headquarters bolton abbey yorkshire uk website http www.cavendishpianos.com cavendish pianos is a brand of pianos made at yorkshire pianos the only company producing pianos still wholly built in the united kingdom . 1 2 3 photograph of cavendish piano showing inlaid logo contents 1 history 2 pianos 3 awards 4 references history edit inspired by the closure of the yamaha kemble factory in milton keynes adam cox and his wife charlie used their experience as piano dealers and repairers together with investment from the duke and duchess of devonshire to begin production of their own brand of pianos in the united kingdom . 1 the cavendish name comes from the duke of devonshire whose support was critical to the foundation of the firm . 2 3 4 the cox family with three piano playing daughters have regularly acted as hosts for players in the leeds international piano competition . 2 the firm was founded in 2012 after a three year period of planning and research . 3 the first three cavendish pianos were shown at the musikmesse trade fair in frankfurt in 2012 . 2 in september 2013 jamie cullum visited the firm while recording a bbc radio 4 documentary jamie cullum s piano pilgrimage due for broadcast in january 2014 . 5 pianos edit cavendish classic model piano emmanuel vass plays chopin nocturne on cavendish contemporary model piano cavendish is the first new british piano maker since 1934 and source their skills and materials from the yorkshire area . 2 the firm has organised and works with a network of local craftsmen who produce key parts of the pianos which they call a craftsman s co operative . 3 the firm also has links to lincoln college which is the last facility in the uk to teach piano technology and it has provided employment to graduates of the college . 3 the firm currently produces five models of piano upright pianos cavendish chatsworth cavendish classic cavendish contemporary grand pianos cavendish baby grand cavendish boudoir grand . the times notes in february 2013 that prices of the upright models start at 4 995 which reflects the british manufacture using traditional materials and skills . 1 music instrument professional has reviewed the cavendish classic model which it says is an affordable compact piano built around a solid spruce soundboard . a family focused instrument retailing at under 5 000 the classic is built in the traditional way with all wooden action and parts . the chatsworth 125 was designed in the style of a 1920s british upright . from the cabinet maker build solid walnut paneled case to the british ash and oak used in the pedal mechanism this is a fairly unique specimen . 6 awards edit 2013 shortlisted for best acoustic piano at the mia music awards 7 2014 winner of best acoustic piano award at the mia music awards references edit a b c morrison richard 27 february 2013 . cavendish pianos really are in a field of their own . the times . retrieved 12 december 2013 . a b c d e wainwright martin 20 march 2012 . cowsheds resound with output of first british piano maker for 78 years . the guardian . retrieved 12 december 2013 . a b c d e newman rose 10 march 2013 . made in uk . music industry news . retrieved 13 december 2013 . bolton abbey boogie at yorkshire s only piano factory . yorkshire post . 9 march 2012 . retrieved 12 december 2013 . jamie cullum s piano pilgrimage at bolton abbey . yorkshire post . 20 september 2013 . retrieved 13 december 2013 . savage adam 26 september 2012 . piano buyers guide . mipro musical instrument professional . retrieved 13 december 2013 . shortlist 2013 . mia music awards . retrieved 13 december 2013 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cavendish pianos & oldid 721301276 categories musical instrument makersbritish brandspiano manufacturing companies of the united kingdom2012 establishments in englandcompanies established in 2012companies based in north yorkshirehidden categories use dmy dates from december 2013use british english from december 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 may 2016 at 22 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view