PIANO FACTORIES

Young Chang Piano Company was 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.

The Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. 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. 

The name " Dongbei " means " Northeast " in Chinese. The Dongbei Piano Factory's history can be traced back to the early 1920's. It was once part of the Shanghai Piano Company, the only piano manufacturer in all of China. In 1952 it became an independent company, moving to northeast of China where the wood materials are of the highest quality in all of Asia. The company was newly named Dongbei Piano Factory. Many changes have taken place in their fifty year history, especially the last three. Dongbei has become one of the largest producers of grand and upright pianos. They now rank in same category of many of the worlds finest piano maker. In the year 2007, Dongbei was acquired by Baldwin Piano Company. Pianos built by Dongbei are also marketed under the Suzuki, and August Hoffman brands. The premium series using Abel hammers are marketed under the Nordiska brand by Geneva International.

Beijing Hsinghai Piano Factory was established in 1949. It was the first Chinese factory to manufacture grand pianos. Today it has huge modern production facilities and a selection of fine pianos and grand pianos that meets the ever-increasing domestic and international demands for quality, sound, and performance. The annual output now exceeds over 50,000 pianos, and both of the company's brands--Otto Meister and Xinghai--are sold worldwide in over 50 countries. The factory's pianos are also marketed under the brands Hallet & Davis, Steigerman, Nordheimer.

Baldwin Piano Company is an American company with a history of building pianos since 1862. During the course of the company's life several ownerships took place and the company resurrected again and again in different forms. Today Baldwin Piano Company is a division of Gibsons and manufactures/distribute pianos built under the brands Wurlitzer Hamilton Baldwin and Chickering.

Bechstein Piano Company is a unique German piano manufacturer with an international reputation for excellence and quality. It has a tradition of building world class pianos since 1853.

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