Steinway bashing, cont.

antares@euronet.nl antares@euronet.nl
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 00:04:37 +0100


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Ricardo my friend, you are so right.
The interesting thing here is that Petrof has, apparently, a different=20=

reputation in the US. I remember writing about Petrof on this list and=20=

it was then that I found out that opinions differ.
But hey...what's new these days?

GRIN

Antares


On zaterdag, feb 22, 2003, at 20:54 Europe/Amsterdam, Richard Brekne=20
wrote:

> Well hey there Gordon.... I will be the first to admit I have sort of=20=

> a love / hate affair with Petrof. I keep thinking what a downright=20
> beautifull instrument they could make if they would just stop being=20
> sloppy in some key areas.=A0 The soundboard / plate / scale part seems=20=

> to work really well actually. In fact they are the only piano that=20
> seems to have a similiar carry power to that of the Steinways.... not=20=

> quite the same... but they do cut through noise quite well indeed.
>
> But if you start looking closely you find all kinds of interesting=20
> stuff....tho word has it they are improving and in general cleaning up=20=

> their act quite a bit these past couple years.
>
> Actaully... it seems that much of the criticism I hear directed at NY=20=

> Steinways goes along the same lines.... too much sloppyness. But I=20
> would have a hard time understanding they could compare to some of the=20=

> stuff I routinely see that has come off the Petrof lines through the=20=

> years.
>
> Still,,,, I have said it more then once... I like the sound of a=20
> Petrof.=A0 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.
> =A0=A0=A0=A0 Thump
>
> --- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> wrote:
> =A0
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> =A0
>
>


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