle of Wight PO33 1QD t: 01983 appointment needed. available exclusively through 852377 e: [email protected] 613280 e: [email protected]. Steele, Kelvin Lea Brook House, Lea StringWorks and available throughout w: www.wardviolins.com. Rod Ward, Handmade vns and vas. Silver medal Wood, Lea Bridge DE4 5AA t: 01629 UK and Europe. Professionally set up owner. Vn, va, vc maker; handmade

instrument services Cremona Triennale. Available at selected 534558 e: [email protected] and play-tested, with insts for all cond’s batons. Appointment needed. shops. Appointment needed. w: www.kdsviolins.co.uk. Maker of vns, playing levels and many of the finest William John Violins 283 Boston Shackell Pianos 8 Nimrod, De vas, vcs. Bow rehairs and repairs. Inst contemporary makers. No appointment Manor Rd, Brentford TW8 9LG Havilland Way, Range Rd, Witney OX29 repairs and restoration. Appointment needed. t: 020 8568 2757; 07763 232397 0YG t: 01993 703375; 07971 985302 needed. Thomson, Ewen Channerwick, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Stentor Music Co Ltd Albert Rd Shetland ZE2 9HY t: 01950 422403 w: www.williamjohnviolins.com. Maker w: www.shackellpianos.co.uk. Steinway North, Reigate RH2 9EZ t: 01737 e: [email protected] and restorer of vns, vas, vcs; also old and Yamaha pnos. Overhaul of 240226 f: 01737 242748 w: www.thomsonviolins.com. Maker, vns. No appointment needed. Steinways. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] restorer and supplier of vn family. Bow Wilson, Christopher 6 Barmstedt Dr, Shelley, Jan 6 Sandheys Terrace, w: www.stentor-music.com. Liz Wilkes. rehairs and sales. Appointment needed. Oakham LE15 6RG t: 01572 759344. Waterloo, Liverpool L22 7RR t: 0151 Str inst manufacturer: vn, va, vc, db; Tunnicliffe, Brian Flat 11 St Edmunds Maker of vns and vas. Distinction for va 928 9698 e: [email protected] also distributor of guis, fretted insts, ww Gate, 49 St Edmunds Church St, tone, Facta Britannia 1985. Repairs. w: www.janshelleyviolins.inthepool. and parts and accs. No appointment Salisbury SP1 1FD t: 01722 416237; Appointment needed.

Woodwind

Abell Flute Company 111 Grovewood fls, dijeridoos and other easy-to-play Worthing BN11 1TH. No appointment Terry Riley, designer & maker. Concert Rd, Asheville, NC 28804 USA t: +1 828 world musical insts to all types of needed. ocarinas and vessel fls for sale. 254 1004 e: [email protected] schools and music services. Respects Moeck UK The Early Music Shop, Salts Appointments by email preferred. w: www.abellflute.com. Chris Abell. Fairtrade guidelines; uses natural, Mill, Victoria Rd, Shipley BD18 3LA Thumpy w: www.thumpy.nl. A thumb fl Specialising in the manufacture of sustainable and recycled materials. 30% t: 01274 288101 f: 01274 596226 which is a good inst for children before wooden Boehm system fls, headjoints educ discount. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] they move on to the Boehm fl. Thumpy and whistles, handmade in grandilla and Eaton, Peter Woodside, Orestan Lane, w: www.earlymusicshop.com. Rcdrs. is played by the thumbs only but has the sterling silver. No appointment needed. Effingham KT24 5SN t: 01372 452513 Also crumhorns, cornamuse, dulcians, scope for many different sounds and Bigio, Robert 1 Doveridge Gdns, f: 01372 451416 shawms, cornetts, baroque fls, obs, melodies. Thumpy Book available. London N13 5BJ t: 020 8882 2627 e: [email protected] bsns, racketts, chalumeaux. No Order from Studio-E: e: [email protected] w: www.bigio.com. w: www.eatonclarinets.com. Cls and cl appointment needed. www.studioe-mc.com/shop. Boehm system fls and piccs (wood and mouthpieces. Appointment needed. Moore, Hamish Fungarth Steading, Top Wind 2 Lower Marsh, London silver). Appointment needed. Evans, Richard & Anita Fairhaven, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0ES t: 01350 SE1 7RJ t: 020 7401 8787; 020 7928 Buffet Crampon 5 rue Maurice Lingfoot, Southwaite, Carlisle CA4 0EP 728838 e: [email protected] 8181 (repairs) f: 020 7401 8788 Berteaux, F-78711 Mantes la Ville t: 01697 473799 w: http://hamishmoore.org. Maker of e: [email protected] France t: +33 1 30 98 51 30; 07899 e: [email protected] highland pipes, border pipes, Scottish w: www.topwind.com. Fl specialists; full 918074/07786 073683 (UK sales) f: +33 w: www.evansbagpipes.co.uk. Makers small pipes. Appointment needed. range of student and professional insts, 1 34 78 79 02 e: [email protected] and repairers of Northumbrian and Musicale Ltd Homecroft, Sun Lane, sheet music, rentals, books, accs and w: www.buffetcrampon.fr. Arnaud other bellows blown bagpipes. Harpenden AL5 4GJ t: 01582 460978 expert advice. No appointment needed. Montois, mktg mgr; Lyndon Chapman, Appointment needed. f: 01582 767343 e: [email protected] Wessel, Stephen Millbrook House, Tim Barrett, UK sales. Cls, harmony cls, Hanson International Pule Hill Farm, w: www.musicale.co.uk. David Johnston, Alhampton, Shepton Mallet BA4 6PX saxes, obs, bsns. No appointment Manchester Rd, Marsden HD7 6NJ dir. Lyons ‘Nuvo’ cl, lightweight easy t: 01749 860047 e: [email protected] needed. t: 01484 848060 f: 01484 848069 stretch cl for the young beginner. No w: www.wessel-flutes.co.uk. Fl maker, Dolmetsch Organisation Jesses, e: [email protected] appointment needed. repairs and alterations. Appointment Grayswood Rd, Haslemere GU27 2BS w: www.hansonclarinets.com. Steve Ocarina Workshop PO Box 56, needed. t: 01428 651473 Parker, Jenny Hanson, Alistair Hanson. Kettering NN15 5LX t: 01536 485963 Worldwind Music Ltd Worldwind e: [email protected] Cl manufacturers. Full range of f: 01536 485051 e: [email protected] House, Ashmill Park, Ashford Rd, w: www.dolmetsch.com. Brian Blood, professional and student cls. No w: www.ocarina.co.uk. David Liggins, Lenham ME17 2GQ t: 01622 859590 mgr & sales dir. Rcdrs. Appointment appointment needed. dir. Plastic school ocarinas, ocarina f: 01622 859596 needed. Howarth of London Ltd 31–35 music books, ocarina teaching resources e: [email protected] Drums for Schools Ltd 19 The Green, Chiltern St, London W1U 7PN t: 020 and CD-Rom software, ceramic ocarinas, w: www.trevorjames.com; Charlbury OX7 3QA t: 0115 931 4513 7935 2407; 01903 239219 f: 020 7224 duet ocarinas, Card-oc. Also m/order. www.tjflutes.com; www.tjsaxes.com; f: 0115 931 4113 2564; 01903 232233 No appointment needed. www.renaissancebrass.com; e: [email protected] e: [email protected]; Terry Riley Vessel Flute Maker www.alphasax.co.uk. Jean-Paul Wright, w: www.drumsforschools.co.uk. Anna [email protected] 142c Sinclair Rd, London W14 0NL mktg dir. Ww and br insts and accs. Ruddick, mktg; Hilary Harris, sales & w: www.howarth.uk.com. Cls, obs, ob t: 020 7603 1561 Manufacture and distribution for Trevor distribution; Emma Townsend, accounts d’am, cors, bsns. Appointments required e: [email protected] w: www. James insts; Miyazawa and Sankyo fls & admin. Makes and supplies bamboo for repairs. Also at 19 Buckingham Rd, flickr.com/photos/terryrileyvesselflutes. from Japan. Appointment needed.

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Brass

Antoine Courtois 5 rue Maurice 670682 e: [email protected] matthewparkertrumpets.com Richard Smith (MI) Ltd Cornborough, Berteaux, F-78711 Mantes la Ville w: www.deniswick.com. Brian Miller, w: www.matthewparkertrumpets.com. Sheriff Hutton, York YO60 6RU t: 01347 France t: +33 1 30 98 51 30; 07899 gen mgr. Designers, manufacturers and Matthew Parker. Maker of all types of 879001, also fax 918074/07786 073683 (UK sales) f: +33 wholesalers of br musical inst accs. No natural tpts and related insts. Also e: [email protected] 1 34 78 79 02 e: [email protected] appointment needed. customising service for modern tpts. w: www.smithwatkins.com. Richard w: www.courtois-paris.com. Arnaud Galileo by Appointment needed. Smith, dir. Designers and makers of Montois, mktg mgr; Lyndon Chapman, Blechblas­instrumenten­bau Egger Michael Rath Brass Musical tpts, cornets, flugel hns, ten hns and Tim Barrett, UK sales. Trbs, tpts, Venedigstrasse 31, 4142 Münchenstein, Instruments Ltd Unit 9–10, Crossley ceremonial fanfare tpts. Appointment cornets, flugelhorns, saxhorns, euphs. Basel, Switzerland Germany t: +41 61 Mills, New Mill Rd, Honley, needed. No appointment needed. 6814233 f: +41 61 6817220 Huddersfield HD9 6QB t: 01484 660555 Smith-Watkins Brass Cornborough, Besson 5 rue Maurice Berteaux, e: [email protected] f: 01484 660777 Sheriff Hutton, York YO60 6RU t: 01347 F-78711 Mantes la Ville France t: +33 1 w: www.galileo-brass.ch. e: [email protected] 897001 e: [email protected] 30 98 51 30; 07899 918074/07786 Jürgen Voigt Gewerbepark 22, w: www.rathtrombones.com. w: www.smithwatkins.com. Richard 073683 (UK sales) f: +33 1 34 78 79 02 D-08258 Markneukirchen Germany Christopher Beaumont, dir. Trb Smith, dir. Designers/makers of tpts, e: [email protected] t: +49 37422 45280 f: +49 37422 45214 manufacturers. Also sackbuts, natural cornets, flugel hns and ceremonial w: www.besson.com. Arnaud Montois, e: [email protected] hns, post hns; br inst repair and fanfare tpts. Appointment needed. mktg mgr; Lyndon Chapman, Tim w: www.voigt-brass.de. Kerstin Voigt, customisation. Appointment needed. Spencer, Will Little Tree, Beacon View Barrett, UK sales. Cornets, ten hns, owner. Master craftsman’s br insts. No Paxman Musical Instruments Ltd Rd, Elstead GU8 6DT t: 01252 706767; bars, euphs, tbs, trbs, fr hns. No appointment needed. Linton House, 164–180 Union St, 01252 709972; 07909 916256 appointment needed. Matthew Parker Trumpets London SE1 0LH t: 020 7620 2077 e: [email protected] Denis Wick Products Ltd Unit 19, Tyncornel, Ffarmers, Llanwrda, f: 020 7620 1688 e: [email protected] w: www.willspencer.org. Custom-built Dawkins Rd, Hamworthy, Poole Carmarthenshire SA19 8NZ t: 01558 w: www.paxman.co.uk. Steve Flower, tpts, rebuilds and repair. No BH15 4JY t: 01202 665100 f: 01202 650606 e: trumpets@ sales mgr. Hns. No appointment needed. appointment needed.

Percussion

Adams Musical Instruments Drums for Schools Ltd 19 The Green, trolleys. No appointment needed. Soar Valley Music Ltd Unit 6, Victoria Aziëstraat 17–19, NL-6014 DA Charlbury OX7 3QA t: 0115 931 4513 Orchestral Percussion Unit 8, Hoo Mills, Fowke St, Rothley, Leicester

Ittervoort The Netherlands t: +31 475 f: 0115 931 4113 Marina, Vicarage Lane, Hoo ME3 9TW LE7 7PJ t: 0116 230 4926 f: 0116 230 instrument services 56 0710 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] t: 07740 676441; 01634 255200, also 4907 e: [email protected] w: www.adams-music.com. w: www.drumsforschools.co.uk. Anna fax e: [email protected] w: www.soarvalleymusic.com. David No appointment needed. Ruddick, mktg; Hilary Harris, sales and w: www.orchestralpercussion.com. Paul Ledsam, sales mgr. Specialist in Belleplates Ltd 57 Orchard Way, dist; Emma Townsend, admin. Makes Jefferies, prop. Specialist w/shop facility Brazilian, African and world perc, also London Rd, Ashford TW15 3AU t: 01784 and supplies hand perc, drums and offering repair work, servicing and Cajóns and folk insts. UK distributors 255961, also fax e: [email protected] other easy-to-play world musical insts to commissions for perc insts. Facilities for for Sakae drums and Dream Cymbals. w: www.belleplates.com. Maurice schools and music services. Respects lapping calfskin, frame and case making, Appointment needed. Davies. Belleplates (lightweight, Fairtrade guidelines; uses natural, in addition to inst manufacture and Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd 32–34 affordable, award-winning handbell sustainable and recycled materials. 30% tuning. Appointment needed. Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1DY t: 020 alternative for tuneringing), handbells educ discount. Appointment needed. Percussion Plus Unit F, Welland 7247 2599 f: 020 7375 1979 and handchimes. Also music and ringing Impact Percussion 7 Goose Green Business Park, Valley Way, Market e: [email protected] accs, servicing of Schulmerich Handbell Trading Est, 47 East Dulwich Rd, Harborough LE16 7PS t: 0845 120 4524 w: www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk. products, and advice on all aspects of London SE22 9BN t: 020 8299 6700 f: 01858 462218 Kathryn Hughes. Handbells, handbell tune ringing. Brochure f: 020 8299 6704 e: [email protected] handchimes, tower bells. Also handbell available. Normal office hrs. e: [email protected]. Tubular w: www.percussionplus.co.uk. music. No appointment needed. Appointment needed. bells, bs bells, bs drums, custom Manufacturer and distributor of perc manufacture of perc insts and touring insts to the educ sector for over 25 yrs.

Materials

Luthiers Supplies The Hall, Horebeech Dyke, prop. Suppliers of select woods for hardware, tools, books and plans for 221064 f: 01737 242748 Lane, Horam, Heathfield TN21 0HR luthiers. Unique service based on both professional and amateur luthier. e: [email protected] t: 01435 812315 resawing, planing and drying of a wide Appointment needed. w: www.touchstonetonewoods.co.uk. e: [email protected] range of imported and home-grown Touchstone Tonewoods Albert Rd Neil Bond, mgr. Makers’ and repairers’ w: www.luthierssupplies.co.uk. David timbers. Also wide selection of North, Reigate RH2 9EZ t: 01737 supplies. No appointment needed.

Period Instruments Keyboards

Andrew Wooderson Harpsichords www.peterbarnesharpsichords.com. Kits Sq pno repairs and conservation. hpds, orgs (also in kit form). No 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1LG for early kb insts; w/shop drawings and Covered bs strs supplied. Appointment appointment needed. t: 01322 558326 info for builders of early kb insts, clvd, needed. Garlick, Andrew Madgeon Wood e: [email protected] hpd and spinets. Covered strs for clvds Cole, Michael Little Tatchley, 334 House, Buckland St Mary, Chard w: andrewwoodersonharpsichords. and sq pnos. Repairs and renovations; Prestbury Rd, Cheltenham Spa TA20 3QF t: 01460 234221 co.uk. Andrew Wooderson. All types of new insts made to order; hpd hirings, GL52 3DD t: 01242 517192 e: [email protected] hpds, spinets, virginals, clvds handbuilt secondhand insts. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] w: www.garlick-harpsichords.co.uk. to order; also tuning, maintenance, Bavington, Peter 291 Sprowston w: www.squarepianos.com. Hpds, Hpds, spinets, virginals. Appointment restoration, repairs and hire. Sale of Mews, London E7 9AE t: 020 8519 1170 f-pnos. Appointment needed. needed. tools and accs. Secondhand insts for e: [email protected] Early Keyboard Agency Olympic George Veness Workshop Stanhope sale. Appointment not necessary but w: www.peter-bavington.co.uk. Clvds. House, Collett, Southmead Industrial Studio, Donald Way, Winchelsea preferred. Tuition in tuning and No appointment needed. Park, Didcot OX11 7WB t: 01235 TN36 4NH t: 01797 225878 maintenance. Bexley Harpsichord Workshops Ltd 812899 f: 01235 816750 e: [email protected]. Barlow, Christopher 16 Lansdown Pl, 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1LG e: [email protected] w: www.ekauk.com. Marcus Weeks, pno tuner, technician, Frome BA11 3HP t: 01373 461430 t: 01322 557147 MJ Robertson, B Robertson, restorer. Clvd maker and restorer. Also e: [email protected] w: www. e: [email protected]. S Robertson, partners. Restoration of sq makes traditional mus stands. No barlowharps.com. Maker of early kb Edmund Handy, Andrew Wooderson, pnos, clvds etc. Specialist in all types of appointment needed. insts, particularly f-pnos (inc Stein, dirs. Hpd hire, sales of spares and accs, early and modern overspun strs, Goetze, Martin & Dominic Gwynn Walter, Schantz and Graf models) and secondhand insts, tuning and humidifiers, dehumidifiers, tools and 1–2 East Workshops, Welbeck Abbey hpds (inc late 18th C English Kirkman). maintenance courses. No appointment parts. Appointment needed. Est, Worksop S80 3LW t: 01909 485635 Some insts available for concert hire in needed. Early Music Shop Salts Mill, Victoria e: [email protected] the west country. Appointment needed. Coad, Lucy Hill Farm Workshop, Rd, Saltaire BD18 3LA t: 01274 288100 w: www.goetzegwynn.co.uk. Church and Barnes, Peter 46 Church Ln, Rode, Greenway Lane, Cold Ashton, f: 01274 596226 chmbr orgs in period styles; also Frome BA11 6PN t: 01373 831498 Chippenham SN14 8LA t: 01225 e: [email protected] restoration work. No appointment e: [email protected] 891952 e: [email protected] w: www.earlymusicshop.com. Anthony needed. w: www.aviolin.com; w: www.squarepiano.co.uk. Lucy Coad. Calvert, w/shop mgr. Spinets, clvds, Greenhalgh, Malcolm 19 Thornby Rd,

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London E5 9QL t: 07971 200993 f: 020 Works, St Peter’s Sq, London E2 7AF RAJ Bower & Company Wellgrove 58 High St, Pavenham, Bedford 8525 6737 e: [email protected]. UK t: 020 7739 4747 f: 020 7729 4718 Organ Manufactory, Weston Longville, MK43 7PE t: 01234 823609 (evenings). agents for The Paris Workshop. All early e: [email protected] Norwich NR9 5JJ t: 01603 881189 Orgs, spinets; also restoration. kb insts, kits and repairs. Appointment w: www.mander-organs.com. John e: [email protected] Appointment needed. needed. Mander, mgr dir. Portatives, regals, w: www.bowerorgans.co.uk. Richard Rose, Malcolm The Workshop, English Handy, Edmund 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley chmbr orgs, pipe orgs. Appointment Bower. Early orgs, practice orgs, Passage, Lewes BN7 2AP t: 01273 DA5 1LG t: 01322 527366 needed. continuo orgs, church and chmbr orgs, 481010, also fax e: [email protected] Michael Johnson Harpsichords pipe orgs. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] w: www.edmundhandy.co.uk. Clvd and St Andrews Studio, Woodbridge Lane, Ransom, Mark 130 Westbourne w: www.malcolm-rose.com. Hpd maker, celeste maker. Tuning, repair and Bedchester SP7 0JU t: 01747 811455 Terrace Mews, London W2 6QG t: 020 repairer and conservator. Maker of iron restoration of hpds, spinets, virginals, f: 01747 811061 7723 9650 e: markransom@harpsichord- and br wires for kb insts up to 1850. Any clvds, celestes and sq pnos. Inst hire, e: [email protected] w: www. workshop.co.uk time by appointment. tools and accs. Secondhand insts for michaeljohnsonharpsichords.co.uk. w: www.harpsichord-workshops.co.uk. Stephen Robinson Spinets sale. Appointment needed. Michael Johnson Flemish and Mark Ransom. Hpds, virginals, spinets. incorporating John Storrs Hollick, Douglas Willoughby House, Franco-Flemish hpds. No appointment Appointment needed. Workshop 169 Clifton Rd, Rugby West Willoughby, Grantham NG32 3SN needed. Richter, Karin The Studio, 13 Ferrers CV21 3QN t: 01788 567613, also fax t: 01400 230636, also fax Mitchell, William Watcombe Lodge, Rd, Lewes BN7 1PY t: 01273 473515 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. Hpds, virginals, 8 Watcombe Rd, Southbourne-on-Sea, f: 01273 481010 w: www.RobinsonSpinets.co.uk. Spinets; clvds; also restoration work. Dorset BH6 3LT t: 01202 428835; e: clavichords@k-richter.fsnet.co.uk. finished insts and spares for John Storrs Appointment needed. 07712 764226 Clvds, restoration of kb insts. insts. Appointment needed. Huggett, Martin The Old Library, e: [email protected] Appointment needed. Temple, Alex Platt Lodge, 61 Barton Stour St, Manningtree CO11 1BE w: www.harpsichords.co.uk. Hpds, Robert Deegan Harpsichords Rd, Worsley, Manchester M28 2GX t: 01206 396354, also fax virginals, claviorganum. Also servicing, Tonnage Warehouse, St Georges Quay, t: 0161 794 3717 e: [email protected] tuning, hiring. No appointment needed. Lancaster LA1 1RB t: 01524 60186, also e: [email protected]. Hpds, w: www.martin-huggett.co.uk. Pnos, Period Piano Company Park Farm fax e: [email protected] clvds, f-pno; hire and maintenance. No hpds, clvds, spinets, chmbr orgs, Oast, Hareplain Rd, Biddenden w: www.deeganharpsichords.com. Hpds, appointment needed. harmoniums, music stands. Also TN27 8LJ t: 01580 291393 virginals, spinets, clvds. Also concert Wells-Kennedy Partnership 85–87 materials. Specialist artcase pno e: [email protected] hire, transport, tuning, maintenance, Gregg St, Lisburn BT27 5AW t: 028 restorations, inc carving, gilding, all art w: www.periodpiano.com. Makers, restoration and repairs, strs, spares. 9266 4257 f: 028 9260 3722 and decorative work, recreated and restorers and dealers of antique pnos: Appointment needed. e: [email protected] restored. No appointment needed. grand, sq, upright and f-pnos. No Robert Morley & Co Ltd 34 Engate St, w: www.wk.dnet.co.uk. David H

instrument services Jennings, Robin Lilac Cottage, appointment needed. London SE13 7HA t: 020 8318 5838 McElderry, dir. Chmbr orgs and pipe 58 Shaston Rd, Stourpaine, Blandford Peter Collins Ltd 42 Pate Rd, Melton e: [email protected] orgs. Appointment needed. Forum DT11 8TA t: 07770 851950 Mowbray LE13 0DG t: 01664 410555 w: www.morleypianos.com. Julia Whale & Martin 156 Broadgate, e: [email protected] f: 01664 410535 Morley, mgr. Hpds, clvds, spinets, Weston Hills, Spalding PE12 6DQ w: www.jennings-organs.co.uk. Chmbr e: [email protected] virginals. Also repairs, rentals, sales and t: 01406 380984 and continuo orgs, inc hpds and keyed w: www.petercollinsltd.com. New pipe restoration work. No appointment e: [email protected] glockenspiel. Appointment needed. orgs of all sizes; restoration; continuo needed. w: www.nicholas-martin.co.uk. Hpds, Mander Organs St Peter’s Organ org for hire. Appointment needed. Robert Shaftoe Organbuilder clvds. No appointment needed.

Strings

Affourtit Historical Bows Kasteellaan Derby DE65 5HT t: 01283 730602 w: www.fawcettviolins.co.uk. Make, Renaissance bowed strs inc hurdy gurdy. 28, 1628 KP Hoorn Netherlands t: +31 e: [email protected] w: www. repair and restore vns, vas, vcs in Appointment needed. 229 503193; +31 6 51127566 (mob) busymolemusic.co.uk. Steve & Helen modern and period form. Appointment Northern Renaissance Instruments f: +31 6 51127566 Chambers. Makers of small hps and needed. 6 Needham Ave, Chorlton cum Hardy, e: [email protected] lyres. Also suppliers of early music insts, King, Michael J t: 07523 233052 Manchester M21 8AA t: 0161 881 8134, w: www.affourtit-bowmaker.com. Pieter recorded and sheet music. No e: [email protected] also fax e: [email protected] Affourtit, owner. Appointment needed. appointment needed. w: www.michaeljking.com. Anglo-Saxon w: www.nrinst.co.uk. Strs and varnish Attwood, Merion David 9 Orchard Cl, Cohen, Brian Soundpost, The Old lyres, wire-strung hps, Finnish-style materials, lutes, viols, guis, citterns, Lea, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7LE t: 01989 Glassworks, Alexandra Pl, Guildford kanteles, Welsh crwths, ukuleles, bandoras, orpharions and rebecs. No 750591 e: [email protected] GU1 3QH t: 01483 456422, also fax Icelandic langpil, epinettes des Vosges, appointment needed. w: www.merion.co.uk. Viols, vns, vas, e: [email protected] stick dulcimers. Musical inst plans, CD Nowak, Steffen 75 Sylvia Ave, Bristol vcs, early bows. Appointment needed. w: www.violinsandcellos.com. Guis, and book available. Appointment BS3 5BU t: 0117 977 7141 Baker, Paul 21 Oakfield Ave, lutes, va da g, vns, vcs, dbs. needed. e: [email protected] Kingswinford DY6 8HJ t: 01384 295210 Appointment needed. Mackey, Shem 8 Abbot’s Hill, w: www.nowakviolins.co.uk. Vn, va, vc, e: [email protected] Doe, Roger Mount St Laurence, High Ramsgate CT11 8HN t: 01843 852726, baroque and modern. Appointment w: www.diabolus.org. Medieval and St, Cranbrook TN17 3EW t: 01580 also fax; 07718 023440 needed. Renaissance plucked and bowed strs, 712330 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] O’Kelly, Joseph M 2 Middleton Rd, hurdy-gurdies. No appointment needed. w: www.rogerdoebowmaker.co.uk. Bows w: www.shemmackey.com. Maker of bs, London E8 4BL t: 020 7254 7074 Barber, Stephen and Sandi Harris for baroque and classical insts, inc viols. ten, alt, treble va da g; baroque vn, va, e: [email protected]. Baroque lutes and 11a Peacock Yard, London SE17 3LH No appointment needed. vc, Pardessus, Quinton, va d’am and guis, ouds, theorbos, vihuelas, t: 020 7703 9978; 07785 272979 Early Music Shop Salts Mill, Victoria baryton. Repair, sound adjustment, chitarrones, calasciones. Also e: [email protected] Rd, Saltaire BD18 3LA t: 01274 288100 restoration and bow rehair. restoration. Appointment needed. w: www.lutesandguitars.co.uk. Makers f: 01274 596226 Appointment needed. Oakwood Instruments 8 Ladywood of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, chitarroni, e: [email protected] Matthew Coltman Violin Rd, Leeds LS8 2QF t: 0113 265 8585 vihuelas, citterns and early guis. No w: www.earlymusicshop.com. Anthony Bowmakers 153 Acton Lane, Chiswick, f: 0113 293 3011 e: workshop@ appointment needed. Calvert, w/shop mgr. Viols, lutes, hps, London W4 5HN t: 020 8742 7934, also oakwoodinstruments.co.uk Bowers, Martin 101 Wantz Rd, rebecs, psalteries (bowed and plucked), fax e: [email protected] w: www.oakwoodinstruments.co.uk. Maldon CM9 5DD t: 01621 853376 medieval fiddles, baroque vns, w: www.matthewcoltman.com. Monika Martyn Banks, dir. Hps, hammer e: [email protected]. dulcimers, hurdy-gurdies; also available Bulsiewicz, admin. Bow maker, dulcimers, guis, citterns, mans, banjos, Chitarrones, theorbos, archlutes, liuto in kit form. No appointment needed. specialising in baroque, classical and bouzoukis, mandolas, electric insts. No attiorbato, Renaissance and baroque Also shop at 11 Denmark St, London modern vn, va and vc bows. Also strs appointment needed. lutes, guis, vn family, oud. Repairs and WC2H 8TD. and accs, rehairs and repairs. Peter Voigt Ltd 71 High St, Lindfield restorations. No appointment needed. Edwards, David Van The Smokehouse, Appointment needed. RH16 2HN t: 01444 483206, also fax. Bridgewood, Gary 146 Stoke 6 Whitwell Rd, Norwich NR1 4HB Michel, Aleth 12 Wellington Ave, Peter Voigt, dir. Vn family insts. Newington Church St, London N16 0JU t: 01603 629899 Montpelier, Bristol BS6 5HP t: 0117 Appointment needed. t: 020 7249 9398 f: 020 7275 9330 e: [email protected] 9423845, also fax Pilgrim Harps Stansted House, e: [email protected] w: www.vanedwards.co.uk. Medieval, e: [email protected] Tilburstow Hill Rd, South Godstone w: www.vivaceviolin.com. Makers, Renaissance and baroque lutes, w: http://alethmichel.free.fr. Modern, RH9 8NA t: 01342 893242 f: 01342 repairers and dealers in modern and chitarrones and theorbos; Renaissance baroque and transitional vns and vas. 892646 e: [email protected] baroque vns, vas, vcs, bs, va da g, and baroque bows for vn, va da g inst Models after Amati, Gagliano, w: www.pilgrimharps.co.uk. Non-pedal violone and bows. Strs for period insts. families. Appointment needed. Guadagnini, Guarneri, Stradivarius and and pedal hps, accs, strs, mus, hire and No appointment needed. Eyland, Robert 6 Birchwood Cl, Totnes own designs. Also bow rehairs and servicing. Insurance. No appointment Brook, Neil W 1 Shire Bank Cres, TQ9 5GB t: 01803 864040; 07714 repairs. Appointment needed. needed. Fulwood, Preston PR2 9QE t: 01772 314902 f: 01803 868014 e: eyland. Morse-Brown, Owen 2 Little Snartlon Rene Slotboom Odijkerweg 4, 774650 e: [email protected] [email protected]. Va da g. Farm, Snarlton Lane, Melksham NL-3709 JH Zeist Netherlands w: www.hurdy-gurdy.org.uk. Hurdy Appointment needed. SN12 7QP t: 01225 704525 e: [email protected] gurdy, symphonie. No appointment Fawcett, Sylvie & James Brookside e: [email protected] w: www.reneslotboom.nl. Historical needed. Cottage, Thornham Magna, Eye w: www.owenmorse-brown.com. Viols, bowed insts. No appointment needed. Busy Mole Music 3 Enfield Cl, Hilton, IP23 8HH t: 01379 788130 lironi, barytons. Medieval and Robb, Arthur 79 Gloucester Rd,

