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Eshelby Pianos has the best variety of upright and grand pianos available for hire and sale in Johannesburg and Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa!

Intermediate Upright Pianos

currently available for
Hire and Sale

Our intermediate range of pianos suits beginner learners up to piano grade/level 6; even at that level it may not be necessary to hire a premier piano unless the player intends on hosting a concert in their lounge. Most piano teachers would teach from pianos in this range. This range includes pianos like Challen, Kemble, Knight, Otto Bach, Rippen, Zimmerman.

Premier Upright Pianos

currently available for
Hire and Sale

Although our intermediate range of pianos are of a high quality, our premier range is superior. At Eshelby Pianos you are able to view, compare, purchase or hire the best pianos available in the world, like Steinway & Sons, Bechstein, Blüthner, Bösendorfer, Grotrian-Steinweg, Yamaha, Kawai, many other internationally regarded brands as well as some really special, unique and rare pianos.

Grand Pianos

currently available for
Hire and Sale

The appearance of a grand piano is stately, monumental and impressive! It is so moreish, including needing enough space and having a fairly generous budget. Some uprights really have brilliant dynamic sound, but with the option of opening the piano matched with a considerably larger sound board, longer strings and overall size, a grand piano holds it own in terms of range, resonance, tonality and responsive touch.

Pianos Under Restoration

Pianos under restoration includes pianos in need of repair, refurbishment, reconditioning, rehabilitation and/or general maintenance.

Our storerooms are bursting with some of the most famous and renowned makes of pianos; a few of fascinating, didactic museum value, as well as intermediate makes that need to be re-painted or restored. Due to the high cost of quality restoration and fitting the rhythm of current demand, some pianos lie in wait yearning and hankering for heed, waiting for adequate and requisite time, being kept because they are in demand; are of excellent quality and/or rarity.

Isn’t it great when you have an idea of exactly which finish you want on a piano and you can see those in need of a repolish?

Services

Monthly Hire
Piano Purchase
Functional Hire
Tuning and Service
Piano Transport
Piano Evaluation
Repairs and Restoration
Repolishing and Painting
Viewing Pianos
Selling Your Piano

Our Story

We, Deon and Jacqueline, own and run Eshelby Pianos and we are passionate about pianos and thus our business!

As a family-run business (vast and substantial in terms of what we offer and the variety of our stock, but personal and purposefully limited in terms of staff), we endeavour to provide honest information, brilliant service and a variety of quality stock. We service, restore and re-polish our pianos ourselves, as such are confident about the quality of our stock.

Eshelby Pianos has over 425 pianos hired out in and around the Gauteng area and approximately 150 pianos currently available for sale and/or hire at our showrooms.

Our Piano Gallery

This Piano Gallery has been evolving over many years to serve as a reference to provide insight about the huge variety and brands of pianos on the market, hopefully creating a useful resource for anyone interested in learning more about pianos.

The pianos are listed in alphabetical order with photographs, descriptions and details…

Contact us…

Jacqueline Eshelby
Phone or WhatsApp 082 348 6131
Email jacqueline @eshelbypianos.com


Deon Eshelby
Phone or WhatsApp 082 675 3549
Email deon @eshelbypianos.com

Recently added Stock…

We continuously trade in pianos, and as such have an ever-changing and extensive stock of previously owned pianos available. Although our website is updated on a weekly basis, we always have many pianos awaiting assessment and detailing. As such, if you are looking for something other than what is shown on the pages of our website, please do provide us with a description of what you are looking for and we can let you know what is available.

Steinway Upright Piano (714)

Steinway Upright Piano (714)

Serial number: 347788. This Model 100 Steinway and Sons upright piano was manufactured in New York. …

Yamaha Upright Piano (705)

Yamaha Upright Piano (705)

Serial number: H22466587. The Model U3 is Yamaha’s premier range of upright pianos. They are e…

Schimmel Upright Piano (689)

Schimmel Upright Piano (689)

Serial number 46903. This Schimmel upright piano was built in Braunsweig, Germany in around 1954. Th…

Young Chang Upright Piano (674)

Young Chang Upright Piano (674)

Serial number: 0038612. This Model U121 Young Chang upright piano was manufactured in Korea. The U s…

Yamaha Upright Piano (665)

Yamaha Upright Piano (665)

Serial number D1975519. This Model U1 Yamaha was built in Japan in the 1970’s. This is the sta…

Yamaha Upright Piano (658)

Yamaha Upright Piano (658)

Serial number: 1083938. This Console model Yamaha was manufactured in Japan.These are the most beaut…

Fritz Kuhla Upright Piano (032)

Fritz Kuhla Upright Piano (032)

Serial number: 16977; 69925. This piano was manufactured in Langlau, Germany, in the early 1900’s. T…

Fritz Kuhla Upright Piano (505)

Fritz Kuhla Upright Piano (505)

Serial number: 15944; 94736. Fritz Kuhla is a very well-known and quality make of pianos. The ball a…

Knight Upright Piano (285)

Knight Upright Piano (285)

Serial number 617495. This piano was manufactured in 1977 and has a lovely imbuia casing. These Knig…

Knight Upright Piano (291)

Knight Upright Piano (291)

Serial number 822919. Typically, Knight pianos are an easy choice of piano in terms of quality and a…

Kemble Upright Piano (289)

Kemble Upright Piano (289)

Serial number: 239361. This piano was manufactured in London in 1978 and rebranded Bernhard Steiner …

Klinger Upright Piano (280)

Klinger Upright Piano (280)

Serial number 41737. The piano stands 165 cm tall. It has lovely Queen Anne legs and a top that can …