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    5.0 (1 review)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

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    Forsyth Brothers - Our historic store on Deansgate, Manchester. 3 floors of musical bliss (5 if you include our workshops!)

    Forsyth Brothers

    3.6(16 reviews)
    16.5 miCity Centre
    ££

    I find Forsyths music shop totally magical. It makes me feel like it's the 70s or something…read more Spread out over three expansive floors, this place is faded and full of character but well set out and full of helpful staff. Downstairs, there are shelves and shelves of sheet music for every kind of instrument you can imagine. It really is huge this place. If they don't have what you want, then one of the kind staff members will be able to see if they can get in what you need. On the first floor is where the grand pianos live. Again, there are absolutely loads of them, ranging from uprights to baby grand and full on grand pianos. When I went in there was a piano tuner over in the far corner doing his thing. It just added to the magic of the place for me. For any guitarists, upstairs on the second floor is the place to go. There are masses of acoustic guitars here, as well as a great range of electrics as well. Honestly, there is more of a selection than in Johnny Roadhouse and it competes with Music Ground as well. Like every floor of Forsyths, there are dedicated staff members on each floor ready to assist you. I really do like Forsyths. Its size is incredible and stock unrivalled in Manchester.

    Know your Klangfarbenmelodie (twentieth century technique in which the notes of a melody are…read moredistributed among different instruments, giving a pointillistic texture) from your sarabande (stately Spanish Baroque dance type in triple meter, a standard movement of the Baroque suite). No neither do I but people who go into forsyth probably do. This big old music store is a giant of all things that make melodies. According to a musical friend you can track down whatever sheet music you may need...... ever in here; for a simpleton like me I just look around taking it all in, they've got lots of pretty pianos and shiny trumpets. So as far I'm concerned it's good.

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    Forsyth Brothers - More guitars! Come and have a play.

    More guitars! Come and have a play.

    Forsyth Brothers - Part of our big range of guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, banjoleles, mandolins and more

    Part of our big range of guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, banjoleles, mandolins and more

    Forsyth Brothers - Come and see our Schimmel, Bosendorfer, Steinway, Yamaha, Kawai and Bechstein grands up close!

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    Come and see our Schimmel, Bosendorfer, Steinway, Yamaha, Kawai and Bechstein grands up close!

    Symphony Music - musicalinstrumentsandteachers - Updated May 2026

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