Breitman These pianos come from the Yohahy factory in Quing Pu, China. They are made for Bluthner Pianos, a company founded by Julius Blüthner in 1853 in Leipzig, Germany.

Dongbei Piano Company This is a piano manufacturer in Dongbei, China with a history that can be traced back to the early 1920's. Their pianos are produced for sell in China and export to the United States. Brands such as Hallet, Davis & Co. and Nordiska are made by the Dongbei Piano Company.

Heintzman This is a Canadian company which built a piano manufacturing plant in Bejing, China in August 1989. Heintzman and Company has been in existence since 1866 in Toronto, Canada.

May Berlin May-Berlin, a piano company in Berlin from 1920 to 1989, was first established in 1868 as May Bernhard. It became May-Berlin in 1920. The Toyama factory in China manufactures these pianos for the German piano company, Schimmel. They are converted to finished products in Braunschwieg, Germany. The name May Berlin is now owned by Schimmel.

Palatino These pianos are produced in the AXL Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. Corp. factory in Shanghai, China. Palatino has been producing pianos since 2000, and has been importing from China into the US market since 2002.

Gebr. Perzina These pianos come from a factory in Yantai, China called Yantai-Perina Piano Manufacturing company. Gebr. Perzina pianos are sold in the United States by Piano Empire, Inc., in Sante Fe Springs, California. The Perzina Piano dates back to 1871 when brothers, Julius and Albert Perzina opened their shop in Schwerin, Germany.

Ritmuller This brand of piano comes from the Pearl River factory in Guangzhou, China. Ritmuller has been a piano company in Europe since 1795.

Henry F. Miller This is another brand produced by the Pearl River factory in Guangzhou, China. A classically trained musician named Henry F. Miller joined expert designer J.H. Gibson in founding a the piano company in Boston in 1863. The Henry F. Miller brand today is owned by the retailer, Sherman Clay & Co.

Young Chang The Young Chang piano company is owned by Hyundai Development Company with factories in Korea and China. Their pianos are sold within the United States by Young Chang North America in Rancho, Dominguez, CA. Young Chang pianos can be found in the David Koch Theater at New York's Lincoln Center, where they are used by the both the New York City Ballet Company and the New York City Opera.

Bergmann The Bergmann pianos are designed by Young Chang and built in its factories in China.

Weber Legend The Weber Piano brand has been around for 150 years. This is yet another brand produced by Young Chang in its China factory.

Wyman Wyman Pianos are manufactured by the Bejing Hsinghai Oiano Group, Ltd. in Bejing, China. Its distributor is the Wyman Piano in Nashville, Tennessee. The Wyman factory has produced pianos since 1949.

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