We stock Fine Quality instruments, modern second-hand and restored older instruments, with prices starting from as little as £490 including delivery, offering a wide variety of choice.
Uprights and elegant grands. Traditional and modern, with on site workshop and our two technicians having over 40 years experience of rebuilding pianos between them,
A variety of finishes available, from traditional french polish to modern high gloss finishes.
The premises, parts of which date back to the 16th century, consist of our workshop and several showrooms, where we have on display not only our pianos but a wide variety of accessories, including stools and secondhand music.
The final price of a piano includes free delivery (30 mile radius, ground floor premises,this covers most of Herts & Beds and areas of Cambridgeshire and Bucks), a complimentary tuning and full guarantee.
We are able to offer nationwide delivery at a competitive additional charge.
217 Boxley Rd
Maidstone, Kent ME14 2BH
England
Sales of new and nearly new pianos from the
Ambrose House
20, Chapel Brow
Preston, Lancashire PR5 2NE
England
Eldon Place
53 Preston New Road
Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6AY
England
Established in 1986, Time and Tune has a
Unit 15, Witham Point
Wavell Drive
Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN3 4PL
England
We are dedicated piano specialists in Lincoln and
The Temple, Eastgate
Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7DR
England
White & Sentance are one of the longest
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
11-12-2021 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
08-01-2022 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
12-02-2022 02:00PM
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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