About Us

Choosing a piano is personal. You can get drawn in by promises and opinions, then baffled by science and then someone else tells you what you 'should' be buying as though you couldn't possibly know what you're doing. Confusing? Certainly. After all, you probably buy a piano once or twice in a lifetime.

We respect your basic right to have your own opinion. What you sounds good to you may be less preferable to someone else. It's your piano, your money and your time enjoyed playing it.

Our duty is to make sure you are choosing the right piano for you, long term. We will ensure you know the essential background industry facts, where some pianos are officially better than others and promise that rather than be opinionated, we will always be technically acurate and factual. Subjective is subjective. What you hear, feel and see is your interpretation, not ours.

Chris Venables

Chris Venables began his career as a tuner-technician over 30 years ago. Within the first year he opened his first piano showroom and soon became well-known for his progressive approach to piano retailing.

Having received technical training from both Steinway & Sons and Yamaha, Chris has prepared Concert Grand Pianos for EMI Classical Music, BBC Radio, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Peter Donohoe, John Lill, Peter Katin & Jose Carreras.

Will Venables

With 15 years technical experience, Will is meticulous in his preparation of new pianos, specialising in voicing (hammer intonation) matching the piano's tonal qualities to the player and optimising the piano's expressive voice.

Your direct contact for technical advice, sales, customer service and aftersales support, Will is also responsible for marketing, including design of all promotional tools and information publishing.