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Malmesbury SN16 0AJ t: 01666 822945 Ross, Joseph I 22 Ferguson Ave, 320152 e: [email protected] Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester e: [email protected] Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5EX t: 01796 w: www.gstevensluthier.co.uk. Plucked M21 8AA t: 0161 860 7386 w: www.art-robb.co.uk. Renaissance 473717 e: [email protected]. insts from the medieval, Renaissance e: [email protected] lutes and modern guis and repairs. Also Vns, vas, vcs, vas d’am, rebecs, hurdy and baroque periods, eg lutes, early guis, w: www.stoppani.co.uk. Period vns, vas, sell plans for Renaissance lutes, 5 types gurdies etc. No appointment needed. hps, lyres, gitterns, citterns. vcs, bs vns, violoni. Gut strs for period of gui, psaltery, dulcimers, octave Stevens, George PJ 11 Ness Rd, Lydd, Appointment needed. insts. Appointment needed. mandola. Appointment needed. Romney Marsh TN29 9DR t: 01797 Stoppani, George 6 Needham Ave,

Wind and Brass

All Flutes Plus 60–61 Warren St, partner. Appointment needed. St Albans AL3 4PJ t: 01727 853951 ST13 5NW t: 01538 386867 London W1T 5NZ t: 020 7388 8438 Gruar, Philip Brook Cottage, Burton e: [email protected]. For info e: [email protected] f: 020 7388 7438 Rd, Holme, Carnforth LA6 1QN on: curtals (dulcians), tabor pipes, fls w: www.baroquebassoon.co.uk. e: [email protected] t: 01524 781601 and bs hn. Strolling minstrelsy, Renaissance reed insts, chorist-fagotts, w: www.allflutesplus.co.uk. Polly e: [email protected]. Northumbrian demonstration of medieval-Victorian cornamuse, crumhns, dulcians (curtals), Bowden, early fl specialist. Early fls: and Scottish smallpipes. Appointment musical insts, inc those for West Gallery shawms, rauschpfeifen, baroque bsns baroque, classical, 19th C (original and needed. Church music (inc bsn, serpent and bs etc. Appointment needed. reproduction). Also folk fls and whistles. Hanchet, John 1 Roxley Close, hn). Appointment needed. Recorders – Paul Richardson Spain No appointment needed. Norwich NR7 0QH t: 01603 437324, Moeck UK Early Music Shop, Salts Mill, t: (34) 91 4094726 647546670 Christopher Monk Instruments 3 also fax e: [email protected] Victoria Rd, Saltaire BD13 3LA e: [email protected] Horn Hall, Stanhope DL13 2JR t: 07958 w: www.hanchet-woodwind.co.uk. t: 01274 288101 f: 01274 596226 w: http://recorders-paulrichardson.com. 611478 e: [email protected] Craftsman inst maker specialising in e: [email protected] Paul Richardson. Renaissance and w: www.jeremywest.co.uk. Jeremy West. shawms. Appointment needed. w: www.earlymusicshop.com. Rcdrs; also baroque rcdrs. Cornetts, serpents. Appointment Julian Goodacre Bagpipe Maker crumhns, cornamuse, dulcians, shawms, Windblowers 75–77 Derby Rd, needed. 4 Elcho St, Peebles EH45 8LQ t: 01721 cornetts, baroque fls, obs, bsns, Nottingham NG1 5BA t: 0115 941 0543 Dart, Mathew 45 Bonnington Sq, 722539 e: [email protected] racketts, chalumeaux. No appointment f: 0115 947 4433 London SW8 1TF t: 020 7735 0479; w: www.goodbagpipes.com. Historical needed. e: [email protected] 07849 891584 e: [email protected] and folk bagpipes: English medieval Moore, Hamish & Fin Fungarth w: www.windblowers.com. Margaret w: www.mathewdart.homestead.com. bagpipes and Leicestershire smallpipes, Steading, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0ES Frogson, partner; Sarah Theobald, mus Baroque fls, bsns, classical bsns. Cornish double pipes, Scottish bellows t: 01350 728838 e: seamusomorgha@ buyer; Peter Beaumont, mgr. Br and ww

Appointment needed. smallpipes, Border bagpipes, 18th-C gmail.com w: hamishmoore.org. insts and accs; br and ww repairs on instrument services Dolmetsch Organisation Jesses, highland pipes. Also repairs and Highland pipes in modern pitch, concert premises. All types of sheet music. Grayswood Rd, Haslemere GU27 2BS restorations; tune books and CDs B flat or concert A; Highland reel pipes, Music gifts. Open Mon–Sat, 9am–5pm. t: 01428 651473 published; lectures and concerts. border pipes; Scottish small pipes in A, e: [email protected] Appointment needed. B flat, C or D. Appointment needed. w: www.dolmetsch.com. Brian Blood, Lyndon-Jones, G 20 Queen St, Moulder, Eric A 30 King St, Leek

Percussion

Early Music Shop Salts Mill, Victoria Rd, Saltaire BD18 3LA t: 01274 288100 f: 01274 596226 e: [email protected] w: www.earlymusicshop.com. Peter Booth, mgr. Mediaeval and Renaissance drums, tabors, timbrels and nakers (also available in kit form). No appointment needed.

Materials

Huggett, Martin The Old Library, Stour St, Manningtree CO11 1BE t: 01206 396354, also fax e: [email protected] w: www.martin-huggett.co.uk. Materials; specialist inlaying and marquetry; high-class cabinet making; music stands. No appointment needed.

Specialist Instrument Shops Keyboards

1066 Pianos 20–24 Pierce Lane, e: [email protected] www.venablesandsonpianos.co.uk. Steinway agent, Yamaha, Kawai, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5DL w: www.anthonycookepianos.com. Chris, Will, Laura & Maureen Venables, Bechstein, Grotrian Steinweg dealer. t: 01223 881691 f: 01223 882111 Anthony Cooke, sole trader. Pno partners. Upright and grand pnos. Pno hire, restoration, tuning. Mon–Fri, e: [email protected] servicing, restoration, tuning, sales and Yamaha specialists, exclusive Venables & 8am–5pm. No appointment needed. w: www.1066pianos.com. Chris advice. No appointment needed. Son pnos; comprehensive preparation Corbridge Pianos St Helen’s St, Norman, Mark Norman, partners. Very Blüthner Piano Centre Ltd 1 Davies and custom voicing service. Corbridge NE45 5BE t: 01434 632968 large selection of grand and upright St, Berkeley Sq, London W1K 3DB Appointment needed. e: [email protected] pnos, new rebuilt, custom built, t: 020 7753 0533 f: 020 7753 0535 Clarke’s Pianos 130 Saltergate, w: www.corbridgepianos.co.uk. Carol previously owned; self-playing pno e: [email protected] Chesterfield S40 1NG t: 01246 207623 Heron, owner. Pnos, music, accs. No systems, very large rebuilding w/shops, w: www.bluthner.co.uk. Roger Willson, w: www.clarkespianos.co.uk. Pno dealer; appointment needed. design and installation of self-play chief exec. Upright and grand pnos showroom offering competitively priced Countrywide Piano Centre Ltd 194 systems and silent pno systems, (Blüthner, Irmler, Haessler); tuning, new and secondhand pnos from a wide Penn Rd, Hazlemere, High Wycombe installation of soundboards, restoration, concert hire. No variety of manufacturers. Also tuning, HP15 7NU t: 01494 813388 f: 01494 wrestplanks, kbs, actions etc, tuning, appointment needed. restoration and rebuilds. Mon–Sat, 813994 e: [email protected] transport. Worldwide export. Also in Chris Venables Pianos (Venables & 9am–5pm. No appointment needed. w: www.countrywidepianos.co.uk. Pnos USA. Open Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm. Sat by Son Pianos) 1 Monmouth Ct, Coach House Pianos 878 Carmarthen (new and secondhand), repairs, tuning, special appointment only. Ringwood BH24 1HE t: 01425 476644 Rd, Swansea SA5 8HR t: 01792 584584 restorations. No appointment needed. Anthony Cooke Pianos 24 Ringwood f: 01425 476645 f: 01792 584586 Edelweiss Piano Co 20–24 Pierce Lane, Rd, St Ives, Ringwood BH24 2NZ e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5DL t: 01425 473734, also fax w: www.chrisvenables.co.uk; w: www.coachhousepianos.co.uk. Main t: 01223 881750 f: 01223 882111

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e: [email protected] appointment needed. grands, new and secondhand). Hire, Morley. Hpds, spinets, virginals and w: www.edelweiss-piano.com. Ian Jaques Samuel Pianos Ltd 142 tuning, repairs, restoration and free clvds, new and secondhand available Norman, partner. Manufacturers, Edgware Rd, London W2 2DZ t: 020 advice; educ discounts; practice rooms, from stock to buy or on yearly home wholesalers, importers, exporters and 7723 8818 f: 020 7224 8692 teaching facilities. No appointment rental. Broad selection of upright and rebuilders of fine acoustic upright and e: [email protected] needed. grand pnos from C. Bechstein, grand pnos. Custom building and w: www.jspianos.com. Stuart The Piano Gallery 13–15 London St, W. Hoffmann, Grotrian-Steinweg, finishing. Appointment needed. Kernaghan. Pnos. Concert or home hire, Faringdon SN7 7AE t: 01367 244554 Steinbach, Weber, Monington & Weston Edinburgh Organ Studio 98 pno events. No appointment needed. e: [email protected] and many other fine makers, Canongate, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh Knightsbridge Pianos 293 New Kings w: www.thepianogallery.co.uk. Claire secondhand and ex-rental models also EH8 8DD t: 0131 556 3005 f: 0131 556 Rd, London SW6 4RE t: 020 7731 8010 Dash, company dir. Acoustic upright and available to view and play. No 8445 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] grand pnos, digital pnos, specialists in appointment needed. w: www.organstudio.co.uk. William w: www.knightsbridgepianos.com. New new and pre-owned insts. Removal The Rotherham Piano Centre The McIntosh, Kerr McIntosh, props; and reconditioned uprights and grands services, restorations, hire, tuning. No Piano Centre, The Old Chapel, Canklow Donald Christie, Valerie Fuller, sales; for rental or purchase. No appointment appointment needed. Rd, Westgate, Rotherham S60 2JB Alan Saunders, mgr, technician. Digital needed. Piano Lobby 26b Como Rd, London t: 01226 350190; 07768 311445 pnos, kbs, classical orgs, amps, accs, Markson Pianos Ltd 8 Chester Ct, SE23 2JJ t: 07714 275532 e: [email protected] musical gifts. Repairs, hires. No Albany St, London NW1 4BU e: [email protected] w: www.rotherhampianocentre.co.uk. appointment needed. t: 0800 074 8980 f: 020 7224 0957 w: www.pianolobby.co.uk. Julian Barber. Dave Kenyon, owner. No appointment German Piano Centre 216 High St, e: [email protected] Range of pnos, inc Yamaha, Kawai, needed. Bromley BR1 1PW t: 020 8460 4000 w: www.marksonpianos.com. Simon Zimmerman, Kingsburg, Apollo, Triangle Pianos Ltd 27 Manor Farm f: 020 8290 4397 Markson, mgr dir. Acoustic and digital Lippmann, Samick, Toyo, Weinburg, Rd, Southampton SO18 1NN t: 023 e: [email protected] pnos; hire, concert and event hire, Steinberg. No appointment needed. 8055 2656 e: [email protected] w: www.germanpianocentre.com. Pnos, restoration, tuning, practice studios, Piano Portfolio Plantation Farmhouse, w: www.trianglepianos.co.uk. New and repairs, restoration, educ discounts, teaching. No appointment needed. Private Rd, Earsham, Bungay NR35 2AW secondhand pnos, pno stools and accs. retail and wholesale supplier. No Mclaren’s Pianos 266 Clyde St, t: 01986 895404 Large specialist pno sheet mus dept. No appointment needed. Glasgow G1 4JH t: 0141 564 1170 e: [email protected] appointment needed. GSG Pianos Grove House, Wade House e: [email protected] w: www.pianoportfolio.co.uk. Paul Cray. Viscount Classical Organs Ltd Rd, Shelf, Halifax HX3 7PX t: 01274 w: www.mclarenspianos.com. No A wide selection of new and fully Prestige House, 23 Telford Rd, Bicester 677450, also fax appointment needed. restored upright and grand pnos inc OX26 4LD t: 01869 247333 f: 01869 e: [email protected] NJ Tostevin & Son 491 Hartshill Rd, Steinway, Yamaha, Bechstein, 247553 e: [email protected] w: www.gsgpianos.co.uk. New and Hartshill, Stoke on Trent ST4 6AA Broadwood and Kawai. Other services w: www.viscountorgans.net. Jeremy

instrument services reconditioned pnos and digital pnos. t: 01782 617081, also fax inc restoration, repairs, repolishing, Meager. Classical (digital) church, home No appointment needed. w: www.tostevinpianos.co.uk. Pnos. removals, tuning, purchase and hire. and theatre orgs. No appointment Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios No appointment needed. Appointment needed. needed. The Hurst, Crouch, Borough Green, Peregrine’s Pianos 137a Gray’s Inn Piano Warehouse 111–113 Ewell Rd, Waverley Piano Co 4 Chapel St, Sevenoaks TN15 8TA t: 01732 885050 Rd, London WC1X 8TU t: 020 7242 Surbiton KT6 6AL t: 0800 018 4110 Galashiels TD1 1BU t: 01896 752308 f: 01732 883030 9865 e: [email protected] f: 020 8390 1688 e: [email protected]. Counte e: [email protected] w: www.peregrines-pianos.com. e: [email protected] de Beaté, prop. Upright and grand pnos; w: www.hurstwoodfarmpianos.com. Dawn-Elizabeth Howells, prop. Superb w: www.piano-warehouse.co.uk. Martin restoration, tuning and reconditioning. Geoffrey Sapsford. Builders and range of both new and nearly new Weedon, dir. No appointment needed. No appointment needed. suppliers of bespoke hand-crafted pnos. upright and grand pnos for sale; insts Richard Reason Pianos 94 Tilehouse WMS Music 4a Dartford Rd, March Also specialists in the Phoenix system. available with the latest PianoDisc silent St, Hitchin SG5 2DW t: 01462 454244 PE15 8AQ t: 01354 661723 Pnos built to the specific requirements system; also stools, music stands and e: [email protected] e: [email protected] of clientele as well as traditional insts of other accs. No appointment needed. w: www.richardreasonpianos.co.uk. New w: www.wmsmusic.co.uk. Wayne Seims. the highest calibre. Appointment Phelps Pianos 8 Chester Ct, Albany St, and reconditioned pnos, restorations, Org, kb, gui retailer; old electric org needed. London NW1 4BU t: 020 7485 2042; secondhand music, pno tuning and local spares/service manuals; org and kb J Reid Pianos 184 St Ann’s Rd, London 0800 298 7385 f: 020 7284 1404 removals. No appointment needed. servicing and repairs. DVDs, CDs and N15 5RP t: 020 8800 6907 f: 020 8290 e: [email protected] Robert Morley & Co Ltd 34 Engate St, music books. No appointment needed. 4397 e: [email protected] w: www.marksonpianos.com. Simon London SE13 7HA t: 020 8318 5838 w: jreidpianos.co.uk. Upright and grand Markson, John Moule. Specialists in e: [email protected] pnos, repairs and reconditioning. No acoustic and digital pnos (uprights and w: www.morleypianos.com. Julia

Strings

AC Guitars Moffat, Dumfries & Ayres Violins 69–71 School Lane, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Galloway, Scotland t: 07754 502366 Didsbury, Manchester M20 6WN w: www.caswells-strings.co.uk. Insts, w: www.bristowviolins.co.uk. Insts of e: [email protected] t: 0161 448 1860, also fax bows; also strs, cases, accs. Free m/order the vn family bought, sold, restored and w: www.acguitars.co.uk. Alan Cringean. e: [email protected] cat. No appointment needed. made to order. No appointment needed. Custom bs guis; sales of ACG EQ01 dual w: www.ayresviolins.co.uk. Vns, vas, vcs, Classic Violins 1 Northfields, DE Vernon Violins 898 Chester Rd, filter pre-amp. Appointment needed. dbs, bows, strs, accs, cases; repairs, sales Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0PL Stretford, Manchester M32 0PA Academy Violins 29 Lansdown Pl, and purchases. No appointment needed. t: 01892 870319 f: 01892 870966 t: 0161 865 7438 f: 0161 865 7650 Lewes BN7 2JU t: 01273 473278 Bailey Violins Elgar Cottage, Old Hill, e: [email protected]. Alfred Toft, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Longhope, Gloucestershire GL17 0PF dir. Vns, vas, vcs, dbs, bows (baroque, w: www.vernon-violins.co.uk. Dealers, w: www.academyviolins.co.uk. Robert t: 01452 831522 classical and modern); also restorations, restorers and makers of fine vns, vas, Haydon Clark, prop. Dealers and e: [email protected] valuations. Appointment needed. vcs, dbs and bows. No appointment restorers of vns, cellos and bows. w: www.baileyviolins.com. Gordon Colchester Strings 19 Wivenhoe needed. Appointment needed. Bailey. Antique vns and vcs. No Buiness Centre, Brook St, Colchester Edward Gaut Violins 6 Chatsworth Aguilera Guitars 175 Edward St, appointment needed. CO7 9DP t: 01206 820770 Rd, Arnos Vale, Bristol BS4 3EY Brighton BN2 0JB t: 01273 673200 The Bristol Violin Shop 12 Upper w: www.colchesterstrings.co.uk. t: 0117 307 9785 e: [email protected] Maudlin St, Bristol BS2 8DJ t: 0117 925 No appointment needed. e: [email protected] w: www.aguilera-guitars.co.uk. 9990 f: 0117 925 0033 The Contrabass Shoppe Ltd w: www.edwardgautviolins.co.uk. Handmade flamenco guis, cajons, e: [email protected] 33 Clarence Rd, Hersham, Walton-on- Edward Gaut, prop. Maker of vn, va, vc ukuleles, mans, bouzoukis, classical and w: www.bristol-violin-shop.co.uk. Ali Thames KT12 5JY t: 01932 248900, also and baroque insts, restoration, rentals, steel-strung guis. Repairs, set-ups; White, office mgr. Makers and repairers fax e: [email protected] sales. Appointment needed. lessons. No appointment needed. of bowed str insts; insts bought and w: www.contrabass.co.uk. Anthony Evans-Pughe Strings of Hitchin Ltd Andrew Hooker Violins Christchurch sold; bows, accs; advice, insurance. Houska, dir. Sells dbs and accs. 24 Bucklersbury, Hitchin SG5 1BG House, Rode Hill, Bath BA11 6PS Appointment needed. Appointment needed. t: 01462 426012 f: 01462 426013 t: 01373 831464 e: [email protected] Cardiff Violins 15–23 The Balcony, Cremona House Violin Shop 7 Perry e: [email protected] w: www.aviolin.com. Vns, vas, vcs, bows, Castle Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BY Rd (Park Row), Bristol BS1 5BQ w: www.strings.co.uk. No appointment accs. Repairs, valuations. Appointment t: 029 2022 7761 f: 029 2025 7034 t: 0117 926 4617, also fax needed. needed. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Frederick Phelps Ltd Dealers in Fine Andrew Riley Violins 192 High St, w: www.cardiffviolins.co.uk; w: www.violinvaluations.com. Richard Violins 34 Conway Rd, London Egham TW20 9ED t: 01784 470775 www.cardiffviolins.com. Chris King, Bristow. Vns, vcs, vas; repairs; N14 7BA t: 020 8482 3887 f: 020 8882 e: [email protected] mgr; Cécile Limon, mgr. Vns, vas, vcs, valuations, old insts bought and sold; 2006 e: [email protected] w: www.andrewriley.com. Andrew dbs, bows and accs. No appointment bows, accs; advice, insurance. Also w: www.phelpsviolins.com. Mila Strnad, Riley, prop. Vns, vas, vcs, bows, strs, needed. m/order and sheet music service (cat). mgr dir. No appointment needed. cases, accs. Online sales at Caswell’s Strings The Old Chapel, No appointment needed. Gallery Strings North Rise, www.thestringzone.com. No Banbury Rd, Brackley NN13 6BA Daniel Bristow Violins 54 Long St, 7a Martineau Lane, Hastings TN35 5DS appointment needed. t: 01280 707140 f: 01280 707142 Tetbury GL8 8AQ t: 01666 503946 t: 01424 814105

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e: [email protected] 66 Bryn Rd, Loughor SA4 6PR and accs; repairs, restorations. Student e: [email protected] w: www.gallerystrings.com. Dbs and t: 01792 891557 insts for hire; insts appraised/valued; w: www.thwaites.com. Bill Pamplin, dir. accs. No appointment needed. e: [email protected] insts offered for sale on consignment; Vns, vas, vcs, dbs, bows, cases, strs, accs. Guitarnotes Spanish Guitar Centre, w: www.johncarpenterviolins.co.uk. rehairs. Appointment needed. Repairs, restorations, bow rehairs, 44 Nottingham Rd, New Basford, John Carpenter, prop. Bow rehairing, Spanish Guitar Centre 103 valuations and appraisals, student Nottingham NG7 7AE t: 0115 962 2709 inst repair, advice, valuations, purchases Coldharbour Rd, Westbury Park, Bristol rental, pro hire. Appointment needed. f: 0115 962 5368 and sales. Appointment needed. BS6 7SD t: 0117 942 0479 f: 0117 914 Tom Woods Cellos t: 020 7362 1812 e: [email protected] JP Guivier & Co Ltd 99 Mortimer St, 6685 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.guitarnotes.co.uk. Catherine A London W1W 7SX t: 020 7580 2560 w: www.spanish-guitar-bristol.co.uk. w: www.tomwoodscellos.com. Tom Dickinson, CEO; Andrew Liepins, mus f: 020 7436 1461 e: [email protected] Insts, music; also tuition. No Woods, prop. Rare vcs. Appointment dir. Guis, gui music, accs, m/order. w: www.guivier.com. Robin Hamilton, appointment needed. needed. Appointment needed. Richard White, dirs. Insts, bows and Stentor Music Co Ltd Albert Rd Turner Violins Ltd 1–5 Lily Grove, Guy Chapman Violins 2 The Croft, accs of the vn family; restoration. No North, Reigate RH2 9EZ t: 01737 Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1QL Chyngton Lane, Seaford BN25 4BS appointment needed. 240226 f: 01737 242748 t: 0115 943 0333 f: 0115 943 0444 t: 01323 899763 Oxer, Peter t: 07941 262775 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. e: [email protected] w: www.stentor-music.com. Liz Wilkes, w: www.turnerviolins.co.uk. Steve Appointment needed. w: www.peteroxerbows.com. Broad mktg dir. Str inst manufacturer and Turner, dir. Vns, vas, vcs, dbs, bows, Hart’s Violins Pine Lodge, 27 Seafield range of bows. Appointment needed. supplier; also br, ww and gui. No accs; repairs, valuations, rentals, export, Cl, Barton on Sea, New Milton Peter Vel Fine String Instruments appointment needed. commission, consultations. Open BH25 7HR t: 01425 620557 and Bows 164 Camden Rd, London Stringers in London 99 Lisson Grove, Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm; Sat, 9am–5pm. e: [email protected] NW1 9HJ t: 020 7813 7981 f: 020 7267 London NW1 6UP t: 020 7224 9099 No appointment needed. w: www.hartsviolins.co.uk. Jill Hart, 3418 e: [email protected] f: 020 7724 4338 Turner Violins Ltd 1 Gibb St, off owner. Supplier, dealer and repairer of w: www.vstrings.co.uk. Str insts; repairs, e: [email protected] Digbeth High St, Birmingham B9 4AA vns, vas, vcs and bows; strs and accs in adjustments. Appointment needed. w: www.stringersmusic.com. Ellie t: 0121 772 7708 f: 0121 772 8540 stock. No appointment needed. Roger Claridge Violins Ltd. 23 Poplar Douglas, mgr. Str inst specialists, e: [email protected] Hexham Violin Shop 27 Hencotes, Rd, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LA t: 01865 beginner to professional level. M/order w: www.turnerviolins.co.uk. Steve Hexham NE46 2EQ t: 01434 607897 725530 e: [email protected]. service; restoration w/shops on site. No Turner. Vns, dbs, vas, vcs, bows, accs; e: [email protected] Roger Claridge. Insts and bows carefully appointment needed. repairs, valuations, rentals, export, w: www.hexham-violins.co.uk. David selected and tonally adjusted. Stringers of Edinburgh 7 York Pl, commission. Open 9.30am–5.30pm. Mann, prop. Vns, vas, vcs, dbs and Restorations, repairs and rehairs. Edinburgh EH1 3EB t: 0131 557 5432 No appointment needed. bows, strs, accs. Bow re-hairing service. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] Vintage Strings 77 Perth Rd, Dundee

Vn maker, repairer and restorer. No Rutland Strings The Cedars, New Rd, w: www.stringersmusic.com. Virginia DD1 4HY t: 01382 226415, also fax instrument services appointment needed. Ryhall, Stamford PE9 2DP t: 01780 Swinney, mgr. Str inst specialists, e: [email protected] Hill & Co 5 High St, Welwyn AL6 9EE 756806 e: [email protected] beginner to professional level; specialist w: www.vintagestrings.co.uk. Mike t: 01438 715849 f: 01438 718930 w: www.rutlandstrings.com. David children’s/educ dept; m/order service. Ward. Acoustic str inst retailers; accs. e: [email protected] Ivatts, dir. Antique French, Italian, Restoration w/shops on site. No Vn family repairs and restorations. w: www.hillviolins.co.uk. Vn family insts German and English vns, vas, vcs, dbs appointment needed. No appointment needed. and bows; restoration and repairs. No and bows. Bought, sold and exchanged. Strings of Penn Elm Rd, Penn The Violin Shop 7–11 Blackie St, appointment needed. Free valuations. No appointment HP10 8LB t: 01494 819966 Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8TN t: 0141 339 Ingles & Hayday 94–96 Wigmore St, needed. e: [email protected] 8078 London W1U 3RF t: 020 7042 7337 San Domenico Stringed Instruments w: www.stringsofpenn.co.uk. No e: [email protected] e: [email protected] 249 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff CF11 9PP appointment needed. w: www.theviolinshop-glasgow.co.uk. w: www.ingleshayday.com. Tim Ingles, t: 029 2023 5881 f: 029 2034 4510 Stringworks 37 Clifton Rd, Bangor William McKenzie, partner. New and old dir. Vn dealers and auctioneers. e: [email protected] BT20 5EP t: 028 9147 1886; 07905 vns, vas, vcs, dbs and bows; accs inc Appointment needed. w: www.san-domenico.co.uk. Howard 389573 e: [email protected] cases and strs. Repair and restoration J & A Beare Ltd 30 Queen Anne St, Morgan, prop. Fine vns, vcs, bows, accs; w: www.stringworks.co.uk. Orch str inst service, bow rehairing. M/order service London W1G 8HX t: 020 7307 9666 bow rehairs, restoration, insurance, specialists; repairs, bow rehairs. available. No appointment needed. f: 020 7307 9651 e: [email protected] expert appraisals. No appointment Appointment needed. Welsh, Graham Angus Violin Studio, w: www.beares.com. Simon Morris, needed. Tarquin Bolton Violins 33 Quebec St, Room 5, 2nd Floor, 61 Reform St, Steven Smith, dirs. Vns, vas, vcs. Sandarac Ltd The Old Dairy, Brickwall Langley Park, Durham DH7 9UU t: 0191 Dundee DD1 1SP t: 07713 440166 Appointment needed. Farm, Queen St, Sible Hedingham, 373 4906 e: [email protected]. e: [email protected] Jeremy Ard Violins and Guitars Halstead CO9 3RH t: 01787 436039 Vns, vas, vcs. Appointment needed. w: www.theviolinman.co.uk. Vn maker Pasturewood, 24 School Rd, Necton, e: [email protected] Tayler Strings Gabriel House, Darland, and dealer. Appointment needed. Swaffham PE37 8HT t: 01760 723005; w: www.sandarac.co.uk. Handcrafted Rossett LL12 0BA t: 01244 571990 Whone, Adam 86 Mill Hill Rd, London 07941 005910 European str insts: vns, vas, vcs, dbs, f: 01244 571995 e: [email protected] W3 8JJ t: 020 8992 0619 f: 020 8992 e: [email protected] guis, set-ups, repairs, accs. No w: www.tayler.biz. Chris and Deborah 8891 e: [email protected] w: www.ardviolins.co.uk. Jeremy Ard, appointment needed. Tayler. Dealers in fine vns, vas, vcs and w: www.adamwhone.co.uk. Adam prop. Sales, repairs and restorations for Simon Dubber Violins 442 Thorney bows. Also restoration and repairs. Whone, dir. Vn restorers, makers and all members of the vn and gui families. Leys, Witney OX28 5PJ t: 01993 772587 Appointment needed. dealers; valuations and sales. Also vas, Full range of accs stocked; educ discount e: [email protected] Thwaites Fine Stringed Instruments vcs and bows. Appointment needed. available. Appointment needed. w: www.simondubberviolins.co.uk. 33 Chalk Hill, Watford WD19 4BL John Carpenter Violins.co.uk Simon Dubber. Vns, vas, vcs, dbs; bows t: 01923 232412 f: 01923 232463

Woodwind and Brass

All Flutes Plus 60–61 Warren St, TN39 4DG t: 01424 215570 Oxfordshire t: 07903 467182 developed by a team of skilled London W1T 5NZ t: 020 7388 8438 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] craftsmen. Also suppliers of H&B f: 020 7388 7438 w: www.deanpelling.co.uk. Ww and br w: www.crumpledhorn.co.uk. Andrew Mutes, Jazzlab, Ultraoils, and Rigotti e: [email protected] repairs and sales. M/order, accs, trade Kinch, prop. Music inst repairs and reeds. Appointment needed. w: www.allflutesplus.com. Fls, piccs, repairs. No appointment needed. sales; br, ww, elec. Appointment needed. Myatt (John) Woodwind and Brass headjoints, sheet music, CDs, accs; Harmonicas Direct 40 High St, Burton John Packer Ltd 141 Staplegrove Rd, 55 Nightingale Rd, Hitchin SG5 1RE teaching/practice room, testing In Lonsdale, Carnforth, Lancashire LA6 Taunton TA2 6AF t: 01823 282386 t: 01462 420057 f: 01462 435464 facilities, home trial, servicing and 3JP t: 01274 411600 e: info@ f: 01823 337653 e: [email protected] w: www.myatt.co.uk. restorations; also mail and online harmonicas-direct.com e: [email protected] New and secondhand wind insts and ordering services. No appointment w: www.harmonicas-direct.com. w: www.johnpacker.co.uk. Jon accs (mouthpieces, cases, reeds), T needed. Harmonica specialist. Books, mics, Parkinson, dir. Ww and br insts. Educ shirts, gifts etc; sheet music for all insts; Beaumont Music Ltd t: 01273 900250 spares and accs. Also m/order and and retail supply to specialists. No repairs and rentals. No appointment e: [email protected] online. No appointment needed. appointment needed. needed. w: www.beaumontmusic.co.uk. Howarth of London 31–35 Chiltern Jupiter Musical Instruments Korg Peter Davies Oboes 26 Briarfield Thea Paraskevaides, mgr. Affordable, St, London W1U 7PN t: 020 7935 2407; UK Ltd, 1 Harrison Cl, Knowlhill, Milton Gardens, Dalton, Huddersfield HD5 9JN good quality student flutes and accs. See 01903 239219 e: [email protected]; Keynes MK5 8PA t: 01908 304613 t: 01484 533053, also fax website for stockists. [email protected] f: 01908 304699 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Dave Ballard Musical Instruments w: www.howarth.uk.com. William Ring, w: www.jupitermusic.co.uk. Kay w: www.peterdaviesoboes.co.uk. Peter t: 01983 529903 mktg; Nigel Clark, Jeremy Walsworth, Hollingsworth, Jupiter product mgr. Davies, prop. Obs, cors, reeds. Full e: [email protected] dirs. Specialist repair of all ww insts, inc Extensive range of br and ww insts and repair/renovation service. Appointment w: www.daveballard.co.uk. restoration of old and authentic insts. orch accs. Wholesalers of Jupiter br and needed. No appointment needed. Also at 19 Buckingham Rd, Worthing ww insts. Insts are made with the best Phil Parker 106a Crawford St, London Dean Pelling Woodwind and Brass BN11 1TH. No appointment needed. quality raw materials, designed using W1H 2HZ t: 020 7486 8206 f: 020 7935 5 Windmill Dr, Bexhill-on-Sea Instrument Repair Services the highest quality 3D research and 6686 e: [email protected]

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w: www.philparker.co.uk. Adrian Parker, expert advice. No appointment needed. w: www.wwr.co.uk. Daniel Bangham. Br bar hn euph. dir; Hugh Fairbairn, mgr. Br musical Trevor Jones Brass and Woodwind and ww insts, accs, reeds. Br and ww Woodwind Workshop 42 Whitgift Ave, insts; accs and sheet music for br insts; Ltd 13 Christmas Steps, Bristol BS1 5BS repairs. Opening hrs: Tue, 10.30am– South Croydon CR2 6AY t: 020 8686 repairs. No appointment needed. t: 0117 922 7402, also fax 8pm; Wed, Thur and Fri, 9.30am– 3530 e: [email protected] Top Wind 2 Lower Marsh, London e: [email protected] 5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–4.30pm. The w: www.woodwindworkshop.co.uk. SE1 7RJ t: 020 7401 8787; 020 7928 w: www.trevorjonesltd.co.uk. Insts, biggest and most comprehensive br and Lionel Phillips, prop. Student cls, fls and 8181 (repairs) f: 020 7401 8788 music, accs; rentals, repairs, m/order. ww specialist in E England. saxes stocked; ob and bsn also available. e: [email protected] No appointment needed. Comprehensive range of inst from Hire, hire-purchase, sale, repairs. w: www.topwind.com. Fl specialists; full Wood, Wind and Reed 106 Russell St, beginner to professional, fl, picc, bs fl, 9am–6pm, daily. Appointment needed. range of student and professional insts, Cambridge CB2 1HU t: 01223 500442 cl, basset hn, bs cl, eb cl, bsn, ob, sax, sheet music, rentals, books, accs and f: 01223 576231 e: [email protected] tpt, cornet, flugel hn, trb, bs trb, ten and

Percussion

Bell Percussion Ltd 6 Greenock Rd, perc. No appointment needed. w: www.drumsandpercussioncentre. NG17 9GU t: 08450 264703 f: 01623 London W3 8DU t: 020 8896 1200 The Drums and Percussion Centre co.uk. Acoustic drums and perc; repairs 726871 e: [email protected] f: 020 8896 0100 e: [email protected] Studio F12–F13, The Mayford Centre, and refurbishment; tuition. No w: www.mesdirect.com. Agents of Sonor w: www.bellperc.com. Mike Perry, Tom Mayford Green, Woking GU22 0PP appointment needed. school perc and suppliers of Suzuki Rogerson. Perc retail, hire and repair; t: 01483 721100, also fax e: john@ Music Education Supplies Park Lane handchimes and perc, Nordoff-Robbins specialist stockist of mallets and educ drummersworkshop.wanadoo.co.uk Business Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield reed hns, Aulos rcdrs, insts etc.

