Steinway may be the most popular piano maker in America today, but that was not always the case. Steinway had significant challenges to their market dominance throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. One of the American piano manufacturers which gave Steinway a run for their money was Baldwin. Originally based out of Cincinnati, Ohio …
The 48” Yamaha U1 has been a studio upright piano leader for many years with the Yamaha U3 being very close in popularity. The Kawai K400’s all-new design will undoubtedly dethrone all other Japanese studio models. The K400 is based on Kawai’s award-winning K300 model with several enhancements. Separation – the failure in the U1 …
Concert pianists generally require a larger grand piano, as bigger pianos produce a big tone and the action has the necessary weight to give strong hands a proper workout. Increased resistance also allows for more control. Typically, a 6’ grand to 7’6” semi-concert grand piano is most sought after by higher caliber pianists. Kawai has …
The Yamaha GB1 baby grand piano is Yamaha’s best-selling baby grand piano. Yamaha manufactures the GB1 in Indonesia, making this piano a super affordable, starter baby grand piano. Measuring 5’ in length, it fits nicely in virtually any home, condo, or apartment. The Yamaha tone is well known for being sharp, bright, and piercing; and …
Pearl River is now the world’s largest piano manufacturer. Building 143,000 pianos in 2019 makes Pearl River’s size larger than the next several largest piano brands combined! Steinway was so impressed with Pearl River’s quality of construction and access to a vast network of affordable, skilled hand labor, Steinway & Sons’ of New York chose …
Baldwin pianos were the only American piano manufacturer to come close to rivaling the popularity of a Steinway piano. From the turn of the century to the 1990s Baldwin was the piano of choice by innumerable pop, jazz, and classical pianists. Baldwin pianos were handmade in America! Like Steinway, a Baldwin piano was meticulously constructed …
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If space is at a premium, but you enjoy the aesthetics of a baby grand this may be precisely the piano for you. The smallest production-caliber baby grand piano in existence measures 4‘7“ in length. In fact, this piano is slightly shorter than it is wide, making it the perfect choice for people with space …
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Even one inch can make a difference. An extra three inches in the base section and significantly increased soundboard surface area in the Japanese-made Yamaha GC1 over the entry-level Indonesian-made Yamaha 5’ GB1 is absolutely monumental! If you speak to any Yamaha or Kawai piano enthusiast they will always insist upon a Japanese model and …
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The Yamaha B1 is one of the most popular vertical pianos made by Yamaha. This is likely in part, due to the fact that the B1 is Yamaha’s least expensive model. It is well known in the technical piano community Yamahas which are built in Indonesia, such as the Yamaha B1, B2 and B3 are …
Kawai’s all new DG30 features unmatched harmonic imaging technology. Each key is meticulously sampled at the full dynamic range, directly from Kawai’s $200,000 concert grand! When you sit down to play on a Kawai DG-30 it is as if you are listening to the Kawai concert grand. Additionally, the action mimics the movement and weight …
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