"Netmusicalinstruments" is the internet trading name of "Ackerman Music Ltd". We are not therefore an internet warehouse, but an established bone-fide music shop, with all the back-up you expect from a well established business.

We have been trading for over 16 years, and are the south coast's leading suppliers of woodwind brass and orchestral strings. As such we are main agents for most of the instruments that we sell.

As specialists in this field, we do not sell instruments "out of the box". We have our own workshops and all instruments are checked rigorously and set up before being sent out.

We have 2 other branches of our shop in Chichester & Crawley. This gives us an even greater supply to call upon. In particular our range of sheet music has increased to over 35,000 titles.

Not all our instruments are shown on these web pages, so please ask if your requirements are not shown.

Our contact details are:-

Netmusicalinstruments (Ackerman Music Ltd.)
70/72 Portland Road
Hove
East Sussex BN3 5DL
Tel: 01273 279282   Fax: 01273 702222

 

Meet the staff

These are some of our main staff that you might come across:-

Brian Ackerman - Managing Director - Studied clarinet & saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music. Woodwind maker & restorer for over 30 years. Visiting lecturer on musical instrument repair at Merton college for over 25 years. Awarded an ARAM for services to music.

Lynne Avery - Director - Lynne was manager of "Berns Music" for 21 years. Is responsible for the Epos system & sheetmusic. She plays woodwind instruments.

Emma Rose - Area manager based in Crawley. Plays flute. Had worked in our Chichester shop for 5 years, before becoming area manager.

Ghufran Robinson - Shop manager in our Hove branch. Formally a Registrar with the British Council. Plays the violin.

Simon Parsons - Shop sales staff in Hove. Plays cello and brass instruments. Trained with the Royal Engineers. Formally a brass instrument teacher for 7 years.

John Mason - Shop manager in our Chichester branch. Started playing the guitar from the age of 11, he was classically trained but also plays acoustic, electric and bass. John studied at Chichester University and was a founder member of the West Sussex Guitar Club.

Geoff Lewis - Woodwind and brass repairer. Plays clarinet, saxophone and flute. Played with the Staffordshire regiment for 12 years. Geoff has been a professional repairer for over 25 years.

Vincent Purcell - Stringed instrument repairs. Plays violin. HND in violin making at Guildhall University. Stringed instrument restorer, teacher and maker for over 20 years.