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Top 25 Musical instrument manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Name: Musical instrument manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 138 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 138 musical instrument manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,207 professional contacts across them, including 390 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers musical instrument manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest musical instrument manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 138 musical instrument manufacturers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to musical instrument manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Gear4music LTD	Strong evidence	York, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	224 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Gear4music is one of Europe’s leading online retailers of musical instruments and music equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	GAK	Strong evidence	Brighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	221 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GAK is one of the UK's leading Musical Instrument and equipment retailers, with 30 years in business, working to help, advise and supply musicians, enthusiasts, venues and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Andertons Music CO	Strong evidence	Guildford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Andertons Music Company is one of the world's most loved musical instrument retailers maintaining both a destination retail space and a world class e-commerce operation serving…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	PMT	Partial evidence	Speke, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	66 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At PMT we live, sleep, and breathe music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Guitarguitar	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The UK's Largest Guitar Retailer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Korg UK & Ireland	Partial evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since our foundation in 1963, Korg has been creating new adventures in sound, music and performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Roland UK	Strong evidence	Swansea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Roland is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of electronic musical instruments including keyboards and synthesisers, guitar products, electronic percussion…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Headstock Group	Indirect evidence	Halesowen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headstock Distribution was formed in 1997, developed as the UK & Ireland distribution division of the long-established Laney Amplification Company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Howarth Of London	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Howarth of London, established in 1948, is recognised internationally as a maker of fine Oboes, Oboes d’Amore and Cors Anglais.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Barnes & Mullins Ltd. Musical Instrument Distribution	Strong evidence	Oswestry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Multi Award-Winning Musical Instrument Import, Export and Distribution in the UK, Europe and throughout the world” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Strings And Things LTD	Strong evidence	Shoreham-by-sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “UK musical instrument and music accessories distributer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Percussion Play	Strong evidence	Froxfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Percussion Play produces outdoor musical instruments specifically designed for challenging outdoor environments, including playgrounds, parks, trails, schools, churches, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Frederick Hyde LTD	Partial evidence	Haslemere, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Frederick Hyde Ltd incorporates departments that offer a wide range of services in the music industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Music Industries Association	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Music Industries Association (MIA) is the UK trade body that represents the interests of UK businesses making and selling musical instruments and associated products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	John Hornby Skewes & CO LTD	Indirect evidence	Garforth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1965 by its eponymous founder, John Hornby Skewes, and his wife Madge from their modest home in Garforth near Leeds, the couple built JHS up from a standing start…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Westside Distribution LTD	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Westside Distribution have been distributing distinguished brands since 1995.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	John Packer LTD	Strong evidence	Chelston Business Park, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “John Packer Ltd is a musical instrument company with nearly 40 years history.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Normans Musical Instruments	Strong evidence	Burton Upon Trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We believe in the power of music to change lives and we’re dedicated to making quality instruments accessible to learners and players everywhere.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Rotosound Music Strings	Indirect evidence	Sevenoaks, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rotosound Manufacturing Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Fair Deal Music	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fair Deal Music is Birmingham’s largest independent music brand, proudly serving the music community of the West Midlands since 1987.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Caswells Strings	Partial evidence	Banbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Caswells Strings, specialising in instruments, bows and accessories of the bowed-string family.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Millers Music	Indirect evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Showcasing the pinnacle of piano manufacturing and craftsmanship, our beautiful showroom in the heart of Cambridge is home to some of the most unique pianos in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Steinway & Sons UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1853, Steinway & Sons pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty and investment value.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	The Early Music Shop	Partial evidence	Saltaire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The world's largest Early Music specialists!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Rosehill Instruments Limited	Indirect evidence	Beaconsfield Bucks, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	n/a	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: musical instrument manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names musical instrument manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of musical instrument manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name musical instrument manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Musical instrument manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

32.3%Verified-email coverage

8.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

10.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 138 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among musical instrument manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “musical instrument manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names musical instrument manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among musical instrument manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 390 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names musical instrument manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many musical instrument manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 138 musical instrument manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Gear4music LTD, headquartered in York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most musical instrument manufacturers?

London leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Cardiff (3) and Glasgow (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 390 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 138 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.