(For historical information about the original Kohler & Campbell piano company, see The Piano Book.) Most Samick-made pianos destined for the U.S. The Kohler & Campbell line has been discontinued in North America but is still sold elsewhere. Samick no longer distributes pianos under the names Bernhard Steiner, Conover Cable, Hazelton Bros., Remington, or Sohmer & Co. Knabe, and Seiler pianos in North America (see separate listings for Wm. Samick Music Corporation (SMC), the North American sales and marketing arm of the Korean company, distributes Samick, Pramberger, Wm. The company says that вЂњSamickвЂќ means вЂњthree benefitsвЂќ in Korean, symbolizing the managementвЂ™s wish that the activities of the company benefit not only the company itself, but also its customers and the Korean economy. The Asian economic crisis of the late 1990s forced Samick into bankruptcy, from which the company emerged in 2002 it is now on a sound financial footing. Over the next several decades, Samick expanded into manufacturing guitars and other instruments and opened factories in China and Indonesia, where it shifted much of its production as Korean wages rose. As South KoreaвЂ™s economy improved, Lee expanded his operation, and in 1964 began exporting to other parts of the world, eventually becoming one of the worldвЂ™s largest piano manufacturers, now making most parts in-house. Facing an immense challenge in an impoverished and war-torn country, in the early 1960s, using largely imported parts, Lee began to build and sell a very limited quantity of vertical pianos. In 1958, in South Korea, Hyo Ick Lee founded Samick as a Baldwin distributor.

Ltd., Inchon, South Korea and Bogor, West Java, Indonesia Pianos made by: Samick Musical Instrument Mfg. If you are looking for a particular make or model for a used piano, please let us know, we have numerous contacts at other used piano stores and will be happy to assist you in your search.See separate listings for Wm. Please click here to view our extensive inventory Yamaha Digital Pianos. If you are looking for new upright pianos please visit this page New Yamaha Upright Pianos, a good used piano alternative is a Yamaha Clavinova. If we do have not what your are looking for, please visit our sister store /usedpianos. Pianos of Princeton is proud to offer a varied selection of pre-owned pianos. DonвЂ™t purchase a piano from some one who says it just needs a tuning, unless u want to play a sad tune! It will always pay to purchase a pre-owned piano from a used piano dealer. Does the bridge have the correct down bearing? What about the Damper systemвЂ¦ A piano might look like a piece of furniture but is really a piece of advanced instrumentation. The sound board must be in good shape with out any large cracks and an properly functioning crown. One must inspect the tuning pins for proper holding strength, the action for excess friction, loss motion and proper repetition. A piano requires more than an occasional tuning. When purchasing a used piano a number of questions needs to be answered before a good purchase can be made.

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