In 1875 when German Immigrant Hugo Wertheim arrived in Australia, it was to be the start of a new era for Australia and piano manufacturing.

Hugo imported Wertheim pianos from Germany until he opened the Wertheim piano factory at Bendigo Street Richmond in 1908. This state of the art factory produced high quality Wertheim pianos and many of these pianos take pride of place in many Australian homes and venues. Wertheim was the piano of choice for many great performing musicians including Dame Nellie Melba. The Wertheim concert grand piano from the Melbourne Tivoli theater can be played  in an art gallery in South Melbourne. This piano is now proudly owned by a Melbourne professor.  Wertheim pianos have always maintained a very high standard of tonal colour and precise touch.

With the introduction of radio and the effects of the great depression the Australian Wertheim factory was closed and production was moved to an Asian factory that was also producing pianos for Yamaha.

Wertheim pianos are still manufactured in this factory to our strict Australian quality control using the very best materials to maintain the Wertheim European tone and touch. This factory also manufactures pianos for Steinway.

Wertheim pianos are the best value pianos you can buy. If you are not getting the Wertheim story you are not getting the real piano story. 

Wertheim Pianos is still an Australian owned brand and Piano Time is very proud to have control of the manufacture and distribution for these great pianos for the international market.

Every Wertheim piano is inspected by our Australian quality control specialists before they are shipped to our international distributors.