Bennington, VT Piano Store
If you live in Bennington and have been looking for a piano store near Bennington, VT, our Albany showroom is about an hour away, just across the New York line. Hilton Piano Center has been family-owned since 1992, with Bob Hilton at the helm, and piano delivery to Bennington County is free once you have picked your instrument.
On the floor at Hilton Piano Center you can compare digital keyboards, digital pianos, uprights, grands and player pianos in one visit. The store is inside Colonie Center mall, 442 Colonie Center, Albany. A quick call to (518) 362-7920 lets you ask about a specific model before you leave Monument Circle.
From the Bennington Battle Monument the trip is about 40 miles, approximately an hour. You follow VT 9 west, which becomes NY 7 once you cross the state line, then continue through Hoosick and Troy toward the Collar City Bridge and Alternate Route 7 and onto I-87 for the last stretch to Colonie. Allow extra time in winter and at rush hour.
A piano is a long relationship, and the shop supports it from start to finish. We sell new and used pianos, tune and repair them, rent them, and teach lessons. For Bennington homes the delivery is free. Need something extra? Player-piano conversion with PianoDisc or QRS, silent pianos for late-night playing, and piano labs for schools and churches are all on offer. Bennington College's Jennings Music Building, the Green Mountain Youth Orchestra and the Bennington Children's Chorus are all part of the town's music life, and school music rooms are the kind of space a piano lab is built for.
Hilton Piano Center is the Capital Region’s only authorized Yamaha piano dealer, and an authorized Roland and Casio dealer. Browse Baldwin and Hallet Davis pianos, Dynatone digitals and QRS systems among the new stock; for Steinway, Kawai or Yamaha pianos that have already had a first owner, ask what we currently have pre-owned.
Contact the store:
Hilton Piano Center LLC
442 Colonie Center
Albany, NY 12205
518-362-7920
Questions can also go through our contact form. Give your ZIP code, 05201 for Bennington or 05257 for North Bennington, and tell us what you are hoping to find.
About Bennington:
Bennington was chartered on January 3, 1749 by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth, who named it after himself. It was the first of the New Hampshire Grants, and the first permanent settlers arrived in 1761. With 15,333 residents at the 2020 census, it is the most populous town in southern Vermont. The Wikipedia article covers the town in more detail.
The Battle of Bennington was fought on August 16, 1777, when New Hampshire militia under Gen. John Stark defeated a force of German mercenaries and Loyalists. The fighting took place across the line in Walloomsac, New York. The Bennington Battle Monument remembers it: a 306-foot stone obelisk, the tallest human-made structure in Vermont, with an observation level at 200 feet reached by elevator. Its cornerstone went in during 1887, the work finished in November 1889, and President Benjamin Harrison attended the 1891 dedication.
Art and craft run through the town. The Bennington Museum holds the Grandma Moses Gallery, Bennington Potters downtown carries on a pottery tradition the town is known for nationally, and Robert Frost is buried here. North Bennington is home to Bennington College, whose music program includes an MFA in composition or voice; composers Allen Shawn, Henry Brant and Vivian Fine have all taught there.
Live performance fills the calendar. The Sage City Symphony has played since 1973, and the Bennington County Choral Society, Oldcastle Theatre Company and Vermont Arts Exchange keep stages busy. Mount Anthony Union High School serves the town's students.