Advantages of the construction and materials used in the Master Grand Piano PETROF 237 Monsoon
Rim
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PETROF Original
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The inner rim is laminated with 13 ply's of solid beech and birch lamels
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The rim is CNC machined for high accuracy
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The outer rim is laminated from birch plywood sheets
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The inside facing is veneered horizontally with Ebony Makassar
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The total rim thickness is 8.4cm
A very strong rim ensures long term tuning stability and regulation stability. A strong CNC machined rim supports the proper crown of the soundboard, which products the previous Petrof tone. Rare ebony wood on the inner face of the rim give the noble appearance that is deserving of a Petrof grand piano
Rim posts
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The PETROF frame consists of 4 longitudinal spruce posts, 1 descant post made from compressed beech wood and 1 cross spruce post
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The joints of the posts and rim are dove tailed (fish tailed) and doweled with beech hardwood dowels
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The cross block of wooden frame is reinforced by profiled steel rail
A total of 6 frame posts and a reinforcing of cross block by steel rail ensure its extraordinary form stability. The last descant post conduces to bright tone of high frequencies. CNC working ensures perfect accuracy, which conduces to exact tone of this instrument
Legs
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PETROF original
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Solid beech core, solid alder outer layer, Gabon counter veneer and a decorative veneer
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Prolonged legs - 625 mm in length
Strong leg construction ensures high piano stability when being played dynamically
Iron plate & Support
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Made in Czech Republic
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Made from grey cast iron, wet sand casted, hand finished; CNC machined for an accurate fit
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Full pin block zone
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New dynamic gold colour finish
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An adjustable steel bolt between iron plate and cross block of wooden frame
CNC machining ensures high accuracy of string scaling and accurate fit to each piano. Bright colour enhances the beauty and noble look of the PETROF grand piano. Support of iron plate increases the stability of its form, resulting in better tuning stability
Hardware fittings
All the hardware fittings are maintenance-free
Pinblock
The pinblock is highly resistant to climatic changes, providing stable torque of tuning pins and high tuning stability
Soundboard
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PETROF original design
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Made from fine European spruce
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Asymmetric crown and diaphragmatic tapering of the soundboard gives the piano greater acoustic output in the whole tonal range
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Newly shaped descant arc reproducing more clarity of tone in the last octaves
The asymmetric crown and diaphragmatic tapering of the soundboard gives the piano greater acoustic output in the whole tonal range. Piano sounds enough even in large concert halls
Ribs
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PETROF original
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Made from fine European spruce
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Individually asymmetrically shaped, the tops are hand fitted to ensure a proper fit
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The corner cross rib is laminated from beech lamellas and CNC machined to arc shape
Individually asymmetrical shaped ribs support the asymmetric crown of the soundboard. Proper soundboard crown gives birth to the PETROF sound. Arced cross rib creates good conditions for vibrations of the soundboard
Bridges
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PETROF original
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The treble bridge - solid beech body, maple cap in the middle section , a genuine ebony cap in top treble section
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The bass bridge - solid beech body, maple cap
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The bass bridge is lightened by horizontal holes
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Top caps are graphite coated, notched and drilled for pins by hand
Maple and Ebony caps of treble bridge support bright tones of middle and treble frequencies. The lightened and elastic bass bridge enables excellent sounding of low tones
Scale
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Agraffes, front and rear pre-tuned duplexes
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Laser positioned duplex bridges (frets)
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Single string hitching in the whole range
Using agraffes and duplexes adds richness to the tonal color of the piano
Strings & Tuning pins
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Steel wire from Röslau Germany or Mapes, USA
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Copper wire for winding by Degen, Germany
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The longest bass strings is 1710 mm
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Nickel plated steel, stein resistant
Strings are made from special string wire of top world quality and tuning pins are of the best quality and they are corrosion resistant
Hammer heads & Dampers
Renner hammers are one from the worlds best, made from very special hammer felt. These hammers enable PETROF to obtain a wide scale of tonal colour and power. In this grand dampers are used which are produced by Renner in Germany. These dampers are considered to be the best in the world
Action
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Renner original, made in Germany
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The wippen rail is made of vertically oriented Multiplex plywood
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The hammer rail is made of solid beech wood
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The action parts and hammer shanks are made from hard hornbeam wood
The Renner action is generally rated as one of the worlds best. It's fast and reliable, it is the most frequently used action in top grade class of grand pianos
Keyboard
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PETROF Original
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Made from solid European spruce.
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White key tops - acrylic Polyplex from Sweden
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Black keys - genuine ebony wood.
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Each keys are individually balanced
PETROF keyboards belong among the top quality keyboards in the world. Ebony wood provides pleasant feeling when playing
Key bed
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PETROF construction - spruce wood sandwich, beech veneered
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Beech hardwood insert is insert in the spruce core in legs and lyre area
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The key bed thickness is 47mm
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The key bed is additionally reinforced by a string solid wood rail on the bottom of the key bed
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Key bed is CNC machined for a perfect fit and high accuracy
Robust key bed ensures high stability both in play and regulation, it provides a feeling of reliance allowing the pianists to perform to their full potential
Pedals
Construction, material and function of the pedal system are fully comparable with that of other high-end grand pianos