Pramberger PV122 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: PV-122 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 49″ 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: Boston Website: Boston Model: UP-118S Made in: Japan Parent Company: Steinway Company Location: USA Height: 46″ History: Introduced in 1992, Boston is the name of Steinway’s middle line of pianos. Steinway designed, built by Kawai to Steinway’s specifications. With the exception of the UP118S, built in Indonesia, all other Boston pianos ending in… Read More
Pramberger JP132 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-132 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 52″ 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
Pramberger LV118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: LV-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
It’s not every day a new concert grand gets unveiled. In my mind, concert grands are the Formula 1 pianos where a company invests the very best in technology, materials and workmanship to present their utmost to the world. This year at the NAMM show (pre-covid in January 2020), I had the opportunity to… Read More
Piano Name: Boston Website: Boston Model: UP-120S Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Steinway Company Location: USA Height: 47″ History: Introduced in 1992, Boston is the name of Steinway’s middle line of pianos. Steinway designed, built by Kawai to Steinway’s specifications. With the exception of the UP120s, built in Indonesia, all other pianos are manufactured in… Read More
When doing research on pianos, what role does the soundboard play? After a key is struck on the piano, the hammer is activated to strike against the strings. The vibration of the strings, in turn transfers the vibration through the bridge to the soundboard. It’s the job of the soundboard to act as a transducer,… Read More
A piano bridge is a thin section made of wood that runs perpendicular to the strings. Pianos generally have 2 bridges; the short bridge for the lower bass section and the long bridge for the tenor and treble sections. The sizes vary from maker to maker but they run the width of the piano and average about 1½” wide and are about 1” tall in the treble and 2” tall in the bass.… Read More
Piano Name: Essex Website: Essex Model: EUP-123E Made in: China Parent Company: Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. Company Location: USA Height: 48.5″ History: Introduced in 2001, Essex is the name of Steinway’s cost effective piano line. Steinway designed, built by Pearl River in China to Steinway’s specifications. Dimensions: 48.5″x60″x26.5″ or 123cm x 151-152cm x 67cm Available… Read More
In 1874, William Steinway wrote in his diary (pictured above) that the sostenuto pedal was splendid. But there has never been said any words in the piano industry that are more divisive than “But does it have a middle pedal?” Why are these words divisive? Because the middle pedal on the piano is the least used and yet most focused on in the piano industry. I’ve often told the story about one of the greatest jazz pianists in my city…… Read More
