... cavendish pianos are made in britain using a wide range of world class british materials for the highest quality pianos . handmade by experts ... cavendish pianos are committed to make use of the wealth of expert piano making skills that still exists in britain today . handmade by experts ... cavendish pianos are committed to make use of the wealth of expert piano making skills that still exists in britain today . the classic sound of the drawing room ... the distinctive mellow classic european tone . cavendish pianos use renner hammers which are used on the world s finest pianos . the classic sound of the drawing room ... the distinctive mellow classic european tone . cavendish pianos use renner hammers which are used on the world s finest pianos . the natural tone of wood ... german made struntz soundboard . made from european high grade spruce which is used on the world s finest pianos . our 2015 catalogue is now out cavendish pianos 2015 catalogue has been published . view it online or download it right click here . jamie cullum s thoughts on cavendish ... tradition there is a tradition of piano making in britain which stretches back over 200 years . many of history s greatest composers owned and played british pianos ; chopin liszt j.c. bach among many others . in the golden age of piano making britain boasted 360 piano makers at the turn of the century which supplied the entire globe . sadly this great industry has now all but disappeared from our shores . notably in april 2003 the british piano manufacturing co. and in october 2009 kemble pianos closed their gates for the last time . follow cavendishpianos brochure craftsman s co operative award winning cavendish pianos based in yorkshire are resurrecting the lost art of piano making in britain through the creation of a craftsman s co operative . piano builders action specialists stringers cabinet makers polishers and pianotuners all exist in this country . through the craftsman s co operative these skills have been pooled together to create a single finished product . thus rather than being produced in one factory cavendish pianos are made by a series of small businesses each with their own speciality . this promotes a higher degree of efficiency less waste and more integrity and pride in each individual aspect of the piano s make up . craftsmanship based small businesses in the uk are often finding themselves marginalized by mass produced imported goods . cavendish pianos supports home grown business and believes such firms can be competitive have a part to play and a real future . many components also continue to be made in this country . british felts and cloths are widely regarded as the worlds finest . string makers still exist who have learned the specialized skill of hand winding piano strings have practised all their lives . british oak ash and walnut is used for components and cabinets . a high grade hammer and british made strings and design give cavendish pianos their distinctive classic european tone . this is a far cry from the harsh japanese tone of many mass produced pianos . in many ways taste in tone has gone full circle as we see a tendency for people to prefer a more mellow sweeter traditional sound . our patrons our patrons the duke and duchess of devonshire cavendish have a long illustrious history as patrons of the arts and music in particular . the building of cavendish pianos takes place on the beautiful bolton abbey estate . we are indebted to them for their continued support . general cavendish piano range news & reviews partners testimonials dealer finder training us hand built privacy policy our partners british hardwoods hainsworth textiles renner hammers pianostrings essex hinge co gabor silent pianos rydenor wood finishes h.j.fletcher & newman henry shaw & sons dickens brothers ltd delta adhesives heckscher & co. silchrome plating anita marquetry tenniswoods removals yorkshire pianos harrogate road beamsley hill bolton abbey bd23 6hz tel. 01756 711712 mob . 0777 929 8149 email us here.design by 51055 designs