Piano Name: C.Bechstein Website: C. Bechstein Model: Concert 6 Made in: Germany Parent Company: C.Bechstein Pianoforte Fabrik Company Location: Germany Height: 49.5″ History: Established in 1853, Carl Bechstein began manufacturing pianos under his own name in Berlin. The company persisted through two world wars, many economic challenges, and has emerged as one of the more… Read More
Petrof 136 Upright Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 136 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Height: 53″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were confiscated under… Read More
Petrof 225 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 225 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 7′ 4″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were confiscated… Read More
Petrof 275 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 275 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 9′ 0″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were confiscated… Read More
Money, apparently does grow on trees or at least in ancient times it did. It’s been recorded that rare tree sap was used as a form of payment for tax because it was deemed so valuable. This sap from the tree was harvested and refined into lacquer with incredible clarity and sheen. Many thousands of… Read More
Pearl River P9 Grand Piano Piano Name: Pearl River Website: Pearl River Model: P9 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Length: 5′ 3″ History: Established in 1954, Guangzhou, China, Pearl River is the largest piano builder in the world surpassing 100,000 pianos annually. They have over 1.3… Read More
Pearl River P8 Grand Piano Piano Name: Pearl River Website: Pearl River Model: P8 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Length: 4′ 10″ History: Established in 1954, Guangzhou, China, Pearl River is the largest piano builder in the world surpassing 100,000 pianos annually. They have over 1.3… Read More
Piano Name: G. Steinberg Website: G.Steinberg Model: GS-126 Performance Made in: China Parent Company: Yantai-Perzina Piano Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 51″ History: Established in 1908, Gerhard Steinberg began manufacturing pianos in Berlin, Germany. At the turn of the century, it was acquired by Perzina where they manufacture pianos under this name in… Read More
I’ve heard this statement many times. In fact it happened when I was a young. The piano teacher states, “Your children are at a level now where it would be helpful to have them practice on a grand piano”. But is there any substance to this statement? Is there validity in upgrading to a grand… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: RS125 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 50″ 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