World

CultureMix Arts Ltd CultureMix Arts stock wide range of books, CDs, audio e: [email protected] African perc (Djembe, Doun Doun, Ltd, PO Box 2766, Reading RG1 3EW and video cassettes. Professional repair w: www.raymaneasternmusic.co.uk. Mrs Bougarabou, etc) Celtic insts and other t: 07973 251919 service for Indian insts. Also wholesale Man, mgr. Large assortment of ethnic world insts for multicultural educ.

instrument services e: [email protected] and m/order. insts from all around the world. Cat and Cambridge Pianola Co & JV Pianos w: www.culturemixarts.co.uk. Mary Oakwood Instruments 8 Ladywood m/order available. The Limes, Landbeach, Cambridge Genis, artistic dir. Offers advice on Rd, Leeds LS8 2QF t: 0113 265 8585 Soar Valley Music Ltd Unit 6, Victoria CB25 9FR t: 01223 861507 purchasing steel pan insts and accs. f: 0113 293 3011 e: workshop@ Mill, Fowke St, Rothley LE7 7PJ t: 0116 e: [email protected] JAS Musicals Ltd 124 The Broadway, oakwoodinstruments.co.uk. Martyn 230 4926 f: 0116 230 4907 w: www.cambridgepianolacompany.co.uk. Southall, Middx UB1 1QF t: 020 8574 Banks, dir. Hps, hammer dulcimers, e: [email protected] Tom Poole. Restoration of pnos and 2686 f: 020 8571 7445 guis, citterns, mans, banjos, bouzoukis, w: www.soarvalleymusic.co.uk. David player pnos. Pno hire. Pno removals. e: [email protected] mandolas, electric vns, dbs. Ledsam, Ryan Swift. UK distribution of Pno tuning. Appointment needed. w: www.jas-musicals.com. Jasmeet Kaur Ray Man Eastern Musical Sakae drs, Dream Cymbals, J.Leiva perc. Shah, Harjit Sing Shah, mgrs. Specialise Instruments 54 Chalk Farm Rd, Samba supplies: Contemporânea in all kinds of Indian musical insts. Also London NW1 8AN t: 020 7692 6261 classroom starter packs. Kambala

Other

Echo City 54 Falkland Rd, London and installs sound playgrounds and Edinburgh Bagpipe Co The Gael, Bagpipes, drums; also pipe band NW5 2XA t: 020 7424 0772, also fax organises inst building and music 21–23 Sea Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1EE uniform, kilt hire, piper for hire. e: [email protected] w/shops. Office hrs Mon–Thur, t: 01424 211331, also fax No appointment needed. w: www.echocity.co.uk. Paul Shearsmith, 10am–4pm. e: [email protected] Giles Perring, members. Designs, builds w: www.edinburghbagpipes.co.uk.

Instrument Technicians and Repairers General

Blore, Helen 29 Wats Dyke Way, CatS Music 68 West St, Oundle PE8 Forsyth Brothers Ltd 126 Deansgate, MultiTech Musical Instrument Wrexham, Clwyd LL11 2TG t: 07968 4EF t: 01832 274368, also fax Manchester M3 2GR t: 0161 834 3281 Repairs 39 Hastings Rd ME15 7SH 244468 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] t: 01622 210107 e: repairs@musical- w: www.helensrepairs.org.uk. Helen w: www.cat-sys.co.uk. Clive Oakes, prop. w: www.forsyths.co.uk. Emma Loat, instrument-workshop.co.uk w: www. Blore, repairer. Ww, str, br inst repairs. Repairs and sales of ww, br, str, perc and mgr. Pno repair, restoration and sales. musical-instrument-workshop.co.uk. No appointment needed. kb insts. Designs and manufactures Str inst repair, bow rehairs, set ups and Anton Bourdillon, prop. Br, ww, str & tools for other repairers. No sales. Br and ww repairs and sales. Gui perc inst repair and restoration. appointment needed. (classical, acoustic and electric) setup, Appointment needed. repair and sales. Also retailers of accs, sheet music and recordings. No appointment needed.

Keyboards

A Hanna & Sons Pianos Ltd 94 w: www.allenorgans.co.uk. Paul assessments and advice. Sale of tools 557147 e: [email protected] Kingston Rd, London SW19 1LA t: 020 Arkwright, UK service mgr. and accs. Tuition in tuning and w: www.bhwltd.co.uk. Edmund Handy, 8540 5541 e: [email protected] Appointment needed. maintenance. Appointment needed. Andrew Wooderson, dirs. Hpd hire, sales w: www.hanna-pianos.co.uk. Mr F Andrew Wooderson Harpsichords Anthony Cooke Pianos 24 Ringwood of spares and accs, secondhand insts, Hanna, prop. Pno sales & services inc 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1LG Rd, St Ives, Ringwood BH24 2NZ tuning and maintenance courses. No tuning, repairs, reconditioning, t: 01322 558326 t: 01425 473734, also fax appointment needed. removals, storage and short- & e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Bishop and Son 38 Bolton Lane, long-term hire. No appointment needed. w: www.woodersonharpsichords.co.uk. w: www.anthonycookepianos.com. Ipswich IP4 2BT t: 01473 255165, also Allen Organ Studios (London) Ltd Andrew Wooderson. Tuning, Anthony Cooke, sole trader. Pno fax e: [email protected] Trada Business Campus, Stocking Lane, maintenance, repair and restoration of servicing, restoration, tuner, sales and w: www.bishop-and-son-organs.co.uk. Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe early kb insts. Hand-built insts made to advice. No appointment needed. Simon Pulham. Org builders, new pipe HP14 4ND t: 01494 563833 order. Inst hire for concerts, festivals, Bexley Harpsichord Workshops Ltd orgs, restoration, repair and tuning. e: [email protected] tours and recording. Valuations, 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1LG t: 01322 Head Office at 58 Beethoven St, London

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W10 4LG No appointment needed. t: 01223 881750 W2 6QG t: 020 7723 9650 Terrace Mews, London W2 6QG t: 020 Cambridge Pianola Co & JV Pianos e: [email protected] e: markransom@harpsichord-workshop. 7723 9650 e: markransom@harpsichord- The Limes, Landbeach, Cambridge w: www.edelweiss-piano.com. Ian co.uk workshop.co.uk CB25 9FR t: 01223 861507 Norman, partner. Manufacturers, w: www.harpsichord-workshop.co.uk. w: www.harpsichord-workshop.co.uk. e: [email protected] wholesalers, importers, exporters and Mark Ransom, prop. Kb tuning, repair, Tuning, maintenance, hire, transport of w: www.cambridgepianolacompany.co.uk. rebuilders of fine acoustic upright and renovation, hire. Appointment needed. hpds. Appointment needed. Tom Poole, prop. Pno and pianola grand pnos. Custom building and Huggett, Martin The Old Library, Robert Deegan Harpsichords restoration, sales and rentals. Specialist finishing. Appointment needed. Stour St, Manningtree CO11 1BE Tonnage Warehouse, St Georges Quay, pno removers. Solo and duet Eric Reynolds Piano Workshop t: 01206 396354, also fax Lancaster LA1 1RB t: 01524 60186, also stools-period and modern. Music rolls. 88 High St, Burton on Trent DE14 1LJ e: [email protected] fax e: [email protected] Open 9am–5pm, w/end by t: 01283 565869 w: www.martin-huggett.co.uk. Repairer, w: www.deeganharpsichords.com. appointment. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] restorer, tuner of historic and modern Robert Deegan, prop. Kb tuning, Cambridge Reed Organs 18 Hill Cl, w: www.used-pianos.co.uk. Ian Hewitt, kb insts. Also cabinet work. No maintenance, restoration and repairs, Newmarket CB8 0NR t: 01638 660531; sales mgr; Eric Reynolds, mgr dir. appointment needed. spare parts, strs, etc. Also hpd hire. 07770 961961 e: [email protected] Restoration of upright and grand pnos, Markson Pianos 8 Chester Ct, Albany No appointment needed. w: www.harmonium.co.uk. Bruce especially polyester cabinet work. St, London NW1 4BU t: 0800 074 8980 Robert Morley & Co Ltd 34 Engate St, Dracott, prop. Harmonium restoration, No appointment needed. e: [email protected] w: www. London SE13 7HA t: 020 8318 5838 repair, tuning and hire. No appointment Hammett, Claire 19 Buxton Rd, marksonpianos.com. Pno sale, hire, e: [email protected] needed. London SW14 8SY t: 020 8876 1496; restoration, repair, tuning, w: www.morleypianos.com. Julia Coad, Lucy Hill Farm Workshop, 07973 659212 maintenance, transport; acoustic and Morley. Repair, restoration and tuning Greenway Lane, Cold Ashton, e: [email protected] digital; educ and student discounts. No of pnos, f-pnos, sq pnos, hpds, spinets, Chippenham SN14 8LA t: 01225 w: www.harpsichord.services.btinternet. appointment needed. clvds, virginals. No appointment 891952 e: [email protected] co.uk. Hpd tuner and technician; also Midland Organ, Hele & Company needed. w: www.squarepiano.co.uk. Lucy Coad. clvds, chmbr orgs and pre-1830 f-pnos. Ltd Unit 5, Hall Farm Estate, Burton SAP Renovation Ul Obozowa 18, Sq pno repairs and conservation. Appointment needed. Lazars LE14 2UN t: 01664 566348, also 62800 Kalisz, Poland t: +48 62 501 30 Appointment needed. Handy, Edmund 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley, fax e: [email protected] 30 e: [email protected] Cochrane, Maurice Seend Head Barn, Kent DA5 1LG t: 01322 527366 w: www.midlandorgan.co.uk. w: www.saprenovation.com. Pno Seend, nr Melksham SN12 6PP e: [email protected] Christopher Gray, mgr dir. Restoration restoration and renovation inc case t: 01380 827148, also fax w: www.edmundhandy.co.uk. Tuning, and repair of pipe orgs; tuning & finishes and veneers; also customising e: [email protected]. The historic maintenance and repair of hpds, clvds maintenance service. Specialists in pnos to order. No appointment needed. music machine. Historical kbs inc hpds, and early pnos; clvd and celeste blowing plant and humidifiers. No Shackell Pianos Ltd 8 Nimrod,

virginals, chmbr orgs, f-pnos. Voicing, manufacturer. Celeste maintenance and appointment needed. De Havilland Way, Range Rd, Witney instrument services tuning, hire, advice. No appointment repair. Sq pno restorations. Mike Acott Concertinas 33 Kelvin Rd, OX29 0YG t: 01993 703375; 07971 needed. Reconditioned insts for sale. Ipswich IP1 5EH t: 01473 743080 985302 e: [email protected] Early Keyboard Agency Olympic Appointment needed. e: [email protected] w: www.shackellpianos.co.uk. Jeffrey House, Collett, Southmead Industrial Harmonium Services 6 Albert Terrace, w: www.mike-acott-concertinas.co.uk. Shackell, dir. Concert pno technician. Park, Didcot OX11 7WB t: 01235 Saltaire, Shipley BD18 4PS t: 01274 Concertina repairs, action overhaul, Specialist overhaul work to Steinway 812899 e: [email protected] 585601; 07976 535980 bellows work, fretwork repairs, french pnos. Sales, tuning, service w: www.ekauk.com. MJ Robertson, e: [email protected] polishing and tuning. Appointment work, overhauls and concert pno B Robertson, S Robertson, partners. w: www.harmoniumhire.co.uk. Phil needed. hire. Appointment needed. Restoration of sq pnos, clvds etc. Fluke, prop. Restoration work using Perkins, Martin 7 The Green, Temple, Alex Platt Lodge, 61 Barton Specialist in all types of early and original materials wherever possible. Shustoke, Coleshill, Birmingham Rd, Worsley, Manchester M28 2GX modern overspun strs, humidifiers, Parts and reeds for sale. Insts bought B46 2AR t: 01676 541585 t: 0161 794 3717 dehumidifiers, tools and parts. and sold. Advisable to phone before e: [email protected]. Hpd e: [email protected]. Hpd, Appointment needed. visiting. No appointment needed. and chmbr org tuner and provider. No clvd, f-pno, tuning, repairs and hire. No Edelweiss Piano Co 20–24 Pierce Lane, The Harpsichord Workshop 130 appointment needed. appointment needed. Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5DL Westbourne Terrace Mews, London Ransom, Mark 130 Westbourne

Strings

Aitchison & Mnatzaganian Maudlin St, Bristol BS2 8DJ t: 0117 925 and restorer. No appointment needed. needed. 7 Cambridge Rd, Ely CB7 4HJ t: 01353 9990 e: [email protected] Fleeting, Jim 83 North St, Ripon M & J Healey Violins Boxhill House, 668559 e: [email protected] w: www.bristol-violin-shop.co.uk. HG4 1DP t: 01765 698414 Boxhill Rd, Boxhill, Tadworth, Surrey w: www.aitchisoncellos.com. Robin No appointment needed. e: [email protected] KT20 7PW t: 01737 844164, also fax Aitchison, prop; Sarah Mnatzaganian, Caldwell, Ruth 4/4 52 St Enoch St, w: www.guitarrepairman.co.uk. e: [email protected] customer contact. Vc specialists, Glasgow G1 4AA t: 0141 248 1196 Handmade insts for the gui family, w: www.healeyviolins.co.uk. Strs, modern, classical and baroque vcs made e: [email protected] repairs of str insts and specialists in makers, repairers. No appointment to commission. Stock of fine vcs and w: www.ruthcaldwell.co.uk. Restoration acoustic gui repairs and restorations. needed. bows. Appointment needed. and repair of vns, vas, vcs and viols; bow No appointment needed. Martyn Bailey Luthier Ltd Anthony Nickolds Violins 29–30 High rehairing. Appointment needed. Frith, Stephen C 22 Ewhurst Cl, West 39 Summerfields, Sible Hedingham, St, Wall Heath, Kingswinford DY6 0HB Chandler Guitars 300–302 Green, Crawley RH11 7EZ t: 01293 Halstead, Essex CO9 3HS t: 01787 t: 01384 277866 Sandycombe Rd, Kew, Richmond 543055. Stephen Frith, luthier. Maker 461128 / 225255 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] TW9 3NG t: 020 8940 5874 (shop); and repairer of classical concert guis. w: www.mjbl.co.uk. Martyn Bailey. Str w: www.anthonynickoldsviolins.co.uk. 020 8332 6255 (w/shop) Custom-built electric guis and advisory manufacturer and technician. Anthony Nickolds, luthier. Vn, va and vc e: [email protected]; service. No appointment needed. Martyn Booth Guitars Ltd Unit 4, Old maker and repairer since 1981. Bow [email protected]. Paula Hibernian Violins 67 Somers Rd, Brickworks, Chapel Lane, Little Cornard, repairs and sales. All accs stocked. Chandler, dir; Dave Pertersen, amplifier Malvern WR14 1JA t: 01684 562947 Sudbury CO10 0PB t: 01787 370192 Valuations and appraisals. Stock of old repairs; Matt Gleeson, gui repairs; e: [email protected] e: [email protected] and new vns, vas and vcs. Mon–Fri, Brinsley Schwarz, gui repairs. Str repairs w: www.hibernianviolins.co.uk. Padraig w: www.martynboothguitars.co.uk. 9am–5pm; Sat, 9am–1.30pm. No inc PLEK systems and spares. No ó Dubhlaoidh, prop, inst conservator Martyn Booth. Luthier-built appointment needed. appointment needed. restorer. W/shop for str insts and bows. handcrafted electric guis. Appointment Batchelar, Timothy 28 Colbert Dr, Clive Morley Harps Goodfellows, Accredited specialist conservator of str needed. Leicester LE3 2JB t: 0116 289 9798, Filkins, nr Lechlade GL7 3JG t: 01367 insts and bows. Appointment needed. Moseley Violins 2a Tudor Rd, Moseley, also fax e: [email protected] 860493 e: [email protected] J & A Beare Ltd 30 Queen Anne St, Birmingham B13 8HA t: 0121 693 1214 w: www.batchelar.com. Dealer, restorer w: www.morleyharps.com. Benjamin London W1G 8HX t: 020 7307 9666 e: [email protected] and maker of str insts of the vn family. Morley. Hp servicing and repair, sales, e: [email protected] w: www.moseleyviolins.co.uk. David Accredited fellow of the Institute of rentals, hp days and w/shops. No w: www.beares.com. Simon Morris, Bruce Johnson, Francois Bignon. Vn Musical Instrument Technology, also appointment needed. Steven Smith, dirs. Dealers, restorers dealers in antique, new and used vns, member of MIA and corporate member Davies, Jerome 6 Cleavers, and makers of fine vns, vas, vcs and vas, vcs and dbs. Vn makers and MMA. No appointment needed. Sissinghurst, Kent TN17 2JU t: 07711 bows. Appointment needed. restorers, makers of Violectra electric The Bow Surgery Studio 309, Cockpit 268633 e: [email protected] JP Guivier & Co Ltd 99 Mortimer St, vns, vas, vcs and dbs. Valuations, Arts, 18–22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZ w: www.jeromedavies.com. Luthier London W1W 7SX t: 020 7580 2560 appraisals, inst health checks, bow t: 07752 287891 services for all str inst, spec in db and e: [email protected] re-hairing and servicing. M/order e: [email protected] assoc inst. Appointment needed. w: www.guivier.com. Robin Hamilton, service. No appointment needed. w: www.bowsurgery.com. Stephen Derek Roberts Violins 1 Freeman’s Cl, Richard White, dirs. No appointment Neville Brothers 91 Station Rd, Thomson, prop. Bow making, Leamington Spa CV32 6EY t: 01926 needed. Mickleover, Derby DE3 9FP t: 01332 restoration and repair. Old and new 428313, also fax Lawson, Gale t: 020 8368 4296, also 290762, also fax bows for sale. Appointment needed. e: [email protected] fax e: [email protected]. Vn e: [email protected] The Bristol Violin Shop 12 Upper w: www.derekroberts.co.uk. Vn maker repairs; also br repairs. Appointment w: www.nevillebros.com. Gui, ww and br

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repairs. Appointment needed. bows rehaired; restored old insts for sale; Orch str, vn, va, vc, db; repairs, w: www.alanwardviolins.co.uk. Vn, va, Old Violin Workshop 10 High St, handmade vns & bows on commission restorations, set ups. Appointment vc restorer and repairer. Also maker Hampton Hill TW12 1PD t: 020 8977 basis. No appointment needed. needed. modern and baroque. Commissions 7788 e: [email protected] Thwaites Fine Stringed Instruments Ward, Alan St Andrews, 27 Plomer Hill, handmade to order. Appointment w: www.oldviolinworkshop.co.uk. Hugh 33 Chalk Hill, Watford WD19 4BL Downley, High Wycombe HP13 5JG needed. MacPherson; Sophia Silbermann. Repairs t: 01923 232412 e: [email protected] t: 01494 523371 and restoration to all vn family insts; w: www.thwaites.com. Bill Pamplin, dir. e: [email protected]

Woodwind and Brass

Alex Preston Woodwind 9 Windy appointment needed. Callers by prior appointment only. t: 01332 290762, also fax Arbour, Kenilworth, Warwickshire Dean Pelling Woodwind and Brass In Tune 8 Meeting House Lane, e: [email protected] CV8 2AT t: 02476 405351 5 Windmill Dr, Bexhill-on-Sea Ulverston LA12 9ND t: 01229 480060 w: www.nevillebros.com. Br, ww and gui e: [email protected] TN39 4DG t: 01424 215570, also fax e: [email protected] repairs. Appointment needed. w: www.alexprestonwoodwind.co.uk. e: [email protected] w: www.intunewoodwind.com. David Paxman Musical Instruments Ltd Alex Preston. Servicing and repairs to all w: www.deanpelling.co.uk. Dean Pelling, Kyle, prop. Ww sales and repair. Linton House, 164–180 Union St, ww insts. Appointment needed. owner. Ww and br repairs and sales. Appointment needed. London SE1 0LH t: 020 7620 2077 Andrew May Wind Instrument M/order, accs, trade repairs. No Jessica Rance Instrument Repairs e: [email protected] Repairer 20 Lochrin Buildings, appointment needed. Thornmoor Forge, nr Lifton, Devon w: www.paxman.co.uk. Steve Flower, Edinburgh EH3 9NB t: 0131 229 9358 FH Lambert Ltd Entrance D, t: 01566 784668 sales mgr. Repair of br insts. e: [email protected] Rembrandt House, King George’s Ave, e: [email protected] Appointment needed. w: www.andrewmay.biz. Andrew May, Watford WD18 7PW t: 01923 229444 w: www.jessfix.eclipse.co.uk. Ww inst Peter Davies Specialist Oboe Repairs owner. Repair and servicing of all ww e: [email protected] repair. Appointment needed. 26 Briarfield Gardens, Dalton, and br insts. Double reed specialist. Ww w: www.fhlambert.com. Br inst repair John Coppen Woodwind Repairs Huddersfield HD5 9JN t: 01484 533053, cases, reeds and accs stocked and and renovation; precious metal plating. Unit J302, Tower Bridge Business also fax e: [email protected] available from online store. Mon–Wed, No appointment needed. Complex, 100 Clements Rd, London w: www.peterdaviesoboes.co.uk. Peter 9am–5pm; Thur, 9am–6pm; Fri–Sat, Geoff Collins Woodwind and Brass SE16 4DG t: 020 7237 8989, also fax Davies, mgr. Specialist repair and 9am–5pm. No appointment needed. Repair 4 Queens Rd, Chelmsford e: [email protected]. restoration of ob family of insts. Repairs, The Bandstand 36 Harlton Rd, Little CM2 6HA t: 01245 356192 Hand-made keywork, cl exts, specialist insurance, sales (new and secondhand), instrument services Eversden, Cambridge CB23 1HB e: [email protected] technician in bn, cl and sax. Sole agent accs. No appointment needed. t: 01223 263171 w: www.geoffjcollins.co.uk. Geoff for MARCA reeds. Maker of wooden bs Peters, Ian 1 Maytree Cl, Fair Oak, e: [email protected]. Graham Collins, owner. Servicing, repairs, and basset cl bells. No appointment Eastleigh, Hampshire t: 020 8891 5271; Smith, prop. Br inst sales and repairs, restorations and modifications to all ww needed. 07711 557655 inc overhauls and restoration. Inst and br insts. Sax specialist. Kavanagh, Helen c/o Stratford e: [email protected] bought and sold. Accs supplied. Plating Appointment needed. Musicroom, 38 Rother St, Stratford- w: www.ianpeterswoodwind.com. Ww and lacquering service. No appointment Guy, Naomi 7 St Mellans Terrace, upon-Avon CV37 6LP t: 01789 292500 technician specialising in single reeds, needed. nr Helston TR12 7EH t: 01326 240046 e: [email protected] inc the whole cl family. Appointment Bath Music Repairs 19a Monmouth e: [email protected]. Repairer of ww w: www.kavanaghmusic.co.uk. Ww needed. Pl, Bath BA1 2AY t: 01225 444664 insts. Appointment needed. repairs and accs; cl & sax tuition. Smale, Norman t: 01962 852759 e: [email protected] Hanson Clarinet Company Pule Hill Appointment needed. e: [email protected]. Repair, w: www.bathmusicrepairs.co.uk. Gary Farm, Manchester Rd, Marsden Knight, Stephen Boroughbridge servicing and restoration of ww insts; Hardwick, technician. Br and ww HD7 6NJ t: 01484 848060 t: 07768 980006 repair and servicing of br insts (exc EEb/ specialist. No appointment needed. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] BBb bs). Appointment needed. Brian Woodwind and Brass Repairs w: www.hansonclarinets.com. Alastair w: www.steveswoodwind.co.uk. Ww Spencer, Will Little Tree, Beacon View 10 Winner St, Paignton TQ3 3BJ Hanson, dir. Manufacturers of Hanson repairs, new & secondhand inst sales Rd, Elstead GU8 6DT t: 01252 706767; t: 01803 664891, also fax cls and sax. Also CNC inst design and accs. Appointment needed. 01252 709972; 07909 916256 e: [email protected] technology. No appointment needed. Lawson, Gale t: 020 8368 4296, also e: [email protected] w: www.briansagemusic.co.uk. Brian Hickies Ltd 153 Friar St, Reading fax e: [email protected]. Br w: www.willspencer.org. Custom-built Sage. Br and ww repairs, servicing and RG1 1HE t: 0118 957 5771 repairs; also vn repairs. Appointment tpts, rebuilds and repairs. No sales. Also Dawkes Music Southwest. e: [email protected] needed. appointment needed. Appointment needed. w: www.hickies.co.uk. William Elphick. Marshall McGurk Musical Services Studio 7 Music Repairs 6 Leonard Broken Wind Woodwind Instrument Tuning. Br and ww service and repairs. Elm House Farm, Crosby, Maryport Lane, Bristol BS1 1EA t: 0117 951 8321 Repairs & Restoration 4 Portelet Pl, No appointment needed. CA15 6SH t: 01900 813200 e: [email protected] Hedge End, Southampton SO30 0LZ Hopkinson, Martin 24 Lucerne Ave, e: [email protected] w: www.studio7musicrepairs.com. t: 01489 788851; 07710 423620 e: info@ Waterlooville PO7 6BB t: 023 9226 w: www.marshallmcgurk.co.uk. Steve Richard Smith, prop. Br & ww servicing, brokenwind.co.uk w: www.brokenwind. 7258; 07845 829374 Marshall, Allison McGurk, partners. Ww restoration & repair. Appointment co.uk. Nigel Salmon, prop. Ww inst e: [email protected]. Br and ww and br service and repairs. Appointment needed. repair and restoration. Appointment repairs. Appointment needed. needed. Woodhead Horn Repair 33 needed. Howarth of London 31–35 Chiltern Michael Rath Brass Musical Ashburnham Rd, Ampthill MK45 2RH Cameron, David Portsmouth PO1 3HH St, London W1U 7PN t: 020 7935 2407; Instruments Ltd Unit 9–10 Crossley t: 07970 971520 t: 023 9272 6176 01903 239219 e: [email protected]; Mills, New Mill Rd, Honley, e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. Br [email protected] Huddersfield HD9 6QB t: 01484 660555 w: www.woodheadhornrepair.co.uk. Also inst repairs and servicing. Appointment w: www.howarth.uk.com. William Ring, e: [email protected] at Dots Music, 132 St Pancras Way, needed. mktg; Nigel Clark, Jeremy Walsworth, w: www.rathtrombones.com. London NW1 9NB. No appointment Chandler, David 36 South Anderson dirs. Specialist repair of all ww insts, inc Christopher Beaumont, dir. Br inst needed. Dr, Aberdeen AB10 7HJ restoration of old and authentic insts. repair/customisation; retailer/ Woodwind & Co t: 01224 590521 Also at 19 Buckingham Rd, Worthing manufacturer of modern and period br e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. Br BN11 1TH. No appointment needed. insts. Appointment needed. w: www.woodwindco.com. Eddie inst repair. No appointment needed. Hudson, Mike t: 01243 572461 Musical Repairs 31 Station St, Cheslyn Ashton. Repairers of ww insts. Inventors Connolly Musical Instrument e: [email protected] Hay, Walsall WS6 7ED t: 01922 418304, and exclusive users of Superpads. Repairs Beersheba, Bustlehome Ave, w: www.mikehudsonwindrepairs.com. also fax. e: [email protected] Appointment needed. West Bromwich B71 3BA t: 0121 588 All wws repaired and serviced. Quick w: www.musical-repairs.com. Neil Toy, The Woodwind Workshop Johnny 5301 e: [email protected] turnaround. Also experienced fl teacher. prop. All ww, br and double reed inst Roadhouse Music, 123 Oxford Rd, w: www.connolly-mir.co.uk. Br and ww Appointment needed. repairs undertaken, from re-corking a Manchester M1 7DU t: 0161 273 8040 repair specialists, anything from Ian White Woodwind 101 High St, crook to a full overhaul, silver plate. w: www.thewoodwindworkshop.com. removing a stuck mouthpiece to Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1XP t: 01865 Reconditioned insts in stock. Small Specialist repair and restoration of ww replacing of tenon joints. No job too big 873709 e: [email protected] repairs while you wait. insts. Repairs, insurance, sales (new and or small. Appointment not necessary w: www.ianwhiteww.co.uk. Ian White. Neville Brothers 91 Station Rd, secondhand), accs. No appointment but calling in advance is helpful. No Bsn repairs, used inst & accs sales. Mickleover, Derby DE3 9FP needed.

