Boyds the Piano Shop
Boyds of Brisbane (aka "Boyds The Piano Shop" or sometimes know as "The Piano Shop Brisbane") is a piano, MusicAL instrument, musical equipment and sheet music retailer incorporating the 'Grotrian Australia' store in Lodge Road, Wooloowin, Brisbane.
History
Boyd's have been trading in Brisbane since 2005 in a Heritage Listed Building in Wooloowin and is family run business founded by Jason and Alison Boyd. Jason Boyd is a concert piano technician and was trained by Wayne Stuart of Stuart & Sons in the 1980s (as was Boyd's chief piano technician Courtney Stevens). Boyds sell both new and quality second hand / used INSTRUMENTS. The shop is located in a heritage listed building and houses one of Brisbane's widest selection of keyboard instruments. These include Yamaha, Kawai, Steinway & Sons, Seiler, Lipp, Bösendorfer, Stuart & Sons, Bechstein, as well as electronic instruments. Boyd's is the sole distributor in Australia of Grotrian Steinweg Pianos. Boyds stock the entire spectrum of pianos from electronic keyboards and entry model instruments (for beginners) to concert grand pianos such as the Yamaha CFIII and Grotrian 9 ft Concert Grand.
Sponsorship
Boyds are keen sponsors of the Arts in Queensland and have sponsored numerous concerts, soloists and ensembles including Topology (musical ensemble) , Liam Viney, Suzanna Hlinka, Queensland Orchestra, Mark Gasser and Paul Dean (clarinetist) and his ensemble 'The Southern Cross Soloists', at venues such as the Brisbane Powerhouse, St Margaret's School, and St Stephen's Cathedral.
Famous Customers
As a nationally respected concert technician Jason has personally tuned for customers as diverse as James Blunt, Delta Goodrem, Dudley Moore, Roger Woodward, BB King, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Michael Crawford, Mark Gasser, Victor Borge and Stevie Wonder.
External links
- 1 Boyds The Piano Shop Home Page
- 2 Grotrian Homepage
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aw71tufMJI Advertisement for Boyd's The Piano Shop as the sole distributor of Grotrian Pianos.