Piano Finish Plaque With Sublimated Plate In Black Or Rosewood

A piano finish plaque with a sublimated plate is a wood award board polished to a mirror gloss, with a printed plate fixed to the front to carry the artwork. Piano finish describes the lacquered, reflective surface used on grand pianos, and sublimation is a heat process that fuses ink into the plate coating instead of cutting into it. The result shows continuous tone artwork, so it fits recognition that needs a picture and not only a name and a date.

Choose black for a neutral gloss that suits modern offices, and rosewood for a warm reddish brown wood tone that matches traditional paneling and furniture. Both finishes use the same 6 by 12 inch board and the same sublimated plate, so the choice changes the look and not the specification or the production schedule. A third finish is listed as available beyond black and rosewood, so ask before ruling out another color.

Send vector artwork or a raster image of at least 300 dpi at the printed size, because sublimation reproduces the file exactly, including soft focus and low resolution. Photographs, multi color logos and blocks of text can share one plate, and extra colors do not change the process because the whole plate prints in a single pass. Sublimation is the only decoration method offered on this board, so engraving and foil stamping are not available here.

Sublimated photo plaques are ordered most often for sports league championships, school and university honors nights, donor and volunteer recognition, safety milestone awards, dealer and franchise programs, and building dedications. Each of those pairs a person or a team with an image, which is where a printed plate does more work than a line of engraved text. Groups also order them for outgoing board members and coaches at the close of a season.

Production takes five working days, counted from the day artwork is approved rather than the day the order is placed. Proof approval controls the schedule, so approving the photo proof the same day it arrives keeps a plaque inside a one week production window. Transit time is added on top of production, so build in shipping days when the award has a fixed presentation date.

One plaque is enough to place an order, so a single award does not need a bulk run. Each plate prints from its own file, so a set can carry a different photo, name and date on every piece without changing the board. Name each artwork file with its recipient, which keeps the proofs matched to the right plaque on a multi name order.

Pricing on the piano finish plaque is quoted per order rather than published, because the per unit cost moves with quantity, the number of unique plates in the run, and the finish and shipping you choose. Quantity has the largest effect, and a run that repeats one image prepares faster than a run with a different photo on every plate. Rush handling and freight are separate line items, so ask for a quote at your exact count to see the per unit figure.

Wipe the piano finish plaque with a dry microfiber cloth, using a barely damp cloth for fingerprints and drying it immediately. Avoid ammonia glass cleaners, furniture polish and abrasive pads, since they dull the gloss coat and can lift the print at the plate edges. Keep the plaque out of direct sunlight and away from heat vents, because UV and heat fade a sublimated image faster than normal handling does.

The board is wood with a piano gloss finish, and the front plate is a sublimation coated panel, so the award is a display item rather than a food contact or child use product. No safety or environmental certifications are listed in the product data we hold, so we do not claim FDA, Prop 65 or FSC compliance for it. Tell us before ordering if your program requires documented certification, and we will check what the factory can supply.