Dear Friends and Collegues, Today I tuned and serviced a Petrof grand that I mentioned last week and promised to give you my impressions. It had a very pleasant sound. The scaling was very good and I could hear the necessary intervals when I tuned. The action regulation was acceptable. However the torque in the tuning pins was inconsistent, some very mushy, and extremely loose in the bass. I found one key button reversed. The polyester finish was very good, but the interior rim apparantly had no finish on it and somewhat unsightly. The was a sharp buzz in some of the notes but she told me she moved the piano and then noticed the problem. I believe they are sympathetic buzzes. Other than the pinblock, the rest of the structure is sound. The serial # is 462272 which is higher than what I have in my Pierce Atlas. She believes it is around 8 yrs. old. Maybe you can help me with the year. Giving the condition of the piano for that vintage, I would rate it very poor. Dave Peake, RPT Portland Chapter Oregon City, OR
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