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1329 Gateway Drive
Gallatin, Tennessee 37066
615-206-0077
[email protected]
www.smcmusic.com
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Pianos made by: Samick Musical Instrument Mfg. Co. Ltd., Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
The Pramberger name was used by Young Chang for its premium-level pianos under license from the late piano engineer Joseph Pramberger, who at one time was head of manufacturing at Steinway & Sons. When Pramberger died, in 2003, his estate terminated its relationship with Young Chang and signed up with Samick. However, since Young Chang still holds the rights to its piano designs, Samick has designed new pianos to go with the name.
The J.P. Pramberger Platinum piano is a higher-end instrument, formerly made in Korea, and now made in Indonesia under Korean supervision using the CNC equipment acquired by Samick during its partnership with Bechstein. It is then shipped to the U.S. for inspection, tuning, regulating, and voicing before being shipped to dealers. Several American technicians who had known and worked with Joe Pramberger went to Korea at Samick’s request to design this piano. Benefiting by work previously done by Bechstein engineers at the Samick factory, they began with a modified Bechstein scale, then added several features found on current or older Steinways, such as an all-maple (or beech) rim, an asymmetrically tapered white spruce soundboard, vertically laminated and tunneled maple and mahogany bridges with maple cap, duplex scaling, a Renner/Pramberger action, and Renner or Abel hammers. One of the technicians told me that the group feels its design is an advancement of Pramberger’s work that he would have approved of.
- Young Chang was founded in 1956 as a distributor of Yamaha pianos for Korea and other parts of Asia.: E–8 The company was founded by three brothers, Jai-Young Kim, Jai-Chang Kim and Jai-Sup Kim, as South Korea emerged as a major economy and producer of high quality goods.
- Filed in October 11 (2000), the YOUNG CHANG covers Musical instruments, namely, pianos , organs, harmonicas and guitars; and electric musical instruments.
Computer software for music applications for playing, recording, and manipulating musical sounds; Computer software for Owned by: Young Chang Co., Ltd. Serial Number: 77649025.
The Pramberger Signature (formerly known as J. Pramberger) is a more modestly priced instrument from Indonesia whose design is based on the former Korean-built Young Chang version. This line uses Samick’s Pratt-Reed Premium action, Renner or Abel hammers, and a Bolduc (Canadian) solid spruce soundboard. The institutional verticals in this line have all-wood cabinet construction and agraffes in the bass section, and the decorator versions include Renner hammers and a slow-close fallboard.
The Pramberger Legacy, the newest addition to the Pramberger line, has a veneer-laminated “surface tension” soundboard, and provides a reasonably priced option for the budget-minded consumer. These models were formerly sold under the Remington label. (The Remington brand is no longer a regular part of the Pramberger lineup, but is available to dealers on special order.)
[Note: Samick’s Pratt-Reed Premium action should not be confused with the Pratt-Read action used in many American-made pianos in the mid to late 20th century and eventually acquired by Baldwin. Samick says its Pratt-Reed action, designed by its research and development team and based on the German Renner action, is made in Korea.]
See Samick for more information.
Warranty: 10 years, parts and labor, transferable to future owners within the warranty period.
Acoustic Piano: Model & Pricing Guide
* See the Introduction for an explanation of pricing.
