Sauter 122 Upright Piano Review: When I play the Sauter 122 upright piano, the first thing that I notice is how “snappy” the action feels – snappy in the sense that it feels responsive and quick. According to Sauter, this is in part due to their patented double escapement action. The tone is conservative and… Read More

Rönisch 132K Upright Piano Piano Name: Rönisch Website: Rönisch Model: 132K Made in: Germany Parent Company: Carl Rönisch Pianofortemanufaktur GmbH Company Location: Germany Height: 52″ History: Established in 1845, Carl Rönisch became one of the largest manufacturers in Europe before 1900. Credited as Imperial Purveyor for Austria and Hungary. After being decimated through 2 world… Read More

Rönisch 125K Upright Piano Piano Name: Rönisch Website: Rönisch Model: 125K Made in: Germany Parent Company: Carl Rönisch Pianofortemanufaktur GmbH Company Location: Germany Height: 50″ History: Established in 1845, Carl Rönisch became one of the largest manufacturers in Europe before 1900. Credited as Imperial Purveyor for Austria and Hungary. After being decimated through 2 world… Read More

Piano Name: Rönisch Website: Rönisch Model: 118K Made in: Germany Parent Company: Carl Rönisch Pianofortemanufaktur GmbH Company Location: Germany Height: 46.5″ History: Established in 1845, Carl Rönisch became one of the largest manufacturers in Europe before 1900. Credited as Imperial Purveyor for Austria and Hungary. After being decimated through 2 world wars, the company once… Read More

Piano Name: Kayserburg Website: Kayserburg Model: KA-132 Made in: China Parent Company: Pearl River Piano Group Company Location: China Height: 49″ History: Pearl River Piano Group (PRPG) is officially the largest piano company in the world producing over 140,000 pianos annually. They are built by a separate team of piano makers within Pearl River and… Read More

Piano Name: Grotrian Website: Grotrian Model: G-114 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Height: 45″ History: In 1835, Friedrich Grotrian established a partnership with Theodor Steinweg (also known in America as Steinway). Friedrich’s son Wilhelm Grotrian purchased shares when Theodor left to help run Steinway in New York. Known as… Read More

Piano Name: Grotrian Website: Grotrian Model: G-113/Contour Made in: Germany Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Height: 44″ History: In 1835, Friedrich Grotrian established a partnership with Theodor Steinweg (also known in America as Steinway). Friedrich’s son Wilhelm Grotrian purchased shares when Theodor left to help run Steinway in New York. Known as… Read More

Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: YUS5 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: Kayserburg Website: Kayserburg Model: KA-126 Made in: China Parent Company: Pearl River Piano Group Company Location: China Height: 49″ History: Pearl River Piano Group (PRPG) is officially the largest piano company in the world producing over 140,000 pianos annually. They are built by a separate team of piano makers within Pearl River and… Read More

W. Hoffmann V131 Upright Piano Piano Name: W. Hoffmann Website: W. Hoffmann Model: V131 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: C. Bechstein Pianoforte Fabrik Company Location: Germany Height: 51.5″ History: W. Hoffmann pianos have been in existence since 1893 and were first manufactured in Berlin. For a time the Hoffmann name was manufactured by Feurich.… Read More