The world’s largest piano manufacturer and official piano builder for Steinway and Sons answered the call; introducing the 2023 Ferrari “Red” studio upright piano!

Absent is the standard brass hardware. In its place is an ultra-modern brushed nickel/chrome accents. The wheels, pedals, hinges, and even decals are all silver!

You can only view this stunning master piece at Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay. Call, email, or text to schedule your visit today!

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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 Pearl River to build their Essex line of pianos!

The 48” Yamaha U1 and Kawai K300 is an easy choice for a pianist with $12,000 to spare. Unfortunately, most pianists cannot afford a new Kawai K300 or a Yamaha U1 and venture into the used market.

China steals intellectual property. This is well documented in the US tech sector and countless other American and European industries, within The People’s Republic. In 2007, PR partnered with Lothar Thomma, formerly of Bechstein. Thomma traveled to Guangzhou and began the redesign of Ritmuller; a brand acquired by Pearl River a few years prior originally out of Göttingen, Germany since 1795.

Shortly after Thomma agreed to partner with Pearl River, it is reported by persons knowledgeable on this matter that Thomma allegedly discovered his designs on other pianos, bearing a different brand in the factory. This was apparently not part of their working agreement. Was that other brand Thomma discovered Pearl River? This is unclear.

What is clear, are the shocking similarities in design in several Pearl River and Ritmuller pianos. Looking at the 48” EU-122 Pearl River and the Ritmuller 48” UHX-121 it can be seen in the use of sand cast plates, the exact dimension and spacing of the back post system, steel reinforcement bar on the top panel, hydraulic fallboard, just to name a few. This apparently enraged Thomma and the partnership quickly dissolved.

Thomma’s designs help to propel the Pearl River EU-122 to international notoriety. In fact, even the respected author Larry Fine of The Piano Book selects the EU-122 as a “Good Value” as seen in the “staff pics” section of Fine’s book. Click the link below to view Fine’s chart.

https://www.pianobuyer.com/post/staff-picks-recommendations

Make no mistake, at $6990 a new EU-122 is a remarkable value, especially when compared to a decades-old preowned Yamaha U1 or Kawai K300. Affordable Chinese labor slashes the retail price by 40% of a Yamaha U1, while simultaneously offering high-quality materials end European design. It is simply compelling.

Since 2012 the EU-122 Pearl River has been one of the most popular-selling upright pianos at Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay.

Vast numbers of piano shoppers in Tampa, Clearwater, St. Pete, Lutz, Palm Harbor, Orlando, Sarasota, Parrish, and elsewhere have decided that despite not being in love with the idea of a piano made in China and their clear bias towards Japanese made products; they chose Pearl River over Yamaha because Piano similarly priced like the Yamaha B1, Yamaha B2 and Yamaha B3 are NOT made in Yamaha Japanese factories. They are made in Yamaha’s Indonesian factories.

Obviously, China has a competitive advantage over Indonesia, as China has been the workshop of the world for the last 30 years, and they have gotten pretty darn good at it.

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New Pearl River pianos start at $5000. At 50% off new pricing this is an excellent choice for a beginner pianist.  If you are considering a Yamaha B1 or Yamaha B2 piano in the Tampa, Clearwater or St. Pete area, this would be a fantastic, inexpensive alternative.

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Samick is still one of the biggest piano makers in the world today.  Korean quality workmanship is well known around the world in Samsung and Android products.  This pride in workmanship dates back to the 1950s in the original Korean Samick piano factory.  Music and piano playing are absolutely huge in Korea, with nearly every child required to play piano starting in grade school.

Dave’s Piano Showroom sold this piano new, in the mid-2000s for nearly $6,000.  The pianos’ hammer felts reflect less than a year of play!  This is precisely what one should look for in a piano.  Additionally, the pinblock is in the 99th percentile, with plenty of tuning stability to last decades!  The copper wound bass strings and the steel treble wire are in a new state.  This means the piano has been in a stable climate for its entire life.

At just $3995 including local, ground floor delivery, tuning and warranty this is an incredible value!  

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Japanese workmanship is synonymous with precise execution and attention to the most minute detail.  While Boston pianos are naturally equivalent to their Kawai counterparts, Boston pianos tend to be more expensive than Kawai.  This is due to the fact that there is an additional layer of markup, as Kawai does not build the Boston pianos out of the kindness of their heart. Kawai charges Steinway a sizable premium to construct the Boston. This additional layer of markup must then be passed on to the consumer.

A new Boston studio piano of this size retails for just under $10,000. At just $5,990 this is an incredible opportunity for someone to own a fine Japanese instrument for a small fraction of the new cost. If you are searching for a Yamaha U1, Yamaha U3, Kawai K300, Steinway upright piano, in the greater Tampa Bay area, you should certainly put this piano on your must-see list!

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