RÖNISCH
Including Hupfeld
Blüthner USA LLC
5660 West Grand River
Lansing, Michigan 48906
517-886-6000
800-954-3200
[email protected]
www.roenisch-pianos.de
www.hupfeld-piano.com
In Canada, contact Bluethner Piano Canada Inc.
604-264-1138
[email protected]
www.bluethner.ca
Pianos made by: Carl Rönisch Piano Manufacture GmbH, Leipzig, Germany, and other factories (see text)
In 2009, the German piano manufacturer Blüthner purchased the Rönisch and Hupfeld brands and, to manufacture them, set up a new legal entity and a factory next door to the Blüthner factory in Leipzig, Germany.
Rönisch was established in Dresden in 1845 by Carl Rönisch. In his day, Rönisch was a pioneer in piano building, and his instruments were sold throughout the world. Rönisch’s son sold the company after World War I, and production was moved to Leipzig after the Dresden factory was bombed in 1945. During the Communist era, the company was taken over by the state and combined with other piano factories; it became privately owned again in the 1990s.
Since purchasing the brand, Blüthner has redesigned the pianos, which are now made in three sizes of vertical and three sizes of grand, in dozens of styles, woods, and finishes. Musically, and in terms of their quality, Rönisch pianos are very similar to Haessler, another Blüthner brand, but the cabinet styles and finishes offered are different. The pianos are entirely made in Germany, with such parts as rims, beams, and cabinets supplied by Blüthner. The pianos also use high-quality parts such as Renner actions, Delignit pinblocks, soundboards of solid European mountain spruce, and Abel hammers. Although new to North America, Rönisch pianos have been very popular in other parts of the world for decades. Approximately 600 verticals and 300 grands are made each year.
Ludwig Hupfeld became involved in the musicalinstrument business in 1892, and purchased the Rönisch company in 1918. (Today, Hupfeld is a subdivision of Rönisch.) Hupfeld was one of the earliest and best-known makers of reproducing pianos — advanced pneumatic player pianos of the early 1900s that faithfully recorded the nuances of the playing of recording artists — and other automatic musical instruments.
Hupfeld pianos are made in two editions: Hupfeld Europe and Studio. The Hupfeld Europe line is entirely made in Europe, with strung backs and cabinets from Romania, and key and action assembly, final regulation, voicing, and inspection done at the Rönisch factory in Germany. The Studio line is made in Indonesia, using cast-iron plates, actions, and keys from Indonesian suppliers, and hammers, strings, pinblocks, and felt from Germany. The instruments are then sent to the Rönisch factory in Germany for final regulation, voicing, and inspection.
Warranty: 10 years, parts and labor, to original purchaser.
Acoustic Piano: Model & Pricing Guide
* See the Introduction for an explanation of pricing.
Model | Feet | Inches | Description | MSRP* | SMP* |
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Rönisch Verticals | |||||
118 K | 46.5 | Polished Ebony | 24,530 | 24,530 | |
118 K | 46.5 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 25,816 | 25,816 | |
118 K | 46.5 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 30,318 | 30,318 | |
118 K | 46.5 | Satin Cherry | 26,275 | 26,275 | |
118 K | 46.5 | Satin Beech/Alder/Ash/Oak | 24,851 | 24,851 | |
118 K | 46.5 | Polished White | 26,873 | 26,873 | |
118 K | 46.5 | Satin Swiss Pear/Indian Apple | 31,160 | 31,160 | |
118 KI | 46.5 | Polished Mahogany w/Vavona Inlays | 31,920 | 31,920 | |
118 KI | 46.5 | Polished Walnut w/Burled Walnut Inlays | 31,540 | 31,540 | |
118 KI | 46.5 | Polished Cherry w/Yew Inlays | 31,920 | 31,920 | |
118 KR | 46.5 | Polished Ebony | 24,989 | 24,989 | |
118 KR | 46.5 | Polished White | 27,332 | 27,332 | |
118 M | 46.5 | Continental Polished Ebony | 26,790 | 26,790 | |
