Wyman WV120 Upright Piano Piano Name: Wyman Website: Wyman Model: WV120 Made in: China Parent Company: Wyman Piano Company Company Location: USA Height: 48″ History: Established by two former Baldwin executives Tim Laskey and George Benson in 2002. Although a relatively new company, all pianos are manufactured by Beijing Hsinghai Piano Group in China who… Read More
Samick JS115 Upright Piano Piano Name: Samick Website: Samick Model: JS-115 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 45″ History: Started by Hyo Ick Lee in 1958, the Samick company started producing easy to build upright pianos for domestic market in Korea. By 1964, the company had grown considerably and… Read More
Pramberger LV43T Upright Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: LV43T Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 43″ 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
On this latest trip to China, I managed to catch a glimpse into the transformation of Pearl River Piano. Already the largest piano company in the world manufacturing more than 130,000 pianos annually, Pearl River Piano has its sights set on even greater advancement.
One hundred thirty thousand pianos annually equates into about 400 pianos being manufactured per day. Imagine though what it must be like to produce 400 pianos daily. With roughly 225 tuning pins…… Read More
Pearl River EU118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pearl River Website: Pearl River Model: EU118 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 46.5″ 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 million… Read More
Review: The brochure pictures don’t do justice to the cabinets on the Pearl River EU111. The cabinets are beautiful in person and would comfortably fit into any home environment. The touch on the EU111 upright piano is consistent throughout and I found the tone to be modest in both the bass and mid range while… Read More
Review: The Knabe WMV 245 upright piano I would describe as bold and bright. At all dynamic levels ~ pianissimo, mezzo forte and fortissimo, the piano responded with firm touch, above the average touch of most pianos. So if you like solid feel, this piano is for you. Tone, also is on the brighter side… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: b1 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Height: 43″ 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: Samick Website: Samick Model: JS-43 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 43″ History: Started by Hyo Ick Lee in 1958, the Samick company started producing easy to build upright pianos for domestic market in Korea. By 1964, the company had grown considerably and started exporting internationally. Presently… Read More
Wyman WV110 Upright Piano Piano Name: Wyman Website: Wyman Model: WV110 Made in: China Parent Company: Wyman Piano Company Company Location: USA Height: 43″ History: Established by two former Baldwin executives Tim Laskey and George Benson in 2002. Although a relatively new company, all pianos are manufactured by Beijing Hsinghai Piano Group in China who… Read More
