Pearl River’s factory and headquarters are located in China and have been in operation for just over 50 years. Pearl River manufactures and sells pianos under its own name and the Ritmuller brand. Vertical pianos 48” and under are made in Indonesia. Upper end grand pianos are built in Japan. Founded in 1927, the company has focused much of its efforts into developing ABS-Carbon actions for its pianos moving away from traditional wooden parts. Kawai operates piano factories in Japan and Indonesia. If it doesn't stay Steinway across the middle of the key-cover then it is not made by Steinway. Compare current models to their low cost Pearl River counterparts. In an attempt to get into a lower price point the Pearl River piano company in China builds these pianos although some early models were built by Young Chang. It is interesting to note that Steinway does not elect to use the wide tail in their own pianos. To try to separate themselves from Kawai piano models they generally have a wooden vs plastic action. Pianos with the Boston logo are manufactured by Kawai and Samick.
Pianos with the Steinway & Sons logo are built in the New York factory which has recently installed some modern piano manufacturing equipment. Currently, fall 2013, Steinway is changing ownership again. They also import pianos from Japan and China. The company has changed ownership a few times through the years. Steinway is the oldest piano brand still operating in the United States. Some of these manufacturers include Samick, Yamaha, and Kawai. Depending on model and vintage the piano may have been built in a Baldwin factory in the United States or China, or may have been built for Baldwin by other manufacturers in Japan, Indonesia, or China. Names such as Chickering, Howard, Hamilton, Wurlitzer, and D.H. Baldwin has manufactured pianos with many brand names over time.
piano manufacturer has recently, under direction of parent company Gibson, ceased building pianos in the United States and has moved production to China. Samick in certain years has earned the title of largest grand piano manufacturer and largest guitar manufacturer with most of these instruments coming from their Indonesian factories. They were once the largest shareholder in Steinway and Sons and currently have a large investment in Kawai. Samick has been been producing instruments in their Indonesian factory for more years than any other Indonesian piano factory. Most brands feature pianos that come from any of the three factories. All factories are owned and controlled by SMC. Samick operates piano factories in Korea, Indonesia, and the United States. The brand names are always in a state of flux and must be researched at the time of purchase.Īll of these brands are owned by Samick Music Corporation. There are currently other brands that are still manufacturing pianos along with relatively unknown factories producing “stencil” pianos with recognizable names on them. brand name, that wasn’t manufactured in the United States. Interesting to note that the made in Mexico instruments were short lived due to the fact that consumers didn’t want a piano, with a U.S. Kimball pianos were all manufactured in the United States with the exception being some later model console pianos that were assembled in Mexico. Known as Kimball International their office and hospitality furniture is very well known as well as operating a large contract electronics segment. At that time Kimball ceased to manufacture pianos but is still a large viable company today. They began manufacturing pianos in 1886 and continued into 1996. At one time they were the largest keyboard instrument manufacturer. Kimball is one of the oldest and well known U.S. Yamaha uses its vast acoustic piano knowledge in producing the fine line of Clavinova digital pianos and Hybrid pianos. Vertical pianos 48” and under are built in Yamaha’s state of the art facility in Indonesia. Vertical pianos 48” and taller are manufactured in Japan. Grand pianos are manufactured in Japan sans the smallest grand piano which is manufactured in Indonesia. Long a leading choice of the finest schools and conservatories, Yamaha grands are equally prominent on stage at international piano competitions and performing arts organizations around the world. Prized not only for their tone and touch, but also for their consistency and durability, they are to be found wherever musicians are making their mark. All factories use modern machinery, much of which was custom built by Yamaha, along with Yamaha trained staff and quality control. Yamaha owns and controls all of its factories. The world’s largest musical instrument manufacturer operates piano factories in many countries and has been building pianos for over 100 years.
0 kommentar(er)
