---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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 > > A. Oorebeek, The Netherlands see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2287 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4a/03/db/40/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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