An English peer rejected acquiring piano and fine sort of table (4-4)

'sort of table' is the definition.

'an english peer rejected acquiring piano and fine' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'piano' could be 'p' (musical abbreviation) and 'p' is found in the answer.
'fine' could be 'f' (abbreviation in pencil classifications) and 'f' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?