Petrof


Petrof is a Czech piano manufacturer founded in 1864. It is a leading European piano manufacturer, exporting to more than 60 countries.
WWW petrof.cz

History

The company was founded in 1864 in Hradec Králové, Empor Österreich, by Antonín Petrof, who had apprenticed at Wenes companies such as Heintzman & Co., Friedrich Ehrbar and Schweighofer.
The owner Antonín Petrof was awarded an imperial and royal warrant of appointment to the court of Austria-Hungary. In 1924 the company was exporting its pianos to Europe, Japan, China, Australia and South America.
At the World Exhibition 1934 in Brussels, the Petrof instruments won the gold medal. At that time, approximately 400 people worked at their factory.
After the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, the company was nationalized.
In 1991, the company was returned to the Petrof family. Petrof is currently led by two sisters from the fifth generation of the Petrof family and produces annually approximately 100 grand pianos and 500 upright pianos. Petrof is known for several innovations, such as ways to adjust the mechanics and particularly pressure point through magnetic systems.
After 1993, the piano company G. Rösler of Česká Lípa, Bohemia, was acquired.

Notable performers

Petrof pianos have been used by many famous musicians, including among others: Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Sviatoslav Richter, Count Basie, Richard Clayderman, Ennio Morricone, Renato Carosone and Mark Levinson.

Models

Grand pianos

Current grand piano models:
  • Master series
  • * P 284 Mistral:
  • * P 237 Monsoon:
  • * P 210 Pasat:
  • Standard series
  • * P 194 Storm:
  • * P 173 Breeze:
  • * P 159 Bora:

Upright pianos

Current upright piano models:
  • Highest series
  • * P 135 K1:
  • * P 131 M1:
  • Higher series
  • * P 125 G1:
  • * P 125 F1:
  • * P 125 K1:
  • * P 125 M1:
  • * P 122 N2:
  • * P 122 H1:
  • Middle series
  • * P 118 P1:
  • * P 118 M1:
  • * P 118 S1: