Morley Pianos & Harpsichords / Robert Morley & Co. Ltd was established in 1881 and is still a family run company from our extensive Workshops and Showrooms in Lewisham, London.
We offer a wide range of modern and new pianos, early keyboard instruments and antique harps for sale or home rental with restoration and repair services.
Agents for new C. Bechsteins for over 100 years, also Grotrian-Steinweg, Bechstein, W. Hoffmann, Bentley, Ritmuller, Weber, Steinbach, Waldstein, Monington & Weston, Elysian and other fine makes of upright and grand pianos also a good selection of secondhand and ex rental pianos.
Home rental is available on selected upright and grand pianos, full details are available on request.
Full in-house restoration and repair services are available at our workshops and showroom in Lewisham, visit us to talk about your treasured piano, harpsichord, spinet or clavichord which needs some attention.
For more than 50 years the Clavichords, Spinets, and Harpsichords based on original 18th century instruments have been made under the direction of John Morley using traditional techniques and materials. A large selection of John Morley instruments made in previous years are available secondhand for immediate purchase together with antique instruments of the 18th and 19th century including square pianos. Yearly home rental is available on selected Clavichords, Spinets, Virginals and Harpsichords, ask about options.
Solo, duet and concert stools along with metronomes, sconces, harpsichord & clavichord tuning hammers, desk hooks, piano carpets, castor cups, music stands, cabinets and other piano and early keyboard accessories and spare parts are available.
Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm (Closed Sundays & UK Bank Holidays)
Customer Paking available
Close to Lewisham mainline Railway Station and Dockland Light Railway (DLR) and Ladywell mainline Railway Station
Hours
38 Joel Street
Northwood Hills
Northwood, London HA6 1PA
England
We are importers and distributors of new and
Yamaha U1G (121cm) Traditional Upright Piano Black
Ritmuller 112cm Modern Upright Piano in Black
Yamaha U3 (130cm) Traditional Upright Piano Black
Grotrian-Steinweg 5' 4" (164cm) grand piano Black
Ritmuller 118cm Traditional Upright Piano in
Yamaha G1 160cm (5' 3") grand piano Black Polished c1993 M31774
Yamaha G1 160cm (5' 3") grand piano Black PolishedYamaha U1G (121cm) Traditional Upright Piano Black Polished c1971 M31777
Yamaha U1G (121cm) Traditional Upright Piano BlackYamaha U1-H (121cm) Traditional Upright Piano Mahogany c1993 M31776
Yamaha U1-H (121cm) Traditional Upright PianoMonington & Weston 108cm modern upright piano Black c2018 M30452
Monington & Weston 108cm modern upright piano inMorley 106cm modern upright piano mahogany c1964 secondhand M31521
Morley 106cm modern upright piano in mahoganyMusic Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 12:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
11-05-2024 01:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
08-06-2024 01:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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Tuning Temperaments
How many piano tuning temperaments are there?
There are countless variations, but most fall within three major categories;
1. Meantone, which generally concentrated the dissonance into a few unusable intervals (often called "wolf" intervals), so that the others could be Just. These are often called "restrictive" tunings, since there are certain intervals that are not usable. Good intervals are really good, bad ones are really bad. The Meantone era was approx. 1400-1700
2. Well-Temperament, which gives more consonance to the most often used keys, and more dissonance to the lesser used ones. Though not equal, these tunings are "non-restrictive" because all intervals can be used. The intervals range from Just to barely acceptable. Well-temperament refers to a genre, not a specific tuning. The Well-Tempered era is approx. 1700-1880.
3. Equal Temperament, which spreads the dissonance equally among all intervals.
There is no difference in consonance or dissonance between any keys, thus, there are no good ones or bad ones. Equal temperament represents a complete average. Dates of its acceptance are debated, but there is ample evidence that it was widely available by 1900 and is the predominate tuning on keyboards, today.
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