Description and differences: The Ritmüller piano line is manufactured in Guangzhou, China by the Pearl River Piano Group. The Ritmüller line is considered the more European sounding line of pianos with many upgrades from the Pearl River line. They contain subtle details like slow-close fallboards and real ebony sharp keys. All of their pianos have Röslau piano wire from Germany. And while they all follow state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, within the Ritmüller line, they vary in some of the parts utilized.

The Legacy line has tapered, all spruce laminated soundboards. This line contains in-house (Pearl River) felt for hammers on all upright models with the exception of the UP120RE (German felt). The Legacy grands utilize Japanese felt for the R8 and R9 models. The Superior line has Japanese felt in the uprights and German felt in the grand pianos. This line also has all spruce laminated soundboards (un-tapered). Finally, the Premium series from Ritmüller contain Würzen felt in the RSH upright models and Renner hammers in the GH models. The Premium line also features solid spruce soundboards. The piano actions for all Ritmüller models are made by Pearl River with the exception of the 3 highest models RSG243, GH212R and GH275R. They contain additional upgrades of Dehonit pinblocks, Laukhuff keyboards and Strunz solid spruce soundboards, made in Germany.

Piano Name: Ritmuller
Website: Ritmuller
Model: R8
Made in: China
Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd.
Company Location: China
Length: 4′ 11.5″

History: Located in Guangzhou, China, Pearl River Piano Group has become the largest piano manufacturer in the world, with a production of over 140,000 pianos annually by more than 4,000 workers. PRPG manufactures under the brands of Pearl River, Ritmüller, and Kayserburg brands. Pearl River is the best-selling piano brand in China, and is exported to more than 120 countries. In 2019, the construction of a new, state-of-the-art, 1.2-million-sq.-ft. factory was built. It combines traditional craftsmanship and processes with advanced CNC digital machinery. PRPG has attained sustainable production processes having received environmental certification to ISO 14001 and management certification to ISO 9001 as verification of this responsibility. Differences between Classic, Superior and Premium series are based on type of hammer felt used, cabinet styles, solid vs. laminated soundboard, action manufacturer and scale designs.

Dimensions: 4’11″x60″ or 1m 47cm x 150cm

Available Finishes: Polished Ebony, Mahogany or White

Features: Hard maple action produced by advanced CNC digital machinery ~ Extruded aluminum rail ~ Domestic walnut laminated beams ~ Solid maple capped, vertically laminated bridge bridges ~ Brass hardware ~ Butcher-block spruce key bed ~ Japanese felt hammers ~ Premium Siberian spruce keys ~ Practice middle pedal ~ 19 maple cross ply laminated pinblock ~ Sand-cast plate, CNC processed ~ All spruce laminated soundboard ~ German Röslau strings ~ Steel, cut thread, nickel plated tuning pins 

Mahogany

 

Ebony

 White