Young Chang Y114 Upright Piano Piano Name: Young Chang Website: Young Chang Model: Y114 Made in: China Parent Company: Young Chang Music Company Location: Korea Height: 45″ 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 global… 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
Weber W114 Upright Piano Piano Name: Weber Website: Weber Model: W114 Made in: China Parent Company: Young Chang Music Company Location: Korea Height: 45″ History: Established in 1852 by Albert Weber in New York. The company became part of Young Chang in 1986 and in 2006 was purchased by Hyundai Development Company. American designer Del… Read More
Description and differences: The Ritmüller piano line is manufactured in Guangzhou, China by the Pearl River Piano Group. The Ritmüller line is considered the more European sounding line of pianos with many upgrades from the Pearl River line. They contain subtle details like slow-close fallboards and real ebony sharp keys. All of their pianos have… Read More
The Pramberger line of pianos is named after the late Joseph Pramberger, a former engineer and piano designer at Steinway. While his name lives on, his piano designs have been replaced with modern designs from the parent company, Samick. The three lines of pianos are divided into Legacy, Signature and Platinum. They differentiate in that… Read More
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 1953. Presently, the pianos have been re-introduced and marketed through Blüthner. The Studio series is made in China and then shipped to Germany… Read More
Arthur Rubenstein describes the sustain pedal as “the soul of the piano”. We’re going to delve into a bit more of the mechanical side of the damper pedal in hopes that awareness will clarify what happens when it is being incorporated into piano playing. … Read More
Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: 506N Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Height: 44.5″ 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 by… Read More
Other Images & Videos Piano Name: Essex Website: Essex Model: EUP-108C Made in: China Parent Company: Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. Company Location: USA Height: 42″ 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: 42.5″x58″x21.5″ or 108cm x… Read More
What is it that is so different? That’s a bit of a loaded question because piano composition is the attention to a 1000 details… Read More
