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I bought a Fipple recorder as part of my campaign to keep arthritic fingers moving. It’s great. Makes a good sound but best of all the holes at the foot of the instrument are perfectly placed for my... See more
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I got in contact with The Early Music Shop and was put through to the Snape Maltings branch. The member of staff (I think her name was Esther) was fantastic! She went above and beyond to check the rec... See more
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Delivery was sooner than expected. The new SIGO tenor head joint is a much crisper design than the original and it fits the existing body - bought last year, perfectly. The fit is much improved from... See more
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- Music Store
- Musical Instrument Rental Service
- Musical Instrument Repair Shop
- Musical Instrument Store
- Sheet Music Store
- Used Musical Instrument Store
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The Early Music Shop is the largest source of historical musical instruments worldwide. We are an independent music shop specialising in Early Music instruments, accessories and printed music. Our expert staff have years of experience helping you to find the perfect instrument for you!
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The Early Music Shop, Salts Mill, Victoria Road, BD18 3LA, Shipley, United Kingdom
- +44 1274 288100
- hello@earlymusicshop.com
- earlymusicshop.com
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Excellent transaction thank you
Excellent transaction thank you. Item was sent immediately. Beautiful instrument. Very happy.
June 11, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
We're glad you're happy with it. It is indeed a beautiful instrument. Enjoy playing it!
Really easy and pleasant shopping…
Really easy and pleasant shopping experience, the lute was delivered extremely quick and arrived safe and superbly packaged.
Couldn't ask for more.
June 12, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thank you for sharing your feedback, which is much appreciated. Enjoy your new lute, a wonderful instrument!
Amazing shop couldn't recommend too highly…
Amazing shop couldn't recommend it too highly. Barry always does a fantastic job and they got my recorder back to me before my concert excellent service!
June 4, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Phew! Glad to hear it was in time. We'll pass your lovely comments on to Barry. Thank you.
Excellent service with fast delivery
Excellent service with fast delivery. The instrument is fabulous - such a beautiful tone.
June 5, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
This is great to hear, thank you for sharing. Enjoy playing!
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thank you, glad it arrived safely. Enjoy!
The ordering of sheet music much improved
The ordering of sheet music has been much improved and simplified. I also enjoyed the Bodhran drum solo very much.
June 17, 2026
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Thank you for this feedback, which is much appreciated.
Wonderful experience!
Wonderful experience and a repeat customer! I am an international customer living in the US and received excellent service as usual. Thank you!
June 8, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thank you for your kind words and for your continued support! It means a great deal to us to have loyal customers around the world, and we look forward to helping again in the future.
Barry Holder did an excellent job…
Barry Holder did an excellent job revoicing three recorders, a Mollenhauer Denner, a Moeck Stanesby and a Maarten modern alto. The turnaround was prompt and everything worked very smoothly.
June 8, 2026
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Thanks for sharing this, which we will pass on to Barry.
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Great to hear - thank you!
Excellent service and outcome
Barry is a very welcoming and helpful person. My recorder is in much better order.
June 3, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
We agree! And will pass on your comment. Thank you.
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Thanks for letting us know - much appreciated.
Super service
Super service, fast and safe delivery and quality recorder. Thank you very much.
October 8, 2025
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Lovely to hear this, thank you for sharing.
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Glad we were able to help.
The staff were very helpful
The staff were very helpful, very clear about the product and the transporting of it and I was very happy when it arrived safely and on time. Thank you
May 29, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thanks for letting us know, this is great feedback which will be shared with our team.
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Thank you for your review. It's much appreciated.
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Thank you for your review, we're pleased to hear all is well.
Very efficient and swift response.
May 27, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thank you, good to hear.
Everything was delivered OK, however...
Everything was delivered in expected amount of time. Nothing was damaged, but the package had been ripped and the Royal Mail had to wrap it in a separate bag. One item was very small and could have fallen through the rip easily. More robust packaging should be considered.
May 26, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thank you for your helpful feedback, which we will pass on to our packaging department. We will certainly look at our packaging to see if we can improve it.
Great Service
I'm very pleased with the recorder I received. Shipped from the UK to the USA, it arrived very quickly and in perfect shape. I'm considering a couple other instruments now!
May 26, 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
So glad to hear it arrived safely and you're happy with your purchase! Do be in touch if there is anything else we can help you with.
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