Many years ago, I remember seeing a piano in a museum similar to the one shown above (built in 1787 by Christian Gottlob Hubert. On display at Germanisches Nationalmuseum – Nuremberg, Germany). I have often wondered why acoustic portable pianos never really took off. Although we’ve seen more portable keyboard instruments like harpsichords, accordions or… Read More
This was the first year since covid that the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show was back to its regular January date and, in fact the first show where it felt back to normal. How was it? To answer that, I’m going quickly review the piano market over the last few years. Piano… Read More
I’ve often wondered when the business model of piano buying would start to change. It seems like we feel comfortable purchasing everything from toothpaste to tires online and yet pianos are one thing that you still buy in a store. Well some of that is about to change. After speaking with Larry Caruso from Caruso… Read More
Sonnova CG-M Grand Piano Piano Name: Sonnova Website: Sonnova Model: CG-M Coloratura Made in: China Parent Company: Caruso Piano Company Location: USA Height: 5-6″ History: Sonnova Piano is the newly established brand from Caruso Piano. Established in 1929, John Caruso started off in accordion sales and teaching. He established a very successful mail order business… Read More
Sonnova U48 Upright Piano Piano Name: Sonnova Website: Sonnova Model: U48 Made in: China Parent Company: Caruso Piano Company Location: USA Height: 48″ History: Sonnova Piano is the newly established brand from Caruso Piano. Established in 1929, John Caruso started off in accordion sales and teaching. He established a very successful mail order business in… Read More
Piano Name: G. Steinberg Website: G.Steinberg Model: GS-126 Performance Made in: China Parent Company: Yantai-Perzina Piano Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 51″ History: Established in 1908, Gerhard Steinberg began manufacturing pianos in Berlin, Germany. At the turn of the century, it was acquired by Perzina where they manufacture pianos under this name in… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: RS125 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 50″ 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. PRPG… 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
