Pearl River Piano Group

The Pearl River Piano Group (广州珠江钢琴集团有限公司) is China's largest piano manufacturer and claims to have the largest piano factory in the world. The company was established in 1956 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Pearl River is capable of producing over 100,000 pianos a year, and exports them to more than 80 countries. Most Pearl River pianos are considered entry level instruments. However, they make some (Ritmuller and Kayserburg and Hallet Davis) to higher specifications with better materials. Pearl River also releases special edition pianos, including the Butterfly Grand, which is 198 centimeters long and available in silver, blue, or pink. Pearl River pianos are mostly sold under the Ritmüller brand name for the US and European markets.

In January 2016, the company took over 90% of the shares of Wilhelm Schimmel, a German piano manufacturer in Braunschweig.

In 1998, Pearl River became the first piano company in China to receive International Standards Association ISO 9001 Certification (ISO 9001) for its complete line of grand and vertical pianos, including all parts and components. ISO 9001 Certification is awarded by an independent auditing organization, following a lengthy audit of quality systems, ranging from the procurement of raw materials to manufacturing systems, assembly procedures, and customer service. Pearl River also recently was awarded ISO 14001, which is similar, but relates to environmental standards. Pearl River is the first manufacturer in China to receive this award.

Pearl River ran a company-owned US distribution until 2000, when they turned the distribution over to North American Music. Pearl River was the first Chinese piano company to market pianos in the United States under its own company name, although few Pearl River dealers exist any more in the US. International concert pianist Oksana Kolesnikova is a spokesperson for the Pearl River Company Butterfly Piano.

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