Model | Feet | Inches | Description | MSRP* | SMP* |
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Pramberger Legacy Series Verticals | |||||
LV-110 | 43 | Continental Polished Ebony | 7,719 | 5,498 | |
LV-43F | 43 | French Provincial Satin Cherry | 8,339 | 5,898 | |
LV-43T | 43 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 8,339 | 5,898 | |
LV-115 | 45 | Satin Ebony | 9,059 | 6,298 | |
LV-115 | 45 | Polished Ebony | 8,339 | 5,898 | |
LV-115 | 45 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 9,269 | 6,398 | |
LV-118 | 46.5 | Satin Ebony | 9,779 | 6,698 | |
LV-118 | 46.5 | Polished Ebony | 9,059 | 6,298 | |
Pramberger Signature Series Verticals | |||||
PV-118F/R/T | 46.5 | Decorator Satin Cherry/Mahogany/Walnut | 10,299 | 6,998 | |
PV-118S | 46.5 | Satin Ebony | 10,609 | 7,198 | |
PV-118S | 46.5 | Polished Ebony | 9,989 | 6,798 | |
PV-121 | 47.5 | Satin Ebony | 12,049 | 7,998 | |
PV-121 | 47.5 | Polished Ebony | 11,329 | 7,598 | |
PV-132 | 52 | Satin Ebony | 13,389 | 8,798 | |
PV-132 | 52 | Polished Ebony | 12,669 | 8,398 | |
Pramberger, J.P. Platinum Series Verticals | |||||
JP-132 | 52 | Satin Ebony | 16,789 | 10,798 | |
JP-132 | 52 | Polished Ebony | 15,449 | 9,998 | |
Pramberger Legacy Series Grands | |||||
LG-149 | 4 | 9 | Satin Ebony | 18,179 | 11,918 |
LG-149 | 4 | 9 | Polished Ebony | 16,809 | 11,098 |
LG-149 | 4 | 9 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 18,869 | 12,318 |
LG-157 | 5 | 2 | Satin Ebony | 20,599 | 12,798 |
LG-157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Ebony | 19,159 | 11,998 |
LG-157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Ebony w/Bubinga or Pommele Accents | 23,999 | 14,198 |
LG-157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Fire Red | 25,749 | 15,198 |
LG-175 | 5 | 9 | Satin Ebony | 25,339 | 14,598 |
LG-175 | 5 | 9 | Polished Ebony | 23,689 | 13,798 |
Pramberger Signature Series Grands | |||||
PS-157 | 5 | 2 | Satin Ebony | 25,439 | 15,198 |
PS-157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Ebony | 23,999 | 14,398 |
PS-157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Ebony w/Bubinga or Pommele Accents | 28,119 | 16,598 |
PS-175 | 5 | 9 | Satin Ebony | 27,499 | 16,398 |
PS-175 | 5 | 9 | Polished Ebony | 26,059 | 15,598 |
PS-185 | 6 | 1 | Satin Ebony | 28,529 | 16,998 |
PS-185 | 6 | 1 | Polished Ebony | 27,089 | 16,198 |
PS-208 | 6 | 10 | Satin Ebony | 38,049 | 21,798 |
PS-208 | 6 | 10 | Polished Ebony | 34,299 | 20,598 |
Pramberger, J.P. Platinum Series Grands | |||||
JP-179L | 5 | 10 | Satin Ebony | 44,079 | 24,998 |
JP-179L | 5 | 10 | Polished Ebony | 42,849 | 24,398 |
JP-179LF | 5 | 10 | French Provincial Satin Ebony | 51,499 | 28,998 |
JP-179LF | 5 | 10 | French Provincial Lacquer Semigloss Cherry | 51,499 | 28,998 |
JP-208B | 6 | 10 | Satin Ebony | 55,929 | 31,398 |
JP-208B | 6 | 10 | Polished Ebony | 54,799 | 30,798 |
JP-228C | 7 | 6 | Satin Ebony | 60,869 | 34,198 |
JP-228C | 7 | 6 | Polished Ebony | 60,249 | 33,798 |
JP-280E | 9 | 2 | Polished Ebony | 179,839 | 98,998 |
Industry | Musical instruments |
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Founded | 1956; 64 years ago |
Founder | Jai-Young Kim Jai-Chang Kim Jai-Sup Kim |
Headquarters | , |
Worldwide | |
Products | Pianos, string instruments, and wind instruments |
Revenue | US$281 million(1998)[1]:3–1 |
Number of employees | 3,817 (1998)[1]:3–1 |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | youngchang.com |
HDC YoungChang (Hangul: HDC영창) is a South Korean manufacturer of pianos and industrial wood working machinery, headquartered in Incheon, South Korea. Young Chang currently holds 50% of the South Korean piano market. The company is among the largest and most automated of the world's piano manufacturers.
