St. Boniface selects Steinway

On April 12 2013 St. Boniface Episcopal Church presented their new Steinway D concert grand to their congregation. A spectacular concert event featured virtuoso performers Jeremy Filsell and Nigel Potts. St. Boniface plans many upscale musical events centered around this magnificent instrument purchased from Pritchards Pianos.

Faith Lutheran selects Steinway

Members of Faith Lutheran selection committee seated behind their new Steinway concert grand piano for their sanctuary. Faith Lutheran has an active music program and often has special pianists perform at their facility.

New Steinway Display

See our new 8500 square foot store . After 45 Years in business we have totally remodeled our store and enlarged . Pictured, see the new Steinway room, now completed .

Why buy a piano from us?

While other piano retailers have independent piano tuners they hire and limit the services they provide to each piano (due to cost) we have a Steinway & Sons trained Technician on staff who makes sure each piano, (new and used) reaches it’s best possible playing condition before it arrives in your home. It’s our commitment to each piano that makes us different. That’s why your next piano should come from Pritchard’s!
We have been chosen by Steinway to represent their pianos, we are one of only 62 retailers in the United States to meet Steinway’s demanding criteria. In a sense, Steinway has done all the shopping for you.. they have already selected the Best Piano retailer in the area; Pritchards! Best products, best prices, best staff, best service, best after the sale support period.

Steinway Society Schlarship Winner

Our Schlorship winner for 2013 is Arthur Brown. Arthur Brown is a composition major at State College of Florida and gave a concert at Pritchards playing his own classically composed pieces. Congratulations Arthur!

Venice Store How To Classes

Learn how to play your piano digital piano or keyboardi with Steve at our Venice store. There's no charge! Just call Steve at 941-493-5144 and get in on the fun!

Scholarship Winner 2012

The Steinway Society in cooperation with Pritchards awards a full scholarship every year to a worthy piano major at SCF in Bradenton. See pictured last year's winner Fernando Valbuena with music department head Charles Turon and Dave Pritchard.

Steinway Society Youth Performance

The Steinway Society's annual youth performance was the best ever! See pictured below from left to right Eleanor Brink, Amanda Yoder, Lynn Heiser, Katherine Decker, Chris Cogan, Sergio Bastian and board member Dan Smith.

ROGER WILLAMS PERFORMS AT PRITCHARDS

PIANIST ROGER WILLIAMS PERFORMED AT PRITCHARDS DECEMBER 2010. ROGER WILLIAMS PICTURED WITH DAVE PRITCHARD.ROGER'S "AUTUM LEAVES" IS THE TOP SELLING PIANO SOLO RECORDING OF ALL TIME.

Dave with Roland founder Mr. Kakehashi

Dave Pritchard was one of 15 special guests of Roland's founder and inventor of MIDI, Mr. Kakehashi in Hamamatsu Japan. New technology was demonstrated and new model digital pianos and organs that were shown in Japan have arrived

Autographed books by Franz Mohr

Franz Mohr , considered the most famous piano tuner in the world appeared at Pritchards .He recounted experiences with world famous musicians such as Horowitz , Cliburn,Gould, Serkin . Autographed copies of his his book "My life with the Great Pianists" are for sale at Pritchards now.

Pianos Bradenton 200 on display!

We specialize in Bradenton piano sales and are convenient the the Bradenton piano market as we are just 5 miles west of I 75 off the Bee Ridge exit

Mazuco Visits Pritchards

See Steinway's Excutive Vice President Frank Mazurco with Dave Pritchard left and manager Clark Dawson on right . Frank visited Sarasota and gave a presentation to the Steinway Society entitled Steinway Yesterday , Today and Tomorrow .

STEINWAY SOCIETY MEMBERS CONCERT

JANUARY 2012 PROGRAMS FEATURED OUR VERY OWN HOME GROWN PIANISTS.
PRISCILLA FULLERTON,PETER HAINESWORTH,MARY VAUGHN,JIM ROGERS, DAVE PRITCHARD AND CHRYSTALLE DELUCA

Pritchard's Clark Dawson Wins National Award

Our Sarasota Store Manager Clark Dawson, pictured second from left, is presented with first prize award , a one week cruise, for being the top selling salesman of Piano Disc player pianos in America last year . Congratulations Clark ! Pritchards has sold quality Piano Disc players since 1985 .

Sarasota Family Wins Contest !

Thousands of people entered to win the Kawai "Touch the Future" contest at Pritchards. Grand prize Winners of the the new Kawai RX-1 $23600 grand piano were Karen & Brehonna Huff. Pictured at her brand new Kawai Grand is 14 year old Brehonna. Dave Pritchard held the contest. Thank you Kawai !!

Atelier Competition Winner

Pritchards will be sponsoring the second adult Roland Atelier organ competition in November. Three judges will have difficulty determinating the winner as there are many good organ contestants scheduled to play. This year there will two different skill levels to compete .

Scholarship Awarded

Dave Pritchard of the Steinway Society of Sarasota presenting a check to Dr Charles Turon for a full scholarship the State College of Florida. The piano major winner will be announced in may 2010.

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