Piano Name: Hailun Website: Hailun Pianos Model: HU9P Made in: China Parent Company: Ningbo Hailun Musical Instruments Co. Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 52″ History: Mr. and Mrs. Hailun Chen started manufacturing piano parts in 1986. By 1995, complete pianos were being manufactured in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. Today it has expanded to 430,000 square… Read More

Piano Name: Boston Website: Boston Model: UP-126E Made in: Japan Parent Company: Steinway Company Location: USA Height: 50″ 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 UP118, built in Indonesia, all other pianos are manufactured in… Read More

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-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

Pramberger PV131 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: PV-131 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 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

Knabe WKV121 Upright Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WKV-121 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 48″ 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 of… Read More

Knabe WKV118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WKV-118F Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 46.5″ 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 of… Read More

Piano Name: Irmler Website: Irmler Model: P132E Made in: China & Germany Parent Company: Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik Company Location: Germany Height: 52″ History: Johann Irmler established his company in 1818 in Leipzig. During World War II, the factory was bombed and the company was decimated. Although attempts were made to continue operation, it closed in… Read More