Piano Finish Star Plaque With Twenty Engraving Plates

A perpetual plaque is one award board that collects new honoree names on separate plates instead of retiring the whole board each year. The Piano Finish Star Plaque With Twenty Engraving Plates arrives with a decorated header plate and 20 blank plates already attached to the face. You engrave one plate per award cycle, so a single board carries 20 rounds of recognition.

A perpetual plaque costs less per honoree because you buy the board once and then pay only to engrave the next plate. Individual plaques leave with each winner, while a perpetual board stays on the wall and shows the full history of the program. Order individual plaques when recipients keep the award, and a perpetual board when the display is permanent.

The 20 plates ship blank and already attached to the board, and only the header plate ships decorated. We can laser engrave the plates with names before shipping, which adds a setup charge plus a run charge for each plate. Send the exact wording for every plate at artwork approval so the whole column reads consistently.

A piano finish is a mirror smooth lacquer built up over a wood board, the same finishing method used on piano cabinets. The lacquer seals the grain and gives the face its reflective depth. The engraving plates and the gold star mount onto that finished face rather than cutting into the wood itself.

A 20-plate perpetual plaque fits any award that repeats on a fixed cycle. Common programs include annual employee of the year awards, sales leader boards, safety record milestones, club president successions, fire and police service awards, scholarship recipient lists, and team most valuable player honors. A program that adds one name a year gets two decades of use from a single board.

Allow about three weeks between placing the order and the ceremony date. Production runs 5 working days after you approve the artwork, and proofing plus ground transit fill the remaining time. Send final wording early, because the production clock starts only at artwork approval, not at checkout.

Pricing is quoted per plaque, and the quoted price covers the board with 20 blank plates attached. Four things move that number: which of the three sizes you pick, the backing and color, the order quantity, and whether you want the plates personalized. Personalized perpetual plates add a one-time setup charge plus a run charge for each plate engraved, so a blank board quotes lower than a fully engraved one.

Wipe a high gloss piano finish with a soft, dry microfiber cloth to lift dust and fingerprints. Skip ammonia based glass cleaners and abrasive pads, because both dull the lacquer and leave fine scratches across the reflective face. Wipe around the engraved plates instead of scrubbing them, and dry any damp spot right away.