The piano has long since passed its 300th birthday. However, recent technology has contributed immensely to the advancement of its building and performance. This is reflected in today's Bernstein pianos. The name Bernstein has been associated with piano manufacturing since well before World War 1. In the mid-twentieth century, a great deal of manufacturing moved emphasis from Europe to Asia; primarily China, Japan and Korea. In 1961, merchants in Malaysia selected the name to reflect the use of European parts with European tone characteristics.
In 1979, Bernie's Music Land sponsored the migration of one of the Malaysian merchants to Australia. By 1981, the first Bernsteins were imported from the Handok factory in Korea. In 1983, the Samick factory in Korea commissioned famous German piano designer Mr. Klaus Fenner to design a new range of high performance instruments. Mr. Fenner was well known to Bernies Music Land's Managing Director and, from 1986, guided the selection of Bernstein models for the Australian market.
In 1988, Mr. Fenner visited Australia exclusively for Bernstein. Mr. Fenner made an impressive presentation to a large gathering of piano tuners and technicians at the Preston College of Technology. From 1995 to the year 2000, Mr. Fenner spent time developing his concepts of scaling and multi layered soundboards with Chinese manufacturers.
In 2005, the Korean models ceased production. At the same time, Hailun launched the new series of pianos from Ningbo at the Shanghai Trade Fair. These instruments incorporated the new scaling and multi soundboard, as well as Mr. Hailun Chen's code of engineering to produce exceptional dynamics in volume, tone and touch.
Today, Bernstein Australia is proud to offer you this performance in its exquisite and extensive range of upright and grand pianos.