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75-77 Derby Road
Nottingham NG1 5BA
0115 941 0543
75-77 Derby Road
Nottingham NG1 5BA
0115 941 0543
- Woodwind
- Brass
- Electronic
- Secondhand/Ex-Demo
Peter Beaumont - Obituary
Peter Beaumont (1961-2021)
Windblowers Manager
After leaving school Pete enrolled on the woodwind making and repairing course at Newark Technical College. The years 1978-1981 were golden years, Pete learning his trade in the company of Daniel Bangham, Jeremy Walsworth, Travis Townson and Paul Carrington. More importantly, he met a lovely lady on the Equine management course, his future wife Sue. The end of course concert featured John Dankworth soloing on a clarinet jointly made by Pete.
The next 3 years were spent in the workshop of Rosehill Instruments Beaconsfield where Pete and Sue lived in a flat above the shop. Here Pete discovered and developed his remarkable people skills.
In 1984, Pete joined Howarth of London to manage their single reed department. Pete`s natural warmth and generous nature with customers, suited his new role perfectly. Here Pete met, and befriended, the great and the good of the music industry.
During his 20 years at Howarths, having moved back to Sue`s home town of Newark after the birth of their second son, Pete`s daily commute involved a 5.30am wake up call, he always slept on the train down, and also at lunchtime (something he did for the rest of his life at Windblowers, much to the amusement of his colleagues).
Pete joined Windblowers Nottingham in 2004 as shop manager. Pete had many talents, he was an accomplished photographer as well as an outstanding musician. Oboe was his first instrument, he was blessed with a huge warm sound (much like his personality) that always stopped customers in their tracks if he happened to be demonstrating or testing after an adjustment. His musical ability did not stop at oboe, but encompassed all of the woodwind family, including the crumhorn (which he liked to keep quiet about) and he also enjoyed playing the guitar and piano.
He will be fondly remembered by customers for his expertise not just in describing the design parameters required of a mouthpiece for a certain sound but also creating that sound before their very ears with clever use of Blue Tac!
The other love of Pete`s life which he enjoyed with all of his family was athletics. Amazingly even at 60 Pete was still able to run a sub 60 second 400 metre time.
Explore more of Pete`s extensive athletic involvement by checking out the Newark Athletic Club face book posts; or for photography, and to follow the link to hear Pete playing check out www.blackwood.co.uk
If you would like to leave your own tribute to Peter or make an online donation to the British Heart Foundation please follow the link below:
https://peterbeaumont.muchloved.com
Our hearts go out to Sue, Mike, Tom and family.
WE ARE OPEN! Update 13th April 2021
We are now OPEN on!
Windblowers temporary opening hours will be open as follows:
Tuesday 9-3pm
Wednesday 9-3pm
Thursday 9-3pm
Friday 9-5pm
Saturday 9-5pm
We will keep you updated regularly.
We are very pleased to announce that the testing of instruments and mouthpieces is now available!
We are operating an appointment only system so please contact us in advance on 0115 9410543 (or via the online contact form)
The welfare of our staff and customers is very important to us. For this reason, we have introduced the following measures to help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus:
- On arrival, please ring the bell and a member of staff will greet you at the door.
- Sanitising gel and masks will be available on entry.
- We would request that customers respect the two metre social distancing rule.
- A maximum of five customers will be allowed in the shop at any one time.
- There will be a 72 hour quarantine period for instruments left for repair, consequently we are unable to carry out on the spot repairs at this time.
- All stock instruments and mouthpieces are sanitised and quarantined as appropriate.
- Enhanced regular sanitising is in operation throughout the store.
- Continuous air purification of testing room to HEPA European standard.
Windblowers staff are committed to giving you the best service at this challenging time and will keep you informed of any changes as they develop.
We look forward to seeing you all again, and would like to thank you for your continued support this year.
Featured Product
Yamaha YPC 32
The YPC 32 is very popular with students as well as doublers due to its easy playability and accurate intonation.
The body is made of sturdy, maintenance-free ABS resin for a sound similar to that of natural wood.
It includes an E mechanism as found on professional model piccolos.
The durability of these instruments makes them ideal for beginners.
Supplied with silver plated key work and case.
All About The Bass - Specials
There's no treble here, just the boom, boom bass!
Big IS beautiful!
If you're looking for bass instruments at low prices, feast your eyes on these beauties!
Courtois 181 EEb Tuba (Second Hand) £3395.00
Yamaha Bass Recorder YRB302 (Second Hand). 199.00
Pearl 201 ES Alto Flute (Ex-Demo). 1292.00
Vito Bass Clarinet (Second Hand) 895.00
The Largest Selection of Sheet Music and Wind Instruments in the Midlands
Welcome to Windblowers, the Midland's premier wind instrument centre.
We offer the largest selection of sheet music and wind instruments in the Midlands. Our comprehensive selection of new and used instruments and our large range of instrument accessories means we always have everything you need for saxophones, clarinets, flutes, trumpets and trombones plus many other musical instruments from the world's leading manufacturers available and in stock.
All our staff are friendly, highly experienced and knowledgeable plus we have our own fully qualified instrument maker and repairer who offers specialist attention to your instrument.
Windblowers are proud to be the UK agent for Bernd Moosmann bassoons and also suppliers to local authorities, music societies and various educational establishments.
SPECIAL OFFER ON DENIS WICK TUBA MOUTHPIECES
Limited stock special offers on Wick Tuba mouthpieces:
Silverplate - RRP £86.88 - NOW £69.95!
5286 - 1L
5286 - 4L
Please contact us for further details - while stocks last.
Sheet Music Department
For sheet music, please visit our seperate sheet music website
You can browse through over thousands of titles and order via our seperate online payment system.
Please click the 'music' tab at the top of the page and you will be automatically re-directed to www.windblowersmusic.com where you can access everything sheet music related!
Do you have an instrument for sale?
If so we may consider making you an offer!
Currently we are particularly interested in Bassoons but we would consider any woodwind or brass instruments you may have.
Please call us on 0115 941 0543 with the make and model - you never know, IT COULD BE WORTH MORE THAN YOU THINK!
Take It Away
We are proud to announce that Windblowers is a registered participant of the Art Councils Take it away scheme. Take it away is an Arts Council initiative designed to help more people get involved in learning and playing music. The scheme allows individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 to apply for a loan of up to £2,000 for the purchase of any kind of musical instrument, and pay it back in nine monthly installments, completely interest free.
The scheme has been extended to allow anyone to purchase an instrument for someone aged under 18. Please enquire for more details.
Read more about Take it away. Terms and conditions apply.
Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme (AIPS)
Students can now save money when buying an instrument with Windblowers. There is a scheme called the Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme which allows students to buy instruments without having to pay United Kingdom V.A.T. (20 %). This means that when buying an instrument for £1500 you could save £250 on the purchase price.
Read more about the AIPS scheme and see whether you are eligible. Terms and conditions apply.
Windblowers proud to support the Nottingham Music Hub
Windblowers are delighted to be supporting the Nottingham Music Hub in their work helping to make music more accessible and inclusive. They support young people from across the city to develop their musical skills, and participate in diverse ensembles and performances, contributing to the life of our great city.
Opening Hours
- Tuesday-Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday-Monday: Closed - Good Friday: Closed
Easter Saturday: Closed
Easter Sunday: Closed
Bank Holiday Monday: Closed
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- 75-77 Derby Road
Nottingham
NG1 5BA - T: +44 115 941 0543
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