Sauter 116 Upright Piano Piano Name: Sauter Website: Sauter Model: 116 Made in: Germany Parent Company: Carl Sauter Pianofortemanufaktur Company Location: Germany Height: 46″ History: Established in 1819, the company has it’s roots from Johann Grimm, apprentice of famous Streicher Piano Company. Upon Grimm’s passing, the company was left to Carl Sauter. This began a… Read More
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Recently, silent or quiet pianos have become more prevalent in piano manufacturing. In fact, in our Virtual Piano Trade Show, it seemed that silencer systems were a very popular theme this last year. What are these pianos they call “silent”? It sounds paradoxical doesn’t it? Why make a piano that you can’t hear? And why… Read More
Petrof P173 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 173 Breeze Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 5′ 6″ 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… 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
Kawai GX7 Grand Piano Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: GX-7 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 7′ 6″ History: The Kawai company was formed in 1927 by a group consisting of Koichi Kawai and 7 of his colleagues. By 1955 Shigeru Kawai led the company… Read More
Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: GX-5 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 6′ 7″ History: The Kawai company was formed in 1927 by a group consisting of Koichi Kawai and 7 of his colleagues. By 1955 Shigeru Kawai led the company into modern manufacturing and… Read More
Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: GL20 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Length: 5′ 2″ Impressions: “The GL20 Kawai grand is a lovely proportioned baby grand piano. When I sat at this piano, I found the touch even and consistent not only across the keys but… Read More
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: UP110R2 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 43.5″ 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
Piano Name: Pearl River Website: Pearl River Model: GP-212 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Length: 7′ 0″ 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 square feet of manufacturing… Read More