Percussion

Impact Percussion 7 Goose Green Hagen. Repair and custom manufacture t: 07740 676441; 01634 255200, also and commissions for perc insts. Trading Estate, 47 East Dulwich Rd, of perc insts and stands. Also hire and fax; e: [email protected] Facilities for lapping calfskin, frame and London SE22 9BN t: 020 8299 6700 sales. No appointment needed. w: www.orchestralpercussion.com. Paul case making, in addition to inst e: [email protected] Orchestral Percussion Unit 8, Hoo Jefferies, prop. Perc specialist w/shop manufacture and tuning. No w: www.impactpercussion.com. Paul Marina, Vicarage Lane, Hoo ME3 9TW facility offering repair work, servicing appointment needed.

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Accessory Manufacturers and Distributors

Accord Cases UK t: 07976 620025 NN10 0YD t: 01933 410851 Williams, customer service mgr. w: www.thomastik-infeld.com. Peter e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Specialist manufacturers and retailers of Infeld, pres. Manufacturer of strs for vn w: www.accordcaseuk.com. Brian Cohen, w: www.pianocovers.org.uk. Padded pno high-quality upright or grand pno covers family. No appointment needed. prop. Exclusive UK importer and covers for upright pnos and grand pnos. and clavinova/kb covers. Also wide Tomandwill.com Weyhill, Haslemere distributor of Accord cases, trade and Padded carrying bags for drs. range of gig bags, cases, stands, lights GU27 1HN t: 0845 094 5659 f: 0845 retail. Appointment needed. DOGAL Snc Cannaregio 6124/a, etc. No appointment needed. 0945 721 e: [email protected] Active Music Distribution 7 Goose PO Box 318, I-30100 Venice Italy Reeds Direct 106 Russell St, w: www.tomandwill.com. Gig bags and Green Trading Est, 47 East Dulwich Rd, t: +39 041 5388281 f: +39 041 935499 Cambridge CB2 1HU t: 01223 576391 accs for musical insts. No appointment London SE22 9BN t: 020 8693 5678 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] needed. e: [email protected] w: www.dogalstrings.it. Andrea Lavelli, w: www.reeds-direct.co.uk. Daniel TW Howarth & Co Ltd 31–35 Chiltern w: www.activemusic.co.uk. Lee Worsley. gen dir. Handmade production of str for Bangham. Europe’s best single reed St, London W1U 7PN t: 020 7935 2407; Distributor of Ludwig drs, Godin guis, bowed and fretted insts. No supplier. Huge stocks, fast service, all 01903 239219 f: 020 7224 2564; 01903 Meinl symbols & perc, Vater sticks, appointment needed. prices inc first class postage. The most 232233 e: [email protected] Norman guis, Techra, Trick and other dr Fiedler Cases GmbH t: +49 30 859 comprehensive range of reeds around. w: www.howarth.uk.com. William Ring, and gui accs. No appointment needed. 1605 e: [email protected] Buy on the phone 01223 576391 or on mktg; Nigel Clark, Jeremy Walsworth, Alan Stevenson Cello and Bass Cases w: www.cellofiedler.de. Vc accs: cases, line at www.reeds-direct.co.uk. Used and dirs. Manufacturers and wholesale 460 Unthank Rd, Norwich NR4 7QJ bow holders, spikes. No appointment recommended by teachers and importers of ww accs. Also at 19 t: 01603 502350 f: 01603 501903 needed. performers for over 10 yrs. Reeds for cl, Buckingham Rd, Worthing BN11 1TH. e: [email protected] Impact Percussion Unit 7, Goose bs cl, basset hns, alt cls, contra bs cls, No appointment needed. w: www.stevensoncases.co.uk. Alan Green Trading Est, 47 East Dulwich Rd, picc ab cls, cls in C. Sopranino, sop, alt, Violin Strings Online 33 Chalk Hill, Stevenson. Maker of carbon and London SE22 9BN t: 020 8299 6700 ten, bar and bs sax. Synthetic and Watford WD19 4BL t: 01923 232001 fibreglass cases for vc, db and va da g; f: 020 8299 6704 natural cane all in stock. e: [email protected] also special one-off cases for other e: [email protected] Rico Reserve c/o Barnes & Mullins, w: www.violinstringsonline.co.uk. Violin musical insts. Appointment needed. w: www.impactpercussion.com. Paul Grays Inn House, Unit 14, Mile Oak Strings Online are the e-commerce store Aquila Corde Armoniche di Peruffo Hagen. Importer of orch perc and accs. Industrial Est, Oswestry SY10 8GA for Thwaites Fine Stringed Instruments. Mimmo & C. Sas Via Aviano 16, No appointment needed. t: 01691 652449 e: [email protected] Here at VSoL, we stock a large range of I-36030 Caldogno (Vicenza) Italy Jargar Strings ApS Sortedam w: www.bandm.co.uk. Cl reeds. No vn, va, vc & db strs inc Pirastro, t: +39 0444 986972 f: +39 0444 989399 Dossering 59, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø appointment needed. Thomastik, Larsen, D’addario, Corelli, e: [email protected] Denmark t: +45 3537 4015 f: +45 3537 Rosetti Ltd 4 Blackwell Dr, Springwood Jargar, Dogal & Astrea. We also have a instrument services w: www.aquilacorde.com. Mimmo 4013 e: [email protected] Industrial Estate, Braintree CM7 2QJ large selection of shoulder rests, cases Peruffo, owner & founder. Gut and w: www.jargar-strings.com. Anne Jarl t: 01376 550033 f: 01376 550042 and other accs but if you can’t find what nylgut strs for historical and modern Hansen, mgr dir. Production of e: [email protected] you’re looking for, please contact us, we perfs. Musical monofilament high-quality strs for bowed insts. w: www.rosetti.co.uk. Str, br, ww, gui, are always happy to help. All of our production. Appointment needed. Appointment needed. perc, accs. Appointment needed. prices are discounted at up to 30% off AR Distribution t: 0845 130 1662; Mach, Peter 309 Eardley Rd, Quebec, Savarez SA 5 ave Barthélemy RRP and we offer free shipping on 07734 776352 J9J 2Z6 Canada t: +1 819 684 3886, Thimonnier, BP 133, F-69643 Caluire orders over £50. e: [email protected] also fax. e: [email protected] Cedex France t: +33 4 37 40 32 00 f: +33 Viva-SAS Nova Cerkev 94, 3203 Nova w: www.ardistribution.co.uk. Allyxa w: www.petermach.com. Luthier, maker 4 37 40 62 10 e: [email protected] Cerkev Slovenia t: +386 3 781 2576 Ruby. Arcus bows, Warchal strs and of vn, va, vc, db and the Mach One w: www.savarez.fr. Manufacturer of f: +386 3 781 2577 e: [email protected] other accs. Appointment needed. shoulder rest. Appointment needed. Corelli strs for vn, va, vc and db; maker w: www.viva-sas.com. Matjaz Matek. Vn Billerbeck Oboe & Cor Anglais Reeds Melos Rosin Verginas 6, GR-54250 of Bernardel rosin. No appointment accs manufacturer. No appointment Arncott, Cummingston, Burghead, Elgin Thessaloniki Greece t: +30 2310 needed. needed. IV30 5XY t: 01343 835264 318274, also fax e: [email protected] Spautz Fine Furniture 2 Victoria St, Warchal Warchal sro, Dlhá 11, SK-900 e: [email protected] w: www.melosrosin.gr. Christos Sykiotis, Brighton BN1 3FP t: 01273 328793 32 Borinka Slovakia t: +421 2 659 38 w: www.billerbeckoboereeds.co.uk. owner/manufacturer. Handmade light f: 01273 749860 e: [email protected] 189 e: [email protected] Marjorie Downward. Handcrafted ob & and dark rosin for all str insts. No w: www.spautz.co.uk. Period classical w: www.warchal.com. Strs for bowed cor reeds; recanes; order by post or appointment needed. music stands. No appointment needed. insts. Appointment needed. online. No appointment needed. Noligraph e: [email protected] StringMail 3 Clydesdale Cl, Biggar Ward, Roderick R 44 Seaward Ave, Bow Brand International Highgate, w: www.noligraph.de. Tool for drawing ML12 6GH t: 01899 220099 Guilden Morden, Royston SG8 0JT Kings Lynn PE30 1PT t: 01553 772943 music staves. No appointment needed. e: [email protected] t: 01763 852377 f: 01553 762887 e: [email protected] Oasis Musical Instrument w: www.stringmail.co.uk. Strs and accs e: [email protected] w: www.bowbrand.co.uk. Carolyn Humidifiers t: +1 410 772 5380 for vn, va, vc, db, gui and all fretted w: www.wardviolins.com. Handmade Clarke, dir; Frances Davies, sales mgr. e: [email protected] insts. No appointment needed. conds batons and str insts. Manufacturers of natural gut and bs w: www.oasishumidifiers.com. Dave Superpads 208 Liverpool Rd, Appointment needed. wire strs for hp. No appointment Hepple. No appointment needed. Cadishead, Manchester M44 5DB Windcraft The Woodwind & Brass needed. Pedi Cases 1F No. 11 Alley 1, Lane 488, t: 0161 775 1842 Warehouse, Reform Rd, Maidenhead Bowzo Ltd The TechnoCentre, Fusing N Rd, Jhongsan District, Taipei e: [email protected] SL6 8BT t: 01628 630800 f: 01628 Coventry University Technology Park, City 104 Taiwan t: +886 2 2515 6455; w: www.woodwindco.com. 777466 e: [email protected] Puma Way, Coventry CV1 2TT 0800 556 550 No appointment needed. w: www.windcraft.co.uk. Jon Dawkes, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Tempel Feine Bestandteile mgr dir. Windcraft mouthpieces; also w: www.bowzo.co.uk. Bowzo aid for w: www.pedicases.com. No appointment Gewerbepark Gräsig 23, Erbach 64 711 trade distributor of ww and br accs. No violinists to help practice bowing needed. Germany t: +49 6062 809972 f: +49 appointment needed. technique. No appointment needed. Pegheds 1995 Highway 269, 6062 809973 Wittner GmbH & Co KG Britannia Reeds 156 Hatfield Rd, St Winnsboro, SC 29180, USA t: +1 866 e: [email protected] Buehlbergstrasse 5–6, D-88316 Isny, Albans AL1 4JD t: 01727 846055 734 4337 e: [email protected] w: www.tempel-germany.de. Accs for vn, Germany t: +49 7562 7040 f: +49 7562 e: [email protected] w: www.pegheds.com. John Charles va, vc. Tailpieces, pegs, chinrests, end 70414 e: [email protected] w: www.britanniareeds.com. D Blyth, Herin. No appointment needed. buttons, soundposts, face plates. w: www.wittner-gmbh.de. Horst Wittner, D Brassington, dirs. Specialist Piano Covers Online Ltd No appointment needed. mgr. Manufacturers of fine tune pegs, manufacturers and sales of ob and bsn 25 Nympsfield Rd, Tuffley GL4 0NL Thomastik-Infeld GmbH Diehlgasse tailpieces, adjusters, chin rests, reeds, cane and accs; m/order f: 0870 836 2370 27, A-1051 Wien Austria t: +43 1 545 12 metronomes, tuning forks, capos, music worldwide. No appointment needed. e: [email protected] 62 f: +43 1 545 12 62 213 stands. No appointment needed. Cover Systems 49 Grove Rd, Rushden w: www.pianocoversonline.co.uk. Karen e: [email protected]

Instrument Hire

Accusound Ltd 172 Wadsley Lane, 563545 e: [email protected] transport, repair and restoration. New e: [email protected] Sheffield S6 4EE t: 0114 220 3517 w: www.allenorgans.co.uk. Hire of Allen insts hand built to order. New and w: www.harmonium.co.uk. Bruce f: 0870 094 0057 e: [email protected] classical digital computer orgs. secondhand insts from stock. Dracott, prop. Harmoniums for hire. w: www.accusound.com. David Andrew Wooderson Harpsichords Bell Percussion Ltd 6 Greenock Rd, Cochrane, Maurice Seend Head barn, Anderson, dir. Amplification systems for 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1LG London W3 8DU t: 020 8896 1200 Seend, nr Melksham SN12 6PP all acoustic insts. t: 01322 558326 f: 020 8896 0100 e: [email protected] t: 01380 827148, also fax Allen Organ Studios (London) Ltd e: [email protected] w: www.bellperc.com. Perc hire, rental e: [email protected]. The historic Trada Business Campus, Stocking Lane, w: andrewwoodersonharpsichords. and repairs. music machine. Historical kbs inc hpds, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe co.uk. Hpd hire for concerts, festivals, Cambridge Reed Organs 18 Hill Cl, virginals, chmbr orgs, f-pnos. Voicing, HP14 4ND t: 01494 563833 f: 01494 tours and recording. Also tuning, Newmarket CB8 0NR t: 01638 660531 tuning, hire, advice.

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Direct Piano Hire 89 Giles St, 232233 e: [email protected]; f: +41 62 919 60 39 e: [email protected] Terrace Mews, London W2 6QG Edinburgh EH6 6BZ t: 0131 468 4004 [email protected] w: www.maggini-stiftung.ch. Luzius E t: 020 7723 9650 e: markransom@ f: 0131 554 0454 e: [email protected]. w: www.howarth.uk.com. William Ring, Wernly, foundation pres. Rental of str harpsichord-workshop.co.uk Fiona Alexander. Hirers of pnos for mktg; Nigel Clark, Jeremy Walsworth, insts. Appointment required. w: www.harpsichord-workshops.co.uk. professionals. dirs. Hire scheme for student ww insts Makin Organs Ltd Sovereign House, Mark Ransom, prop. Hpd hire, tuning, Forsyth Brothers Ltd 126 Deansgate, and short-term hire of ww for orch 30 Manchester Rd, Shaw, Oldham maintenance and transport. Manchester M3 2GR t: 0161 834 3281 concerts. Also at 19 Buckingham Rd, OL2 7DE t: 01706 888100 f: 01706 Robert Deegan Harpsichords f: 0161 834 0630 e: [email protected] Worthing, W Sussex BN11 1TH. 888109 e: [email protected] Tonnage Warehouse, St Georges Quay, w: www.forsyths.co.uk. Pno hire Impact Percussion Unit 7, Goose w: www.makinorgans.co.uk. Keith Lancaster LA1 1RB t: 01524 60186, also (upright, grand and digital) and tuning. Green Trading Estate, 47 East Dulwich Harrington, mgr dir. Classical org, MIDI fax e: [email protected] FX Rentals Ltd 38–40 Telford Way, Rd, London SE22 9BN t: 020 8299 6700 expanders, nationwide hire service. w: www.deeganharpsichords.com. London W3 7XS t: 020 8746 2121 f: 020 8299 6704 Markson Pianos 8 Chester Ct, Albany Robert Deegan, prop. Hpd maker, hpd f: 020 8746 4100 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] St, London NW1 4BU t: 0800 074 8980 concert hire, transport, tuning, w: www.fxgroup.net. Nick Harris, mgr w: www.impactpercussion.com. Paul f: 020 7224 0957 maintenance, restoration, repairs, spare dir; Roger Evan, chair. Professional Hagen. Large perc hire fleet, worldwide e: [email protected] parts, strs etc. audio, PA and inst equipment hire. Open delivery. Also sales and repair. w: www.marksonpianos.com. Pno sale, Robert Morley & Co Ltd 34 Engate St, 24 hrs every day of the yr. Jaques Samuel Pianos Ltd hire with option to buy, concert and London SE13 7HA t: 020 8318 5838 Greenhalgh, Malcolm 19 Thornby Rd, 142 Edgware Rd, London W2 2DZ recording hire, tuning and repairs, e: [email protected] w: www. London E5 9QL t: 07971 200993 f: 020 t: 020 7723 8818 f: 020 7224 8692 restoration, free advice. Teaching and morleypianos.com. Julia Morley. 8525 6737 e: [email protected]. e: [email protected] practice studios. M/classes, seminars Long-term home rental of pnos, hpds, Hpds, orgs, regal, f-pnos for concerts, w: www.jspianos.com. Daniel Thomas, and pno club. spinets, clvds, virginals. Try before you UK and European tours and recordings. commercial hires mgr. Pno hire, tuning, Morland Pianos Newby End Farm, buy with our yearly home rental scheme, Appointment required. servicing, transport, practice studios. Newby, Penrith CA10 3EX t: 01931 purchase options are available at the end Hammett, Claire 19 Buxton Rd, John Henry’s Ltd 16–24 Brewery Rd, 714338 e: [email protected] of the yr, terms and conditions apply. London SW14 8SY t: 020 8876 1496 London N7 9NH t: 020 7609 9181 w: www.newbyendfarm.co.uk. David School rental options also available, ask e: [email protected] f: 020 7700 7040 Jones, mgr. Upright and grand pnos, us for more details. w: www.harpsichord.services.btinternet. e: [email protected] chmbr org, hpd (see website). Swans Music The Belan, Moss Lane, co.uk. Hpds and orgs for concert and w: www.johnhenrys.com. John Henry, Peregrine’s Pianos 137a Grays Inn Rd, Mobberley, Knutsford WA16 7BS recording hire, inc transport, repairs and mgr dir. Servicing the live music and TV London WC1X 8TU t: 020 7242 9865 t: 01565 873044, also fax tuning of hpds, clvds and pre-1830 industry for over 37 yrs. Specialist e: [email protected] e: [email protected] f-pnos. suppliers of professional services and w: www.peregrines-pianos.com. Dawn w: www.swansmusic.co.uk. Bill Swan,

instrument services Handy, Edmund Early Keyboard equipment in audio rental, live sound Elizabeth Howells, prop. Professional David Swan, partners. Hire of pnos and Instruments, 5 Bourne Rd, Bexley reinforcement, monitoring, speaker and efficient pno hire service. Quality other musical insts. Also pno tuning, DA5 1LG t: 01322 527366 systems,wireless systems, consoles, upright or grand pnos supplied for pno removals. e: [email protected] comms, concert & showcase production, concert and event hire (TV filming, Terminal Studios 4–10 Lamb Walk, w: www.edmundhandy.co.uk. Hpd hire recording services, DJ equipment, theatre production, wedding receptions, London SE1 3TT t: 020 7403 3050 for concerts, festivals, tours and backline rental, endorsements, tour corporate functions, music recitals or f: 020 7407 6123 recording. Also tuning, transport, repair supplies, rehearsal studios, staging special occasions). Modern upright pnos e: [email protected]; and restoration. New insts hand built to rental, staging installation, storage, crew available for domestic hire. Exclusive [email protected] order. New and secondhand insts from and transport services. For examples of London dealer for Schimmel pnos. w: www.terminal.co.uk. Charlie Barrett, stock. our recent work and why we are the Spacious soundproofed music rooms mgr dir; Alex Mackie, hire mgr. Hansford, Neil The Bristol Violin Shop, preferred suppliers to the UK’s major available for hire. Opening hrs (shops/ Specialises in guis and kbs; PA and 12 Upper Maudlin St, Bristol BS2 8DJ record companies, festivals, TV studios, dealers only): Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm; Sat, backline also available. All hire t: 0117 925 9990 f: 0117 925 0033 & productions see our website. 9am–4pm. Other times by appointment. equipment comes in top-quality e: [email protected] John Myatt Woodwind and Brass Peter Collins Ltd 42 Pate Rd, Melton flightcases; delivery throughout UK. w: www.bristol-violin-shop.co.uk. Inst 55 Nightingale Rd, Hitchin SG5 1RE Mowbray LE13 0RG t: 01664 410555 Thwaites Fine Stringed Instruments hire, m/order and comprehensive t: 01462 420057 f: 01462 435464 f: 01664 410535 33 Chalk Hill, Watford WD19 4BL internet cat of accs. e: [email protected] w: www.myatt.co.uk. e: [email protected] t: 01923 232412 f: 01923 232463 Harpsichord Workshop 130 Sale (new or secondhand) and hire of w: www.petercollinsltd.com. Peter e: [email protected] Westbourne Terrace Mews, London full range of student ww and br insts Collins, artistic dir. Continuo org for w: www.thwaites.com. Bill Pamplin, dir. W2 6QG t: 020 7723 9650 plus short term hire of specialist hire. Thwaites are dealers and restorers of e: markransom@harpsichord-workshop. professional insts, e.g. basset hns, bc cls, Pianohire.co.uk Canton Pl, London fine str insts. We have a substantial co.uk ‘C’ cls, cor, bs sax, etc. Rd, Bath BA1 6AA t: 01225 337231 stock of vns, vas, vcs, db and bows. w: www.harpsichord-workshop.co.uk. Ken Smith Music Services Ltd e: [email protected] Whether beginner, professional or Mark Ransom. Short- and long-term 9 Church St, Clifton SG17 5ES t: 01462 w: www.pianohire.co.uk. Robert Kelly, anywhere in between, we can provide hire. 811244 e: [email protected] prop. Short- and long-term pno hire; the right service for you. Our services Hickies Ltd 153 Friar St, Reading w: www.claviorgue.com. Kenneth Smith, removals. inc: w/shop for adjustments, repairs and RG1 1HE t: 0118 957 5771 f: 0118 957 mgr dir; Alyda Smith, company sec. Pilgrim Harps Stansted House, restorations, student rentals scheme, 5775 w: www.hickies.co.uk. Grand and Supplier, tuner and transporter of hpds, Tilburstow Hill Rd, South Godstone professional hire, insurance valuations, upright pnos for concert hire. Pno pipe orgs, f-pnos and harmoniums. RH9 8NA t: 01342 893242 f: 01342 buying and selling of insts and bows. repairs, inst hire and repairs. Maggini-Stiftung (Maggini 892646 e: [email protected] Large stock of accs in store and from our Howarth of London 31–35 Chiltern Foundation) Schweizerischer w: www.pilgrimharps.co.uk. Hps for online discount store. St, London W1U 7PN t: 020 7935 2407; Streichinstrumentenverleih, Ringstrasse hire. 01903 239219 f: 020 7224 2564; 01903 8 4 901 Switzerland t: +41 62 919 60 30 Ransom, Mark 130 Westbourne

Equipment Manufacture, Distribution and Hire

Accusound 172 Wadsley Lane, Sheffield Coomber Electronic Equipment Ltd The Double Trolley Sorgardsgatan 2A, TN36 t: 01797 225878 S6 4EE t: 0114 220 3517 f: 0870 094 Brindley Rd, Warndon, Worcester SE-43167 Molndal Sweden t: +46 31 18 e: [email protected]. 0057 e: [email protected] WR4 9FB t: 01905 342070 f: 01905 16 19, also fax e: [email protected] Marcus Weeks, pno tuner, tech, restorer. w: www.accusound.com. David 759170 e: [email protected] w: www.doubletrolley.com. Marc Grue, Clvd and early kb tech services and Anderson, dir. Amplification systems for w: www.coomber.co.uk. Sales dept. CEO. Transformable stool and trolley for restoration. Stanhope traditional music all acoustic insts; manufacture, repairs, Audio recording, PA equipment and hall the db. stands. hire service. audio systems. Doughty Engineering Ltd Crow Arch Glass Tone Productions Unit 7, Amadeus Performance Equipment Dancing Dots 1754 Quarry Lane, Lane, Ringwood BH241NZ t: 01425 Roseberry Pl, Bath BA2 3DU Ltd Great Beech Barn, Kane Hythe Rd, P.O. Box 927, Valley Forge, PA 478961 f: 01425 474481 e: [email protected] Battle TN33 9QU t: 01424 775867 19482–0927 USA t: +1 610 783 6692 e: [email protected] w: www.glasstone.co.uk. Greg Brooker, f: 01424 775866 f: +1 610 500 5072 w: www.doughty-engineering.co.uk. mgr dir. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Manufacturer of rigging, suspension & Hand Held Audio Unit 8, Waterways w: www.amadeus-equipment.co.uk. w: www.dancingdots.com. Accessible lifting equipment for the film, TV & Business Centre, Navigation Dr, Enfield Anne Holliday, mgr dir; John Locke, mus tech for blind & low vision theatre industry. EN3 6JJ t: 01992 719078 f: 01992 mktg dir. Music stands, musician performers. FX Rentals Ltd 38–40 Telford Way, 763860 e: [email protected] posture chairs, audience seating, inst Discassette 23 Tramar Dr, Sutton, Ely London W3 7XS t: 020 8746 2121 w: www.handheldaudio.co.uk. Hearing racks, portable staging, acoustically CB6 2QP t: 01353 778246, also fax f: 020 8746 4100 e: [email protected] protection, custom ears, earphones, hire tuned practice rooms, acoustic e: [email protected] w: www.fxgroup.net. Nick Harris, mgr desk, in-ear systems, radio mics. treatments: panels, doors, walls, ceilings w: www.discassette.co.uk. Ann Hack, dir. dir; Roger Evan, chair. Hebden Sound Ltd 172 Wadsley Lane, & windows. Acoustic surveys & all other Makers of bespoke music folders and George Veness Workshop Stanhope Sheffield S6 4EE t: 0114 201 3687 perf arts furniture/accs. choir folders. Studio, Donald Way, Winchelsea f: 0870 094 0057

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e: [email protected] Industrial Estate, Sandwich CT13 9QX Rd, London SW13 9RJ t: 020 8741 4804 installation services also available. w: www.hebdensound.co.uk. David t: 01304 620360 f: 01304 620362 f: 020 8741 8949 e: [email protected] Whitebox3 Ltd Unit 11, Durgates Anderson. Hand-built condenser mics e: [email protected] w: www.ratstands.com. Keith Hogben, Lodge, Clapper Lane, Staplehurst for studio and live music; British w: www.operaglasses.co.uk. Philip Main, sales mgr. Professional music stands and TN12 0JS t: 01580 893889 f: 01580 designed and manufactured. mgr dir. Manufacture, sales and rental lightweight, portable staging systems. 890667 e: [email protected] John Henry’s Ltd 16–24 Brewery Rd, service of opera glasses for leading perf Remap (Technical Equipment for w: www.whitebox3.com. Sharon London N7 9NH t: 020 7609 9181 venues across the world. Disabled People) D9 Chaucer Business Simpson, dir. Whether you are look for f: 020 7700 7040 Millennium Music Software Ltd Park, Kemsing, Sevenoaks TN15 6YU music, drama or performing arts e: [email protected] 11 Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1FH t: 0845 1300456 f: 0845 1300789 equipment, Whitebox3 are certain you w: www.johnhenrys.com. John Henry, t: 0115 985 9500 f: 0115 988 1977 e: [email protected] will find what you need and even see mgr dir. Musical equipment and sound e: [email protected] w: www.remap.org.uk. Registered items you didn’t know you needed. reinforcement rental; flight cases. w: www.millennium-music.co.uk. charity which designs, manufactures From Manhasset music stands, acoustic Johnny Roadhouse Backline Hire Musical inst and music tech specialists. and supplies ‘one-off’ aids and shields & musician chairs to staging, 123 Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 7DU Musisca Ltd Piccadilly Mill, Lower St, adaptations that are not commercially drama studio mirrors and audience t: 0161 273 1000/1111 f: 0161 273 Stroud GL5 2HT t: 01453 751911 available. Equipment is supplied free of seating to performing arts flooring. 5749 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] charge to the client. Whitebox3 can provide the lot. Call w: www.johnnyroadhouse.co.uk. w: www.musisca.co.uk. Marc Oboussier, Terminal Studios 4–10 Lamb Walk, Whitebox3 today and we will ensure you LM Productions Unit 6H, Southbourne dir. Digital pno dollies, vc end pin London SE1 3TT t: 020 7403 3050 get the right product to meet your Business Park, Courtlands Rd, anchor. Cat available on request. f: 020 7407 6123 budget. Where else can a school, college Eastbourne BN22 8UY t: 01323 432170 Peavey Electronics Ltd Great Folds e: [email protected] or perf arts school/club find what they f: 01323 432171 Rd, Oakley Hay, Corby NN18 9ET w: www.terminal.co.uk. Charlie Barrett, need to carry out their daily work - and e: [email protected] t: 01536 461234 f: 01536 747222 mgr dir. Hire and sale of high-quality, have just one company supply and w: www.lm-productions.com. Steve e: [email protected] compact sound reinforcement install it all? Harvey, mgr partner. w: www.peavey.com. Guis, bs, drums, equipment, in-ear monitoring and London Opera Glass Company amps and sound equipment. wireless mics. Also PA systems for all 3 Crystal Business Centre, Sandwich RAT (Music Stands) Ltd 16 Melville forms of concert, theatre etc; in-house

Instrument Loan Schemes instrument services

Benslow Instrument Loan Scheme Applicants must be in f/t educ and a from website or sent on request. musicians aged 15–25. Apply via forms Benslow Lane, Hitchin SG4 9RB recommendation from inst teacher is Appointment required. on website. t: 01462 420748 f: 01462 440171 required. Age range 7–25. Loans of insts Cherubim Music Trust 125 Duck St, The Kessler Collection e: [email protected] only, not financial. No application fee, Tisbury SP3 6LJ e: mms@cherubimtrust. e: [email protected] w: www.benslow.org. Alison Palmer, initial deposit plus annual hire charge, org w: www.cherubimtrust.org. Michael w: www.thekesslercollection.com. Viols scheme admin; Sally Drew, development limited number of bursaries available. Maxwell Steer, dir. Loans good quality collected by Dietrich Kessler. co-ord; Nandita Bhatia, asst. Application forms can be downloaded insts (as available) for 5 yrs to young

Instrument Auctioneers

Bonham’s Fine Art Auctioneers 1793 York, NY 10020 USA t: +1 212 707 5974 w: www.dorotheum.com. The dept sold a fine and important Montpelier St, London SW7 1HH t: 020 f: +1 212 636 4929 Piano Auctions Ltd Malting Stradivarius vn, circa 1721, for $1.4 7393 3855 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Farmhouse, Cardington, Bedford million, and a 1958 Gibson Explorer w: www.bonhams.com/music. Philip A w: www.christies.com. Kerry Keane, mus MK44 3SU t: 01234 831742, also fax Electric gui for $611,000 – a world Scott, dir, mus insts. Auctions of vns, insts specialist. Full appraisal and sale e: [email protected] record at auction. Skinner also presents vas, vcs, bows, antique guis, ww, br, kbs service of fine musical insts. Sales held w: www.pianoauctions.co.uk. Richard timed, online-only sales of insts for and ephemera. in New York. Reason, dir; Sean McIlroy, auctioneer/ students, restoration, and the trade. Brompton’s Auctioneers Ltd Gardiner Houlgate Auction Rooms dir; Terry Westlake, admin. Four sales Visit the the Skinner website or The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, 9 Leafield Way, Corsham SN13 9SW per yr at Conway Hall, Holborn, London contact the Fine Musical Instruments London W1S 4BS t: 020 7670 2932 t: 01225 812912 f: 01225 811777 WC1. Free advice and valuation. dept at +1 508–970–3135 or f: 020 7670 2963 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers [email protected] to enquire. w: www.bromptons.co. Valuations and w: www.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk. David 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 USA Tarisio Fine Instruments & Bows sales of insts both private and via Hare, Jamie South, dirs. Auctions in t: +1 617 350 5400 f: +1 617 350 5429 1m Leroy House, 436 Essex Rd, London auction. London and Corsham of vns, vas, vcs e: [email protected] w: www. N1 3QP t: 020 7354 5763 f: 020 7900 Casa d’aste Babuino Via dei Greci 2/a, ands bows. Also guis, pnos, concertinas, skinnerinc.com/about/departments/ 3354 e: [email protected] I-00187 Roma Italy t: +39 06 32283800 br and ww. musical-instruments. The Skinner Fine w: tarisio.com. Naomi Sadler, European f: +39 06 32283215 Palais Dorotheum Dorotheergasse 17, Musical Instruments dept deals mgr. Online auctioneers of fine insts e: [email protected] 1010 Wien Austria t: +43 1 515 60 0 primarily in fine and high-quality bowed and bows; free appraisals available. w: www.astebabuino.it. f: +43 1 515 60 443 and fretted str insts, through public Christie’s 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New e: [email protected] auction and also through private sale.

