How temperature and humidity may affect your piano ….
Apart from a piano’s main frame and strings, an acoustic piano is mainly manufactured from wood. From the early 19th Century to modern times, the piano has changed very little;…
Acoustic panels will improve your playing and listening experience ……
Whether it’s at home, in a practice room or in a recording studio, unwanted room reverberation can reduce the listening pleasure of any instrument. This is especially true for an...
Live Music may have stopped, but Piano sales remain healthy
When lock-down commenced during March / early April 2020, it was thought that instrument sales might suffer as it did in 2008. However, floods of enquiries started coming into the…
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…
Joyful Sound: Fermata
Variations on a Theme The installation Joyful Sound by sculptor Julieann Worrall Hood continues to evolve through variations on a theme, exploring the possibilities of re-invention. The original sculpture, consisting...
Iconic Pianos
No other instrument has the versatility, power and depth of the piano. It is central to almost all music genres. The piano gallery will inspire you whether you love classical,...
Showroom Art by Betsy Bradley
Here at The Piano Shop Bath we are proud to have installed within our showroom painting works created by the young and superbly talented Betsy Bradley. From uprights and grands...
Japanese Music Concert and Supper with Hibiki Ichikawa and Akari Mochizuki
If you are interested in Japanese culture and traditional music, you will enjoy this performance by talented young musicians Hibiki Ichikawa and Akari Mochizuki, who are performing at Bath University…
Kawai K300 vs Yamaha U1 Upright Piano Comparison Video
Some of our most consistent selling pianos here at the Piano Shop Bath are the Kawai K300 and the Yamaha U1. They share some similarities in how they look and their...
Futuristic Piano Design
The Piano Shop Bath has long been interested in piano design and modern updates to piano presentation. Our Painted Piano range is just one example that has proved hugely popular...
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...
Kawai Artists: Julian Saphir
Kawai Pianos have built a reputation for producing high quality pianos, not just for practise at home, but also for world class artists on the concert platform. This relationship between…