With six piano shops and 100 employees in 1956, the Guangzhou Piano Factory repaired and rebuilt pianos for a very small market. After many attempts, Guangzhou technicians were finally satisfied with the tone color and quality of its first manufactured piano, and in a short time it was sold in Hong Kong. It would be twenty years before the factory was able to prove its potential, the cultural and economic revolution having opened domestic and foreign markets to Pearl River Pianos.

Early on, instrument design, quality, and competitiveness were brought to world-class standards as the company began working with piano experts from around the world to incorporate proven design and manufacturing techniques. By 1987, the company established itself as a national leader, gaining import and export rights, reaching 10,000 unit annual production, and securing an industry leadership role that the company still holds today.

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