Ritmüller 170

Description

Ritmüller 170

General description

Ritmüller 170. It is a mid-sized grand piano, ideal for living rooms or studios. It offers a refined tonal and tactile experience inspired by European tradition, with modern manufacturing based on technologies such as CNC and German scale design by Lothar Thomma.

Main technical specifications

Dimensions and weight:
Length: 5′ 7″ (approx. 170 cm)
Width: 59.25″ (150.5 cm)
Depth: 39.25″ (99.7 cm)
Weight: 317 kg

High-level components:

• Wooden action (hard rock maple or hornbeam), CNC-processed for precision

• Extruded aluminum action rail

• Robust Manchurian walnut beams

• Vertically laminated bridge with maple cap for purer sound transfer

• Solid brass fittings and slow-close fallboard

• Renner hammers (German) — recognized in high-quality pianos

• Spruce keyboard with genuine ebony black keys

• Full sostenuto middle pedal

• CNC-cast and machined plate

• Carefully selected solid spruce soundboard

• Röslau strings from Germany, bass strings with copper core

• 19-ply laminated maple pinblock, cold-pressed and cured for greater tuning stability

• Scale design with tuned duplex, conceived by Lothar Thomma

Design and legacy
Created under the direction of German designer Lothar Thomma, the GH170R was redesigned to combine European tradition and modern efficiency.

Ritmüller is a brand with roots in Germany since 1795; it was relaunched by the Chinese Pearl River Group in 2009, maintaining a focus on European quality and design, now supported by modern, controlled manufacturing processes.

Reviews and value
In informal comments, it is mentioned that the GH170R “is a decent piano, better than the Pearl Rivers I’ve seen,” suggesting a favorable perception among technicians or tuners.