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About uscontact media kit directory advertising advertiser index. Walter chickering conover currier elburn everett george steck gulbransen hammond harrington harrison henry f. Great condition 2002 young chang upright piano for sale. The weber name was then sold to south korean piano company young chang, which in turn sold the weber name to samsung group in 1987. Young chang baby grand pianos grand pianos, baby grand pianos grand pianos, piano shawls.
Some confusion about new pianos during the interum period of young chang change in ownership. Unlike cars, pianos dont change much from year to year, as next years. Since the 1950s the young chang piano company has had a reputation for building quality instruments at low prices. From what i have heard and read, young chang is the best quality at that cheap of a price. They were one of the first manufactures in korea and during the 1980s and 1990s did very well penetrating the. Young chang was founded in 1956 as a distributor of yamaha pianos. Young chang america 1979, and later, young chang canada 1984, and finally, young chang europe 1989. While there are hundreds of new chinese companies making pianos, young chang a korean company owned by hyundai has been producing pianos since the mid 1900s.
See our custom piano technician map to find a tuner nearest you. Buying a used piano, and the price you should expect to pay. I dont know about you, but in the past 45 years i always liked any chinese piano ive played more than any korean piano ive played. In great condition this grand piano is terrific for the serious musician or just someone who wants a beautiful piece of furniture for their home. Young chang pianos company history serial numbers search. Piano buyer is the definitive guide for buying a new piano. This guide contains price information of new piano that is distributed in the united states of america. Young chang black grand piano impeccable condition one owner. Combined, they represent hundreds of thousands of pianos made annually. The new tianjin factory makes two varieties of pianos for export to the u.
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