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  • Broadwood model 22 upright piano black c1976

    Broadwood model 22 upright piano black c1976

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    John Broadwood 117cm model 22 modern upright piano in Black polished c1976 secondhand M31114

    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    3 pedals (Practice pedal) on wheels with lock

    Rent this piano on our home rental scheme for only £45.00 per month with an initial payment of £335.00 before delivery to a ground floor location in London (this includes delivery, collection, first months rental and setup/admin charge).
    Price on rental agreement will be the list price before not including any special offers
    Terms and conditions apply, please ask for full details.

    Dimensions : 147.00cm wide 117.50cm high 61.50cm deep
  • C. Bechstein Academy A124 "Imposant" Traditional Upright Piano Black NEW

    C. Bechstein Academy A124 "Imposant" Traditional Upright Piano Black NEW

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    C. Bechstein Academy A124 "Imposant" (124cm) Traditional Upright Piano in black polished NEW M31620

    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    3 pedals (practice pedal)

    Made in Germany by C. Bechstein

    Dimensions : 151.00cm wide 124.00cm high 62.00cm deep
  • C. Bechstein model "B" (6' 7") 206cm grand piano Black c1972

    C. Bechstein model "B" (6' 7") 206cm grand piano Black c1972

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    C. Bechstein model "B" (6' 7") 206cm grand piano in black polished c1972 secondhand M31750

    *** Blue List Price £24,980.00 - Special Offer £18,500.00 - Valid until 29th November 2025 subject to availability ***

    Impressive and fabulous
    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    3 pedals (sostenuto pedal)
    Made in Germany

    Dimensions : 153.00cm wide 206.00cm deep
  • C. Bechstein model 10 Traditional 130cm Upright Piano c1913 M30593

    C. Bechstein model 10 Traditional 130cm Upright Piano c1913 M30593

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    C. Bechstein model 10 Traditional 130cm Upright Piano c1913 secondhand M30593
    Highly original and conservatively restored
    Mahogany lustre traditional finish

    7 octaves – 85 notes
    2 pedals
    Made in Germany

    Rent this piano on our home rental scheme for only £100.00 per month with an initial payment of £500.00 before delivery to a ground floor location in London (this includes delivery, collection, first months rental and setup/admin charge). Value on rental agreement £7,260.00. Terms and conditions apply, please ask for full details.

    Dimensions : 147.00cm wide 130.00cm high 60.00cm deep
  • Chappell 112cm modern upright piano oak satin with brass c1978 second hand M31818

    Chappell 112cm modern upright piano oak satin with brass c1978 second hand M31818

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    Chappell 112cm modern upright piano oak satin with brass c1978 second hand M31818

    Made in England

    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    2 pedals - on wheels with extended back toes + lock

    Rent this piano on our home rental scheme for only £50.00 per month with an initial payment of £350.00 before delivery to a ground floor location in London (this includes delivery, collection, first months rental and setup/admin charge). Value on rental agreement £2844.00. Terms and conditions apply, please ask for full details.

    Dimensions : 135.00cm wide 112.50cm high 58.00cm deep
  • Elysian 108cm modern upright piano Mahogany satin c1990

    Elysian 108cm modern upright piano Mahogany satin c1990

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    Elysian 108cm modern upright piano in Mahogany satin c1990 secondhand M30812

    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    3 pedals (practise pedal)
    107.50cm high
    142.50cm wide
    56.50cm deep
    with fall lock
    Available on our yearly home rental scheme - T's and C's apply

    Rent this piano on our home rental scheme for only £40.00 per month with an initial payment of £320.00 before delivery to a ground floor location in London (this includes delivery, collection, first months rental and setup/admin charge). Price on rental agreement will be the list price before not including any special offers
    Terms and conditions apply, please ask for full details.
  • Elysian 109cm "Prima" modern upright piano Mahogany c2000 M29764

    Elysian 109cm "Prima" modern upright piano Mahogany c2000 M29764

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    Elysian 109cm "Prima" modern upright piano in Mahogany open pore with 3 pedals c2000 Secondhand M29764

    This is a very neat little upright is perfect for difficult access and those short on space.

