Knabe WKV121 Upright Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WKV-121 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 48″ 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
Knabe WKV118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WKV-118F Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 46.5″ 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
Piano Name: Hailun Website: Hailun Pianos Model: HU5 Made in: China Parent Company: Ningbo Hailun Musical Instruments Co. Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 50″ Impressions: “The Hailun HU5 contains what I would describe as crossover – when you’re playing quietly, the tone is felty but when you add energy, it transforms into a more bold… Read More
Review: The Hailun HU1 is a professional height piano where the touch feels weighted but not from undue friction. The keys feel as though they move freely but it’s still firm under the fingers. Tonally, the word for this piano is bold. Bass, mid-range and treble are all well matched with tone that sits right… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: P660 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Height: 45″ 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 upright… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: b3 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Height: 48″ 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 upright… Read More
Wyman WV132 Upright Piano Piano Name: Wyman Website: Wyman Model: WV132 Made in: China Parent Company: Wyman Piano Company Company Location: USA Height: 52″ 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 who… Read More
Samick JS247 Upright Piano Piano Name: Samick Website: Samick Model: JS-247 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 46.5″ History: Started by Hyo Ick Lee in 1958, the Samick company started producing easy to build upright pianos for domestic market in Korea. By 1964, the company had grown considerably and… Read More
Samick JS121 Upright Piano Piano Name: Samick Website: Samick Model: JS-121 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 48″ History: Started by Hyo Ick Lee in 1958, the Samick company started producing easy to build upright pianos for domestic market in Korea. By 1964, the company had grown considerably and… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: UH-118R Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 46.5″ 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