PIANO BRANDS

Young Chang pianos are built by the Young Chang Piano Company which started in 1956. Based in South Korea, Young Chang was the first piano company in the world to receive ISO 9001 certification. It was also the first Korean company to receive the JIS (Japan Industrial Seal) of approval. The piano company underwent some reorganization in the last years, and is now poised for a come back. One of the notable achievement of the company is the Pramberger series of premium pianos.

Yamaha has a long history of piano making. It was started by Mr. Torakusu Yamaha in 1887. Over the course of 100 years the Yamaha brand has become synonymous with quality elegance and innovation. Today Yamaha has become the standard of excellence for pianos and is used in major concert halls and conservatories worldwide.

Steigerman pianos were introduced to the North American market in 1960. Using European technology and designs, coupled with Asian craftmanship and inexpensive labor, Steigerman pianos deliver great value.

Ritmuller is the premium piano brand built by The Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. The company was established in 1956 and has rapidly grown to become one of the world's leading piano builders. Today, with nearly 4,000 employees and 310,000 square meters of production space, PRPG has the capacity to manufacture over 100,000 pianos a year. In addition its fine piano products, Pearl River produces an extensive array of orchestral instruments. Pearl River Piano Group was the first piano factory in China to be awarded the ISO 9001 Certification for our quality control system. “PEARL RIVER” is the sole piano brand certified as “The Renowned trademark” in China.

Pearl River is the house brand for pianos manufacturered by Pearl River Piano Group. Based in Guanzhou, China, the factory is the biggest piano manufacturer in China with capacity for building 100,000 pianos per year. Pearl River is also the manufacturer of the premium piano brand Ritmuller.

Niemeyer pianos are built by Dongbei Piano Factory in China. The piano factory was built in 1952 and today it produces some of the finest grand and upright pianos in China.

Knabe pianos were originally built in Germany during the mid 1800's. Through the years Wm. Knabe has been a part of the American Piano Company Aeolian Corporation Mason Hamlin and now is the premium piano for one of the world's largest musical instrument manufacturers Samick Musical Instruments Ltd. based in Korea.