118 M | 46.5 | Continental Polished White | 28,159 | 28,159 | |
125 K | 49 | Polished Ebony | 27,623 | 27,623 | |
125 K | 49 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 28,794 | 28,794 | |
125 K | 49 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 33,663 | 33,663 | |
125 K | 49 | Satin Cherry | 28,700 | 28,700 | |
125 K | 49 | Polished White | 30,058 | 30,058 | |
125 K | 49 | Satin Swiss Pear/Indian Apple | 34,365 | 34,365 | |
125 K | 49 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Burl Walnut | 45,819 | 45,819 | |
125 KI | 49 | Polished Mahogany w/Vavona Inlays | 34,646 | 34,646 | |
125 KI | 49 | Polished Walnut w/Burled Walnut Inlays | 35,115 | 35,115 | |
125 KI | 49 | Polished Cherry w/Yew Inlays | 35,817 | 35,817 | |
125 KN | 49 | Old Style Polished Ebony w/Burl Walnut Medallion | 30,100 | 30,100 | |
125 KN | 49 | Old Style Polished White w/Medallion | 32,581 | 32,581 | |
132 K | 52 | Polished Ebony | 31,431 | 31,431 | |
132 K | 52 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 31,857 | 31,857 | |
132 K | 52 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 36,725 | 36,725 | |
132 K | 52 | Polished White | 33,889 | 33,889 | |
132 K | 52 | Satin Swiss Pear/Indian Apple | 38,190 | 38,190 | |
132 K | 52 | Polished Bubinga | 38,513 | 38,513 | |
132 K | 52 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Burl Walnut | 50,586 | 50,586 | |
132 KI | 52 | Polished Mahogany w/Vavona Inlays | 39,703 | 39,703 | |
132 KI | 52 | Polished Walnut w/Burled Walnut Inlays | 40,176 | 40,176 | |
132 KI | 52 | Polished Cherry w/Yew Inlays | 40,885 | 40,885 | |
132 KM | 52 | Polished Ebony w/Medallion | 32,676 | 32,676 | |
132 KM | 52 | Polished White w/Medallion | 35,157 | 35,157 | |
Hupfeld Studio Edition Verticals | |||||
P112 | 44 | Polished Ebony | 6,475 | 6,475 | |
P118 | 46.5 | Polished Ebony | 6,740 | 6,712 | |
P118 | 46.5 | Polished White | 6,880 | 6,831 | |
P125 | 49 | Polished Ebony | 8,226 | 7,971 | |
Hupfeld Europe Edition Verticals | |||||
P116E | 46 | Polished Ebony | 9,599 | 9,532 | |
P116E | 46 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 10,498 | 10,332 | |
P116E | 46 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 10,198 | 10,065 | |
P116E | 46 | Satin Cherry | 11,403 | 11,136 | |
P116E | 46 | Polished Cherry/White | 11,403 | 11,136 | |
P122E | 48 | Polished Ebony | 10,650 | 10,467 | |
P122E | 48 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 11,950 | 11,622 | |
P122E | 48 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 11,252 | 11,002 | |
P122E | 48 | Satin Cherry | 12,457 | 12,073 | |
P122E | 48 | Polished Cherry | 12,150 | 11,800 | |
P122E | 48 | Polished Bubinga | 13,330 | 12,849 | |
P122E | 48 | Polished White | 12,457 | 12,073 | |
P132E | 52 | Polished Ebony | 11,282 | 11,028 | |
P132E | 52 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 12,595 | 12,196 | |
P132E | 52 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 11,885 | 11,564 | |
P132E | 52 | Satin Cherry | 14,206 | 13,628 | |
P132E | 52 | Polished Cherry/White | 13,089 | 12,635 | |
P132E | 52 | Polished Bubinga | 15,740 | 14,991 | |
Rönisch Grands | |||||
175 K | 5 | 9 | Polished Ebony | 79,824 | 79,824 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 85,334 | 85,334 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 91,152 | 91,152 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Satin Cherry | 86,109 | 86,109 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Polished White | 83,394 | 83,394 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Polished Bubinga | 98,600 | 98,600 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Polished Palisander Rosewood | 105,400 | 105,400 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Burl Walnut | 102,000 | 102,000 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Vavona | 106,152 | 106,152 |
175 K | 5 | 9 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Pyramid Mahogany | 110,467 | 110,467 |
