<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Hi, Wayne,   I believe there are some errors in the information on the resource list.  Unfortunately Canadian’s stopped building Heintzman pianos in the 80’s and sold the name and later everything else too.  Anything after this if you are lucky will find made in USA if it is a lacquered finish- may have Gerhard written ahead of Heintzman.  But most are polyester and are Bejing China’s pianos and the time period overlap.  I think I saw some polyester Gerhard Heintzman pianos built in 1985 or so in the stores in Canada along with some polyester Sherlock Manning pianos built a bit earlier.  Have you looked up Bejing Xinghai in the resources section of PTG Web site under manufacturers, “Great Web Site”.  I couldn’t access this web site.  Probably a language setting on my computer.   Best bet is go to the Heintzmann page.     Some information is very confusing.  Perhaps the spelling of Heintzman is incorrect.  All the pianos made in Canada used Heintzman not Heintzmann.  Read this carefully.   Click on this <a href="http://www.hzmpiano.com" target="_blank">Heintzmann</a>  and you will find a place to locate the year and serial number.  The numbers stop at 1980 but they were producing some in Canada some in the USA and some in China until they opened Bejing factory.  Your best bet is go through the dealer your customer bought the piano. Contact Person: Frank Woodside CANADA Phone: (604) 984-7812 Email:<a href="mailto:info@hzmpiano.com">info@hzmpiano.com</a> Description: The Heintzman Brand Trade mark and business assets and equipment left were purchased from Sklar-Pepplar upon its closing the factory in Canada and production was moved to China. We are a stand alone, Independent, Canadian owned factory and not owned or built by Beijing Xhinghai as referenced to on your website. Heintzman Pianos have never been built in the Xhinghai factory.       As a student at George Brown College we had an invitation 1982 to visit the Hanover factory where they were last made in Canada.  I believe that only uprights were built in their last attempt of production from this location.  They did make very good quality pianos for a very long time and some large very satisfying pianos especially their larger grands.   The new Heintzman factory currently located in Beijing was established in August 1989. The Heintzman Piano Company is a totally independent joint-venture company owned by Chinese and Canadian shareholders. There are two divisions and two production lines. The China team is responsible for all domestic sales in China. The international team is responsible for all international sales which cover over 6 different countries and growing rapidly around the world and its headquarters are based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian legend continues in China. The first year Canadian Heintzman pianos were introduced to the Chinese, there was overwhelming sales growth, over 100% each year. The first factory was not equipped to keep up the supply. In order to fulfill the high demand but preserve the highest quality possible, a brand new state of the art Heintzman Factory was decided upon. Since the summer of 2005 Heintzman pianos have been manufactured at the new plant located in Beijing China. <a name=top>In order to continue the legendary legacy of Heintzman, the original drawings, scale designs and production equipment of the original Canadian Heintzman Piano Factory were purchased and are utilized by the new Heintzman Piano Co Ltd in </a>China today. Heintzman is also employing state of the art technology and adding improvements by importing the best in the world components to enhance today's new Heintzman. If you like to contact the Heintzman International team, please <a href="http://www.hzmpiano.com/contactus.aspx">e-mail</a> to us   In a photo of Jim Moffat over his head on the wall it is spelled Beijing Heintzmann.    When you click on Heintzmann from the list of manufacturers you will find photos of their production look at the writing on the workers shirts these pianos they are building are not being built or from Canada.  And the last photo shows a picture of the soundboard decal built in Canada.   The Heintzman is now made in Bejing Xinghai   <a href="http://www.xhpiano.com/e_index.asp" target="_blank">Beijing Xinghai</a> Beijing China Names Used: Otto Meister, Heintzmann, Ellington, Story & Clark, Wyman, Linden   <a href="http://www.xinghai-piano.com" target="_blank">Beijing Xinghai Musical Instruments</a> 6 Huangmuchang, Chao Yang District Beijing, China 100022 Phone: 011-88-10-6771-8885 Fax: 011-86-10-6771-1318 <a href="http://www.ptg.org/resourceDirectory-show.php?keywords=Manufacturer#TOP#TOP"><img border=0 width=8 height=8 src="cid:image001.gif@01C855DE.342E7660" alt="Go to top"></a> Yep I’m sore.  What’s on their decal Canadian Legacy? What others build we fix! And we fix Custom hammer hanging jobs.  Ever see a Hammer head glued checked tail facing the action rail not the back check?   Jessica Masse RPT Piano Technicians Guild Proprietor, Ebony and Ivory Piano Company       Jessica Masse RPT Piano Technicians Guild Proprietor, Ebony and Ivory Piano Company   </div> </body> </html>