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Rickenbacker 4003 Mapleglo

SEPTEMBER ONLY CLEARANCE SALE! For ONE MONTH only you can get the Rickenbacker of your dreams for an unbeatable price. The offer is only on current stock and there is only one of each instrument available at these crazy prices so hurry, hurry, hurry before they’re all gone!

Here are the available instruments:

4003MG £2079 £1649
4003JG SOLD
360JG £2120 £1749
370-12FG £2569 £2125
660FG £3003 £2299
325C58MG £3923 £2799
325C58JG £3923 £2799
360-12MG £2574 £1829
620-12JG £2004 £1599
350V63JG £3914 £2139
360MG £2129 £1499
330-12JG £2404 £1699
330MID £1936 £1399
360-12MID £2574 £1829
330-12FG £2404 £1699
330MG £1936 £1199

Once again there is only one instrument available at the prices shown. All instruments include Rickenbacker hard case.

We have reduced all our Kawai digital pianos for one week only 

If you are in the market for a new piano please call the store or call in for some very special deals!
Sale ends 31/8/10

Squier Classic Vibe Tele Thinline SOLD

We’ve just found a couple of Affinity Strats lurking in the attic - come grab an amazing bargain - only two more available at this price!

Kicking off a series of summer clearance events to make a little more room for our twister set… ahem, sorry, I meant new stock, we’re offering you the chance to get hold of one of our squier electric guitars and basses at an unbeatable and unrepeatable price! Check out the deals below and hurry on over or give us a bell because these prices only apply to the guitars in stock and there’s only one of each! Plus, the lucky person who bought the Vintage Modified P-Bass got a Kustom amplifier completely free of charge. Bonkers.

You can see some of what’s available by following this link but, of course, if you have any questions at all then give us a ring, drop us a line or why not come and pay us a visit!

Here’s the deals:

A source of inspiration, insight and focus for all piano enthusiasts and now in its tenth year, the Summer School continues to grow.

No other summer school manages to cater so universally for adult amateurs, promising children and observers, who are most welcome on the course, concert pianists, international young artists preparing for top competitions and professional music teachers.

Internationally acclaimed jazz performers Harry Harris, Nicky Illes and Les Chisnall will be in residence at the course. There will be workshop classes, intense individual study and opportunities for performance during the week with the artists.

Forsyths will be running a large shop this year from a spacious room very near to the refectory within Chetham’s main building. We shall be stocking a wide array of discounted music relavant to the courses and recitals; this will include sheet music, books, recordings and accessories. Orders can also be taken for music not in stock and either delivered to Chetham’s, or posted on afterwards. Customers may also wish to take the short walk up Deansgate to browse our vast main store.

new Schimmel K125T

We have just received the first of the new Konzert series K125T instruments.  This model not only has a new casework design theme which will eventually permeate the whole Schimmel upright range but also important modifications to its acoustic design and construction.

Visually the piano now has a graceful long leg that extends all the way to the floor (rather than sitting on top of the beam that juts out from the bottom of the piano).  The piano also now features a height adjustable slider rather than castors as standard.  With the increased popularity of hard floors any slight unevenness leads to a piano that, at worst, wobbles and more often than not stresses the frame of the instrument.  The new slider means that the piano can be set up to accommodate the unevenness without stressing the body of the piano thus ensuring better structural and tuning stability.  For traditionalists castors are still available as an option.

The internal modifications have increased the weight of the sound in the bass whilst retaining the preciseness of the treble regions.  The final piece of good news is that this instrument is less expensive than the existing model 125.

New model C114MJ

We are excited to announce the arrival of two new Schimmel models in our Manchester showrooms.

The piano on the left is the new entry level model to the high quality all Braunschweig (German) made Schimmel Classic range.  Its clean lines will harmonize with modern furnishings beautifully and its sound is unbelievable for a 114cm instrument.

Rickenbacker 4003 Jetglo

Just in. One only. Enough said. Too late, it’s gone.

Hello folks, below you will find a list of our latest delectable deals on stock that’s been hanging about the shop for too long, looking at us funny and we’ve had enough of. In addition to some silly prices - there’s also a couple of guitars where we’re GIVING you an amplifier completely free of charge when you buy the guitar! Cool, huh? Not any tiny wee practice combo either, oh no, a proper big old window rattler of an amp. Here’s the deals:

Fret King Super 60 - was £779 now £579 with FREE Kustom amp worth £499 (I don’t believe it!)
Squier Vintage Modified P-Bass - SOLD with FREE Kustom amp
Aria Welsh Flag electric guitar - was £275 now £195 (no amp with these ones though)
Burns Batwing - was £375 now £259
Yamaha 612 (second hand) - was £299 now £225
Aria PE Elite - was £319 now £245

So hurry on over to the store or give us a buzz and grab yourself a bargain, they won’t be here long!