Bespoke Feurich case designs

Our friends Gerhard and Kai Deckelmann are producing bespoke cases for Feurich grand pianos. They brought this piano to the 2011 Frankfurt Piano Fair.

Opera season

The summer opera season is upon us, which means Thornhill Pianos is busy providing instruments and tunings for Glyndebourne (Donizetti/L’Elisir d’Amore), Garsington (Rossini/Il Turco in Italia) and the ENO (Britten/A Midsummer Night’s Dream)!

New Thornhill Pianos website

Welcome to the new Thornhill Pianos website. We will be posting news updates here regularly so be sure to check back!

Feurich model 118 upright

The Feurich 118 is a compact high quality 100% German upright, made in the Gunzenhausen factory. It has a beautiful balanced tone and a precision action. Feurich is famous for the highest quality traditional German manufacturing of pianos. These pianos have been handmade in Germany since 1851 in the family-owned factory in Gunzenhausen.

Grand Piano Rental

High quality Feurich and Wendl & Lung grand pianos available for short or long term rental. You can be assured of a powerful beautiful sounding instrument in excellent condition for your home, wedding, concert or recording session. We also have a range of fully restored grand pianos available for rental for any occasion. Contact us […]

Concert Grand Piano Rental

The superb Wendl & Lung 218 concert grand is available for hire. This piano, designed by Stephen Paulello, is used frequently at London concert venues and for recordings. We can provide an expert concert technician with the piano. Dimensions in cm: length 218, width 153, height 102. Contact us for further details.

Feurich model 218 concert grand

A phenomenal concert grand from Feurich, who continue to produce fine instruments at a fraction of the price of their rivals. Only £19,500. The 218 was designed by the esteemed piano builder Stephen Paulello – it has the customary rich warm sonorous tone associated with Feurich with an impressive clarity and precision. Suitable for small or […]

Walter Fortepiano (McNulty reproduction)

A masterly reproduction by Paul McNulty of an original 1805 Walter fortepiano in a beautiful walnut case, this instrument is used frequently for concerts, recordings and broadcasts by Robert Levin, Malcom Bilson, Kris Bezuidenhout and Richard Egarr – here shown on stage at the QEH. Five and a half octave compass, but moderator, una corda […]

Heilmann Viennese Fortepiano

This 1978 Derek Adlam copy of a Heilmann fortepiano of 1785 is frequently used at Glyndebourne, Garsington, Grange Park Opera, English National Opera, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the Royal Albert Hall. This is a fine example of a reproduction Viennese fortepiano, having a five-octave compass with sustain, felt-damped “soft pedal” and ‘Fagotti’ […]

David Rubio French reproduction double-manual harpsichord

Copied from the famous 1769 Pascal Taskin harpsichord in the Russell collection in Edinburgh, this fine harpsichord, made by David Rubio in 1974, has the ultimate “romantic harpsichord” sound so characteristic of the late French makers. With 2 x 8′ stops, a 4′ stop and buff (with a peau de buffle stop also available if […]