Steinway bashing, cont.

[Richard Brekne]

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Well hey there Gordon.... I will be the first to admit I have sort of a
love / hate affair with Petrof. I keep thinking what a downright
beautifull instrument they could make if they would just stop being
sloppy in some key areas.  The soundboard / plate / scale part seems to
work really well actually. In fact they are the only piano that seems to
have a similiar carry power to that of the Steinways.... not quite the
same... but they do cut through noise quite well indeed.

But if you start looking closely you find all kinds of interesting
stuff....tho word has it they are improving and in general cleaning up
their act quite a bit these past couple years.

Actaully... it seems that much of the criticism I hear directed at NY
Steinways goes along the same lines.... too much sloppyness. But I would
have a hard time understanding they could compare to some of the stuff I
routinely see that has come off the Petrof lines through the years.

Still,,,, I have said it more then once... I like the sound of a
Petrof.  They are in general the most underated cheap piano around.

RicB

gordon stelter wrote:

> Fair is fair: the Petrof I played was brand new, in
> excellent regulation and perfectly tuned. !!GLORIOUS!!
> The "B's" are in University practice rooms, 5 years
> old. But I played them when brand new and they weren't
> so hot then, either! Question: WHAT, specifically, can
> one expect to do to a new Noo Yawk Steinway to upgrade
> it from "status symbol" to "musical instrument". I am
> really curious.
>      Thump
>
> --- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> wrote:
>

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html


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