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Pianos made by: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Co., Ltd., 38, Xiang Shan Avenue, Yong Ning Road, Zengcheng, Guangzhou, China

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Originating in 1795 in Gottingen, Germany, 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Ritmüller's relaunch in modern-day manufacturing. A European master piano designer was engaged in 2007 to design a line of higher-end pianos under the Ritmüller name that were introduced in North America in 2009. In 2019, the RS-Superior series was introduced, shortly followed by the RSH-Premium series that completes the contemporary lineup of the Ritmüller lines. The RS-Superior series includes upright and grand pianos, and the RSH-Premium series is comprised of verticals only. Piano Buyer’s reviewers have been consistently impressed by Ritmüller pianos, choosing the 48″ UH-121R vertical and the 4′ 11″ GH-148R grand as “Staff Picks.”

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Ritmüller Legacy series offers select upright and grand models formerly available as part of the Classic and Premium series. Legacy verticals include most of the designer furniture models (with free-standing legs) previously made under the Pearl River name.

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For the Superior Series (RS) of verticals and grands, European experts produced a completely new design that would link the Ritmüller line to its German heritage, including modern European cabinet styling. The Superior RS models contain PR2.0 hammers with imported German felt, ebony sharps, silver hardware (some models), and Ritmüller actions.

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The Premium RSH series includes a number of important upgrades from the Superior Series. The RSH vertical models, made for institutional use, have grand-style music racks that, unlike those on most verticals, don’t interfere with a pianist’s hand movements when playing. These models also contain Pearl River’s high-end PR 2.0 hammers, ebony sharps, and a tapered soundboard of solid spruce. The grand models from the Superior series, the RS150, RS160, RS175 and RS190 all
have newly designed Ritmüller action, which completes the grand model lineup.

 

The UHX verticals, whose cabinets have sound-hole slits in the upper panel to let sound escape, are outfitted with German Renner hammers, ebony sharps, and a tapered, solid spruce soundboard. Most of the verticals also sport silver hardware. The GHR grands have been upgraded to German Renner hammers, ebony sharps, and a tapered, solid spruce soundboard. The grand models 160 and 170 have Ritmüler actions, but the 212 and 275 grands have full German Renner actions—and German soundboards, pinblocks, keyboards, and strings!

 

One Ritmüller line does not appear on the price list. At present, the Supreme Series comprises a single model, the 9′ 2″ RS280 concert grand, entirely designed and made by hand in Germany, and available only by special order.

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Warranty: 10 years, parts and labor, to original purchaser.

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See the Introduction to Brand Profiles, Models, and Prices for an explanation of pricing.