175 KI | 5 | 9 | Polished Mahogany w/Vavona Inlays | 109,210 | 109,210 |
175 KI | 5 | 9 | Polished Walnut w/Burled Walnut Inlays | 111,347 | 111,347 |
175 KI | 5 | 9 | Polished Cherry w/Yew Inlays | 114,363 | 114,363 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Polished Ebony | 86,880 | 86,880 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 93,618 | 93,618 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 99,327 | 99,327 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Satin Cherry | 94,379 | 94,379 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Polished White | 92,857 | 92,857 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Polished Bubinga | 110,500 | 110,500 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Polished Palisander Rosewood | 117,300 | 117,300 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Burl Walnut | 113,900 | 113,900 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Vavona | 110,520 | 110,520 |
186 K | 6 | 1 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Pyramid Mahogany | 117,300 | 117,300 |
186 KI | 6 | 1 | Polished Mahogany w/Vavona Inlays | 113,520 | 113,520 |
186 KI | 6 | 1 | Polished Walnut w/Burled Walnut Inlays | 116,027 | 116,027 |
186 KI | 6 | 1 | Polished European Cherry w/Yew Inlays | 119,398 | 119,398 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Ebony | 105,673 | 105,673 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Satin Mahogany/Walnut | 111,124 | 111,124 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 116,833 | 116,833 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Polished White | 108,383 | 108,383 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Bubinga | 131,522 | 131,522 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Palisander Rosewood | 139,400 | 139,400 |
210 K | 6 | 10.6 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Burl Walnut | 134,300 | 134,300 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Vavona | 128,440 | 128,440 |
210 K | 6 | 10.5 | Carl Ronisch Edition Polished Pyramid Mahogany | 135,632 | 135,632 |
210 KI | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Mahogany w/Vavona Inlays | 137,276 | 137,276 |
210 KI | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Walnut w/Burled Walnut Inlays | 141,386 | 141,386 |
210 KI | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Cherry w/Yew Inlays | 145,496 | 145,496 |
Hupfeld Studio Edition Grands | |||||
F 148 | 4 | 10 | Polished Ebony | 18,029 | 17,026 |
F 148 | 4 | 10 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 19,079 | 17,959 |
F 148 | 4 | 10 | Polished White | 18,279 | 17,248 |
F 160 | 5 | 3 | Polished Ebony | 20,829 | 19,515 |
F 160 | 5 | 3 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 21,689 | 20,279 |
F 160 | 5 | 3 | Polished White | 21,531 | 20,139 |
F 188 | 6 | 2 | Polished Ebony | 29,756 | 27,450 |
F 188 | 6 | 2 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 30,370 | 27,996 |
F 188 | 6 | 2 | Polished White | 30,458 | 28,074 |
F 213 | 7 | 0 | Polished Ebony | 34,409 | 31,586 |
F 213 | 7 | 0 | Polished White | 38,391 | 35,125 |
Hupfeld Europe Edition Grands | |||||
F 160E | 5 | 3 | Polished Ebony | 32,919 | 30,261 |
F 160E | 5 | 3 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 35,585 | 32,631 |
F 160E | 5 | 3 | Polished Cherry/Bubinga/White | 38,345 | 35,084 |
F 175E | 5 | 9 | Polished Ebony | 36,374 | 33,332 |
F 175E | 5 | 9 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 45,838 | 41,745 |
F 175E | 5 | 9 | Polished Bubinga/White | 48,598 | 44,198 |
F 190E | 6 | 3 | Polished Ebony | 43,472 | 39,642 |
F 190E | 6 | 3 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut | 45,838 | 41,745 |
F 190E | 6 | 3 | Polished Bubinga/White | 48,598 | 44,198 |
F 210E | 6 | 10.5 | Polished Ebony | 48,598 | 44,198 |
F 230E | 7 | 6.5 | Polished Ebony | 56,484 | 51,208 |