

The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and has more than 2000 full time workers who design and build their grand and upright pianos, as well as the Kurzweil Music Systems.During the forecast period 2022 to 2028, the “ Piano market” is expected to rapidly grow at a CAGR rate. In 1990, Young Chang purchased Kurzweil Music Systems, a manufacturer of high end digital and electronic musical instruments, thus making their market even much wider. In 1995, Joseph Pramberger (former Vice President of Steinway and Sons) joined the company and brought certain innovations which include the “Platinum Touch Action” and the patented, asymmetrically tapered soundboard, which made Young Chang even more famous and allowed them to produce pianos of a much better quality. Young Chang also built pianos for other companies, under names such as Astor, Bechendorff, Bergmann, Cline, Essex, Ibach, Karl Muller, Knabe, Nakamura, Pramberger, Schafer & Sons, Wagner, Weber, and Wurlitzer. Toward the late 1970s, Young Chang began exporting their pianos to the United States.ġ979 was a pivotal year, as the company saw its influence reach worldwide: Young Chang America (1979), and later, Young Chang Canada (1984), and finally, Young Chang Europe (1989). This arrangement with Yamaha lasted until 1975, as Young Chang decided to manufacture pianos under their own name, as well as to expand the company's reach, domestically and internationally. This included assembling the cabinet, installing the action, and stringing the piano.

There, the company performed final assembly work. The brothers began selling Yamaha pianos in Korea under an agreement with the firm.įor approximately nine years, beginning in 1964, Young Chang and Yamaha entered into an agreement where Yamaha shipped partially completed pianos from Japan, to the Young Chang factory in Inchon, S.

Young Chang pianos is based in South Korea and was founded in 1956 by three brothers: Jae-Young Kim, Jae-Chang Kim, and Jae-Seop Kim.

Bench dimensions: 30.13" wide x 14" deep x 18.5" high You won't find a piano more glamorous than this one of a kind, custom creation. Feast your eyes on the top and you'll see two large peacocks that form a single circle. Covered from top to bottom in mother of pearl inlaid into the high gloss black lacquer finish. This is the 1st baby grand piano we have ever purchased and once you browse through the photos, you will see why.
