Playing it by ear … the self-taught pianist
At the Piano Shop Bath we like to encourage budding musicians to achieve their dreams. We love to hear stories of young and old alike taking to a new instrument…
An upside to isolation
In these times of social distancing some musicians will struggle with not being able to collaborate with their fellows. Other musicians may use their time to practise and improve and,...
A Special Day For Us, Supporting Residents At Bridgemead Residential Home
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon the Piano Shop Bath provided music for residents at Bridgemead, a residential home run by the Christian charity Bridge Care. The home is just around…
The Sauter Vitrea and Rondo
Peter Maly has teamed up with Sauter to create a range of dynamic design pianos. Sauter are a German piano manufacturer with 200 years of experience, making them one of...
St Stephen’s School Fundraiser Concert
A hugely talented group of parents, past and present, from St Stephen’s Primary Church School in Bath recently came together to perform in concert to raise funds for a new school piano. The Piano...
Steinway Restoration: Key Bushings
Restoring a Steinway piano offers an excellent return for investment, adding value to the piano and breathing life into an instrument which might have been neglected. Our expert team bring years of experience...
Birch Tree Folk Choir
Birch Tree Folk Choir is coming to Bath A new kind of choir is arriving in Bath in January. Run by trained singer and counsellor Emily Heuvel, Birch Tree Folk...
Star Pupil of the Month: Mateo Davis
Back in August we wrote about our association with Mateo Davis, a talented young pianist that The Piano Shop Bath was able to support by providing a good quality piano for his studies. Since...
Young Pianist Spotlight: Mateo Davis
Edward Bettella is a composer-pianist, piano teacher and associate of The Piano Shop Bath. Here he tells the story of his talented pupil, Mateo Davis. "Mateo was introduced to me...
Sight Reading for Singers in Bath
Local teacher and composer Edward Bettella is starting a new sight reading course that is aimed primarily at improving sight reading for singers. Bath is full of wonderful choirs and…
Piano Restoration at The Piano Shop Bath
At the Piano Shop Bath we restore pianos from all over the country, but some of these of these are not necessarily upper end grand pianos like Steinway or Bluthner. Often we…
Bosendorfer Grand Piano alongside Steinway Grands
We are very fortunate at The Piano Shop Bath as we currently have a 1978 Bosendorfer Grand piano in our piano showroom. This wonderful instrument has been sympathetically restored by…