    7 octaves – 85 notes
    3 pedals (Practice pedal)

    Rent this piano on our home rental scheme for only £50.00 per month with an initial payment of £350.00 before delivery to a ground floor location in London (this includes delivery, collection, first months rental and setup/admin charge).
    Price on rental agreement will be the blue list price
    Terms and conditions apply, please ask for full details.
  • Elysian 116cm Traditional Upright Piano Mahogany c2006 M31803

    Elysian 116cm Traditional Upright Piano Mahogany c2006 M31803

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    Elysian 116cm (GE116) Cottage Traditional Upright Piano in Mahogany polished with brass c2006 second-hand M31803

    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    3 pedals (practice pedal)

    Rent this piano on our home rental scheme for only £90.00 per month with an initial payment of £470.00 before delivery to a ground floor location in London (this includes delivery, collection, first months rental and setup/admin charge). Terms and conditions apply, please ask for full details.

    Dimensions : 148.50cm wide 116.00cm high 57.50cm deep
  • Elysian 122cm (AEU122S) Traditional Upright Piano Black NEW

    Elysian 122cm (AEU122S) Traditional Upright Piano Black NEW

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    Elysian 122cm (AEU122S) Traditional Upright Piano in Black polished with chrome NEW M31826

    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    3 pedals (practise pedal)
    soft fall
    150.00cm wide
    123.00cm high
    60.50cm deep
    Available on our yearly home rental scheme - T's and C's apply

    Rent this piano on our home rental scheme for £150.00 per month with an initial payment of £650.00 before delivery to a ground floor location in London (this includes delivery, collection, first months rental and setup/admin charge). Value on rental agreement £4,999.00. Terms and conditions apply, please ask for full details.
  • Elysian 160cm grand piano walnut polished new

    Elysian 160cm grand piano walnut polished new

    from Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

    Elysian 160cm (5' 3") grand piano in lovely warm walnut polished finish new - this wood finish would go well with many wooden floors M31536

    Full compass - 7¼ octaves – 88 notes
    3 pedals (sostenuto pedal)
    With soft fall
    318kg

    Dimensions
    150.50cm wide 99.20cm high 160.00cm deep
    (59.25 inches wide 39.06 inches high 62.99 inches deep)

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Did You Know Piano Facts

Concert Pitch
What is Standard Pitch or Concert Pitch and why do we need it? Standard Pitch is a universal frequency or note that all instruments are set to. Todayís standard pitch is A440 or C523.3 and this concert pitch enables musicians to play instruments together in harmony. A form of standard pitch has been around ever since two individuals wished to play two instruments together or sing to an instrument. A tuning fork is normally used to set the pitch. However, in the past, pitch pipes have been used, and today electronic tuning forks are also used, but the most common is the tuning fork. The tuning fork was invented by John Shore in 1711 and it had a pitch of A423.5. He was the sergeant trumpeter to the Court and also lutenist in the Chapel Royal.
Of course, once you have your "A" or "C" set to a pitch, the rest of the instrument will have to be tuned. A scale is set in the middle and this scale also determines the pitch of all the twelve notes in the octave. The most common system used to day is known as equal temperament. This sets the pitches of the twelve notes so that the player can play the instrument in all keys by dividing the roughness equally among the twelve notes. The roughness is called the "wolf." This term may have come about because if the "wolf" is not set right the instrument will be howling out of tune.
Like standard pitch A440, equal temperament is not the only tuning scale that has been used. Ptolemy started using just intonation in 136 AD. Meantone tuning was perfected by Salinas in 1577 AD. Equal temperament was proposed by Aristoxenus, a pupil of Aristotle, and had been in use in China for some centuries before. It would seem that equal temperament was used in North Germany as early as 1690. In 1842 the organ of St. Nicholas, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was tuned to equal temperament, and this is believed to be the first organ to be tuned in this way in England for a concert. Willis the organ builder did not use equal temperament until 1854. However, in 1846 Walter Broadwood directed Mr. Hipkins the head piano tuner at the company to instruct their tuners in the use of equal temperament. Mr. Hipkins used two tuning forks, one for meantone at A433.5 and one for equal temperament at A436. Meantone was the most common scale used at that time. See Ed Foote for more information on the use of meantone on today's pianos.
Musicians are not the only people to work with pitch. In 583 BC, a Greek philosopher called Pythagorus was making use of the monochord. This device is simply a soundbox with a single string stretched over a movable bridge, the position of which can be determined by a scale marked on the soundbox. This was more of a scientific instrument than a musical one. Before this time, the Egyptians and Greeks made use of the monochord. For 5000 years, it was used to make intricate mathematical calculations. The ratio of intervals and many other facts that make up the fundamentals of acoustic science were discovered using the monochord. Pythagorus used a pitch of 256Hz on his monochord. The study of mathematics was known as philosophy in the time of Plato.