New in store we have the flagship Roland LX-17! A wonderful marriage of the pinnacle of digital...
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We are extremely pleased and excited to show off this stunning rarity by Schimmel in our showroom...
July 13, 2016
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Hurry! - beat the Brexit price rises...
We will keep this blog updated Sadly the great majority of instruments are imported and, as I...
June 7, 2016
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Join the Forsyth Team!
We are looking for an enthusiastic musical person to work full time in our Instrument and Sheet...
If you have been wondering what are all the different types and sizes of ukulele? and which...
Exploring The White Rice guitar Our guitar expert James Youngjohns examines the Atkin White...
We\'re pleased to announce some special discounts on all of our current selection of fine hand...
Regular readers of our blog will no doubt be aware that we’re big fans of the modern Danelectro...
April 28, 2016
The Forsyths Blog
May Day Bank Holiday Monday
We will be open between 11am and 5pm this May Day Bank Holiday Monday 2nd May. Open from 9am as...
It\'s probably the single thing we\'re asked most in the guitar department: why are some...
One of the problems we occasionally face when working on older guitars is that occasionally we...
Gordon Smith guitars in Northamptonshire View Gordon Smith Guitars in stock at Forsyth Music...
Exploring The White Rice guitar This guitar, we’re sure you will agree, looks like a guitar...
Exploring The White Rice guitar This guitar, we’re sure you will agree, looks like a guitar...
Fitting Bare Knuckle pickups to a Fender Telecaster This is a Japanese Bound Tele that is in...
March 13, 2016
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
Quite a few new arrivals this week! We had a big delivery of Danelectro s: DC59s in a few...
March 4, 2016
Instruments
The Forsyth guide to electric violins
Electric violins We wrote a blog last year on ways to amplify violins but pickups are not...
Learning to play a musical instrument can be incredibly...
February 27, 2016
The Forsyths Blog
Highlights from this weeks new arrivals
It seems like this week has be a week of revisiting old friends - there lots of guitars you...
February 24, 2016
The Forsyths Blog
Learn to Play Day 2016 - Saturday 12th March
We are very pleased to be able to offer free taster lessons in a wide variety of...
Ok, so regular callers have probably spotted we\'re a bit behind in our new arrivals updates!...
We have a new, Forsyth exclusive Gordon Smith to tell you about! The first in a series of...
Ok, so regular callers have probably spotted we\'re a bit behind in our new arrivals updates!...
February 3, 2016
The Forsyths Blog
Auden and Gordon Smith guitar event
We wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to our in-store event last Saturday....
January 22, 2016
Guitar Department
Gordon Smith workshop visit part 1
One of the nice things about working with John and Linda at the original Gordon Smith workshop in...
January 22, 2016
The Forsyths Blog
Gordon Smith workshop visit part 1
One of the nice things about working with John and Linda at the original Gordon Smith workshop...
January 22, 2016
The Forsyths Blog
Auden guitar set ups - get yours free!
We\'re looking forward to seeing the chaps from Auden Guitars in store on Sat 30th January....
January 14, 2016
Instruments
Digital piano specialist vacancy
There is a rare opportunity to join our full time sales team. We are looking for an...
We are delighted to be welcoming the luthiers from Auden and Gordon Smith Guitars for a...
Kicking off the January sale in style, we have some extremely luxurious polyester finish digital...
December 27, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
January Guitar Sale - the list!
We wanted to give you a quick roundup of what we have in the sale that might be of specific...
December 26, 2015
Guitar Department
Instrument Dept sale starts Boxing Day!
So the turkey is digested and the wrapping paper tidied away, and it\'s time to turn our heads...
December 24, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Christmas + New Year Opening Times
Merry Christmas and and Happy New Year from everyone at Forsyth Music Shop. Thank you for your...
December 16, 2015
Piano Department
So you want to buy someone a digital piano for Christmas?
Due to a number of practical advantages, digital pianos offer a great opportunity to have a...
