Petrof P173 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 173 Breeze Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 5′ 6″ 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: Schimmel Website: Schimmel Model: C189 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Pearl River majority shareholder in Schimmel alliance Company Location: China Length: 6′ 3″ 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
Piano Name: Schimmel Website: Schimmel Model: C169 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Pearl River majority shareholder in Schimmel alliance Company Location: China Length: 5′ 7″ 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
Pramberger JP132 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-132 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 52″ 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 company… 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: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: GL20 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 5′ 2″ Impressions: “The GL20 Kawai grand is a lovely proportioned baby grand piano. When I sat at this piano, I found the touch even and consistent not only across the keys but… Read More
Piano Name: Hailun Website: Hailun Pianos Model: 120J Made in: China Parent Company: Ningbo Hailun Musical Instruments Co. Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 47.5″ History: Mr. and Mrs. Hailun Chen started manufacturing piano parts in 1986. By 1995, complete pianos were being manufactured in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. Today it has expanded to 430,000 square… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: SU7 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Height: 52″ 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: Albert Weber Website: Weber Model: AW275 Made in: Korea Parent Company: Young Chang Music Company Location: Korea Length: 9′ 0″ 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
