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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They carry more obscure parts and instruments that are hard to get from other places. The delivery took a bit longer than expected, but that might be just because of the current global crises, so can'... 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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The recorder bag I bought was exactly as described and fits all my recorders snugly. Shipping from the UK was reasonable, and the package arrived quickly. I would buy from this company again. I... See more
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Company details
- 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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Recent order of instrument
My order was processed and sent with commendable speed. Thank you for a great service. Highly recommendable.
5 June 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thank you for this lovely feedback, we're glad it all went smoothly for you!
They know their stuff
Helpful initial advice on which recorder is best to purchase and then prompt delivery. The recorder itself is a good robust initial instrument or back up piece.
15 June 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Glad we were able to advise you on this instrument, and deliver it promptly. Enjoy playing!
Reply from The Early Music Shop
This is great news - enjoy playing, it's a beautiful instrument!
Great service, poor communication
Service was great. I just wish they had add a step into their CRM informing me that my £200+ instrument was well received via post and being add to the queue of instruments being processed. I only heard once they invoiced me at the end of the process - I had no idea of what happened to my instrument up to that time, which was quite a few days since I shipped it.
10 June 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thank you for sharing your feedback. This is really useful for us to know, and I will pass it onto my colleagues who handle the repairs. As you say, confirmation of arrival and a tracker to show where it is in the process, would be helpful.
Excellent transaction thank you
Excellent transaction thank you. Item was sent immediately. Beautiful instrument. Very happy.
11 June 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.
12 June 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!
4 June 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.
5 June 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.
17 June 2026
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Reply from The Early Music Shop
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!
8 June 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.
8 June 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thanks for sharing this, which we will pass on to Barry.
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Great to hear - thank you!
Excellent service and outcome
Barry is a very welcoming and helpful person. My recorder is in much better order.
3 June 2026
Reply from The Early Music Shop
We agree! And will pass on your comment. Thank you.
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Thanks for letting us know - much appreciated.
Super service
Super service, fast and safe delivery and quality recorder. Thank you very much.
8 October 2025
Reply from The Early Music Shop
Lovely to hear this, thank you for sharing.
Reply from The Early Music Shop
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
29 May 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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