As a newly self taught electric bassist, The Musician Shop gave me a glimer of hope for my somewhat…read moremediochre abilities. The staff are polite and very helpful. They have all the usual books and self teach DVDs etc with the added benefit of all the staff actually being able to play the instruments. A great selection of instruments can be seen and even tried in their soundproof booth (big enough to house a full drum kit with electric bass and guitars). Having more than the odd snag they were quite happy to sit down with me and show me some tips to keep me going. The Mrs ended up buying herself an electric 6 string! They also have a list of local tutors and sometimes have workshops in the shop (after closing). Occasionally they invite local bands to play during the day as a promotion for the shop and band. I have to say it's that good that I find it impossible to visit Bluewater without a trip to the Musician Shop.

Always worth a trip to any music shop if you have a keen interest in the subject…read more Always have my strings in stock as and when I need them. Staff know their business too. A lot of instruments but not the biggest variety of brands.

Incredibly polite and welcoming staff. Absolutely beautiful and well tuned pianos. They had no…read moreproblem letting me play the pianos, even just after they were tuned. Also, I had a nice conversation with one of the staff who was a former Harpsichord builder and composer, so clearly qualified for the job. Overall recommend checking out for any pianist

Best Yamaha store, particularly with the acoustic Grand Pianos…read more Take time there!! Look for the keyboards too.

A friendly local family owns this fabulous piano shop. You know that you are speaking to the…read moreexperts, and if you are not convinced, then ask one of them to play you a tune and you'll be blown away. They have a small shop on St. Clements St and also a massive warehouse and workshop on Magdalen Road. They also offer a professional refurb service and tuning. Very professional.

From the owner: We buy, restore, value, deliver, tune, re-polish top quality German/Austrian, Japanese, English…read morepianos from the heart of the UK, Oxford.

This is a lovely little music shop,Specialising in string instruments e.g. guitars, violens and…read morebanjos. they also have some novelty items from hello kitty etc. Also have drums and all the normal music store stuff.

When we bought our piano almost a month ago, Adam offered to polish the piano and re-felt the pedal…read morebefore it was delivered. It arrived caked in dust and grime with the felt flapping out underneath where he obviously couldn't even be bothered to trim it off. It needed tuning, Adam said he'd send the tuner (John) round the following week. Three weeks later and we had to call Adam and John multiple times to get an appointment arranged. When we did finally arrange a date and time John didn't turn up til around an hour late. We'd taken time off work to be there, but John couldn't be bothered to even call or msg to let us know. When we did get though to him, he said he couldn't find us, so we directed him to where we live. Then he said that he doesn't have time to tune it to concert pitch and if we want that he'll have to come back another day. So we arrange another day, take more time off etc. John doesn't turn up and he switches his phone off. We left him a message and went to the shop to find out what was happening. Adam said he'd chase him up and get back to us. A couple of hours later we haven't heard anything so popped in on our way by, at which time Adam decided that my husband had lied to him because he didn't remember saying that it would be tuned to concert pitch (even though their website states that ALL PRE-OWNED PIANOS WILL BE RECONDITIONED/ REBUILT AS NECESSARY AND TUNED TO CONCERT PITCH) . And started calling my husband a "plonka" for expecting it to be tuned properly. We work in the music industry and Adam decided that because I'm currently learning piano that somehow us wanting to use it in our studio also, equated to us being liars. Adam proceeded to shout us out of the shop, saying that we were "trying it on" and trying to "get something out of it" by "buying a sh*tty starter piano and having it bumped up to concert pitch". (AGAIN, IT STATES ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT ALL PRE-OWNED PIANOS WILL BE RECONDITIONED/ REBUILT AS NECESSARY AND TUNED TO CONCERT PITCH) He also shouted at us that we bought the sh*ttiest piano in the shop so how could we possibly expect it to be tuned to concert pitch and that we had no idea what we were talking about. Adam had no problem telling us how lovely the "sh*ttiest piano in the shop" was when he was trying to sell it to us and said that it was left in that position in the shop because they all liked playing that one so much. In hindsight we should have realised that anyone badmouthing other local businesses, tuners, teachers and professionals to the extent that Adam Ramet did from the moment we first walked into the shop is far more likely to be the problem than the people and businesses he's badmouthing. We have now decided to keep our "sh*tty" piano and have booked a professional tuner to come and tune it to concert pitch. Hopefully this review might save someone else all the stress and upset that we've been through.

Specialist piano shop offering a range of pianos and services including tuning. Very knowlegable…read morestaff and low pressure sales.

From the owner: Large showroom in Sydenham, SE London, with a wide range of good used pianos always in stock. Visit…read moreour website or call for the latest stock update - Piano Removals also available.

You have the same rights with this shop as you have at a boot fair except boot fair prices are…read morebetter. Buyer beware! Receipts don't hold any weight so I don't know why they give them. In this day and age shops need to be better than the internet otherwise they go down like millions of other retailers large and small. Hobgoblin can't treat customers badly and expect to remain in business. Good will goes a very long way in retail. We need to buy music books, drum kit accessories, amps, stands and more for our child as well but we won't be going here.

Hobgoblin is a music shop found near the Fenwicks roundabout in Canterbury. It has a vast range of…read moreold and modern instruments. For example they have a range of violins standard and then the most up to date and lightest models. Their percussion section is also aplenty. A lot of it is handheld manual add-ons like shakers and tambourines but there is also drum machines and electric beat based stuff that would be great for synth or pc based bands.