Piano Name Brodmann Website: Brodmann Model: PE-162 Made in: China Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Length: 5′ 4″ History: Joseph Brodmann was a piano maker in the early 1800’s employing the young apprentice Ignaz Bösendorfer. Bösendorfer took over Brodmann’s production in 1828. But in 2004, two former Bösendorfer executives re-established the Brodmann… Read More
Piano Name: Boston Website: Boston Model: GP-163 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Steinway Company Location: USA Length: 5′ 4″ History: Introduced in 1992, Boston is the name of Steinway’s middle line of pianos. Steinway designed, built by Kawai to Steinway’s specifications. All grand pianos are manufactured in Japan. Dimensions: 5’4″x60″ or 1m 63cm x 151cm… Read More
Piano Name Boston Website: Boston Model: GP-156 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Steinway Company Location: USA Length: 5′ 1″ History: Introduced in 1992, Boston is the name of Steinway’s middle line of pianos. Steinway designed, built by Kawai to Steinway’s specifications. All grand pianos are manufactured in Japan. Dimensions: 5’1.5″x60″ or 1m 56cm x 151cm… Read More
Cristofori, credited with the invention of the earliest pianos in the 1700’s also installed the “una corda” pedal into his pianos. Being Italian, the phrase “una corda” can be translated “one string”. How does “one string” translate into a pedal we also know as the soft pedal? … Read More
Piano Name: Baldwin Website: Baldwin Model: BP152 Made in: China Parent Company: Gibson Company Location: USA Length: 5′ 0″ History: Dwight Hamilton Baldwin was the founder of Baldwin Piano and Organ Company, one of the largest makers in the USA. Established in 1862. After 140 years, the company was sold to Gibson Guitar Corporation. The… Read More
Piano Name Baldwin Website: Baldwin Model: BP148 Made in: China Parent Company: Gibson Company Location: USA Length: 4′ 10″ History: Dwight Hamilton Baldwin was the founder of Baldwin Piano and Organ Company, one of the largest makers in the USA. Established in 1862. After 140 years, the company was sold to Gibson Guitar Corporation. The… Read More
Piano Name Irmler Website: Irmler Model: F160 Made in: China & Germany Parent Company: Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik Company Location: Germany Length: 5′ 3″ 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… Read More
Zimmermann Z175 Grand Piano Piano Name: Zimmermann Website: Zimmermann Model: Z175 Standard Made in: China Parent Company: Bechstein Company Location: Germany Height: 5’7″ History: Max & Richard Zimmermann established the Zimmermann Piano Company in 1884. At the turn of the 20th century the company grew to become one of the largest manufacturers in Europe. In… Read More
Zimmermann S160 Grand Piano Piano Name: Zimmermann Website: Zimmermann Model: S160 Standard Made in: China Parent Company: Bechstein Company Location: Germany Height: 5’3″ History: Max & Richard Zimmermann established the Zimmermann Piano Company in 1884. At the turn of the 20th century the company grew to become one of the largest manufacturers in Europe. In… Read More
Young Chang Y185 Grand Piano Piano Name: Young Chang Website: Young Chang Model: Y185 Made in: China Parent Company: Young Chang Music Company Location: Korea Length: 6′ 1″ History: Established by three brothers in 1956, this was the first musical instrument company in South Korea. By mid 1980’s, Young Chang had established itself as a… Read More
