Beautiful Dark Brown Petrof P125 Upright Piano for sale, made in 1988 and lovingly cared for. I bought it a few years ago and it’s been getting daily use in my studio since then. I’ve used it on many recordings and have spent many hours practicing on it. It’s been receiving regular tunings and care by a great piano tech and it holds its tuning very well. This piano also has the beautiful’practice pedal’ option which lowers felt before the strings, giving it the very contemporary warm sound used frequently by modern composers like Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm. Piano Brand – Petrof. Serial Number – 453085. Date of Manufacture – 1988. All Notes Work – Yes. Wood Finish Color – Dark Brown. Wood Finish Polish – High Gloss – Very Shiny. Cabinet Style – Plain. Other Notes – Playing quality is excellent. Pins were previously re-set to better maintain tuning. Two hammers have been replaced. The felt for the practice piano mode has recently been replaced so now the warm tone is even over the whole keyboard. In 1857 he began learning the art of piano building at the Ehrbar, Heitzman, and Schweighofer factories in Vienna, Austria. In 1874 Petrof moved to a larger shop for manufacturing grand pianos and harmoniums, and by 1880 was operating as A. The manufacture of upright pianos began in 1883, and player pianos by 1908. In the next several decades Petrof was recognized for their instruments of high quality, earning high acclaim at exhibitions worldwide. In 1947 the Petrof company was nationalized in the Czech Republic, taken over by the state, and forced to give up their assets and control. The now state run factory continued piano manufacture under the company names of Piano Factories, later Czechoslovak Musical Instruments Co. In 1954, and as part of Music Export by 1965. 1985 began the export of Petrof pianos to the USA by the Geneva International Corp. By 1990 the Petrof factory changed to the name State Petrof Company, having several branch factories. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the process of privatizing of the company began in 1991 and was finalized by 1998. 2001 marked the fifth generation Petrof family member admitted to the firm. In 2008, Petrof pianos were being distributed in North, Central and South America by Petrof USA (Lilburn, Georgia) and in 2012 by Piano Royale Prague (Richland, Washington). Other brands currently made by Petrof include: Rosler, Scholze and Weinbach. The item “Petrof P125 Upright Piano 49 in Dark Brown High Gloss 1988″ is in sale since Monday, July 29, 2019. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Pianos, Keyboards & Organs\Pianos\Upright Pianos”. The seller is “bprokopow” and is located in Chicago, Illinois. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Brand: PETROF
- Custom Bundle: No
- Number of Keys: 88
- Modified Item: No
- Model: P125
- Bundle Description: Includes Bench
- MPN: 420718
- Number of Pedals: 3
