SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.

Based on a philosophy aimed at becoming of a "corporation that contributes to the nation's social welfare by promoting the musical instrument industry," Samick Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. (Samick) was established in 1958 to stand tall today in South Korea as its dominant complete instrument maker that has also grown internationally as one of the most prominent piano exporter to connect the world together. In essence, Samick's history is the very life of Korean pianos. Blossoming more day by day as the leading complete musical instrument manufacturer in the world due to the constant seeking of advanced technology and higher quality, Samick became the first South Korean company to acquire the KS-Mark certification in 1971. Since then, Samick has continued to make efforts in developing new products and improving quality, starting with the technical cooperation with Klaus Fennier from Germany - a venture that awarded us the gold prize in 'The World Piano Quality Contest' held by Diapason, an international musical magazine from France, in 1985. Of particular notes, Samick obtained the ISO 9002 Certification in February of 1995 and the ISO 9001 Certification in February of 1998 from Germany's TUV, the premier certification group with international authority in the piano trade. Not only that, Samick's digital piano was recently bestowed with the designation of "Korean Industry's Brand Power No. 1" in 2003 Korea Management Association Consulting to make another addition to the many recognitions Samick has already received from numerous organizations for its excellence in quality. Having advanced as the fifth largest piano manufacturer in the world after acquiring the international piano maker of time-honored practices, Bechstein, in December of 2002, Samick's taking advantage of this opportunity allowed it to make full-scale advancement into the international piano market, a sector that calls for only the finest.