Manufacturers

Manufacturers

Petrof - established in 1864, Prague, Czech Republic

• World class pianos available
• Vertical sizes 50" - 52" - 53" with sostenuto
• Grand sizes  5'8" -  6'4" -  6'11" -  7'9" - 9'4"  Standard series and Master series
• All finishes are high gloss polyester and are available in ebony, mahogany, and walnut

  

• General Vertical Piano Specifications

Hammers - top quality German hammers. Hammer heads are voiced for romantic rounded tones

Action - the actions are very quick, with good repetition, enable good control in creating tones, provide great feel. Petrof Original & Petrof/Renner

Soundboard - selected finest quality European spruce, ribs are pre-crowned for stability and longer life.  All ribs are hand notched into the back frame for stability


Bridges - solid European beech bridge and cap, hand planed for precise downbearing

Pin Block - special beech Multiplex. The pinblock is highly resistant to atmospheric changes such as humidity and guarantees high stability for tuning

Tuning Pins -nickeled steel, cut thread pins are corrosion resistant

Rim & Back Posts - solid spruce

Keys - solid spruce, reinforced keys, individually weighted for consistent 48-52 g. touch


Pedals - three solid brass, including a center "practice" pedal

For Detailed Specifications link to http://www.petrof.com/

• General Grand Piano Specifications

Hammers - Abel hammers are one from the world best, made from very special hammer felt. These hammers enable to obtain wide scale of tone colour

Action - the actions used are Original Petrof. The action is rated as a fast, reliable, with good repetition. Special profiled aluminium action rails are very stable in changing air humidity

Soundboard - select, finest quality European mountain spruce.  Traditional symmetric crown and wedge tapering of the soundboard gives the piano good acoustic performance in the whole tonal range. Ribs are pre-crowned and notched into inner rim for stability


Bridges - solid beech with maple caps and genuine ebony descant caps.  The ebony bridge cap is used to most efficiently transfer of high frequencies to the soundboard. The bridges design contributes to the wonderful European sound


Pin Block - special beech Multiplex. The pinblock is highly resistant to atmospheric changes such as humidity and guarantees high stability for tuning

Tuning Pins - steel, nickeled, cut thread pins are corrosion resistant

Keyboard - made from solid European spruce. White and black key tops are acrylic Polyplex from Sweden.  The entire keyboard is individually balanced

Pedals - three solid brass pedals with a true sostenuto


For Detailed Specifications link to http://www.petrof.com/

Hailun - Ningbo City, China

• The Hailun team consists of engineers and piano craftsmen from over a dozen different nations. Each one is recognized as an authority in the chosen specialty of piano engineering
• Hailun company uses the newest and most advanced technologies
• Hailun grand piano was featured in Vienna's Golden Concert Hall - the first time in history a Chinese-made instrument was so spotlighted
• Vertical sizes 48" - 50" - 52"
• Grand sizes 4'11.5" - 5'4" - 5'10" - 6'5" - 7'2"
• All finishes are high polished polyester ebony, walnut or mahogany

    General Vertical Piano Specifications

Hammers - 16 lb. fine quality reinforced German felt

Action - Hailun Performance Plus design.  Maple action parts and aluminium with maple core rails

Sound Board - optimum Siberian spruce resulting in the finest dynamic range for an instrument in its category, a wonderful even tome that carries across its whole gamut of frequencies

Bridges - hand notched maple, dovetailed and pinned for durability and precision and yielding a clear and powerful sound

Pin Block - 18 ply quarter maple sawn, cross laminated

Strings - Roslau German wire known for its uniform thickness and roundness, its higher tensile strength they are among the finest music wire

Keys - basswood, balanced

Pedals - three brass pedals including a "practice" strip

For Further Information visit  http://www.hailun-pianos.com/

• General Grand Piano Specifications

Hammers - Fine quality reinforced German felt  for a wide and colorful range of tones

Action - Hailun "Performance Plus" design.  Action parts are European hornbeam and the rails are aluminium with maple core

Sound Board - Bavarian spruce, provides the optimal resonance because of its tapered design. Thirteen dovetailed ribs evenly distribute the energy. The results are .the finest dynamic range, a wonderful even tone that carries across its whole gamut of frequencies and a powerful expressive sound

Bridges - hand notched maple, dovetailed and pinned for durability and precision and yielding a clear and powerful sound


Pin Block - 18 ply quarter maple sawn, cross-laminated to assure the instrument holds its tuning and voicing through decades of playing

Tuning Pins - precision cut thread

Strings - Roslau German wire known for its uniform thickness and roundness, its higher tensile strength they are among the finest music wire

Pedals - Three brass pedals with a full sostenuto


For Further Information visit  http://www.hailun-pianos.com/

Wyman -German design manufactured in a state of the art factory in Asia

·        the right combination of quality and value the right combination of quality and value

·        Wyman vertical pianos come in an exciting array of quality styles and finishes to meet every need, from practical designs and small entry-level instruments to larger professional studio upright models

·        the right combination of quality and value

·        experienced musicians and students alike will appreciate the pleasing tone and responsive    action of these beautiful instruments

·        Vertical sizes (Don's Piano Warehouse carries) 42.5" - 44" - 45"

·        General Vertical Piano Specifications

Hammers - premium Yumei hammers that are made from fine 100% virgin wool and are individually wire stapled to maintain their precise shape. This assures consistently beautiful piano tone across the full range of the keyboard

Action - premium Yumei piano actions that are constructed from premium quality hard rock maple, a fine quality wood that is very dense, hard and durable. Hard rock maple provides the dimensional stability needed to keep your new piano action playing smoothly and freely for a lifetime of trouble-free musical enjoyment

Sound Board - The exclusive Wyman TriPhonicT soundboard utilizes three layers of fine spruce whose grains are positioned at prescribed angles for optimum tone projection and durability

Bridges - bridges are constructed of hard rock maple and efficiently transmit the string vibrations directly to the soundboard

Pin Block - The 19-ply Wyman wrestplank is constructed from hard rock maple

Keys - select seasoned spruce key design for strength and durability that will not warp or twist to cause problems that develop in lesser quality brands

Pedal - pedals made from solid cast brass


For further information visit  http://www.wymanpiano.com/

Charles R Walter - American built

• Generally considered to be one of the finer American pianos available today
• Walter offers a 45" studio and 43" console models as well as one 6"3" grand piano
• Craftsmanship is evident through-out
• All finishes are hand rubbed lacquer
• General Vertical Piano Specifications

Action - full size, direct blow

Hammers - 14lb. reinforced Austrian felt

Soundboard - Close-grained Sitka or Bavarian spruce

Pin Block - 29 ply delignit

Tuning Pins - nickel plated head, blued thread

Back Posts- Sitka spruce

Keybed - Poplar

Keys - Basswood or sugar pine, individually weighted

Pedals - three solid brass

Galileo - Digital Pianos

·        The Galileo instrument is a work of passion - fusing digital technology with elegant Italian craftsmanship

·        it's the sound, touch and versatility that make these incredible instruments an inspired joy

·        Models available -