J Reid & Sons

Britain’s largest piano store has been selling pianos since the 1920s and here you’ll find brand new Bluthners, Bösendorfers, Kawais and Yamahas; reconditioned Steinways and Bechsteins; shiny new Czech uprights (Petrof, Weinbach, Zeidel, Riga Kloss); and scores of restored second-hand models. Reid also makes its own brand grands and uprights – Reid-Sohn – which are built in Korea. The company runs a busy workshop repairing and restringing pianos, but if you decide your current piano is no longer suitable, Reid will also value, sell or part-exchange your model or another. The shop also offers rentals and hire-to-buy schemes, deducting any hire charges from a subsequent purchase.