RAC
Pianos
Kawai is a family run company producing some of the best and most highly respected
pianos in the world today. But more than that, they are most innovative, have a
passion for saving the world’s resources and are one of the few manufacturers that
have the facilities to produce every component that goes into a piano. The company
was founded in 1927 by Koichi Kawai and continued in 1955 by his son, Shigeru Kawai.
The business is now run by Hirotaka Kawai, grandson of Koichi and employs over 5,000
people. In 1997, Kawai’s Ryuyo Grand Piano Facility became the first manufacturing
plant in the piano industry to receive ISO 14001, the world’s foremost certification
for excellence in environmental management. In 1998, Kawai received a second ISO
14001 award for re-
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Kemble & Co. Ltd are the only remaining company that still manufacture pianos in England. They also manufacture the P series Yamaha pianos for european distribution. The unique combination of a british workforce with years of experience in case production working with the finest veneers and Yamaha piano technology makes Kemble Upright Pianos some of the finest instruments available. The choice and toning of the hammers means that Kemble pianos have a beautiful rounded ‘european’ tone whilst retaining the well respected and loved Yamaha clarity. They have a number of award winning pianos in their range and they are an absolute must for you to try when making your choice. RAC Pianos has been awarded the status ‘Kemble Piano Centre of Excellence’ for high technical standards together with utmost attention to detail and customer service. We carry a good range of Kemble pianos for you to try.
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Steinmayer pianos are designed and engineered by the German piano maker Lother Schell, renowned for his work with the prestigious manufacturer Rudi Ibach.
The Steinmayer Mark 2 series was launched in 2000. With their high level technical specifications these pianos are on of the best selling instruments in the UK.
Steinmayer pianos are designed for European tastes with a more rounded tone and lightness of touch. They represent one of the best new pianos available at less than £2,000.
Manufactured in Beijing, China and originally founded in 1949 the facility was completely rebuilt in 1997 using state of the art german machinery consolidating its position as one of the leading piano makers in the Far East. In 1998 Steinmayer pianos were awarded the ISO international quality certificate and now export to 68 countries worldwide, also making pianos for Baldwin & Co.
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Yamaha have been making pianos for 100 years and really need no introduction. They are excellent instruments and are widely used by professionals and amateurs alike.
In recent years many Yamaha pianos have been sold at huge discounts through internet shops. We strongly believe that you should buy the piano that you have played and like; all pianos are different and we spend much time on our instruments to make sure that they will give the best possible touch and tone for years to come. Nevertheless you will find that our prices are extremely competitive given the personal care and attention that each of our pianos receives.
Discounts and Offers. This section details pianos which we have either acquired from liquidated stock or that are being offered at a large discount as they are ex display models etc.
Each piano is detailed individually and we only have the model described in each case.
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New Digital Pianos. Our digital pianos are guaranteed for three years and are designed primarily to replicate the touch and tone of a real piano. They are not ‘keyboards’ with hundreds of different voices (which end up all sounding similar). They have been designed with the accoustic piano in mind and the amplifier/speaker set up has been made to re produce as accurately as possible a true piano tone. The keys push weighted levers that provide inertia which is similar in resistance to a real piano. They have industry standard MIDI sockets, two headphone sockets and some models also have a USB socket for easy connection to a personal computer
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Second Hand Pianos. Our second hand pianos are carefully selected and only offered for sale if we are certain that they will give good service.
Each piano is individually detailed as we only have the actual instrument shown in each case. We have described them as accurately as possible but please bear in mind that these instruments are second hand.
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Stools and Accessories. We carry a range of stools in stock as well as many other sundry items
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