Instrument Making and Repair Courses

Newark College School of Sport, Media restoration). tutor. Courses leading to a City and e: [email protected] and the Arts, Friary Rd, Newark on South Thames College incorporating Guilds qualification. Intensely practical w: www.westdean.org.uk/college. Shem Trent NG24 1PB t: 01522 876331 Merton College Merton Campus, courses. Good facilities inc specialised Mackey, programme tutor. 2-yr West f: 01522 876329 London Rd, Morden SM4 5QX t: 020 w/shops, library, open access to Dean College diploma in making str e: [email protected] 8714 6672 f: 020 8408 6666 computing facilities, sports and musical insts. 1-yr West Dean College w: www.lincolncollege.ac.uk. Jill Hyde e: [email protected] recreational. Easy access to central Award Professional Development BTEC ND in music practice; certificate w: www.south-thames.ac.uk. Keith London. Diploma. Also short courses. in classical musical inst technology (vn Graves, vn tutor & mgr musical inst West Dean College West Dean, making & repair, gui making, ww tech; Mike Hobbs, Bryn Munford, Mark Chichester PO18 0QZ t: 01243 818291 making & repair, pno tuning & Brewer, gui tutors; Brian Watterson, ww f: 01243 811343

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Music Shops

London 8886 9426 f: 020 8886 9356 Chiltern St, London W1U 7PY (t: 020 musical gifts. Opening hours Mon–Fri, Academy Chimes Music Shop Royal e: [email protected] 7935 0793). 10.30am–6pm; Sat, 10.30am–5pm. Academy of Music, York Gate Building, w: www.electrohill.co.uk. Richard Hill, Kensington Chimes Music Pro Music 19 Swakeleys Rd, Ickenham, Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5HT prop. Specialists in guis, amps, effects 9 Harrington Rd, London SW7 3ES Uxbridge, Middx, UB10 8DF t: 01895 t: 020 7873 7400 and PA equipment. Amp and gui repair. t: 020 7589 9054 f: 020 7225 2662 677944 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am– e: [email protected] w: www.promusicinternational.co.uk. All w: www.chimesmusic.com/academy. 5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–5pm. w: www.chimesmusic.com. Lara types of musical insts, studio gear, band Andrew Toynbee. Sheet music, books, Foyles Bookshop Music Dept, 113–119 Mepham, mgr. Music, books, insts, accs. gear and PA. Specialist services inc CDs, accs, gifts. Online order available. Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0EB Rentals for children, bow rehair and inst design, construction, equipment install, Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9am–5.30pm; t: 020 7440 3228 f: 020 7434 1574 repair service, take-it-away inst test and maintenance of music and Sat, 9am–4pm. e: [email protected] purchase scheme. M/order online and by video studios. Albert’s Music Shop Ltd 138–140 w: www.foyles.co.uk. Paul Davis. Music phone. Opening hours Mon–Fri, Ray Man 54 Chalk Farm Rd, London Heath Rd, Twickenham TW1 4BN books covering classical, jazz, rock, pop, 9am–5.30pm; Sat, 9am–4pm. NW1 8AN t: 020 7692 6261 t: 020 8892 7634 f: 020 8891 1781 folk etc. Large coll of printed music in all Len Stiles Musical Instruments Ltd e: [email protected] e: [email protected] styles and for all insts, inc large range of 268 Lewisham High St, London w: www.raymaneasternmusic.co.uk. w: www.albertsmusic.co.uk. Insts, facsimiles of 1st eds. Opening hours SE13 6JX t: 020 8690 2958/7771, also World music insts, recordings. Tuition, music, kbs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Mon–Sat, 9.30am–9pm; Sun, 12–6pm. fax e: [email protected] w/shops, hire. 9am–5pm. Gardonyi’s Ltd 84 St Marys Rd, w: www.lenstiles.com. Music, kbs, digital Rose Morris/Musicroom 10–11 ASM Music 318a Kennington Rd, London W5 5EX t: 020 8579 2040, also pnos, synths, orch, group gear, accs. Denmark St, London WC2H 8TD t: 020 London SE11 4LD t: 020 7735 1932 fax e: [email protected] Repairs. 7836 0991 (insts); 020 7836 4766 (mus) f: 020 7582 6128 w: www.gardonyis.co.uk. John Gardonyi, Les Aldrich Music Shop 98 Fortis f: 020 7240 9874 e: [email protected] mgr. Drs, kbs, guis, accs. Opening hours Green Rd, London N10 3HN t: 020 8883 e: [email protected]; w: www.asmmusic.co.uk. Mark Carman, Mon–Wed, 10am–5pm; Thur–Fri, 5631 f: 020 8444 9805 [email protected] partner. Amps, guis, drs, br, ww, strs. PA 10am–6pm; Sat, 10am–5pm; Sun, e: [email protected] w: www.rosemorris.com; Church specialist. Repairs, export. 12–3pm. w: www.lesaldrich.co.uk. Books, insts, www.musicroom.com. Acoustic, elec and Opening hours 10am–6pm. Hank’s Guitar Shop 24 Denmark St, music, classical CDs, DVDs, sheet music, bs guis; amps, mixers, music stands, Barbican Chimes Music Shop London WC2H 8NJ t: 020 7379 1139 inst repairs. Opening hours Mon–Fri, sheet music, computer accs, cassettes, Cromwell Tower, Silk St, London e: [email protected] 9.30am–6pm; Sat, 9am–5.30pm; Sun, CDs, harmonicas, kbs, software, instrument services EC2Y 8DD t: 020 7588 9242 w: www.hanksguitarshop.com. Acoustic 11am–4pm. synthesizers, sound libraries, videos. e: [email protected] guis, banjos, mans, ukuleles and accs. The London PA Centre Basement, The Schott Music Shop 48 Great w: www.chimesmusic.com/barbican. Opening hours Mon–Sat, 10am–7pm; 23 Denmark St, London WC2H 8NA Marlborough St, London W1F 7BB Sheet music, books, insts, CDs, strs, Sun, 11am–5pm. t: 020 7497 1178 f: 020 7240 8976 t: 0207 534 0710 f: 0207 534 0719 reeds etc. Inst rentals. Opening hours Herga Music e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Mon–Fri, 9am–5.30pm; Sat, 9am–4pm. 2a-4 High St, Wealdstone, Harrow w: www.pacentre.com. Andy Cooper, w: www.schott-music.co.uk. Andrew Chappell of Bond Street (Yamaha HA3 7AA t: 020 8861 1590 f: 020 8861 mgr. PA systems and installations, mics, Dunbar-Nasmith, retail mgr. Stockists of Music London) 152–160 Wardour St, 5501 e: [email protected] amps, recording equipment. all major music publishers. Sheet music, London W1F 8YA t: 020 7432 4400 w: www.hergamusic.co.uk. Sheet music, Macari’s Ltd 92–94 Charing Cross Rd, books, tutors, CDs, insts, accs available f: 020 7432 4410 br, ww, str insts, guis, pnos, kbs, educ London WC2H 0JB t: 020 7836 9149 from the shop, online or by m/order. e: [email protected] products, music books, gifts, hire, f: 020 7379 8762 e: [email protected] Practice rooms and recital area available w: www.chappellofbondstreet.co.uk. m/order. w: www.macaris.co.uk. Stephen Macari. on request. Opening hours Mon–Fri, Acoustic pnos, accs, acoustic and elec Hobgoblin Music 24 Rathbone Pl, Acoustic and elec guis, amps, br, ww, 10am–6.30pm; Sat, 10am–6pm. strs, br, ww, clavinova, digital and stage London W1T 1JA t: 020 7323 9040 accs. Theremins, didges, banjos, mans, Shaftesbury Music 2 Shaftesbury Ave, pnos, elec drs, kbs, guis, music prod, e: [email protected] ukelele, shakers and bongos, Suzuki Kenton, Harrow HA3 0QX t: 020 8907 music software, power amps, speakers w: www.hobgoblin.com. Specialists in Q-Chord. Exports and installations; 1376 f: 020 8933 6282 (PA), synthesizers, over 40,000 printed traditional, folk and acoustic insts: VAT-free shopping. Opening hours e: [email protected] music titles, backing tracks, tuitional fretted, str, pipes, ww, free reed, perc. Mon–Sat, 10.30am–6pm; Sun, 1–5pm. Sheet music (m/order). DVDs, musical gifts. All products Books, accs, spares and strs. Acoustic Markson Pianos 8 Chester Ct, Albany Soho Soundhouse Ltd/Turnkey available to buy on website; also digital and elec guis. St, London NW1 4BU t: 0800 074 8980; 114–116 Charing Cross Rd, London sheet music. Opening hours Mon–Fri, Howarth of London 31–35 Chiltern 020 7935 8682 WC2H 0DT t: 020 7419 9999 f: 020 9.30am–6pm; Sat, 10am–5.30pm; St, London W1U 7PL t: 020 7935 2407; e: [email protected] 7379 0093 w: www.turnkey.co.uk. Elec closed Sun and bank holidays. 01903 239 219 f: 020 7224 2564; 01903 w: www.marksonpianos.com. Pnos, pno music insts. Digital and analogue Chas E Footes 41 Store St, London 232233 e: [email protected]; accs, stools. Tuning, restoration, and recording and processing, multimedia, WC1E 7DB t: 020 7323 2213 f: 020 [email protected] other pno services; hire, recording studio supplies, PA equipment, 7631 4567 e: [email protected] w: www.howarth.uk.com. William Ring, studio, practice facilities. Opening hours installation. w: www.footesmusic.com. mktg; Nigel Clark, Jeremy Walsworth, Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm; Sun, South London Music 54 Grove Vale, Don Mackrill’s Woodwind and Brass dirs. Manufacturer of fine obs, ob d’am 10am–4pm. London SE22 8DY t: 020 8693 9879 PO Box 630, Harrow, Middx HA3 3EA & cor anglais, supplier of ww insts, accs Martin Phelps Music Ltd 9 South End, e: [email protected] t: 020 8930 6783 f: 020 8907 1935 and sheet music, specialist ww repair, Croydon CR0 1BE t: 020 8680 9747 w: www.slmusic.co.uk. Sheet music e: [email protected] inc restoration of old and authentic f: 020 8680 9471. Steve Wild; David specialist, also CDs, accs. w: www.donmack.com. Br, ww, guis, insts. Also at 19 Buckingham Rd, Walsh. Guis, amps, Kawai digital pnos. Tune Inn 124–126 St Mildreds Rd, amps; also educ insts, books and school Worthing BN11 1TH. Inst rental. Accs, sheet music. M/order. Music London SE12 0RG t: 020 8698 4446 rentals; repairs. Islington Music 6 Shillingford St, off tuition and gui repair w/shop on site. f: 020 8698 4681 e: [email protected] The Dulwich Music Shop 2 Croxted Cross St, London N1 2DP t: 020 7354 Music Muswell 104 Alexandra Park Rd, w: www.tuneinn.co.uk. Chris & George Rd, London SE21 8SW t: 020 8766 0202 3195, also fax f: 020 7704 1420 Muswell Hill, London N10 2AE Pockert. New and used music insts, PA f: 020 8766 8689 e: [email protected]. t: 020 8444 9884 f: 020 8444 9850 and studio equipment. Repairs, e: [email protected] PM Cottle, owner. Gen music shop w: www.musicmuswell.com. consultation, installation. Opening hours w: www.dulwichmusic.com. Nigel selling music, insts, accs, gifts. Rental No appointment needed. Mon–Sat, 10am–6.30pm. Keates. Sales, rental, exchange and service for some insts; m/order. Opening Musicroom/Argents 19 Denmark St, Umbrella Music 2 Greenleaf Rd, repairs of orch insts and accs. Classical hours Mon–Wed & Fri–Sat, 9.45am– London WC2H 8NA t: 020 7379 3384 London E17 6QQ t: 0845 500 23 23 guis. Printed music, books, CDs, music 5.30pm; Thur, 9.45am–3.30pm. f: 020 7240 4159 f: 0845 500 32 31 gifts and novelties. Ivor Mairants Musicentre e: [email protected] w: www.umbrellamusic.co.uk. Br, ww, Ealing Chimes Music Shop Inc 56 Rathbone Pl, London W1T 1JT t: 020 w: www.musicroom.com. Sarah Martin, str, kb and hi-tech insts. Repairs, hire. Michael White Musical Instruments, 11 7636 1481 f: 020 7580 6272 shop mgr. Sheet music, insts and accs. Music school, educ. Insts, accs, music Queens Parade, Queens Dr, Ealing, e: [email protected] Online orders from Musicroom’s central and resources available via website. London W5 3HU t: 020 8997 4088 w: www.ivormairants.co.uk. Mak Ogawa, warehouse. Phone/email orders Opening hours Mon–Fri, 11am–6pm; e: [email protected] mgr. Acoustic, classical, elec and jazz despatched from London store. Opening Sat, 10am–5.30pm. w: www.chimesmusic.com/ealing. Chris guis, folk insts, secondhand insts, accs; hours Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm; Sat, Vincent Bach International Ltd Unit Poon, mgr dir. Insts (rental or sale, new tutorials, videos, m/order. Repairs. 10am–6pm; Sun, 11am–5pm. 71 Capitol Park Ind Est, Capitol Way, and secondhand), sheet music, inst accs J Thibouville-Lamy & Co Ltd Unit 4, Normans Music Eltham 32 Well Hall Edgware Rd, London, NW1 0EW t: 020 (strs, reeds, mouthpieces etc), CDs. Gilbert House, 406 Roding Lane South, Rd, London SE9 6SF t: 020 8850 1263 8358 8800 f: 020 8905 9149 Ealing Strings 4 Station Parade, Woodford Green, IG8 8EY t: 020 8551 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. Uxbridge Rd, London W5 3LD t: 020 1282 f: 020 8550 8377 w: www.normansmusic.co.uk. Waterstone’s 82 Gower St, London 8992 5222/3993 f: 020 8992 3544 e: [email protected]. J & B Hall, dirs. F Eastwood. Books, insts, music, guis, WC1E 6EQ t: 020 7636 1577 e: [email protected]. Musical insts and accs. kbs, amps, educ insts. Opening hours f: 020 7580 7680 co.uk. w: www.ealingstrings.info. Books, JAS Musicals Ltd 124 The Broadway, Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5pm. e: [email protected]. str insts, accs. Suppliers and restorers. Southall UB1 1QF t: 020 7935 0793 Northcote Music 155c Northcote Rd, Books, music and all related expertise. Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9.15am–6pm. e: [email protected] London SW11 6QB t: 020 7228 0074. Willson & Newman High Bank, Hook Electrohill 2 Springfield Parade Mews, w: www.jas-musicals.com. Specialises in Wide range of musical insts and related Hill, Sanderstead, Croydon, CR2 0LA Palmers Green, London N13 5ES t: 020 insts from all over India. Also 14 accs inc CDs, sheet music, reeds, cases, t: 020 8657 5817. Pno tuning and repairs.

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Bedfordshire Music, insts, accs. Repairs, rental t: 01872 271359 f: 01872 261185 View, Estover, Plymouth PL6 7TL Tema Music Ltd 34–36 High St, scheme. Opening hours Mon–Wed & Fri, e: [email protected] t: 01752 313331 f: 01752 313336 Kempston MK42 7AL t: 01234 856465 9am–5.30pm; Thur, 9.30am–4.30pm; w: www.city-music.co.uk. Music, insts e: [email protected] f: 01234 856480 Sat, 9am–5pm. and accs. Opening hours 9.30am– w: www.ed.starland.co.uk. A national e: [email protected] Rosehill Instruments Ltd 64 London 5.30pm, Mon–Sat. educ m/order company that supplies w: www.temamusic.co.uk. Insts, music, End, Beaconsfield HP9 2JD t: 01494 Hobgoblin Music Polmorla House, educ establishments with kbs, music accs. 671717 f: 01494 676428 Polmorla Walk, Wadebridge PL27 7NS software, br, ww, strs, perc, drums etc at e: [email protected] t: 01208 812230 competitive prices. Berkshire w: www.rosehillinstruments.co.uk. Paul e: [email protected] LMS Music Supplies PO Box 7, Exeter Dawkes Music Ltd The Woodwind & Austin. Musical insts. Br and ww repairs. w: www.hobgoblin.com. Brian Flexman, EX1 1WB t: 0845 230 0455 f: 01392 Brass Warehouse, Reform Rd, Online and m/order available. Opening owner. Accordion specialists; also folk 412521 e: [email protected]; Maidenhead SL6 8BT t: 01628 630800 hours Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm; Sat, insts and accs. Opening hours [email protected] f: 01628 777466 e: [email protected] 9.30am–4.30pm. 9.30am–5.30pm, Mon–Sat. w: www.LMSmusicsupplies.co.uk. David w: www.dawkes.co.uk. Ww and br insts, Trevada Music 9–11 Chapel St, Sharp; Edwina Sharp. Educ m/order accs, repairs, repair materials, m/order. Ca mbridgeshire Camborne TR14 8EF t: 01209 714353 music insts and books. Free m/order Inst rental scheme. Online shop. Brian Jordan 10 Green St, Cambridge f: 01209 718708 catalogue and online ordering via Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am– CB2 3JU t: 01223 322368 f: 01223 e: [email protected] webshop. Opening hours Mon–Fri, 5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–4.30pm. 302654 e: [email protected] w: www.trevadamusic.co.uk. Musical 9am–5.30pm. Guitar Centre 126 Meadfield Rd, w: www.brianjordanmusic.co.uk. Music, insts. Hire, repairs, tuition, deliveries. Musicroom 154 Sidwell St, Exeter Langley, Slough SL3 8JF t: 01753 books, facsimiles. Orch and choral hire. Opening hours Tue–Sat, 9am–4.30pm. EX4 6RT t: 01392 436258 f: 01392 542720 Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am–6pm; 438447 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Sun, 2–5pm during term time. Cumbria w: www.musicroom.com. Music, insts w: www.langleyguitarcentre.co.uk. Ricky Cambridge Pianoforte and Music Billy Bowman Music Ltd 5 Lowther and accs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Bohdjalian, owner/mgr. Guis, pnos and Gallery 10–12 Kings Hedges Rd, Went, South St, Cockermouth CA13 9RT 9am–5.30pm. str insts; PA and music hire service. Cambridge CB4 2PA t: 01223 424007 t: 01900 826708; 0800 074 7989 Soundpad Rolle Quay House, Rolle Rehearsal and recording studio. Online f: 01223 425599 f: 01900 825984 Quay, Barnstaple EX31 1JE t: 01271 and m/order available. Opening hours e: [email protected] e: [email protected] 323686, also fax e: [email protected] 9.30am–5pm, 6 days. w: www.cambridgemusic.net. Full range w: www.billybowmanmusic.co.uk. Janet w: www.soundpad.co.uk. Guis, Hickies Ltd 153 Friar St, Reading of new and previously owned grand and Osborne. Str insts, ww, br, music books, amplification, perc, kbs, disco, lighting, RG1 1HE t: 0118 957 5771 f: 0118 957 upright pnos. Printed music, str insts, drs and perc, pnos, kbs, guis. Rental recording equipment. 5775 w: www.hickies.co.uk. James accs, strs. M/order. Display of scheme, inst repairs, CDs and backing Soundpad - Torquay 65 Market St,

Elphick, mgr. Specialists in inst rental. Cambridge vn makers’ insts. tracks; 100% finance scheme for inst Torquay TQ1 3AW t: 01803 295488, instrument services Repairs and restoration of br, str, pno Digital Village 86 Mill Rd, Cambridge purchase. M/order via website. Opening also fax e: [email protected] and ww insts. Online shop on website. CB1 2AS t: 01223 316091; 01223 hours Mon–Wed & Fri, 9.15am–5.30pm; w: www.soundpad.co.uk. David Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am–6pm; 324536 f: 01223 353857 Tue & Sat, 9.15am–5pm. Edwardson. Sun, 11.30am–4.30pm. e: [email protected] Guitar & Amp Shack 27 The Green, Starland Music Ltd Keyboards in In Tune Music 410–412 Yorktown Rd, w: www.dv247.com. Duncan Maletka. Houghton, Carlisle CA3 0NF Action, The Barn, Uppaton Farm, College Town, Sandhurst GU47 0PR Pro Audio recording technology, musical t: 01228 522888 Yelverton, PL20 7LL t: 01276 34800, also fax insts, DJ gear, PA equipment. Hi-tech e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] tuition. Opening hours Mon–Fri, w: www.guitarandampshack.co.uk. w: www.ed.starland.co.uk. Nick Kilby, w: www.in-tunemusic.co.uk. Harry 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat, 10am–5pm. Dave Bray, prop. Musical insts. Lessons, dir. Educ supplies music specialists. Taylor, partner; Chris Hodkinson, Peterborough Music 4 Cattle Market repairs. Opening hours Tue–Sat, Advice, support and range of special partner. Musical insts and sheet mus. Rd, Peterborough PE1 1TW 10am–5.30pm. offers to music depts and teachers. Inst repairs. Opening hours 9am–5pm. t: 01733 345385 f: 01733 559158 Omega Music (UK) Ltd Townfoot Musical insts, music software and accs. Closed on Weds. e: [email protected] Estate, Brampton CA8 1SW t: 01697 Portable kb repair service. Opening hours Mr Music The Bishop Centre, Taplow, w: www.peterboroughmusicltd.com. 73067 f: 01697 741018 Mon–Fri, 9.30am–5pm; Weds until 7pm. Maidenhead SL6 0NY t: 01628 661155 Music, insts, accs. Repairs, m/order. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.omegamusic.co.uk. Dorset w: www.mrmusic.co.uk. Richard Bradley. Cheshire The Dorset Music House 22 Cheap St, Kbs, digital pnos, music repairs, guis, Harry Ash 133 Knott Lane, Gee Cross, Derbyshire Sherborne DT9 3PX t: 01935 816332 amps, sheet music. Gui set ups and Hyde SK14 5BS t: 0161 366 0195 Busy Mole Music f: 01935 812914 repairs. Opening hours Mon–Fri, e: [email protected]. Vns, vas, 3 Enfield Cl, Hilton, Derby DE65 5HT e: [email protected] 10am–6pm; Sun, 11am–4pm. vcs, all accs. Repairs, valuations, bow t: 01283 730602 w: www.dorsetmusichouse.co.uk. The Music Gallery Cambridge 10–12 repairs, insurance facilities. Strs by e: [email protected] Classical CDs, sheet music, music gifts. Kings Hedges Rd, Cambridge CB4 2PA m/order. Opening hours By appointment. w: www.busymolemusic.co.uk. Steve & Music agency, box office. Opening hours t: 01223 424007 f: 01223 425599 Margin Music 3 Market Pl, Helen Chambers. Handmade hps, lyres Mon–Sat, 9am–5.30pm. e: [email protected] Macclesfield SK10 1EB t: 01625 619013, and psalteries, early & traditional insts; w: www.cambridgemusic.net. Pnos, vns, also fax e: [email protected] CDs and sheet music. East Riding of Yorkshire vas, vcs, guis and sheet music Repairs w: www.marginmusic.co.uk. Kbs, guis, Chas Foulds & Son (Derby) Ltd Antone’s Guitars 326 Beverley Rd, and restorations. Pno moving. Opening br, ww, amps, books, accs, disco 40 Irongate, Derby DE1 3GA t: 01332 Hull HU5 1BA t: 01482 445733 f: 01482 hours Mon–Sat, 9am–5.30pm. equipment. 344842 f: 01332 294415 343007 e: [email protected] Scorestore Music Ltd Redwood, MJG Music 11 Goose Green, e: [email protected] w: www.antonesguitars.com. Electric & Swallowfield Rd, Arborfield, Reading, Altrincham WA14 1DW t: 07758 w: www.fouldsmusic.co.uk. Pnos, insts, acoustic guis, amps, accs. Repairs and RG2 9JY t: 0118 976 2020 f: 0118 976 009204 f: 0161 929 7769 sheet music, guis. Repairs, tuning, vintage restorations. Opening hours 1185 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] tickets. Website sales. Mon–Fri, 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat, w: www.scorestore.co.uk. David Walder. w: www.printed-sheet-music.co.uk. Clarke’s Music 130 Saltergate, 9.30am–5pm. Specialist sheet music retailer. Opening Music, books, accs, gifts, classical music Chesterfield S40 1NG t: 01246 207623 hours W/days, 9am–4pm; Sat, CDs and DVDs. M/order. w: www.clarkespianos.co.uk. Sheet East Sussex 9am–1pm. Music Corner Ltd 17 Melbourne St, music, inst supplies, pnos. Pno Ackerman Music 70 Portland Rd, Hove Stalybridge SK15 2JE t: 0161 303 9966 showroom. BN3 5DL t: 01273 702444 f: 01273 Buckinghamshire e: [email protected] Neville Bros 702222 e: [email protected] A llen Organ Studios (London) Ltd w: www.musiccorner.co.uk. Chris; John; 91 Station Rd, Mickleover, Derby w: www.ackermanmusic.co.uk. Ghufran Trada Business Campus, Stocking Lane, Tony; Mike; Dan. Insts, inst accs, sheet DE3 9FP t: 01332 290762, also fax Robinson, mgr. Br, ww and orch strs; Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, music. e: [email protected] sheet music and accs. Repairs, rentals. HP14 4ND t: 01494 563833 f: 01494 Music Exchange 9 St Petersgate, w: www.nevillebros.com. Br, ww, accs. Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am– 563546 e: [email protected] Stockport SK10 1EB t: 0161 474 7104 Repairs and servicing. Specialist online 5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–5pm. w: www.allenorgans.co.uk. Liz f: 0161 480 0900 shop for br musicians: www.brassaccs. Ackerman Music 124 Queens Rd, Arkwright, office mgr. Allen classical e: [email protected] co.uk. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 3WB and theatre orgs. w: www.music-exchange.co.uk. I Dawes, 9am–5.30pm. t: 01273 739942 Hobgoblin Music 10 St John St, branch mgr. Insts, music, accs. M/order. Palfreymans Music Ltd 171 e: [email protected] Newport Pagnell MK16 8HJ t: 01908 Sounds Great 180–182 Wilmslow Rd, Chatsworth Rd, Chesterfield S40 2AU w: www.ackermanmusic.co.uk. Opening 217217 f: 01908 615847 Heald Green, Cheadle SK8 3BG t: 0161 t: 01246 271737 hours Mon–Sat, 10am–6pm; Sun, e: [email protected] 436 4799 f: 0161 498 6468 w: http://palfreymansmusic.com. Guis, 11am–5pm. w: www.hobgoblin.com. Dave Soulsby, e: [email protected] kbs, etc. Teaching of kb, gui, vocals, drs. Amadeus Performance Equipment owner. Folk and acoustic insts and accs. w: www.soundsgreatmusic.com. Gary Zebra Muzik 336 Nottingham Rd, Ltd Great Beech Barn, Kane Hythe Rd, Gui, man and vn repairs. Opening hours Sharpe, joint mgr dir. Full range of Ilkeston DE7 5BD t: 0115 944 1936 Battle TN33 9QU t: 01424 775867 Mon–Sat, 10am–5.30pm. musical insts. Specialises in boutique f: 0115 944 1936 w: http://zebra- f: 01424 775866 Perfect Pitch 72 The Broadway, guis, amps and effects. On-site repairs. muzikonline.co.uk. Peavey, Marshall, e: [email protected] Chesham HP5 1EG t: 01494 774826 Opening hours 9am–5.30pm, Mon–Sat. Yamaha, Fender. All leading brands. w: www.amadeus-equipment.co.uk. f: 01494 778353 Music stands, musician posture chairs, e: [email protected] Cornwall Dnevo audience seating, inst racks, portable w: www.perfectpitch-online.co.uk. City Music Calenick St, Truro TR1 2SF Keyboards in Action 24 Darklake staging, acoustically tuned practice

