Estonia 168 Grand Piano

Piano Name: Estonia Website: Estonia Model: 168 Made in: Estonia Parent Company: Estonia Klaverivabrik Company Location: Estonia Length: 5′ 6″ History: In the country of Estonia, the Estonia Piano Company has its roots in the late 1800’s when Mr.Ernst Hiis-Ihse hand-made a piano that became the prototype for manufacturing. Post WWII, however the piano struggled… Read More

Estonia 190 Grand Piano

Piano Name: Estonia Website: Estonia Model: 190 Made in: Estonia Parent Company: Estonia Klaverivabrik Company Location: Estonia Length: 6′ 3″ History: In the country of Estonia, the Estonia Piano Company has its roots in the late 1800’s when Mr.Ernst Hiis-Ihse hand-made a piano that became the prototype for manufacturing. Post WWII, however the piano struggled… Read More

Kawai EX Grand Piano

Kawai EX Grand Piano Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: EX Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 9′ 0″ 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

Grotrian G277 Grand Piano

Piano Name: Grotrian Website: Grotrian Model: G277 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Grotrian Piano Company Company Location: Germany Length: 9′ 1″ 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… Read More

August Forster 275 Grand Piano

Piano Name: August Förster Website: August Förster Model: 275 Made in: Germany Parent Company: August Förster Company Location: Germany Length: 9′ 1″ History: August Förster established his company in 1859 in Löbau, Germany. Being made into a nationalized company post World War II, the company still managed to stay under family leadership. After the collapse… Read More

Yamaha CF6 Grand Piano

Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: CF6 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Length: 7′ 0″ 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… Read More

Yamaha CF4 Grand Piano

Review: When I tried the Yamaha CF4 grand piano I found it to be incredibly uniform in tone and touch. It seemed heavier than I would have expected, but with a firmer touch also comes what I would describe as a wider expression palette especially at pianissimo and mezzo-forte levels. The tone is conservative and… Read More

Pramberger JP280E Grand Piano

Pramberger JP280E Grand Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-280E Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 9′ 4″ 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… Read More

Knabe WKG90 Grand Piano

Knabe WKG90 Grand Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WKG-90 Made in: Korea Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 9′ 0″ 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… Read More

Grotrian G225 Grand Piano

Piano Name: Grotrian Website: Grotrian Model: G225 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Length: 7′ 4″ 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… Read More