More about William Young Pianos

Originally a one-man band, our reputation has grown and the business has flourished alongside it.

Piano restoration has always been at the heart of William Young Pianos, and remains so to this day. We usually have around a year’s worth of private restoration jobs on the books at any one time, despite increasing our team in recent years to try to keep pace with demand.

If you're in the market for a piano, contact us to find out current availability. With a wealth of knowledge and experience across the entire team, everyone at William Young Pianos Ltd is dedicated to finding you the right piano to combine your requirements and budget - whether new, second-hand or restored.

We are now settled in to our workshop and showroom at Kentisbeare, Devon EX15 2BQ. Building work is progressing well, and will result in a superb work space and much larger showroom than we have ever had previously. We are trading as normal, but if you visit us at the moment, please do bear with us while work is ongoing.

We are a few minutes' drive from Junction 28 of the M5, within easy reach of Exeter, Bristol, Taunton, Tiverton, Honiton, Cullompton and Wellington – well situated for clients to visit. As we're a small team and often out on the road, we ask that visits be by appointment please, so that we can ensure we are available to discuss your requirements.

Tom Read is in great demand for tunings in domestic, commercial and educational settings

Pixie oversees everything and prides herself on her attention to detail!

Pixie's a great poser when the camera comes out!

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Meet the team

In recent years the business has grown significantly. The team now comprises:

William Young

Director

William (Bill) Young is a classically trained pianist who began his studies aged 6. His fascination with pianos was sparked at a young age when his late father took him to a piano workshop.

Bill learned his trade as an apprentice to traditional piano restorers in Winchester, before setting up his own business in 1994. He now has over 30 years’ experience within the piano trade and has developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of pianos, through painstakingly detailed restoration work on a vast range of instruments.

After many years building up the business, Bill is now working on his own once more as he plans for retirement. Tom and Henry are now both running their own businesses, with which we wish them the very best of luck.

Pixie

Supervisor

Pixie is often in the workshop and poses the moment she sees a camera! Her skills include squirrel surveillance and making friends with clients and delivery people. Pixie loves to go out on the van when she's allowed to and is the undisputed queen of our social media feeds! She even has her own Instagram account - follow her @pixieyoung2015

Pixie is a firm favourite with the lovely ladies at Kentisbeare shop in the village, where she inevitably runs behind the counter to find her treats!

Sarah Roberts

Administrator

Sarah Roberts deals with most of the administrative and office work, so she’s often the first point of contact with William Young Pianos. Sarah works part time at WYP and also teaches piano, both privately and at a primary school. She specialises in teaching beginners and intermediate students of all ages.

Sarah has been with William Young Pianos for almost 30 years and has amassed a great deal of knowledge, so is well placed to handle restoration and sales enquiries. She is, however, less keen than Bill on technical chat comparing the merits of different sets of chisels!

In Memoriam: Edward Jacobs

Sales Associate

A professional pianist, teacher and musical director, the late Edward Jacobs was a wonderful pianist, fount of musical knowledge and a friend to all the team - and he always brought cake when he visited the workshop! Ed is much missed by us all.