So many of the old family brands of pianos have gone away or been purchased by corporations and now are only an old name without the passion of their roots. 
 
Steinway was purchased just a few years ago by an investment firm.
Bösendorfer was sold to Japanese Yamaha. 
Seiler went to the Korean Samick company.
Schimmel sold a 90% stake to China’s state-owned Pearl River.
Companies such as Grotrian, and Wilm. Steinberg also have Chinese ownership.
 
These corporations no longer have the heart to maintain the passion that comes through generations of family traditions and exist solely on their name, but
PETROF DOES!
 
Institutions around the world are breaking the barrier of having a brand chosen only for its name and replacing it with PETROF because they recognize the sound and “heart” found only in a piano with a family still bearing its name. 
 
Since 1864, when Antonín Petrof built his first piano, Petrof has become the largest producer of pianos in Europe. This family tradition of meticulous piano craftsmanship has endured many trials. Even after the factory was taken from the family at gun point, the Petrof family... READ MORE.