Operations[edit]
Young Chang had four manufacturing facilities as of 1999, three producing pianos and the fourth a sawmill producing wood for export from the United States. The sawmill was located in Tacoma, Washington and was established in 1991. Piano manufacturing took place in plants in Seoul and Incheon, South Korea, both established in 1964, and Tianjin, China, established in 1995. The company also maintained a research and development facility in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company's Tianjin manufacturing site is run through subsidiary Tianjin Young Chang Akki Company, Limited, while the Tacoma sawmill is managed through subsidiary Young Chang America Timber, Incorporated.[1]:E–8
As of the late 1990s, Young Chang, at the time known as Young Chang Akki Company,[1]:3–1 was among the largest of the world's manufacturers of pianos, alongside Samick, Yamaha and Kawai,[1]:xiii and one of five multinationals producing pianos.[1]:3–1 Young Chang reported sales in the United States, China, Canada, Korea and the European Union under its own brand.[1]:5–14
The company also produces pianos for other companies. For instance, it began producing Cline pianos for Cline Piano Company of Belmont, California in 1992; and began producing Knabe pianos for Music Systems Research of Sacaramento, California in the late 1990s.[1]:E–8 Young Chang produced pianos for Nakamichi of Hamamatsu, Japan until 1998; the units were modified by Nakamichi before export to the United States.[1]:E–9 The company had at one time produced Wurlitzer pianos for United States-distribution by Baldwin Piano & Organ, but this relationship was terminated prior to the late 1990s.[1]:E–9
The company also markets under an alternative brand, Weber, held by subsidiary Weber Piano Company established in 1986. This brand was established specifically for English-speaking markets where a Korean brand name, as opposed to a German or American name, might be a disincentive to purchase.[1]:E–9
History[edit]
Young Chang was founded in 1956 as a distributor of Yamaha pianos for Korea and other parts of Asia.[1]:E–8 The company was founded by three brothers, Jai-Young Kim, Jai-Chang Kim and Jai-Sup Kim, as South Korea emerged as a major economy and producer of high quality goods. The first Young Chang factory was built in Seoul in 1964.[2]
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Young Chang manufactured Squierelectric guitars and basses for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, and also manufactured acoustic, acoustic/electric, electric guitars and basses under their own 'Fenix' brand.[3] However, because of the similarities to the Fender brand and instruments, Young Chang could not sell the Fenix instruments due to licensing issues with Fender, and production stopped.[citation needed]In addition to guitars and pianos (vertical and grand varieties), Young Chang produced in the late 1990s harmonicas, reed organs and industrial woodworking machinery.[1]:E–7
In 1986, the company established Weber Piano Company, which sells pianos under the Weber brand name, which it had purchased rights to use after the demise of the Aeolin Piano Company in 1985. Young Chang subsequently sold this subsidiary to Samsung America in 1987.[1]:E–9
In 1988, Young Chang established a foundry for production of piano plates in Tianjin, China, to supplement production of this key component, also produced in Korea. The success of this facility was one factor leading to the 1995 establishment of a piano manufacturing facility in Tianjin.[1]:E–9
In 1990, Young Chang purchased Kurzweil Music Systems, a maker of high end electronic and digital musical instruments.
In 1991, Young Chang invested US$32 million to establish a subsidiary in Tacoma, Washington, Young Chang (America) Timber, to cut and process North American spruce and maple for export to its Asian manufacturing sites.[1]:3–5:6–11:E–8
In 1995, Young Chang opened a new US$40 million factory in Tianjin.[1]:2–11:5–5 The Chinese facility allowed Young Chang to start serving the low-end markets, part of a long-term strategy involving shifting production from Korea to China.[1]:4–12 The quality of pianos produced by this new plant was initially high, but dropped sharply after technicians who had helped set up the production returned to Korea, which had a significant impact on their ability to complete sales.[1]:4–15:6–12
Joseph Pramberger, a former vice president from Steinway & Sons (head of manufacturing) and an experienced piano designer, joined the company in 1995. Pramberger brought many innovations to piano design, including the 'Platinum Touch Action' and the patented asymmetrically tapered soundboard. The Pramberger Platinum series, introduced in 2001, was Young Chang's top-of-the-line for three years. These models incorporated some German materials including Renner action parts. Joseph Pramberger died in 2003, and the following year, his estate sold the Pramberger name to Samick, but his patents and innovations are still exclusive to Young Chang.
The year following the opening of the Tianjin, China factory, in October 1996, Young Chang entered into bankruptcy, emerging in August 1998.[1]:5–12 Young Chang has more than 2,000 full-time workers, designing and building its upright and grand pianos, and also the electronic Kurzweil Music Systems.
In 2004, Samick Musical Instrument Co. acquired a 48.13% stake in Young Chang, gained a controlling interest through a capital increase, and took control over management of the company. However, the Korea Fair Trade Commission blocked the acquisition as it would create a monopoly and ordered Samick to dispose of its shares in Young Chang. Following the Fair Trade Commission's decision, Young Chang went bankrupt on September 21, 2004.[4]
Young Chang Piano Serial Numbers
Hyundai Development Company acquired Young Chang in 2006. The company was renamed to HDC Young Chang in 2018[5].
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstLundy, David; Dominque, David; Pogany, Peter; Sastrum, Carl; Watkins, Ralph (May 1999). Pianos: Economic and Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Industry (Publication 3196)(PDF) (Report). U.S. International Trade Commission. Investigation No. 332-401. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^Palmieri, Robert, ed. (2003). Piano: An Encyclopedia (2. ed.). New York [u.a.]: Routledge. p. 442. ISBN0-415-93796-5.
- ^Blue Book Of Electric Guitars 9th Edition Zachary Fjestad, Edited by S.P. Fjestad ISBN1-886768-57-9
- ^Korea Fair Trade Commission, Acquisition of Young Chang Co. by Samick Musical Instrument Co., Decision No.2004-271, Lee, Min Ho
- ^'Company History'. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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