Pearle River

[Richard Brekne]

Grin.... aint it the truth... perhaps a bit overstated but aint it the truth ?

Roy Ulrich wrote:

> But if we wait long enough, won't Steinway start "designing" for them?
>
> Roy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Pearle River
>
> >In my humble, not-so-terribly-experienced opinion, they are definitively
> and
> >significantly of lesser quality than a bad Korean piano, such as Samick. I
> >have done some tuning for a Yamaha dealer, and his budget brand was the
> >Pearl River. The ones I tuned were bad. Jumpy pins, very poor regulation,
> >lots of pings & zings, false beats, etc. Recommendation: find another
> >low-price brand - consider Samick or Young Chang - or, don't sell the
> >heapy-cheapy at all!
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >Piano Tuning & Service
> >Tampa, Florida
> >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Dick Beaton" <rbeaton@initco.net>
> >To: "PianoTech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:25 AM
> >Subject: Pearle River
> >
> >
> >> Our local dealer (Helena, MT) is looking into taking on the Pearle River
> >> (Chinese made) piano line. Anyone have experience with these pianos? The
> >> prices are low, but wondering about the quality.
> >> Dick RPT MT
> >>
> >>
> >

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Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway