W. Hoffmann T122 Upright Piano Piano Name: W. Hoffmann Website: W. Hoffmann Model: T122 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: C. Bechstein Pianoforte Fabrik Company Location: Germany Height: 48″ History: W. Hoffmann pianos have been in existence since 1893 and were first manufactured in Berlin. For a time the Hoffmann name was manufactured by Feurich.… Read More
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
The teacher has said, “your son/daughter is advancing and you need to consider upgrading your piano to something better”. This begs the question, “Why do we need to upgrade? And what’s inferior about my existing piano that makes it inadequate?” These are both valid questions. … 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-132R Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 52″ 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: 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
Piano Name: Ritmuller Website: Ritmuller Model: R2 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
