Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0")

[AlliedPianoCraft]

Alan, I have only one regular customer (Petrof upright vintage 2001) that I had to tune every 3 months. The others were just one tuning each at the dealer. The two treble sections are very wild (I'd like to try the Protec on the treble strings). The bass and tenor sections tune like the Steinway K, very difficult to equalize the string. After about 4 tunings we went to every 4 months and now we are tuning it about twice a year. After 9 tunings, it is doing better, but It still takes me about 15-20 minutes longer to tune.

Al Guecia




From: reggaepass at aol.com 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 4:28 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0")


Al and List, 


Do you find Petrof uprights of various vintages all have the tuning problem that's "worse than the Steinway K"?  I have only one Petrof upright in my care.  It's about ten years old or so, and tunes very nicely. 



Alan Eder


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From: AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 4:54 am
Subject: Re: Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0")


(snip) 
> 
> For pianos in their price range however... I'd say the Czechs and Slovaks > are putting out the most satisfactory instruments on the planet. Always > kind of figured that if Steinway wanted to start selling medium priced > instruments they should of found some kind of marriage between themselves > and Petrof instead of getting into bed with Kawaii. 
> 
> Cheers 
> RicB 
 
Ric, I agree. It's a well made piano and underpriced. All the custo mers I have that own one, love it. I have no problem with any of the grand pianos. The uprights are another story. Well made, but impossible to tune. To me, it's worse than the Steinway K to tune 
 
Al Guecia  


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