Located in the Sussex countryside, Sussex Pianos offer a wide range of services for piano owners including Tuning, Repairs and Restoration.
Founded in 1995 Sussex Pianos Ltd is a truly family run business in the heart of Sussex. We are passionate about acoustic pianos and have a vast amount of knowledge which we are happy to share with anyone who needs help, be it for an entry level, mid range or professional piano.
We also stock the finest pianos from companies such as C. Bechstein Concert, C.Bechstein Academy, Irmler by Bluthner, Kawai, Petrof, Samick, Ronisch, Bluthner, W.Hoffmann and Zimmermann. In addition we also stock all of the accessories you will ever need for your piano, from humidity products to keep your piano in tip top condition, piano covers to keep your piano clean and dust free to comfortable piano stools and silent systems so you can play your piano, and listen on headphones without anyone else hearing a thing.
COVID 19 UPDATE 15th June 2021
We are operating appointment only visits to the showroom. This is to help with social distancing as our showroom is very full of pianos and not much space. Please email or phone to arrange a viewing. 01323 843900
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Old wood meets new carbon composite. We have a set of Ronsen Weickert hammers, specially drilled and shaped in America for us by Brooks Ltd. We have never used this felt before but have heard great things. ![]()
These shanks are WNG flex2 so are only 4mm diametre shanks instead of standard 5.4mm. ![]()
We needed very lightweight hammers so a 14lb felt was used.
As one piano is restrung, awaiting new dampers, another starts to get new strings. Cannot wait to hear these instruments once we have the actions back in. Both Broadwood grand pianos.
Looking for a rebuilt Steinway? We have 3 in the showroom and another 3 in our workshop. This model O 5'10" has just arrived and we have worked on the action. Original French polish. £25,000.
Getting ready for the restring. This Broadwood needed a rescale due to very high tension, and I had to order new XM plated 14g wire for this as most of it is Guage 14 Due to the scale. We are using XM wire to bring the percentage break points down as it was over 90% in most places. ![]()
The frame was also difficult to get back in as it was very tight.
When repairing a board, we like to strip the top layer of varnish and heat the board using infra red heaters. This dries the board and opens any cracks wider so we can repair. It also directs heat to where we want it. Most modern homes are so well insulated, a few with under floor heating, that we don't want to restring and see a crack a few years down the road due to low humidity. These pianos were built for a higher level of humidity than today's pianos.![]()
Around 50% Relative Humidity is recommended for pianos, and a little higher for older pianos in original state.
