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: Beautifully finished, the Hailun HG161 grand piano sports some incredible features (listed below). In addition, the free standing grand lid can be opened to any position in mid air. The touch is consistent throughout at pianissimo, mezzo forte and forte dynamic ranges. The tone in the bass and treble are placed in what I… 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
Piano Name Cristofori Website: Cristofori Model: G62L Made in: China Parent Company: Jordan Kitt’s Music & Schmitt Music Company Location: USA Length: 6′ 2″ History: The name Cristofori comes from Bartolomeo Cristofori who is credited with inventing the piano in 1709. The name is used on the pianos by chain stores of Jordon Kitt’s Music… Read More
Piano Name Brodmann Website: Brodmann Model: PE-150 Made in: China Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Length: 4′ 11″ History: Joseph Brodmann was a piano maker in the early 1800’s employing the young apprentice Ignaz Bösendorfer. Bösendorfer took over Brodmann’s production in 1828. But in 2004, two former Bösendorfer executives re-established the Brodmann… Read More
Piano Name: Story & Clark Website: Story & Clark Model: H70 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: QRS Music Technologies Company Location: USA Length: 5′ 7″ 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
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
