The Welmar name first appeared in 1919, marking the beginning of a legacy that would grow to become one of Britain's most famous and highly respected piano brands.

The Knight K range represents one of the finest chapters in British upright design. From the foundational K6 to the flagship K10 and the ambitious K15, these pianos combine structural ingenuity with enduring musical depth. This guide explores the models that defined the Knight legacy and explains why they remain so highly regarded today.

How did a confident, craft led British piano industry become a handful of surviving names and factories? This article traces how wartime controls, redirected skills and post war austerity reshaped what British makers could build, and explains why those shifts still matter when choosing a piano today, especially at Sykes & Sons.

Few British upright pianos are as respected as the Knight K10. It is one of the most structurally serious small uprights ever produced in the United Kingdom, and reconditioned examples remain highly regarded even decades after production ceased. However, confusion frequently arises between the Knight K10 and another model: the Knight York. Only recently, we received another call from a concerned pianist who had been shown what was advertised as a 'K10' on a showroom floor. Th