Small Ads (For Sale and Wanted)
Instruments for sale
Double bass case looking for a new home: email for more details.
Cello, B & H 400 full size with SKB lined hard case. Very good condition. £375. Please contact Deborah Newman Tel: 023 8078 4117
Two cellos for sale. Half size Hungarian cello complete with case and bow, very good condition, £295. Full size Antoni cello with bow, very good condition, £200: email for more details.
Instruments wanted
We are looking to buy a good secondhand 'cello for our daughter who is progressing nicely. It needs to be full size and be good enough to get her to grade 6 or 7. Please contact me on email or 02380 702106.
Concert Attire
DJ Trousers - 32 waist/regular length, Jacket - medium: email for more details
Donation
Do you, or someone you know, have a band or orchestral instrument that's playable but no longer played? As an alternative to selling, you might consider donating it to a project for young people in Africa. Cases, stands, sheet music and accessories would all be welcome as well. Find out more from: http://www.musequality.org.
Sales & services (commercial)
Leo Sharpe (Note-Ability Strings ) - although the original retail premises are now closed, Leo Sharpe continues to offer classic personal attention, with an attractive range of instruments, accessories, repairs and other services: http://www.note-ability.com.
Triangle Pianos in Bitterne, run by Paul Kibble, is stocking or can order music for all instruments including exam pieces: http://www.trianglepianos.co.uk.
Hayes Music is a relative newcomer, with a well-stocked showroom of brass and woodwind instruments and helpful staff. It's an easy run to Totton from central Southampton (follow directions on website), with onsite parking: http://www.hayesmusic.co.uk.
These local businesses have generously supported Pyramid and other musical events and activities in Southampton, thorugh advertising and sponsorship. Please continue to support them in return!
French horns High-end instruments bought, sold and repaired by former SYO horn player Alan Wiltshire: http://www.hornsaplenty.com.
Placing an ad
Please send text for your small ad to info@fsyo.org.uk. Don't forget to supply a contact phone or email. You should also give your name and connection with the Southampton Youth Orchestras. (These personal details are for reference only and won't be published unless you include them in the ad text.)
The small print
Present or past players from any of the orchestras, their families, musical directors, employees of Southampton Music Service and others closely connected with the Orchestras, are welcome to place ads on this page. These are typically for instruments for sale or wanted, concert attire and related services. One photo, sized to a maximum of 100 x 200 pixels, landscape or portrait, may be included for a suggested minimum donation of £2. Other individuals (without a direct connection) are welcome to post a small ad, again for a suggested minimum donation of £2. (Cheques should be made payable to "Friends of Southampton Youth Orchestras" and passed to a member of the Committee.) Recommendations for retailers, repairers and other music-related professional services are welcome from players: such recommendation does not imply endorsement by FSYO. To enquire about paid-for advertising either on the website or in concert programmes, please contact a member of the Committee.
All small ads have a limit of 50 words, and may be taken offline after 3 months if not renewed. The Webmaster's decision is final in all respects.