In 1874, William Steinway wrote in his diary (pictured above) that the sostenuto pedal was splendid. But there has never been said any words in the piano industry that are more divisive than “But does it have a middle pedal?” Why are these words divisive? Because the middle pedal on the piano is the least used and yet most focused on in the piano industry. I’ve often told the story about one of the greatest jazz pianists in my city…… Read More
I’ve heard this statement many times. In fact it happened when I was a young. The piano teacher states, “Your children are at a level now where it would be helpful to have them practice on a grand piano”. But is there any substance to this statement? Is there validity in upgrading to a grand… Read More
Wyman WG185 Grand Piano Piano Name: Wyman Website: Wyman Model: WG185 Made in: China Parent Company: Wyman Piano Company Company Location: USA Length: 6′ 1″ History: Established by two former Baldwin executives Tim Laskey and George Benson in 2002. Although a relatively new company, all pianos are manufactured by Beijing Hsinghai Piano Group in China… Read More
Pramberger JP160D Grand Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-160D Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 5′ 4″ History: In 1958, Joseph Pramberger started working for Steinway & Sons where he was a design and project engineer, later as VP of manufacturing. In 1987 he started his own… Read More
Pramberger JP190D Grand Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-190D Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 6′ 3″ History: In 1958, Joseph Pramberger started working for Steinway & Sons where he was a design and project engineer, later as VP of manufacturing. In 1987 he started his own… Read More
Knabe WKV125 Upright Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WKV-125 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 50″ History: William Knabe established his company in Baltimore, USA in the year 1839 and remained in the family until 1906. As a well established name, the Knabe company became part of… Read More
Kawai GX7 Grand Piano Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: GX-7 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 7′ 6″ History: The Kawai company was formed in 1927 by a group consisting of Koichi Kawai and 7 of his colleagues. By 1955 Shigeru Kawai led the company… Read More
Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: GX-5 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 6′ 7″ History: The Kawai company was formed in 1927 by a group consisting of Koichi Kawai and 7 of his colleagues. By 1955 Shigeru Kawai led the company into modern manufacturing and… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: S6X Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Length: 7′ 0″ History: Introduced in 2017, the SX series bridges the gap between the CX production line and the completely hand made CF line. It has many of the concert CF features yet integrating CX production techniques.… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: RSG243 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Length: 8′ 0″ History: Located in Guangzhou, China, Pearl River Piano Group has become the largest piano manufacturer in the world, with a production of over 140,000 pianos annually by more than 4,000 workers.… Read More
