One of the world's most famous piano-makers has launched a huge and luxurious new showroom - along a Northern Quarter backstreet. C. Bechstein is renowned for its baby grand pianos beloved by ...

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Antique pianos provide a rich source of history and insight into the craftsmanship of their day. They have also supported generations of pianists, kept whispered secrets and perhaps weathered a ...

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Southland Women's Club members and Rotary Club of Invercargill North president Dean Johnston surround the club's Bechstein grand piano that will soon undergo restoration work in Timaru. Club members, ...

A former policeman, who was commended by the Queen for his role in the arrest of an armed IRA bomber, stole more than £15,000 from the Roman Catholic church to buy a grand piano, a court heard.