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Chief Scale Designer and Lead Engineer
George F. Emerson
George F. Emerson brings 32 years of experience to Hailun Pianos as a designer for well-known American piano manufacturers Baldwin Piano and Organ Company and Mason and Hamlin. As Chief Scale Designer and Lead Engineer for Hailun Pianos, he has received the highest honor China awards to foreign experts for helping advance the development of Chinese society, economy, technology, science, and education: The 2008 China Friendship Gold Medal. Emerson was one of only 50 foreigners out of 485,000 foreign experts in China to receive this award.
Director of Tuning/Voicing
Sibin Zlakovic
Sibin Zlakovic worked at the famous European firm of Bösendorfer; he has over 20 years experience specializing in tuning, voicing, and maintenance of sound quality. Mr. Zlakovic is not only responsible for the tuning of the Hailun pianos, but also developed and manages the training program required of other tuners at Hailun.
Senior Technical Adviser
PETER VELETZKY
A specialist from Austria with 30 years of piano building experience, Peter is part of a long family tradition in Vienna, which has hundreds of years of piano building experience. Trained from the time he was a child, he became at the age of 22, the youngest person in Austria to become a licensed producer of pianos.
Voicing Consultant
Ema Shigeru
Japanese piano engineer Ema Shigeru, joined the Hailun international team after years of work experience at Asahi. He brings to Hailun his talent and expertise in the production of grand pianos. In return, his dedication and commitment to excellence are evidenced by the quality of Hailun grand pianos.
Production Director
Stephen Paulello & assistant Claire Pichet
French piano designer, concert pianist and university professor for piano and chamber music. Completed his technical education with Bechstein and Steinway & Sons piano companies. His grand piano designs have won numerous awards. Responsible for training and education of piano technicians in France, including the master associations AFARP and ITEMM.