Pearl River GP188A Grand Piano Review: What’s it like to play a Pearl River GP188A grand piano? First of all, the piano feels solid. The cabinet and finishing are exceptional. Professional spraying and finishing make this piano mirror gloss black. From a playing perspective, the touch is even throughout. At pianissimo, mezzo-forte and fortissimo, the… Read More
Knabe WMG650 Grand Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WMG-650 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 6’1″ 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 WG61 Grand Piano Piano Name Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WG-61 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 6’1″ 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 WG59 Grand Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WG-59 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 5’9″ 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: Johannes Seiler Website: Seiler Model: GS160 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Musical Instrument Mfg Company Location: Korea Height: 5′ 3″ History: Eduard Seiler established Seiler Pianos in 1849. By 1923, Anton Seiler-Dütz expands the company to be the largest piano manufacturer in East Germany. After WWII, the company was eventually moved to… Read More
Piano Name: Irmler Website: Irmler Model: F148 Made in: China & Germany Parent Company: Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik Company Location: Germany Length: 4’8″ History: Johann Irmler established his company in 1818 in Leipzig. During World War II, the factory was bombed and the company was decimated. Although attempts were made to continue operation, it closed in… Read More
Piano Name Heintzman Website: Out of Business Model: 168 Made in: China Parent Company: Heintzman Piano Company, Ltd. Company Location: Canada Length: 5’6″ History: Canadian in origin, established in 1866. The original Heintzman piano was discontinued in 1981. The Heintzman company stopped production in Canada in 1981 and has undergone ownership changes until a China/Canada… Read More
Impressions: Sitting at the Hailun HG151 piano, you get the impression that the piano has what I would describe as a “Classic” feel. The Hailun company, which I visited in 2015 manufactures roughly 38,000 pianos annually and takes a traditional approach to manufacturing, performing many of the processes by hand. Every grand at the factory… Read More
Samick SIG57 Grand Piano Piano Name Samick Website: Samick Model: SIG-57 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 5′ 7″ 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… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: R9 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Length: 5′ 3″ 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