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rooms, acoustic treatments (panels, 9am–5pm. 9am–5.30pm; Sun, 11am–5pm. Musical insts, books and accs. Teaching doors, walls, ceilings and windows). EMIS The Old School House, Cossham Hobgoblin Manchester at Johnny of various insts. Inst repairs. Acoustic surveys. St, Mangotsfield, Bristol, BS16 9EN Roadhouse Music 123 Oxford Rd, Trevor Davies Music 87 Etnam St, Bonners Music Superstore Ltd t: 0117 956 1855 All Saints, Manchester M1 7DU t: 0161 Leominster HR6 8AE t: 01568 613611 56 Langney Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3JN e: [email protected] 273 1000 f: 0161 273 5749 e: [email protected] t: 01323 636140 w: www.emismusic.co.uk. Andy Horrell, e: [email protected] w: www.trevordaviesmusic.co.uk. Trev e: [email protected] owner. Synths, kbs, digital pnos, guis, w: www.johnnyroadhouse.co.uk. Davies, prop; Steve Vaughan, mgr; Remi w: www.bonnersmusic.co.uk. amps, effects, PA systems, sheet music. Traditional, folk and world insts. Large Harris, asst; Colin Price, repairs Edinburgh Bagpipe Co The Gael, Servicing and repairs, gui set-ups, acoustic dept. Br, ww, drums, elec guis engineer. Insts, amps, music, accs. 21–23 Sea Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1EE recording studio. Opening hours and amps. Britannia Music Shop 156 Hatfield t: 01424 211331, also fax Mon–Sat, 9am–5pm; closed Wed. Howorth Wrightson Ltd T/A HWL, Rd, St Albans AL1 4JD t: 01727 846055 e: [email protected] Frank and Kevin Fidler Rosehill Cricket St, Denton M34 3DR e: [email protected] w: www.edinburghbagpipes.co.uk. Instruments, The Old Dairy, The t: 0161 335 0220 f: 0161 320 3928 w: www.britanniamusicshop.co.uk. Bagpipes, drums, pipe & drum accs; pipe Square, Ruardean, GL17 9TJ t: 01594 e: [email protected]. Manufacturers of Sandy Carr, mgr; David Blyth, prop. New band uniform, Highland regalia, clan 546535/544053 f: 01594 546536 own design of music stands. and secondhand insts, list available; accs gifts. Kilt hire, piper for hire. Opening e: [email protected] The Music Exchange (Manchester) and sheet music. Ob and bn reed hours Mon–Fri, 9am–4.30pm; closed w: www.fidlerbrass.co.uk. Br, ww sales Ltd Claverton Rd, Manchester M23 9ZA manufacturer. Ww specialist. Entry level Wed; Sat, 10am–4.30pm. and repairs, accs. t: 0161 946 1234 f: 0161 946 1195 kbs, gui and str insts. Rental, repairs Fab Music 4 Westbourne Pl, Hove BN3 Gloucester Soundhouse 49 Westgate e: [email protected] and advice. 4GN t: 01273 777743, also fax St, Gloucester GL1 2NW t: 01452 w: www.musicx.co.uk. Paul Connett, dir. Evans-Pughe Strings of Hitchin Ltd e: [email protected] 417429 f: 01452 526838 Music books, music gifts, classical CDs 24 Bucklersbury, Hitchin SG5 1BG w: www.fabmusicshop.co.uk. Ww, br, w: soundhousegloucester.co.uk. and DVDs. Music in store/racking t: 01462 426012 f: 01462 426013 orch strs, sales, sheet music, accs, Harley Musical Instruments Gigg operation. Opening hours 9am–5.15pm. e: [email protected] m/order. On-site repairs, inst rental Mill, Old Bristol Rd, Nailsworth Woodwind & Co 208 Liverpool Rd, w: www.strings.co.uk. scheme with option to buy. Opening GL6 0JP t: 01453 833000, also fax Cadishead M44 5DB t: 0161 775 1842 hours Tue–Fri, 9am–5.30pm; Sat, e: [email protected] f: 0161 775 4149 Hertfordshire 9am–3.30pm. w: www.harleymusicalinstruments.com. e: [email protected] Musicale Ltd Homecroft, Sun Lane, George Veness Stanhope Studio, Ian McIver, prop. Pnos (acoustic and w: www.woodwindco.com. Eddie Harpenden AL5 4GJ t: 01582 769712 Donald Way, Winchelsea TN36 4NH some digital), kbs, ww, br, strs, guis; Ashton, partner. Ww specialists. f: 01582 767343 e: [email protected] t: 01797 225878 educ; sheet music. Pno tuning and w: www.musicale.co.uk. David Johnston. e: [email protected] Music repairs; vn etc and gui repairs; other Hampshire Books, nationwide inst trial and

instrument services stands, clvd and hpd maker. Restoration insts by arrangement. Opening hours Beckett’s Music Ltd 56 Commercial purchase scheme, music, accs, m/order, and technical services. Mon–Sat, gen by arrangement. Rd, Southampton SO15 1GD t: 023 repairs. Commission for teachers and The Guitar, Amp & Keyboard Centre Music Dynamics Ltd Stroud House, 8022 4827 f: 023 8032 2046 music depts. Music hire library. Opening 76–81 North Rd, Brighton BN1 1YD Station Rd, Stroud GL5 3AP t: 0845 304 e: [email protected] hours Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm; Sat, t: 01273 665400 5070 e: [email protected] w: www.beckettsmusic.co.uk. Dan 9.30am–1pm. w: www.guitarampkeyboard.com. w: www.choraline.co.uk. Andrew Grigg, Redhead, Steve Jones, dir. Guis, kbs, br, Musicroom Unit 29 The Galleria, Jewish Music Distribution PO Box 67, mgr dir. ChoraLine range of SATB ww, vns, sheet music, accs. Repairs to Comet Way, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hailsham BN27 4UW t: 01323 832863; rehearsal CDs, perf CDs, musical insts, most insts. Opening hours Mon–Sat, AL10 0YA t: 01707 258153 0800 7811 686 gr and school exam materials. Fast 9am–5.30pm. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] personal score supply service. Short-run Face the Music 7 The Mall, Ringwood w: www.musicroom.com. Music, insts w: www.jewishmusic-jmd.co.uk. audio and data CD duplication. Rd, Burley BH24 4BS t: 01425 403309, and accs. Opening hours Mon–Fri, 10am– Noa Lachmann, partner. Musical Instruments (Cheltenham) also fax 8pm; Sat, 10am–6pm; Sun, 11am–5pm. Musicroom 90 Western Rd, Brighton Ltd incorporating Cheltenham e: [email protected] Myatt (John) Woodwind and Brass BN1 2LB t: 01273 775607 f: 01273 Piano Centre 52 Winchcombe St, w: www.facethemusic-newforest.co.uk. 55 Nightingale Rd, Hitchin SG5 1RE 729701 e: [email protected] Cheltenham GL52 2ND t: 01242 517635 Amanda Elliott, prop. Musical giftware. t: 01462 420057 f: 01462 435464 w: www.musicroom.com. Sheet music, f: 01242 250794 e: [email protected] Opening hours Daily, 10am–5pm. e: [email protected] insts and accs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, w: www.cheltenhampianocentre.co.uk. Kingfisher Music Co 20 Kings Rd, w: www.myatt.co.uk. New and 9am–6pm; Sun, 11am–5pm. Keith Beckingham, gen mgr. Pnos, insts, Fleet GU51 3ST t: 01252 621210; 01252 secondhand ww insts and accs music, accs; approved stockists for most 621554 f: 01252 620129 (mouthpieces, cases, reeds, T shirts, Essex top makes inc Yamaha, Bechstein, e: [email protected] gifts etc), sheet music for all insts. Advance Music Ltd 79 Station Lane, Bluthner, Kemble, Irmler, Hoffmann, w: www.kingfishermusic.com. Guis, Repairs and rentals. Opening hours Hornchurch RM12 6JU t: 01708 442748 Dale Forty. Also Yamaha digital pnos amps, drums, recording. Tue–Sat, 9am–5.30pm. f: 01708 452727 and Clavinovas. Pno restoration. Mostyn Music 8 Milvil Ct, Milvil Rd, St Albans Music Centre 20 Holywell e: [email protected] M/order and phone orders. Opening Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9LY t: 023 9255 Hill, St Albans AL1 1DD t: 01727 w: www.advancemusic.net. Colin & hours Mon–Sat, 9am–5pm. 0566 e: [email protected] 852717 f: 01727 853045 Sheet music, Janet Freeman, dirs. Insts, music, Musisca Ltd Piccadilly Mill, Lower St, w: www.mostynmusic.com. Tony insts, music gifts. Opening hours repairs, accs, gifts. Opening hours Stroud GL5 2HT t: 01453 751911 Cresswell, partner. Specialists in music Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. Mon–Fri, 9am–5.30pm; Sat, 9am–5pm. e: [email protected] for schools and music centres. Axe Music PO Box 10256, Colchester w: www.musisca.co.uk. Marc Oboussier. Musicroom 93–95 Commercial Rd, Kent CO1 9HL t: 01206 765652 Music stands, desk stands, pno wheels. Portsmouth PO1 1BQ t: 02392 863792 Black Cat Music & Acoustics, e: [email protected] Cat available on request. Manufacture f: 02392 816799 incorporating w: www.axemusic.co.uk. and retail. Opening hours W/days, e: [email protected] MusicPracticeRooms.com Bankside James Dace & Son Ltd 22 Broomfield 9am–5pm. w: www.musicroom.com. David House, Vale Rd, Tonbridge TN9 1SJ Rd, Chelmsford CM1 1SW Courtney, store mgr. Everything for the t: 01732 371555 f: 01892 619123 t: 01245 352133 f: 01245 262841 Gr eater Manchester musician, inc sheet music, insts and e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Alan Gregory Music & Musical accs. w: www.blackcatmusic.co.uk. Teresa w: www.jamesdace.co.uk. Music, insts Instruments 196–198 Moseley Rd, Potters Music Direct Ltd Suite 3, Rogers, sales mgr. Music equipment, and accs. Fallowfield M14 6PB t: 0161 224 8915 Wesley Chambers, Queens Rd, music stands, chairs, staging. Acoustic Mann’s Music 123 High St, Colchester f: 0161 224 6655 Aldershot, GU11 3JD t: 01252 323226 rooms. Online ordering available. CO1 1SZ t: 01206 572783, also fax e: [email protected] f: 01252 333837 Opening hours Mon–Thu, 9am–5.30pm; e: [email protected] w: www.alangregory.co.uk. Str insts, e: [email protected] Fri, 9am–5pm. w: www.mannsmusic.co.uk. Br, ww, str, bows, ww, br, guis, sales and repairs, w: www.pottersmusicdirect.com. David Brittens Music – Tunbridge Wells perc, kbs, pnos, guis, sheet music. accs, music. Opening hours Mon–Fri, Leech, dir. Books, insts, music, marching Grove Hill Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1RZ Repairs, hire and m/order. Opening hours 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–4.30pm. band insts. Repairs. Opening hours t: 01892 526659 f: 01892 540611 Mon–Sat, 9.30am–6pm. Chase 58 Oldham St, Manchester Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. w: www.brittensmusic.co.uk. Sheet Zings Music Ltd Wycke Hill Business M4 1LE t: 0161 236 6794 f: 0161 236 music, classical and jazz CDs and DVDs, Park, Wycke Hill, Maldon CM9 6UZ 6794 e: [email protected] Herefordshire orch insts, guis, acoustic and digital t: 01621 853990 f: 01621 840556 w: www.chasedirect.co.uk. Amrik Singh. Hancock & Monks Music 6 Broad St, pnos, kbs and a huge selection of e: [email protected] Musical inst retailers. Gen musical insts Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DB t: 01591 610555, high-quality str insts. Hire/purchase w: www.zingsmusicgroup.com. Peter of all kinds and assoc accs. also fax schemes, flexible payment options. Inst Chapman. Gen musical insts. Opening Forsyth Brothers Ltd 126 Deansgate, e: [email protected] repair. hours Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. Manchester M3 2GR t: 0161 834 3281 w: www.hancockandmonks.com. Jerry Crowthers of Canterbury 1 The f: 0161 834 0630 e: [email protected] Monks, partner. Classical CDs, DVDs, Borough, Canterbury CT1 2DR Gestelouc rshire w: www.forsyths.co.uk. Music, books, secondhand books on music, sheet t: 01227 763965 f: 01227 788865 Clive Morley Harps Ltd orch insts, guis, perc, accs, kbs, digital music. Opening hours 7 days a wk, (plus m/order hotline) Goodfellows, Filkins, Lechlade GL7 3JG pnos, grand and upright pnos (new and 10am–5pm. e: [email protected] t: 01367 860493 f: 01367 860659 secondhand), automated pnos, etc. Music Plus Ltd 29a Union St, Hereford w: www.crowthersofcanterbury.co.uk. e: [email protected] Tuning, repair, hire. CDs, videos, DVDs, HR1 2BT t: 01432 356194, also fax Ian Crowther, prop. Ww shop w: www.morleyharps.co.uk. Pedal and m/order. Pno tuning; orch inst, gui and e: [email protected] specialising in Loree and Marigaux obs. lever hps; sale or rental. Strs, music and pno repair; pno and student inst w: www.musicplusltd.co.uk. Norman Culver Music repairs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, hire. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Baker; Matthew Baker; Ian Gregory. Tally Ho, Toys Hill, Westerham

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TN16 1QG t: 01732 750870 Blackpool FY1 3AQ t: 01253 627359, LN5 7AF t: 01522 537141, also fax accepted via website or direct email, e: [email protected] also fax e: [email protected] e: [email protected] phone, fax and post. Opening hours w: www.culvermusic.com. Helen w: www.towermusicblackpool.co.uk. w: www.musicroom.com. Music, insts Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. Burrows, owner. Choral and org music Allen Hendley, dir; Andy Morley, Oliver and accs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, St George’s Music Shop 17–19 specialists. Chmbr org hire. M/order Brown, sales. Elec and acoustic guis, 9.30am–5.30pm; Sun, 11am–4pm. St George’s St, Norwich NR3 1AB only. amps, PA, kbs, music, educ, br, ww, drs. Portass & Carter Music Shop t: 01603 626414 f: 01603 618811 Hobgoblin Music 22 Lower Bridge St, Opening hours Open 7 days. 26 Bridge Rd, Sutton Bridge, Spalding e: [email protected] Canterbury CT1 2LG t: 01227 769484 PE12 9UA t: 01406 350266/407, also w: www.stgeorgesmusic.co.uk. Printed e: [email protected] Leicestershire fax e: [email protected] music (classical and popular), books and w: www.hobgoblin.com. Adam Pinner, City Music 66 London Rd, Leicester w: www.portass.mysite.wanadoo- inst accs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, mgr. Guis, drs, kbs, elec pnos, as well as LE2 0QD t: 0116 254 4441 members.co.uk. Nigel Portass, prop. 9.30am–5.30pm. folk and traditional insts and sheet e: [email protected]. Printed music New, secondhand insts. Personal tuition music. Opening hours Mon–Sat, retailers. M/order service available. on most insts. Opening hours North Somerset 10am–6pm. Keysound 117 Narborough Rd, 10am–5pm; closed Wed. Clevedon Music Shop 19 Alexandra Ian Lewington Limited, Musical Leicester LE3 0BR t: 0116 254 1053 Stamford Music Shop 11 St Mary’s Rd, Clevedon BS21 7QH t: 01275 Instruments 109 High St, West e: [email protected] Hill, Stamford PE9 2DP t: 01780 751275 342090, also fax; 01275 791181 Wickham BR4 0LT t: 020 8776 2675 w: www.keysound.co.uk. Nigel f: 01780 752245 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Makepeace. Digital pnos and kbs (all the e: [email protected] w: www.clevedonmusic.co.uk. Bob w: www.ianlewingtonmusic.com. Ian major brands), tuition, product support, w: www.stamfordmusicshop.co.uk. Bailey. Insts, pnos, music, books, accs, Lewington, dir. Retail specialist. Ww service. Opening hours Mon–Sat, D Hollands, prop. Sheet music, DVDs, repairs, CDs, sheet music. Recording and br insts, guis, vns, vcs; new and 10am–5pm. insts, gifts, pnos and kbs. Repairs and equipment, PAs. PC music software. secondhand. Sheet music, books, accs, Mel-Tone The Music Centre 58 King servicing available. Opening hours Mon, JPB Music The Coach House, 66a strs and reeds. Repair service; m/order St, Melton Mowbray LE13 1XB t: 01664 9.30am–5pm; Tue–Sat, 9am–5pm. Clifton Rd, Weston-Super-Mare service. Opening hours Mon–Sat, 568000 e: [email protected] BS23 1BW t: 01934 628600 f: 01934 9.30am–6pm. w: www.mel-tone.co.uk. Tony Rifugiato, Merseyside 613939 e: [email protected] Malcolm Tysoe Ltd 8–10 Church Rd, prop, br & ww, perc; Howard Rose, gui Hammersound 49–51 Grange Rd West, w: www.jpbmusic.com. Joan Corder, Farnborough, Orpington BR6 7DB dept; Tom Griggs, drs & perc; Janette Birkenhead CH41 4BZ t: 0151 652 7454 Paul Corder, Barry Robinson-Mallett, t: 01689 859212 f: 01689 851834 Rayson, orch insts, printed mus. Insts, e: [email protected] partners. Shop and m/order. Stockists e: [email protected] music, guis, amps, drums, br, ww, strs, w: www.hammersound.co.uk. Guis, of vn, va, vc and db, bows, cases and w: www.tysoe-music.com. Andy Farris, music books, tuition, repairs. Rehearsal drums, kbs, accs, PA. Opening hours accs. Elec insts, amps, pick-ups, tuners. mgr. Orch str specialists. Insts for studios. Online order available. Opening Mon–Sat, 10am–5pm. Inst repairs and set-ups, amp repairs,

beginners to professionals. Vast stock of hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am–5pm; Sat, JAM Percussion Ltd 8 Dakota valuations and appraisals, inst hire instrument services bows, strs, cases and other accs. Inst 9am–5pm. Business Park, Skyhawk Ave, Liverpool service. Opening hours Mon–Fri, repairs and services for strs, br, ww, guis MH Music 7 St Mary’s Rd, Market L10 2QR t: 0151 709 9709 f: 0870 127 9am–5.30pm. and perc. Bow rehairing. Large stock of Harborough LE16 7DS t: 01858 463144 5855 e: [email protected] sheet music. w: www.mhmusic.co.uk. Opening hours w: www.jampercussion.com. Graham North Yorkshire Unison Music Co Ltd t: 0844 811 2484 Tue–Sat. Johns, Tony Lucas, dirs. Retailing Banks Musicroom 18 Lendal, York e: [email protected] Sheehan’s Music Services 58a London specialists of classical perc insts. Large YO1 8AU t: 01904 658836 f: 01904 w: www.unisonmusic.co.uk. P Rose, dir. Rd, Leicester LE2 0QD t: 0116 255 7492 stock of timps, xylophones, marimbas, 629547 e: [email protected] Br and ww specialists. Expert on-site f: 0845 009 7492 sticks, mallets, cymbals, educ perc insts. w: www.musicroom.com. Printed music, repairs. Repairers and suppliers to e: [email protected] M/order and online ordering service. music text books, classical CDs, insts, public and trade. w: www.sheehans.com. Noel Sheehan, Opening hours 9.30am–5pm. accs, software, music gifts. dir. Acoustic, classical and elec guis, ww Music Notes 4 North John St, June Emerson Wind Music Windmill Lancashire and br, orch strs, drs and perc, pnos and Liverpool L2 4SA t: 0151 227 9836 Farm, Ampleforth, York Y062 4HF Apoco Music 37 China St, Lancaster kbs, sheet music and music books, accs. e: [email protected] t: 01439 788324 f: 01439 788715 LA1 1EX t: 01524 62599 Onsite repair w/shops. Opening hours w: www.music-notes.net. L Albrighton, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Tue–Fri, 9.30am–6pm; Sat, 9am– prop. Specialises in printed music. w: www.juneemerson.co.uk. Rachel w: www.apoco-music-shop.co.uk. Elec 5.30pm. Music gifts, accs and insts also stocked. Emerson, partner; Tracy Battensby, guis, acoustic guis, accs, printed music. Opening hours 9am–5.30pm. sales mgr. Music for ww and br insts. Gui lessons. Lincolnshire Richard Behrend 8 Greenbank Rd, M/order supplier; over 40,000 titles. All Booth’s Music 17 Churchgate, Bolton Counterpoint Music Shop off Smithdown Rd, Liverpool L18 1HN stock available to buy online. Opening BL1 1HU t: 01204 522908 f: 01204 38 Grantham St, Lincoln LN2 1LW t: 0151 733 2213 hours Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. 380008 e: [email protected] t: 01522 560065 e: [email protected]. Orch Knock on Wood Ltd Glasshouses Mill, w: www.boothsmusic.co.uk. Insts, e: [email protected] and band insts, music, accs. Repairs. nr Pateley Bridge, Harrogate HG3 5QH music, repairs, hire. Music school. w: www.counterpointmusic.co.uk. Eileen Opening hours Tue–Fri, 10am–5.30pm; t: 01423 712712 e: sales@knockonwood. Keys Musical Instruments Ltd Lee, prop. Sheet music, books, CDs, Sat, 10am–1pm. co.uk w: www.knockonwood.co.uk. 513–515 Middleton Rd, Chadderton, educ specialist, m/order. Orders World Music Specialists est in 1982. Oldham OL9 9SH t: 0161 627 0614 accepted via website, email or phone. Norfolk Acoustic insts and accs, inc guis, f: 0161 620 0614 Opening hours Tue–Sat, 9.30am– Elkin Music 31 Exchange St, Norwich ukuleles and folk insts, perc inc djembe, e: [email protected] 5.30pm. NR2 1DP t: 01603 666332, also fax samba, cajons, African, Brazilian, Indian w: www.keysmusic.co.uk. Peter Braid, Fox UK Music 82 Westgate, Grantham e: [email protected]. Books, and world music. M/order by requisition mgr dir; Lorraine Braid, company sec. NG31 6LE t: 01476 570700; 01476 music, music gifts. Opening hours and private customers welcome. Kbs, hi-tech, pnos, orgs, guis, PAs, br, 569856, also fax Mon–Sat, 10am–5.30pm. Philip Martin Music Books ww. Repairs and tuition. Opening hours e: [email protected] Jack White Music 48–50 St Benedicts 38 Fossgate, York YO1 9TF t: 01904 Mon–Sat, 9am–5pm; Sun, 11am–4pm. w: www.foxproducts.co.uk. Tom St, Norwich NR2 4AR t: 01603 613678 636111 f: 01904 658889 Music Box 16 Whalley Rd, Accrington Simmonds, prop. Sole distributors for e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. BB5 1AA t: 01254 383571 Fox and Renard bns and obs. Sells bn w: www.jackwhite.co.uk. Kbs, elec pnos, New and secondhand music, books e: [email protected]. B Grooby. Insts, and ob accs from all the major double guis, music, amplification. Tuition for about music. Opening hours Tue–Sat, strs, sheet music, amps. Repairs. reed manufacturers inc reeds, reed cane, vocals, gui, kb, pno. Opening hours 6 10am–5.30pm. Opening hours Mon–Tue & Thu–Fri, reed cases, gig bags, cases, inst stands, days a wk, 9.15am–5.30pm. 9.30am–5pm; Wed, 10am–4pm; Sat, reed-making equipment and inst care The Music Hut 16b Church St, North Northamptonshire 9am–5pm. and maintenance materials. All makes of Walsham NR28 9DA t: 01692 409716 First Brass Main Reception, Moulton Song & Dance 8 Albert Rd, Colne secondhand bns and obs sold. e: [email protected] Park Business Centre, Redhouse Rd, BB8 0AA t: 01282 865934 Comprehensive range of CDs. Off-site w: www.music-hut.co.uk. Kevin Barnes. Moulton Park, Northampton NN3 6AQ e: [email protected] repair service. Opening hours Tue–Sat, Guis, kbs, amplifiers, br, ww, perc, accs. t: 0845 170 1124 w: www.songdance.co.uk. Justine 9am–5pm. Repairs. e: [email protected] Leedam, mgr/teacher. Dance wear, sheet Harmony Music (Boston) Ltd 17–17a PJ Music Wayside Cottage, Chapel w: www.firstbrass.co.uk. Br insts and music, musical insts; theatrical supplies: West St, Boston PE21 8QE t: 01205 Lane, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DT accs; also range of ww, str and perc insts. makeup, masks etc; gifts; pointe shoe 355366 f: 01205 354433 t: 01379 890088 Keyboard Kavern 1d High St, fittings by appointment; ballroom e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Wellingborough NN8 4HX t: 01933 shoes; ice skating wear, gymnastics w: www.harmony-music-boston.co.uk. w: www.pjmusic.co.uk. Traditional music 227837 f: 01933 227240 wear. Pno, vn, fl, gui, sax, cl and theory Alan and Moira Ellis; Sarah Sharpe. Br specialist supplying music books, insts w: www.keyboardkavern.com. Ashley tuition. Opening hours Mon–Fri, and ww specialists; also orgs, pnos, kbs, and accs. Tutor books, CDs, videos, Bond, RA Sturbess, partners. Kbs, pnos, 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat, 9am–4pm. perc, sheet music, repairs, tuition. DVDs. Melodeon and accordion repairs br, ww, perc, secondhand insts; PA and Time and Tune (Blackburn) Eldon Pl, Horncastle Music Shop 10 Bull Ring, and tuning. disco lighting. M/order and online 53 Preston New Rd, Blackburn BB2 6AY Horncastle LN9 5HU t: 01507 526566, Royal School of Church Music: Music ordering service. Opening hours t: 01254 697460 also fax e: [email protected]. Direct c/o Norwich Books and Music, Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. e: [email protected] Graham Turner. Insts, accs, gifts, 13a Hellesdon Park Rd, Norwich St Giles Music 16 St Giles Terrace, w: www.timeandtunemusic.co.uk. nostalgia CDs, new and vintage sheet NR6 5DR t: 0845 021 7726 f: 0845 021 Northampton NN1 2BN t: 01604 Music, pnos, kbs, str, ww, br insts, music. Opening hours Mon–Sat, 8826 e: [email protected] 250905 f: 01604 234864 repairs, tuning, rentals, CDs. 9am–4.30pm; Wed, 9am–1pm. w: www.rscm.com. Matthew Wright. e: [email protected] Tower Music 46–48 Topping St, Musicroom 161–162 High St, Lincoln Church music and resources. Orders w: www.stgilesmusic.co.uk. Phil Job,

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owner. Yamaha main agent. Teaching Thornbory, dir. Internet based; guis, mgr. Specialists in traditional, folk and Surrey studio, digital pnos, kbs; elec kbs ukuleles, gui accs and strs, books, DVDs acoustic insts: fretted and bowed strs, ABC Music 85 High St, Esher KT10 (Yamaha, Casio and Technics); ww, strs, etc. Appointed dealership for ISP pipes, ww, free reed, perc. Books, accs, 9QA t: 01372 466195 f: 01372 470445 guis, sheet music, multi-track rcdrs, gui Technologies, Vintage, Ozark, Fishman, spares and strs, pick ups and amps for w: www.abcmusic.co.uk. Opening hours effects, mics, headphones. Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio. Sole all insts. Repairs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. World of Brass 66–78 Dennington Rd, importer of Francisco Bros Spanish, Mon–Sat, 10am–6pm. ABC Music Ltd 9 Royal Parade, Station Denington Industrial Est, classical and flamenco guis. Ordering via Mickleburgh Ltd 1–9 Stokes Croft, Approach, Richmond TW9 3QD t: 020 Wellingborough NN8 2QH t: 01933 website, phone or email. Opening hours Bristol BS1 3PL t: 0117 924 1151 8940 1892 f: 020 8948 2666 441807 f: 01933 445415 Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. f: 0117 924 4158 w: www.abcmusic.co.uk. Ben Eales. e: [email protected] One Man Band 8–9 White Lion Walk, e: [email protected] Insts, pnos, sheet music, gifts, CDs, w: www.worldofbrass.com. Carl Banbury OX16 5UD t: 01295 266788 w: www.mickleburgh.co.uk. Gordon accs, software. Woodman, bus development mgr. Br f: 01295 278877 Haley, sales; Lisa Kendall, concert hire, Albert’s Music Shop Ltd 28–30 band and related recordings; br band e: [email protected] pno repairs. Insts, pnos, kb, music, pno Chertsey St, Guildford GU1 4HD sheet music. w: www.ombmusic.co.uk. David Cooper, hire for concerts, pno repairs and t: 01483 440188 f: 01483 440823 prop. Digital pnos, guis, amps, effects, tuning. Opening hours Mon–Sat, e: [email protected] Northumberland br and ww, drs and perc. Incorporates 9am–5.30pm. w: www.albertsmusic.co.uk. Dennis Todd Music 86 Front St, Yamaha Homeworld specialist pno and Musicroom 30 College Green, Bristol Andertons Music Co 58–59 Bedlington, Northumberland NE22 5AE kb showroom. M/order sheet music BS1 5TB t: 0117 929 0390, also fax Woodbridge Rd, Guildford GU1 4RF t: 01670 822085 f: 01670 824673 facility. Opening hours Mon–Sat, e: [email protected] t: 01483 456733 f: 01483 456722 e: [email protected] 9.30am–5.15pm. w: www.musicroom.com. Printed music; e: [email protected] w: www.dennistoddmusic.com. Dennis Oxford University Press Bookshop br, ww, perc, kb insts, accs. Opening w: www.andertons.co.uk. Guis, kbs, & Shaun Todd, partners. Br, ww, perc, 116–117 High St, Oxford OX1 4BZ hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am–6pm; Sat, perc, computers, recording and educ elec kbs, digital pnos, guis, sheet music, t: 01865 242913 f: 01865 241701 9.30–5.30pm; Sun, 11.30am–4.30pm. equipment, PA, repairs, amps, accs. educ insts and music, rental plan, e: [email protected]. OUP titles, Banstead Music Shop 8 High St, repairs, amplifiers, all accs. Finance books, sheet music, teaching resources South Yorkshire Banstead SM7 2LJ t: 01737 373333, available. Opening hours Mon–Fri, and media. E Smedley & Sons 19 Printing Office also fax e: [email protected] 9am–5.30pm; Sat, 9am–5pm. Windjammer Music and Baby John’s St, Doncaster DN1 1TJ t: 01302 w: www.suttonandbansteadmusic.co.uk. The Music Shop 7 Bridge St, Guitar World 10 Cockcroft Rd, Didcot 323248, also fax. Music, portable kbs, John Allis, dir. Sheet music, ww, br, strs, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1ES OX11 8LL t: 01235 818511. John guis, accs. guis, amps, kbs, drums. M/order, t: 012889 307917. Horgan, partner; Andrew Bradley, The Music Box 30/31 The Lanes (by repairs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, partner. Br, ww, acoustic and elec guis, the Oasis), Meadowhall, Sheffield 9.15am–5.30pm.

