▁Fil z fab rik ▁W ur zen ▁GmbH ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Ros lau ▁higher ▁level ▁( than ▁Pear l ▁River ▁brand ) ▁German ▁strings , ▁real ▁Eb ony ▁wood ▁sh ar ps ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁pl astic ▁sh ar ps ▁and ▁Ab el ▁German ▁h amm ers ▁in ▁the ▁Performance ▁Series ▁and ▁Ren ner ▁German ▁Hamm ers ▁in ▁the ▁Prem ium ▁series . ▁The ▁Performance ▁series ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁different ▁action ▁design , ▁different ▁rim ▁design ▁material ▁spec ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁more ▁hand ▁work ▁reflect ing ▁its ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁fin est ▁piano ▁the ▁company ▁builds . ▁ ▁O . E . M . ▁Three ▁large ▁ret ail ▁piano ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁use ▁Pear l ▁River ▁as ▁their ▁O EM ▁entry ▁level ▁house ▁brand ▁supp lier : ▁Jordan ▁K itt s ▁Music , ▁Sh erman ▁Clay ( now ▁closed ), ▁and ▁Sch mitt ▁Music . ▁ ▁These ▁three ▁ret ail ▁ch ains ▁use ▁their ▁own ▁brand ▁name ▁( Hen ry ▁F ▁Miller , ▁Christ of ori ) ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁pian os ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁isolated ▁cases ▁feature ▁slightly ▁different ▁specific ations ▁than ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁brand ▁models ▁distributed ▁by ▁North ▁American ▁Music . ▁ ▁Con ne ctions ▁with ▁Yam aha , ▁Stein way , ▁and ▁Hal let ▁Davis ▁ ▁Yam aha ▁ ▁Yam aha ▁formed ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁Pear l ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁factory ▁to ▁build ▁pian os ▁for ▁the ▁Chinese ▁market . ▁ ▁This ▁factory