December 16, 2015
Guitar Department
So you want to buy someone a guitar for Christmas?
Yes, it\'s that time of year again and your son / daughter / significant other has intimated...
December 8, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
The big drop this week was from Ramirez , so we\'re pleased to say we\'re now packed to the...
December 2, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
High Street Heroes - Small Business Saturday
We\'re proud to be featured in this year\'s Small Business Saturday celebrations. As a...
December 1, 2015
Guitar Department
So you want to buy someone a guitar for Christmas?
Yes, it\'s that time of year again and your son / daughter / significant other has intimated that...
December 1, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Christmas shopping weekend! Sat 5th & Sun 6th December
This weekend! Christmas shopping with exclusive in-store offers, live music and festivities...
November 17, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
Sorry, we\'re a few days behind schedule this week. Don\'t worry, we\'re on the case now... We...
November 9, 2015
Instruments
Digital Piano Special Offer
During November we are giving a free LED piano lamp and a free piano stool with Kawai CA & CS...
November 7, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
We were told at the start of the year than Stonebridge guitars would henceforth be known under...
This Tele is in for a nice upgrade: we\'re installing a set of Bare Knuckle pickups. If this...
This Tele is in for a nice upgrade: we\'re installing a set of Bare Knuckle pickups. If this...
Coached by Susan Bettaney Calling all young pianists! We\'re delighted to be hosting the...
November 3, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
A few words about violin pickups
As the resident staff violinist who regularly plays out in bar and club venues where...
November 1, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
The guitar which caught my eye quickest this week was a rather lovely old Hofner Senator , an...
October 24, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
Danelectro sent us a couple of wackier examples of the current catalogue this week: a...
October 17, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
Apologies for missing a week! The highlight this week was the arrival of two gorgeous new...
October 15, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Christmas Sheet Music - Order Now!
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October 7, 2015
Piano Department
POSTPONED: Piano Duet Day-Saturday 10 October
Our Duet Day is postponed to a future date. We\'ll post details in due course. with...
October 1, 2015
Sheet Music Department
Christmas Sheet Music - Order Now!
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September 26, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
Lots of Faith guitars back in stock this week: the lovely Mahogany topped Neptune FNCEMG is...
September 19, 2015
Piano Department
Casio Grand Hybrid Piano - coming soon!
We went to the UK launch of the brand new range of Casio Hybrid Digital Pianos in Leeds this...
September 19, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
First up a few new arrivals from Fender : Our rep recommended the new Dee Dee Ramone signature...
September 18, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Part time Instrument Department Vacancies
There is a rare opportunity to join our Instrument Department Sales Team. We are particularly...
September 12, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
Star arrivals this week were inevitably going to be the left handed Rickenbacker delivery - and...
August 16, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Highlights from this weeks new guitar arrivals
We\'ve just had a big shipment of Burguet classical guitars. All the popular models are back...
It\'s a little quiet on the new arrivals front with space being at a premium whilst we\'re doing...
August 1, 2015
Guitar Department
Highlights from this week\'s guitar arrivals
The first big delivery of the week was from Danelectro - we\'ve had the new NOS DC-59s for a...
August 1, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Highlights from this week\'s guitar arrivals
The first big delivery of the week was from Danelectro - we\'ve had the new NOS DC-59s for a...
July 29, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
New product from Vox Amplifiers
Vox amplifiers are expanding their range with a couple of really cool new models. The AC-10 is...
July 8, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Mandolin Sale!
Follow this link to our reduced Mandolins What better way to welcome the summer holiday than...
If you thought that the best German innovation, design, craftsmanship and, of course,...
May 22, 2015
Piano Department
Yamaha Price Crash!
Yamaha instruments and piano prices have dropped 8% ! Due to the current strength of the...
May 13, 2015
Forsyth Publishing
Ukulele donation hits a high note
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The BBC Proms Official Guide for the 2015 season has now been published and has arrived in...