instrument services Nottinghamshire vns, vas, vcs, perc, strs, accs, sheet music S9 1EP t: 0114 256 9089 Brittens Music – West Byfleet 3–4 Dave Mann Music 123–125 Mansfield ordering service, PA systems. On-site e: [email protected] Station Approach, West Byfleet Rd, Nottingham NG1 3FQ t: 0115 941 tuition and repairs. w: www.themusicbox.co.uk. Insts, KT14 6NG t: 0800 052 1900 f: 01932 7955 e: [email protected] music, accs, gifts, etc. 350606 w: www.brittensmusic.co.uk. w: www.davemann.co.uk. Dave Mann, Rutland Sheet music, orch insts, guis, acoustic prop. Martin, Taylor, Patrick James Music & More 4 Melton Rd, Oakham Staffordshire and digital pnos, kbs and a huge Eggle, Collings, P.R.S, Guild, Takamine, LE15 6AY t: 01572 756578 A Major Music Supplies 45 Bridge St, selection of high-quality str insts. Hire/ Yamaha and all top makes of acoustic/ e: [email protected] Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire purchase schemes, flexible payment electroacoustic guis. Repairs, set-ups, w: www.musicandmore.co.uk. Anne ST5 2RY t: 01782 634634 options. Inst repair. p-ups etc. Opening hours Mon–Fri, Mortimer. Musical insts, accs, printed e: [email protected] Chamberlain Music Weyhill, 11am–5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. music, rentals, repairs, classical CDs, w: www.amajormusic.co.uk. Anna Haslemere GU27 1HN t: 01428 658806 Music Education Supplies Park Lane gifts. Opening hours Tue–Fri, Bourne, dir. Sheet music, inst accs. f: 01428 658807 Business Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield 10am–5pm; Sat, 9am–5pm. M/order available. e: [email protected]. Educ NG17 9GU t: 08450 264 703 f: 01623 Eric Reynolds Ltd 88 High St, m/order supplies, sheet music 726 871 e: [email protected] Shropshire Burton-on-Trent DE14 1LJ t: 01283 specialists, UK distributors for w: www.mesdirect.com. Agents of Sonor Salop Music Centre St Michaels St, 565869 f: 01283 534922 Collegium and Hinshaw publications. school perc and suppliers of Suzuki Shrewsbury SY1 2DE t: 01743 e: [email protected] Hands Music 5/6 The Griffin Centre, handchimes and perc, Nordoff-Robbins 364111/365496 f: 01743 245127 w: www.used-pianos.co.uk. Market Pl, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 reed hns, Aulos rcdrs, books, insts, etc. e: [email protected] Normans Musical Instruments Third 1JQ t: 020 8546 9156 f: 020 8549 4151 Music in the Yard Unit 3, Bull Yard w: www.salopmusic.co.uk. Rob Mulliner, Ave, Centrum 100, Burton-on-Trent e: [email protected] King St, Southwell NG25 0EH t: 01636 gen mgr. Kbs, digital pnos, guis, hi-tech, DE14 2WD t: 0800 028 1415 f: 01283 w: www.handsmusic.co.uk. Classical, 814411. Musical insts, accs, sheet PAs, drums, DJ dept, sheet music; br, 535340 e: [email protected] orch, ethnic insts for hire. Guis, amps, music, classical CDs and gifts. ww, orch strs, perc; educ material. w: www.normans.co.uk. Andy McKeown, rental, repairs. Music Plus 17a Watergate, Sleaford Schools discount. Hire, repairs. Opening gen mgr; Gary Bond, European sales Lloyd & Keyworth Music 6–7 NG34 7PG t: 01529 305040. Sheet hours 9.30am–5.30pm. mgr. Educ contract specialists offering Downing St, Farnham GU9 7PE t: 01252 music, accs, insts, Naxos CDs. Salop Sheet Music St Michaels St, full range of musical insts and accs from 710666 f: 01252 711159 Musicroom 246 Victoria Centre, Shrewsbury SY1 2DE t: 01743 365561 traditional to hi-tech. e: [email protected] Nottingham NG1 3QQ t: 0115 948 2300 f: 01743 344144 Rugeley Music Box 22 Brook Sq, w: www.grandpianos.com. New and f: 0115 948 2198 e: [email protected] Rugeley WS15 2DR t: 01889 577747 reconditioned grand and upright pnos; e: [email protected] w: www.salopsheetmusic.co.uk. Philip e: [email protected]. Graham ww, br, strs, printed music. M/order w: www.musicroom.com. Music, insts and Margaret Andrews. Sheet music, and Deborah Hawley. Music supplies, service. Opening hours Mon–Sat, and accs. Opening hours Mon–Fri, strs, ww, br, perc, folk insts. M/order. insts and novelty items. Minor repair 9.30am–5.30pm. 9am–5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm; Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am– service to DJ equipment, amps and guis. Newton Guitars 12–18 High St, Sun, 10.30am–4.30pm. 5.30pm. Merstham RH1 3EA t: 01737 645065 Trent Music Centre 1a Pelham St, Windband Limited 9 Greyfriars Rd, Suffolk e: [email protected] Newark NG24 4XD t: 01636 677626. All Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury SY3 7EN Balaam’s Music 103 Risbygate St, Bury w: www.newtonsmusic.co.uk. Classical, musical insts and amplification. Repairs. t: 01743 367482 St Edmunds IP33 3AA t: 01284 766933 acoustic and electric gui and bs; accs. Windblowers 75–77 Derby Rd, e: [email protected] f: 01284 701605 Repairs, restoration, servicing. Opening Nottingham NG1 5BA t: 0115 941 0543 w: www.windband.co.uk. Ww and br e: [email protected] hours Tue–Sat, 9.30am–5pm. f: 0115 947 4433 insts, accs and music. Repairs. Opening w: www.balaamsmusic.co.uk. John Richmond Music Shop Ltd 16 Red e: [email protected] hours Tue–Fri, 9am–5pm; Sat, 9am–4pm. Balaam, prop. Music, insts, books, Lion St, Richmond TW9 1RW t: 020 w: www.windblowers.com. Margaret repairs. Insurance. Opening hours 8332 6220 f: 020 8332 0552 Frogson, partner; Sarah Theobald, mus Somert se Mon–Sat, 9am–5.30pm. e: [email protected] buyer; Peter Beaumont, mgr. Br and ww Ace Acoustics Station Rd, Castle Cary, Deben Music Ltd 28a Bath Rd, w: www.richmondmusic.co.uk. insts and accs, br and ww repairs on Somerset BA7 7BU t: 01963 351313 Felixstowe IP11 7JW t: 01394 210343 T Andrews & Co (Farncombe) Ltd 62 premises. All types of sheet music. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Meadrow, Godalming GU7 3HT t: 01483 Music gifts. Opening hours Mon–Sat, w: www.aceacoustics.co.uk. w: www.shop4guitar.co.uk; 422459. Pnos, pno stools. Opening hours 9am–5pm. Gillian Greig Music 44 Kingston Rd, www.guitartutor.co.uk. Mark Stuart, dir. Tue–Sat, 9am–6pm but please phone. Taunton TA2 7SG t: 01823 333317 Musical insts; gui specialist. Repairs, Oxfordshire e: [email protected] set-ups, tuition. Tyne and Wear Blackwell Music 23–25 Broad St, w: www.gilliangreigmusic.co.uk. Gillian Jack White Music 92 Fore Hamlet, JG Windows Ltd 1–7 Central Arcade, Oxford OX1 3AX t: 01865 333580 Greig, prop. Books, music, music gifts, Ipswich IP3 8AF t: 01473 257223 Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5BP f: 01865 728020 str insts inc ukuleles and accs, ww accs, f: 01473 254070 t: 0191 232 1356 f: 0191 261 2166 e: [email protected] music stands, cases, perc insts, rcdrs, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.blackwell.co.uk/music. New ocarinas, tuners & metronomes. Hire of w: www.jackwhite.co.uk. Orgs, kbs, w: www.jgwindows.com. Musical insts, music, new and secondhand books, CDs, str insts. Online and m/order available. pnos, synths, MIDI, modules, guis, accs. printed music, CDs and DVDs, HiFi. gifts and accs; also m/order. Opening hours Tue–Sat, 9am–5.30pm. Gui/kb/amp repairs; tuition. Repairs. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Highly Strung International Ltd Hobgoblin Music 36 Park St, Bristol West End Music 27–29 Norwich Rd, 9am–5.30pm; Thur, 9am–7pm. PO Box 90, Wantage OX12 9YT t: 01235 BS1 5JG t: 0117 929 0902 Ipswich IP1 2ET t: 01473 214331 762000 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.westendmusic.co.uk. Warwickshire w: www.highlystrung.co.uk. Nigel w: www.hobgoblin.com. Cris Piersenna, Abbey Music Studios 114 Abbey St,

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Nuneaton CV11 5BX t: 024 7664 1915, used musical insts, spares and repairs. LS2 7LY t: 0113 245 3311 Cottages, Drake St, Welland, Malvern, also fax e: [email protected] TR Music 233–236 Stafford St, Walsall e: [email protected] WR13 6LN t: 01684 593169 w: www.abbeymusic.co.uk. Orgs, pnos, WS2 8DF t: 01922 613101 f: 01922 w: www.hobgoblin.com. Perc, rcdrs, early e: [email protected] kbs, music, insts, tuition. 632597 e: [email protected] insts, amps; large acoustic gui dept, also w: www.jgibbsbooks.co.uk. Jonathan Musicroom 38 Rother St, Stratford- w: www.trmusic.co.uk. Mike Tolley. specialist vn w/shop. Gibbs. Secondhand books, vocal scores, upon-Avon CV37 6LP t: 01789 268515, Musical insts, amps, speakers, DJ John Scheerer & Sons 88–90 Merrion miniature and full scores, sheet music. also fax. e: [email protected] equipment, karaoke equipment, music Centre, Leeds LS2 8NG t: 0113 244 Searches undertaken. Opening hours w: www.musicroom.com. Sheet music, books, gifts. Repairs. 9592 (insts); 0113 244 0444 (sheet Visitors by appointment only. insts and accs. Opening hours Mon–Fri, music) f: 0113 245 0347 The Malvern Bookshop 7 Abbey Rd, 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat, 9am–5pm; Sun, West Sussex e: [email protected] Malvern WR14 3ES t: 01684 575915, 11am–4pm. Ackerman Music 42 West St, w: www.scheerers.com. Simon Reynolds, also fax e: [email protected] Presto Classical 7 Park St, Leamington Chichester PO19 1RP t: 01243 781844 dir. Insts and sheet music. w: http://malvernbook.coop. Howard Spa CV32 4QN t: 01926 317025 f: 01243 787463 Maestro Music 59 Piece Hall, Halifax Hudson, prop. Secondhand scores, sheet f: 01926 317029 e: [email protected] HX1 1RE t: 01422 349359 music and books; large gen stock. e: [email protected] w: www.ackermanmusic.co.uk. John e: [email protected] Searches undertaken. Quality items w: www.prestoclassical.co.uk. Simon Mason, mgr. Sheet music: classical, w: www.maestro-music.co.uk. Steve bought. Opening hours 10am–5pm; Plumbley, mgr. Sheet music, insts (ww, popular and educ. Br, ww, str insts, Lindsey. Guis, sheet music, amps, drs, closed Thur and Sun. br, strs, digital pnos), accs. Opening rental with option to buy, repairs, accs, strs, accs, PA, kbs. Opening hours hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. gifts. Opening hours 9.30am–5.30pm. Tue–Sat, 10am–5pm; Sun, 12–6pm. Scotland Sounds 41 Church St, Rugby CV21 3PU Ackerman Music 58 Ewhurst Rd, West The Music Room St Johns Work, Ad-Lib Music 8 Jamaica St, Greenock, t: 01788 535020. Andy; Alex. Guis: Green, Crawley RH11 7HE t: 01293 St Johns Pl, Cleckheaton BD19 3RR Inverclyde PA15 1XU t: 01475 786821 Fender, Epiphone, Tanglewood, Crafter. 537900 f: 01293 526900 e: info@ t: 01274 852020 f: 01274 852280 f: 01475 724274 Amplification, sheet music, accs, FX and ackermanmusic.co.uk e: [email protected] e: [email protected] home recording. w: www.ackermanmusic.co.uk. Emma w: www.themusicroom-online.co.uk. w: www.adlibmusic.co.uk. Joe Baldi. Rose, area mgr. Specialists in ww, br and John Turner. Specialists in traditional Guis, drs, kbs, digital pnos, backline, PA, West Midlands str sales and repairs and sheet mus. and folk music inc gui, pno, accordion, br, ww, sheet music. Gui, br and ww Colbecks 26–28 Chester Rd, New Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am– melodeon, man, banjo, bouzouki, repair service. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Oscott, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, 5.30pm. bodhran. Full repair facilities. 9am–5.30pm. B73 5DA t: 0121 321 3909 f: 0121 321 ARC Music Productions PO Box 111, Musicroom Unit A15, The Light, The Alba Secondhand Music 55 Otago 1815 e: [email protected] East Grinstead RH19 4FZ t: 01342 Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8TL t: 0113 234 St, Glasgow G12 8PQ t: 0141 357 w: www.colbecks-music.com. Wayne 328567 f: 01342 315958 3423 e: [email protected] 1795 e: [email protected]

Merrick, mgr dir; Mike Sheldon, sales e: [email protected] w: www.musicroom.com. Sheet music, w: www.albamusick.co.uk. Robert instrument services exec; Mike Williams, gui tech. Pnos, kbs, w: www.arcmusic.co.uk. Mark Gardner, insts and accs. Lay, prop. Large stock of secondhand guis, br, ww, strs; sheet music. Pno/kb/ sales and mktg dir. Rock Factory Wheldon Rd, Castleford printed music, mainly classical, some gui teaching academy. Opening hours Hobgoblin Music 17 The Parade, WF10 2SD t: 01977 513643 antiquarian. Colls purchased. Hire Mon–Sat, 9am–6pm; Sun, 11am–5pm. Northgate, Crawley RH10 8DT e: [email protected] and tuning of hpds and chmbr orgs. A Greville Hodgson Musical t: 01293 515858 f: 01293 561602 w: www.rockfactory.co.uk. Guis, amps, catalogue of selected items is available Instruments 16 Langley High St, e: [email protected] drs, PA, group equipment. to buy online. Opening hours 11am–​ Oldbury B69 4SL t: 0121 544 7636 w: www.hobgoblin.com. Specialists in Trad Music 156 Kirkgate, Wakefield 5.30pm, except Sun. Also at Edinburgh f: 0870 705 2608 traditional, folk and acoustic insts: WF1 1TU t: 01924 385000 Books, 145–147 West Port, Edinburgh e: [email protected] fretted, str, pipes, ww, free reed, perc. e: [email protected] EH3 9DF. w: www.grevillehodgson.co.uk. Greville Books, accs, spares and strs. Acoustic w: www.tradmusic.co.uk. Nick Howarth. Band Supplies (Scotland) 13–15 Old Hodgson. Br, ww, guis, kbs, drs, perc. and elec guis. Elec and acoustic guis, str insts, drums, Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G3 8QY Specialist supplier of marching, military Hobgoblin Music PO Box 4707, PA and amplification. Gui repair and t: 0141 339 9400 f: 0141 334 8157 and jazz band insts. Opening hours Worthing BN11 9JA t: 0845 130 9500 custom. Full set ups and other repairs to e: [email protected] Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5pm. f: 01903 210011 str insts. w: www.bandsupplies.co.uk. Ray Hobgoblin Music 1 Gibb St, e: [email protected] Tennant. Musical insts, sheet music. Birmingham B9 4AA t: 0121 772 7780 w: www.hobgoblin.com. Wiltshire Inst repairs and rental. Opening hours e: [email protected] Restalls Ltd 5 River Ground Stables, A ll Instruments Ltd Madbrook Farm, Mon–Fri, 9.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–​5pm; w: www.hobgoblinbirmingham.co.uk. Cowdray Park, Midhurst GU29 9AL Warminster Rd, Westbury BA13 3RB Sat, 9.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3pm. Mark McCabe, mgr. Specialist in t: 01730 716336 f: 01730 716337 t: 01373 859044 Drum Shop Glasgow 15 Blackie St, traditional/folk insts; ww specialists e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Glasgow G3 8TN t: 0141 339 4497, also Wind-World also in store. Opening hours w: www.restallsviolins.com. Martin w: www.allinstruments.com. Hannah fax e: [email protected] Mon–Fri, 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat, Restall; Rebecca Restall. Vns, vas, vcs, Sims. All insts. Pno tuning, removals; w: www.drumshopglasgow.co.uk. Alan, 9.30am–6pm. accs, also repairs. teaching. Opening hours Mon–Sat, mgr. Perc. Perc hire, repairs, tuition. MUSIC 2000 11 Broad Lane, Bradmore, Water Music 18a Warwick St, 9am–5.30pm. Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am– Wolverhampton WV3 9BN t: 01902 Worthing, West Sussex BN11 3DJ Holmes Music 21–23 Faringdon Rd, 5.30pm; Sat, 9.30am–4pm. 345999 f: 01902 563504 t: 01903 213331 Swindon SN1 5AR t: 01793 Haydock Music Ltd 5a Stewart St, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] 520948/534095 f: 01793 542436 Milngavie, Glasgow G62 6BW w: www.music2000.co.uk. Steve w: www.water-music.co.uk. Elec pnos e: [email protected] t: 0141 955 1812 f: 0141 955 1810 Flaherty, prop. Casio, Korg, Roland and and kbs, acoustic and elec guis, strs, br w: www.holmesmusic.co.uk. Paul e: [email protected] Yamaha dealer for kbs, digital pnos and and ww. Accs, sheet music, gifts. Repairs Holmes. Music, elec orgs, kbs, digital w: www.haydockmusic.co.uk. Alistair clavinovas. Gui stockist. Extensive range and servicing. Opening hours Mon–Sat, pnos, synths, guis, amps, drs, educ insts, Haydock. of music books for all insts. Also 9.30am–5pm. music school. High Level Music 1 Gardie Ct, Lerwick stockists of fls, cls, sax, tpts and vns. Musicroom 5 Catherine St, Salisbury ZE1 0GG t: 01595 692618 The Music Store 11 Forest Ct, West Yorkshire SP1 2DF t: 01722 322278 f: 01722 w: www.facebook.com/highlevelmusic. Dorridge, Solihull B93 8HN t: 01564 Eagle Music Shop 1 St Paul’s House, 337272 e: [email protected]. Just Music 246 Auldhouse Rd, 773100 w: www.musicstorecentral.co.uk. Yorkshire Technology Park, Armitage Digital pnos, stage pnos, kbs, ww, br, Auldhouse, E Kilbride G75 9DX Gui specialists. Insts, music. M/order. Bridge, Huddersfield, HD4 7NR t: 01484 strs, acoustic/bs/classical/electric guis, t: 01355 245674 f: 01355 231020 Musical Den International Ltd 661460 f: 01484 327577 amps, PA systems, accs, tutorial e: [email protected] Musical Den, 127 Green Lane, Leamore, e: [email protected] materials, classroom materials, w: www.justmusicuk.com. Music Walsall, WS3 2BN t: 01922 477036 w: www.eaglemusicshop.com. Steve songbooks, sheet music. Sheet Music (m/order), br and wind band specialist. f: 01922 476201 Noon. Guis, banjos, mans, accordions, On Demand – access to a database of Kenny’s Music/Musicroom 29 Castle e: [email protected] fls etc. Music and accs. Inst spares and printable popular songs. Opening hours St, Dundee DD1 3AD t: 01382 228263 w: www.musicalden.com. MA Ray, dir. repair service. Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. f: 01382 201486 Most musical insts, huge range of sheet Early Music Shop Salts Mill, Victoria The Sound Post Ltd Mayflower Farm, e: [email protected] music, audio and amps, accs and gifts. Rd, Saltaire BD18 3LA t: 01274 288100 New Rd, Codford St Peter BA12 0NS w: www.musicroom.com. Music, insts Vocal and inst tuition. Opening hours f: 01274 596226 t: 01985 851122 f: 01985 851188 and accs. Opening hours Mon–Fri, 10am– Mon–Fri, 9am–5.30pm; Sat, e: [email protected] e: [email protected] 5.30pm; Sat, 9.30–5.30pm. 9am–4.30pm; Sun & bank holidays w: www.earlymusicshop.com. Peter w: www.thesoundpost.co.uk. Robert Music Centre 8 Wellmeadow St, Paisley 9am–1.45pm. Booth, mgr. Early musical inst specialist; Pulvertaft, mktg. Vns, vas, vcs, strs, bs, PA1 2EF t: 0141 848 1033 Oakleigh Music Hereward Rise, sheet music, CDs, accs. Tuition, hiring. bows and cases. Wholesalers. e: [email protected] Halesowen B62 8AN t: 0121 550 9707 Opening hours Mon–Sat, 10am–5pm; w: www.paisleymusic.com. Kbs, guis, e: [email protected] Sun, 11am–4pm. Also shop at 11 Worcestershire music, insts. w: www.oakleighmusic.com. Gui, br, ww, Denmark St, London WC2H 8TD. Allegro Music 43 The Hop Pocket Craft The Music Shop 27 Church St, pno, kb, drums & perc, str, PA and amp Grove Music 10 The Grove, Ilkley Centre, New House Farm, Bishops Inverness IV1 1DY t: 01463 233374 systems; printed music. Opening hours LS29 9EG t: 01943 817301 f: 01943 Frome WR6 5BT t: 01885 490375 f: 01463 713983 Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm; 817086 e: [email protected] f: 01885 490615 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]. Wide Wed & Fri, 9.30am–7pm. w: www.grovebookshop.com/music. w: www.allegro.co.uk. Classical sheet range of insts, accs, sheet music. Pandora’s Music Box 1525–1527 CDs, sheet music, accs. Ordering. music and org CDs. Opening hours M/order. Educ discount. Pershore Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9am–5.30pm. Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. Oban Music 20 Argyll Sq, Oban B30 2JH t: 0121 459 4464. New and Hobgoblin Music 13 Eastgate, Leeds Jonathan Gibbs Books The Lakes PA34 4AT t: 01631 566304. Insts, accs,

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sheet music, CDs, DVDs etc. music & recordings, also carries a Music Makers 12 Penrhyn Rd, Colwyn melodicas, banjos, whistles and fls Rae Macintosh Music/Musicroom comprehensive gen stock of sheet music, Bay LL29 8LG t: 01492 534834 (metal & wood), fifes, guis, vns; cases 6 Queensferry St, Edinburgh EH2 4PA insts & classical recordings. Music w: www.music-makers.biz. DC Kershaw, and spares. Tutor and music books. t: 0131 225 1171 f: 0131 225 9447 around the world by m/order. Opening prop. Orgs, kbs, pnos, guis, str, br, ww Opening hours 9am–7pm, 7 days. e: [email protected] hours Mon–Tue & Thu–Sat, 9.30am– insts, sheet music, accs, educ products, Henderson Music 11 Bishop St, Rae Lamond, store mgr. Sheet music, 5.30pm; Wed, 9.30am–1pm. inst repair and hire, m/order, tuition Londonderry BT48 6PL t: 028 7136 music insts, music accs, music gifts, Gamlin’s Music Centre 56 St Mary St, facilities and drs. 5791 f: 028 7137 2051 DVDs. M/order. Opening hours Open 7 Cardiff CF10 1FE t: 029 2037 6630 f: 029 Nobles Music Ltd 2 Old Church Rd, e: [email protected] days. 2023 7616 e: [email protected] Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 1AE t: 029 w: www.hendersonmusicireland.com. Roadshow 64 Upper Craigs, Stirling w: www.gamlinsmusic.co.uk. Sheet 2061 3867 e: [email protected] Gerry Henderson. New and used pnos, FK8 2DS t: 01786 471323, also fax music, br, ww, str, pno, kbs, guis, amps, w: www.noblesmusic.co.uk. Clive Noble. church orgs, kbs, guis, drs and perc e: [email protected] hire, repairs. Guis, amplifiers, PAs, kbs, drums. equipment, band and orch equipment, w: www.bannockburnband.co.uk. Ted GM Music 2 Wharton St, Cardiff Repairs to most insts. Sound and light recording and live sound equipment and Christopher, prop. PA, guis, amps, CF10 1AG t: 029 2023 1606 f: 029 2023 installations. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Irish traditional insts. Opening hours drums, lighting, sales, tuition, hire, 1612 e: [email protected] 9.30am–5.30pm. Mon–Sat, 9am–5pm. repairs. Rehearsal room. w: www.gmmusic.co.uk. Jason Beese, Rowlands Music 8–10 High St Arcade, Music Galleria Ltd 44 Antrim St, Sound Control 61 Jamaica St, Glasgow gen mgr; Eliot Blake. Guis, amps, hi Cardiff CF10 1BB t: 029 2022 1199 Lisburn BT28 1AU t: 028 9267 4646 G1 4NN t: 0800 525260 f: 0141 204 tech, kbs, drs and cymbals, br, ww, strs. f: 029 2022 6935 e: [email protected] 0614 w: www.soundcontrol.co.uk. From PA specialists. Books, printed music and e: [email protected] w: www.musicgalleria.com. Colin plectrums to PA, Portastudios to accs. Educ hire to buy service. Repair w: www.rowlandsonline.co.uk. Elen Johnston; Angela Watson. Mus insts, ProTools. service for gui, br, ww. Educ purchases, Vining. Sheet, exam, choral, educ music, song and gr books, tuitional DVDs, accs. Spence’s Music Shop 4 Buccleuch St, Aips scheme; delivery service available. m/order. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Official dealers of Fender, Marshall, ESP, Hawick TD9 0HW t: 01450 372115 Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am– 10am–5.30pm. Tanglewood, Pearl, Aria, Breedlove, f: 01450 371074. Barry Spencer. 5.30pm; Sat, 9am–5.30pm; Sun, Soundwave Music Centre 46 Court Rd LAG, Roland/BOSS, Schechter, etc. Inst Opening hours 9am–5.30pm. 11am–4pm. Ind Est, Cwmbran NP44 3AS t: 01633 repairs and restringing, sheet music Top Note 123 Crown St, Aberdeen The Leading Note 47 Eversley Rd, 482501. printed while you wait; m/order. Online AB11 6HN t: 01224 210259 f: 01224 Sketty, Swansea SA2 9DE t: 01792 Speed Music Unit 2, Lion Way (off orders for books only. Opening hours 213432 e: [email protected] 207018 e: [email protected]. Pam Lewis. Phoenix Way), Swansea Enterprise Park, Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. w: www.top-note.co.uk. Jean Henderson. Musical insts, sheet music, musical accs. Swansea SA7 9FB t: 01792 772299 Printed music specialists; entry level Str quartet hire; musical inst repairs. e: [email protected] Ireland insts and accs; classical CDs. Online Opening hours Tue–Fri, 10am–5.30pm; w: www.speedmusic.co.uk. Jon Hodge, McCullough Pigott/Musicroom 11

instrument services shopping; m/order; minor repairs. Sat, 9am–5pm. mgr. Insts and sound systems. In-store South William St, Dublin 2 Ireland t: (00 Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5pm. Mouse Music 6 China St, Llanidloes gui and bs tutorial, repairs, part 3531) 677 3138 f: (00 3531) 670 6702 SY18 6AB t: 01686 412753 exchange. Head office: 195 Caerleon Rd, e: [email protected] Wales e: [email protected] Newport NP19 7HA. Opening hours w: www.musicroom.com. Sheet music Abergavenny Music 23 Cross St, w: www.mousemusic.co.uk. Matt Mon–Sat, 9.30am–6pm; Sun, and acc. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Abergavenny NP7 5EW t: 01873 853394 Watson. Trad and acoustic music and 11am–4pm. 9.30am–5.30pm. e: [email protected] insts. Inst repairs, w/shops, rehearsal Trevada Music 18 Wind St, w: www.abergavennymusic.com. Printed space, music lessons. Online shop on Ammanford SA18 3DN t: 01269 596607 I sle of Man music & books, CDs, DVDs, gifts, accs, website. Opening hours Variable; please f: 01269 596608 Peter Norris Music Villa Marina m/order. Out-of-print, deleted and phone. w: www.trevadamusic.co.uk. Arcade, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 2HN secondhand titles search. The Music Centre 4 Meyrick St, t: 01624 661794 f: 01624 622540 Cerdd Ystwyth Music 7 Upper Pembroke Dock SA72 6UT t: 01646 Northern Ireland e: [email protected] Portland St, Aberystwyth SY23 2DT 682811, also fax Gortin Music Wholesale 17 Main St, w: www.peternorrismusic.co.im. Ken t: 01970 623382; 01970 617626 e: [email protected] Gortin, Omagh BT79 8PQ t: 028 8164 Mitchell. Insts, music, amplification. f: 01970 627563 w: www.musiccentrepembrokedock.co.uk. 8492, also fax Rental/hire. e: [email protected] Mandy Phillips. Insts, accs, music. e: [email protected] w: www.cerddystwyth.co.uk. Joanne Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9am–1pm & w: www.boorinwoodmusic.com. JP Julier, prop. Specialises in Welsh 2–5pm; Sat, 9am–4pm. O’Neill, owner. Accordions, concertinas,

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All Celtic Music 46 Elliot St Mews, all publishers worldwide. the sale of tickets for classical concerts and sound samples. 60-day satisfaction Glasgow G3 8DZ t: 0141 248 2266 Caritas Music Publishing Achmore, and opera worldwide. Offers programme guarantee. Free postage and fast service. f: 0141 248 4333 Moss Rd, Ullapool IV26 2TF info and easy, secure ticket sales in eight All items on site are in stock. Info about e: [email protected] t: 01854 612236 f: 01854 612236 languages, with 24-hr customer service choosing the right inst. w: www.allcelticmusic.com; e: [email protected] and support, and also works in David Gage String Instruments www.isa-music.com. Ronnie Simpson. w: www.caritas-music.co.uk. Katharine partnership with concert promoters and e: [email protected] MP3s of Scottish and Irish traditional Douglas, prop. Classical DVDs, CDs and opera houses to offer official authorised w: www.davidgage.com. Extensive music available for download at a typical perf scores sold for the UK market. e-tickets. online store, dealer of fine bs and cellos; cost of £0.79 per track. Trade accounts available. Creighton’s Collection 244 Cathedral full service luthier shop. Amadeus Performance Equipment The Classical CD Exchange PDK Ltd, Rd, Cardiff CF11 9JG t: 029 2039 7711 Dolphin Music Venture Point West, Ltd e: [email protected] 5 GD Units, Cofton Rd, Exeter EX2 8QW f: 0870 487 7687 70–72 Evans Rd, Liverpool L24 9PB w: www.amadeus-equipment.co.uk. t: 01392 824721 e: [email protected] t: 0844 815 0888 (sales) f: 07092 Music stands, musician posture chairs, e: [email protected] w: www.cccd.co.uk. Tim Creighton 315633 e: [email protected] audience seating, inst racks, portable w: www.classicalcdexchange.co.uk. Griffiths, prop. CDs and sheet music w: www.dolphinmusic.co.uk. Music staging, acoustically tuned practice Alistair Scott, dir. Website devoted to sold worldwide on behalf of retailer. Branches in Liverpool and rooms, acoustic treatments: panels, secondhand classical CDs. Over 10,000 independent artists. Pages inc MP3 Huddersfield. doors, walls, ceilings and windows. titles covering music of over 1100 clips, artist biogs, contact and booking Drums for Schools Ltd 19 The Green, Acoustic surveys and all other perf arts comps. Large selection of boxed opera details. Most orders received by 3pm Charlbury OX7 3QA t: 0115 931 4513 furniture/accs. sets, many deleted from the catalogue. posted same day. f: 0115 931 4113 ARC Music Productions PO Box 111, Every disc unconditionally guaranteed. Crotchet Web Store PO Box 5435, e: [email protected] East Grinstead RH19 4FZ t: 01342 Classical.com 18 Denbigh Rd, London Birmingham B38 8DZ t: 0121 459 5566 w: www.drumsforschools.co.uk. Anna 328567 f: 01342 315958 W11 2SN t: 020 8816 8848 f: 0121 459 6697 e: [email protected] Ruddick, mktg; Hilary Harris, sales & e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.crotchet.co.uk. Judy Letters, distribution; Emma Townsend, accounts w: www.arcmusic.co.uk. Mark Gardner, w: www.classical.com. Roger Press, dir. customer services. Classical music & admin. Specialist world musical inst sales and mktg dir. One of the most sophisticated platforms specialists (plus jazz, world and film). maker supplies a wide range of drums, Arnold Stoelzel GmbH Postfach 5523, for the sale of classical, jazz and blues Suppliers to schools, colleges, gamelan, perc, steel pans, samba and 65045 Wiesbaden t: +49 611 95089(0) and world music recordings online as universities, libraries and individuals. other insts to schools, nurseries, music f: +49 611 509329 downloads and subs. The content inc Browse new releases, search online services and all types of educ e: [email protected] some of the most prestigious labels in database, special offers, etc. organisation. 30% educ discount. w: www.stoelzel-music.de. Michael these genres and is continually growing. Dance of Delight The Orchard, The Enterprising Rabbit 15 Fairfax Paterson, UK sales. Gen wholesaler; ww Classictic.com Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Str Balcarras Rd, Cheltenham GL53 8QG Ave, Ottawa ON Canada t: +1 613 729 and br specialist. 13, 10407 Berlin, Germany t: +49 (30) t: 01242 253961 7663, also fax Boosey and Hawkes Music by Mail 86 87 04 12 60 f: +49 (30) 86 87 04 12 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] 69 e: [email protected] w: www.danceofdelight.com. Alison w: www.enterprisingrabbit.com. Joan w: www.boosey.com. Online sheet music w: www.classictic.com. Allegra Silbiger, Harmer, Mark Harmer, partners. Str Harrison, chief exec. Fiddle Friend shop. Stock of over 100,000 titles from mgr ed. Internet portal specialising in insts and accs. Detailed photographs shoulder rests, Tempotape removable

