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Offline shomi

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Need help with identifying a piano
on: January 20, 2011, 12:19:09 AM
i have a Petrof upright piano. judging by the serial number (260618) it was built somewhere between 1976 and 1978. anyhow, i can't find anywhere which model is it. can someone please tell me what should i look for if i'm trying to establish which model is it?

Offline richard black

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Re: Need help with identifying a piano
Reply #1 on: January 20, 2011, 09:44:14 AM
The height in cm is usually the defining parameter.
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Re: Need help with identifying a piano
Reply #2 on: January 20, 2011, 02:22:33 PM
it's 114 cm from the ground up.

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Re: Need help with identifying a piano
Reply #3 on: January 20, 2011, 04:02:16 PM
Then that's it, it's a Petrof 114cm. All you need to know, usually.
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Re: Need help with identifying a piano
Reply #4 on: January 21, 2011, 12:44:36 AM
Oh, I see! I thought maybe it is important what specific model it is, so that i can find out what are some of the features that were available on that model. if all I need to know is this two simple things, then I'm ok.

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Re: Need help with identifying a piano
Reply #5 on: February 05, 2011, 11:33:04 PM
Richard's answer is right but if you really want to be more specific, acoustic piano's are classified by the length of it's longest string, that is, upright's longest is 52 inches; baby grand starts at 54 inches and the really expensive goes 7 feet or even more!
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