Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: U1 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Height: 48″ Impressions: The Yamaha U1 upright piano remains one of the ‘workhorse’ instruments in the musical community. At 48″ tall (121 cm), it is a veritable power house for sound. When asked what the difference is between… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: UH-132R Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 52″ 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
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: UH-121R Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 48″ 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
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: R2 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 48″ 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
Pramberger JP118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-118 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 46.5″ 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
Piano Name: Heintzman Website: Out of Business Model: 132D Made in: China Parent Company: Heintzman Piano Company, Ltd. Company Location: Canada Height: 52″ 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
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: Brodmann Website: Brodmann Model: PE-130 Made in: China Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Height: 51″ 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 name… Read More
Piano Name: Brodmann Website: Brodmann Model: PE-124V Made in: China Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Height: 49″ 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 name… Read More
