Technical description of the PETROF 118 P1 upright piano
PETROF 118 P1 upright pianos are designed by and produced in PETROF company in the Czech Republic. P 118 P1 upright piano is in the middle upright piano series and is fit for non-musical schools and for homes. As with all PETROF upright pianos, the P 118 P1 is marked a „European Excellence“ label, which guarantees the European origin of the instrument.Rim
Robust construction from beech, made in PETROF company. The solid stabile rim supports the tuning stability of the instrument and ensures its total stability. The special constructive modification enables clear and long-lasting tone of upright piano.
Iron plate
PETROF construction, frame shape, agraffes construction, robust, made from grey cast iron in the Czech Republic. Plate working is done in PETROF factory on special CNC machines. Agraffe construction of the iron plate enables exact scale of strings and is the sign of the most advanced upright piano construction.
Hardware fittings
Massive polished brass, lacquered. Made in the Czech Republic. All brass hardware is lacquered, corrosion resistant and do not require any maintenance.
Pinblock
Special beech plywood type Multiplex. Original veneer thickness 2 mm compressed to the density 800 – 850 kg/m3 (= 6 veneer layers/cm). High moisture resistant glue. The pinblock is highly resistant to atmospheric changes (e.g. humidity). It guarantees high stability of tuning.
Soundboard
The soundboard is made from massive spruce in PETROF company. It is shaped into wedge block. Its active surface is 1,0605 m2. PETROF sound boards have to go through a special long term moisture conditioning and care during the whole production process which guarantee their exact and equal moisture content. This process increases its resistance to cracking due to climate change. Surface treatment with PUR lacquer raises its resistively against climate changes.
Ribs
The ribs are circular shaped and are made from European spruce in the Czech Republic. The cross rib is produced from beech wood. The board is enforced by 9 ribs. The ribs from European spruce supports a crown stability of the sound board.
Bridges
The bridges are made from solid beech wood in PETROF company.
Scale
Agraffe construction in the whole range of 88 tones. The agraffes construction enables the exact scale of strings and is the sign of the most advanced upright piano construction.
Tuning pins
Steel, nickeled. The pins are produced with high exactness in the Czech Republic. The tuning pins are corrosion resistant.
Strings
Steel wire Mapes USA, Röslau Germany. Copper Degen Germany. Made in PETROF factory. Longest string 1046 mm. The strings are made from string wire of the world's finest quality.
Hammer heads
German or Czech hammer heads. Hammer heads are fitted for romantic rounded tones, characteristic for PETROF instruments.
Action
Petrof original action, Renner-Petrof action or Detoa action. Petrof moderator. Action is installed in PETROF factory. All actions are very quick, with good repetition, enable good control in creating tones, provide great feeling from play.
Dampers
Petrof original dampers to Petrof action. Renner original dampers to Renner-Petrof action. High quality special French felt (Laoureux). 70 dampers.
Keys
Keys are produced from the finest spruce in PETROF factory. White and black acrylic tops - Polyplex Sweden. The keys are carefully individually balanced for 48 - 52 g. The keyboard provides very good feeling from play.
Key bed
Robust spruce sandwich board, two-sided covered by thin chipboard and counter veneer. The key bed is highly resistant to corrosion which is a prerequisite for stable regulation.
Pedals
Pedals are from solid brass, made in the Czech Republic. The upright piano is provided with 3 pedals: the right is for dampers, the left helps to hammers to be more closer to strings, the middle controls prolongement.
Installation, regulation, tuning of the upright piano
Whole production and installation of the P 118 P1 upright piano is held in PETROF factory in the Czech Republic.
Mechanism of the upright piano is carefully and repeatedly regulated for standard values so that regulation is stable in the long term and its action provides good feeling during play, characteristic for European upright pianos.
Hammers are intonated for soft romantic tone, characteristic for PETROF upright pianos.
