Translated from google.com its a computer so its nto thaat correctt Brian Piano farmer Berlin (dpa). The steeped in tradition citizen of Berlin piano farmer Bechstein is in the future by the majority in Korean hand. The Samick company from Seoul takes over 60 per cent of the Bechstein of portions of the past chief partner, the family Schulze. This took over in response 15 per cent at Samick, which to the piano farmers leading world-wide and manufacturer of music instruments belongs. Bechstein finance executive committee Karl-Heinz Geishecker spoke on Tuesday of a large chance particularly for the marketing of Bechstein pianos of the upper preisklasse in the USA and Asia. There expect it a turnover doubling in each case. To monthly beginning an appropriate declaration of intent had already signed quoted C Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG. The over cross participation has a value of approximately 4.2 million euro according to enterprise data. Bechstein wants to bring the total selling of all lines into the partnership apart from know-how also in Germany and Europe. The asiatic partner again will make production for an inexpensive instrument line in Europe and the Bechstein selling possible in the USA and Asia. In particular with wings and pianos of the upper preisklasse hope Bechstein for more business, said Geishecker. So the US conversion is to be doubled up to the year 2004 on approximately four million euro and the conversion in Asia, which concentrate so far on Japan, on approximately two million euro. The past structure from Bechstein remains. Production in Germany, under it the work in the Saxonian Seifhennersdorf, is removed. Samick is beside the Japanese manufacturers Yamaha and Kawai as well as the Korean enterprise Yong Chang a prominent industry enterprise of the world. The Koreans employ according to the data 3000 coworkers in Korea, Indonesia and China. In addition come a comprehensive marketing company in the USA Samick convert with the sales of approximately 45,000 pianos and wings, 12,000 Digitalpianos and 500,000 guitars 270 million US dollar. C Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG, which celebrates its 150-jaehriges firm anniversary in the coming year, noted in the freiverkehr, belongs to the prominent German industry enterprises. In the first nine months 2002 Bechstein had a profit sunk around ten per cent on 620.000 euro obtained with a turnover plus of scarcely a per cent on 14.3 million euro. For 2003 with the profit a one-digit growth was last only aimed at. So far Bechstein with approximately 230 persons employed had focused two digit growth rates with profit and conversion. PICTURE: Piano farmer Tilmann strong one is busy in the citizens of Berlin piano manufacturing firm Bechstein with tuning at a new instrument. The citizen of Berlin piano farmer Bechstein is taken over by the Korean music instrument manufacturer Samick. PHOTO: dpa
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