Knabe WKV118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Knabe Website: Knabe Model: WKV-118F Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Height: 46.5″ History: William Knabe established his company in Baltimore, USA in the year 1839 and remained in the family until 1906. As a well established name, the Knabe company became part of… Read More
Piano Name: Kawai Website: Kawai Model: K300 Made in: Japan Parent Company: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company Location: Japan Height: 48″ 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
Piano Name: Irmler Website: Irmler Model: P132E Made in: China & Germany Parent Company: Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik Company Location: Germany Height: 52″ 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 in… Read More
Piano Name: Irmler Website: Irmler Model: P122E Made in: China & Germany Parent Company: Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik Company Location: Germany Height: 48″ 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 in… Read More
Piano Name: Heintzman Website: Out of Business Model: 132D Made in: China Parent Company: Heintzman Piano Company, Ltd. Company Location: Canada Height: 52″ History: Canadian in origin, established in 1866. The original Heintzman piano was discontinued in 1981. The Heintzman company stopped production in Canada in 1981 and has undergone ownership changes until a China/Canada… Read More
Piano Name: Hailun Website: Hailun Pianos Model: HU5 Made in: China Parent Company: Ningbo Hailun Musical Instruments Co. Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 50″ Impressions: “The Hailun HU5 contains what I would describe as crossover – when you’re playing quietly, the tone is felty but when you add energy, it transforms into a more bold… Read More
Review: The Hailun HU1 is a professional height piano where the touch feels weighted but not from undue friction. The keys feel as though they move freely but it’s still firm under the fingers. Tonally, the word for this piano is bold. Bass, mid-range and treble are all well matched with tone that sits right… Read More
Piano Name: Brodmann Website: Brodmann Model: PE-130 Made in: China Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Height: 51″ 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 name… Read More
Piano Name: Brodmann Website: Brodmann Model: PE-124V Made in: China Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Height: 49″ 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 name… Read More
Piano Name: Baldwin Website: Baldwin Model: BP5 Made in: China Parent Company: Gibson Company Location: USA Height: 49″ 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 BP… Read More
