Petrof 136 Upright Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 136 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Height: 53″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were confiscated under… Read More
Petrof 225 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 225 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 7′ 4″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were confiscated… Read More
Petrof 275 Grand Piano Piano Name: Petrof Website: Petrof Model: 275 Made in: Czech Republic Parent Company: Petrof Company Location: Czech Republic Length: 9′ 0″ History: Antonin Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864 after traveling to Vienna in 1857 to learn piano manufacturing. After World War II, the company and property were confiscated… Read More
Money, apparently does grow on trees or at least in ancient times it did. It’s been recorded that rare tree sap was used as a form of payment for tax because it was deemed so valuable. This sap from the tree was harvested and refined into lacquer with incredible clarity and sheen. Many thousands of… Read More
NAMM is always a great time to see the latest pianos. This was my first show since covid and despite being off-schedule in April (the show usually runs in January), it was nevertheless well represented. Many of the manufacturers opted out of this show because the upcoming show in 2024 is only 9 months away.… Read More
The term “art case” refers to a piano cabinet that has been visually enhanced. Historically, pianos were often owned by aristocrats and royalty, their appearance mirrored the opulence of a palace or echoed the trends of the day. They often featured exotic cuts of wood or intricate carvings. But as the piano has become more… Read More
It’s inevitable that pianos will get bumped, scratched and scuffed. High polish finishes are like mirrors and when something unfortunate happens, it can be not only disappointing but daunting to know how to remedy the situation. In this 2-part series we are first going to investigate removing scuffs and hairline scratches and then in the… Read More
Story & Clark H7 Upright Piano Piano Name: Story & Clark Website: Story & Clark Model: H7 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: QRS Music Technologies Company Location: USA Length: 48″ History: Hampton Story started building pianos in 1857. By 1884, Mr. Story retired and Melville Clark joined the firm and the name was changed to… Read More
Pramberger JP160D Grand Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-160D Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 5′ 4″ History: In 1958, Joseph Pramberger started working for Steinway & Sons where he was a design and project engineer, later as VP of manufacturing. In 1987 he started his own… Read More
Pramberger JP190D Grand Piano Piano Name: Pramberger Website: Pramberger Model: JP-190D Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Music Corp. Company Location: Korea Length: 6′ 3″ History: In 1958, Joseph Pramberger started working for Steinway & Sons where he was a design and project engineer, later as VP of manufacturing. In 1987 he started his own… Read More
