Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: C7X Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Length: 7′ 6″ History: In 1887 a watchmaker by the name of Torakusu Yamaha founded Japan’s first reed organ company. By 1899 he traveled to the USA to learn how to build pianos and started making grand and… Read More
Steinway O Grand Piano Piano Name: Steinway & Sons Website: Steinway Model: O Made in: USA Parent Company: Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Company Location: USA Length: 5′ 11″ History: Heinrich Steinweg established his piano company in 1853 in New York. Americanized to Steinway and Sons, it was the largest piano manufacturer in the world by… Read More
Shigeru Kawai SK5 Grand Piano Piano Name: Shigeru Kawai Website: Shigeru Kawai Model: SK5 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 6′ 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… Read More
Shigeru Kawai SK3 Grand Piano Piano Name: Shigeru Kawai Website: Shigeru Kawai Model: SK3 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 6′ 2″ Impressions: “The Shigeru SK3 feels both comfortable and beautiful. At lowest dynamic levels, the soft pianissimo touch is responsive and light. When you invest… Read More
Piano Name: Schimmel Website: Schimmel Model: C213 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Pearl River majority shareholder in Schimmel alliance Company Location: China Length: 7′ 0″ History: In 1882, Wilhelm Schimmel learned piano making at the Vogel & Sohn factory in Leipzig, Germany. Now 4th generation Hannes Schimmel-Vogel directs the family business of Schimmel Pianofortefabrik. The… Read More
Rönisch 186K Grand Piano Piano Name: Rönisch Website: Rönisch Model: 186K Made in: Germany Parent Company: Carl Rönisch Pianofortemanufaktur GmbH Company Location: Germany Height: 6’2″ History: Established in 1845, Carl Rönisch became one of the largest manufacturers in Europe before 1900. Credited as Imperial Purveyor for Austria and Hungary. After being decimated through 2 world… Read More
Piano Name: Rönisch Website: Rönisch Model: 175K Made in: Germany Parent Company: Carl Rönisch Pianofortemanufaktur GmbH Company Location: Germany Height: 5’8″ History: Established in 1845, Carl Rönisch became one of the largest manufacturers in Europe before 1900. Credited as Imperial Purveyor for Austria and Hungary. After being decimated through 2 world wars, the company once… Read More
Petrof P194 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 194 Storm Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 6′ 3″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were… Read More
Petrof P159 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 159 Bora Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 5′ 2″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were… Read More
Piano Name: Haessler Website: Haessler Model: 186 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik Company Location: Germany Length: 6′ 1″ History: Julius Bluthner established the Bluthner piano factory in 1853. Although he died in 1910, his 3 sons took over the company. During World War II, the factory was completely decimated and was rebuilt… Read More
