W. Hoffmann V158 Grand Piano Piano Name: W. Hoffmann Website: W. Hoffmann Model: V158 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: C. Bechstein Pianoforte Fabrik Company Location: Germany Length: 5′ 2″ History: W. Hoffmann pianos have been in existence since 1893 and were first manufactured in Berlin. For a time the Hoffmann name was manufactured by… Read More
Piano Name: Boston Website: Boston Model: GP-193 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Steinway Company Location: USA Length: 6′ 4″ History: Introduced in 1992, Boston is the name of Steinway’s middle line of pianos. Steinway designed, built by Kawai to Steinway’s specifications. All grand pianos are manufactured in Japan. Dimensions: 6’4″x61″ or 1m 93cm x 154cm… Read More
Review: The Baldwin BP190 looks and feels like classic American style. Taking a page from their historic lineup, Baldwin does an excellent job at replicating those lines in newer models. The BP190 is no exception. With brass ferrules (at the bottom of the legs) and the cast iron plate color matching models of yesteryear, the… Read More
Piano Name: Albert Weber Website: Weber Model: AW185 Made in: Korea Parent Company: Young Chang Music Company Location: Korea Length: 6′ 1″ History: Established in 1852 by Albert Weber in New York. The company became part of Young Chang in 1986 and in 2006 was purchased by Hyundai Development Company. American designer Del Fandrich has… Read More
Piano Name: Story & Clark Website: Story & Clark Model: H90 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: QRS Music Technologies Company Location: USA Length: 6′ 8″ History: Hampton Story started building pianos in 1857. By 1884, Mr. Story retired and Melville Clark joined the firm and the name was changed to Story & Clark. In 1993… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: GH-212R Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Length: 7′ 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
Pramberger JP179 Grand Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-179L Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 5′ 10″ 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
Kawai GX1 Grand Piano Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: GX-1 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 5′ 5″ 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: Boston Website: Boston Model: GP-178 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Steinway Company Location: USA Length: 5′ 10″ History: Introduced in 1992, Boston is the name of Steinway’s middle line of pianos. Steinway designed, built by Kawai to Steinway’s specifications. All grand pianos are manufactured in Japan. Dimensions: 5’10″x60″ or 1m 78cm x 151cm… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: GH-188R Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Length: 6′ 2″ 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