Piano virtuoso Stephen Hough gave a stunning, sell-out recital at the Royal Northern College of...
Forsyth are delighted to have supported this inaugural prize for string players at Chetham\'s...
April 15, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Join our accounts team
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced person to join our small accounts team in our...
We have been working hard to make improvements to the way payments are handled on our website,...
March 25, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
Fun, fun, fun ! Learn to Play Day success
A big THANK YOU to everyone who came along to Forsyths to take part in Learn to Play Day...
February 9, 2015
The Forsyths Blog
It\'s official! Forsyth is now a Trusted Music Store!
With our vast choice of musical instruments, sheet music & accessories, along with...
December 27, 2014
Guitar Department
January 2015 sale prices going live!
Hi Folks,First wave of 2015 January Sale items for the instrument department currently being...
In keeping with the season of goodwill, we\'re pleased to be extending our current free postage...
November 18, 2014
Guitar Department
New Arrival - Crafter Lite Cast short scale guitar
We have a lovely new arrival in the guitar department in the shape of a new Crafter Guitars UK...
October 24, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
Changes to our website for better browsing
We have been making changes to our website to make it a breeze to browse on mobile and tablet,...
October 16, 2014
Piano Department
New Arrivals In The Piano Department
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For the first time this year, we\'re delighted to be selling charity Christmas cards on behalf...
September 22, 2014
Forsyth Publishing
Big in Japan!
We\'re delighted to have discovered that talented young Japanese contemporary recorder player...
September 9, 2014
Piano Department
In Search of the Lost Chord?
Well, maybe not the lost chord but perhaps you are in search of the right piano so that you can...
August 31, 2014
Piano Department
TransAcoustic now in stock
Yamaha are never a company to sit still and their latest launch is the SH TransAcoustic version...
August 14, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
Rare & valuable glass grand piano at Forsyths
Have you always wondered how the other half live or fancied a peek into the billionaire’s...
July 30, 2014
Piano Department
Live Your Music Off-Line!
We live, increasingly, in a digital world where our lives revolve around our phones, tablets,...
July 23, 2014
Piano Department
Buying a piano at Forsyths
Forsyths is an authorised main dealer for every new piano we advertise and sell. In the same way...
The School Holidays are almost here - Yay or Oh No!!?? We all know it’s hard to keep...
July 10, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
It is almost the end of the academic year….
If you are looking to say Thank You to a special music teacher, we’ve got a selection of cards...
July 8, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
New Buffet SENZO Professional Saxophone
The latest Buffet Senzo saxophone arrives in Manchester! Building on the original S1, the...
June 26, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
Learning music is good for you!
For years now, there\'s been research showing that learning to play a musical instrument has...
June 13, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
Digital Piano Summer Specials
We have a handful of brand new boxed and ex-demo special offers on digital pianos with internet...
June 10, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
Trevor James Renaissance brass
A relatively new addition to our concise edit of brass instruments here at Forsyth is the...
June 6, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
Protect Music Education
All of us who enjoy making music have been encouraged by a music educator at some point in our...
June 5, 2014
Piano Department
Jewels of June
Summer is beginning to make an appearance and, to celebrate, we\'re delighted to announce a range...
May 28, 2014
Guitar Department
How to choose an acoustic guitar pickup
Adding a pickup to amplify an acoustic guitar is one of the most popular mods carried out in our...
May 28, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
How to choose an acoustic guitar pickup
How to choose an acoustic guitar pickup Adding a pickup to amplify an acoustic guitar is...
May 24, 2014
Piano Department
Gimmick Free Piano Advice
We pride ourselves on giving our customers balanced and informed piano buying advice, and on...
May 6, 2014
Piano Department
Piano Happenings!
There is so much going on in the piano world locally that it seems a nice idea to find a way to...
April 25, 2014
The Forsyths Blog
A Beginners guide to buying a Classical Guitar
Here\'s a few tips on what to look out for if you\'re considering purchasing a Classical...