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highlighter, Cellobrations vc quartet and private customers welcome. and tuners. Buy and sell pnos, buy pno Tomandwill.com Weyhill, Haslemere arrangements, Miracle Frog, music Maestronet 700 Mt Pleasant Rd, stools, pno covers etc. GU27 1HN t: 0845 094 5659 f: 0845 games. Toronto, Ontario M4S 2N7 t: +1 416 pianostreet.com 0945 721 e: [email protected] fullpitcher.co.uk 9 Mallard Cl, 482 0335 f: +1 416 482 0469 e: [email protected] w: www.tomandwill.com. Gig bags and Haslemere GU27 1QU t: 01428 648854 e: [email protected] w: www.pianostreet.com. Classical pno accs for musical insts. UK distributors e: [email protected] w: www.maestronet.com. Mark Wells. scores and sheet music. Over 30,000 for Nuvo Clarineo C cls. w: www.fullpitcher.co.uk. Audrey Listings of str insts and bows for sale pages available in high-quality PDF Tutti.co.uk Pipers Mede, 8 Church Podmore, dir. Sheet music to preview, from dealers around the world. format. Lane, Holme Hale, Norfolk, IP25 7DS play and print online and other Searchable price history database Schubertline Enichi Music Services, t: 01760 441 448 e: [email protected] resources to support creative and providing recent dealer and auction 51 Northgate, Beccles NR34 9AU w: www.tutti.co.uk. Geraldine Allen, flexible music-making. Custom sales results. A library of articles, e: [email protected] Sarah Rodgers, dirs. Webshop for online arrange-and-print service available. booklets and complete books, on the w: www.schubertline.co.uk. Mary sales of CDs, sheet music, exam music, Fuzzy Moon Records PO Box 63456, buying, maintaining and historical Nicholson, dir. Online score service for books and music downloads. Features London SE4 9AD heritage of str insts. singers. Downloadable copies of lieder, work of contemporary British comps e: [email protected] Music in Print Newmarket Rd, Bury St art songs and arias by classical comps, and perfs. Online selling system for w: www.fuzzymoonrecords.co.uk. Issie Edmunds IP33 3YB t: 01284 767019 instantly available for printing in any individual comps and performers, Barratt, founding ex-dir. Company f: 01284 723235 key. marketed to wide customer base. selling small group and big band CDs e: [email protected] Sheet Music Hound Ltd Drumdelnies, Violin Strings Online 33 Chalk Hill, online by Europe’s leading jazz comps: w: www.musicinprint.com. Iain Delnies, Nairn IV12 5NT t: 0845 838 Watford WD19 4BL t: 01923 232001 Issie Barratt, Mark Donlon, Mike Gibbs, Davidson, chair. Printed music, insts 1760 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Mark Lockheart and John Warren. and music accs. w: www.sheetmusichound.com. Michael w: www.violinstringsonline.co.uk. gak.co.uk t: 01273 665400 Musical Instrument Sales t: 07813 Barnett, Andy Scott dirs. Music by Online shop for Thwaites. Strs, accs. e: [email protected] w: www.gak.co.uk. 921193 e: [email protected] m/order. Extensive cat searchable via Virtual Sheet Music Inc 12 Novilla, Guis, kbs, amps, fx pedals, drums, w: www.musicalinstrumentsales.co.uk. website, orders can be created and Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 USA pro-audio, accs. Andy Lovell. UK-based classified musical submitted online. Orders and enquiries f: +1 973 273 2171 Inter-Note Siebenbürgerhof 6, inst website. Advertises used/ also accepted by post, fax and email. e: [email protected] D-69493 Hirschberg t: +49 6201 6505 secondhand musical insts; dealers and shopoftheworld.com Ltd w: www.virtualsheetmusic.com. Fabrizio 623 e: [email protected] shops also listed. e: [email protected] Ferrari, mgr. Sheet music supplier. w: www.inter-note.com. Piano Covers Online Ltd w: www.shopoftheworld.com. Online Available as downloadable file or by jansmusic.co.uk c/o Jerwood 25 Nympsfield Rd, Tuffley, Gloucester store selling a wide range of guis, strs email. Dancehouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich GL4 0NL t: f: 0870 836 2370 and accs. Woodhouse Music Furniture Midicy

IP4 1DW t: 01473 235577 e: [email protected] Software Partners Oak Tree House, Oast, Bodiam Business Park, Bodiam, instrument services e: [email protected] w: www.pianocoversonline.co.uk. Karen Station Rd, Claverdon CV35 8PE Robertsbridge, TN32 5UP t: 01580 w: www.jansmusic.co.uk. Jan Hart, dir. Williams, customer service mgr. t: 01926 842998 830587 w: www.musicstool.com. Pno Website selling CDs from small High-quality insts and accs inc kb e: [email protected] stools made to order in a wide range of independent labels. covers, pno covers, amp covers, music w: www.software-partners.co.uk. styles and colours. Choice of 16 wood Knock on Wood Ltd Glasshouses Mill, lights, music stands, music bags, gifts Distributors for Capella (music and 31 fabric colours. Harrogate HG3 5QH t: 01423 712712, and much more. notation), Capella playAlong (MP3s and www.sheetmusicdirect.com 14–15 also fax. e: [email protected] pianoshop.co.uk Park Lodge, Hooks audio CDs from Scores), Tonica Berners St, London W1T 3LJ t: 01284 w: www.knockonwood.co.uk. Andy Lane, Havant PO9 3DT t: 02392 477958 (harmony and comp) and Capella-scan 773680 f: 020 7612 7545 Wilson, dir. World music specialists est e: [email protected] (music OCR scanning software). e: [email protected] in 1982. Acoustic insts and accs, inc gui, w: www.pianoshop.co.uk; thestringzone.com w: www.sheetmusicdirect.com. Gunvor ukuleles and folk insts, perc inc djembe, www.pianostools.co.uk. Craig e: [email protected] Overbye. Interactive online cat. samba, cajons, African, Brazilian, Indian Greenhouse. Pno specialists for the UK w: www.thestringzone.com. Strs, cases, and world music. M/order by requisition market; info on pnos, pianists, teachers other accs.

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Active Music Services/Choral Music Comprehensive cat of strs, bows and and school music depts. around the world (cat). Centre in Wales Heulwen, Hirwaun accs for str players. Fuller Music Strathmashie House, June Emerson Wind Music Windmill Rd, Aberdare CF44 9HW t: 01685 Cathedral Music Ltd King Charles Laggan Bridge PH20 1BU t: 01540 Farm, Ampleforth, York YO62 4HF 813318, also fax Cottage, Racton, Chichester PO18 9DT 664940 f: 01528 544771 t: 01439 788324 f: 01439 788715 e: [email protected] t: 01243 379968 f: 01243 379859 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] w: www.activemusicservices.co.uk. e: [email protected] w: www.fullermusic.co.uk. Mark w: www.juneemerson.co.uk. Rachel Dinah Pye, owner and sr consultant. w: www.cathedral-music.co.uk. Richard Goddard, mgr dir. Specialist str mus Emerson, partner; Tracy Battensby, Large range of choral sheet music for all Barnes, prop; Annie Barnes, admin. supplier. Opening hours 8am–5.30pm. sales mgr. Specialist m/order supplier of choirs available for mail and online Cremona House Violin Shop 7 Perry Goodmusic PO Box 100, Tewkesbury music for ww and br insts. Over 40,000 order. Interpretative concert programme Park Rd (Park Row), Bristol BS1 5BQ GL20 7YQ t: 01684 773883 titles in stock and ready for immediate notes for all audiences; original rcdr and t: 0117 926 4617, also fax f: 01684 773884 despatch worldwide. handbell comps and arrs. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Knock on Wood Ltd Unit 12, Beckmann Visual Publishing w: www.violinvaluations.com. Vns, vcs, w: www.goodmusicpublishing.co.uk. Glasshouses Mill, Harrogate HG3 5QH Milntown Lodge, Lezayre rd, Ramsey, vas; repairs, valuations, old insts bought David & Elizabeth Good. Music, books. t: 01423 712712, also fax e: info@ Isle of Man, IM8 2TG t: 01624 816585 and sold; bows, accs; advice, insurance. Opening hours Telephone queries dealt knockonwood.co.uk f: 01624 816589 Crotchet Ltd PO Box 5435, with between Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. w: www.knockonwood.co.uk. Andy e: [email protected] Birmingham B38 8DZ t: 0121 459 5566 Harmonicas Direct Victoria House, Wilson, dir. World Music Specialists est w: www.beckmanndirect.com. Liz f: 0121 459 6697 e: [email protected] 20 Sandbeds, Queensbury BD13 1AB in 1982. Acoustic insts and accs, inc Meredith, mktg mgr; Jo White, mgr dir. w: www.crotchet.co.uk. Judy Letters, t: 01274 411600 guis, ukuleles and folk insts, perc inc Mus tuition DVD/videos. Classical and customer services. Internet retailer e: [email protected] djembe, samba, cajons, African, popular mus DVD/videos. specialising in classical music and jazz. w: www.harmonicas-direct.com. Brazilian, Indian and world music. Boosey and Hawkes Music by Mail Drums for Schools Ltd 19 The Green, Harmonica specialist. Books, mics, M/order by requisition and private t: 0800 731 4778 (UK freephone); +44 Charlbury OX7 3QA t: 0115 931 4513 spares and accs. M/order and online customers welcome. 870 421 5453 (international reduced f: 0115 931 4113 only. LMS Music Supplies PO Box 7, Exeter rate) e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Jacks, Pipes and Hammers Scout EX1 1WB t: 0845 230 0455 f: 01392 w: www.boosey.com. Online sheet music w: www.drumsforschools.co.uk. Anna Bottom Farm, Mytholmroyd, Hebden 412521 e: [email protected] shop. Stock of over 100,000 titles from Ruddick, mktg; Hilary Harris, sales & Bridge HX7 5JS t: 01422 882751 w: www.lmsmusicsupplies.co.uk. David all publishers worldwide. distribution; Emma Townsend, accounts f: 01422 886157 Sharp; Edwina Sharp. Mus, books, insts, Caritas Music Publishing t: 01854 & admin. Makes and supplies a wide e: [email protected] kbs, educ (cat). Opening hours M/order 612236 f: 01854 612236 range of drs, gamelan, perc, steel pans, w: www.groovycart.co.uk/ office open Mon–Fri, 9am–5.30pm. e: [email protected] samba kit and other world musical insts jackspipesandhammers. Ruth Burbridge. MJG Music 11 Goose Green, w: www.caritas-music.co.uk. Katherine to schools, nurseries, music services and Sheet music for rcdr players and early Altrincham WA14 1DW t: 07758 Douglas, prop. Classical CDs and sheet all types of educ organisation. 30% educ musicians. Publishers of sheet music. 009204 f: 0161 929 7769 music sold via m/order. Trade accounts discount. Jewish Music Distribution PO Box e: [email protected] welcome. Forwoods Classical Music PO Box 67, Hailsham BN27 4UW t: 01323 w: www.printed-sheet-music.co.uk. MW Caswells The Old Chapel, Banbury Rd, 321, Dover CT15 7YQ t: 0800 072 0354 832863, also fax Greaves, mgr; RW Greaves, asst mgr. Brackley NN13 6BA t: 01280 707140 f: 0800 716513 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Music, books, accs, gifts, classical CDs f: 01280 707142 w: www.forwoods.co.uk. Steve Yarrow. w: www.jewishmusic-jmd.co.uk. and DVDs. e: [email protected] Printed music, books, accs, gifts. Noa Lachmann, partner. Recordings and Mostly Music 28 Carlisle Cl, Mobberley, w: www.caswells-strings.co.uk. Specialist service for musicians in educ sheet music of Jewish music from Knutsford WA16 7HD t: 01565 872650,

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also fax e: [email protected] Park, Dunns Cl, Nuneaton, CV11 4NE Barnett, Andy Scott, dirs. Online and Portable kb repair service. w: www.mostlymusic.co.uk. Music, t: 024 7634 8702 f: 024 7638 4602 m/order retailers of printed music. Wind Mail Associates PO Box 313, music books, recordings. e: [email protected] Orders and enquiries accepted by post, Sevenoaks TN13 9EX t: 01732 740595 Music Education Supplies Unit 1, w: www.pizzazz-retail.co.uk. Joe, online fax and email. Extensive online database f: 01732 741279 e: [email protected] Park Lane Business park, Kirkby in sales specialist. Gifts and accs for of printed music. w: www.windmail.co.uk. Publishers of Ashfield, Notts, NG17 9LE t: 020 8770 musicians: music stand lights, tuners, Starland Music Ltd Music Advisory the Wind Band Catalogue and the Jazz 3866 f: 020 8770 3554 metronomes, music bags, batons, Centre, Darklake View, Estover, and Stage Band Catalogue. e: [email protected] stationery, jewellery etc. Plymouth, PL6 7TL t: 01752 313300 The Wind Section 11–13 Cumberland w: www.mesdirect.com. Gareth Sheet Music Hound Ltd Drumdelnies, f: 01752 313336 e: [email protected] St, Edinburgh EH3 6RT t: 0131 557 Boldsworth. M/order perc from around Delnies, Nairn IV12 5NT t: 01667 w: www.starland.co.uk. Nick Kilby. 6543 e: [email protected] the world, inc Africa, India, Chile and 455701, also fax Advice and quotations for ed inst. w: www.thewindsection.com. Sale and Mexico. e: [email protected] Suppliers of mus equipment to students, repair of br and ww musical insts and Pizzazz Retail Unit 3, Eden Business w: www.sheetmusichound.com. Michael teachers and professional musicians. sheet music.

Specialist Record Dealers

Banks Music 18 Lendal, York YO1 8QU Dress Circle of London Ltd Unit 16 e: [email protected] postcards. Postal only. Opening hours t: 01904 658836 f: 01904 629547 Mead Business Centre, Mead Lane, w: www.hmv.co.uk. Recorded music (all Visitors by appointment. e: [email protected]. James Hertford SG13 7BJ t: 020 7240 2227 formats and genres), DVDs, games and Prelude Records 25b St Giles St, Pertwee, mgr. Classical recordings, sheet f: 020 7379 8540 e: [email protected] related products. Norwich NR2 1JN t: 01603 628319 music, albums, tutors and studies for all w: www.dresscircle.co.uk. Murray Allan, Jewish Music Distribution PO Box f: 01603 620170 insts (br, ww, rcdrs, str, gui). Large mgr dir. CDs, karaoke, DVDs, books, 67, Hailsham BN27 4UW t: 01323 e: [email protected] selection of band music. Rental scheme vocal scores/selections; posters and 832863, also fax w: www.preluderecords.co.uk. Andrew on selected insts. Rock inst dept, merchandise, memorabilia, specialist in e: [email protected] Cane, prop. CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray; worldwide m/order. musical theatre, cabaret & nostalgia. w: www.jewishmusic-jmd.co.uk. Retail classical specialist. Opening hours Barbican Chimes Music Shop Opening hours Mon–Fri, 9.30am–5.30pm. and wholesale suppliers of Jewish Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. Cromwell Tower, Silk St, Barbican, English Folk Dance and Song Society recorded and printed music. Main agent Presto Classical 7 Park St, Leamington

instrument services London, EC2Y 8DD t: 020 7588 9242 Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Rd, for Israel’s major recording and sheet Spa CV32 4QN t: 01926 317025 f: 020 7628 1080 London NW1 7AY t: 020 7485 2206 music companies. f: 01926 317029 e: [email protected] f: 020 7284 0534 e: [email protected] McAlister Matheson Music 1 Grindlay e: [email protected] w: www.chimesmusic.com/barbican. w: www.efdss.org. Produces CDs of St, Edinburgh EH3 9AT t: 0131 228 w: www.prestoclassical.co.uk. CDs, Music, CDs, inst accs, books. Opening traditional dance music and songs. Cat 3821 f: 0131 228 4780 DVDs, large early music, contemporary hours Mon–Fri, 9am–5.30pm; Sat, available by post or online. Home to the e: [email protected] and opera sections. M/order. Opening 9am–4pm. Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and w: www.mmmusic.co.uk. Anne McAlister, hours Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. Bath Compact Discs 27 Broad St, Bath Sound Archive. Opening hours Mon–Fri, dir; Ruth Squire, Sabine Koch, Julie Ray’s Jazz at Foyles Foyles Bookshop, BA1 5LW t: 01225 464766 f: 01225 9.30am–5.30pm; 1st & 3rd Sat, Aitken. Classical CDs, DVDs and Blurays, 113–119 Charing Cross Rd, London 482275 e: [email protected]. 10am–4pm. Scottish folk CDs, discounts scheme and WC2H 0EB t: 020 7440 3205 f: 020 Classical CDs and DVDs; also m/order Esmetron Records Unit 21, Connies m/order available. Opening hours Mon–Fri, 7434 1580 e: [email protected] (post free in UK). Opening hours House, Rhymney River Bridge Rd, 9.30am–6pm; Sat, 9am–5.30pm. w: www.foyles.co.uk. Paul Pace, mgr. Mon–Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm. Cardiff, CF23 9AF t: 07966 039831 MDT Mail Order Grassy Ct, Etwall Rd, CDs, vinyl, 78” and DVDs (new and Czech Music Direct PO Box 37452, e: [email protected] Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0BX t: 01332 secondhand), jazz and world music. London N3 1UZ t: 020 8346 0088 w: www.esmetronrecords.com. Ian 540240 f: 01332 540772 e: info@mdt. Record Corner Pound Lane, f: 020 8371 0838 Fiddes, mgr. M/order: classical vinyl and co.uk w: www.mdt.co.uk. CDs (classical Godalming, Surrey GU7 1BX t: 01483 e: [email protected] CDs bought and sold. only), m/order. 422006 e: [email protected] w: www.czecheverything.co.uk. Forsyth Bros Ltd 126 Deansgate, Opus Classical 2 The Villa, Cowick w: www.therecordcorner.co.uk. Tom, Laurence Lewis, mgr dir. CDs/DVDs of Manchester M3 2GR t: 0161 834 3281 Lane, Exeter EX2 9HY t: 01392 214044 prop. CDs, DVDs, music books. Classical Czech/Slovak music and musicians. ext 602 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] mus specialist. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Classical, jazz, folk. Exclusive UK w: www.forsyths.co.uk. Classical, jazz, w: www.opus-classical.com. Nola White, 9am–5.30pm. distributor of Arco Diva, Arta, Cube world. CDs, DVDs, Music Minus One, owner. CDs & DVDs by m/order/market Threshold Music & DVD 53 High St, Bohemia, Music Vars, Nibiru, Vixen Karaoke. M/order. Opening hours stall. Cobham KT11 3DP t: 01932 865678, (Czech Republic), Hevhetia, Hev-Het Mon–​Sat, 9am–5.30pm; Sun, 11am–5pm. Otto Haas 49 Belsize Park Gdns, also fax e: [email protected]. Phil Tune, Music Centre, Music Fund, Pavlik Hancock & Monks Music 6 Broad St, London NW3 4JL t: 020 7722 1488 Pavling, mgr. Classical, jazz, blues, (Slovakia), MSR Classics. Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DB t: 01591 610555, f: 020 7722 2364 classic soul/R&B, world, rock ‘n’ roll, DI Music Direct Magnus House, also fax e: [email protected] films and shows, gospel, nostalgia. 8 Ashfield Rd, Cheadle SK8 1BB t: 0161 e: [email protected] w: www.ottohaas-music.com. Opening hours Mon–Sat, 9am–5.30pm. 491 6655 f: 0161 491 6688 w: www.hancockandmonks.com. Jerry J Rosenthal, U Druener. Mss, rare music Vinyl Connections London, NW6 2PY w: www.dimusic.co.uk. Specialist range Monks, partner. Specialists in classical books and eds. Auction representation t: 020 7625 8966 of British and imported CDs; classical, CDs, DVDs. Secondhand books on worldwide. Opening hours By e: [email protected] opera. music; sheet music. Opening hours appointment only. w: www.vinylconnections.co.uk. Discurio Ltd Unit 30 Space Business 10am–5pm, 7 days. Paramor, David 25 St Mary’s Sq, Specialists in original 1950s-1970s Centre, Knight Rd, Rochester ME2 2BF Hickies Ltd 153 Friar St, Reading Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 0HZ t: 01638 classical LP records: symphony, chmbr, t: 01732 222296 e: [email protected] RG1 1HE t: 0118 957 5771 f: 0118 957 664416 e: [email protected] inst, operatic, vocal, etc. Most vintage w: www.discurio.co.uk. Jonathan 5775 w: www.hickies.co.uk. Cassettes, w: ukbookworld.com/members/ labels. Complete colls bought for cash; Mitchell, mgr. Military music on CDs, CDs. Paramor. Gilbert & Sullivan, music and record cleaning service; vintage tapes, DVDs, LPs. Opening hours Mon HMV Shop (HMV UK Ltd) 150 Oxford theatre. Music hall, light entertainment, turntables amd cartridges supplied. One Fri, 9.30am–5pm; by appointment only. St, London W1N 1DJ t: 020 7631 3423 illustrated sheet music, theatrical off vinyl to CD transfers (also from 78s).

Antiquarian and Specialist Music Booksellers

Alba Secondhand Music 55 Otago St, books of gen interest and printed music address but has outlets in Oxford and Edinburgh EH3 9DP t: 0131 229 4431 Glasgow G12 8PQ t: 0141 357 1795 bought and sold. Classial and popular Malvern. e: [email protected] e: [email protected] sheet music and scores for voice and all Baron, H 121 Chatsworth Rd, London w: www.edinburghbooks.net. w: www.albamusick.co.uk. Robert Lay, insts bought and sold. Library surplus NW2 4BH t: 020 8459 2035, also fax William Lytle, prop. Large stock of inst prop. Secondhand printed music, mainly and private colls bought, some Christel Wallbaum. Member ABA. and vocal music and scores, some classical, some antiquarian. Books on antiquarian. Opening hours Mon–Sat, Antiquarian music, books, autographs, antiquarian. Books on music. Enquiries music. Colls purchased. Opening hours 10.30am–6pm. mss, prints. M/order. Opening hours By about music should be directed to Mon–Sat, 11am–5.30pm. Also at Austin Sherlaw-Johnson Woodland appointment. [email protected] Opening hours Edinburgh Books, 145–147 West Port, View, Churchfields, Stonesfield Bingham, Tony 11 Pond St, London 10am–6pm; closed Sun. Edinburgh EH3 9DP. OX29 8PP t: 01993 898223 NW3 2PN t: 020 7794 1596 f: 020 7433 Lisa Cox Music Ltd 16 Hookway Archive Bookstore 83 Bell St, Lisson e: [email protected] 3662 e: [email protected] House, Hookway, Crediton EX17 3PU Grove, London NW1 6TB t: 020 7402 w: www.austinsj.co.uk. Dealer in music w: www.oldmusicalinstruments.co.uk. t: 01363 773564 f: 01647 47815 8212 w: www.archivebookstore.co.uk. and books on music. Cat issued. Wants Old insts, reference books, iconography. e: [email protected] Tim Meaker. Small secondhand gen welcome. Music and books bought (any Opening hours Mon–Fri, 10am–6.30pm. w: www.lisacoxmusic.co.uk. Lisa Cox. bookshop with music dungeon. Good quantity). M/order only from given Edinburgh Books 145–147 West Port, Rare printed and ms music, autographs

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and ephemera. out-of-print books. Opening hours Tue–Sat, 10am–5.30pm. new and secondhand books, Peter Goodden Books Ltd Private premises only, no casual callers. Travis & Emery Music Bookshop programmes, playbills. Cat available. 7 Clarendon Villas, Widcombe Hill, Bath Philip Martin Music Books 17 Cecil Ct, off Charing Cross Rd, Also publishing and reprinting books on BA2 6AG t: 01225 310986 38 Fossgate, York YO1 9TF t: 01904 London WC2N 4EZ t: 020 7240 2129 music, opera etc. Opening hours e: [email protected] 636111 f: 01904 658889 e: musicbooks@ f: 020 7497 0790 Mon–Sat, 10.15am–6.45pm; Sun, w: Items listed on www.abebooks.com philipmartin.demon.co.uk. New and e: [email protected] 11.30am–4.30pm. and www.antiqbook.com. Peter secondhand music and music literature. w: www.travis-and-emery.com. Goodden, prop. Rare, secondhand and 3 catalogues per yr. Opening hours Antiquarian and secondhand music,

Musical Giftware Manufacturers and Retailers

Barnes and Mullins Grays Inn House, w: www.musicgifts.co.uk. David Gee, w: www.musicroomdirect.com. Sarah Scottish Highlands PH20 1BU t: 01528 Unit 14, Mile Oak Ind Est, Oswestry, mgr dir. The largest coll of British-made Groom, dir. Unique, handmade gifts 544770 f: 01528 544771 Shropshire SY10 8GA t: 01691 652449 gifts, inc stationery, kitchenware, themed around the shapes of music and e: [email protected]. Mark f: 01691 655582 e: [email protected] textiles, bone china mugs, silk apparel, musical insts. Fast and personal service. Goddard, mgr dir; Sandra Grant, sales w: www.bandm.co.uk. Bruce Perrin, mgr clocks, pewterware, etc. Over 600 gift The Musical Gift Catalogue prod. Greetings cards, cartoon books, dir. ideas. New coll of miniature musical 181 Adelaide Rd, London NW3 3NN ms books. Face the Music 7 The Mall, Ringwood insts, fridge magnets, phone charms. t: 0870 079 7797 f: 020 8317 1076 Swagger and Swoon Rd, Burley BH24 4BS t: 01425 403309, Music Notables 57 Amberwood, Julian Markson. M/order of stationery, w: www.swaggerandswoon.com. also fax Ferndown BH22 9JT t: 01202 855955, insts, jewellery, accs, novelties, clothing, Selection of musical ties. e: [email protected] also fax e: [email protected] household goods, software, books and Transformer London Ltd Unit 34, w: www.facethemusic-newforest.co.uk. w: www.musicnotables.co.uk. Range of CDs. Sheet music, ms paper. The Cremer Business Centre, Cremer St, The Music Box 30–31 The Lanes, exclusive British music-related giftware: Opera Gifts t: 01874 690254 London, E2 8HD t: 020 7729 0750 Meadowhall, Sheffield S9 1EP t: 0114 tea-towels, aprons, tote bags, oven e: [email protected] f: 020 7729 0752 256 9089 e: [email protected] mitts, T-shirts, china mugs, bookmarks, w: www.operagifts.co.uk. Bridgett Gill. e: [email protected] w: www.themusicbox.co.uk. fridge magnets, mousemats, stationery A range of opera and music based gifts w: www.transformer-t-shirts.com. The Music Gifts Company Unit 3 etc. chosen with opera lovers in mind, inc Stewart Lawman, sales dir. Printed

The Granary, Parley Court Barns, Parley Music Room Direct Blythe Farm, vintage costume jewellery, humorous T-shirts and promotional garment instrument services Green Lane, Christchurch, Dorset 51 Mill St, Gamlingay, Sandy, SG19 3JW cards and puzzles, scarves and accs. screen-printing for all bands, orchs and BH23 6BB t: 01202 570057 f: 01202 t: 0844 8040 480 f: 01767 652151 Spartan Press Music Publishers Ltd events. 574040 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Strathmashie House, Laggan Bridge,

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Boston Early Music Festival PO Box Around 100 exhibitors over 3 days, plus Street, London WC1N 3QZ t: 020 7333 58 White Lion St, London N1 9PP 410250, Cambridge, MA 02141–9998 concerts, m/classes, w/shops, 1729 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] t: +1 617 661 1812 (box office) f: +1 617 demonstrations. (gen enquiries) w: www.performshow.co.uk. Trade fair 661 1816 e: [email protected] Light & Sound Fachmessen AG, w: www.musiceducationexpo.co.uk. for the perf arts, attracting students, w: www.bemf.org. Kathleen Fay, exec POB 56, CH-5413 Birmenstorf t: +41 56 John Barnett, mktg and events asst. teachers and professionals involved in dir; Paul O’Dette, Stephen Stubbs, 225 2383 f: +41 56 225 2373 Rhinegold, market-leading publishers music and perf. artistic co-dirs; Gilbert Blin, opera dir; e: [email protected] for the music educ sector, present a Performing Arts Exchange t: +1 404 Robert Mealy, orch dir. Trade show w: www.fachmessen.ch. Open to trade 2-day professional conference and trade 874 7244 w: pae.southarts.org. running alongside biennial early music and gen public. Takes place in Lucerne. event for teachers and other music Conference for arts professionals festival and baroque opera prod (7–14 MIDEM 2014 Reed Midem educators, comprising a major featuring seminars, exhibitions and Jun 2015), featuring exhibition of inst Organisation, Greybrook House, exhibition, dynamic educ programme special events. makers, music publishers, academic 28 Brook St, London, W1K 5NQ and excepional networking Prolight + Sound Messe Frankfurt institutions, early music and other t: 020 7528 0086 f: 020 7895 0949 opportunities. Exhibition GmbH, Postfach 15 02 10, professionals, public w/shops and e: [email protected] Musikmesse Messe Frankfurt D-60062 Frankfurt am Main t: +49 69 symposia, perf m/classes, Family Day. w: www.midem.com. Javier Lopez, UK & Exhibition GmbH, Ludwig-Erhard- 7575 0 f: +49 69 7575 6559 e: info. Frankfurt Book Fair Ausstellungs und Ireland sales dir, music division. B2B Anlage 1, D-60327 Frankfurt-am-Main [email protected]. Messe GmbH, Reineckestr 3, D-60313 conference/tradeshow. Over 7,000 t: +49 69 7575 6987 f: +49 69 7575 Anja Kind, asst. International trade fair Frankfurt am Main t: +49 69 2 1020 participants: record companies, 6613 for event and communication f: +49 69 2 102227 publishers, distributors, artists, brands, e: [email protected] technology, AV prod and entertainment. e: [email protected]. Birgit Fricke, music supervisors, lawyers and w: www.musikmesse.com; South by Southwest (SXSW) Music & mktg (for visitors); Helga Jansohn, technology companies. All music genres www.messefrankfurt.com. Wolfgang Media Conference and Festival PO technical dir. October. Largest represented, inc specialist exhibition Lucke, dir. International trade fair for Box 685289, Austin, TX 78765 t: +1 512 international book fair; also important areas for the classical and jazz. musical insts, sheet music, music prod 467 7979 f: +1 512 451 0754 for elec media. Musicora SECESSION- and music bus connections. Opening e: [email protected] w: www.sxsw.com. Greenwich International Early COMEXPOSIUM, Immeuble Le Wilson, hours Wed–Sat, 10am–6pm. Roland Swenson, mgr dir; James Minor, Music Festival and Exhibition 70 av du General de Gaulle, F-92058 The NAMM Show NAMM music festival gen mgr; Luann Williams, The Old Royal Naval College, London Paris La Defense, t: +33 1 76 77 11 11 International Music Products sales. International industry SE10 9NN t: 01274 288100 f: +33 1 76 77 12 12 Association, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, convention; features 5-day conference f: 01274 596226 e: [email protected] CA 92008, t: +1 800 767 6566; +1 760 and 4-day trade fair and 6-day music e: [email protected] w: www.musicora.com. Classical and 438 8001 f: +1 760 438 3483 w: www. festival. Open Mon–Sun, 10am–2pm. w: www.earlymusicfestival.com. Peter acoustic music show in Mar. namm.org/thenammshow/2014. Kevin Booth, dir. Major international early Music Education Expo Rhinegold Johnstone, trade shows dir. music exhibition and festival in Nov. Publishing, Rhinegold House, 20 Rugby PERFORM Upper Street Events Ltd,

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