Even for professional musicians, choosing a piano can be a tricky business. The variables are often overwhelming. How should you balance sound, touch, environment, practicability, visuals, cost - even the instrument’s value as an heirloom?

The vast majority of us could do with a little help - and the chance to try potential new pianos and see how they feel under the fingers and feet. With over forty years’ experience in the piano trade, Richard Lawson Pianos is on hand to provide all the assistance you need and to make sure you choose the instrument that best fits your needs - and more importantly, the one your skills deserve.

A piano should feel like a close companion, so why would you embark on a new life with an instrument without getting to know it a little first? At the Richard Lawson Pianos showroom in Amersham, expert staff will be happy to assist you in trying instruments from a range of 200 pianos placed over 10,000 square feet and three floors. A smaller selection of instruments is held at the company’s new piano shop in Croydon, one that nonetheless offers a good cross-section of available brands and styles and plenty of space for perusal and playing.

Sound and touch might be subjective. Some prefer a darker or mellower timbre, others more attack and vibrancy. Those things only you, the pianist, will know. Thankfully Richard Lawson Pianos has the expertise to advise on all those other factors that might prove critically important - including domestic acoustics, budget considerations, maintenance and even removal and storage possibilities.

With rapid developments in technology, many serious pianists are considering electronic pianos for the first time - instruments that combine genuinely convincing key and pedal response with portability and new technologies including recording options, app compatibility, silencing capabilities and metronome tools.

For many, nothing can beat the sound and feel of the real thing. Richard Lawson Pianos can offer a virtually unrivalled range of grand and upright instruments new and refurbished from all the major makers. They are one of six UK-based Bösendorfer dealerships, they also have a particular strong line in Yamaha, Kawai, Shigeru Kawai and Petrof pianos..

The experts at Richard Lawson Pianos can advise you on what sort of investment will work best for you, as well as the core strengths of different instrument types and brands. More than anything, Richard Lawson Pianos understands that the piano you really need, is the one that will most inspire you to play.

View Richard Lawson Piano’s full range here: www.richardlawsonpianos.com