Cavendish Pianos
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, UK |
| Products | Pianos |
| Website | www |
Cavendish Pianos is a brand of pianos made at Yorkshire Pianos, the only company producing pianos still wholly built in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4]
Inspired by the closure of the Yamaha Kemble factory in Milton Keynes, Adam Cox and his wife Charlie used their experience as piano dealers and repairers together with investment from the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, to begin production of their own brand of pianos in the United Kingdom.[2] The Cavendish name comes from the Duke of Devonshire, whose support was critical to the foundation of the firm.[3][4][5] The Cox family, with three piano-playing daughters, have regularly acted as hosts for players in the Leeds International Piano Competition.[3]
The firm was founded in 2012 after a three-year period of planning and research.[4] The first three Cavendish pianos were shown at the Musikmesse trade fair in Frankfurt in 2012.[3]
In September 2013, Jamie Cullum visited the firm while recording a BBC Radio 4 documentary, Jamie Cullum's Piano Pilgrimage, due for broadcast in January 2014.[6]
