Petrof and Asian "Tubs".

[gordon stelter]

Cheap? This one (5'8"-6') was "List,$25,000,
Sale,$22,000" - more than I had in my pocket at the
moment. And, no, I would not call it a recital hall
piano, but for home use it was really dandy sounding!
Whassatter? Won't it hold up? 
     I too have seen MANY Asian pianos become "tubs"
in NO TIME (compared with AMERICAN pianos from the
early 20th, which still retain some musicality,
regardless of how beat up[ they get) . I always
assumed this was due to rim spread caused by luan and
other softwood use, and resultant soundboard collapse.
     Thump

--- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
wrote:
> 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:
> >
> 
> --
> 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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