Parsons Music Group Explained

Parsons Music Group (Chinese: 柏斯音樂集團, also known as Parsons Music Corporation) is a musical instruments manufacturer and retailer based in Hong Kong, China.

Company profile

Parsons was founded in 1986 by Terence and Arling Ng^[1] and became China's largest music retailer with more than 100 retail locations and 80 music schools all around the country.^{[2] [3]} In its retail locations, Parsons sells acoustic and digital musical instruments including guitars, pianos, amplifiers, electronic keyboards, as well as sheet music and books.^[4]

Pianos

Parsons manufactures pianos for its own brands (Yangtze River and Schönbrunn), grand pianos for Baldwin^[5] and manufactures a few Kawai models for sale only in Parsons Music's stores in China.^[6]

Parsons is the majority shareholder of the German piano manufacturers Wilh. Steinberg since 2013^{[7] [8]} and Grotrian-Steinweg since 2015.^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Web site: Store. Parsons Music. Company Profile and Achievements. 2020-12-14. Parsons Music Store. en.
2. Web site: PARSONS MUSIC. 2020-12-14. PianoBuyer. en-US.
3. Web site: Company Profile Parsons Music Limited 柏斯琴行.
4. Web site: Parsons Music Corp - Company Profile and News. 2020-12-14. Bloomberg.com. en.
5. Web site: The Baldwin Story - Taylors Music Chester County. 2020-12-19. en-US.
6. Web site: Kawai Launches Digital Piano Factory in Shanghai - JMT Web News: Archives. 2020-12-19. www.musictrades.co.jp.
7. Web site: WILH. STEINBERG. 2020-12-19. BestPricePiano. en-US.
8. Web site: In Pictures: New grand piano arrives at York Minster. 2020-12-19. The Northern Echo. 8 November 2018 . en.
9. Web site: New Shareholder - Grotrian. 2020-12-14. www.grotrian.de.
10. Web site: Germany. Braunschweiger Zeitung, Braunschweig. 2018-09-14. Klavierfinale von Grotrian-Steinweg weiter in Braunschweig. 2020-12-19. www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de. de-DE.