Address
Banks Music
18 Lendal
York
YO1 8AU
Map
Tel: 01904 658836
Fax: 01904 629547
Email: sales@banksmusic.co.uk
Opening Hours
Monday
9.30am to 5.30pm
Tuesday to Saturday
9.00am to 5.30pm
Sunday
10.30am to 4.30pm
Store Profile
Banks Music is the UK’s premier music shop. Founded in 1756
it shares a birthday with Mozart and is now in its third century of music
retailing.
With over 10,000 sq. feet of retail space, Banks has one of the largest
selections of musical instruments, accessories, sheet music, examination
material, tutor methods and instructional DVDs available in the world.
It also houses a specialist classical CD department and a dedicated digital and stage piano showroom.
Banks has a staff of 25 music professionals with over 150 years of combined
experience. Our experienced and enthusiastic staff will take you every step of
the way from novice to virtuoso with our vast range of musical instruments and
dedicated focus on musical tuition.
We have finance and interest free credit programmes in place to ensure we find
you an instrument to suit your personal style as well as your pocket.
The team at Banks are all trained specialists in their field of expertise, and
all regularly attend manufacturer training courses to increase their skills.
Ground Floor
- Electric & Bass guitars by Fender, Vintage, Ibanez, Encore, Squier etc.
- Acoustic guitars by Taylor, Martin, Fender, Tanglewood, Yamaha, Vintage, Ashton, etc.
- Amps by Fender, Line 6, VOX & Roland.
- FX by Boss, Danelectro and Line 6.
- Classical Guitars by Admira, Ashton, Alhambra, Ramirez, Hokada, Hofner, Jose Ferrer & Valencia
- Folk stringed instruments- banjos, mandolins- by Ozark, Tanglewood
- Ukeleles by Ashton, Mahalo, Lazy etc.
- Drums and Percussion by Yamaha, Mapex, Pearl, CB etc.
- Keyboards, arrangers and synthesizers by Casio, Yamaha & Roland.
- Woodwind by Trevor James, Buffet, Yamaha & Jupiter etc.
- Brass by Artemis, Besson and Trevor James, Yamaha & Jupiter.
- Strings by Stentor, Hofner, Carlo Giordano, Hidersine
- Rock & Pop sheet music. The latest release for all your favourite bands, mixed folios, compilations, tuition methods and 1000s of DVDs.
- Wide range of accessories & software products.
- Broad selection of folk and blues instruments, accordions, harmonicas, pianicas, melodicas, bazoukis, as well as hard to find percussion instruments.
Ground Floor Mezzanine
- Early Music Instruments and accessories.
First Floor
An entire floor dedicated to classical sheet music, choral, educational and
examination music.
The brass and wind department is renowned for its large range of stock for wind
band, brass band, dance band, ensemble and instrumental music.
- Piano
- Organ
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Double Bass
- Choral Music in every genre
- Vocal Music
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Recorder
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Primary School Resources
- GCSE, A level and Further Education
- Miniature and Full Scores
- Examination Syllabus Material for all main Examining Boards
- School ensemble music: orchestra and flexible ensemble
Classical CD department (First Floor Mezzanine)
We currently hold in stock over 7000
titles, representing over 200 labels.
- Classical, Jazz, Opera, Easy Listening CDs as well as music DVDs.
Lower Ground Floor (Digital and Stage Piano Showroom)
- We are authorized Roland and Keynote Yamaha dealers and stock a full range of digital and stage piano from both brands.
To ensure a full demonstration, it is best to call and book an appointment, but
you may try any model whenever you wish.
Store Services
We offer a range of repair services including:
- In store re-stringing.
- Woodwind & brass repairs.
We look forward to seeing you soon.